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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

Departments across the university are adapting to student use of changing technologies. Photo from @calvincommunicationdept on Instagram.

A look at how campus offices are adapting to digitally immersed students

Elisabeth Stevens, General Assignment Reporter
October 14, 2024

Calvin’s student population is almost entirely composed of “digital natives” or members of “Gen Z”, defined as anyone born between 1997 and 2013 (according to the US Census). Students in this...

The full email transition is set to take place in 2022.

Domain transition to ease multi-system confusion

Abigail Ham, Managing Editor
January 24, 2022

By the end of this semester, all @students.calvin.edu email addresses will be replaced with @calvin.edu addresses, allowing all students and employees to log in to the same domain. Following the transition,...

Phishing is a significant cybercrime that targets higher education institutions.

Gone phishing: CIT launches internal phishing campaign

Jocelyn Nuñez-Colón, C&C Editor
November 27, 2021

There's no need to worry if you receive a suspicious email at your Calvin address; chances are, you're being internally phished.  Between 2018 and 2019, members of the Calvin community were victims...

Photo courtesy Karen Hollebeek

CIT student worker named Employee of the Year

Jon Gorter
April 16, 2015

Last Monday in the Chapel Undercroft, a board of 11 faculty and staff members awarded David Dick, a senior, the Calvin Student Employee Of The Year Award. This was Dick’s third nomination for the honor,...

Photo by John Muyskens

CIT removes obsolete technology

Yejoon Chung
October 30, 2014

Computers all over campus have been removed as part of an initiative by Calvin’s IT department to eventually replace broken and outdated technology. While some students have noticed the absence, the...

Photo courtesy Hayley Cox

Calvin Introduces Office 365 Student Advantage Program

Hayley Cox
September 19, 2014

During the first Passport of the summer, Calvin Information Technology (CIT) announced their participation in Microsoft’s Office 365 Student Advantage program. “Last year we made the decision as a...

Photo by Hayley Cox

Calvin introduces Office 365 Student Advantage Program

Hayley Cox
September 10, 2014

During the first Passport of the summer, Calvin Information Technology (CIT) announced their participation in Microsoft’s Office 365 Student Advantage program. “Last year we made the decision as a...

No evidence of security breaches at Calvin from Heartbleed bug

John Muyskens
May 1, 2014

When a bug discovered in the widely-used cryptography library OpenSSL was disclosed on April 7, Calvin Information Technology, along with thousands of other I.T. and software organizations, rushed to respond...

Photo courtesy Calvin Information Technology Facebook page.

CIT works to inform students about email scams

Connor Sterchi
September 9, 2013

Calvin Information Technology (CIT) is working on measures to prevent data breaches and raise awareness about safe computing practices. This past summer, Calvin students’ emails were targeted by phishing...

Photo courtesy Calvin Information Technology Facebook page.

New Internet service offers connections at universities around the world

Ben Rietema
June 19, 2013

Calvin is switching its Internet service from CalvinWireless to eduroam, a network that allows students to connect at universities around world without having to jump through any hoops. The switch will...

Photo by Ryan Struyk.

Calvin works to improve Internet despite lack of formal student complaints

John Kloosterman
February 8, 2013

When John Adriance does research in his apartment in Knollcrest East, the on-campus wireless Internet connection can’t keep up. “My housemates and I notice that the Internet stops working at least...

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