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Biola blackout cause revealed

photo shows student in dark room with cell phone light on
Facilities management, Campus Safety explain how they dealt with the darkness.
Isabelle Thompson and Julianna Hernandez January 17, 2019

Biola was shrouded in darkness on Jan. 16 due to a campus-wide power outage at around 5:30 p.m. caused by a bad cable, according to senior director of facilities management Brian Phillips. This single cable also shut down power for 388 customers of Southern California Edison in the area surrounding...

SGA Rundown: New semester brings new-look newsletters

The new SGA logo
President Sierra McCoy laid out her goals for the spring and encouraged senators to do the same in the first senate meeting of the new year.
Austin Green, Managing Editor January 17, 2019

Students can say goodbye to physical Student Government Association newsletters in the bathrooms and common areas of their dorms and apartments. Senators will still be writing and delivering newsletters to students, but they will be sent via email, effective immediately. Vice president of community...

DBC goes viral for selfie and serenade

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Students react to Corey’s encounter with Justin Bieber.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) January 17, 2019

On the morning of Jan. 3, phones of Biola students and alumni alike started buzzing and lighting up with notifications. President Barry Corey had just gone viral for doing something that he is well-known for on his school’s campus—taking a selfie. Outside the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, paparazzi...

Biola deals with three-hour-long power outage

Students huddle under emergency lighting in the SUB during a power outage on campus on Jan. 16, 2018.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief January 16, 2019

Updated at 11:16 p.m. Power went dark across most of Biola's campus at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Areas initially unaffected by the outage included the Production Center, the Lim Center and parts of the Grove. WiFi access was also affected, and service remained down in several areas after power...

Crime Log — Dec. 10 – Jan. 15

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Over Christmas break, the Crime Log gathered several entries, including drug paraphernalia and burglary.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2019

Drug Paraphernalia / Furnishing Alcoholic Beverage(s) to a Minor — Hope Hall / Horton Hall Reported Dec. 10, 1:45 p.m., occurred prior to 1:45 p.m. Campus Safety conducted a series of room searches, all related to the same incident, in Hope Hall and Horton Hall. All parties involved were students,...

Citrus College lockdown lifted

The campus of Citrus College in Glendora, pictured here, was put on lockdown on Jan. 15.
One individual has been detained, and the lockdown at APU has also been lifted.
Austin Green, Managing Editor January 15, 2019

Updated Jan. 15 at 5:45 p.m. Citrus College, a community college in Glendora, California, was placed on a lockdown Tuesday that was lifted at about 6 p.m. The Citrus College lockdown has been lifted. Thank you for your patience. Refer to @CitrusCollege for information on classes.— GlendoraPD...

Flash flood watch issued for Orange County, San Bernardino

Photo depicts a flooded walkway in front of a row of classrooms.
With predictions of rain lasting through Thursday, students gear up for a rainy first week of school.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager January 14, 2019

The sound of soggy shoes could be heard making their way around campus as students braved the rain on Monday. In the midst of a projected week-long rainstorm, the campus and surrounding community are bracing for flooding. Two storm systems making their way over California hit La Mirada this Monday...

SGA Rundown: Senators weigh spring options

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SGA’s spring 2019 budget was passed with little debate, but two proposals faced far more scrutiny in the final senate meeting of the semester.
Austin Green, Managing Editor December 15, 2018

The biggest topic on the agenda of the Student Government Association senate’s final meeting of the fall 2018 semester took about 15 minutes to pass, as the spring 2019 budget was quickly approved. However, two proposals from SGA’s diversity staffers, vice president of diversity Mindy Kim and diversity...

Caf’s 6th Street Grill remodeling offers more options to the Biola community

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Lee/ THE CHIMES
6th Street remodel opens door to future efficiency options for the Caf.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor December 14, 2018

Within the wide selections of the Caf, 6th Street Grill was remodeled on November 26th into a customer-friendly environment with new features. The total cost for the cooking equipment and kitchen installation was an estimate of $14,000. THE REMODELING 6th Street Grill is located on the farthest right...

Answering Pepperdine’s call to help

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Victims of the Woolsey fire, including Pepperdine University students, return home, still needing support from surrounding communities.
Angela Hom, Freelance Writer December 12, 2018

Since the Woolsey Fire has been 100 percent contained as of Nov. 21, many residents and students returned to their homes for the holidays, unsure if those homes were still standing. During the fire, Pepperdine University was told to evacuate as the fire began to surround the school. The urgency of the...

Crime Log ― Dec. 4 – Dec. 11

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This week’s crime log is made up of petty theft, trespassing and disturbing the peace.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager December 11, 2018

Petty Theft ― Rosecrans Apartments Reported Dec. 4, 8 a.m., occurred between Dec. 3, 6 p.m. and Dec. 4, 8 a.m. A student reported their GPS and other items stolen from their locked vehicle. Two of the stolen items were discovered nearby. The incident was not reported to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s...

That time we… went to a migrant caravan encampment in Tijuana

Photo by Pierce Singgih/ THE CHIMES
Two Chimes reporters crossed the border into Mexico to sit with migrant travellers.
Pierce Singgih and Rebecca Mitchell December 10, 2018

When we first crossed the border into Tijuana, each step took us from a sunny Tuesday afternoon in San Diego to the tense atmosphere surrounding the migrant caravan encampment. Uneasiness permeated our environment as police officers lined certain blocks and soldiers navigated the streets with their trucks....