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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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Peter Ford, Managing Editor

Pete Ford was previously a campus co-editor, and has now been moved up to managing editor. He is a sophomore from the great city of Grand Rapids, Mich. He is majoring in literature and minoring in Greek. This past summer he took three road trips around the United States, each with a different friend. When he grows up, he hopes to be a literary agent, but will settle to be some kind of editor until he can do that.

Email: [email protected]

All content by Peter Ford
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Editorial: Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

Peter Ford, Managing Editor
May 4, 2018

Summer. What comes to your mind when I say that word? Maybe momentary freedom, maybe countless hours at a job, maybe months in a summer camp bubble, unaware of the outside world. I’m not here...

New York City high school students staged a midday walkout last February in protest of the then confirmed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Photo by R. Taylor/VOA.

High school protesters conduct walkout, colleges forgive potential suspensions

Peter Ford, Managing Editor
March 9, 2018

At 10 a.m. on March 14, students across the country will hold a walkout for 17 minutes to commemorate the lives of the seventeen people who were killed in Parkland, Fl. on Feb. 14. While some high schools...

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Editorial: Space for rest

Peter Ford, Managing Editor
February 27, 2018

Going into this semester, I knew it would be a particularly busy semester for me, between Chimes and the Festival of Faith & Writing. I decided to take only 13 credits. Instead of cramming 17 credits...

Looking at how the tax reform bill affects students

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
December 8, 2017

  The United States Senate voted to approve a tax reform bill late last week, which could signal the largest change of the U.S. tax code in the past few decades. Although Republicans have said...

Opinion: You have so much to give

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
November 17, 2017

Many of us college students talk about changing the world after we get our international business and social work degrees. We often joke that we are poor college students with nothing to offer; however,...

HIMH Ministries executive director Laurie Krieg opened the 
Caring Well Conference by sharing her personal story. Photo courtesy Hole In My Heart Ministries.

Conference works to listen and heal

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
November 17, 2017

Fourteen speakers and over 400 attendees filled the Prince Conference Center last Saturday to learn together how to “care well” for LGBTQ people. Over a dozen speakers presented at the Caring Well...

International students make up 12 percent of the Calvin student body. Photo courtesy Calvin.edu.

International students gather to prepare for their futures

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
November 10, 2017

The international student development office (ISDO) has organized an informal weekly class for international students to discuss their options after graduation. According to the admissions department,...

The department of geology, geography and environmental studies will continue to offer the
same classes and degrees but under the GEO title. Photo courtesy Calvin.edu.

GGES department rebranded as GEO

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
November 3, 2017

Starting in summer 2018, the department of geology, geography and environmental studies (GGES) will be listed in the course catalog as GEO instead of GGES. GEO will also replace and unify the GEOG and...

The lobby of the Center for Counseling and Wellness, found on the second floor of the Spoelhof Center. Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

Broene rename follows historical trend

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
October 20, 2017

As part of the recent changes, director Irene Kraegel has been researching the history of the newly-renamed J. Broene Center for Counseling and Wellness. Even before the spring 2017 rebranding, the Center...

German 362 students performed a puppet show and other skits in German instead of a traditional unit test. Photo by Peter Ford.

German students perform interactive theater

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
October 20, 2017

In place of a unit test, the students in professor Corey Roberts’ German 362 class presented “Theaterabend.” The theaterabend, which is German for “theater evening,” included skits, nursery rhymes...

Calvin prepared for active shooter

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
October 13, 2017

Calvin is completing a new lockdown system to keep students safer. Additionally, campus safety is promoting emergency preparedness through active-shooter training. Calvin’s previous access control...

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January Series speakers announced

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
September 28, 2017

The list of speakers for the 31st annual January Series includes Calvin’s own chaplain Mary Hulst, writer Jeremy McCarter — who has worked with Lin Manuel Miranda — and activist Shane Claiborne....

Students, faculty, and community members watch professors
and students debate the constitutionality of DACA. Photo by Garrett Serstad.

Faculty join students in DACA debate

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
September 22, 2017

Two students and two professors debated DACA, focusing on the constitutionality of the president’s authority this past Monday afternoon. This debate was the first event in the Constitution Series,...

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Calvin College ranked #1 in midwest

Peter Ford, Campus Co-Editor
September 15, 2017

For the second year in a row, Calvin has landed at the top of U.S. News & World Report’s list of Midwest Regional Colleges, published this week. Last year, Calvin tied with Taylor University for...

Photo courtesy Calvin.edu.

Just Citizenship series encourages civic engagement

Peter Ford
May 5, 2017

This semester, the Office for Research and Scholarship launched the Just Citizenship series, hoping to create a weekly forum to encourage discussion about relevant issues. Just Citizenship is a series...

Students study in the library on a Sunday for the first time. Photo courtesy Calvin Senate.

Library opens on Sundays as study space sans services

Peter Ford
April 28, 2017

The second floor of the Hekman Library will be open as a study space from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays until May 14, the final Sunday of the semester. Although a single student employee will monitor activities,...

Group members discuss ways to promote peace and healing. Photo courtesy World Renew.

CRC promotes peace in Nigeria

Peter Ford
April 7, 2017

In Nigeria, religious faith is a strong legacy passed down from one generation to the next. Calvin senior Chinelo Ezenwelu grew up in Lagos State, Nigeria. According to her, “Irrespective of our different...

LGBT+ teach-in elicits mixed reactions

Peter Ford
March 3, 2017

Calvin College paints itself as a place where students and faculty are encouraged to explore difficult issues through the lens of Christian faith. Yet students, faculty and staff still run into roadblocks...

Current and former FIDC student leaders pose for a picture. Photo by Hailey Jansson.

Conference encourages and inspires students and non-students alike

Peter Ford
February 17, 2017

From February 9 to 11, Calvin hosted the 12th annual Faith and International Development Conference (FIDC). According to the organizers, 374 attendees from 21 schools around the country gathered on Calvin’s...

Zombiefest terrifies and delights participants

Peter Ford
November 11, 2016

The apocalypse has begun at Calvin, complete with invading zombies and epic shooting showdowns. Caution tape and signs strewn through the hallways. Zombies roaming the halls moaning and chanting in “a...

The real purpose of FYS

Peter Ford
November 5, 2016

As one of the 900-plus first-year and transfer students who participated in First Year Seminar (FYS) this semester, I’ve heard my share of grumbling and complaining. I was told I had to take FYS and...

Activist Michelle Higgins explains “Why Black Lives Matter” at Unlearn event

Peter Ford
October 22, 2016

The activist must face the cost of standing up for justice. One UnLearn 365 speaker, Michelle Higgins, knows this intimately. As frank as UnLearn 365 is, one of the most straightforward questions asked...

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