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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 navigate dating in a digital world

Grace Toma, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2022

Alexis Bennett braved the online dating world and came back victorious. Less than one week after joining Christian Mingle, she found “her person.” Now approaching one year of a steady relationship,...

Students create online dating service

Maddie Hughey
April 18, 2016

Dating seems to be on everyone’s mind as the end of the school year comes closer: senior scramble, ring by spring, etc. The creators of Mysterious Matchmakers, Calvin’s new online dating service, thought...

Opinion: Dating and gender are not just for women

Opinion: Dating and gender are not just for women

Hayley Cox
December 4, 2014

It’s a common misconception that gender discussions and dating panels are relevant only, or at least primarily, to women. Gender has just as much impact on a man’s life as it does a woman’s, but...

Opinion: Calvin’s Problem with Dating

Opinion: Calvin’s Problem with Dating

Kate Parsons
September 19, 2014

If you ask someone how many people they’ve dated at Calvin, many will answer with how many boyfriends or girlfriends they’ve had altogether. We seem to jump all at once here from friendship into deep...

Opinion: Try a Little Tinderness

Opinion: Try a Little Tinderness

Jeremy Smith
September 18, 2014

Most Calvin students would agree that dating rituals on our campus are a bit odd. Our strange practices of floor dates, pearling and gaining a ring before spring fail to correlate to practices outside...

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200 students join Calvin matchmaking Facebook group

Alison Eggerth
September 28, 2012

"Are you a single fish swimming in the sem pond sea?" asks the description of the Facebook group "Match Made in Calvin." Calvin seniors Marissa DeBoer and Hannah Vander Lugt have developed the online...

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