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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Graduate who covered last week’s Midland and Odessa shooting: ‘You’re not alone in this’

Alumna Clarke Finney delivers the news to her West Texas audience.
Clarke Finney reveals how Biola prepared her to support the West Texas community under attack.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor • September 7, 2019

Last Saturday, a truck driver was fired from his job. A couple hours later, he was driving down the highway in Odessa and Midland, Texas with an AR-15 style rifle, in a shooting spree that killed seven and injured 22, the New York Times reported. Clarke Finney, a 2017 graduate of the journalism program,...

Gun violence is the result of a violent culture

Residents of Dayton, Ohio hold a vigil for victims of the Dayton shooting that occurred last August.
By justifying violence in American culture, the U.S. devalues human lives.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor • September 4, 2019

Another mass shooting. Another comment from politicians and media about gun control. Another Twitter response. Everyone forgets. Nothing changes. Another mass shooting. Unfortunately, despite constant conversation about gun control and reform in the United States, on Aug. 31 a drive-by shooting spree...