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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

The CRC's stance on LGBTQ+ issues is a significant area of contention in Calvin’s political dialogue.

Synod is over, but what will its decisions mean for Calvin?

Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2022

The Christian Reformed Church in North America’s governing body voted in favor of recommending the Human Sexuality Report to churches and affirmed that an interpretation of the Heidelberg Catechism used...

The CRCNA's Synod 2022 meetings are underway on campus.

What to know as you watch Synod 2022

Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief
June 13, 2022

The Christian Reformed Church in North America — Calvin’s denominational mother — opened the in-person portion of its Synod 2022 meetings last week at the university chapel. While the gathering’s...

Since the announcement of the reasoning for the CSR split, members of the Calvin community have worked together to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

LGBTQ+ students and allies organize advocacy events in wake of controversy

Hadassa Ribeiro and Abigail Ham
April 10, 2022

More than 50 students, alumni and Center for Social Research employees lined the hall outside the provost and president’s offices Wednesday morning, waving pride flags while three current students and...

Small groups prompt employees to grapple with human sexuality

Small groups prompt employees to grapple with human sexuality

Abigail Ham, Managing Editor
February 11, 2022

Politics, sexuality, faith – go for a walk around Calvin, and it won’t take long to notice these are divisive issues. On a campus that struggles to avoid branding itself politically, filled with students...

In times of conflict, specifically in the midst of the CRC's human sexuality report, Calvin is committed to fostering a safe space for discussion.

Partnership with Colossian Forum paves way for campus conversation about sexuality

Abigail Ham and Jocelyn Nuñez-Colón, Managing Editor and C&C Editor
November 1, 2021

Calvin’s administration has called in the spiritual cavalry to prepare campus for conversation across differences in the wake of Synod 2022’s expected action on the human sexuality report. Calvin...

Student-led screen printing spreads social messages on campus.

Students screen print for LGBT inclusion, sustainability

Lucy Kalebjian, Guest Writer
September 26, 2021

Walking around Calvin’s campus, it’s clear that there are many clothing styles and ways to express oneself: athletic gear, cute and comfy, or the chance to spread social messages and influence change....

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...

A student-organized table on Commons Lawn spread anti-LGBTQ messages on Tuesday. The university is currently reviewing whether or not they followed the proper procedures to arrange their event.

Anti-LGBTQ tabling event sparks outrage, organizers applied as apologetics event

Harm Venhuizen, Managing Editor
March 11, 2021

An anti-LGBTQ tabling event on Commons Lawn on Tuesday brought conversations about LGBTQ issues on campus to a boiling point. “LGTBQ is sin. The Bible says. Change my mind,” read the table’s banner....

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