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The Chimes

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The Chimes

China’s president faces backlash over COVID-19 restrictions

Demonstrators criticize Xi Jinping's zero Covid strategy.
U.S. House of Representatives moves to deter rail strikes.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2022

Xi Jinping faces backlash as protesters in China and the U.S. decry Xi's “zero COVID” strategy that he is enforcing in China. This strategy imposes strict restrictions, even going as far as denying entrance to tourists.  The strategy has led to multiple demonstrations that have made their way...

Martha’s Vineyard fiasco highlights flaws in US immigration system

Martha’s Vineyard fiasco highlights flaws in US immigration system
Political stunt raises legal and ethical questions.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief September 22, 2022

On Sept. 14, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged for chartered planes to fly 50 undocumented Venezuelan immigrants and asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard, an island and summer colony off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. DeSantis said he wanted to send the message that Florida is not a sanctuary...

Politics Rundown: Homeless cleared, Biden considers reparations and the US economy

Politics Rundown: Homeless cleared, Biden considers reparations and the US economy
L.A. officials address housing for veterans, while the Biden administration moves toward economic decisions.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor November 1, 2021

On Nov. 1, bulldozers arrived to clear a homeless encampment from the area surrounding the Veterans Affairs campus in Los Angeles County. Officials took action following several months of outreach to roughly 40 veterans living outside the Veterans Affairs campus, according to the Los Angeles Times. The...

Politics Rundown: Private citizens apply to sponsor Afghan refugees

Politics Rundown: Private citizens apply to sponsor Afghan refugees
Biden lays out plan to link refugee families with communities.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2021

The Biden administration unveiled the new Sponsor Circle Program designed to train Americans who apply to sponsor Afghan refugees. Under this plan, the State Department certifies groups of at least five adults after they successfully pass knowledge and background checks, present a refugee welcome plan...

President Biden’s first press conference rundown

President Biden’s first press conference rundown
Joe Biden faces low approval ratings over his approach to gun violence after mass shootings.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2021

On March 25, President Joe Biden detailed his goals involving COVID-19, vaccine distribution and immigration in his first presidential news conference. The conference took place three days after 10 people died in a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, but Biden sidestepped a question addressing his plan...

President Biden’s first week in office shows a shift in policy direction

President Biden’s first week in office shows a shift in policy direction
An overlook at the 33 executive orders signed by the Biden administration since Jan. 20.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2021

After being sworn into office on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden has reversed several Trump-era regulations. These executive actions taken by Biden over his first six days established changes to immigration policies, environmental protections and most recently scrapped a Trump administration policy on the...

Americans should allow Trump to keep making America great again

Americans should allow Trump to keep making America great again
President Donald Trump’s accomplishments throughout his last three years in office should earn him a second term.
Julianne Foster December 6, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Dec. 5, 2019). The phrase “there’s always someone who will hate you” will never be able to justify the rally of people who hate President Donald Trump. Trump’s tense relationship with the media, his inappropriate use of communication through...

The U.S. allows drug cartels to destabilize nations

The U.S. allows drug cartels to destabilize nations
The relationship of drug cartels with law enforcement and locals, as well as America’s economic support of cartels, allows them to maintain power.
Marc Dejager, Staff Writer (Fall 2019) November 18, 2019

There are nearly 100,000 asylum seekers who cross the Southern border of the U.S. every year. While Mexico has experienced recent difficulty in maintaining peace due to violence caused by drug cartels, they are not the only country facing the impacts of drug-related violence.The vast majority of people...

Immigration restriction creates unnecessary difficulties

Immigration restriction creates unnecessary difficulties
After recent immigration reforms enacted by Trump, we need to change the way we discuss immigration.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 20, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Immigration has been a hot topic during Donald Trump's presidency as many of his reforms seek to prevent illegal immigration and tighten the Southern border. This causes Americans to shift their focus toward two types of immigrants:...

Mass immigration destabilizes nations

Mass immigration destabilizes nations
In addressing the massive flow of asylum seekers, the U.S. must focus on stabilizing regions.
Marc DeJager, Staff Writer (Fall 2019) September 20, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). The crisis of refugees arriving at the U.S. southern border cannot be ignored. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, in recent decades the majority of migrants arriving at the southern border were adult men seeking work, but...

Border walls are immoral

Border walls are immoral
Support for the border wall is based on falsehoods about immigrants.
Tom Crisp and Brad Christerson January 28, 2019

Uppated 1/28, 3:07 p.m. This is in response to the Chimes’ opinion article entitled “Building the border wall is not immoral.” In it, the writer makes the claim that President Donald Trump’s proposal of spending $5 billion on a wall on our southern border is not immoral, but rather economically...

Alumna shares her ‘Dreamer’ story

Alumna shares her ‘Dreamer’ story
The sociology department hosted an event showcasing DACA recipients and young immigrants.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) January 24, 2019

On Wednesday, the sociology department joined with Voices of Christian Dreamers, an advocacy group for undocumented immigrants, to bring the stories of “Dreamers,” or undocumented immigrants that came to the United States as children, to Biola. The audience heard from a variety of speakers including...