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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

How you should vote on issues, if you must

When you cast your ballot, what are you voting for? The hope that your candidate will work to affect climate change? End abortion? Approve a non-interventionist foreign policy? Perhaps enact a constitutional amendment to define marriage? Given that there is no candidate this season whose policies endorse a single positive response even to these four questions, how do you, as a voter, decide which issues take priority over others?
October 26, 2008
When you cast your ballot, what are you voting for? The hope that your candidate will work to affect climate change? End abortion? Approve a non-interventionist foreign policy? Perhaps enact a constitutional amendment to define marriage? Given that there is no candidate this season whose policies endorse a single positive response even to these four questions, how do you, as a voter, decide which issues take priority over others?

Iced Out No More: How to meet the ladies

Question: Hey, how would you start dating somebody if you’re not involved with anyone? Just walk through the dorms of the women? I've tried that before, but really no one had there rooms open or seemed willing to talk.
October 26, 2008
Question: Hey, how would you start dating somebody if you’re not involved with anyone? Just walk through the dorms of the women? I've tried that before, but really no one had there rooms open or seemed willing to talk.

Election 2008: The experiential factor

One thing is clear in this election: Democrats and Republicans absolutely cannot agree on experience. Who has it? Who doesn’t? Who’s ready to lead this country? Ask a Democrat and they’ll tell you Palin wants to be dangerously close to the presidency for someone with zero experience. Ask a Republican and we’ll tell you our vice presidential candidate has more experience than their presidential candidate. Why can’t we agree on one of the most fundamental aspects of this campaign? What leads Democrats and Republicans to arrive at such diametrically opposed conclusions on experience?
October 26, 2008
One thing is clear in this election: Democrats and Republicans absolutely cannot agree on experience. Who has it? Who doesn’t? Who’s ready to lead this country? Ask a Democrat and they’ll tell you Palin wants to be dangerously close to the presidency for someone with zero experience. Ask a Republican and we’ll tell you our vice presidential candidate has more experience than their presidential candidate. Why can’t we agree on one of the most fundamental aspects of this campaign? What leads Democrats and Republicans to arrive at such diametrically opposed conclusions on experience?

God is not a Communist; Jesus is not a Republicrat

Remember flubber, that weird substance invented by an absent-minded professor that cancelled a wedding, bounced a basketball team to victory, provoked a Model T burglary, and shut down Washington, D.C.? Reminds me of a similarly weird substance we call money. Money breaks up families, pays athletes, motivates robbers, and rules D.C. It also fluctuates about as fast and far as flubber does.
October 21, 2008
Remember flubber, that weird substance invented by an absent-minded professor that cancelled a wedding, bounced a basketball team to victory, provoked a Model T burglary, and shut down Washington, D.C.? Reminds me of a similarly weird substance we call money. Money breaks up families, pays athletes, motivates robbers, and rules D.C. It also fluctuates about as fast and far as flubber does.

Facing off: Republican abortion, gay marriage

The intersection of faith and politics causes tension among many Christians. We disagree on issues like abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage and other ethical dilemmas. At the root of all these arguments is a deep wrestling with this tension between our personal faith and political beliefs.
October 21, 2008
The intersection of faith and politics causes tension among many Christians. We disagree on issues like abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage and other ethical dilemmas. At the root of all these arguments is a deep wrestling with this tension between our personal faith and political beliefs.

Seeking to live God’s truth

There is nothing to fear from negative opinions of the majority so long as our actions are in line with what is true. In our lives, we run into all kinds of pressures from majority opinion: how to dress, what music to listen to, even what kind of demeanor to possess.
October 21, 2008
There is nothing to fear from negative opinions of the majority so long as our actions are in line with what is true. In our lives, we run into all kinds of pressures from majority opinion: how to dress, what music to listen to, even what kind of demeanor to possess.

YouTube Clip of the Week

Enjoy this week's top video pick.
This week's pick was created by Biolans as an entry into a U.S. News "Why My College Rocks!" video contest to showcase "why Biola rocks." Best Part: Half-naked guy throwing a football. Real Best Part: Senior Marshall Bang singing a dedication to Biola.
October 21, 2008
This week's pick was created by Biolans as an entry into a U.S. News "Why My College Rocks!" video contest to showcase "why Biola rocks." Best Part: Half-naked guy throwing a football. Real Best Part: Senior Marshall Bang singing a dedication to Biola.

When “How It’s Made” is more important than sleep

There was an awkward moment when I first walked into my bedroom as my roommate Anthony was walking out. Although our moments together are usually quite awkward, this one particular moment was differentiated from the others by the fact that it was occurring at six in the morning. I was heading to bed as he was heading out to work.
October 19, 2008
There was an awkward moment when I first walked into my bedroom as my roommate Anthony was walking out. Although our moments together are usually quite awkward, this one particular moment was differentiated from the others by the fact that it was occurring at six in the morning. I was heading to bed as he was heading out to work.

Facing off: Why McCain is better

Over the past several weeks, I’ve outlined the main criteria for why I believe Sen. John McCain is the best choice as our next president. I’ve presented various reasons: his background and experience, his economic policy, his accuracy concerning the troop surge in Iraq, and his continual devotion to put the United States above his personal and political interests.
October 14, 2008
Over the past several weeks, I’ve outlined the main criteria for why I believe Sen. John McCain is the best choice as our next president. I’ve presented various reasons: his background and experience, his economic policy, his accuracy concerning the troop surge in Iraq, and his continual devotion to put the United States above his personal and political interests.

Resurrecting political civility

Politics. It’s a word that conjures up images of people yelling, the colors red and blue, and the ever present elephant and donkey. But like it or not, debating is the name of the game and there’s really no way to skirt around it. Luckily, in America we have been granted the privilege of free speech and we are at liberty to express our opinions. This is a fantastic thing – may we never take it for granted.
October 14, 2008
Politics. It’s a word that conjures up images of people yelling, the colors red and blue, and the ever present elephant and donkey. But like it or not, debating is the name of the game and there’s really no way to skirt around it. Luckily, in America we have been granted the privilege of free speech and we are at liberty to express our opinions. This is a fantastic thing – may we never take it for granted.

Alone on Parent Weekend

I knew why my parents couldn’t make it this past weekend. I’m from Florida, and the logistics of spending the weekend and the plane ticket money for another trip across the country weren’t in our favor. It just didn’t make sense — I gave my mom a tour of the campus during orientation, and I talk to my parents on the phone every week. They know what’s going on in my life, and that I’ve adjusted all right.
October 14, 2008
I knew why my parents couldn’t make it this past weekend. I’m from Florida, and the logistics of spending the weekend and the plane ticket money for another trip across the country weren’t in our favor. It just didn’t make sense — I gave my mom a tour of the campus during orientation, and I talk to my parents on the phone every week. They know what’s going on in my life, and that I’ve adjusted all right.

A touching problem

Contact. What does it mean, anyway? It’s a sports term, a way to fix vision, and a totally foreign concept to most Americans. With phones, computers, and video games, one wonders whether direct human contact will eventually disappear completely. To quote the near-prophetic line from “The Emperor’s New Groove”: “No touchey!”
October 14, 2008
Contact. What does it mean, anyway? It’s a sports term, a way to fix vision, and a totally foreign concept to most Americans. With phones, computers, and video games, one wonders whether direct human contact will eventually disappear completely. To quote the near-prophetic line from “The Emperor’s New Groove”: “No touchey!”
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