Biola is a place of robust community and hot takes. Soft serve ice cream is a delicacy and electric scooters are either effective or terrifying modes of transportation. When you begin at Biola, you join what students and staff deem the “Biola Bubble.” A 2017 Student Life Blog post described this...

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...

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...

Pre-production for “Our Town,” directed by Dr. Rachel Tracie, draws to an end as the show opens Thursday, Oct. 23. When prompted to share the significance of “Our Town” as it relates to the students of Biola, Tracie said: “I never wanted to do [Our Town] - I thought it was a high school...

Torrey Conference 2025 is quickly approaching campus, with banners hanging across campus and a daily countdown outside of the Student Union Building. It's not difficult to sense the excitement that Biola has for this annual event. However, new students may wonder, what exactly should they expect to gain...

For the Biola swim and dive teams, the 2025-2026 year means a second year under diving coach Elizabeth Mackay, a large incoming freshman class and carrying on both their athletic and academic excellence from last season. The squads clearly are a very exciting group to keep an eye on this season.  Senior...

THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR: The Elisabeth Elliot Story comes from the Museum of the Bible, kindly lent to the Biola community and supported by the Elisabeth Elliot Foundation. The exhibit will remain in the Biola Library through May 2026.  Walking through this exhibit, you are met with pale turquoise...

Junior Cinema and Media Arts major Josiah Broyles, alternatively known as WORLDWIDE BABY, is an R&B rapper who was raised in Thailand. With 142 monthly listeners on Spotify, this young artist is gaining traction, especially among fellow Biola students. Inspired by artists such as Ms. Lauryn Hill,...

On the evening of April 23, the Biola Vocal Area presented nine individual opera scenes at the Lansing Recital Hall. These scenes were from a variety of historical dramatists and composers such as Mozart, Puccini, Strauss and Gilbert & Sullivan. The event was titled “Sweet Sorrow: Encounters...

Entering Biola last semester, I was more than ecstatic to be in community with other Christians. In my experience attending my local magnet school, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, it was rare to meet other Christians, let alone students who respected Christians. After four years of trials of faith in...

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on Monday, April 21, just after he celebrated Easter with thousands of other Catholics in St. Peter’s Square.  There are 1.4 billion Catholics across the globe, with 11 million of them residing in California (29% of the state’s population). For them, Pope Francis...

Global and international students of Biola’s community have expressed worry due to mass visa revocations. When asked, the registrar’s office stated, “As long as students are following the rules and conditions of their visa, they have no need to worry at this time.” The Chimes spoke to someone...