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...

On April 28, at Bardwell Hall, Biola University unveiled Tim Hawkinson's sculpture "Faith of Our Farmors." Students are encouraged to spend time with the piece, which features an interactive prayer wheel and depicts an elderly woman praying. Barry Corey explained the significance of the sculptor's...

On Sunday, April 27, the painting of a new mural was spotted on a wall beside the library and behind the Health Center. Alisha Mark, sophomore painting and illustration major, and Lily Guild, sophomore painting major, are the artists behind this new piece. They are part of the Creation Care Club, decorating...

An earlier version of this article mentioned Mark Muhammad instead of Mark Muha. The Chimes regrets this error and is committed to correcting all errors of fact. Readers are urged to notify the staff of such errors as soon as possible.   On April 22, Student Government Association (SGA) held...

On April 4, Biola University’s Cinema and Media Arts (CMA) department hosted their annual Biola Film Festival, an award show in which all current Biola students can submit their work. Films included senior thesis projects, past Biola Films, class projects, music videos, student-made documentaries and...