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The Chimes

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The Chimes

O.J. Simpson Arrested Again

O.J. Simpson and his lawyer Yale Galanter sit in the Clark County Justice courtroom
Former football star faces felony charges
September 20, 2007

O.J. Simpson has been arrested and released by Nevada authorities this week in relation to an armed robbery in the Palace Station hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Thomas Riccio, a California auctioneer, said he arranged a meeting with Simpson and two other collectors, Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong,...

For Corey, Dodger Day toss a dream come true

September 20, 2007

It was a unique place for Biola to publicly induct President Barry Corey. Last Sunday at Chavez Ravine, home park of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Corey had the privilege of throwing out the first pitch at Biola’s second centennial event, Dodger Day. The game itself was the series finale between the...

Mosaic Cultural Center opening soon

SUB floor plans show the projected conference room and office dimensions
September 20, 2007

Along with aesthetic improvements and brand new furniture, the refurbished Student Union Building (SUB) will feature the Mosaic Cultural Center when reopened. The Mosaic will be located in the upper SUB, which will include the offices of the Director of International Students Services, Ivan Chung,...

Cross country dominates Westmont

September 20, 2007

The Biola men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Westmont Invitational Saturday, Sept. 15, in Santa Barbara. The women’s team came away with top honors after winning the invitational, while the men placed a solid third. Sophomore Kristin Schmidt won the women’s 5k event, running...

Study: traffic getting worse

Commuters spend more time than ever in gridlock
September 20, 2007

Traffic — the grueling aspect of commuting — now accounts for an entire work week’s worth of time over the course of a year, said a national study released on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. The study done by the Texas Traffic Institute revealed that drivers were stuck in traffic...

Is Iraq War becoming another Vietnam?

September 19, 2007

It was the ‘70s. The hippie movement was past its prime, the civil rights movement had ended, and President Nixon was in office. The Vietnam Conflict was thought to be over when North Vietnam broke its side of a peace treaty and went back into South Vietnam in 1973 (occupying territory, not fighting...

The cardinal rules of dresses

A critical look at Biola's closets
September 19, 2007

The cutest dresses have been walking around campus this week in all shapes, designs, and colors. These dresses for fall are a definite must, and there is a perfect little dress for every girl out there. But let’s pause and state the 'rules' that apply to dresses. Rule number 1: It is not cute to...

Jena 6 affecting Biola’s campus

September 19, 2007

It is hard to believe something like this is actually happening. It’s 2007, 50 years after Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, and we still have to deal with racism. It’s a complex situation, the conflict at Jena high school in Louisiana. It has completely torn apart the town; the danger...

Why I can’t wait for global warming

September 19, 2007

I am constantly getting phone calls, emails and letters from readers who are seeking out my opinion. And it’s no small wonder. The journalistic integrity oozes so tangibly from The Chimes that it frequently gets readers’ hands sticky with quality. I am frequently approached about the subject of global...

Faithful Mourn Death of Mormon President

In this Saturday, April 6, 1996 picture, Mormon Church President Gordon B. Hinckley smiles while listening to speeches at the 166th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Hinckley, the longest-serving president of the Mormon church who presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, a church spokesman said. He was 97.
January 28, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY--Thousands of believers were in mourning Monday following the death of Gordon B. Hinckley, the humble head of the Mormon church who added millions of new members and labored long to burnish the faith's image as a world religion. An announcement of his successor was not expected for days. Hinckley,...

Obama Family shows pride from Kenya home

Sarah Hussein Obama, grandmother of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama sits in front of her home in the village of Nyagoma-Kogelo, western Kenya, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. Barack Obama phoned Kenya's opposition leader as diplomatic attempts to end Kenya's political crisis intensified Tuesday.
January 6, 2007

At the end of a dusty, dirt road lined with mango and mimosa trees, Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives sat outside on plastic chairs surrounded by chickens and drying corn kernels, listening to radio reports from New Hampshire. Kogelo, the western Kenyan home village of Barack Obama's father, has been...