Calvin University Chimes

The imporance of vitamin D in human metabolism

Ayo Ayoola
December 4, 2014

As we enter the dreary season of exams, the sun is hidden behind the clouds and the characteristic gloominess that comes with winter is settling in. We can add losing access to the sun to the list of depressing...

Editorial: Snow Day

Lauren De Haan
November 20, 2014

This past Tuesday, I woke up to two things: an email informing me classes had been cancelled due to inclement weather, and about 100 Facebook posts thanking God, mother nature and even provost Cheryl Brandsen...

The emerging science of biological antifreeze

Natasha Strydhorst
October 30, 2014

As November approaches, antifreeze is making its way onto shopping lists across the Northern Hemisphere, but the substance predates the existence of cars — and shopping lists, for that matter. Biological...

Record-breaking Michigan winter destroys roads but leaves crops mostly unaffected

Kate Parsons
May 8, 2014

It may not surprise Michiganders to learn that this winter was one of the coldest ever recorded for the region, with the year’s average temperature showing a record-breaking drop from the historical...