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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Campus parking becomes neighborhood issue

parking ticket
Parking spillover irks residents, results in tickets.
September 28, 2007
Across the street from the new Crowell School of Business on Biola Ave. sits a line of cars parked under signs that read “NO STOPPING ANYTIME.” For the most part, these cars sit there peacefully violating the signs, but occasionally they get a wake up call.

Immigration: the complexities of crossing

September 27, 2007

In recent years it has been hard to turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper and not encounter something about immigration reform. There has been so much talk about border control, minute-men and immigration reform. All of the facts mixed with opinions and negative sentiments have consequently become popular....

Bush Signs Bill Boosting Aid to Students

September 27, 2007

President Bush on Thursday signed legislation designed to make college more affordable for students from poor and middle-class families, swallowing objections to a bill that enjoyed veto-proof majorities in Congress. The new law achieves a goal Bush shares with lawmakers: boosting aid for needy students....

Hidden in Plain Sight

September 26, 2007

This week’s hidden in plain sight is best enjoyed in the early morning hours. Grab a coffee or some caramels, and prepare yourself to sit and ponder. Make your way toward lower campus. As you walk under the trees running alongside the baseball field, feel the morning dew as it slowly drips off...

A.S. seeks to add media manager position

September 26, 2007

AS needs to step into the 21st century. That was the thought of Associated Students (AS) president Jared Gibo at a recent AS Senate meeting that didn't conclude before the senators voted in favor of adding a new media-related position to the senate's lineup. This new position, called Media Manager,...

MySpace tracks users’s habits to customize ads

September 26, 2007

MySpace, the pre-Facebook fad with over a 110 million active users, which lets individuality spill out over a Web page, from layout backgrounds to music to likes and dislikes, has now found a way for the customization of not only the profile itself, but the advertising that runs on it. According to...

Swearing: a release that should be resisted

Are we being salt and light if we're cussing?
September 26, 2007

As I changed lanes on the busy freeway, edging my way in between two cars, I had to brake suddenly and got scared, letting a curse word slip out. My friend sitting next to me was surprised, and I’ll admit I was embarrassed. Recently my language has worsened, but only when I’m driving. Some people...

Students give from the heart

Junior Patty Solinap donates a pint during Wednesday's blood drive in the cafe banquet room.
September 26, 2007

Today at Biola, students lined up to donate their time and blood at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital’s blood drive. The contributors were glad to give. “I think if I have the opportunity to do something that can help someone else, I should do it,” said sophomore Elise Paty. “It doesn’t...

Biolans join high schoolers at See You at the Pole

Students circle the flagpole at Anaheim's Esperanza High School on Sept. 26, praying for revival and renewal on their public high school campus.
College, high school students join hands at on campus prayer
September 26, 2007

For Biola junior Ariel Okamoto, this morning was a flashback – she woke up early and drove to Esperanza High School to pray around the flagpole with members of the Christian Club. But this time around, she came to See You at the Pole as a college student and member of the California School Project...

Senate approves mascot suit, Chimes conference at meeting

September 26, 2007

At the AS Senate's Tuesday meetings, senators give audience to parties requesting money, vote on pending proposals and discuss finances. Here is a rundown of the most recent senate meeting, which was held September 25th. NEW PROPOSALS (have yet to be voted on) Rugby Club: $1900 i. Biola's...

Student protests for justice in Jena 6 case

Demonstrators in Jena, La. begin Thursday's rally in unison, chanting, “We fired up, can’t take no more!”
September 25, 2007

It was Sept. 25, 1957, when the Little Rock Nine marched into Arkansas’ Central High, guarded by the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. Fifty years after that dramatic episode of forced integration, the civil rights movement has a new face. Senior Brittney Walker attended a rally last Thursday...

Biola tees off for scholarship fund

Golfers practice at the driving range before the 29th annual Biola Golf Tournament, a fundraiser.
29th annual tournament draws donors
September 24, 2007

This morning marked Biola’s 29th annual golf tournament. Hundreds showed up for the event with their golf bags, ready for a game on the sunny greens of Los Coyotes Country Club in Buena Park. Biola’s cheer squad welcomed tournament golfers as they arrived at the course, ushering them into the...