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 t h e o f f i c i a l s t u d e n t n e w s pa p e r o f c a lv i n co l l e g e s i n c e 1907 l OCTOBER 28, 2016 (REPRINTED MAY 2017) l Volume 111 - Issue 9

New center for INSIDE THIS

student success
Academic
services to
consolidate
BY JULIA MCKEE
On-Call Writer
In the past, academic
services at Calvin College
has delivered helpful ser-
vices to the student body
such as the tutoring pro-
gram, which gives students
who are struggling with a
certain subject one-on-one
help, and the coaching pro-
gram, which aids students
in organizational skills and
positive study habits.
Academic services also
provides information for
students who may have
questions regarding GPAs,
auditing classes, registra-
tion, overlapping qualifica-
tions and more.
Over the course of many
years, Todd Dornbos, direc-
tor of student retention and
first year initiatives, has
studied first-year students
and their success rates.
Calvin has implemented the
best practices they’ve found
to keep retention rates high,
but it determined that these
were spread too thin across
numerous departments.
BY CAROLYN MUYSKENS
Local Editor
One year ago, on Oct. 2, 2015,
Gov. Rick Snyder publicly ac-
knowledged that high levels of
lead had been reported in Flint
residents’ water. Today, after a
seven-month-long federal state
of emergency and millions of
dollars in aid, many of Flint’s res-
idents still rely on bottled water to
meet their day-to-day needs, and
the long-term effects of the crisis
are just beginning to emerge.
Although the state has provid-
ed $25 million toward the cost
of replacing lead pipes in Flint,
Weaver’s three-phase initia-
tive to replace lead pipes in
Flint homes, bringing the total
number of homes served by the
initiative up to 251 — still far
short of the thousands that need
pipes replaced.
“The long-term effects
of the crisis are just
beginning to emerge.”
The third phase of Weaver’s
program is expected to begin
next week. Project coordinator
Michael McDaniel hopes the
ISSUE
CAMPUS
Cardboard
canoe race
Annual race
features Vikings,
serpents and
sinking ships.
Food day
PHOTO COURTESY FLICKR USER WONDERLANE rings in fall
with fresh
Meanwhile, the EPA’s website
still urges Flint residents not to produce
drink, cook, brush teeth or bathe
children in unfiltered water.
Even residents of homes that
returned test results with no
SCI&TECH
detectable lead are still being
urged to filter their water or use
bottled water.
The EPA recommendation,
in an FAQ section, reads: “Your
low lead test result is encourag-
ing, but the results are from a spe-
cific sample showing a snapshot
in time. So it doesn’t mean that
your water is always safe to drink
... Everyone, including pets,
should drink filtered or bottled
water until further notice.”

SEE “SUCCESS,” PAGE 3

the process has been slow-going.
On Oct. 17, crews finished
phase two of Flint Mayor Karen
Silver screen spooks to watch this Halloween
BY BRANDON SCHREUR
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Halloween can be an exciting
season for different kinds of film
fans — those who are interested
in bloody horror movies full of
ghosts, demons and psychopath
killers as well as those who are
drawn more toward holiday
specials or something not quite
as scary.
“With more and more
Halloween and horror
films made each year,
it can be difficult to
sort out which ones
are worth your time.”
Wit h more a nd more
Halloween and horror films
made each year, it can be diffi-
cult to sort out which ones are
worth your time — which is why
I picked out some of the best
Halloween movies you should
consider watching this year. So
whether you’re a hardcore horror
fan who is looking for something
so scary that you’ll sleep with the
lights on for the next week or you
wouldn’t watch a scary movie if
your life depended on it, this list
has something for you.
THE BABADOOK — An
Australian horror film that
caught major traction in the
United States, “The Babadook”
is easily the most terrifying
film on this list. A story about
a single mother attempting to
maintain her job and take care
of her troublesome son at the
same time, the film takes
third phase will be able to replace
the lead-contaminated service
lines of 5,000 affected homes.
PHOTO COURTESY FLICKR USER CRAIG DUFFY
a sinister twist when the
son star ts to see visions
of a monster called the Babadook
walking around their house
at night.
“The film takes a sinis-
ter twist when the son
starts to see visions of
a monster called the
Babadook.”
Including unexpected messag-
es of single parenthood and grow-
ing up, “The Babadook” is both a
touching and horrifying look into
what inner demons may be lying
dormant inside someone.
SEE “HALLOWEEN,” PAGE 7
SEE “FLINT,” PAGE 4
Learning to pray
New ministry
emphasizes different
types of prayer
BY KATHRYN MAE POST
Religion Editor
“We all assume that we
pray because Christians
pray, but honestly? How
much are we praying?
And what does that look
like?” These are some of
the questions that moti-
vated Hannah Biggs, a se-
nior at Calvin, to begin a
teaching prayer ministry
new to Calvin’s campus
this semester.
“We are focused
upon the daily in-
ner workings of
you and God
relationally.”
Every Tuesday night, a
group of students gather
in the Beets-Veenstra base-
ment from 8 to 9:30 p.m.
to practice and learn about
prayer in order to grow in
SPORTS
End of fall
recap
OP&ED
Keep the
library closed
on Sundays
their relationship with God
and strengthen their effective-
ness in the kingdom.
The teaching prayer min-
istry is not a Bible study.
Biggs said, “It’s different in
that we are studying scrip-
ture, but we are more fo-
cused upon the daily inner
workings of you and God
relationally, strengthening
our muscles of prayer by
learning about and practicing
different types of prayer.” The
teaching ministr y alter-
nates every other week. One
week is a workshop meet-
ing where student leaders
prepare the teaching, and
the following week is the
teaching itself.
SEE “MINISTRY,” PAGE 8
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Editor-in-Chief
Josh Parks
Print Editor
Cameroonian pastor questions prosperity gospel
Maddie Hughey
BY JULIANA LUDEMA
Staff Writer
Online Editor
Mark Peless
Dr. Epiemembong “Louis”
Ebong, a pastor from Yaoundé,
Head Copy Editor Cameroon, has been studying at
Gwyneth Findlay Calvin for two months, develop-
ing a Reformed approach to the
Arts & Entertainment emerging “what-can-God-do-for-
Brandon Schreur me” churches in Cameroon.
Churches in this “new move-
Campus ment” are often started by people
Michael Lentz hoping to earn money and attract
Courtney Zonnefeld a large following, said Ebong at
his talk with Calvin alumni and
students Tuesday. These church-
Features es preach a gospel of prosperity,
Michelle Hofman healing and personal develop-
ment. Such promises are lur-
Local ing people away from mainline
Carolyn Muyskens churches, a fact which worries
Ebong and other lecture attend-
Science & Technology ees from various African nations.
Sadie Burgher Although this conversation
revolved around Ebong’s experi-
ences in Cameroon, people love
Opinion & Editorial the prosperity gospel in the U.S.,
Victor Lynde too. Karin Maag of the Meeter
Kelsey Powers Center explained, “The human
desire to have that comfortable
Religion life is a very human need that’s
Kathryn Post present wherever you are. It’s
not unique to any one place,
Sports it’s just how we tacklethem
Purun Yeo that’s different.”
Photo Editor
Claire Niemeier “Houdini’s Invisible Bald Aardvarks” canoe to victory
Advisors
Kathi Groenendyk BY COURTNEY ZONNEFELD
Lynn Rosendale Campus Co-Editor
No shipbuilder in their right
Chimes is the mind would ever construct a
canoe out of cardboard. And no
official student professional rower would ever
newspaper of agree to travel in such a vessel.
Calvin College. But this weekend at the Seminary
Pond, seven groups of Calvin stu-
The mission of dents took on that challenge.
Chimes is to to For the Calvin chapter of
the American Society of Civil
reform, review, Engineers (ASCE), this is no
challenge and new undertaking. According to
foster dialogue current president Micah Doorn,
the organization started the tra-
within the Calvin dition in the early ’90s. After a
community. brief hiatus, the organization
has now hosted over a decade’s
worth of Cardboard Canoe
Races. 2016 brought together a
new group of hopefuls, eager to
Contact Us join the long list of cardboard
Calvin College canoe champions.
3201 Burton Street SE Only three materials could
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 be used to construct these pond-
crossing ships: garbage bags, duct
tape, and (of course) cardboard.
chimes@calvin.edu Races took place individually,
boat-by-boat, with each group’s
(616) 526-6578 time recorded by an ASCE
member on the pond’s center is-
Letters to the Editor land. Sophomore Heidi Ledford,
ASCE’s public relations leader,
See page 11 for acted as emcee for the event.
guidelines on submitting The race’s first team, who had
letters and Opinion articles dubbed themselves “The Horns
of Consecration,” opened the
Advertise in Chimes competition with an impressive
time of 2:49. Their successors,
advertise@calvin.edu “Team Abe,” hoped to better
that record, but their canoe broke
apart only a few seconds after its
Find us Online rowers had climbed inside.
www.calvin.edu/chimes Junior Rose Kim, one-half
of “Team Abe,” still enjoyed
the experience.
“It was fun,” she said. “Many
of my non-engineer friends who
came to cheer us on — more like
see how long we [would] last on
the water — want to participate
next year.”
The efforts of the third team,
“We Canoe, Can You Canoe?,”
The official Student fared far better. They crewed a
Newspaper of Calvin full Viking battleship, sporting
horned helmets and braided hair
College Since 1907
CAMPUS CO-EDITOR l Michael Lentz l c a lv i n c h i m e s . c a m p u s @ g m a i l . c o m
Christianity is thriving in As a result, Christians feel challenge of seeking God and
much of Africa, but, according to hopeful because they expect seeking God’s will instead of our
Ebong, mainline churches with miracles. In contrast, accord- own and that’s true wherever you
pastors trained in theology are ing to Ebong’s recent research, are,” said Maag.
losing members to these new, fast “Calvin’s teaching focuses on Ebong didn’t suggest that these
sprouting churches. Establishing enjoyment of eternal life, about churches don’t perform any mir-
a church in this city is one of the heaven, intended to create a sense acles at all, but he is exploring
easiest businesses, especially if of duty in the Christian: knowl- what the place of miracles is in
the pastor can perform miracles. edge of God, true piety, self de- the church today. Asking for mir-
Of the ten richest pastors in nial, the right way to live and acles didn’t seem to be the issue;
the world, six are from Africa, undivided attention to the Lord.” only how, instead of focusing on
according to Ebong. A commen- The Calvin, and certainly God’s claim on humanity, these
tator after the event suggested Christian, community as a whole churches rely on humanity’s
“at least five are probably from can relate to this. “We all face the claim on God.
Nigeria,” where the measure of
good pastors is how many private
jets they own.
The preaching in these church-
es revolves around human con-
cerns — sickness, business, vi-
sas, marriage, barrenness. These
new ministries have names such
as “Mountain of Solution Fire
Ministry,” “New Glory Revival
Ministry” and “Vision, Glory,
Intervention Ministries.” Their
preachers often say things such
as “I declare,” “I decree,” “I
rebuke” and “your problem
has been solved right now,”
said Ebong.
“God becomes God only inso-
far that he solves our problems,”
explained Ebong. “He is not God
for who or what he is but as he
meets our needs.”
PHOTO COURTESY CALVIN.EDU
as they established a new time to onds. They easily retained the ti- Jiayu Tian, Best Design and a $75
beat — 1: 51. tle of Calvin’s Fastest Cardboard cash prize.
The rowers of “Mil and Mal,” Canoe and soon received their But there was one more victory
first-years Sarah Malarski and $100 cash prize. to decide before the afternoon
Sarah Milam, had wrapped both “It feels really great to have concluded. After announcing the
their vessel and their oars in gar- won two years in a row,” trio of winners, Ledford invited
bage bags. They ended with a Larsen ref lected. “A lot of all competitors to battle it out in
time of 2:15, behind “We Canoe, people were surprised that we the center of the seminary pond.
Can You Canoe?” but ahead of won again.” Best Design, Fastest Finish,
“The Horns of Consecration.” But “Houdini’s Invisible Bald Most Durable — none of those
The “S.S. Serpent” displayed Aardvarks” were not the after- titles mattered anymore. After
a design to match its name, with noon’s only champion. Nor was five minutes of splashing, most
a green dragon head on its front it the day’s only repeating cham- canoes resembled little more
and a spiked dragon tail on its pion: “We Canoe, Can You than wreckage.
back. But those features did not Canoe?,” a team of five, held onto ASCE encourages those who
stay upright for long: the boat their 2015 rank of Most People wish to practice their construc-
capsized almost immediately, dis- in a Canoe and earned their own tion skills before next fall — but
qualifying itself from the speed $100 cash prize. And, though the with fewer flimsy and more wa-
category in the process. green-tailed “S.S. Serpent” had terproof materials — to join the
The “La Gordita,” crewed already met its watery grave, the organization for their Habitat
by the “Sahak Attack” of se- judges could still award its crew, for Humanity volunteering trip
nior Micah Bush and sopho- seniors Elizabeth Embertson and in the spring.
more Juan-Carlos Miranda, did
not suffer that same fate. Their
large boat, formed by a pair of
diamond shapes, finished with a
time of 4:41.
“Houdini’s Invisible Bald
Aardvarks” was the race’s seventh
and final canoe. Sophomores
Hannah Larsen and Sam Olson
claimed first place in the speed
category last year, and they did
not plan to give up the title in
2016. According to Larsen, the
team even donned their “fresh-
men orientation shirts from last
year as good luck for this year.”
After Ledford’s countdown,
their boat was off to a quick start,
sending a cheer through the clus-
ter of students, staff and Family
Weekend visitors gathered on the
pond bank.
“We tried to keep a steady
rhythm throughout the race, and
all we were focused on was try-
ing to finish as quickly as possible
without sinking!” Larsen said.
Her teammate agreed: “I think
our main strategy was to not
sink,” Olsen said.
Their oars’ steady splashes
ended with Ledford’s voice,
calling out their final time of
1:21 — only fourteen seconds
behind the all-time record of
1:07. “Houdini’s Invisible Bald
Aardvarks” had beaten their
nearest competitor by thirty sec- PHOTO BY COURTNEY ZONNEFELD

