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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Midsummer Night’s Dream plays for second weekend

(L-R) Jonathan Burello (Quince), Colton Ische (Flute), Micah Kersh(Snout), Ryan Swindoll(Bottom), and Rob Croft (Snug) conspire together during the dress rehearsal last Wednesday night for "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Shakespeare play opened Nov. 1, marking the 25th anniversary of Biola's theater productions.
November 8, 2007

A cast of 26 students and alumni opened the doors of Theatre 21 on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. to portray their version of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The romantic comedy written by Shakespeare in the 1590s depicts the adventures of four Athenian lovers whose lives are complicated...

Students box up holiday cheer with Operation Christmas Child

November 7, 2007

With the holiday season just around the corner, the spirit of giving has come in the form of Operation Christmas Child (OCC) to Biola students. “Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of...

Live SuperPoke brings Facebook to life

November 7, 2007

Horton South’s second floor, Iris, brought the concept of Facebook poking to life this week with the fundraiser Live SuperPoke. SuperPoke is a feature on the social networking site in which users send a virtual action to other users. A recipient receives a message indicating they’ve been electronically...

Corey installed with regal inauguration weekend

Friends, faculty, and family gather around and lay hands on President Corey as his presidency is dedicated to the Lord.
November 6, 2007

An elaborate chandelier shed light on tables topped with tall white roses on Thursday night in the tent on Metzger Lawn. Security guards with ear bud communication stood post outside the tent. Guests walked in to the Delegate’s Dinner after dropping their cars off with valet attendants. The inauguration...

Carnival, MercyMe rock Biola Fest

Jeff Blied gets a pie in the face in an effort to raise money for a missions trip to Romania.
November 6, 2007

On Saturday, Nov. 3, hundreds turned out to Biola Fest 2007: A Homecoming Revival. This event served to celebrate the newly inaugurated president, Dr. Barry Corey, as well as Biola’s 100th anniversary. Though the event was free, those who came were encouraged to donate a pair of new shoes to the...

Faces behind the fanfare

Hundreds gathered for lunch on Metzger Lawn after President Barry Corey's inauguration on Friday, Nov. 2.
November 2, 2007

While most Biolans were still snoozing, hundreds of Biola staff and volunteers were preparing for one of the biggest events the university has held in two decades: a presidential inauguration—with all the glamour and fanfare to boot. Claire Scholl, intern for the Centennial Celebrations team, was...

Biola can be recognized for social justice efforts

November 1, 2007

The ONE Campaign just launched its campus outreach program, and it's possibly the most brilliant execution of an awareness campaign since “Invisible Children” revolutionized grassroots advocacy. The ONE Campaign’s Campus Challenge puts grassroots activism in the framework of a competition between...

Curiosity killed the heart

Nick Vujicic, who was born without limbs, hugs a student after a chapel sermon on Friday, Oct. 26.
On chapels, limbs and 'tudes
November 1, 2007

Friday's chapel featured a "distinguished speaker." (I normally miss Fridays due to work, but last week was vice versa since a raging nighttime fever gifted me with a runny nose and phlegm-filled chest.) No one snoozed through this message! Nick Vujicic, 24, was born without limbs. Eyes were glued...

Days gone by: Whatever happened to just having fun?

November 1, 2007

The other day, I was in the Biola library browsing when I decided to look up Biola’s yearbooks. Flipping through the yearbooks, I started with the early 1920s and moved onwards, when I was struck with the vivacity of the campus in the 1970s and ‘80s. It was amazing to see life pop from the pages. Every...

Pomp & Circumstance

Donte Apperwhite began the ceremony by walking down the center isle and singing "Ain't got time to die!"
The inauguration weekend of Dr. Corey debuts with fanfare
November 1, 2007

Carnivals, concerts and a convocation are all coming to Biola this weekend. The campus will be filled with celebration in light of newly appointed President Barry H. Corey’s official inauguration. Here’s what you can look forward to this weekend: Thursday A private formal dinner for Dr. Barry...

Social Justice Ministry hosts poverty meal

National event stirs students to act against world hunger
November 1, 2007

Steam poured off the tops of huge blue plastic containers holding the porridge that was served at Tuesday night’s National Broken Bread Poverty Meal, hosted by Biola’s Social Justice Ministry. Approximately 60 students gathered in the Hope Amphitheater at 8:30 p.m. to partake in a meal that resembled...

Alpha invites local kids to Candyland

Freshman Hannah Pearsey, sat outside her giant gumdrop door at Alpha's Candyland event on Wednesday night. Dressed as mini mouse, she played Disney music and handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters.
October 31, 2007

On Halloween night, the women of Alpha give Biola students a chance to revisit their childhood. Students can walk up the multicolored steps into the popular board game of Candyland and enter another world. The smell of popcorn coaxes in visitors, as they walk by the bounce house and rows of couches...

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