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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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

Grand Rapids police clad in riot gear defend a street entrance during a night of protests and rioting on May 30

Reformed and always reforming… the police?

Why Reformed Christians should listen to calls to defund the police
Joseph Kuilema, Guest Writer
June 24, 2020

The first time one of my graduates called to defund the police, I dismissed the idea immediately. Even as more graduates embraced calls to defund or abolish the police, I continued to dismiss such narratives...

Police boycott threatens Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight”

Nate Hunt
November 12, 2015

Director Quentin Tarantino has recently been involved in controversy after he made remarks about police violence at a New York rally on Oct. 24. According to the Associated Press, Tarantino claimed to...

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Grand Rapids city manager proposes police body cameras

Emily Cole
February 8, 2015

In the wake of racial tension and police distrust stemming from the events in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, N.Y., the city manager of Grand Rapids has proposed giving every police officer a body camera. In...

‘Coffee with the Captain’ allows GR residents to get to know police chief

Grace Ruiter
March 12, 2014

A small white sign pokes out of the snow bank in front of First Christian Reformed Church. It announces that “Coffee with the Captain” will begin at 5:30 p.m. and directs people to a nondescript red...

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