Food Day helps welcome autumn
BY BRIANNA BUSSCHER
Guest Writer
What do autumn leaves, a
culinary student, the Christian
Vegetarian Association and zuc-
chini pasta have in common?
While this might sound like
the beginning of a bad joke, all
of these things could be found at
the “Food Day Celebration: Fall
Harvest” event this past Monday.
Three student organizations —
Food Recovery Network (FRN),
Environmental Stewardship
Coalition (ESC) and Students
for Compassionate Living (SCL)
— teamed up to host the party-
like event. Conversation, music
and the scent of cinnamon and
brown sugar squash filled the
room as students spoke with the
guest speakers and reflected (and
munched) on the meal.
Food Day is a national time
of appreciation of good, nutri-
tional food as well as an oppor-
tunity to spread awareness of
food justice. For the Calvin Food
Recovery Network, this was the
third year of participating in
the celebration, and the turnout
at the event was the largest yet.
The theme, Fall Harvest, was
chosen to represent the festival
student organization spotlight: cave cafe
BY DANIEL HICKEY
Guest Writer
The Cave Cafe is more
than just a stage in the
corner of the Fish House.
The venue provides stu-
dents with the opportu-
nity to engage with art, as
performers and audience
members alike.
The Cave Cafe hosts free
concerts, open mic nights,
comedy shows and vari-
ous other creative events
every Thursday night. Its
Facebook page says, “We
aim to cultivate our college’s
artistic culture by creating
a safe space for students to
showcase and hone their
talents while engaging with
Grand Rapid’s dynamic
artist community.”
The Cave gives stu-
nature of Food Day and to pay
tribute to Michigan’s bountiful
harvest season.
In welcoming the gathered
multitude before the meal,
Cameron Kritikos, president
of the Calvin Food Recovery
Network chapter, referred to the
dishes prepared for that evening
as “good gifts” and urged that ev-
eryone take them as such. These
gifts, he noted, were also “hyper-
local”; all of the produce used to
make the dishes was purchased
from Fulton Street Farmers’
Market, which is supplied by
farms within a 10–15 mile radius
of Calvin College.
While farms and gardens sur-
round the Calvin College area,
there are some places in Grand
Rapids where produce is more
of a rarity. Food justice, which
hinges on equal access to lo-
cal, nutritional food, is an is-
sue all across the United States
and the globe.
Some people choose to take
action by altering their own di-
ets. Suzanne Smalligan, a guest
speaker from the Christian
Vegetarian Association, has been
vegan for many years and raised
two children on a vegan diet.
“God gave us bodies that can
do just fine living off of a plant
dents many occasions to share
their creative talents. At open
mics, students can sign up to sing
a couple songs, read poetry, tell
jokes, perform a dance routine or
do whatever they might desire.
Periodically, one or two more es-
tablished student bands will play
longer sets for a full concert.
Various professional acts are
also invited to perform at the
Cave. These events provide stu-
dents with an opportunity to en-
gage with musicians, comedians
and other performers from Grand
Rapids and all over the country.
Some notable acts in the Cave’s
28-year history include an early
project of Sufjan Stevens, Pedro
the Lion and, of course, legend-
ary “trash glam” supergroup
The Orthopedics.
The Cave Cafe is not just for
performers, though. The Cave
seeks to engage with students
who may not be musicians or per-
CAMPUS CO-EDITOR l Courtney Zonnefeld l c a lv i n c h i m e s . c a m p u s @ g m a i l . c o m
diet,” she said. Vegetarianism
and vegan diets aim at a more
just food system by decreas-
ing a person’s consumption
of meat, which takes more re-
sources to produce than plants.
Calvin’s student organization,
Students for Compassionate
Living, is one group on cam-
pus that advocates this lifestyle
and the fair treatment of live-
stock. The Environmental
Stewardship Coalition also
supports better farming prac-
tices and care of the natural re-
sources that Christians are called
to steward.
Rita Selles, a culinary student
and home cook, also spoke at
the event and expressed a desire
to work with the Calvin College
Alumni Office to provide student
treats again. Recognizing the
need for healthy food, she would
like to make treats that have less
sugar and more nutrients, but still
taste like desserts.
By bringing in speakers and
hosting events like the Food Day
Celebration, FRN, ESC and SCL
are continually seeking to raise
awareness of the ways in which
students, staff and all people can
work toward a more just world
and enjoy food and friendship in
the process.
PHOTOS COURTESY FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK
formers by expanding the scope
of events beyond just music.
One example is the recent “story
slam” event, during which stu-
dents had an open mic and five
minutes each to tell true stories
from their lives.
Those who have no interest in
getting on stage are also encour-
aged to participate in events as
audience members. Students can
stop by to see some of their very
PHOTO BY DANIEL HICKEY
OCTOBER 28, 2016 l Page 3
Success
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 NOTABLE
MENTIONS
St udent suppor t staf f
have worked well together
for years, across various de- COMING UP
partments and programs,
but we didn’t have the
systems in place to co-
ordinate our w o r k ,” Unhappy Hour
Dornbos told Calvin News Halloween-themed
and Stories. poetry and prose
In order to unify this readings. Friday,
work, academic ser vices October 28, 7:30 p.m.
has relaunched as the center
for student success. This is @ CFAC East Lobby
meant to coordinate
st udent ca re and g ive Nite Life: Post
students more support un- Family Farm
der one ser vice instead Friday, October 28,
of having to go to many
different departments. 8:00 p.m. @ 5081
The center for student suc- Bauer Rd.,
cess will allow staff and fac- Hudsonville
ulty members to be aware
of other staff ’s involve- SAO Movie
ment in a student’s journey.
This cohesive program will “Ghostbusters.” Satur-
make the most of Calvin’s day, October 22, 8:00
resources and allow stu- p.m. @ CFAC Audito-
dents to receive the best help rium
they can get from mul-
t iple d e p a r t me nt s a l l
through the center for
student success. Light in the Night
The center for student Trick-or-treat in the
success team is also hop- apartments. October
ing to catch student’s strug- 31, 7:00 p.m. @ KE
gles before he or she needs
to ask. With more faculty
and staff involved in the
program, it is their hope
that st udent needs will Lecture
be helped sooner than in “Boko Haram and
the past.
Calvin is not the only school the Gospel of Terror.”
implementing a center for stu- Wednesday,
dent success. Colleges and November 2, 3:30
universities all over the United p.m. @ Prince Confer-
States have implemented this ence Center Willow
program as well, includ-
ing Cornerstone University, Room
Western Michigan University
and t he Un iversit y of
San Diego.
The new center for stu- World Food Festival
dent success is not the only
way Calvin is attempting to Friday, October 25-
keep retention rates high. 26, 5:00 p.m. @ SFC
They are also investing in Lobby
developing faculty and re-
searching the ef fective-
ness of other f irst-year
retention initiatives.
“We are all on the same
team,” said Dornbos. “And
now that we are support- ANNOUNCEMENTS
ing that idea str uct ur-
ally, we can share best
practices with each other, Interested in
better consult with one writing for Chimes?
another, and work more
e f fe c t ive ly a c r o s s t he
adm i n ist rat ive bounda r- Email chimes@cal-
ies, which in the end pro- vin.edu.
vides a better experience
for students.”
Calvin College seeks
talented classmates and pro- to equip students
fessional acts. Events hap-
pen nearly every Thursday to think deeply, act
around 8 p.m. and they are
always free. justly, and live whole-
Event information can heartedly as Christ’s
be found on the Cave
Cafe Facebook page. The agents of renewal in
next event will be a com-
edy show, hosted by senior the world
Grant Stiles, on Thursday,
Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m.
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Film festival features feminist talent, topics

