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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Torrey forgot the home front

Torrey Conference motivated students to help the suffering outside our borders. But what about those closer to home?
Nathan Wagenet, Writer October 30, 2009
Torrey Conference motivated students to help the suffering outside our borders. But what about those closer to home?

Trick-or-treat with a clean conscience

The darkness attached to Halloween is absent in popular contemporary celebration of the holiday, so Christians should feel free to participate.
Andrew Oxenham, Writer October 30, 2009
The darkness attached to Halloween is absent in popular contemporary celebration of the holiday, so Christians should feel free to participate.

Learning is more than just a grade

Learning is more than just a grade
Universities have become places where rewards are given to the most productive. What ever happened to quiet learning?
October 30, 2009
Universities have become places where rewards are given to the most productive. What ever happened to quiet learning?

Pumpkin carving with Zach

Zach poses with the subject of his pumpkin art.
Nothing can get you into the mood for the Halloween holiday season like creatively stabbing a vegetable, repeatedly, over and over and then setting fire to its center.
Zach Newcott, Writer October 27, 2009
Nothing can get you into the mood for the Halloween holiday season like creatively stabbing a vegetable, repeatedly, over and over and then setting fire to its center.

Opposing Viewpoints: Can California Adventure match Disneyland?

Disney is planning to expand California Adventure. Can it match the scope and hype of Disneyland?
Jennifer Northway and Gavin Kirkwood October 22, 2009
Disney is planning to expand California Adventure. Can it match the scope and hype of Disneyland?

Day-by-Day: Midnight Madness all week long

Live late nights the Day-by-Day way, and kiss those boring hours of study and sleep goodbye.
Matthew Okada, Writer October 21, 2009
Live late nights the Day-by-Day way, and kiss those boring hours of study and sleep goodbye.

NEWCOTT: Legacy of the dead bunny

I have yet to explain to my roommates why exactly there's a dead bunny in the shoebox in our freezer, but I assume the less I say about it the better.
Zach Newcott, Writer October 21, 2009
I have yet to explain to my roommates why exactly there's a dead bunny in the shoebox in our freezer, but I assume the less I say about it the better.

Are you listening to me?

We're just not very good at listening. Here are a few tips for "listening mindfully."
October 21, 2009
We're just not very good at listening. Here are a few tips for "listening mindfully."

Eagle’s Nest etiquette

Okay, so we have all done it, let's just get that out of the way and admit our guilt. We've all commandeered a large table in the Eagle's Nest with only our backpack or laptop as company.
October 21, 2009
Okay, so we have all done it, let's just get that out of the way and admit our guilt. We've all commandeered a large table in the Eagle's Nest with only our backpack or laptop as company.

Take ownership of modesty standard

Everyone on campus has a responsibility to enforce the modesty standard.
Juliana Rinaldi, Writer October 21, 2009
Everyone on campus has a responsibility to enforce the modesty standard.

Unplug from your machines and connect to people

We live in an age when Pandora is more personal than radio personalities, Bluetooth is more necessary than Bluebook, when “<3” is more functional than saying "love."
Karen Myers, Writer October 14, 2009
We live in an age when Pandora is more personal than radio personalities, Bluetooth is more necessary than Bluebook, when “<3” is more functional than saying "love."

Get heartwashed

Why is it that at seven years old I could somehow believe wholeheartedly that my Savior is on the move?
Zach Underwood, Writer October 14, 2009
Why is it that at seven years old I could somehow believe wholeheartedly that my Savior is on the move?