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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

2024 Presidential Election Results

Former president Donald J. Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 presidential election, setting him to take office as the 47th president of the United States.
The 2024 Presidential Election has come to a close with former President Trump taking office again.
Jamileh Lopez, News Editor November 11, 2024

On the morning of Nov. 6, former President Donald J. Trump was announced to have won the 2024 Presidential Election against Vice President Kamala Harris. VOTES  Trump won both the popular vote and the electoral college. He secured 312 electoral college votes while Kamala Harris secured 226.  The...

A Lesson in Unity: Biola’s Approach to Navigating Political Tensions

President Corey Introducing Disagreement Without Drama
Biola’s Department of Housing and Residence Life hosts an event preparing for the impending election.
Sophie Kosted, Freelance Writer November 2, 2024

The polls are in: the American people are torn. As Nov. 5 looms closer, tension and polarization grip the nation and its people, threatening to create an irreparable divide in our country. How should Christians respond to the growing political divide? How do we communicate with people who hold different...

Oct. 4 SGA Senate recap: proposal for Deck the Haven

Student Government Association Staff 2024-2025
The Senate meeting on Oct. 4 presents its first big proposal, Deck the Haven
Jamileh Lopez, News Editor October 8, 2024

An earlier version of this article mentioned that SGA’s budget for the year is $7000. This is an error. SGA’s budget for the semester is $7000. The Chimes regrets this error and is committed to correcting all errors of fact. Readers are urged to notify the staff of such errors as soon as possible.   On...

Vice Presidential Debate 2024 Rundown

Vice Presidential Debate 2024 Rundown
Vice Presidential Candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance debated Tuesday night about various important political issues that affect American voters.
Jamileh Lopez, News Editor October 5, 2024

On Oct. 1, the first and only vice presidential debate before Election Day was held at the CBS broadcast center in New York. The two candidates — Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, representing the Republican Party, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, representing the Democratic Party — answered questions American...

New SGA leaders elected

Jacquline McCauslin and Andrew Ambrose elected new SGA leaders.
The official results from the 2024-25 Student Government Association election.
Natalie Fassnacht and Jamileh Lopez February 14, 2024

SGA announced that after a close race, the 2024-25 SGA president will be Jacqueline McCauslin, a sophomore political science major, alongside Andrew Ambrose, a junior theater major and the next SGA vice president. The two promise transparency between SGA and students, a higher standard for student leaders,...

National divorce: a mediation tool or cause for civil war?

The Democrat and Republican parties face a widening divide.
Will increasing federalism in the U.S. diffuse the effects of conflicting ideologies?
Emma Trueba, Staff Writer March 27, 2023

As 2024 presidential election candidates ramp up their campaign efforts, the United States’ bipartisan political climate intensifies. Controversial legislation disputes, among a host of national conversations, leave Americans considering how to harmoniously cohabitate the nation — and politicians...

Politics Rundown: Thousands storm Brazil’s capital buildings

Protestors, many clad in the yellow soccer jerseys of Brazil's national team, descend on the nation's capital.
Biden travels to Mexico for a summit and Republicans elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2023

Thousands of protestors stormed government buildings in Brasilia, Brazil’s capital city, on Sunday, Jan. 8, one week after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered federal authorities to dismantle a tent camp in Brasilia filled with supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The pro-Bolsonaro...

Mail-in voting is the easiest way to cast your ballot

Americans exercise their right to vote on Election Day.
Send in your ballot to participate at the polls.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2022

When the United States entered yet another frenzied election season in the beginning of November, candidates unleashed a flurry of television advertisements, accelerating the frantic campaigning which characterizes this feverish biannual national ritual known as midterm elections.  All campaigning...

Macris and Cantelmi elected SGA president and vice president, Kennedy elected SMU president

Macris and Cantelmi elected SGA president and vice president, Kennedy elected SMU president
The Student Government Association announced election winners for SGA and SMU.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2022

Election results for the Student Government Association president and vice president, Student Missionary Union president and SGA senators were announced today after weeks of campaigning. Biolans voted for their student government representatives from Monday, Feb. 14 to Wednesday, Feb. 16.  SGA ELECTION...

U.S. Census delays may complicate California’s 2022 elections

U.S. Census delays may complicate California’s 2022 elections
Setbacks from the pandemic leave the California Citizens Redistricting Commission scrambling to redraw state political boundaries.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2021

On Feb. 12, the United States Census Bureau announced the delivery of redistricting data to the states has been pushed back to Sept. 30 due to COVD-19 related delays, almost six months later than legal deadlines.  The Census Bureau, delivered every 10 years, will diverge from previous censuses by...

Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for concern

Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for concern
The “listen to science” mantra is not as simple as it sounds.
Thomas Burgess November 13, 2020

With former Vice President Joe Biden projected to win the presidency, he will take office in the middle of a pandemic that has plagued the United States for most of this year. While hope is on the horizon with the promising trials of Pfizer’s vaccine, we still have a long way to go before COVID-19...

President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for relief

President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus plan is cause for relief
With plans to listen to the experts and champion the marginalized, Biden shows his value for human life.
Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor November 13, 2020

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the United States broke another record with over 160,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in one day. This makes the sixth day in a row that the country has broken a record, with daily numbers over 100,000 since last week. This pandemic is not slowing down. With several holidays...