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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

Grand Rapids police clad in riot gear defend a street entrance during a night of protests and rioting on May 30

Reformed and always reforming… the police?

Why Reformed Christians should listen to calls to defund the police
Joseph Kuilema, Guest Writer
June 24, 2020

The first time one of my graduates called to defund the police, I dismissed the idea immediately. Even as more graduates embraced calls to defund or abolish the police, I continued to dismiss such narratives...

‘Coffee with the Captain’ allows GR residents to get to know police chief

Grace Ruiter
March 12, 2014

A small white sign pokes out of the snow bank in front of First Christian Reformed Church. It announces that “Coffee with the Captain” will begin at 5:30 p.m. and directs people to a nondescript red...

Photo courtesy Anna Delph.

Bike thefts, locker room thefts and thefts from vehicles dwindle as police make progress

Hayley Cox
November 9, 2013

This semester has seen a high number of thefts — bikes, valuables from lockers rooms and thefts from vehicles — but with help from the Grand Rapids Police, they seem to have come to an end. Campus...

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