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...

Dear Biola, I am honored to serve you as your 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief of The Chimes. On behalf of our new staff, I announce our renewed mission. I was always in awe with the way words could transform reality. Somehow they had the power to stir my soul and make me passionate about a topic, a cause,...

The spring semester has brought many changes to Biola’s campus, notably the closure of the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Lab. The news was announced through a weekly Student Life newsletter released on Nov. 20, citing a realignment of resources. “Due to financial redirections we will be closing...

Biola University men’s and women’s swim and dive teams competed against Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 21. Both Eagles teams soundly defeated the Golden Eagles in the meet with the men taking home 14 victories and the women taking home 12. MEN MAKE WAVES Securing their win with a 171.5-116.50...

Biola University made a decent showing at the mini tournament hosted by California Baptist University from Jan. 27–28. On the first day, the Eagles beat the University of Redlands 10-7 but lost to the University of Southern California 6-20 later that afternoon. The next day, Biola defeated Azusa Pacific...

Ending the season with a bang, Biola defeated Concordia Irvine University 3-2 in Irvine, Calif. on Nov. 12. SCORES By the end of the game, the Eagles totaled 58 kills, eight aces, 12 blocks and 87 digs. Sophomore right side Anna Aubele led offense with 15 kills followed by redshirt junior outside hitter...

As the school year winds down and summer festivities begin, there is always a group of students who find themselves at a crossroads of life—graduating college and looking for what comes next. It is something that is both exciting and terrifying.  Biola is a special place to so many people. It has...

Women’s tennis faced off against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars on March 26 in Azusa, California. Though the Eagles fought hard to maintain their 14-match winning streak, the Eagles were unable to take the lead, resulting in a loss, 5-2.  STAYING IN THE FIGHT Though the Eagles failed to score...

Almost three academic school years have passed since Biola transitioned to online instruction in March 2020 and the repercussions of this move contributed to a drop in undergraduate enrollment. In addition to surging COVID-19 cases at the end of 2021, colleges faced severe staff shortages, high absenteeism...

Track and field competed in San Luis Obispo, California at the Cal Poly Invitational on March 25 and 26, as well as in Irvine, California on March 26 at the Titus and Ely Meet. Though the weekend was event-filled, it did not stop the Eagles from taking home four event wins, including multiple personal...

Men and women’s track competed in a mix of field events on Friday, March 11 and track events on Saturday, March 12 at the Ben Brown Invitational at CSU Fullerton. THROWING SUCCESSES On Friday, the Eagles took part in four field events. Junior throwers Jada Pierce and Gigi Fierro competed in the...