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The Chimes

2 dead in separate Colorado church shootings

Law enforcement officials swarm New Life Church on Sunday, Dec. 9 in Colorado Springs, after four people wer shot while services were letting out.
December 9, 2007

ARVADA, Colo. - A gunman killed two staff members at a missionary training center early Sunday after being told he couldn't spend the night, and about 12 hours later four people were shot at a busy megachurch in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs police Lt. Fletcher Howard said a suspect had been...

President Bush declares federal disaster for 11 Washington, Oregon counties hit by flooding

A slide over Hwy. 6 in Lewis County Wash., still blocks the road on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has requested federal disaster declaration for the two Washington counties that were hit by hardest by storms and flooding earlier in the week.
Flooding cause of 8 deaths
December 8, 2007

Federal dollars will be headed to the flood-ravaged Pacific Northwest. President Bush has declared a federal disaster for 11 counties in the region. The declaration allows aid to flow into Oregon and Washington as the area recovers from last weekend's storms. The federal government will reimburse...

Colloquium explores Biola’s past

Biola Centennial History Colloquium speakers Professor Fred Sanders and Professor Paul W. Rood answer questions during Wednesday’s discussion session.
December 8, 2007

History, science, Darwinian Evolution Theory and Lyman Stewart were all topics of discussion on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Biola History Colloquium. Biola’s School of Arts and Sciences in association with Centennial Celebrations sponsored the Colloquium as a means of celebrating 100 years of Biola’s...

Evangelicals pull Huckabee into presidential race

Republican Presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, is interviewed by the Associated Press after a lunch with journalists in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007.
Former baptist minister moves to second place in GOP
December 7, 2007

Mike Huckabee has vaulted from nowhere into second place in the Republican presidential race, riding a burst of support from evangelicals, Southerners and conservatives, a nationwide poll showed Friday. The surge by the former Arkansas governor has come largely at the expense of Fred Thompson, according...

Biola cheese society hosts gourmet cheese gala

Approximately 80 students enjoyed a cheesy meal in the Café Banquet room during the semi-annual Cheese Gala last Wednesday night. Students dressed in their finest attire for the evening.
December 6, 2007

With the main attraction of the night being cheese, the Biola Honorable Cheese Society hosted the university’s first semi-annual Cheese Gala last Wednesday, Nov. 28. Tickets for the gala were sold out, and around 80 guests attended the event. The doors of the Café Banquet room opened at 6 p.m.,...

Man Opens fire at Omaha mall, killing 8 shoppers

Larissa Starchenko, an employee who was inside the Von Maur store when a gunman opened fire, is comforted by her daughter Yara, back, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Police locked down the Westroads mall in Omaha after nine people were shot dead Wednesday afternoon.
Shooter hoped to relieve burden of living and become famous
December 5, 2007

A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Wednesday, killing eight people in an attack that made holiday shoppers run screaming through a mall and barricade themselves in dressing rooms. The young shooter, who left a note predicting, ''Now I'll be famous,'' wounded five others, two...

Atheism class provokes thought

Richard Dawkin's book is required reading for 'The New Athiesm', a 400 level class that was offered as a Bible elective at Biola in Fall 2007.
BIola offers Atheism 400
December 5, 2007

I decided to take a Bible elective for the first time this semester. One class in particular struck me as most likely to be terribly interesting: The New Atheism, a 400 class was being offered for the first time at Biola University. The class is structured to point out the flaws in mainstream atheist...

Christmas in SoCal: six must-sees

December 5, 2007

The end of the semester is upon us and while it may seem like the barrage of term papers and study sessions will never end, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel- Christmas is just around the corner. Despite having winters as warmer than many places’ summers, Southern California does...

AS Senate: No to dorm banners, second Chimes web editor

The A.S. Senate held its weekly meeting this Tuesday.
December 5, 2007

Senate Meeting: 12/04/07 At the AS Senate's weekly Tuesday meetings senators give audience to parties requesting money, vote on pending proposals and discuss finances. Here is an outlined summary of the most recent senate meeting, which was held Dec. 4. NEW PROPOSALS Yearbook editor-in-chief—$800 ...

Biola’s student magazine, The Point, on shelves Friday

December 4, 2007

Most students on campus are aware that Biola has a student newspaper. But its lesser-known cousin, The Point, is fast establishing itself as a premier source of journalism. The Chimes talked with Editor-in-Chief Liz Choi about how what students can expect to see when the once-per-semester magazine releases...

Dorms collect loose change for social justice organizations

A Change of Hope box hangs near the entrance of all the Hope Hall floors. The extra change from Hope Hall goes to the Sumba Foundation to help improve the quality of life for the people of Sumba.
December 4, 2007

Biola students may now think twice before spending their scrounged up change on a Snickers bar in the vending machine. Due to the work of A.S. senators and Residence Life staff, those extra coins can now be conveniently donated to help feed a hungry family or free a modern day slave. It just requires...

Skidding back home

Henry A.K.A Thunder, turned 57 years of age today, sits on bucket on the sidewalks of Skid Row while ex-skid row resident and new Biola student, Jose Villalpando ministers to him.
Biola students house a fellow student who happened to live on LA's Skid Row
December 3, 2007

Biola student José Villalpando makes a great first impression: he’s clean shaven, distinctly Hispanic, and remarkably articulate. With a firm handshake, he never hesitates to greet someone new. His calm and peaceful demeanor gives evidence to the inner working of God’s grace in his life. And even...