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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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Men’s soccer falls to Hope in shootout after double overtime in MIAA tourney final

Sydney Chipman
November 9, 2013

The Calvin men’s soccer team fell in a nail-biting shootout at their home field in the MIAA tournament final game against rival team Hope College, with a 1-1 tie after double overtime and a 5-4 score...

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Serving problems cost volleyball first loss of season against Hope

Sydney Chipman
October 23, 2013

The No. 1 ranked Calvin Knights suffered their first loss of the season, falling to second-ranked Hope College Friday night in a nail-biting five-set match. “Hope showed up ready to play and we did...

Photo by Colton Credelle.

Men’s soccer upsets No. 8 Hope for first win of season

Sydney Chipman
September 17, 2013

The Calvin men swept the field against rival Hope College Tuesday afternoon at their home field, taking the 5-1 victory and their first win of the season. “Calvin vs. Hope games are always exciting...

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Men’s golf places fifth at conference tourney

Sydney Chipman
September 9, 2013

The Calvin men’s golf team started their season off strong, earning a fifth-place ranking overall at the opening MIAA Jamboree with a team score of 324. On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Knights traveled to...

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Sophomore sets Calvin stolen base record, baseball wins five of six

Sydney Chipman
April 29, 2013

The Knights baseball team had a successful week on the field last week, going 5-1 and improving their overall record to 15-18 and 14-9 in the MIAA conference. The teams needs one more win to reach the...

Photo by Jeff Wohl.

Baseball team’s bats go cold in rain and snow

Sydney Chipman
April 24, 2013

Calvin’s baseball team struggled this week as they battled harsh weather and tough teams. Calvin started their week with the home-field advantage, hosting the Adrian Bulldogs in a conference matchup....

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Men’s tennis leading conference

Sydney Chipman
April 16, 2013

The Calvin men’s tennis team improved their record from 9-2 to 11-3 after playing in three matches this week. The Calvin men won their sixth consecutive match Tuesday, defeating the Trine Thunder 6-3...

Photo by Jeff Wohl.

Calvin sweeps Kalamazoo, has won 6 of last 7

Sydney Chipman
April 9, 2013

After splitting with Trine Tuesday afternoon, Calvin’s baseball team turned around and jumped back into the swing of things with four straight wins for the week. Due to weather issues the men’s baseball...

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Women’s lacrosse falls to Adrian

Sydney Chipman
April 9, 2013

Despite coming off such a big win last Thursday against Loras College, Calvin’s women’s lacrosse team was unable to carry that to this week’s conference opener against Adrian. The Knights traveled...

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Hot Seat: Grant VanPutten

Sydney Chipman
March 25, 2013

Sydney Chipman sat down with sophomore baseball player Grant VanPutten, an outfielder who started in 33 games last season and had the highest batting average of the team with .354. This is Hot Seat. Chipman:...

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Women lose to Mount St. Joseph in quadruple overtime, drop first two games

Sydney Chipman
March 13, 2013

The Calvin women’s lacrosse team began their first season as a varsity sport this week, traveling to Davenport on Thursday afternoon and to College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday. Sadly,...

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Men head to Sweet 16 after beating Stevens Point

Sydney Chipman
March 13, 2013

The men’s basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16 for only the seventh time in Calvin’s history after winning their second round game against Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday 67-58. “As...

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Baseball drops season openers in Kentucky

Sydney Chipman
March 4, 2013

  Despite missing one of their three games this weekend due to not-so great weather conditions, the Calvin baseball team continued their trip to Kentucky for their season opener. “We feel...

Photo courtesy Miles Kuperus.

Women’s basketball lose in first round of NCAA tourney

Sydney Chipman
March 4, 2013

  Despite a good season this year, the Calvin women’s basketball team was unable to continue their streak in the MIAA tournament, ending their season with a record of 23-4. The team traveled...

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Lacrosse falls to Baldwin Wallace

Sydney Chipman
February 21, 2013

Despite the Calvin men being short men at their game Saturday, the Knights competed strongly against host team Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio most of the afternoon before falling 10-7. At the half...

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Teams play to support breast cancer awareness

Sydney Chipman
February 15, 2013

The Calvin women’s basketball team showed their dedication to their teammates and family as they played in all pink to support the family of a JV team member. Freshman Nikki Joseph’s mother was...

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Women’s basketball continues streak of 19

Sydney Chipman
February 11, 2013

The Calvin Knights women’s basketball team continued their winning streak last week, defeating three MIAA conference teams by double-digits and improving their overall record to 21-1 for the season...

Men's basketball continues MIAA dominance

Men’s basketball continues MIAA dominance

Sydney Chipman
February 4, 2013

The Calvin College men’s basketball team continued their winning streak last week, beating both Albion and Kalamazoo, improving their record to 19-2 and 10-0 in the MIAA conference. “We try not to...

Photo by Reid Petro.

