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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

Letters to the editor: March 14

Letters to the editor: March 14

Chimes Staff
March 12, 2014

Theories of evolution would not withstand scrutiny Dear Editor, I was encouraged and impressed with the insights of Bekah Coggin in her March 7 Chimes article, "Evolution Needs More Evidence." She made...

Letters to the Editor: Dec. 6

Letters to the Editor: Dec. 6

Chimes Staff
December 6, 2013

Publishing article on Fuller was irresponsible Dear Editor, I am an avid Chimes reader and I thoroughly enjoy browsing the latest campus news. The sensitivity and thoughtfulness of the recent LGBT feature...

Letters to the Editor December 6, 2013

Letters to the Editor December 6, 2013

Chimes Staff
December 4, 2013

Dear Editor,    I read with interest the stories of eight LGBT students (Nov. 15 Chimes) and then the thirteen letters of uniform support (Nov. 22 Chimes). Nowhere did I read any stories of Calvin...

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Letter to the Editor: LGBT feature

John Kloosterman
November 29, 2013

Dear Editor, As an alumnus, I’ve been tracking the discussion about last week’s LGBT feature online. The response I’ve been hearing is overwhelmingly positive: that the writers are brave people,...

Letters to the Editor: LGBT feature

Letters to the Editor: LGBT feature

Chimes Staff
November 29, 2013

We received several letters to the editor on our LGBT feature: Listen First that we published on Nov. 14. You can find all of the letters that were published in the Nov. 23 print edition below. Editor's...

Letter to the Editor: Veterans Day

Letter to the Editor: Veterans Day

Chimes Staff
November 29, 2013

Veterans Day unrecognized by Calvin College Dear Editor, I was disappointed to see that Monday, Nov. 11 passed without note from Calvin College. As many people may know, last Monday was Veterans Day,...

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Letters to the Editor: Three-year residency requirement

Chimes Staff
November 29, 2013

We received two letters to the editor on our article from "Calvin considers three-year on-campus residency requirement" by Ruthy Berends on Nov. 13. Off campus housing vital for integration of Calvin...

Letters to the Editor – Nov. 15

Letters to the Editor – Nov. 15

Chimes Staff
November 20, 2013

Hill and Lee talks should move Calvin community to listen first Dear Editor, I’d like to thank Chimes for your excellent reporting on the recent sexuality series talks by Wesley Hill and Justin Lee....

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Letters to the Editor – Nov. 8

Chimes Staff
November 13, 2013

Admissions' offices concerns about chalk unwarranted Dear Editor, I am writing because I have trouble sympathizing with the admission staff’s concerns, which I understand as being uninformed about...

Letters to the Editor - Sept. 20

Letters to the Editor – Sept. 20

Chimes Staff
September 19, 2013

College ranking coverage unnecessary Dear Editor, Each year I cringe whenever the college rankings are released (“Calvin jumps in national liberal arts college rankings,” “Princeton Review ranks...

Letter to the Editor: July 13

Letter to the Editor: July 13

Chimes Staff
July 13, 2013

Dear Editor, Bill Vande Kopple died this week, a few days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a professor, scholar, essayist, titan of Calvin’s English department and an inveterate...

Letter to the Editor - May 3

Letter to the Editor – May 3

Chimes Staff
May 2, 2013

Dear Editor, I read the article on Dance Guild and while I think it is well-written, I and several friends thought there was much left unsaid. First, for the positive.  This semester featured a new...

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