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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Parent Weekend coming to Biola

This year it is called "Parent and Family Weekend," and will have a bigger emphasis on siblings.
Alexandra Montiel, Writer October 8, 2009
This year it is called "Parent and Family Weekend," and will have a bigger emphasis on siblings.

Corey brings Shakespeare to Day of Prayer

Biolans bowed their heads in Monday morning’s chapel in observance of the campus-wide Day of Prayer.
Alethia Selby, Writer October 7, 2009
Biolans bowed their heads in Monday morning’s chapel in observance of the campus-wide Day of Prayer.

Aid reaches villagers deep in Indonesia quake zone

Improvised tombstones stand in front of graves for victims of a massive landslides on Wednesday Oct. 7 in Lubuk Laweh village, northeast of Padang, Indonesia, eights days after a 7.6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island.(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling "please help me" Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia's quake zone.
Associated Press, Writer October 7, 2009
Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling "please help me" Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia's quake zone.

Indonesian quake shakes Biola senior

An Indonesian girl walks near the rubble of a building flattened by earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 7. A 7.6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 miles along the western coast of Sumatra island on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Senior Fransiska Hartanto's talks about the effects of the 7.6 earthquake that shook her hometown in Indonesia.
Harmony Wheeler, Writer October 7, 2009
Senior Fransiska Hartanto's talks about the effects of the 7.6 earthquake that shook her hometown in Indonesia.

Ignite conference draws youth to Biola

Biola hosts Ignite, a youth evangelism conference. Hundreds of junior high and high school students attend.
Harmony Wheeler, Writer October 5, 2009
Biola hosts Ignite, a youth evangelism conference. Hundreds of junior high and high school students attend.

Biolans plant organic garden

Biolans plant organic garden
Students and faculty began working on Biola’s first organic garden Friday outside Sigma Chi.
Heather Tanji, Writer October 1, 2009
Students and faculty began working on Biola’s first organic garden Friday outside Sigma Chi.

Biola grows little in racial diversity

Biola and other Christian schools have less racially diverse campuses than many of their secular counterparts.
Amber Baker, Writer September 30, 2009
Biola and other Christian schools have less racially diverse campuses than many of their secular counterparts.

Many Biolans live alone on campus

Many on campus residents are lacking roommates due to last-minute dropouts
Alethia Selby, Writer September 30, 2009
Many on campus residents are lacking roommates due to last-minute dropouts

Corey talks dance at chapel

Corey talks dance at chapel
President Corey talked about the on campus dancing restriction during Wednesday's chapel, responding to a recent AS proposal to modify the policy.
Miles Wray, Writer September 30, 2009
President Corey talked about the on campus dancing restriction during Wednesday's chapel, responding to a recent AS proposal to modify the policy.

WEB ONLY: Former fed judge speaks at Biola

Kenneth Starr lectures in Sutherland Hall Tuesday. Starr is well-known for spearheading political investigations into the scandal involving former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in the 90s. - Photo by Lindsey Minerva.
Kenneth Starr, dean of Pepperdine University School Law and former U.S. federal judge, spoke Tuesday in Sutherland Hall.
Michael Farr and Kathryn Watson September 29, 2009
Kenneth Starr, dean of Pepperdine University School Law and former U.S. federal judge, spoke Tuesday in Sutherland Hall.

Administrators support landlines

Administrators defend landline phones on campus despite how little students use them.
September 29, 2009
Administrators defend landline phones on campus despite how little students use them.

Cash-strapped students rent textbooks

A new option for acquiring textbooks is gaining popularity: renting.
September 28, 2009
A new option for acquiring textbooks is gaining popularity: renting.