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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Ariana Grande breaks records with “Positions”

Ariana Grande breaks records with “Positions”
The fifth chart-topping album in a row, Grande seeks healing in her own way.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor • November 3, 2020

Opening in a theatrical, war-like string symphony, “Positions” follows every rule Ariana Grande has ever set for herself. It is about healing, love, sex and the search for fulfillment in the wake of loss and love. A downward emotional pull, the album leaves everything unresolved, an honest show of...

Beyond the Bubble: Five bombs go off in Austin

A photoillustration of a student popping a bubble.
Authorities remain uncertain as to bomber’s motive for the attacks.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • March 21, 2018

After planting a number of devices which have killed two people and injured four, a serial bomber suspect in Austin detonated an explosive and died as police fired shots on Wednesday. EXPLOSIONS SHAKE AUSTIN Authorities have identified the suspect as 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, and believe...