BY ALE CREVIER
Guest Writer
The third annual Feminist
Film Festival took place this
Sunday at Wealthy Theatre
in Eastown, Grand Rapids.
The event hosted multiple
platforms for discussion,
panels and film concern-
ing the current narratives of
feminism and how feminism
can be made palpable to
the public through different
art mediums.
The films touched on is-
sues relevant to women’s and
LGBTQ+ experiences regard-
ing empowerment, the body,
sexual assault, rape, self harm
and other topics.
O ne f i l m, “Wi sdom
Teeth,” was a documentary
that blurred the lines between
mythology and reality, with
stories of sexual assault survi-
vors paralleled with the myth
of Hades and Persephone. A
survivor in the film described
the difficulties of understand-
ing and coming to terms with
the trauma she experienced:
“It’s scary not being able to
grapple with your own real-
ity. All you know was that it
was bad and you wanted out,”
she said.
The festival hosted discussions
as well. Breanna Alexander,
an activist for gender and ra-
cial equality, led a discus-
sion on Beyoncé’s new album
“Lemonade.” Alexander ex-
plained how Beyoncé’s produc-
tion of “Lemonade,” along with
her previous work, brings about
two different positioning of the
black woman in society.
“Pre-’Lemonade’ introduces
you to the carefree black girl,”
Alexander said. “This is im-
portant because in ‘Lemonade’
PHOTO BY KENDRA LARSEN
you’re talking about the black girl
who isn’t allowed to be carefree,
the black girl who walks around
with burdens.”
Alexander said Beyoncé’s ear-
lier work invited themes of sexu-
ality and empowerment that all
kinds of women could relate to,
whereas with “Lemonade” it
was specifically a statement of
the struggle of the black woman’s
experience in America.
“’Lemonade’ was a politi-
cal act; it highlighted real time
things that are happening,”
Alexander said, showing a shot
of Beyoncé on top of a police car
(in New Orleans) sinking in wa-
ter, “drowning on top of author-
ity.” Shots like this not only deal
with the racial oppression from a
white society and state, but also
the toxic structure of the patri-
archy, particularly its detriment
against black women.
Another feature of the feminist
film festival involved a panel of
local female musicians.
Kendra Larsen, a Calvin stu-
dent who attended the panel, said
that the women spoke of their ex-
periences in music through the
genre they worked in. Hip hop,
punk, garage rock and pop artists
from around Grand Rapids were
all part of this discussion.
“They talked about the double
standard of being a female mu-
sician and what’s expected of
them,” Larsen said.
Larsen said the artists com-
mented on their desire for their
art to be seen for what it is, and
not merely in part or after be-
ing seen as a woman, especially
because some of them are in the
LGBTQ community and do not
identify as female.
Another artist, Larsen said,
started Girls Rock GR for young-
er girls. The camp was designed
to provide girls the opportunity
to play and showcase their mu-
sic for the community.
Emma Carpenter, a student
who also attended the festival,
reflected on her understand-
ing of feminism in light of
the event.
“It wasn’t until college that
my definition of feminism
changed. Before, rather than
this equality, I saw it as fe-
males considering themselves
dominant. And maybe I was
passive and accepting of what I
was used to, but I’m coming to
realize that feminism is more
of affirming the female expe-
rience rather than elevating it
above maleness.”
She continued to say how
female experiences are often
overlooked because reality
has often been tailored to the
male experience.
T he Grand R apids
Feminist Film Festival sought
to champion those over-
looked experiences.
In total, the festival show-
cased 40 films. The festi-
val was sponsored by the
DAAC, Planned Parenthood,
Women’s Lifestyle, Women
NOW and Girls Rock GR!,
among other sponsors.

Flint
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And it’s not just the water the
city has to worry about. The
cost of the onslaught of litiga-
tion surrounding the water crisis
has left the city of Flint in
financial ruins.
In letters to the state treasury
department, Flint officials claim
the city’s legal bills could reach
$32.9 million.
“It is explicitly evident that
litigation as a result of either
the water crisis, or decisions
made by a state-appointed emer-
gency manager, have placed
the city’s fragile financial state
in jeopardy,” chief legal officer
Stacy Erwin Oakes said in a Sept.
20 letter to the state treasurer
Nick Khouri.
“Even more alarming is the
fact that the City is now a defen-
dant in two class-action suits and
over 20 other lawsuits involving
water quality (lead) issues. The
strain on the city’s cash flow and
staff could become catastrophic
very quickly.”
The city of Flint is asking the
state of Michigan to help pay for
these and other costs, including
the $5 million the city will owe
to the Detroit water system for its
water bills since it switched away
from the corrosive Flint River
water source.
More lawsuits and investiga-
tions surrounding the water crisis
continue to pile up.
On Oct. 18, the Detroit Free
Press reported that the ACLU
has filed a lawsuit against Flint
school districts for supplying
schoolchildren with lead-con-
taminated water. The lawsuit
charges the school with violating
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act for the school
districts’ failure to test students
for disabilities and refer them to
proper treatment.
According to the lawsuit, Flint
schools are punishing children
with expulsion and suspension
rather than testing and treating
them for disabilities.
One Flint parent, Nakiya
Wakes, describes how her son
was suspended 50 times last
year; the school ignored her plea
to evaluate him for disabilities,
despite Wakes’ explanation that
her son had tested for high lev-
els of lead. High levels of lead in
the blood of children is known to
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lead to developmental and learn-
ing disabilities and behavioral
problems, among other potential
health issues.
Another of the most recent
legal attacks was Flint resi-
dent Keri Webber’s request that
a circuit court investigate
Snyder’s approval of two mil-
lion dollars to pay for lawy
ers for himself and t he
state government.
President Obama drinks filtered Flint water in May 2016.
Webber alleged that Snyder’s
use of taxpayer money to fund
his legal expenses violated the
state constitution and constituted
a conflict of interest for Snyder.
The case was dismissed by the
court last week, and Snyder’s of-
fice issued a statement saying that
Snyder’s approval of the expenses
was legal, since it pertained to his
official role as governor.
An internal investigation by
the EPA last week concluded that
the EPA could have intervened
in Flint seven months before
they did. On Oct. 20, the inspec-
tor general for the EPA, Arthur
Elkins Jr., issued a report saying
the EPA had “enough informa-
tion and authority to issue an
emergency order under the Safe
Drinking Water Act as early as
June 2015.”
Elkins criticized the agency
for waiting to act even though
the EPA’s evidence indicated
that there were high levels of
lead having adverse effects
in the city.
Attorney general Bill Schuette
heads up the state investiga-
tion into criminal wrongdoing
surrounding the Flint water
crisis. So far, Schuette has ac-
cused nine current and former
government employees with
charges related to the Flint crisis.
While these public accusa-
tions and revelations build, Flint
residents continue to face the fact
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that, a year after the public health
department officially told resi-
dents to stop drinking the water,
their water remains undrinkable.
One of the effects of the resi-
dents’ continued mistrust of the
water system has been the out-
break of disease in the county.
In early October, reports re-
vealed that Genessee County
has the highest rates—by far—
of Shigellosis, a contagious bac-
terial disease. Genessee County,
which includes Flint, reported 84
cases. The county with the next
highest number reported 47.
The EPA had “enough
information and au-
thority to issue an
emergency order un-
der the Safe Drinking
Water Act as early as
June 2015.”
Health officials suspect that
the water contamination is to
blame—not for spreading the
disease, but because residents
are skipping baths and showers,
resulting in a decrease in gen-
eral hygiene, and are resorting to
using baby wipes to clean their
hands, which don’t kill bacteria
as effectively.
Nayyirah Shariff, an activ-
ist and community organizer,
says another continuing problem
is lack of communication from
government officials.
In an interview with Michigan
Daily, Shariff said, “We’re doing
triage because of gaps in infor-
mation. The prevailing message
is it is safe to use filtered water
but what they don’t tell you is you
have to change your filter at least
once a month and that these fil-
ters do not take out any biological
contaminants. You have people
being diagnosed with E. coli and
dysentery. People aren’t properly
educated on these filters.”
Shariff also noted that aid has
slowed significantly as Flint has
left the national spotlight, despite
the still-urgent need for bottled
water. Though able-bodied peo-
ple can carry crates of water from
donation centers to their homes
every week, the disabled and the
elderly cannot, and there is no
system in place ensuring they
are served.
Though residents continue to
struggle with day-to-day water
needs, a few recent grants sug-
gest the country continues to be
invested in helping Flint recover.
In early October, the nation-
al Department of Education
granted Flint Communit y
Schools an award of $480,000
through the School Emergency
Response to Violence, known as
Project SERV.
The grant will provide for
twelve additional professionals to
serve in Flint schools. The hirees
will include attendance special-
ists, counselors, psychologists
and special education specialists.
In addition, the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration an-
nounced a five-year grant of
more than $970,000 to the city on
Oct. 15.
The federal grant, called
Resiliency in Communities
After Stress and Trauma, will
help residents to gain access
to health services, with a
particular focus on families
and children.

