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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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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Sikhism in America

Matt Leistra
February 3, 2017

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, President-elect Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will be the highest-ranking woman of Sikh heritage in American government history, if confirmed. Sikhism...

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January Series (1/13): Todd Huizenga

Matt Leistra
January 16, 2017

"The EU and Global Governance" Todd Huizenga, former US diplomat and Calvin College graduate, spoke on Friday about the European Union (EU) and what, he says, are its corrosive effects on democracy. The...

Our lack of rational voting

Matt Leistra
December 9, 2016

Six days after the election I sat sipping red wine in an apartment in downtown Grand Rapids, overlooking the B.O.B. You know, normal college senior stuff. I’m from the glorious, north-east, ivy-league,...

An explosion of nothing

Matt Leistra
October 2, 2016

For some reason, I took about an hour and a half out my life last night to watch the first Presidential debate. CNN was billing it as the one-on-one finale to an 18-month-long Hunger Game, but it didn't...

Donald Trump’s black sheep pastors

Matt Leistra
September 16, 2016

A number of well-known, controversial pastors and spiritual leaders have endorsed or voiced support for Donald Trump as president of the United States. Many of Trump’s most famous religious supporters...

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