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Biola Tennis Center begins expansion

Biola Tennis Center begins expansion
The Eagles get funding to add more courts and video streaming technology.
Andi Basista, News Editor March 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on March 14, 2019). The sounds of construction can be heard on the south campus as the Biola Tennis Center is undergoing major renovations. An old parking lot next to the current tennis courts is being excavated to make room for two new courts and a new...

Brewing a better fundraiser

Brewing a better fundraiser
Boba for Missions uses tea to alleviate the steep cost of missions trips.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor March 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on March 14, 2019). A businessman, a missionary and a tea specialist walk into a fundraiser. This is not the start of a bad joke. Rather, it describes the life of junior business administration major Brendan Sun over the past few months. Through Boba for...

Fever Joy calls the shots

Fever Joy calls the shots
Avery Robitaille’s three-piece pop-rock band is quickly rising in the independent music scene.
Pierce Singgih, Editor-in-Chief (Fall 2019) March 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on March 14, 2019). Many bands birthed from Biola often venture toward worship or contemporary Christian music industries. Alumni band For All Seasons is making a name for themselves among larger worship groups like Elevation Worship and Hillsong United,...

‘Jesus saves’ and stickers serve

'Jesus saves' and stickers serve
A student creates a way to raise money for disaster relief, a new laptop and missions.
Rachel Gaugler, Freelance Writer February 28, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 28, 2019). Freshman business major Sarah Hartono did not expect to wake up on a seemingly regular Friday morning to devastating news. She still recalls her mother’s panic-stricken text detailing the disastrous tsunami that had torn through an...

“The Marriage of Figaro” entertains, challenges and represents

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Vocal and orchestra departments unite in operatic symphony for Mozart’s 1786 classic.
Adam Pigott, Staff Writer February 2, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  Biola’s vocal and orchestra departments are putting the finishing touches on their presentation of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” a comedy that makes fun of serious situations, allowing audiences to laugh through difficult...

SPA hits the road with flag football champs

SPA hits the road with flag football champs
For the first time in school history, a Biola intramural team took on champions from three different schools.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 2, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  Before men’s and women’s basketball headed to Azusa Pacific University for their rivalry games, a Biola intramural team entered into a flag football tournament at APU on January 19th. For the first time in the school’s histories,...

Clean up crew comes through

Photo Courtesy of Clara Louise
Students helped clean up Joshua Tree during the government shutdown.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) February 1, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  Six students trekked to Joshua Tree National Park on Jan. 26 to aid in the cleanup of the park trashed during the government shutdown. On the day the students arrived, the 35-day government shutdown ended, allowing them to meet members...

Corey’s Corner: The sleep factor

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President Corey explains sleep does not make you weak, but is meant for the week.
President Barry Corey February 1, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  Every year I have a comprehensive physical. This past year, my physician was happy with my health results. If you do not mind my saying so, the bloodwork and the cardio tests and the reflexes and the strength measurements were pretty...

Why worldly power corrupts, but kingdom power sanctifies

Image shows to arrows pointing in different directions, one saying weakness and the other saying strength.
To influence and lead in our world today demands that we reimagine the nature of kingdom power.
Kyle Strobel February 1, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  There seems to be a governing assumption in our world today about the nature and reality of power. Power is seen as good if it “accomplishes” the sorts of things I believe in. Power is bad if it does not, or worse, “accomplishes”...

‘You are still wanted’

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A student shares about how she covered her college bills through GoFundMe during a strenuous time.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor January 31, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  As many students struggle with the financial aspect of enrollment, some have turned to a new way to pay for school—GoFundMe. Senior interdisciplinary studies major Rachel Surgalski and her partner, junior cinema and media arts major...

Teachers strike back

Photo by Kyle Kohner/ THE CHIMES
Teachers and students return to their classrooms after a strike that lasted six school days.
Isabelle Thompson, Business Manager January 31, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019. Teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District secured an agreement on Jan. 22 which promises a six percent salary increase, among other provisions, in what was the first major teacher walkout to occur in the area in the last 30 years,...

Everything Eagles: Worst to First? Not so fast

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Men’s basketball still faces a long road to the top of the PacWest.
Austin Green, Managing Editor January 31, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019. I wrote back in November that men’s basketball’s miraculous upset win over archrival Azusa Pacific University last February helped obscure an awful 2017-18 season. The question I posed in that column was; Would this year follow a similar...