LOCAL EDITOR l Carolyn Muyskens l c j m 39@ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u

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Te c h n o l o g y
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M iner al S pot light
BY DANIEL BLAKEMORE
Staff Writer
Apatite is one of the most
important minerals in mod-
ern society, yet many people
are unaware of its incredi-
ble utility. Apatite is not a
single mineral species but a
large supergroup of around
40 distinct mineral species.
Although the apatite group
is large, the most commonly
thought of apatite minerals
are the calcium phosphates,
which have the composition
Ca5(PO4)3(Cl,F,OH). The
calcium phosphate apatites
form an unusual anion solid
solution series, where chlorine,
fluorine and hydroxyl ions can
substitute for each other. The
incredible amount of elements
that can substitute in the crys-
tal structure of apatite make it
one of the most important min-
erals to humans on the planet.
Probably the most obvious
way humans have used apa-
tite is as an ore of phosphate
(PO4). Phosphate has critical
applications in modern soci-
ety, but none more important
than in fertilizer, which helps
sustain global food supply.
While phosphate fertilizers
can harm aquatic life when
runoff into bodies of water,
they contribute to food produc-
tion for the world.
Apatite minerals are also
used industrially in optics
as phosphors for f luorescent
lights, and in lasers.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR l Sadie Burgher l s a b 4 6@ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u
Apat ite pl ays a u n iq ue
role in biology as well. Your
teeth and bones are made
up of materials similar in
crystal structure to apatites.
St udying apatite therefore
has direct implications in med-
icine and dentistry.
The wide array of elements,
both common and unusual,
that substitute into apatite’s
crystal structure lead to ex-
citing potential for environ-
mental remediation. Apatites
are being studied and imple-
mented for cleaning soils con-
taminated with radioactive
nucleotides, and to help re-
duce the radiotoxicity of spent
nuclear fuel.
As a scientific tool and geo-
logic timepiece, apatite is ex-
tremely useful. Radioactive
elements such as uranium and
thorium incorporated into the
crystal structure of apatite can
be dated to obtain the absolute
age of the mineral.
I n addit ion to a l l t hese
practical uses of apatite, the
apatite minerals can achieve
spectacular colors and some
are commonly used as
gemstones. Also, apatite is
commonly f luorescent due
to the inclusion of particular
trace elements.
Come learn more
a b o u t m i n e r a l s b y v i s i t-
ing the Dice Mineralogical
Museum, located on the first
floor of North Hall, and open
this semester on Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays from
12:30 to 4 p.m.
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Calvin Improv
Just a team having fun
BY MARK PELESS
Online Editor
This is where theater and
comedy combine into one
magnificent display of cou-
rageous silliness. The stage
is small, but your ambition
is big. Wide eyes stare at you
hungrily, desperate for you to
appeal to their soul. Perhaps
they came because they had
nothing to do on a Friday
night, or perhaps they came
because they were looking to
have a good time and forget
the week behind them. Either
way, this is your stage, they
are your audience and the
people standing next to you
are part of your team. You
are not performing in your
church’s youth musical, you
are part of Calvin Improv.
That is, of course, if you
are a part of Calvin Improv.
If not, don’t worry, only ap-
proximately .0001% of all
Calvin graduates have been.
Whether you are one of the
thespian warriors command-
ing a 30 square foot stage or
not, this article aims to be en-
lightening, engaging and most
of all, award-winning.
This article aims to be
enlightening, engag-
ing and most of all,
award-winning.
There is a chance that some-
one picks up Chimes, comes to
this section and has no idea
what Calvin Improv is or any-
one involved in it. The purpose
of this article then becomes
two things: highlighting three
of Improv’s busiest nights,
which happened to fall con-
secutively last week, as well as
an overdue spotlight on one of
Calvin’s most creative and en-
tertaining student-made prod-
ucts. Before we begin, prepare
a napkin under your chin so
as to catch any unwanted
innards being emitted by
your nostrils and the short
shots of air soon to be coming
from them.
I have never been in an
improv group, but like many
Calvin students I have at-
tended one of Improv’s shows
on campus. Long held in the
Gezon theater inside Spoelhof
Center, every other Friday or
so, Improv has been a staple
on campus for many years.
I remember as a young and
pimply-faced high schooler
when Calvin’s improv team
came to my school. Some
of my peers were into it,
some weren’t. What I re-
member most, though, is the
respect I had for someone
being able to go in front of a
big group of strangers without
a specific idea of what they are
going to say or do. The same
can be said for battle-rappers,
but instead of pointing out an
opponent’s unfavorable physi-
cal trait, a member of an im-
prov team must work with the
people next to them as well
as in the audience to create
something out of nothing.
A senior member of Calvin
Improv, TJ Noa, told me of
the bond between the people
on stage is because of their
ability to have fun with each
other through a profitable de-
pendence on one another.
“One of the best parts of
improv is working with a
team,” said Noa. “Improv is
basically like jumping out of
an airplane and your team
is the parachute because you
don’t know what you’re go-
ing to do and you don’t know
what to expect. You can com-
pletely fall to your death, but
because your teammates are
there and they accept what
you put out there and are
building something out there.
They catch you and make sure
you’re safe.”
Noa went on to explain
that the risk involved in do-
ing improv is entirely en-
joyable because you have
friends next to you taking
the same risk, and they
will be there to light-
en the fall. The notion
that there is potential for
one to fall to their prover-
bial death on the stage is
enough for my heart to skip
when I see someone stumble.
More than a joke fall-
ing f lat, though, audi-
ences at improv shows
are involved in the act than
most center-stage for m
of enter tainment. This
means that the security
of the individual on stage is in
the hands of their teammates,
but the full success of the
show is in everyone’s hands.
This includes the hands
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of the wonderful students
of Hope College as Calvin
Improv saw last Thursday.
They traveled to
Holland where they
teamed up with the
improv team from
Hope.
On to the three-day com-
edy tour, then. It all began
on a typically chilly October
day. The Improv team met
at the ATM in Commons
Annex as they do before most
shows. Noa says that this is
the beginning of the prepa-
ration process when the
team can ease their nerves.
They then t raveled to
Holland where they teamed
up with the improv team
from Hope.
The purpose of the show
wasn’t just for the audience
to smile for 45 minutes; rath-
er, there was a more endear-
ing and admirable purpose.
After all, there is most likely
always a higher purpose for
Calvin students to wantingly
team up with Hope students.
This is not an indictment
of the Flying Dutchmen,
instead it’s a commentary
on the widespread busi-
ness of college students.
Neither I, nor any Calvin
st udent, would happily
mock those people from that
one school. I digress.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARK PELESS
Hope and Calvin were per-
forming to raise money for
the Holland charity group
Good Samaritan Ministries.
The two improv groups per-
formed their normal sets,
within a span of 45 minutes.
In the end, Calvin raise ap-
proximately $1,500 and all-
together the show raised an
amount somewhere under
$5,000. Calvin was deemed
the “winner” of the event after
audience members purchased
more raffle tickets (serving as
votes) for Calvin than they did
for Hope.
If a pseudo-victory and
raising money for char-
ity weren’t enough, Calvin
Improv had two more nights
of performance to look for-
ward to. The next day, Friday,
was the group’s biggest per-
formance in terms of scale.
They were opening for illu-
sionist Banachek. It may not
be the same as opening for
Beyonce or ‘90s boy band
2Gether, but it was the first
time Improv has performed
in the Hoogenboom. Such a
big stage is unfamiliar terri-
tory for improv groups, who
usually excel in smaller areas
that are more friendly towards
audience interaction.
As they do before all shows,
a quick warm up before the
show helped the team alle-
viate their nerves. Despite
their best efforts, Improv
was not set up to succeed as
they usually are. The tal-
ent was the same, but hav-
ing to use microphones
and being distant for the
audience lead to what Noa
called a less than stellar per-
formance. The group also ran
out of time and were unable
to perform their last activity.
The setting was more condu-
cive for stand up comedy; and
while comparisons can be
made between the two forms
of entertainment, they are dif-
ferent in many respects. Noa
said that the show wasn’t nec-
essarily bad, but it happened
to be sandwiched in between
two good ones.
Fortunately for Improv,
like a junior in the last week
of their semester abroad
program, they would soon
return home. The Gezon,
which hosts various events
throughout the year, gives
some of its Friday nights to
Improv. Unmistakably, this
is where Improv feels most
PHOTO CREDIT: RYAN KELLY
comfortable. Feelings may
have been varied by the audi-
ence, but last Saturday’s show
was one that gave great con-
fidence to Noa and the whole
Improv team.
What will the rest of
the year for Improv
look like?
“[The Gezon] feels like
home for us, it’s the best
place for improv,” said Noa.
“Everyone is so close and
right there. We didn’t have
any microphones so we had
complete physical freedom.
Even though we were miss-
ing some of our core play-
ers, we still had a really good
show. If we had the whole
team it would have been that
much better of a show. I think
the show on Saturday gave
a lot of hope to the team for
what the rest of the year can
look like.”
What will the rest of the
year for Improv look like? The
hope of Noa is that it will be
looked at through your eyes.
So the question of whether
or not you are a part of im-
prov is really a question of
whether or not you have an
hour to spare on a Friday
night. By showing up and be-
ing an audience member, you
are a part of the improvisa-
tion. It’s like when the NFL
lets you buy a $200 jersey
with your last name on it. It
doesn’t make you the starting
quarterback for the New
England Patriot, but you are
contributing. Now imag-
ine that instead of there
being a seven-billion dol-
lar industry, there are nine
or so people talking to you
from ten feet away. That i
s part of the joy and success of
improv: intimacy.
The motto for the Improv
team is, “We Have Fun.” Its
written on the back of their
matching t-shirts as well as
their faces.
There is a chance that you
don’t like fun, or maybe your
version of fun is not the one
that the members of improv
display. What you can always
count on is that the team will
never stop having their version
of fun, and will always look to
attract yours.

