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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Thirty-minute power outage affects Biola’s campus

The fifth floor of Horton Hall was shrouded in darkness during a 30-minute campus-wide power outage that disrupted regular activity on Mar. 27, 2025.
Blackout affected lights, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, elevators
Hope Li, Olivia Kam, and Isahi Minero March 27, 2025

The power went out for half an hour across Biola’s campus on Mar. 27, affecting overhead lights, automatic sliding doors, air conditioning, Wi-Fi and elevators. “The protective relay for campus power failed, causing our campus main breaker to trip,” said Biola’s chief of Campus Safety and...

Stewart finally cools down

Eliana Park/THE CHIMES
The male dorms in Stewart Hall will have air conditioning starting fall 2017.
Austin Green, Managing Editor May 16, 2017
The male dorms in Stewart Hall will have air conditioning starting fall 2017.

Students should be mindful of energy consumption

Eliana Park/THE CHIMES
Air conditioning contributes to climate change.
Justin Yun, Writer March 1, 2017
Air conditioning contributes to climate change.

Indoor humidity plagues Blackstone residents

Katie Evensen/THE CHIMES
Defective air conditioning units cause discomfort, damage and minor flooding within some of the new dorm rooms.
Hannah Wagner, Writer November 11, 2015
Defective air conditioning units cause discomfort, damage and minor flooding within some of the new dorm rooms.