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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

Purun Yeo

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor

Purun Yeo is the sports co-editor for Chimes 2017-2018. He is a sophomore from Cairo, Egypt, and is currently double majoring in international relations and business. Purun loves to travel, and his favorite food is a chicken shawerma. His current favorite card game is the Great Dalmuti. He is on student senate and Liberty In North Korea (LINK) this year. Purun hopes to someday work with refugees in the future and start his own business.

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Jason Wolters. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Men’s tennis sweeps weekend in Wis.

Purun Yeo, Sports Co-Editor
March 8, 2018

The Calvin men’s tennis team returned home with two non-conference victories in Kohler, Wis, and Lake Bluff, Ill, this past weekend. While the Knights beat Lakeland University handily with a final...

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams celebrate together after their victories. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Men’s and women’s swimming & diving claim MIAA championships

Purun Yeo, Sports Co-Editor
March 1, 2018

Men and women’s swimming and diving clinched the MIAA title over the course of a four day swim meet from Feb. 21 to 24 at the Venema Aquatic Center. While the Knights competed against six different...

Photo by Mike Pence.

Korean students comment on Olympics

Purun Yeo, Sports Co-Editor
February 23, 2018

Calvin junior Somi Yi is involved as a part of the national effort this year at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which began Feb. 9, 2018. As the 23rd Winter Olympics, it features 102 events across 15...

Swimming & diving having continued success

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
December 8, 2017

The men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams both placed third at the Calvin Winter Invite this past Saturday, Dec. 2. Ben Holstege, Julian Iturbe, Max DeYoung and Jared Britton claimed third...

Men’s soccer advances in NCAA III tournament

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
December 6, 2017

Calvin men’s soccer has advanced to the third round of the NCAA III tournament in Chicago after beating Thomas More and John Carroll. Calvin previously played Thomas More on Nov. 10 at the Don Shula...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Women’s volleyball falls at semifinals

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
December 1, 2017

Calvin women’s volleyball team topped Johnson and Wales University in the NCAA quarterfinals, but were defeated+ by Wittenberg University in the semifinals on November 17. The Knights played against...

The men’s soccer team celebrates after they clinch MIAA title by beating Adrian College.
Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Men’s soccer advances to NCAA tournament

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
November 10, 2017

After winning the MIAA tournament finals, the Calvin men’s soccer team will advance to the first round of the NCAA DIII tournament on Nov. 10. The Knights will play against Thomas More College at...

Calvin junior Keilahna Castillo readies to serve. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Women’s volleyball finishes undefeated in conf.

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
November 3, 2017

The Knights completed the MIAA season undefeated when they beat Trine 3-0 at home on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 28. Calvin made MIAA history by going undefeated for three seasons in a row. The Knights...

Calvin men’s soccer clinches MIAA title

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
November 3, 2017

The Calvin men’s soccer team beat Alma College 6-0 on Tuesday night on home ground, thereby securing the MIAA title for the eleventh consecutive year. This secured victory added to the Knights’...

Knights of Calvin: Ethyan Robles

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
November 3, 2017

  Year: Junior Sport: Rugby Major: Film and Media and Business Minor Chimes: Could you introduce yourself? Nobles: I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lived in Ohio most of my life. Moved...

Photo by Jessica Zylstra.

Men’s rugby loses close game to CMU

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
October 27, 2017

The Calvin men’s rugby team played a closely contested game against Central Michigan University last Saturday, October 21. Calvin lost by a score of 38-36. It was the last home game for the Knights;...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Men’s soccer shuts out Olivet 8-0

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
October 6, 2017

The men’s soccer team defeated Olivet College 8-0 this past homecoming on Saturday evening, September 30, at the Zuidema Field under the new lights. Calvin established dominance of the game in the...

Knights of Calvin: Emily Slenk

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
October 6, 2017

Year: Sophomore Sports: Swimming Major: Nursing   What do you love about swimming? One of the things I love best about swimming is the team that I get to be a part of. The team atmosphere...

Opinion: Let’s talk gun control

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
October 6, 2017

My heart goes out to all victims and families of victims of the Las Vegas shooting this past Sunday. I mourn for their pain and loss. With at least 59 people dead and 500 people injured at the time...

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Men’s golf atop MIAA standings

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
October 3, 2017

Men’s golf has finished in first place in the past three MIAA jamborees, securing their position at the top of MIAA standings. They began conference play on Sept. 19 in a jamboree hosted by Adrian College. Calvin...

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Knights of Calvin: Rebecca Hull

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
September 22, 2017

Year: Junior Sports: Soccer Major: Secondary English Education major, Communications minor I'm a secondary English education major with a communications minor. I'm a junior at Calvin. I'm from...

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Knights of Calvin: Sydney Barcey

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
September 17, 2017

Year: Senior Sport: Soccer Major: Business - Marketing Concentration Sydney hails from Cadillac, Michigan. She is a senior on the women’s soccer team, playing in the midfield position. She is...

Q&A with women’s volleyball coach Warners

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor
September 17, 2017

  The women’s volleyball team is coming off a DIII National Championship in 2016. Despite losing a couple players, they are favorites to repeat they are championship run this year. The team is...

Dave Brown serves up the ball earlier in the season against Albion College. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Men’s tennis secures win over Adrian despite demeaning behavior

Purun Yeo
April 28, 2017

On April 22, 2017, the Calvin men’s team defeated Adrian in a close 5-4 match to capture third place in the MIAA season. Calvin won all three doubles matches. Freshman Rodrigo Vaca Guzman and junior...

Amanda Davio (4). Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Knights of Calvin: Amanda Davio

Purun Yeo
April 28, 2017

Name: Amanda Davio Year: Junior Sport: Lacrosse Major : Biology Introduction: “I am 20 years old, I’m from Okemos, MI. I have a family with two sisters. . . I work at an animal hospital right...