Joyce Manor releases “Cody”
BY GRANT STILES
Staff Writer
In 2014, Joyce Manor released
“Never Hungover Again,” a
ten-song burst of pop-punk that
served as a big leap for a band
with roots in emo and punk.
Now with 2016’s “Cody,” the
band isn’t turning back. After
creating an instant classic like
“Hungover,” Joyce Manor could
have easily overindulged and
created a big budget studio mess.
“Cody,” however, is a straightfor-
ward, tightly-wound rock record
that revels in post-adolescent
soul searching.
“With “Cody,” Joyce
Manor has created its
own world of
honest rock.”
On its last album, Joyce Manor
concocted a 19-minute master-
piece. “Hungover” is intensely
melodic. It’s an album that’s
meant to be played over and over
again. “Cody” takes all of the
melody and gives it a more ma-
ture feel. The songs are longer and
more varied, as well as having
more of an indie rock influence.
In its new direction, the band
shifts away from pop-punk and
grows up, a decision certain to
annoy some of its hardcore fans.
Like “Hungover,” “Cody” de-
mands multiple listens. It starts
with silliness in the opener “Fake
I.D.” The fun single has a refer-
ence to Kanye West in the first
few lines. By the song’s end,
h o w e v e r, f r o n t m a n B a r r y
Johnson references the death of
a close friend. The band launches
the listener into silliness then
swings around and hits them with
sadness. This cycle ebbs and flows
throughout the entire album.
“Growing up is hard,
but Joyce Manor
might just get you
through it.”
O n “ Ei g ht e e n ,” Joh n s o n
si ng s, “At eig htee n, l i fe’s a
sad dream, then you wake up,
things are different for you.”
Barry Johnson is the lead singer of Joyce Mannor.
Johnson’s lyrics ref lect the
pain of adolescence and the
uncertainty of transitioning
into adulthood. He’s nostalgic
for his younger days, but he
knows he never really can go
back. Throughout “Cody,”
Johnson realizes the trap of
nostalgia and wrestles with
actually moving forward.
O n t he song “St a i r s”
Johnson delivers the line,
“Yeah, I’m twenty-six and I
still live with my parents. Oh,
I can’t do laundry, Christ, I
can’t do dishes.” This track,
one of the band’s longest ever,
gives the listener the best sense
of the themes of the album.
Later in the song, Johnson
sings selfishly about a lover,
“And I wish that I could hide
you, Some place no one could
hurt you, Where nobody could
change you.” He seems to be
pleading for his love to re-
main untainted by the
world, by adults.
However, Johnson knows
that once you take a bite of the
apple, there’s no going back.
No matter how much a person
wants to extend their adoles-
cence, it always proves impos-
sible. The past is confined only
to memory.
“Cody,” however, is
a straightforward,
tightly-wound rock
record that revels in
post-adolescent
soul searching.”
The wonderfully melodic
single “Last You Heard of Me”
swells with expressive guitars,
reminding us of the band’s
pop-punk mastery. The song
is nearly perfect: it gets in,
doe s it s job a nd ge t s out
with haste. Tinges of bands
like Jawbreaker, Guided By
Voices and Summer Vacation
all come through on “Cody,”
but with this album Joyce
Manor has solidif ied itself
as its own thing. The band
isn’t pop-punk or punk or
emo. Wit h “Cody,” Joyce
Manor has created its own
world of honest rock.
Growing up is hard, but
Joyce Manor might just get you
through it.
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A&E EDITOR l Brandon Schreur l B J S 43@ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u
E n t e rta i n m e n t
“Corpse Bride” is Tim Burton’s second outing in the stop-motion genre.
Halloween
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THE CONJURING - Arguably
this generation’s Wes Craven
(creator of “A Nightmare on Elm
Street” and “Scream”), James
Wan (“Saw,” “Insidious”) is one
of the most prominent directors in
the horror genre today. And “The
Conjuring,” a film about para-
normal experts trying to rid one
family’s farmhouse of evil spirits
that may be lurking there, might
just be Wan’s masterpiece. With
the ability to combine realistic
scares with a strong presence of
filmmaking craftsmanship, “The
Conjuring” passes the point of
solely being a great horror film
to being a great film in general.
CORPSE BRIDE - While most
people think of “The Nightmare
Before Christmas” when men-
tioning Tim Burton and stop-mo-
tion in the same sentence, “Corpse
Bride” (2005), his second outing
in the genre, may be an even bet-
ter film. Featuring several origi-
nal songs from Danny Elfman,
“Corpse Bride” tells of a young
groom who is brought into the
land of the dead after he ac-
Calvin CFAC recieves indie pop duo Tegan and Sara
BY JORDAN PETERSEN
Staff Writer
Canadian indie pop singing
duo Tegan and Sara performed
in the CFAC on Oct. 19 in the
second stop of the second leg of
their “Love You to Death” tour.
Nashville-based rock artist
Torres began the night with a
brief yet intense set. Front woman
Mackenzie Scott had a com-
manding persona from stage,
maintaining an almost trance-
like focus as the band ripped
through material off of its 2015
album “Sprinter.”
The intensity created by Torres
was a bit incongruous for the
overt pop set that Tegan and Sara
performed, but as Le Tigre’s “I’m
So Excited” blasted over the PA to
welcome the twin sister duo to the
stage, the mood shifted swiftly.
Tegan and Sara’s set leaned
heavily on their previous two
albums, 2013’s “Hearthrob” and
this year’s “Love You To Death.”
These two albums marked a new
era in Tegan and Sara’s music,
as they shed their indie-rock
sound for a more pop-sheen. This
change was apparent in their live
setup, as the stage featured a
heavy use of lighting and produc-
tion typical of most pop shows.
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cidentally marries a previously
deceased bride.
IT FOLLOWS - Some horror mov-
ies feel the need to create giant
CGI monsters in order to scare
their audience. “It Follows” relies
only on the simple tactic of a
character walking. After be-
ing infected with the disease,
a supernatural force that ap-
pears human simply walks to-
wards you. It doesn’t move very
fast, but it’ll never stop walking,
and you will suffer a terrible death
should the creature touch you.
For being such a simple concept,
“It Follows” is a creative and
satisfyingly scary film that is a
huge step forward for the indie
horror genre.
PA R A N O R M A N - From t he
makers of “Coraline,” “The
Boxtrolls” and most recently
“Kubo and the Two Strings,”
“ParaNorman” is Laika Studio’s
most impressive to date. Also
filmed in the stop-motion for-
mat, the film tells the heroic
story of Norman, a boy who can
see and talk to ghosts in his day
to day life, and his quest to save
the town from an ancient and evil
threat that’s been awakened.
Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara performed in the CFAC.
Tegan and Sara talked between
almost every song; this took the
form of telling stories about the
songs or even riffing off of the
crowd. It was this casual and
down-to-earth aura about the
show that allowed the duo to per-
form some of their older material
in a way that transitioned seam-
lessly from the rest of the show’s
pop aesthetic.
The night was well received
for the 700-person audience in
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TRICK ‘R TREAT - Not so much as
scary as it is Halloween-eccentric,
“Trick ’r Treat” tells four overlap-
ping stories that take place on
Halloween night. Fascinating in
both its world building and its
unexpected twist, “Trick ’r Treat”
has a strong “Twilight Zone”
vibe that creates one of the most
re-watchable Ha l loween-
fashioned films to date, and it
is also an incredible directo-
rial debut for Michael Doughtrey
(writer of “X-Men 2”).
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHAD-
OWS - Filmed entirely in moc-
kumentary style (think “The
Office”), “What We Do in the
Shadows” depicts the day to
day lives of three 500 year old
va mpi res. Feat u r i ng st rong
comedic perfor mances f rom
Jermaine Clement and Jonny
Brugh, the audience sees the vam-
pires argue about house chores,
get in fights with werewolves
and attempt to lure in victims
who will politely let them suck
their blood. Hilarious in nature,
creative in style and entertaining
throughout, “What We Do in
the Shadows” is one of the fun-
nier films to come out in the past
couple of years.
PHOTO COURTESY HAILEY JANSSON
the CFAC, evidenced by the
uproarious applause between
each song. The show did not sell
out, but given Tegan and Sara’s
prominence within the LGBT+
community, their performance
reached an audience at Calvin
that we don’t speak about too of-
ten at our shows. The heightened
importance of the show could be
felt in the audience’s reactions
and made for a rich and reward-
ing night for all in attendance.
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Ministry
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All students are welcome to
attend the workshop meetings,
which focus on tackling big
questions such as “why pray?”
“It’s almost like a group
catechism,” said Biggs. “When
someone asks you a question
about your faithW, and you’re
challenged to think about it […]
you have to think about how you
would teach it to someone else.
And the purpose of the work-
shops is to prepare the teaching
for next week, and so it’s putting
students in this position of input
that can be very effective in grow-
ing our own faith. We can learn a
lot from each other! ”
The workshop meetings are
typically loosely structured and
conversational; student leaders
pray in advance about topics for
the week, relying on the Holy
Spirit to bring up what needs to
be discussed. The workshops
also allow students to learn by
drawing on multiple people’s
testimonies. Together, students
ask, “How is God speaking to
us, now?”
A unique aspect of the teach-
ing prayer ministry is that it is
entirely run by student lead-
ers. Students Becky Baar and
Hannah Biggs meet periodi-
cally with Chaplain Mary Hulst
for additional wisdom, insight
and accountability concerning
the teaching.
“I think it’s really powerful
with student leaders, to realize
God trusts you and calls you
to be a part of the Church right
where you are,” says Biggs.
Every other week the student
leaders present the teaching they
Looking at local churches: Thornapple Covenant Church
BY KATHRYN MAE POST
Religion Editor
One consistent character-
istic of Thornapple Covenant
C hu rch i s i nte nt iona l,
skillfully-led worship. Located
about ten minutes from Calvin
in Cascade Township, this
community of believers draws
PHOTO COURTESY PEXELS.COM
had developed in the workshop
time. After opening in prayer
and presenting the teaching,
students are invited to put the
teaching into practice. Biggs
explained that practicing what is
taught is one of the most impor-
tant things the teaching prayer
ministry is doing. “[Prayer] is
a muscle you exercise and can
discipline yourself in exercising.
The more we direct our thought
to God in everything…the more
natural it becomes.”
The ministry also encour-
ages students to consistently set
aside time to spend with God.
“It can be a breath of fresh air
when you’ve said ‘I’m going to go
to this thing on Tuesday night,
and I’m not gonna do home-
work, nobody’s gonna interrupt
me, and I know I have that time
with God. Even that step of
intentionality I think, if you give
God even one small thing, God
multiplies it.”
Students have already seen
God take and multiply what
they have poured into the
teaching prayer ministry. They
are not a ministry that exists to
compete with other ministries:
“We exist because we long to
grow in deeper relationship with
God and to see our friends and
brothers and sisters in Christ
grow too. Prayer, and space to
attend to it, is essential to that
growth. We don’t have it all fig-
ured out, but know we can ap-
proach God boldly with our ques-
tions and our doubts. Healthy
lives of prayer and patterns of
relationship with God are nec-
essary on a campus equipping
people for work in the kingdom.”
For more information about the
ministry, contact Hannah Biggs
at hlb25@students.calvin.edu.
PHOTO BY HAILERY JANSON
30 to 40 Calvin students each
week. Students can choose to
attend one of two Sunday ser-
vices: a contemporary service
at 9 a.m. and a blended worship
service at 10 a.m. Services typi-
cally last one hour.
Andrew Twining, a senior
engineering major at Calvin,
likes to attend the contemporary
service each week. One of his
RELIGION EDITOR l Kathryn Post l k m p 3 8 @ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u
History colloquium integrates business and religion
BY MATT LEISTRA
Staff Writer
At the history colloquium
on Business and Religion
on Wednesday, Oct. 19,
Gloege spoke about his book
“Guaranteed Pure,” which
highlights the oft-missed
connection between capi-
talism and conser vative
fundamentalism.
Conservative fundamental-
ism, a traditional approach
to Christianity, is often
considered to be at odds with
modern ideologies about same-
sex marriage and Darwinian
evolution. Ironically, accord-
ing to Timothy Gloege of
the Calvin history department,
the fundamentalist move-
ment used one of the greatest
innovations of the modern
era, free-market capitalism,
to thrust their cause into
the mainstream.
According to Gloege, in
order to understand how
these antithetical movements
are connected, one needs to
look no farther than Henry
Parsons Crowell, a chairman
of the board of trustees of
Moody Bible Institute (MBI)
in Chicago and founder of the
Quaker Oats Company.
Though no movement is a
monolith, Gloege argues that
MBI can serve as a proxy for
the evangelical movement: it
is “a virtual Vatican of fun-
damentalism.” However,
this was not always the case.
Until Crowell came to power,
MBI was run like a mom-and-
favorite aspects of Thornapple
is the worship: “The church’s
worship teams are very skilled
and like to incorporate a lot of
different styles or arrangements
that keep the music instrumen-
tally interesting. They also like
to use hymns and a choir.”
Twining said he appreciates the
high level of musicianship and
thoughtful song selection at
Thornapple, as well as the “sing-
able selections and keys and
effective incorporation and teach-
ing of new songs.”
According to the church
website, a central goal of
Thornapple’s worship is “to cre-
ate a worship environment that
reaches into the spiritual depth
of the past while embracing the
new expressions of the present.”
In addition to intentional
worship, Thornapple priori-
tizes God’s Word. According
to Twining, “Thornapple plac-
es a lot of emphasis on good
scripture reading and the im-
portance of giving scripture its
own time.” Thornapple’s at-
pop shop; Crowell “transformed
[...] it into a modern corporation.”
Crowell had his headquar-
ters, but he needed a way to dis-
seminate his theology. His cen-
tral beliefs included that a per-
sonal relationship with Christ
was paramount to the Christian
faith, and that script ural
interpretation must be done
through a dispensational lense
(in other words, that certain
passages of scripture only
apply to certain periods of time).
“The Fundamentals” would be
his pipeline.
While the publication was
started as a periodical by Lyman
Stewart, an oil magnate who was
no friend of John D. Rockefeller,
Crowell had a different vision.
He wanted “The Fundamentals”
to be seen as “as a reference work
to be studied.” This would be the
“clearinghouse for Moody theol-
ogy” he had always wanted.
The problem was that a de-
nominational signature was seen
as prerequisite to being orthodox,
and Crowell wanted to avoid de-
nominational interests. The only
way to solve his problem was to
avoid the denominations, which
required democratic capitalism
to effectively accomplish. Gloege
provided a side-by-side compari-
son of the businesses practices
Crowell used at The Quaker
Oats Company and at “The
Fundamentals” to show how
each organization accomplished
the same goal.
There are five stages goods go
through in the capitalist system.
First there are raw materials, and
these materials are processed by
manufacturers who then sell the
PHOTO BY ESTHER RYOU
tention to Scripture is char-
acteristic of the Evangelical
Covenant Church, which is the
denomination that Thornapple
belongs to. Other key aspects
of Thornapple’s worship include
corporate prayer, time of confes-
sion, the Lord’s supper, words of
assurance and dedication.
Sermons at Thornapple are
biblically founded and often
include engaging anecdotes.
Twining said that “Pastor
Rob [...] often gets very passion-
ate and excited about the love
of Christ and the need for the
message.” Messages are also
influenced by the church’s main
mission, which is to create
disciples who love God,
grow in grace together, and
serve sacrificially.
Thornapple reaches out to
students by offering weekly rides
and multiple student events.
There are many ways to get in-
volved, including small groups,
a youth ministry, bible study
and volunteer opportunities.
While there are many ways
products in large quantities to
wholesalers. Wholesalers sell the
products in smaller quantities to
individual retailers, who provide
them for their local customers.
As the head of the Quaker Oats,
Crowell bypassed wholesalers
and advertised directly to the
local customers. These custom-
ers demanded their individual
retailers stock Quaker Oats, who
in turn demanded Quaker Oats
from their wholesalers. The sys-
tem was turned upside-down.
Crowell used this same strat-
egy to avoid the denominational
headache “The Fundamentals”
was experiencing. In this situ-
ation, the wholesalers are the
corporate denominations, and
the individual retailers are the
churches or parishes. Crowell
sold his publication directly to
the parishioners, who internal-
ized its teachings and demanded
that type of orthodoxy from their
churches, who demanded it from
their denominational leaders.
This play succeeded and
Crowell accomplished his goal of
“uniting these conservatives to-
gether across and within denomi-
nations against the influence of
modernist theology” promoted
by the liberal Protestants. Liberal
Protestantism was seen as anti-
orthodox because of its desire to
integrate modern scientific ad-
vances into their religious beliefs.
Crowell succeeded in spread-
ing his “pure” form of religion
to a national audience and was
instrumental in giving birth to
a conservative fundamentalist
movement that is still politically
active, and immensely influen-
tial, to this day.
CORRECTION
Chimes wishes to correct a
mistake in last week’s article
“Looking at local churches:
Encounter Church.” The ar-
ticle read, “Enounter does
not belong to a particu-
lar denomination.” This is
incorrect; Encounter is a
church plant of the Christian
Reformed Church and is
pa r t of t he C h r ist ia n
Reformed denomination.
to get plugged in, Twining
said that you need to be
deliberate about becoming
involved. “I have found if you
don’t seek out opportunities
in the church it is hard to get
very connected. That might be
the biggest downfall for
the community.”
Though it takes inten-
tionality to become involved
at Thornapple, the com-
munity there is another of
Twining’s favorite aspects. He
said that there are about 200
people who attend Thornapple
on a weekly basis. Most of
the congregation is com-
posed of families of various
ages. He said that the
congregants are “very thought-
ful in their worldview and care
of others.”
Overall, Twining recom-
mends Thornapple Covenant
Church to his fellow Calvin
students because the church
“cares a lot about people, for-
mative worship and loving one
another in good community.”
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Fall sports wrap up as teams look to championships National Headlines:

