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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

It is time to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

It is time to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
Why California’s “do as I say, not as I do” governor needs to go.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor March 12, 2021

Lately, the Golden State has been looking a little rusty. With one of the nation’s highest homelessness rates, poor forest management and climate change threatening home safety, not to mention strict COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and curfews, many residents are upset and frustrated with the way Gov....

Governor Gavin Newsom announces regional stay-at-home order

Governor Gavin Newsom announces regional stay-at-home order
With COVID-19 cases breaking records daily regional stay-at-home orders have been put in place.
Maria Weyne, News Editor December 3, 2020

On Dec. 3, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that five regions in California―the Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, Northern California, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California―would all be under a stay-at-home order due to high rates of COVID-19 patients in immediate care units.  The order...

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...

Student burnout is affecting concentration

Student burnout is affecting concentration
Yes, it is our second semester of remote learning. No, we still do not have a routine.
Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) October 19, 2020

When distance learning was implemented over six months ago, we scrambled to adjust. After a summer of rest, recuperation and preparation, we returned to school like seasoned veterans, motivated to learn once again. The turn to midterm season marks the second half of the semester, yet time seems to pass...

Citrus College lockdown lifted

The campus of Citrus College in Glendora, pictured here, was put on lockdown on Jan. 15.
One individual has been detained, and the lockdown at APU has also been lifted.
Austin Green, Managing Editor January 15, 2019

Updated Jan. 15 at 5:45 p.m. Citrus College, a community college in Glendora, California, was placed on a lockdown Tuesday that was lifted at about 6 p.m. The Citrus College lockdown has been lifted. Thank you for your patience. Refer to @CitrusCollege for information on classes.— GlendoraPD...

Campus Safety adjusts active shooter procedures for tabletop exercise

Students standing in the Caf during the lockdown
In the aftermath of recent school shootings, Campus Safety tests emergency preparedness.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2018

The active shooter simulation exercise started with a prayer. It ended with 22 confirmed dead. Campus Safety regularly holds tabletop exercises and campus-wide lockdowns to keep students, faculty and staff prepared to respond to an active shooter threat. This spring’s exercise, which occurred Wednesday...

Subway robbery suspect fled through campus

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief November 21, 2017

STORY UPDATED AT 4:00 P.M. ON 11/22/17  Campus Safety put the university on lockdown after sending out an emergency alert to students about the presence of a robbery suspect near the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health on Tuesday. SUSPECT LEFT CAMPUS The suspect robbed...