In a risk of appearing vain, Chimes is featuring itself as the student organization spotlight of this week. What do we do? This paper. How often do we do it? Every week. Who are we? A rag-tag group of...
When we think about economic and racial inequality, access to arts and literature may not be at the forefront of the conversation, yet it is the primary concern of Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities.
There...
The passage is narrow and the stairs are steep, my claustrophobia is brewing under the surface and my legs are crying, literally sweating from the effort. I am climbing up the Arc de Triomphe and questioning...
When the Supreme Court decided to make gay marriage legal in all 50 states this past June, Calvin alumni Zach and Colby Roanhorse raced to the Kent County office to be the first to file for a marriage...
This week, an Internet movement claimed that Starbucks is killing Christmas. This murder is done via their seasonal red cups, which, up until this year, were adorned with Christmas icons like snowflakes....
The Calvin Theatre Company (CTC) presents an original version of “King Lear” the next two weekends. Director Stephanie Sandberg adapted the classic Shakespeare tragedy with traditional white clown...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Professor You Kyong Ahn, who teaches architecture, will also be leaving. As this position is not full-time, it was not included in the original numbers released from administration.
In...
The third Q Commons tap-in hosted by Calvin College addressed local issues of the Plaster Creek watershed, improving the Grand Rapids Public School system and rebuilding the infrastructure of Grand Rapids...
The ordination of Libby Lane, the first female bishop in the Church of England, took place on Jan. 26, 2015, in the York Minster Cathedral. Six Calvin students on the York semester were given the chance...
The social work department and campus ministries are pairing up with a school in Liberia to help equip social workers to deal with the aftereffects of the Ebola epidemic. The fundraising campaign was launched...
The Army’s ROTC program has recently been subject of controversy due to a job posting at Wheaton College requesting a Christian officer and rejection of a student because of his beard and turban, which...
This week, the library lobby was transformed into a place of prayer and reflection as many students gathered to participate in the Joint Prayer Movement. The movement consisted of student prayer on Monday,...
A survey of 902 students, representing 23.7 percent of the student body, will help students find churches that fit their needs, according to senior Joel Altena.
Altena will combine the data from this...
A shooter opened fire on Canada’s National War Memorial located in the Canadian Parliament building on Wednesday, Oct. 22, killing Corporal Nathan Cirillo.
The shooter, identified as Michael Zehaf...
Calvin currently requires its faculty to send their children to Christian schools. This requirement stems from Calvin’s core affiliation with the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), which values Christian...
This week Calvin hosted two events to help students explore their interests in seminary: a workshop titled “What is Seminary?” led by professors Matt Lundberg and Todd Cioffi and the seminary fair,...
The Day 10 report, which provides data on Calvin’s fall enrollment, revealed a shift in the denominational makeup of the school away from its Christian Reformed (CRC) roots.
According to this...
This year’s sexuality series kicked off with two talks from speaker Kristyn Komarnicki. Her second speech was titled “Sexual Justice: Why what we do with our bodies matters.”
Komarnicki is the...
History professor Frans van Liere presented his book “An Introduction to the Medieval Bible” in the Meeter Center on Thursday, Sept. 19. The book debunks some common myths about the medieval Bible.
Van...
A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on politics, yet also think that religion should play a larger role in the American political...
InterVarsity, a well-established youth ministry organization, lost recognition at California State University effective the 2014-2015 school year.
This is due to the organization’s policy that its leaders...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, has recently received attention following a series of violent acts, including the beheading of an American journalist.
“ISIS is a transnational network...
Ali Abunima, a renowned activist and author, spoke in the chapel undercroft about Gaza’s plea for help on Monday, Sept. 8.
Abunima is author of “One Country” and “Battle for Justice in Palestine”...
Campus Ministries is kicking off the 5th annual campus-wide Bible study. This year, the campus will study the book of James.
Chaplain Mary Hulst is excited for the challenge that James presents students.
“James...
This summer Synod 2014 accepted a document called “Confessional Commitment and Academic Freedom at Calvin College,” which affirmed that the college’s academic work is within confessional boundaries.
Professor...
We encounter Jewish people all the time — in our religion and history classes, when reading the Bible at church, watching news of the Middle East. But do we encounter Jewish People in our own community?...
On Friday, Nov. 30, 51 Calvin Christian High School students loaded onto buses and drove north to Timberwolf Lake in Lake City for Young Life’s Winter Weekend Camp.
Young Life is a non-profit organization...
Leslie King was sexually abused as a child, an experience which left her feeling lost and vulnerable. When she met a man that told her she was beautiful, she believed and trusted him. Suddenly, at age...
The eighth annual masquerade dance on Saturday, sponsored by Student Senate and Nite Life, offered many opportunities for dancing, food, games and crafts.
As dance-goers entered through a cloud of smoke...
Every summer, big questions are being asked and explored through Calvin’s summer research program.
Students and faculty are combining efforts to do scientific research that will both benefit the world...
Officials began drilling in a renewed effort to recover the body of Jimmy Hoffa last Friday. Hoffa, a prominent leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, disappeared on July 30, 1975.
A...
A citywide spiritual renewal begins Wednesday on commons lawn with the 24/7 prayer movement.
Calvin College is hosting a 24/7 Prayer week Sept. 19-26. The event takes place in a prayer tent on Commons...