BY MARK PELESS
Online Editor
While some students are pre-
paring for midterms and scram-
bling to find their perfect spring
schedule, others are preparing in
different ways.
There are athletes at Calvin
who are still in a celebratory
mood after securing conference
championships. Many of those
same athletes are now looking
for even greater success in tour-
naments and the chance to win a
national title.
The men’s soccer team deci-
mated Alma College 5-0 this
past Saturday, giving them the
title of 2016 MIAA Conference
Champions. This is nothing
new for a program that won the
championship the previous nine
seasons as well.
The 2016 team is not the 2015
team; and the 2015 is not the
2010 team. Each year brings
forth a new squad with differ-
ent key players. The man at the
helm, fifth year head coach Ryan
Souders, attributed the program’s
decade-long success to the charac-
ter and motivation of its athletes.
“I think it speaks to institu-
tional excellence and to many
wond e r f u l you n g me n who
have been a part of this cham-
pionship run and have chosen
to come to Calvin for the right
reasons,” said Souders. “Faith
reasons, academic reasons and
the chance to play high level
soccer at a wonderf ul liberal
arts institution.”
On Tuesday, af ter already
clinching the title, the men’s
soccer team traveled to Albion
College and won 4-1. The team’s
record stands at 15-2 overall,
with a 12-1 record in conference
(their only loss a close 1-0 defeat
against Adrian College). Their
last regular season game is this
Saturday, Oct. 29, versus Trine
University. The game begins at
2:30 on Zuidema Field, behind
the field house and next to KHvR.
They begin the MI A A
Tour nament next T hursday,
Nov. 3. Their opponent is yet to
be determined.
The women’s soccer team is
in a battle right now for a place
in the MIAA Tournament. Most
recently the 9- 4-1 (in confer-
ence) Knights defeated Alma
2-1 in a cold and wet overtime
thriller. Calvin sits third in the
MIAA behind Hope College and
Kalamazoo College.
T he women’s soccer team
squares up against Olivet College
this Saturday at home at noon be-
fore finishing their regular season
next Monday versus rival Hope.
These late season games often
have tournament implications,
and head coach Mark Recker
said that the team is excited to
participate in them.
The women’s volleyball team
has their fate in their own hands.
Incredibly, the team has yet to
lose a single match this season.
In the middle of the undefeated
season the Knights have enjoyed
14 straight conference victories.
Their most recent win, a shutout
of Alma, gave them at least a
share of the MIAA title.
The title of co-champion would
be given to Calvin and Hope (12-
2 in conference) if the Knights
lost their last two matches and
Hope won their last two matches.
To achieve this scenario, Hope
would have to win the first of their
last two games against Calvin.
The two rivals play this Friday at
6:30 in the Hoogenboom.
“It is a great honor for the team
to earn a share of the MIAA
title,” said head coach Amber
Warners. “This group has worked
very hard this season, and they
are deserving of this honor. With
that being said, we still have a lot
of things we want to accomplish,
but this is a key step.”
The men’s and women’s cross
countr y teams are also look-
ing ahead towards post-season
events. The 17th ranked men’s
team next competes in the MIAA
Championships this Saturday,
Oct. 29, which will be hosted
by Albion.
The women’s cross country
team will join the men’s team this
Saturday. The women’s team is
ranked ninth nationally, and head
coach Brian Diemer anticipates
continual upward mobility.
“Our women’s team is pro-
gressing nicely and I like where
we are headed,” said Diemer.
“The exciting thing is that we
still have much room to improve
and this team is excited about
the opportunity to keep pushing
forward and upward.”
PHOTO COURTESY CALVINKNIGHTS.COM
Week of October 24
(as of 10/26)
Josh Brown
In yet another embarrassing
mishandling by the NFL,
the New York Giants ini-
tially suspended kicker Josh
Brown after his involvement
in a domestic abuse arrest
in May, 2015. The Giants
said they were “misguided”
and was released this
past Tuesday.
World Series
The Chicago Cubs and
Cleveland Indians began
the 112 World Series this
past Tuesday. The Cubs got
back phenom power hitter
Kyle Schwarber, though
the Indians took the first
game 6-0.v
NBA
Six teams kicked off the
NBA this past Tuesday,
and most of the rest of the
league began their seasons
on Wednesday. Champion-
ship contender Golden State
Warriors lost to the San
Antonio Spurs by 29 point
in former MVP Kevin Du-
rant’s Warriors debut.

