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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

GRPD presents findings at town hall meeting. Photo by Tanner Vincent.

Inside the GRPD racial bias study: Calvin students describe their role in the research

Carolyn Muyskens
April 27, 2017

Calvin student Grace Maurer and Calvin alumnus Ari Vangeest led teams of surveyors last fall to study racial bias in Grand Rapids policing. The results of their study, which found that black drivers...

GRPD presents findings at town hall meeting. Photo by Tanner Vincent.

Study finds black motorists twice as likely to be stopped by GR police

Tanner Vincent
April 21, 2017

The Michigan First Credit Union on Breton Rd., across the street from D&W where many Calvin students shop, is a nondescript building, appearing from the outside like a typical bank. On Wednesday...

Photo by Anna Delph

Threatening letter prompts GRPD, FBI involvement

Kate Parsons
January 15, 2015

A threatening letter containing an unidentified powdery substance, which the letter claimed to be anthrax, prompted the evacuation of the Mail and Printing Services building Wednesday morning. When notified,...

Photo by Alden Hartopo

Local robbery places Calvin College on lockdown

Alden Hartopo
December 12, 2014

Calvin College was placed on lockdown last night as campus safety and the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) worked to clear campus and search for the suspect of a robbery that occurred at the bus stop...

GRPD makes arrest at campus store

Lauren De Haan
October 2, 2014

The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) was called to campus last week to make an arrest in the wake of multiple thefts from the campus store. “It is an ongoing investigation, but the individual...

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