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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

Yolanda Chow

Yolanda Chow, Co-Campus Editor

Yolanda is a campus editor for Chimes, and, perhaps not surprisingly, a writing major. She’s a senior from Hong Kong who enjoys discovering new places and ideas, drawing cartoonishly, and laughing at puns of dubious quality. Mostly, however, she prefers to indulge in sleep.

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Staff departures, declining enrollment force campus-wide departmental reorganizations

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
May 3, 2019

It’s not just Ken Heffner from the Student Activities Office (SAO): staff positions in other areas of the college will be reduced in the coming school year, as confirmed by Sarah Visser, vice president...

International students during orientation

Dorm life for international students

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
April 26, 2019

For many international students on Calvin’s campus, stepping into dorm life is like navigating a different world. Chimes spoke with several international students who are currently living in the dorms...

Edgar Aguilar hosts President Le Roy at the Fish House stage.

Le Roy speaks on SAO, sustainability and diversity at town hall

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
April 18, 2019

In the midst of losses due to budget constraints all around the college, President Michael Le Roy shared thoughts on the community’s values of cultural engagement, creation care and diversity at Tuesday’s...

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Amid unspecified budget cuts, Le Roy states strong financial condition

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
April 3, 2019

In response to rumors about budget cuts around the college, President Le Roy stated that Calvin is in a “strong financial condition” despite constrained budgets resulting from declining enrollment....

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Rangeela 2019: “The Story We Tell” shows pride for origins

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
February 28, 2019

Stories that move you, paired with people onstage who move about in flashes of color and pride: that was Rangeela 2019, themed “The Story We Tell.” The two-night, annually sold-out cultural show, named...

Photo by Yolanda Chow.

Bennink basement floods

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
February 28, 2019

A half-inch of standing water filled the Bennink dorm laundry, storage and trunk rooms through the drains this past Sunday afternoon, leaking into the basement hallway. Campus safety was alerted that afternoon...

Graphic by Yolanda Chow

The power of story (and symbol)

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
February 27, 2019

We all have stories, and our stories are a part of who we are. This past weekend, I joined a sold-out crowd in watching Rangeela, Calvin’s annual cultural showcase largely created by students. The...

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“Ring by spring”: stories from engaged students and Calvin’s wedding booker

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
February 15, 2019

Calvin is no stranger to “ring by spring” culture: the goal of having an engagement ring by spring semester of senior year. Even students who bear neither ring nor significant other have probably heard...

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“Spinning into Butter”: CTC play explores themes of race and white guilt

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
February 8, 2019

A small liberal arts school in predominantly white Vermont offers a window into institutional and internalized racism in the latest production by the Calvin Theatre Company (CTC), showing this weekend....

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‘Foodietravelours’ student-owned food marketing business comes to an end

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
January 13, 2019

A student-owned food marketing business that began last July has come to an end after its CEO, Calvin senior Esther Ryou, decided she no longer had the capacity to keep up with its demands. Foodietravelours...

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For God so loved the KOSMOS: how William Matthews’ latest album invites us to a bigger picture of God

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
December 6, 2018

The idea that “God so loved the kosmos,” from the translation of the original Greek in John 3:16, inspired the title of William Matthews’ sophomore album, “KOSMOS,” which was released November...

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President Le Roy turns down pay increases while receiving total compensation at peer median

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
November 16, 2018

President Michael K. Le Roy has made efforts to limit the compensation he receives, despite a strategic plan goal that puts his earnings at a competitive median to those in his position at similar institutions. In...

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Porn panel seeks to remove stigma of discussing sex

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-Editor
November 15, 2018

Porn is a trap that one can be freed from, according to panelists at a discussion held Monday night in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall. Four senior male students who are taking steps to be free from using...

Planting events at nature preserve prep for springtime bloom

Planting events at nature preserve prep for springtime bloom

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
September 27, 2018

Several native garden planting events are happening this fall around the Bunker Interpretive Center as part of the renovations of the Ecosystem Preserve. Last Saturday, Sept. 22, was the first of six such...

