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The Chimes

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The Chimes

New chapel policy levies student schedules

Illustration by Trevor Lunde/THE CHIMES
Despite its appearances, the policy change limits the student body’s options and fails to consider key components of the Biola community.
Hannah Wagner, Writer September 5, 2015
Despite its appearances, the policy change limits the student body’s options and fails to consider key components of the Biola community.

New chapel policy evokes less stress

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The chapel reduction allows students to worry less about fulfilling their chapel requirement and focus more on their relationship with God.
Sarah Pineda, Writer September 1, 2015
The chapel reduction allows students to worry less about fulfilling their chapel requirement and focus more on their relationship with God.

Fiction fosters empathy

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As our generation becomes more narcissistic, fiction helps us learn and practice empathy.
Dorea Marshall, Writer May 12, 2015
As our generation becomes more narcissistic, fiction helps us learn and practice empathy.

Video games enhance education

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Virtual environments like SimCity and Minecraft engage students and support teachers in the classroom.
Zurich Lewis, Writer May 12, 2015
Virtual environments like SimCity and Minecraft engage students and support teachers in the classroom.

Acceptance of the ugly

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Body acceptance movements regarding the media’s portrayal of beauty ignore human dignity and value
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer May 11, 2015
Body acceptance movements regarding the media’s portrayal of beauty ignore human dignity and value

Between the lines of the Baltimore riots

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There is more than meets the eye about the unrest in America.
Aundrea Paxton, Writer May 11, 2015
There is more than meets the eye about the unrest in America.

Society needs lawyers, especially Christian ones

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Our society needs Christian lawyers who will view law as a ministry through which they are able to love and serve God.
Elle Reed, Writer May 11, 2015
Our society needs Christian lawyers who will view law as a ministry through which they are able to love and serve God.

Speak up about assault, Biola

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Our administration must do more to bring the issue of sexual assault to the forefront of campus conversation.
Carly Rorem, Writer May 5, 2015
Our administration must do more to bring the issue of sexual assault to the forefront of campus conversation.

We must rise to survive the drought

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Awareness will bring us together with our local community.
Allison Schuster, Writer May 5, 2015
Awareness will bring us together with our local community.

Recognizing the universality of music

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The sound of music resonates with all cultures.
Catherine Streng, Writer May 5, 2015
The sound of music resonates with all cultures.

American Sign Language empowers everyone

Junior nursing major Dominee Roehm learns the unspoken language that opens new doors. | Katie Evensen/THE CHIMES
Learn the unspoken language to open new doors.
Zurich Lewis, Writer May 5, 2015
Learn the unspoken language to open new doors.

Mind the tragedy of North Korea

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Past the comedy lies a humanitarian crisis in North Korea.
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer May 5, 2015
Past the comedy lies a humanitarian crisis in North Korea.