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The Chimes

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...

Bible class to explore disability

Quadriplegic Joni Eareckson Tada speaks in chapel on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
Theology of Suffering and Disability scheduled for spring '08
September 24, 2007

The Bible department is adding a one-of-a-kind upper division course next semester -- Theology of Suffering and Disability. Biola will be the first school in the nation to offer such a class, quadriplegic Joni Eareckson Tada said in chapel on Sept. 19. “Our churches don’t know what to do,” said...

Biola responds to Jena 6 trial

A protester flashes the number six to represent the Jena 6 students
Prayer vigil focuses on racial tension
September 20, 2007

Sophomore Biola student Eileen Evind spent this week passing out fliers for a prayer meeting. Evind was surprised when she received weird looks since fliers are so ordinary at Biola. The flier was an invite to a time of prayer for what she believes is a social injustice. Last night Biola students...

Student Ministries renamed

Revamped department called "Spiritual Life"
September 20, 2007

Sharing the Gospel can be difficult or intimidating, but with the upstart of the new Office of Spiritual Life, students are equipped to be healthy ministers of the gospel in the church and to the world, according to their new page on Biola’s Web site. What used to be known as the Department...

Biola thinks blue at Dodger Day

1,000 show up for centennial event
September 20, 2007

Blue-shirted fans swarmed through Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, but there was a group that clearly stood out from the rest. Sporting blue t-shirts that declared “Biola loves the Dodgers,” the crowd in the right-field bleachers had enough enthusiasm to make the wave travel around the entire...

Horton fleas bug residents

Exterminator called to oust pests
September 20, 2007

A smattering of black specks vigorously leapt about, and red bumps of intense itchiness appeared on various body parts of several dorm residents last week. These were the unhappy symptoms of a flea epidemic that had been experienced by a room in Horton. Kristen Girard, Resident Assistant (RA) of upper...

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...