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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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David Kuenzi, Alicia Smit to focus on governance next year

Justin Vanden Ende
April 15, 2013

“Changes are on the horizon, and we’re enabling you to step up.” That’s the message from juniors David Kuenzi and Alicia Smit, who are running unopposed to become Calvin’s next student body...

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Executive team running unopposed in spring senate elections

Justin Vanden Ende
April 10, 2013

This spring’s student senate elections may be less of a “horse race” and more a horse trot. The executive team of David Kuenzi and Alicia Smit will be winning 100 percent of the votes cast next...

Calvin considers ‘much smaller’ core curriculum, changes coming to prelude

Calvin considers ‘much smaller’ core curriculum, changes coming to prelude

Justin Vanden Ende
April 4, 2013

 Calvin’s Core Curriculum Committee is considering changes to the required core courses for the 2014-15 academic year as part of its regular re-accreditation process, possibly reducing the required...

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Students sound off over viral ‘Confessions’ and ‘Crush’ pages

Justin Vanden Ende
April 2, 2013

UPDATED (12:23 a.m.): Calvin College Confessions was taken down by the page's owner shortly after midnight, as planned. Click here for the full story on the viral social media pages and the reaction...

Shirley Hoogstra apologizes to faculty for financial situation

Justin Vanden Ende
March 6, 2013

Shirley Hoogstra, vice president for student life and member of the president’s cabinet, apologized to faculty for her role in Calvin’s fiscal problems Monday night, saying that she should have been...

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Men’s basketball beats Hope for MIAA title, advances to NCAA tournament

Justin Vanden Ende
February 23, 2013

The Calvin Knights men’s basketball team ruled the court at Van Noord Arena to defeat Hope College 77-57 and take home the MIAA championship Saturday night. Hope’s 16 turnovers and poor shooting...

The King’s Singers deliver moving and amusing performance

Justin Vanden Ende
February 14, 2013

The Grammy-winning sextet, The King’s Singers, brought a sold-out crowd to its feet at Calvin’s Covenant Fine Arts Center with solemn melodies as well as bouncing love songs on Wednesday night. The...

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Hope snaps Calvin’s 14-game win streak in Holland

Justin Vanden Ende
February 9, 2013

In a fashionably close game for the historic rivalry, Calvin came up short against Hope College, falling 73-70 in front of a sold-out crowd at the DeVos Fieldhouse. The game was uncharacteristically...

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Calvin cuts Netherlands semester program

Justin Vanden Ende
December 7, 2012

After a three-year trial period, Calvin’s planning and priorities committee (PPC) discontinued the Netherlands semester program, an off-campus semester designed to facilitate the demanding core requirements...

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Knights lose national championship game to University of St. Thomas

Justin Vanden Ende
November 28, 2012

They were close, but close isn’t good enough. The Knights were unable to claim the national title at Hope College’s DeVos Fieldhouse, falling to University of St. Thomas (UST) in 5 sets.In front...

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Knights jump out to early lead, ultimately fall in national championship

Justin Vanden Ende
November 17, 2012

Sometimes expectations can prove difficult. Sometimes pressure causes an uncharacteristic mistake. Sometimes the ball bounces the wrong way. Whether it was one of these or perhaps a different intricacy...

Student senate looks to fulfill mission with Operation Christmas Child concert

Justin Vanden Ende
November 14, 2012

What’s better than giving gifts to disadvantaged children around the world? Giving gifts to disadvantaged children while simultaneously attending a concert, of course. Student senate is partnering...

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Volleyball wins regional title in five-set thriller versus Wittenberg

Justin Vanden Ende
November 10, 2012

The Knights never really seemed to be in total control of their game Saturday night, but it wouldn't matter because in the fifth set --- with their season on the line --- the Knights delivered. The...

Michigan residents to vote on renewable energy proposal

Justin Vanden Ende
October 31, 2012

Douglas Jester of Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs and Ken Sikkema of Clean Affordable Renewable Energy for Michigan Coalition participated in a live, online debate Friday in an attempt to clear up some confusion...

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Women’s soccer clinches share of MIAA title with victory over Hope

Justin Vanden Ende
October 27, 2012

On a crisp autumn Saturday at Zuidema field, the passing and shooting of the women’s soccer team was just as crisp, as it defeated Hope College 2-0 and clinched a share of the MIAA title. The Knights...

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Men’s soccer beats rival Hope, extends winning streak to 10 games

Justin Vanden Ende
October 20, 2012

The men’s soccer team, possibly filled with a little extra incentive on President Le Roy’s inauguration day, defeated Hope 2-1 in a scrappy game Saturday afternoon. Senior Joe Broekhuizen and junior...

Daft Punk composes new music for Saint Laurent spring fashion show

Justin Vanden Ende
October 18, 2012

Saint Laurent Paris’ new creative head, Hedi Slimane, reached out to Daft Punk, the influential electronic music group, to record an original composition for his debut collection at Paris Fashion Week...

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Prince Conference Center celebrates 10-year anniversary

Justin Vanden Ende
October 5, 2012

The Prince Conference Center (PCC) celebrated 10 years of hospitality on Friday with a luncheon for clients, staff and the community. “We wanted to thank all the people who have used [the Prince Conference...

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Women’s soccer continues winning ways

Justin Vanden Ende
October 3, 2012

The Calvin women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to four games with wins over Olivet, Saint Mary’s and Adrian this past week. The Knights are now 5-1 in conference play and 6-2 overall, moving...

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No. 2 Knights’ volleyball downs rival No. 4 Dutch in first meeting of the season

Justin Vanden Ende
September 21, 2012

The NCAA D-III No. 2 Calvin women’s volleyball team defeated rival No. 4 Hope College in four sets Friday night, improving the Knights’ overall record to 12-1. After dropping the first set 24-26,...

Apple’s new products raise environmental concerns

Justin Vanden Ende
September 19, 2012

Apple’s iPhone 5 revealed on Sept. 14 had some observers counting the days until upgrade bliss and others underwhelmed, but regardless of your phone preferences, the iPhone 5 is the second Apple product...

Schultze-Eldersveld dominated the field on Saturday morning, winning the tug-of-war on its way to an 11-point victory over runner-up Rooks-VanDellen.

Schultze-Eldersveld dominates Chaos Day, restores dynasty

Justin Vanden Ende
September 8, 2012

See full results here. See a Chaos Day preview for each dorm here. “I came back for unfinished business,” said Schultze-Eldersveld (SE) Resident Director Emily Colledge. She finished business...

Rooks-VanDellen wins Battle of the Bye, looks for upset Saturday

Rooks-VanDellen wins Battle of the Bye, looks for upset Saturday

Justin Vanden Ende
September 7, 2012

Rooks-VanDellen (RVD) played true to its villain theme Friday night, playing spoiler to powerhouses Beets-Veenstra (BV) and Schultze-Eldersveld (SE) by winning the annual Battle of the Bye in convincing...

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