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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

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...

Projected 20-year plan imagines what the new renovation could look like. Photo courtesy Calvin College.

Students share views on planned Calvin renovations

Joshua Polanski
April 6, 2017

Calvin is currently in the process of implementing its “master plan.” The master plan appears in a booklet by the Campus Master Plan Steering Committee that presents Calvin College’s renovation plans...

courtesy Hekman Library

Hekman Library hosts tenth annual disc golf tournament

Lauren Hubers
February 19, 2014

If you are a student, faculty or staff member of Calvin College or the Calvin Theological Seminary, then you would be considered eligible for the Hekman Library’s 10th annual Disc Golf Tournament on...

Committee votes to open library on Sundays, but future uncertain

Committee votes to open library on Sundays, but future uncertain

Ryan Struyk
January 17, 2014

The Hekman Library Committee unanimously voted to open the library on Sundays for a trial period this spring semester, but President Michael Le Roy is hitting the pause button while top administrators...

Hekman Library launches redesigned website

Daniel Paulson
September 6, 2013

The Hekman Library at Calvin College is the largest private library in Michigan and offers instant access to over two million books, articles, government documents and recordings. However, sorting through...

'Books in the Baking' showcases culinary talent

‘Books in the Baking’ showcases culinary talent

Loukas Peterson
April 10, 2013

“Books in the Baking,” a contest for Calvin students and staff to showcase their creative culinary skills, returned to the Hekman Library for a strong fourth-year showing. On April 1, more than a...

Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

Books and communities support non-CRC Christianities

Jonathan Hielkema
March 14, 2013

Maybe it was the intense Philadelphia heat that drew me into the modest old meetinghouse. Perhaps it was historical curiosity — Philadelphia can be intoxicating for historians — or the quiet calling...

Heritage Hall gets makeover

Grace Ruiter
October 22, 2012

"This semester we have as many users in our reading room daily as we used to have during an entire week," said Dick Harms, curator of the archives at Heritage Hall. Harms attributes the surge in popularity...

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