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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Even the symbol of a woman in Afghanistan is shrouded

The Taliban orders mannequins to be covered in Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s extreme restrictions on women demand our attention.
Lauren Good, Staff Writer February 16, 2023

Since the Taliban took power over Kabul in 2021, they have imposed extreme rules and regulations to control women’s bodies and livelihoods, going so far as to prohibit any display of female mannequins in clothing stores. In order to stand in solidarity with Afghan women during this humanitarian crisis,...

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 November 30, 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...

Biola’s mask mandate reversal brings sigh of relief

Biola’s mask mandate reversal brings sigh of relief
After nearly two years, things begin to return to normal.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor March 7, 2022

It has been almost two years since the world shut down as a result of COVID-19. Biola students, as well as students around the world, faced dramatic changes as they returned after spring break for a seemingly normal few days before being sent back home to avoid getting sick. The continual adaptation...

Life as an athlete in the Biola Bubble

Life as an athlete in the Biola Bubble
Biola has kept its doors open to Eagle athletes, creating a small isolated community of competitors on campus.
Laura Song and Andi Basista November 4, 2020

Biola’s campus is a ghost town. Athletes are not allowed to interact with people that are not on their team. Full-contact practices are limited. Getting meals is a race through the cafeteria—fully masked and at a 6-foot distance at all times—to simply get food to-go. Athletes then return to their...