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The Chimes

Biola students win in Apple’s Insomnia Film Fest

Eight Biola students produced a 3-minute film that won Apple's nationwide Insomnia Film Fest competition. L-R: Ian Perry, Josiah Bultema, Ben Sellick, Andrew Fisher, Jeff Webster, John Carter Raines, Heather Montanez and Laura Falcinelli.
November 28, 2007

Eight Biola cinema students can sleep easy since they discovered Monday that their 3-minute film, “My Suburban Tea,” won Apple's Insomnia Film Festival. The film was chosen from over 1,900 submissions as this year’s Slingjam Creative Award winner. Apple’s Insomnia Film Festival is a 24-hour...

AS Senate: Ping-pong table, Mexico cruise giveaway approved

The A.S. Senate held its weekly meeting this Tuesday.
November 28, 2007

Senate Meeting: 11/27/07 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 Nov. 27. NEW PROPOSALS 1.Party for Café workers,...

GOP debaters face video questioners

Mitt Romney, left, and Rudy Giuliani talk to each other after the GOP Presidential candidates debate in Dearborn, Mich. on Oct. 9, 2007 file photo. The candidates will face off again Wednesday. (AP Photo)
November 27, 2007

Questions submitted for Wednesday's CNN-YouTube Republican debate raise issues that range from global warming -- a question asked by a snowman -- to gun violence to respect for gays. Some of the GOP candidates were reluctant to attend the debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., because they worried the format...

Christian video-sharing site sees explosive growth

YouTube's Christian cousin, GodTube, has become one of the fastest-growing sites on the Web.
November 26, 2007

There is a new video sharing Web site on the net -- think YouTube converted to Christianity. Its name is Godtube. That’s right, GodTube.com. And its popularity is growing in the Biola community. With the “t” in "tube" like a shape of the cross, this Christian-based site has a triune purpose:...

International students feast at school during Thansgiving away from home

November 25, 2007

For most college students, Thanksgiving is a welcome break from the rigors of homework and classes and a time to travel home to see family and friends. However, for some students, “home” is just too far away to justify the cost of a plane ticket for just a five day break. Enter the International...

Stores woo shoppers with big discounts, expanded hours

Helen Xu, left, John Xu, and Mario Ramos stand in the check-out line after waiting outside Best Buy since 8:00 p.m. the previous evening to shop at 5:00 a.m. on Black Friday in McLean, Va. (AP Photo)
November 24, 2007

The nation's shoppers -- who have been hibernating in recent months because of worries about rising gas prices and falling home values -- jammed malls and stores for pre-dawn discounts on everything from TVs to toys on the official start of Christmas shopping. The aggressive tactics -- bigger discounts...

Bush to pardon “Presidential Turkey” today

Stars, a turkey from Carthage, Mo., looks around the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington just before he was granted the traditional Thanksgiving season pardon by President Bush. AP File Photo: 11/24/03.
November 21, 2007

Today, President Bush will select the national Thanksgiving turkey -- it's tradition for the feathered creature to receive a pardon from the president. The bird will most likely live out its days roaming Disney World after a first-class flight to Orlando. There it will have its grand debut as the Grand...

Students learn about Mormonism from LDS missionary

A ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints stands on Mulberry Dr.
November 20, 2007

Mormonism was given a face and a voice to over 50 Biola students on Friday. Elder Bradly Nothum, a Latter Day Saint who is currently serving as a missionary in the Whittier area, spoke to a full audience in the business building auditorium about the history and beliefs of the Church of Latter-Day...

Review: Torrey Theater’s “The Real Inspector Hound”

Sophomore Anthony Kemp and Senior Jon Wright rehearse for the opening scene of “The Real Inspector Hound.”
November 18, 2007

Breaking the fourth wall is risky business, but Torrey Theatre Club’s fall play makes the reward well worth the risk. “The Real Inspector Hound” keeps the audience on the edge of its seat throughout the production not because it has the gravity of a true thriller or the genius of a Shakespearean...

Sola Soul puts the soul back in hip hop

Graffiti artists of the group Faith by Knowledge spray paint a mural during Friday's Sola Soul event at Fluor Fountain.
November 17, 2007

Christians from an array of ethnic backgrounds came together Friday night in the name of hip hop. Sola Soul, an annual hip hop concert hosted by AS Multi-Cultural Relations (MCR), featured guest Christian hip hop artists Propaganda, Zane, Keisha, Black Ink and Caviar Brown. It was held by Biola’s...

How God met me through a lesbian

November 16, 2007

Last Friday afternoon I spent one full hour talking with a lesbian, an atheist, a Satanist and the cross-dressing boyfriend of the Satanist. It was hands-down the best spiritual conversation I've had in over a year. My friend Mindy and I went with five other Biola students to evangelize at Pioneer...

Oops…We Forgot the Veterans!

November 16, 2007

Article by: Biola College Republicans Club On Monday, Nov. 12, it was difficult for us to forget the significance of the day. We received multiple reminders that — for the only time this school year — the campus was gearing up for a week of music at chapel. It was an event that was hard to ignore. We...