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The Chimes

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The Chimes

AS Senate: Aid for wildfire victims tops discussions

The A.S. Senate held its weekly meeting this Tuesday.
October 23, 2007

Senate Meeting: 10/23/07 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 October 23. NEW PROPOSALS Commuter potluck and...

So. Calif. fires displace more than 250,000

A Los Angeles County firefighter braces against wind and flames as fire leaps across Rambla Pacifico in the Santa Monica Mountains as fire continues to burn in Malibu, Calif., Monday, Oct. 22.
'A lot of people are going to lose their homes'
October 22, 2007

Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds consumed huge swaths of bone-dry Southern California on Monday, burning dozens of buildings and threatening hundreds more from Malibu to San Diego, including a jail, a hospital and nursing homes. More than a dozen wildfires had engulfed the region, killing at...

AS cooks up an expanded Punk ‘n Pie

** FOR USE WITH AP LIFESTYLES ** Apple Roquefort Bacon pie made from a recipe from Ron Silver and Jen Bervin's "Bubby's Homemade Pies" is seen in this Oct. 9, 2007 photo. If the idea of Roquefort cheese in a pie makes you think twice, substitute Cheddar, a more common ingredient for pies such as this. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)
October 20, 2007

The musicians are not the only ones preparing for Punk ‘n Pie this year. The annual talent show will include a dorm-wide pumpkin carving contest to go along with the traditional music performances and free pie. According to Spirit Board Chair Amy Seed, AS will provide each floor with a pumpkin...

Classes pause for 72nd annual Torrey Conference

Curtis Jones shares a spoken word act with the audience. His poem told the story of the prodigal son and a "love divine, that turns my water into wine."
October 19, 2007

This year's guests include Bryan Loritts of Memphis, Tenn., Jill Briscoe, originally from Great Britain, Francis Chan from southern California and Todd Proctor of Costa Mesa's Rock Harbor Church. Session 1: Ecclesiastes 4 "You cannot truly follow Jesus Christ and not catch the spirit of revolution."...

Brownback bows out of GOP presidential field

Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., answers questions during a news conference at the State House in Topeka, Kan., Friday, Oct. 19.
October 19, 2007

Republican Sen. Sam Brownback formally abandoned his 2008 presidential campaign Friday, his efforts suffering from a lack of money and a failure to gain traction nationally. The Kansas conservative managed to gain the support of only 1 percent of Republicans in this month's Associated Press-Ipsos...

Attack kills at least 126 in Pakistan

The scene of devastation caused by a bomb explosion at a procession of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct 18. Bhutto was unhurt.
Blasts shatter jubilant homecoming for Benazir Bhutto
October 18, 2007

A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 126 people Thursday night, shattering her celebratory procession through Pakistan's biggest city after eight years in exile. Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Bhutto, but police and officials of...

Women’s soccer falls to rival APU

Biola goalkeeper Lauren Gregston jumps and saves the team from being scored on. Gregston made 11 saves over the course of the APU game on Saturday.
Biola's final score against Azusa Pacific: 0-1
October 16, 2007

Crowds filled the stands on Saturday afternoon at Biola's Al Barbour field, where the women's soccer team went head to head against their chief rival, Azusa Pacific University. For a glimpse of the game, see the photo gallery

A.S. Senate: yes to Phil Wickham, no to more centennial banners

The A.S. Senate held its weekly meeting this Tuesday.
October 16, 2007

Senate Meeting: 10/16/07 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 October 16. NEW PROPOSALS (have yet to be voted on) NONE...

California Wildfire Threatens Pepperdine, Celebrity Homes

Russell Watts of Malibu, Calif., watches firefighters work a fire where a wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana
Thousands evacuate as Santa Anna winds increase
October 16, 2007

MALIBU, California (AP) _ A wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana winds threatened a California university and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the Malibu Hills on Sunday, authorities said. Flames destroyed a church and several homes, one of them a landmark castle. No residents or firefighters...

Lights, cameras and action resume in production center

The Production Center, typically abuzz with filmmaking activities, has been deserted for months due to construction.
October 15, 2007

Things are looking up for mass communications students at Biola as the new, revamped production center moves closer to completion. The production center, open since fall 1998, operates 24 hours a day and gives a taste of industry experience to students working toward future careers in the business. Students...

After Jena 6, nooses turn up in copycat incidents

Professor Madonna Constantine speaks at a protest rally at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York on Oct. 10, one day after a hangman's noose was discovered on her office door at the college.
October 13, 2007

In the past two months, the nation has experienced at least a dozen racially-motivated threats that may be a response to recent protests in Jena, La. Nooses have turned up in locations from Alabama to New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, a noose was found hanging at Columbia University’s Teachers College,...

Talbot opens new campus in Manhattan

The inaugural class at the Charles L. Feinberg Center for Messianic Jewish Studies began the new master's program this summer.
October 12, 2007

This past summer, Biola’s Talbot School of Theology launched its second program extension, The Charles L. Feinberg Center, in Manhattan, N.Y. As an accredited extension site, second behind a site in Kiev, Ukraine, the Charles L. Feinberg Center offers a Master of Divinity in Messianic Jewish Studies...