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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

Students gather around a table on the second floor of the newly renovated Hekman Library.

Library construction nears completion

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2024

Hekman Library reopened its newly renovated first three floors just in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The redesigned space includes Peet’s coffee shop, increased study spaces and new...

Current construction projects include library renovations, School of Health renovations and the Outdoor Athletics Project.

Calvin building projects abound: where’s the money coming from?

Savannah Shustack and Grace Buller
December 4, 2023

As Calvin undertakes significant building projects soon after the university downsized, Chief Financial Officer Dirk Pruis clarifies that said projects are largely funded by donor gifts.  Calvin’s...

 Demolition includes the “removal of ceilings, masonry, flooring, and mechanical elements.” Photo courtesy of Sarah Visser.

Campus construction steadily progresses

Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2023

Library construction is on track to meet the “ambitious” opening timeline of fall 2024, according to Sarah Visser, Executive Vice President for Student Experience and Strategy. Demolition is set to...

The western facade of North Hall, where Calvin seeks to construct a formal facade for the new School of Health.

School of Health continues to establish presence on campus

Jacob Westra, Sci-Tech Reporter
September 5, 2023

The Speech Pathology and Audiology (SPAUD) department has moved into the first floor of North Hall as the recently-formed School of Health continues to establish itself on campus.  In October 2021,...

The fourth and fifth floors of the library are accessible through one corner stairwell and the elevator.

Library renovations will integrate academic and community resources

Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2023

Construction on Phase 1 of the Commons Union project — which has been in the works for nearly a decade — finally began on Aug. 21, 2023.  This construction, which makes the first three floors of...

Many different projects are in phase 1 of completion.

“There’s a hopefulness in building”

Enrollment and morale increases at Calvin despite lingering questions
Savannah Shustack and Maya Oeverman
September 5, 2023

There was nary a spot to stand at the first Friday chapel of the school year. Students –– many of whom are football players –– filled the bleachers at the new turf soccer field, surrounded by orange,...

Photo by John Muyskens

Calvin participates in worldwide fractal construction project

John Muyskens
October 16, 2014

Dr. Randall Pruim's fingers fly as he folds business cards into dozens of paper cubes. Over the next week, Pruim and other volunteers will assemble thousands of such cubes into a model of a Menger sponge...

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