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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

We need Black History Month now more than ever

We need Black History Month now more than ever
This past year was wearisome for the Black community in America, but celebrating our history will help give us hope for the future.
Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • February 1, 2021

Black History Month first began as Negro History Week in 1926, when Carter G. Woodson desired to bring the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass together as a cohesive celebration. It morphed into a wider observance as popularity grew, notably by young Black college students in the 1960s....

Dr. Seuss captures the midterm election results

"i voted" sticker
The midterm election, though capturing colossal hype, gave average results.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor • November 10, 2018

“While everyone cheered and their cheers filled the sky: ‘Fight! Fight for the Butter side UP! Do or die! Well . . . We didn't do. And we didn't quite die.” Dr. Seuss’ “The Butter Battle Book” captures the deflating tone in the wake of an overhyped colossal clash between the blue wave...

Millennials almost largest voting block, but have less than 50 percent turnout

Midterm campaign signs
The greatest barriers to millennials impacting an election is their own apathy combined with a deteriorating sense of civic duty.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor • November 5, 2018

According to Politico, early voting has already surpassed 36 million votes, almost 9 million votes more than the 2014 midterm election. The Democrats’ drive to repudiate President Trump is only matched by the Republicans’ enthusiasm to defy expectations of losing control of the House of Representatives....