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The Chimes

Racing cancer

Le Roux gets ready to run on the track.
Jana redefines what it means to run the good race.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer May 2, 2023

Jana Le Roux knew something was amiss when minor injuries took too long to heal and when she broke her hip. After her hip healed, she started running again, but something was still wrong. “I thought maybe I had COVID because like, my heart wasn't working,” the junior public health major said. After...

The humanity gap

Generative AI impacts university students.
Artificial Intelligence won’t threaten our future––at least not in the way we think it will.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor May 2, 2023

I was working late one night on a last-minute story about how gang violence affects LA traffic accidents in the 77th district for a data journalism piece, interviewing an EMT via Direct Message on Instagram. Once I persuaded him to respond to my questions, I was promptly met with four paragraphs of logical...

‘Los Angeles Sees Itself’ and its ever-changing art landscape

Art students' "LA Sees Itself" exhibition aims to connect themes throughout art history such as beach, car, suburban, astronomy and architecture culture.
Art students dive deeper into LA art scene to curate an on-campus exhibition for fall 2023.
Fashion Castillo-Delgadillo, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 2, 2023

Art students frequently spend countless hours working within their art studios and learning from their professors in the classroom. However, art students are currently working alongside Biola’s newest Visionary in Residence, distinguished artist and PrjctLA art gallery owner, Carl Berg, in a completely...

Revival comes to Biola

During Session 3 of Missions Conference on Wednesday, students lead the crowd in worship in various languages.
Extended worship, midnight baptisms and all-night prayer gatherings mark the 93rd annual Missions Conference.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2023

The water was murky green and nighttime darkness engulfed the congregation as students kneeled in the shallow Talbot East pool, surrounded by over 200 students cheering for their baptisms. Students wore their jeans and t-shirts that, moments before, were drenched in sweat from intense worship, but now...

Biola, talk about the layoffs and program closures

Biola, talk about the layoffs and program closures
The administration's failure to communicate sweeping changes across the university causes confusion and pain.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2023

Dear Readers, Private universities nationwide are struggling as low enrollment leads to faculty layoffs and shuttered schools. Colleges, including Biola, are simultaneously weathering economic difficulties and bracing for the enrollment cliff. This semester, Biola consolidated majors, discontinued...

Ensembles focus on recording amid COVID-19

Commercial music majors Connor Martin and Hope Langston perform covers.
Commercial music ensembles remain unable to perform live, but gain valuable recording experience.
Lauren McBride, Senior Copy Editor April 11, 2021

Commercial music ensembles are one of the unlucky groups on campus remaining online after phase three. After a full, exasperating year of online classes during COVID-19, ensembles continue to run into difficulties, yet obtain valuable learning experience they would not have otherwise had. DEMO DOWNSIDES Although...

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery
This student-run film produced within Biola’s three-course sequence classes has brought these students' vision to life.
Kate Bomar, Photographer April 11, 2021

Hope is hard to find in dark times, but the Biola-produced student film “Healing” shows that it is not impossible. Biola’s Motion Picture Production class is one that cinema and media arts students look forward to taking, and despite all the COVID-19 regulations, this semester's class has not let...

“The Dwelling” struggles amid COVID-19 isolation

“The Dwelling” struggles amid COVID-19 isolation
An inside look at the challenges LGBTQ students are facing during the pandemic.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor April 11, 2021

In March of last year, students, faculty and staff had to readjust to a new way of living outside of campus. Clubs like The Dwelling had to overcome distance in order to provide a safe space for students. The distance, however, poses a unique challenge for students who identify with the LGBTQ community—feeling...

‘Are we Asian Americans your neighbors?’

‘Are we Asian Americans your neighbors?’
The overall hate crime rate in major cities has decreased, but Anti-Asian crime has risen by nearly 150%.
Maria Weyne, Bethsabe Camacho, and Natalie Willis March 26, 2021

“It's a whole nother thing when it's your race going through it,” said senior business major Sena Lee. “Because our culture is to suppress emotions to not speak up, to put your head down, and don't make a ruckus, it's really hard for us to deal with the pain right now. Because we can't justify...

Engineering students design display case for 500-year-old Bible

The team works alongside each other to create the complex display box.
One of the oldest Spanish Bibles comes to Biola for the 41st annual Hispanic Conference.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer March 14, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). A team of engineering students built a controlled humidity box to house one of the first Spanish translations of the Bible, which will be on display in Biola’s library on March 12th. This project was a part of a directed research class...

Biola aquatics dive deeper

Biola aquatics dive deeper
The Eagles’ phenomenal 2019-20 season sets the pace for the future.
Andi Basista, News Editor March 14, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). Biola swim and dive wrapped up their 2019-20 season after a stellar performance in the Pacific Collegiate Swim & Dive Conference Championships back in mid-February. The men and women consistently shattered records throughout the...

Chorale impresses at prestigious regional conference

Members of Biola chorale spend their summer break in Salt Lake City, Utah.
After a year-long preparation, chorale performed a set centered around Christ’s death and resurrection.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor March 14, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). Biola Chorale joined the regional American Choral Directors Association conference in Salt Lake City during spring break as the only Christian university and one of the only college-level choirs composed entirely of undergraduate students....