Senior Carissa Verkaik sets new conference scoring record in women’s basketball

Sydney Chipman
January 18, 2013

The Calvin Knights women’s basketball team earned more than a 23-point win over the Adrian Bulldogs Wednesday night. Senior Carissa Verkaik put up 37 points during the game at the Bulldogs' home court....

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Women’s basketball extends winning streak to 10 games over Trine

Sydney Chipman
January 7, 2013

The Calvin Knights Women’s basketball team claimed a 64-36 win at Trine University Saturday afternoon, improving to a 11-1 record overall and a 5-0 record in the MIAA. The Knights were carried through...

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Verkaik sets Calvin’s women’s all-time scoring record

Sydney Chipman
November 23, 2012

Verkaik led Calvin with 14 points last weekend against Wisconsin-Stevens Point, passing Lisa Winkle to become Calvin’s all-time leading scorer with 1,734 career points. “I couldn’t have done it...

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Swim loses to D-II Wayne State

Sydney Chipman
November 14, 2012

In their non-conference meet Friday night at Division II Wayne State University, the men and women’s swim and dive teams were unable to overcome the D-II athletes. The Calvin men fell 159-77, while the...

Paige Capel scored a goal 19 seconds into overtime, pushing the Knights to the second round of the NCAA.

Knights upset Spartans in first round of NCAA but fall to Duhawks

Sydney Chipman
November 13, 2012

It was a close game for the Calvin Knights women’s soccer team as they faced the 19-1-1 Spartans from Aurora University Friday afternoon, but after a long battle the Knights pulled off another win. "Our...

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Volleyball to host MIAA finals

Sydney Chipman
October 29, 2012

The Calvin Knights’ volleyball team did not disappoint this week as it continued its MIAA undefeated streak. Wednesday afternoon the Knights took on Trine and were able to take them down in three...

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Women’s soccer falls to Kalamazoo, still leads MIAA

Sydney Chipman
October 29, 2012

Ending the first half with a lead of 4-0 wasn’t enough for the Calvin Knights women’s soccer team Tuesday night against Albion. Coming out to the second half just as strong as the first, the Knights...

Photo by Jess Koster

Volleyball defeats rival Hope in three sets

Sydney Chipman
October 20, 2012

The Calvin women’s volleyball team swept its rival Hope in three close sets in Holland on Saturday: 25-21, 25-22, 25-18. “It’s always good to beat our rivals,” said Calvin senior Lizzie Kamp....

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Women’s soccer takes lead in MIAA

Sydney Chipman
October 15, 2012

With its 3-0 victory over Trine on Tuesday, Oct. 9 and its 1-0 defeat of Alma on Saturday, Oct. 13, the Calvin Knights’ women’s soccer team took over the first place spot in the MIAA conference. At...

Senior Elise Doezema was selected as an all-MIAA player this fall. Photo courtesy calvin.edu
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Women’s golf finishes fourth in MIAA

Sydney Chipman
October 15, 2012

With an overall team score of 695 strokes, the Calvin women’s golf team took third place at the MIAA Fall Tournament. This placed them in fourth place overall in the MIAA conference. This marked the...

Photo by Jess Koster.

Men’s soccer extends winning streak to seven games

Sydney Chipman
October 9, 2012

The men’s soccer team continued its winning streak this week, adding two more wins to its overall record. On Tuesday, the men’s soccer team came out strong against Adrian, taking the game with a...

Calvin junior Carlia Canto led the Knights on Saturday with a round of 81, which led to a personal second place finish. Photo courtesy calvin.edu

Women’s golf takes second in fourth MIAA Jamboree

Sydney Chipman
October 9, 2012

The women’s golf team came ready to go on Saturday. At Lenawee Country Club that afternoon, the Calvin Knights posted a team score of 348 strokes, which earned them a solid second place spot at the...

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Volleyball defeats St. Mary’s in three sets

Sydney Chipman
October 1, 2012

The Calvin Knights varsity women’s volleyball team continued to hold its top ranking in the MIAA standings with its quick three game win over Saint Mary’s College on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Ranked...

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Women’s golf takes second at Calvin/Hope D-III challenge

Sydney Chipman
October 1, 2012

At the third MIAA Jamboree of the year, the women’s golf team took fourth overall, earning a team score of 342 strokes in South Bend, Indiana on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Junior Carlia Canto was Calvin’s...

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Cross country dominates MIAA Jamboree

Sydney Chipman
September 26, 2012

The men and women’s cross country teams swept away the competition at the MIAA Jamboree, hosted by Saint Mary’s College. Calvin’s men, who are ranked fourth in the nation, took six of the seven...

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Women’s soccer loses to Alma, conquers Albion

Sydney Chipman
September 26, 2012

Calvin women’s soccer team fell to Alma 2-1 in overtime at Alma’s field Wednesday. The Knights outshot the Scots throughout the entire game, but were only able to get the goal once. With 17:30...

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