Knights of Calvin: Sydney Boyer

Purun Yeo
April 27, 2017

Year: First-year Sport: Swimming (Freestyle, Backstroke) Major: Speech Pathology   Introduction: “I am 19 years old, and I’m from Elkhart, Indiana — around the Notre Dame area....

Emma Hall. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Spring sports teams near end of seasons

Purun Yeo
April 21, 2017

As students stare down the end of the semester, student-athletes are also staring down the final games, matches and meets of the spring season. The women’s teams, including track and field; lacrosse;...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Knights of Calvin: Rachel Borden

Purun Yeo
April 7, 2017

Year : Sophomore Sport : Softball Major: Nursing Introduction Borden is a Calvin Knight from Edwardsburg, Michigan. Softball has always been a major part of her life. When she was younger, he brother...

This is Berglund’s third Fulbright award. Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

History professor awarded Fulbright to study hockey

Purun Yeo
April 7, 2017

Calvin College announced on Wednesday, April 4, that history professor Bruce Berglund will go on an off-campus semester to research the global history of ice hockey on a Fulbright scholarship for a total...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information.

Knights of Calvin: Rodrigo Castellanos Vaca Guzman

Purun Yeo
March 3, 2017

Name: Rodrigo Castellanos Vaca Guzman Year: First-year Sport: Tennis Major: Business “Hi, I’m Rodrigo, and I am the king of FIFA at Calvin College.” Rodrigo is from Tarija, Bolivia....

Thoughts on Rangeela from an international student

Purun Yeo
March 3, 2017

From the very first practice, participating in Rangeela has been a truly immense experience. Such celebration of culture and diversity combined with hard work and detailed organization made Rangeela successful....

Photo courtesy Purun Yeo.

International student’s perspective on Trump’s travel ban

Purun Yeo
February 24, 2017

Within the first two weeks of his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order which, among other things, banned the travel of nationals from seven different countries that were deemed...

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Knights of Calvin: Dave Brown

Purun Yeo
February 17, 2017

Name: Dave Brown Year: Junior Sport: Tennis Major: Math Secondary Education “Hi, I’m Dave Brown, and I really like puppies. I have been playing tennis for seven years, starting from my...

Number 22 Cam Denney drives the ball, he recorded a double-double, tallying 15 points and 17 rebounds. Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information

Men’s basketball falls to Hope

Purun Yeo
February 3, 2017

In the 194th men’s basketball game between Calvin and Hope, Calvin hosted Hope last Wednesday. In addition to the traditional rivalry, Hope was leading in standings by a game with a perfect 6-0 score,...

Kalamazoo breaks men’s basketball’s winning streak

Purun Yeo
February 3, 2017

Beginning with a win against Geneva at Springfield, Ohio, on December 30, 2016, the Calvin men’s basketball team went on a five-win streak, only to be broken this past week by an away game at Kalamazoo. The...

Photo by Julie Woudenberg

Men’s basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek gets 400th win

Purun Yeo
January 13, 2017

After a win over Trine University on January 4th, the Knights’ men’s basketball coach, Kevin Vande Streek, has won his 400th victory in his 21-year tenure at Calvin. Vande Streek has a long past with...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information

Calvin hockey crushes Hope

Purun Yeo
December 9, 2016

On Dec. 3, the Knights received the Flying Dutchmen in the second leg of two-part fixture. Calvin, ranked No.1, had experienced its first loss to Hope, ranked No.6 in the first leg. Facing off their rivals...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information

Calvin soccer misses national championship by a sliver

Purun Yeo
December 9, 2016

For the third time in recent history, the Calvin men’s soccer team lost in the finals of the national championship in an excruciatingly close, 1-0 double-overtime match on the afternoon of Dec. 3 at...

Photo courtesy Calvin Hockey

Hockey to join new division next year

Purun Yeo
November 11, 2016

On the Friday of November 4, 2016 the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Commissioner Brian Moran revealed that Calvin men’s ice hockey would be moved up to Division I starting with the 2017-2018...

Both men’s and women’s swim and dive teams at Calvin are ranked in the College Swimming Coaches Association of
America top 25 poll.

Men’s swimming wins four relays

Purun Yeo
October 28, 2016

On October 21, 2016, Friday, the Knights men’s swimming and diving team won four different events at the MIAA relay held at Holland, Michigan. The Knights began by winning the 200-yard medley relay,...

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information

Q&A with men’s soccer MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Isky Van Doorne

Purun Yeo
October 22, 2016

Isky Van Doorne, a senior midfielder playing for Calvin College’s men’s soccer team, was named MIAA’s Offensive Player of the Week. Isky comes from Calgary, Alberta, and has been crucial to Calvin’s...

E-sports catching up with traditional sports

Purun Yeo
October 22, 2016

What comes to mind when you think about “e-sports”? Perhaps a decade ago, the term “e-sports” was an unfamiliar, foreign term. E-sports is defined as competition using electronic gaming systems....

Photo courtesy Calvin Sports Information

No. 1 women’s volleyball overwhelms Olivet, 3-0

Purun Yeo
October 22, 2016

On Oct. 4, Calvin College women’s volleyball team crushed Olivet College women’s volleyball team with the set score of 3-0. The women’s volleyball team has yet to lose a set this season, going...

Photo by Michael Hsu

Convocation welcomes new year, new students, new age

Purun Yeo
September 9, 2016

Composed of a multitude of faculty members and staff, as well as the incoming first-year class and returning students, the Convocation ceremony kicked off Tuesday morning. President Michael Le Roy addressed...

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