Men’s swim team wins four relays

BY PURUN YEO
Sports Editor
On October 21, 2016, Friday,
the Knights men’s swimming and
diving team won four different
events at the MIAA relay held at
Holland, Michigan.
The Knights began by win-
ning the 200-yard medley relay,
with a record of 1:35.21. Calvin’s
team that competed in this relay
consisted of sophomore Ben
Holstege, senior Eli Holstege,
senior Brett Stoughton and sopho-
more Jared Britton.
With a record of 1:51.56, the
Knights secured first place in
the 200-yard breast relay. This
time the team consisted of first-
year student Fear Churchwell,
Eli Holstege, first-year student
Sam Holstege and sophomore
Jacob Lensing.
Calvin took first place in yet
another event, this time in the
3x500-yard medley relay, with
a record of 15:15.81. The win-
ning team consisted of Fear
Churchwell, first-year student
Brian Goins and sophomore
Nathan Olberding.
“Long-term goals
would include attain-
ing a 4th consecutive
conference champion-
ship, along with
bringing a team to
nationals.”
Finally, Calvin finished first in
the 400-yard medley relay with a
time of 3:43.29. The final team
consisted of Ben Holstege, junior
Skyler Fish, Fear Churchwell and
Brett Stoughton.
Chimes sat down with Ben
Hol s tege, a f r e sh m a n f r om
Keswick, Virginia.
Q: How do you feel after win-
ning four different relays? Are
you proud of your performance,
or do you think the team could
have done better?
A: Winning four relays was
an accomplishment. This was
the first meet of the year, and
you never know how the new
team will compete together. All
in all, it was a great success, both
MAKE A LIVING
on the men and women’s side. If we
had reorganized some of our relays AND CHANGE
THE WORLD!
we could have certainly won
more than the four, but winning
wa s n’t wh a t t h i s me e t wa s
about—it was in fact an unscored
meet—it was about shaking off
the rust and getting in the com-
petition mindset for the rest of Discover how master’s programs in GVSU’s College of
the season. Community and Public Service can help you gain the
Q: What goals do you have,
short-term and long-term? management, leadership, critical thinking, and problem
A: Short-term goals would be solving skills you need to make a rewarding career and
to continue to move the team
a better world.
forward, meet by meet, toward
invite. That means focusing in We invite inquiries and applications from Calvin students
practice and giving the right type
of effort in meets. Long-term in any major who are eager to be challenged by our
goals would include attaining a practice-oriented faculty and to learn through quality
4th consecutive conference cham- engagements with our community partners. With full-
pionship, along with bringing a
team to nationals that is prepared or part-time options in downtown Grand Rapids, your
to compete with some of the big- graduate education may be closer than you thought.
ger name teams out there like
Kenyon and Dennison. We offer master’s degrees in public administration (M.P.A.),
Q: How did you start swim- health administration (M.H.A.), social work (M.S.W.), criminal
ming?
A: I star ted swimming on justice (M.S.), and philanthropy and nonprofit leadership (M.P.N.L.)
a swim team at age 5 because with various areas of specialization, including:
my parents wanted me to learn Criminal justice
how to swim, and the local swim
team was the most economical Health administration
way to do that. Then, at one of Hospital administration
our meets as kids, a coach saw Eli Long-term care administration
swimming and was impressed.
He talked to my mom about
Nonprofit healthcare
signing him up for year round Nonprofit leadership: community impact
competition, and I got dragged Nonprofit leadership: mission advancement
along. The rest is history! Public management
Q: How do you feel about the
upcoming meet at Olivet this Social work: advanced generalist
Saturday? Worried? Confident? Urban/regional policy and planning
A: I’m very confident about
the Olivet meet, both individually
and team wise. We are a much Contact Associate Dean Dr. Mark Hoffman
stronger team, and it should be at hoffmanm@gvsu.edu for a discussion about career
another great opportunity to get objectives and degree options.
some fast swims in and continue
our growth as a new team.
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Campus Safety Report

The campus safety department took a report of a larceny of a bicycle
from the bike rack on the west side of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Com-
plex. The black racing bicycle was locked at the time it was stolen
and had been registered with the campus safety department. The bike
was stolen sometime over a nine-day period between Oct. 8 and
Oct. 17.
Reported 10/17/2016

While investigating a possible graffiti incidents, a campus safety

employee made contact with a student in the Calvin Crossing. The
officer noticed the student smelled of intoxicants and asked them if
they had been drinking. The student admitted to consuming alcohol.
A breath test was administered and the results of the test were for-
warded to the student conduct office for follow-up action.
Reported 10/23/2016

from the pages of

Never Out of Nothing

Rae Gernant (2015)

the coffee stains on my mug are as abstract and

thought-provoking as i want them to be; and today
they’re just more work for the girl behind the counter
with an inaudible voice who was hired to make no
echoes on the dark, wooden floor.

ask me again at the end about the cloud i just

showed you—just don’t ask with your voice—be-
cause we’re all in a rush. second guess it all and seal
your lips before explicit conversation can interfere
with the mainstream, alternative scene. i’ll give it to
you echoless:

the real cloud of thoughts remains on the horizon in-

between pale blue and brake-light red. so sink into
the purple atmosphere of the tri-tone sea painted by
the artists of extemporaneous songs that are written
for the purpose of the vibe. for the purpose of your
cloud. it’s all for the purpose of your cloud.

i’ll probably end up thinking about this longer; yet, i

guess i’ll never know, because your cloud’s under a
sheet in a locked, bronze birdcage just like the other
seven billion. and the bird-keeper never repeats the
songs and wing-flutters he hears behind the sheets.
instead, he says, “ask me again at the end.”

it’s never out of nothing, because in the echoless

world, all we can do is echo. So curl your toes into
something warmer and let the raindrops pour from
your cloud. make your one hundred and forty char-
acter auto-biography for the day. our echoless non-
noises—(ex)changed from one cloud to another.