Why Christianity matters, but not exclusively

Yolanda Chow
September 19, 2018

Re: https://calvinchimes.org/2018/09/13/christianity-matters-now-more-than-ever/ In a recent opinion piece titled “Purpose for purpose: why Christianity matters now more than ever,” a fellow Christian...

New faculty hires across 13 departments

New faculty hires across 13 departments

Yolanda Chow, Campus Co-editor
September 14, 2018

Thirteen academic departments at the college have hired new faculty for this year, according to the office of the provost. These departments are: philosophy, mathematics and statistics, economics, biology,...

Photo by Cindy Landrum. The Spin initiative has attracted 291 bikers with a total of 1,300 rides this semester.

SPIN bike share offers easy commute and community fun

Yolanda Chow and Molly Bruns
May 4, 2018

  Since student senate brought 100 fluorescent-orange SPIN bikes to campus in March, there have been 291 bikers and 1,300 rides logged into Calvin’s bike share program. The total sum of miles...

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Survey tracks recent changes in sexual assault rates at Calvin

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
April 26, 2018

 As media attention focuses on the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, the #MeToo movement and rollbacks on Title IX, sociology and social work professor Rachel Venema is taking a look at...

The newly proposed salary structure will be presented to the board of trustees for approval in May. Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

Faculty pay scale adjusted, but tension of values remains

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
April 26, 2018

Faculty senate voted this week to approve a professor salary structure that brings full professors to salaries that are comparatively competitive in the job market. This proposal is drawn from the college’s...

Three student couples share their stories of finding identity and love at Calvin. Photo by Yolanda Chow.

Gay relationships and Christ-like love: stories from students

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
April 20, 2018

Christian doctrine has historically held same-sex attraction to be a disorder — a mark of the fall — and same-sex intimacy to be a sin. As the college of the CRC, Calvin takes the position that “homosexual...

Bill McKibben speaks at Rochester Institute of Technology. McKibben spoke at the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing last weekend. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons user Hotshot977.

Bill McKibben speaks on global climate change at Festival of Faith & Writing

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
April 19, 2018

Bill McKibben, an American environmentalist and writer, delivered the closing keynote of the Festival of Faith & Writing held at Calvin last weekend. His speech, titled “Storytelling, activism, and...

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Business department launches new majors, entrepreneurship minor

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
April 5, 2018

What once was the general business major and minor will soon become five specific majors and two minors. The new entrepreneurship minor will be offered starting fall 2018. Other degrees in finance,...

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Dining halls introduce recyclable to-go boxes and more

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
March 3, 2018

Update, 3/5/18 11:47 a.m.: New meal plan options and extended hours will begin in the fall, not Mar. 5. Dining services is introducing several changes, starting this Monday, Mar. 5 with recyclable to-go...

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CRC director signs pro-immigrant letter

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
February 28, 2018

CRC executive director Steven Timmermans joined over 100 Christian leaders in signing a letter addressed to the US president and Congress, urging better care for immigrants in the formation of national...

Promotional material for "Wasted!" from wastedfilm.com. "Wasted!" details what happens to food waste in landfills and what that means for people and the planet.

Food Recovery Network screens ‘Wasted! The Story of Food Waste’

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
February 20, 2018

Beer crafted from crusts of bread — a scrap that tends to get thrown out—is just one example of how to recover what is often wasted (and perhaps also how to get wasted with care), as environmentally-conscious...

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Displays around campus made from public history interim

Yolanda Chow, On-Call Writer
February 10, 2018

Several new displays have popped up around campus, created by students from a new January interim course on public history. History 293: Public History, taught by professor Kate van Liere, explored...

Representatives from 38 schools helped students explore careers overseas. Photo courtesy Calvin College.

Jobs abroad await Calvin students

Yolanda Chow, Guest Writer
November 10, 2017

Schools from the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI) set up booths in the Prince Conference Center on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to share with students about jobs at international schools all over...

Photo by Peter Ford.

Mailroom reduces deliveries

Yolanda Chow, Guest Writer
October 9, 2017

This is a revised version of an article we published which incorrectly stated that mail services lost around 30 staff members this summer due to voluntary buyouts and layoffs. There were 30 total staff...

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