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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Biola moves up on list of best U.S. colleges

Biola was once again placed on U.S. News and World Report's list of “America’s Best Colleges." This year, Biola ranked as a tier three school instead of a tier four school.
September 8, 2009
Biola was once again placed on U.S. News and World Report's list of “America’s Best Colleges." This year, Biola ranked as a tier three school instead of a tier four school.

Health Center responds to “swine flu” hype

Fresh concern about the swine flu has risen as school starts and flu season nears, especially on college campuses where students are in close quarters.
September 8, 2009
Fresh concern about the swine flu has risen as school starts and flu season nears, especially on college campuses where students are in close quarters.

WEB ONLY: Biolans train middle schoolers to film

Chimes Online exclusive. Four Biola film students trained 36 middle schoolers to produce their own videos last week at Biola.
Kathryn Watson, Writer • September 4, 2009
Chimes Online exclusive. Four Biola film students trained 36 middle schoolers to produce their own videos last week at Biola.

Enrollment takes rare hit

The size of Biola’s incoming class has shrunk for the first time in 14 years.
September 2, 2009
The size of Biola’s incoming class has shrunk for the first time in 14 years.

Summer construction preludes larger changes

Small changes to Biola buildings, like new practice rooms in the music building, foreshadow grander projects in the works.
September 2, 2009
Small changes to Biola buildings, like new practice rooms in the music building, foreshadow grander projects in the works.

Humanities and Rosemead get new deans

A highlight of some comings and goings of Biola staff and faculty.
Rachelle Brown, Writer • September 2, 2009
A highlight of some comings and goings of Biola staff and faculty.

Firefighters wage war on Angeles Forest wildfires

A helicopter makes a water drop as firefighters battle the Station wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest northeast of downtown Los Angeles on Firday, Aug. 28. The Los Angles Sheriff's Department says a voluntary evacuation is being urged for nearly 900 homes in the La Canada Flintridge area. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, burning a small number of homes, knocking out power to many more and prompting evacuations in a number of mountain communities.
Associated Press, Writer • August 26, 2009
A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, burning a small number of homes, knocking out power to many more and prompting evacuations in a number of mountain communities.

Biola filmmaker and team member live, pilots die in Kenya plane crash

A 2008 Biola film major grad, Dan Parris, 25, and his friend were injured in a plane crash just outside Nairobi, Kenya Saturday while shooting photos for their documentary “Give A Damn?” on poverty in Africa.
Kathryn Watson, Writer • August 21, 2009
A 2008 Biola film major grad, Dan Parris, 25, and his friend were injured in a plane crash just outside Nairobi, Kenya Saturday while shooting photos for their documentary “Give A Damn?” on poverty in Africa.

Korean churches fill pews as community grows

In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 10, members of the St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center pray in their newly built church in Anaheim, Calif. The congregation is one of the largest Korean Catholic churches in the country. St. Thomas Korean Catholic Center of Anaheim and other Korean Catholic centers have seen their pews fill up in recent years, aided by a surge in immigration to affluent Orange County and a steady stream of converts who come to the faith after settling. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)
An increasing amount of Koreans moving to Orange County has fueled a boom in Korean Catholic churches in the area.
Associated Press, Writer • August 21, 2009
An increasing amount of Koreans moving to Orange County has fueled a boom in Korean Catholic churches in the area.

2007 graduate had a beaming smile and a passion for teaching

Crystal Crawford after her graduation in 2007. At Biola she was a resident assistant in Alpha Chi and a member of the Red Tide dance group. She kept in close contact with Biola friends even after she graduated.
Crystal Crawford, a 2007 Biola graduate and former resident assistant, was killed in a drive by shooting late last month. Friends, co-workers and professors share some of their most vibrant memories of her.
Michael Farr and Kathryn Watson • June 11, 2009
Crystal Crawford, a 2007 Biola graduate and former resident assistant, was killed in a drive by shooting late last month. Friends, co-workers and professors share some of their most vibrant memories of her.

La Mirada says Biola is beautiful

Biola wins in the categories of Most Outstanding House of Worship / School and the Most Outstanding Apartment / Condominium.
Sara Davis, Writer • May 16, 2009
Biola wins in the categories of Most Outstanding House of Worship / School and the Most Outstanding Apartment / Condominium.

Gov. threatens billions in cuts if props aren’t passed

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger answers a reporter's question concerning his revised state budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 14. Schwarzenegger called for laying off thousands of state employees and slashing billions from education to deal with a projected budget deficit that could go as high as $21.3 billion if voters reject the budget-related measures on next weeks special election ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Voters will take center stage Tuesday after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out two dire scenarios for California — one if they approve five budget-related measures, one even worse if they reject them.
May 15, 2009
Voters will take center stage Tuesday after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out two dire scenarios for California — one if they approve five budget-related measures, one even worse if they reject them.
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