The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

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...

A courage that conquers cancer

The pink ribbon has become an icon in the fight against breast cancer. October marked National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
She survived breast cancer, and now the Biola senior can't wait to counsel others in that situation
October 31, 2007

It’s estimated that about 178,480 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2007 and about 40,460 women will die from the disease this year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). It can affect anyone, from Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts to a Biola...

Spooky fundraiser supports upcoming Biola Film

Stephen Pardini prepares for the costume contest at Tuesday's Halloween Movie Night, a fundraiser for the official Biola Film project in progress this semester.
October 31, 2007

Biola film students hosted a Halloween movie night on Tuesday in order to fundraise for this semester’s Biola-sponsored film, Trunk: A Love Story. Though the event, which was held in Mayers Auditorium, did not draw much of an audience, the film’s director, junior Chris Hartwell, was confident...

Costume Crazy

Chris Santos: "The only hard thing was finding the tights. I had to go to Charlotte Russe at the Brea Mall. Kind of embarassing, but totally worth it."
Students make their statement on Halloween
October 31, 2007

Even if they aren't trick-or-treating age anymore, Biolans still have fun dressing up. The Chimes found a wide variety of characters roaming the campus on Halloween evening. Here's how they looked and what they had to say about their costumes.

Chapel options limited next semester

Students worry lack of seating may be problem after 10:30 chapel discontinues
October 30, 2007

With the increased student population, the ambiance of chapel has taken on a more congested guise with the abolishment of the 10:30 a.m. chapel. However, students are concerned that the level of crowdedness in chapels may worsen. “If everyone attends, it will look like a seminar from the Torrey...

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