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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Social media instigates chaos

Social media instigates chaos
The social media ban in Sri Lanka shows growing distrust in social media sites.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor May 3, 2019

While Americans awoke to attend Easter sunrise services, watching children fill baskets with eggs and sitting down to eat lunch with their families, three Christian churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka were targeted in a series of terrorist bombings. The church bombings were carried out during Easter...

The dangers of mass-produced virtue

The dangers of mass-produced virtue
Stop getting your morality from assembly lines.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer February 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 14, 2019). On Jan. 19, a Twitter account called “Talia” posted a video that allegedly showed an altercation between students from Covington Catholic High School and an elderly Native American man in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The video...

Time to ditch the term ‘toxic masculinity’

Time to ditch the term ‘toxic masculinity’
Give men real moral goals.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer January 26, 2019

In their first advertising campaign of 2019, razor manufacturer Gillette released a commercial bemoaning the entire male gender’s supposed complicity in phenomena ranging from bullying to sexual harassment. Although many viewers saw the ad as an encouragement for men to be “the best they can be,”...

Unspoken tension disrupts our daily life

Unspoken tension disrupts our daily life
We are called to increase God’s Kingdom and not our own.
Russell Spacy, Freelance Writer October 10, 2018

Students in any given week have classes, homework, work internships, not to mention attempting to hold together a semblance of a social life with friends. With everything going on in our lives, we can become tired and struggle with keeping our faith relevant. Vanessa Serrano, a Biola Alum and Director...

Are New-Wave Christians Pop Stars with Hashtags?

Are New-Wave Christians Pop Stars with Hashtags?
Katy Perry and Justin Bieber profess their faith via Instagram post.
Ashley Brimmage, Opinions Editor April 18, 2018

This Easter, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber used their social media as platforms for expressing their spirituality. On her Instagram, Perry posted a picture of her wrist, tattooed with the word “Jesus” and captioned with: “My brokenness + God’s divinity = my wholeness” In one of his...

A debate troll shares five principles to win every debate

A debate troll shares five principles to win every debate
Winning is no longer the greatest difficulty to a fruitful debate.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor April 18, 2018

EDITOR’S NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS A WORK OF SATIRE. With great trolling comes great responsibility. So, for the sake of Christian charity, here are the five principles to win a debate every time. 1. LEADING QUESTIONS The first principle is “Ask leading questions.” For example, you could ask,...

Disinformation manipulates social media users

Disinformation manipulates social media users
Cambridge Analytica scandal exposes social media toxicity.
Justin Yun, Freelance Writer April 4, 2018

The term “compassion fatigue”—used by journalists to describe the public’s gradual desensitization and apathy to news of war in the electronic age can also be used to describe the behavior people exhibit when they hear another news story about the latest online privacy violation. Most social...

Sit in the discomfort: the casting couch

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Harvey Weinstein scandal promotes #metoo conversation.
Cristina Schmitter, Writer October 24, 2017
Harvey Weinstein scandal promotes #metoo conversation.

The rise of anti-social media

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Christians should learn to balance social media with their faith.
Samantha Russell, Writer October 4, 2017
Christians should learn to balance social media with their faith.

SGA hears first internal proposal

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Senators participated in several internal discussions and one on Title IX, and voted on their first proposal of the semester.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer September 11, 2017
Senators participated in several internal discussions and one on Title IX, and voted on their first proposal of the semester.

Goodbye is not the end all

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Everyone experiences goodbyes but you do not have to be afraid of them.
Alondra Urizar, Writer May 17, 2017
Everyone experiences goodbyes but you do not have to be afraid of them.

Recreational reading restores rich culture of ideas

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In a time of instant gratification and social media, books can provide both a rest and challenge to students.
Justin Yun, Writer May 9, 2017
In a time of instant gratification and social media, books can provide both a rest and challenge to students.