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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

On the Outskirts

On the Outskirts
Outskirts is a student-made magazine created by young adults for young adults, working to change up the rhythms of the bleak future which Gen Z faces.
Izzy Putney, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

In a world where computers grow smarter, Gen Z searches for something deeper, something soul-filling rather than brain-stimulating. Two young adults have seen this take place in real time in their generation– and they decided to do something about it. Biola senior Gillian Doplemore and recent Biola...

Biola’s Dead Poet’s Society: a creative’s outlet through a club community

Biola’s Dead Poet’s Society: a creative’s outlet through a club community
A student-led club on campus which centers around writing and sharing poetry in community, while keeping the heart of the club centered around Christ through reading Scriptural and Christian poetry.
Izzy Putney, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

The Biola Dead Poets Society, is a student-led club that began in the spring of 2025. The heart came from Audrey Sanders, a junior transfer theology major with a concentration in Bible Exposition. Sanders, having been a writer her whole life, attempted to begin a club at her high school, imitating the...

HEADING HOME: Glimpses of New Jerusalem

HEADING HOME: Glimpses of New Jerusalem
An event showcasing poetry, art, and documentary of a trip of beauty and theology as seen through Jerusalem, Italy, and London.
Izzy Putney, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

THE DOCUMENTARY On Sept. 23, Biola was honored to hold “Heading Home: Glimpses of New Jerusalem”. The traveling exhibition, consisting of different pieces of art, follows a two-week pilgrimage of a small band of Christians visiting churches and religious sites across Europe and the Middle East....

Senior art exhibition opens April 14 to 18

A viewer reflects on the layered textures of string and fabric by artist Sena Kim
A group exhibition of B.S. art students featuring wide range of mediums
Clarissa Jocelyn, Managing Editor April 15, 2025

A group exhibition curated by seniors in Biola University’s B.S. art program opened yesterday, April 14, and runs through April 18 in the Green Art Gallery and Bardwell Project Space. The show features student work in a wide range of mediums, including pottery, painting, thread, risograph, photography,...

Biola welcomes AI

Image is AI generated using Stable Diffusion XL.
Biola’s new AI Lab had a soft opening during Biola Preview Day.
Natalie Fassnacht, News Editor March 19, 2024

On Feb. 29, a team of students banded together to create the AI Club. The club focuses on using Artificial Intelligence for good by helping students to think more creatively and expand their visions further. The event gave prospective and current students a chance to try an artificial intelligence chatbot,...

Biola’s active clubs

Biola’s active clubs
How to get involved with a smaller community on campus through a club.
Shelby LaPorte, Entertainment Editor March 18, 2024

Biola University offers a variety of clubs that provide students the opportunity to find community while learning new things. Here is a look at some of the clubs that are currently active on campus. UNICYCLE CLUB In the Unicycle Club, students can learn about encouragement, perseverance and balance....

Hands of Prayer

One of multiple prayer hands located in front of Rose Prayer Chapel
Repurposing art to share a message.
Shelby LaPorte, Entertainment Editor March 6, 2024

We all take on different postures when we enter into prayer with God. However, how does the way we position ourselves affect how we focus on God? Rebekah Stockinger is a junior sculpture and animation major. This past fall, Stockinger was taking Animation 1 with Aaron Holmes, professor of art, and...

Art hobbyist: Isabella Ye

Artwork by Isabella Ye.
Feature shows a student's creative side.
Shelby LaPorte, Entertainment Editor February 5, 2024

There are several creative and artistic people here at Biola, both within and outside of art-related majors. Isabella Ye is a sophomore psychology major minoring in music and is a part of Torrey Honors. In her free time, Ye taps into her artistic side.  “I have been actively creating visual art...

Upcoming art and entertainment events at Biola

Upcoming art and entertainment events at Biola
Take a look at some dates for creative events happening later this semester.
Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief January 18, 2024

The new semester has begun, and on its heels are several exciting events inviting students to attend and participate. Listed below are a handful of dates to mark in your calendar for events happening throughout this spring semester.  JAN. 16–26: ART LEAGUE’S STUDENT SHOW Art League is hosting...

Celebrating students’ creative work with Inkslinger

Celebrating students' creative work with Inkslinger
Publishing once a year, this student journal features visual and written artwork in a sleek black-and-white theme.
Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2023

Amid the various student publications here at Biola, Inkslinger is one for students of any major to step up and submit their creative pieces for publication. Whether students are majoring in the arts or the sciences, all are welcome to celebrate their creativity together in Biola’s literary journal. THE...

Anticipating “Los Angeles Sees Itself”

Anticipating “Los Angeles Sees Itself”
Art students’ year-long research project of LA culture will soon be unveiled.
Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2023

Students of Biola’s art program are putting together a giant research project for an exhibition titled “Los Angeles Sees Itself.” The project has been in the making since the 2022-23 academic year. Students are working with art professors Dan Callis and Astri Swendsrud. Carl Berg, curator for PRJCTLA,...

‘Los Angeles Sees Itself’ and its ever-changing art landscape

Art students' "LA Sees Itself" exhibition aims to connect themes throughout art history such as beach, car, suburban, astronomy and architecture culture.
Art students dive deeper into LA art scene to curate an on-campus exhibition for fall 2023.
Fashion Castillo-Delgadillo, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 2, 2023

Art students frequently spend countless hours working within their art studios and learning from their professors in the classroom. However, art students are currently working alongside Biola’s newest Visionary in Residence, distinguished artist and PrjctLA art gallery owner, Carl Berg, in a completely...