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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Earthquake and tropical storm batter Mexico

Structures lie in ruins after an earthquake in Mexico demolished buildings and cut electricity.
Earthquake rocks the country and leaves damage in its wake.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2022

In the span of nearly 15 days, Mexico experienced two different natural disasters. On Sept. 19, the anniversary of two separate earthquakes, a powerful earthquake rattled the country. Then, on Oct. 3, Hurricane Orlene made landfall on the border of Nayarit and Sinaloa but quickly diminished to a tropical...

Students provide aid to victims of the floods in Indonesia

Students provide aid to victims of the floods in Indonesia
Biola students affected by the flood raise funds to help their friends and family in Indonesia.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor April 11, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Apr. 11, 2019). Where there were once roads lined with storefronts and bustling sidewalks, rivers have destroyed everything in sight on the streets of Sentani in the Papua province of Indonesia. Boats surrounded by stilt houses on Lake Sentani were...

Flash flood watch issued for Orange County, San Bernardino

Photo depicts a flooded walkway in front of a row of classrooms.
With predictions of rain lasting through Thursday, students gear up for a rainy first week of school.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager January 14, 2019

The sound of soggy shoes could be heard making their way around campus as students braved the rain on Monday. In the midst of a projected week-long rainstorm, the campus and surrounding community are bracing for flooding. Two storm systems making their way over California hit La Mirada this Monday...