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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

BREAKING: California faces second lockdown in 41 counties due to COVID-19

Empty shelves line the aisles of Stater Bros in La Mirada, California after the second lockdown of the year was announced.
Nonessential businesses and places of worship are shut down once again due to a spike in coronavirus cases.
Ashley Grams and Maria Weyne • November 16, 2020

On Nov. 9, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Four Tier COVID-19 tracking system placed all Southern California counties in the purple tier. The purple tier is the most restrictive level of the system, effectively closing all nonessential businesses. This includes restaurants, movie theaters, places of...

President Corey calls for prayer after student hospitalized in car accident

President Corey calls for prayer after student hospitalized in car accident
The student remains in a coma as of Saturday morning.
Brittany Ung and Austin Green • February 22, 2020

Nathan Lewis, a freshman business administration major, was hospitalized and remains in a coma after suffering head trauma in an accident Friday night, President Barry Corey said in a campus-wide email on Saturday at 11:20 a.m. The collision occurred at the intersection of Figueras Road and San Esteban...