Unlike most superhero movies, “Eternals” is not a film that can be fully understood and appreciated after a single viewing. When I first watched “Eternals,” I mainly felt awed and overwhelmed:...

On Nov. 6, runners of all ages gathered on a chilly, sunny morning at Calvin’s Gainey Athletic Complex to participate in a 5K fundraiser for the Grand Rapids Tidal Waves, a local women’s football team. Besides...

After next year, students will no longer grab pink slips to change their majors or race against the clock to register for classes, because the Center for Student Success is changing the way students plan...

This year, the Service Learning Center has decided to change the way local organizations partner with them in order to build more intentional relationships with specific organizations. The Service Learning...

Chemistry professor Chad Tadko, engineering professor Julie Wildschut and senior civil and chemical engineering students Derek Ten Pas and Carly Bogdajewicz conducted clean water research in rural Ecuador,...

During its first season in 2010, the women’s rugby team didn’t have a coach. They wore hand-me-down jerseys from the men’s team that were “ripped, stained, and two sizes too big.” They barely...

At the start of the semester, Calvin’s dining services had 17 openings. During the last five weeks, they’ve narrowed the gap to nine. But the dining staff is still stretched thin. Services that...

During the pandemic, recycling on campus came to a standstill. National Management Resources Corporation, the company to which Calvin outsourced its facilities management during the summer, is looking...

Like “Black Widow” before it, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” feels overdue: not only is it the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s also the studio’s...

While visiting a nearby pride festival in 2019, Calvin sociology and gender studies professor Elisha Marr was flagged down by a woman behind one of the booths and asked a strange question: “how would...

Now more than halfway through its six episode run, Disney’s second Marvel Cinematic Universe mini-series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” has broken Disney+ streaming records and achieved high...

If you’re a Peet’s regular who’s ready for a change of pace, Grand Rapids has plenty of other coffee venues available. In fact, there are eight coffee shops with outdoor seating located five miles...

On Mar. 5, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services decided to allow indoor dining at restaurants as long as the capacity did not exceed fifty percent or 100 people in total. However, with...

In honor of National Nutrition Month, Dining Services is offering additional nutritional food options at all dining locations.   The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics hosts the National Nutrition...

In November 2020, the English department completed their plan to change the current English curriculum. The new, revised curriculum will be effective starting fall 2021. The English department last...

Need a break from studying? Looking for a fun and entertaining way to pass the time with some friends? Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan’s second largest city has plenty of attractions, events...

The Center For Counseling and Wellness have expanded their staff and resource offerings by hiring additional counselors and students, as well as purchasing new wellness equipment and upgrading the CCW’s...

Calvin's robotics team has joined a new type of robo-competition: football.

Kill-a-Watt, the annual dorm environmental protection competition, is in its thirteenth year, but it looks different than it has in the past. It’s happening during the month of February instead of during...

As students return to campus during the new year, extensive COVID testing has resumed. The university now has access to self-administered rapid tests, which makes the process faster and easier.  According...

Good news: Baby Yoda is back! From the very beginning, “The Mandalorian” was always a story about a simple relationship between a ‘father’ and his ‘son’ and small moments of the two traveling...

Three weeks away from the planned transition to online learning, Calvin is experiencing a noticeable increase in COVID-19 cases.  On Monday, Nov. 2, President Le Roy sent an email to the student body...

Grand Rapids has seen a significant rise in gun violence this year. Sergeant Dan Adams of the Grand Rapids Police Department said that 2020 has seen “a 65 percent increase in assaults involving firearms,...

Campus Safety reported three broken windows on Calvin’s Crossing in August.  Chimes spoke with assistant director of Campus Safety James Potter and director of facilities Russell Bray for more information...

Over the past summer, Calvin students founded two new local grassroots organizations: Turning Point USA at Calvin and Calvin Students for Biden. Alaina Kwiatkowski, Grace Lunger, and Stephanie Robinson...

From senator Bernie Sanders to former second lady Jill Biden, there’s no denying that Grand Rapids seems to attract many big names in politics.  According to political science professor Doug Koopman,...

During the summer, members of the Safe Return team worked on implementing an effective Calvin COVID-19 case tracker dashboard for the fall semester.  Calvin’s dashboard became live on Sept. 1 and...

Contact binary stars: like the name suggests, these extraterrestrial systems contain a pair of stars which share an atmosphere between them due to their extreme proximity. Although they’re ubiquitous...

Life as a college student is already difficult without adding dietary restrictions to the to-do list. But unique experiences, backgrounds and beliefs have led a group of Calvin University students to choose...

What do Brian Greene, Paul Farmer, and Eileen Collins have in common? All are respected scientists who have spoken at Calvin in the past ― and they are far from the only ones. As recently as Thursday,...