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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

Please don’t misuse the word “harassment”

David Urban, Professor
March 19, 2021

Dear Editors, While reading Harm Venhuizen’s March 11 article regarding Tuesday, March 9th’s controversial tabling event, I was struck by the following sentence: “Concerned students criticized...

Letter to the Editor: The truth about employment after Calvin

Mason Tribbett
April 20, 2017

Dear Editor and current Calvin students, Getting employed after college may not be what you think. As a December graduate, I immediately began applying for jobs in Grand Rapids. Although I never had...

Letter to the Editor: Whitewashing MLK

Jonas Weaver
February 3, 2017

In the current political moment I would hope that Chimes would exercise a bit more discretion in the op-eds that it publishes. It seems to me that publishing an op-ed whitewashing, making palatable, what...

Letter to the Editor: 1/23 op-eds

Monica Johnson
February 3, 2017

My name is Monica Johnson and I am a senior Social Work major. I am writing you because I read the Chimes that went out on January 20 and I have a discrepancy with your op-ed articles. The first article,...

Letter to the Editor

Coleson Smith
November 18, 2016

To make categorical statements regarding the causes of the outcome of the recent election without any substantial evidence is not serious argumentation. To relay one’s supposedly reason-tempered feelings...

Letter to the Editor: we can be better

Nancy Meyer
November 5, 2016

Last Thursday night we had an incredible turnout of students for MidKnight Madness and then another terrific student “Blackout” on Friday night for the Calvin-Hope volleyball matchup. Thank you for...

Letter to the Editor: response to anti-Trump article

Nolan Wolffis
November 5, 2016

Romans 8:1 makes it clear there is to be no condemnation for those who are in Christ. Your “Against Trump” op-ed piece failed to recognize this. This article was a thinly veiled condemnation of those...

Letter to the Editor: Response to Indonesia and Religious Intolerance

Alden Hartopo
November 6, 2015

Last week, Chimes ran an article that targeted the Republic of Indonesia and offered what appears to be a critique of Indonesia as a religiously intolerant country and thus painted to readers an image...

Letter to the Editor: UnLearn week does not need to address prejudices against white people

Alexis Bonnema
October 17, 2015

Kelsey Powers is right in saying that UnLearn Week isn’t about whitepeople. However, I disagree that this means UnLearn Week shouldn’ttalk about white people or the stereotypes directed at them. First...

Letter to the Editor: Some more thoughts on “indie” music at Calvin

Michael Lentz
October 3, 2015

Last week there was an article published in the op-ed section of Chimes which observed that the Calvin student activities office (SAO) seems to only invite/book/care about "indie" musical artists for the...

Letter to the Editor: Dialogue equips students

Letter to the Editor: Dialogue equips students

Chimes Staff
March 5, 2015

Dear Editor, Nothing at Calvin prepared me for my current employment as much as Dialogue did. Bringing copies of Dialogue with me to my interview provided a tangible example of my abilities and distinguished...

Letter to the editor: Cutting Dialogue would be tragic

Letter to the editor: Cutting Dialogue would be tragic

Chimes Staff
February 26, 2015

Dear Chimes: I was dismayed by your editorial about plans to cut Dialogue’s print budget. Let’s hope that the rumors were only rumors and that Student Life will engage the community in a deeper...

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