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Biola community processes California blazes

Photo Courtesy of Brandon Steadman
Some students watched in horror as wildfires tore through their neighborhoods back home.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor November 19, 2018

This story was originally published in print on Nov. 15, 2018. If your house was on fire, what one thing would you save? For senior business administration major Dominic Ariondo, this question became more than a mere thought experiment. Ariondo is one of 200,000 Southern California residents who have...

ParaBrands aims to impact the world through fashion

ParaBrands aims to impact the world through fashion
Two students launch an awareness project through their new clothing brand.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor November 16, 2018

Two creative students are expressing their ideas through their new clothing brand, ParaBrands. The company, which had a soft launch this fall, aims to bring awareness to both societal issues and Christian perspectives. THE LAUNCHSophomore business administration major Nick Rumer was the one to come up...

SGA Rundown: Senate cuts Biolathon funding

The new SGA logo
Senators voted on four proposals and passed all but the final one after expressing concerns about Biolathon’s format and appeal.
Austin Green, Managing Editor November 16, 2018

In the Student Government Association senate’s last meeting before Thanksgiving, senators evaluated the four external proposals submitted last Thursday, passing three of them while denying one—the senate’s first denial of a proposal this school year. Bids to fund the 23rd annual Student Conference...

Watch out for those scooters!

Photo Courtesy of li.me
People on electric scooters have run into a number of injuries in Southern California.
Preet Christian, Freelance Writer November 15, 2018

Lime and Bird electric scooters are popping up around Southern California. These rent-and-go scooters are mostly used around SoCal beaches but have more recently made their way into the city of Los Angeles. Recently, the LA City Council put regulations on Lime and Bird scooters, including a 15 miles...

Crime Log ― Nov. 6 – Nov. 13

A picture of a Campus Safety car.
Trespassing, petty theft, burglary and disturbing the peace make up this week’s crime log.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager November 13, 2018

Trespassing ― Creek Tunnel - La Mirada Blvd Reported Nov. 6, 1:15 p.m. A Campus Safety officer observed two individuals walking on campus. The officer recognized one of them as being previously banned from campus. The officer made contact and escorted the individuals off campus. Trespassing...

Trespassing suspect arrested, tased in Sutherland parking lot

three officers restrain a man on the ground
Campus safety made another arrest on campus Monday, this time of an individual who was reportedly already banned from Biola.
Austin Green and Christian Leonard November 12, 2018

Campus Safety made another arrest on a busy campus Monday as Chief John Ojeisekhoba’s department continues to crack down on bike thefts and transient activity around Biola. It marks the third such arrest in four days, following one near Chase Gymnasium Friday morning and another on Sunday morning near...

Midnight Madness 2018: The Red Sea parts again

Photo by Thecla Li / THE CHIMES
The Flock brought back an old tradition while the women’s basketball team won an intense three-point contest.
Isabelle Thompson and Joel Ashor November 12, 2018

Students veered left and right as two lacrosse stick-wielding Flock members dressed as Moses parted the middle of the cheering section. It was a spectacle meant to resemble the biblical parting of the Red Sea and marked the return of a tradition that Biola’s student section leaders hope will become...

The woman behind the Special Olympics at Biola

Tennis coach Dee Henry instructs her athlete.
The Biola tennis courts serve as the ground for awareness and acceptance by welcoming challenged athletes.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor November 10, 2018

Coach Dee Henry is the former head of women’s tennis at Biola, a member of the board of directors for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, still teaches undergraduate tennis PE courses and has worked with challenged athletes for over two decades, but at the center of all of that is simply a woman...

Biola Veterans Association finds home in the SUB

Photo by Marlena Lang / THE CHIMES
The group, previously without a space of its own, will officially receive a room next spring.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2018

After spending over a year without a dedicated space, the Biola Veterans Association will have a room of its own—and about $15,000 to furnish it—in spring 2019. “WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER WHEN NO ONE ELSE REALLY DOES” Director of Commuter Life Katie Tuttle and coordinator of commuter life and...

Campus Safety arrests bike theft suspect

Two officers arrest a man on a campus safety vehicle
The suspect possessed knives, burglary tools and a bike believed to be stolen from off-campus.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2018

Updated: 4:30 p.m., Nov. 9. Campus Safety officers arrested a man suspected of bike theft in front of Chase Gym this Friday, Nov. 9, at about 12 p.m. The man had been spotted some bike racks on campus last week. Officers made contact with the man and banned him from campus. He returned this week,...

Chimes Weekly News Update on KBR The Torch (Nov. 9, 2018)

November 9, 2018

Every week, the Chimes partners with Biola’s student-run radio, KBR The Torch, to give an update on weekly news. This week’s podcast features host and Chimes Arts & Entertainment Editor Pierce Singgih and Chimes Editor-in-chief Christian Leonard, includes updates about a fallen tree in front...

Photo: Metzger Hall blocked off by fallen tree

workplace, Metzger Hall, after a tree fell in front the building on the morning of Nov. 9.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2018

UPDATE, 10:09 a.m.: The fallen tree has been removed, and the entrance to Metzger Hall has been opened. Part of a tree fell in front of Metzger Hall this morning, blocking off the entrance to the administrative building. No one was injured, and facilities workers are currently clearing the obstruction.