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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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Student Organization Spotlight: Chimes

Katelyn Bosch
May 7, 2016

In a risk of appearing vain, Chimes is featuring itself as the student organization spotlight of this week. What do we do? This paper. How often do we do it? Every week. Who are we? A rag-tag group of...

The purpose of ‘Chimes’ is to tell stories of Calvin College

Anna Delph
December 13, 2015

Thousands of people have read the feature we published last week about Zach and Colby Roanhorse, and their story has sparked responses from every imaginable viewpoint in our comments section, inbox and...

Photo by Matt Lesky.

Editorial: All I learned at Calvin, I learned at Chimes

Kate Parsons
May 13, 2015

All I learned at Calvin, I learned at Chimes. Of course that’s not true. But Chimes was the place where learning became action and where theory became practice. After four years, 75+ articles, countless...

Photo by Matt Lesky.

Editorial: Chimes transformed my college experience

Alden Hartopo
May 13, 2015

Around two years ago at this time I received an email from then editor-in-chief Ryan Struyk which would forever alter my Calvin experience. If I recall it correctly, it was a simple letter of encouragement...

Photo by Matt Lesky.

Editorial: Community support is crucial to Chimes

Lauren De Haan
May 13, 2015

For the Chimes staff, the school year is defined by Wednesday nights. We spend the first half of our week interviewing people and writing stories, and the second half thinking of new story ideas for the...

Chimes staff lays out the paper in 1959. Photo courtesy calvin.edu

Where are they now? Chimes alumni look back

Bethany Cok
March 6, 2015

Dr. Susan Bruxvoort Lipscomb—Features editor (1994-95), Editor-in-Chief (1995-96) After graduating from Calvin, Dr. Bruxvoort Lipscomb went on to complete an M.A. in Humanities from the University...

Photo by Hayley Cox

Chimes devastates student senate with 4-1 victory.

Alden Hartopo
October 16, 2014

Last Saturday, the Chimes staff soundly defeated the student senators 4-1 on the Phi-Chi fields for the second annual Chimes vs. senate showdown. The game started off with student body president Jona...

Editorial: Let us speak the truth in love

Editorial: Let us speak the truth in love

Lauren De Haan
September 7, 2014

Fact (n): Something that truly exists or happens; a true piece of information. There are thousands of things at Calvin that truly exist and happen. There are many true pieces of information. It is Chimes’...

Photo by Hayley Cox

Chimes triumphs over student senate 4-2 in first annual soccer game

Alden Hartopo
November 7, 2013

It was an epic duel of the fates, destined to go down in Calvin College history. On Saturday, a soccer match pitted the college’s two historic student organizations against each other in a battle royale...

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