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The Bride’s man problem Keep calm, “God’s in His Heaven”

In general, conservatives tend homophobia and all the other
of old widows? The imbalance BY AARON POTTER to have a longing for the “good awful things have been wholly
BY BENJAMIN FEIKEMA exists across all ages. A minor- Staff Writer old days,” which is perfectly fine expunged. This seems a depress-
Guest Writer ity of people, including Rev. Pyle if balanced with a realistic un- ing view of the future, but it does
himself, have speculated that the “It was the best of times, it derstanding of the world. The stop us from staking all our hope
I plopped down next to a cou- church has always been this way was the worst of times.” Most problem occurs when we be- on an earthly future that will
ple of friends at LOFT in the back (although I haven’t seen any sup- of us, even if we have not read come convinced that the “good never be fully realized and in the
row of chairs before the sound port of this). And when I say gen- Charles Dickens’ A Tale of old days” were so idyllic and meantime despairing at how ter-
booth and got my favorite van- der imbalance, I don’t just mean Two Cities, are familiar with now everything is just headed to rible things are.
tage point of the chapel. Out of 55/45 (like Calvin), I mean 60/40 these very famous opening hell in a handbasket and it’s the Whether liberal or conserva-
curiosity and to pass the time, I or even 80/20. Count up a row lines. However, most of us do worst it has ever been. There is tive, everyone recently (and al-
counted the row of chairs in front next time at LOFT or a church not know the rest of the line. definitely an underlying sense of ways) seems to think that these
of me. Seventeen people. Three you attend and see for yourself. Dickens goes on to list nu- this in much of the political rhet- are the worst of times and that
men, fourteen women. “Huh, I would wager that even Calvin’s merous opposites that define oric out there today. However, this next election makes all
must be a girls’ floor or some- imbalance is symptomatic of the the period such as wisdom this is just demonstratively not the difference and will save or
thing,” I thought. The row that broader trend. and foolishness, Light and true. We are not currently fight- doom the world, depending on
I sat in: four men, six women. This split that I see at Calvin Darkness, hope and despair, ing a bloody civil war or full- who wins. But this is neither
Better. The row to my right: four and every church I’ve been a part and then ends by saying “in blown world war. We are not the best of times nor the worst.
men, eleven women. A fluke? A of bothers me. If spirituality is in- short, the period was so far subject to the Great Depression, It is just our times. It is also the
row across from me I estimated herently feminine, or if religion like the present period, that rationing or an immediate threat time of “already but not yet” in
two men and ten women. is more appealing to women, as some of its noisiest authorities of nuclear war. Slavery has regards to the Kingdom of God.
I wasn’t aware of how sig- some propose, then why doesn’t insisted on its being received, been abolished and women and As Christians, we are assured
nificant the gender imbalance Islam, Judaism, Or thodox for good or for evil, in the su- people of color are at least tech- that everything will ultimately
in the church was until a few Christianity or until more re- perlative degree of comparison nically considered full citizens be okay, but we have work to
weeks ago when a favorite blog cently, the Catholic Church, only.” In other words, people with full and equal rights. As do now. “God’s in his Heaven/
of mine brought it up, citing have this problem? Why doesn’t are always wanting to make I once heard a professor say, All’s right with the world!” writes
statistics and history that indi- the church appeal to or reach out out their own time period as “The good old days are most- Robert Browning. This is clearly
cated the imbalance is pervasive to those who typically have the either the best or the worst. ly just old,” and things are hyperbole, for all is most cer-
throughout Christianity and has most power and authority in fam- Currently, according to most far from the worst they have tainly not right with the world,
been for quite some time. That’s ily and society? of the voices one hears in poli- ever been. but I like the sentiment because
what prompted the demographic After some pondering, Nate tics and media, we are living On the other end of the spec- it reminds me not to worry too
inquiry at LOFT, and naturally, admitted, “Yeah, my church is in what Dickens’ called “the trum, liberals generally have much because God is in his heav-
it was the main thing on my mostly women.” He didn’t think winter of despair.” If you think a longing for a utopian future, en and knows what he is doing.
mind when I attended the “Man his church did anything specific about it, this claim is a sensible which again is great if balanced Whether you idealize the future
Enough” seminar some weeks to address it, and he said there one for them to make. Fear with a realistic outlook. The or the past, both are a mixed bag
ago. (An aside, many thanks to wasn’t much for the church to and despair sell newspapers problem with utopias, though, or good and bad and God is in
Reverend Nate Pyle for a chal- do. He said something to the and acquire votes because they is that they do not exist. Utopia, control regardless of the out-
lenging, informative talk, thanks effect of ‘we should go out and make stories and opinions ap- which we usually use to mean come of the election. So vote for
to the Sexuality Series for host- interact with men in such a pealing and relevant, whether “good place,” is actually Greek whomever you think is best for
ing him, and thank you to all the way that inspires them to get one is afraid of immigrants for “no place” if translated lit- the country, but do not fall into
men and women that showed up. involved in a church.’ Sure, but and Muslims or in despair erally. Though things can, do the trap of thinking that this is
Men appeared to be in the major- that seems like a cop-out for concerning the so-called “bas- and have gotten better, they also the worst of times and the future
ity!) When the room was opened the church as an organization. I ket of deplorables.” No wonder get worse and nothing is ever depends on you or your candi-
to questions at the end, I had to was disappointed. everyone in our culture seems perfect. Any serious Calvinist date. That is arrogant and also
ask Pastor Nate, “Do you see this Maybe I don’t have a right so negative and this election ought to have enough respect terrifying. Instead, work hard to
gender divide in your church? If to be disappointed; it’s hard to season seems like the end of for total depravity to see that on do what is right, give thanks that
so, what have you done about it?” point to one specific problem or the world. Negativity sells this side of heaven, we are never things are far better than they
The gender imbalance is hardly guaranteed solution. Some move- and the end of time matters to going to achieve some sort of could be, and then trust God
a new phenomenon. Depending ments in the church to address people. The trouble is, these Star Trek-like utopian society in to handle the rest. In summary,
on your source, church pews and this issue have been met with are not the worst of times. which crime, racism, sexism, keep calm. God’s got this.
rosters have been predominantly varied success (see: Muscular
filled with women for 400 to 1000
years. And these disputes are
more often concerned with the re-
Christianity), but it seems un-
likely that any single tweak can
change a cemented trend. I fear
Please think of the library workers
liability of records than when the that if the trend continues, the Exam time is the busiest time situation. Those students are
split began. Even in early Puritan church will spiral into irrelevance BY LEA WASSINK of the semester in the library. already required to work a cer-
colonies where the balance of the and powerlessness. While a deep- Guest Writer It is so busy that student staff- tain amount of hours on Friday
general population favored men 3 er discussion of the issue would ing is increased by 50% on the evenings and Saturdays through-
to 2, most church attendees were include ideas to change the tide, I was perturbed when I real- weekends to adjust for the in- out the semester, and a certain
still women. One recent survey maybe the one we can all start on ized that Student Senate mem- creased workload. The library amount during exam week. They
by Pew Research Center stated now is actually what Nate sug- bers were going around cam- is also open extra hours already are also students just like the rest
that 25 percent more women at- gested. Let us persuade men to pus the two past weeks get- the two weeks before exam week of the student body, trying to bal-
tended church on a weekly basis recognize God’s presence in their ting signatures for a petition and exam week itself to accom- ance work and studying.
than men. Nearly any survey or lives and that God, in fact, de- to open the library the Sunday modate extra studying time for I want the student body to
study on the topic will give the mands men be present and active during exam week. This peti- students. The library opens at realize that when they are ask-
same trend. Think it’s because in the Body and Bride of Christ tion would have a negative ef- the regular 7:30 a.m. time, but ing for the library to be open on
fect on one particular student remains open as late as 2 a.m. a Sunday, they are asking other
The opinions expressed in articles on this page are the opinions of population: the library student during exams. students to give up their Sabbath
the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Chimes, workers. Students like me. I have been a student worker rest or day off. They are asking
Calvin College or the Christian Reformed Church. To give an overview, this is in the library since my first year. for students to work a seventh
how the library is run from a I am now a fifth year senior. In day of the week, unlike in the
PE N N Y F OR YOU R TH OU G HT S? student worker’s perspective. other words, I know the student dining halls (which are open only
The Hekman library is open life but I also know the library six days a week). They are asking
Chimes encourages healthy discussion of issues within from 7:30 a.m. to midnight on life. I enjoy my job, I enjoy help- for other students to give up time
the Calvin community and welcomes opinion pieces from Monday through Thursday, ing people use the library as at their churches and church fam-
all students, staff and faculty. If you would like to submit, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on resource and I enjoy talking to ilies when students need it most,
email your article or your ideas to the section editor and we’ll Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to different people every day. But living away from home (many
help you out. 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. That is my work as a student comes of the student workers in the li-
a total of 89.5 hours per week. first. That is why I am at Calvin brary are international students
The library serves not only in the first place: to study. I am or out of state). And if the library
L E T TE R S TO TH E E D ITO R Calvin College, but also the studying Engineering among would be open on Sundays dur-
Calvin Seminary. It is opened other things; I understand what ing exam time, then the student
Letters should be no longer than 250 words. The editors and closed by student workers it means to study and to have to body is asking if they can make
reserve the right to edit any letters for grammatical accuracy every day, Monday through study hard. In the midst of all an already stressful time of the
or clarity. Saturday. Every time a book is that work, I also happen to take semester even more stressful for
requested, loaned, processed, a Sabbath rest every Sunday. To the student workers. They would
SEND ALL OPINIONS AND LETTERS TO: catalogued, returned or re- be honest, taking that day of rest also be asking students to work
KELSEY POWERS - KMP37@STUDENTS.CALVIN.EDU shelved, that process involves is how I survive. on a Sunday so that they can
VICTOR LYNDE - VEL2@STUDENTS.CALVIN.EDU a student worker, someone When I hear that the library forego the studying spaces they
who is trained to carry out should be opened on Sundays, have been using all semester in
those tasks. If it is not a week- I know that in order for that to favor of the library space that is
POLICIES day between the hours of 9-5, happen there needs to be two already been made widely avail-
when the full time librarians student workers present from the able to them.
All letters and Opinions must include the writer’s name Out of respect for the library
and class year. Unless otherwise specified, names will be are working, the student work- time the library opens to when li-
ers are completely in charge of brary the closes. Those students workers, I ask that students
printed. Chimes does not accept anonymous letters except please prioritize their need for the
under very special circumstances. the library, again a task that would be working, not studying.
they are trained for. If the li- They would need be current em- library to the other six days of the
brary is open, there is at least ployees who are trained for such week and do not open the library
Chimes accepts submissions from all Calvin students, fac- on Sunday during exam week.
ulty and staff. Alumni may also submit letters to the editor. two students workers there a position and have up to date
making its services available knowledge on how the library Or consider opening a space that
to the student body whether is run. They would also need to does not require students to work
The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday for additional hours, particularly
print on Friday. or not anybody is checking be paid, something that is not
out books. easy given the current financial during exam week.
Op-Ed Co-Editors l Kelsey Powers l k m p 37@ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u l Victor Lynde l v e l 2@ s t u d e n t s . c a lv i n . e d u
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