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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

Michigan nonprofits Bethany Christian Services and Samaritas are working to relocate hundreds of Afghan refugees in West Michigan.

West Michigan orgs are leading efforts to resettle Afghan refugees. You can help

Grace Toma, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2021

Michigan nonprofits Bethany Christian Services and Samaritas are assisting nationwide efforts to support the 50,000 Afghans who have arrived in the U.S. since the Taliban's takeover. The two faith-based...

Long road home: Two refugee students’ stories

Long road home: Two refugee students’ stories

Kate Parsons
May 14, 2015

Refugees face persecution simply because of who they are or what they believe. In order to save their lives, they have had to flee their home country, leaving everything they know behind. The...

Opinion: Mare Nostrum migrant rescue program should be reinstated

Meg Schmidt
March 26, 2015

The waters of the Mediterranean Sea are fierce waters. Here – when storms come – dark waves can stretch over 25 feet high, swallowing even the hardiest boats. It is these waters that Abu Mohammad...

Photo by Kai Koopman

KE apartments partner with refugee resettlement

Kate Parsons
December 4, 2014

Last week, a group of 15 Calvin students came together to help move furniture into an apartment for a Bhutanese refugee family that had just arrived in the United States from Nepal. The service project...

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