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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

Switchfoot uses art to unify audience

Abby Paternoster
September 30, 2013

I suppose it is not often that one must review a film and a concert at the same time, but that is what I must do after attending the Switchfoot concert last night in the Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC). The...

Coachella brings together popular bands

Sierra Savela
April 19, 2013

I may not have attended Coachella this year, but through the means of social media, I was there in spirit. This past weekend I watched some of the livestreams, read my friend’s tweets and followed Coachella’s...

The concert was part of this year's Festival of Faith and Music.  Photo by James Li.

Andrew Bird: Classical, intricate, alive

Will Montei
April 13, 2013

Andrew Bird is a one-man show, but Calvin’s stage is littered with instruments — a piano, a drum set, a xylophone and other various odds and ends. Sitting in the back is something that looks like...

Imagine Dragons loves Detroit

Sierra Savela
March 4, 2013

The Fillmore goes black. The crowd screams as flashes from camera phones sporadically light up the darkened stage. Everyone waits impatiently in the darkness and starts to push forward, hoping to get...

Bleachers' lead singer Jack Antonoff performed with the band fun. at Calvin in 2012. Calvin asked fun. not to bring along LGBTQ+ advocacy organization The Ally Coalition — a group that will be present with Bleachers on Sept. 17, according to Antonoff's Twitter.

Fun. pleases fans old and new

Will Montei
November 15, 2012

In light of the recent controversy surrounding Fun.’s presence at Calvin, it’s easy to forget that they are first and foremost a group of performers. They aren’t a group of politicians or leftist...

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