For the Chimes staff, the school year is defined by Wednesday nights. We spend the first half of our week interviewing people and writing stories, and the second half thinking of new story ideas for the...

We, at Calvin, love to focus on relationships. More specifically, we love to talk about relationships. I am no exception to this. I like talking about my own love life almost as much as I like hearing...

Earlier this semester, we received a letter to the editor from a young woman who wanted to voice her concern about posters a student group had placed around campus. We ran the piece as anonymous, as it...

Last fall, the provost’s office began to seriously investigate, “What are the enduring characteristics or qualities of thinking, doing and being that mark a Calvin graduate?” In order to answer...

It is no secret that Calvin College is in debt. However, in the past two years, Calvin has made significant steps towards balancing the budget. Last year, Calvin raised $25 million for debt relief from...

Chimes makes dozens of decisions every week: What stories will make it to print? What makes a good article? What grounds do we have for not printing something? Who has the right to submit a piece to Chimes? Every...

Dear Seniors, Last Tuesday, as I was sitting in my final English course of my college career, I had a brief moment of panic. I suddenly realized I forgot to take the Children’s Literature course. I...

This week, Kate Parsons, our online editor, wrote a story about student evaluations. She talked to a lot of people at Calvin — students, professors, deans. The basis of her article was a conversation...

Last weekend Chris Smit, professor of communication arts and sciences, was awarded the Champion of Diversity Award by Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell. Three other prominent disability activists were...

Welcome back, everyone. Welcome back to the cold and to homework. Welcome back to pillow talks with your roommate and late nights finishing up assignments. We are once again entering a semester of b-quiv,...

Last week, Calvin finalized the sale of the Weyhill office building. The final closing price has not been released to the public. However, if it was purchased for the listing price, the college lost approximately...

Earlier this week, about 75 members of the Calvin community walked from the Chapel to commons lawn and stood in solidarity as part of a challenge to all CCCU schools across the country over the violence...

This past Tuesday, I woke up to two things: an email informing me classes had been cancelled due to inclement weather, and about 100 Facebook posts thanking God, mother nature and even provost Cheryl Brandsen...

This past week, we reported the listing of the Ladies Literary Club (LLC). From feedback we received, we realized the importance of context and background when forming opinions about the rationale behind...

Last week, Chimes ran a story about last month’s meeting of the Board of Trustees and the four new members that were added to the board this year. Throughout the week, we received feedback about the...

This week, a friend of mine from East Africa was asked whether or not he was worried about catching Ebola. This friend attends the University of Chicago. The state of Illinois has exactly zero cases of...

Just as freedom of speech allows us to express our beliefs and opinions, freedom to create student organizations allows us to express our interests and passions. I was shocked at the most recent leadership...

While both campus ministries and the religion department center around the teaching of God’s word, the two largely differ in their aim and mission. “I'd say they both have very different and necessary...

Learning takes many forms. Lectures, discussions, readings and projects seem to fill the time we dedicate to learning, but many lessons fall outside the bounds of explicitly academic settings. If my time...

This year, Calvin’s retention of AHANA (Asian, Hispanic/Latino, African, and Native American) students dropped five percentage points, according to the Day 10 report released last Wednesday. “I...

This past summer, I happily spent my time working at an internship in New York City. The city exposed me to many new things, including long underground commutes, dirty sidewalks, people walking home at...

Here at Chimes, we spend significant amounts of time thinking about stories you, as readers, will find valuable. We carefully deliberate over which stories are the most important, interesting and relevant...

Unless you are currently rebelling against hygiene standards, my guess is that you wash your face at least once a day. In doing so, you may be unintentionally harming the Great Lakes. Studies have found...

Sometimes we feel as though we do not have the authority to speak up. When we witness injustice, discrimination or harassment, we may not know if it is our place to act on behalf of the victim. This past...

In my advanced oral rhetoric class, a student boldly stood up in front of the class and listed his two pet peeves: dirty bathrooms and “being ignored.” I have been aware, as of late, that I am guilty...

Thirteen years ago this week our country experienced the tragedy of 9/11 when four planes were hijacked on American soil. Two hit the World Trade Center in New York City, a third the Pentagon and the fourth...

Fact (n): Something that truly exists or happens; a true piece of information. There are thousands of things at Calvin that truly exist and happen. There are many true pieces of information. It is Chimes’...

In June, Calvin College President Michael Le Roy and 138 other religious leaders signed a formal letter to President Obama requesting a religious exemption to an executive order. The executive order,...

Serious issues plagued the start of the student senate elections as students attempting to vote complained that they were unable to open or complete the online ballot. In an apology shared on their Facebook...

The Great Gatsby Formal and Poker Night featured a live jazz band, mashed potato bar and a larger than expected turnout. According to John Britton, associate dean of student development, the demand for...

Calvin’s provost search committee has recommended Cheryl Brandsen, Calvin’s current dean of social sciences and contextual disciplines, as the college’s next provost. “Cheryl’s demonstrated...

The Eastown Community Association (ECA) will hold its second annual meeting and community pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 8:30 to noon. Residents and supporters of Eastown will be invited to...

Students and faculty gathered for a time of worship and testimony in the Covenant Fine Arts Center on Wednesday morning to regroup and celebrate the beginning of second semester. “[Regathering] is a...

At their January meeting, the board of trustees passed the strategic plan, a document outlining Calvin’s five year mission plan. “The board of trustees commends and thanks the many who participated...

The stand-alone curriculum center will be retired by next fall if recent prioritization recommendations are passed by the board of trustees in January. The center, which was founded in 1978, provides...

The cost of living in the Knollcrest East apartments (KE) will rise by $250 per resident per year starting next year, according to a prioritization report released Monday morning. “You have to make...

Faculty senate added a second student representative to the core curriculum committee for a two-year trial period Monday night. Calvin’s committee on governance had unanimously approved the proposal...

A student panel will be consulted at the end of the search process for a new provost, President Le Roy told Chimes Monday. Student senate considered pushing for a student representative on the search...

Calling the current core “unsustainable” and “too large,” a rough draft for a new core curriculum would cut the number of core credits from 74 down to 49 to 52. The current draft includes a new...

The official opening of Grand Rapids’ newest indoor market welcomed 19 vendors and hundreds of patrons last Monday. The grand opening followed a soft opening and ribbon cutting ceremony the previous...

The curriculum for the new class First Year Seminar (FYS) is aimed less at Calvin’s mission statement and more towards helping students navigate their first semester of college. First Year Seminar is...

The Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC) released a statement on their website Tuesday night that the organization is being forced to leave its current location at 115 Division Ave. The building of...

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is facing recent scrutiny concerning claims that he and other members of Spain’s Popular Party (PP), the current governing party, received payments under the table. Rajoy...

Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize winner and co-author of three bestselling books, has been cited by Newsweek as one of the “150 Women Who Shake the World.” As an investment banker and journalist, WuDunn...

Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal, the country’s highest electoral authority, declared Enrique Pena Nieto the legitimate winner of the July 1 presidential elections. This ruling comes despite...