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The Chimes

Racist vandalism marks Black History Month

Black History Month posters in Horton Hall were defaced, at least one marked with a racial slur.
Lack of information about the incident leaves students confused and hurt.
Ashley Grams and Lacey Patrick February 21, 2020

This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20. This story was updated on Feb. 21 at 9:30 a.m. with new information regarding the university’s response to the incident. Posters of influential African American leaders—abolitionists and freedom fighters—defaced by a racial slur.  ...

Anonymous social media creates community

Anonymous social media creates community
Popular anonymous pages bring students together through humor and honesty.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor February 21, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). ANONYMITY ENCOURAGES UNITY  “Send us your juiciest confessions. Shared anonymously.”  Instagram pages such as @byeolaconfessions and @biiola_tea have had a major impact on the student culture at Biola University. These social...

Anonymous social media fosters non-confrontation

Anonymous social media fosters non-confrontation
Popular anonymous pages discourage students from relational connection.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor February 21, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). DANGER OF ANONYMITY  When I was in high school, I was sitting in my freshman English class when a student decided to catapult a paperclip into the back of our substitute teacher’s head. The substitute felt the bald patch where the...

SGA Rundown: Senate discusses diversity and inclusion responsibilities

SGA Rundown: Senate discusses diversity and inclusion responsibilities
President Renee Waller proposed cutting the coordinator position and dispersing duties across the senate.
Sophia Silvester and Ashley Grams February 20, 2020

The Student Government Association kicked off this week’s meeting by celebrating vice president Seth Gladysz’s birthday. After transitioning to pray in small groups, president Renee Waller discussed budget cuts, the diversity and inclusion coordinator position and the university’s stance on dancing. HOPE...

Campus Engagement limits Mock Rock spending and practice hours

Team BroPoc ending dance pose at the 2019 Mock Rock competition.
The annual lip-sync competition was changed due to concerns regarding student well-being.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2020

The handbook for Mock Rock this year imposes new limits on spending and practice hours. Teams must end their practices at midnight and must stick to the spending cap of $500.  “There's concerns about students’ grades going down during this time and yes, you can’t pin it all on Mock Rock because...

SGA Rundown: Hope International University proposes dual school dance

SGA Rundown: Hope International University proposes dual school dance
Senators discussed the Student Alumni Association, facilities and budget history.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 13, 2020

Vice president Seth Gladyz and vice president of marketing and communications Christina Lee opened the senate meeting by creating an assembly line filled with candy and sweets. The Student Government Association spent the beginning of their time filling Valentine’s Day goodie bags to pass out to students...

SGA Rundown: Senate votes on election campaign violation case

SGA Rundown: Senate votes on election campaign violation case
The association discussed its media presence, affinity groups and open hours.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 6, 2020

Vice President Seth Gladyz opened the senate meeting to discuss the election process and campaigns taking place this week.  PRE-CAMPAIGN RULE INFRINGEMENT  It was brought to the attention of the Student Government Association’s election committee that a senate candidate, sophomore interdisciplinary...

Women’s golf misses out on PLNU Invitational

Women’s golf misses out on PLNU Invitational
Loibl leads the Eagles to second-place win in San Diego.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor February 4, 2020

Women’s golf traveled to San Diego, California to compete in the two-day outing at the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lion Invitational. The Eagles ended the event by placing second out of 11 teams with a final score of 621.  On the first day of the event, senior Jules Loibl led the Eagles...

Women’s basketball falls short in Cornerstone Cup

Stephanie Lee, a freshman nursing major with a guard position, dribbles the ball.
Senior Jelissa Puckett leads Eagles in a close match-up at home.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 1, 2020

Biola women’s basketball, hot off a three-game win streak, took on Azusa Pacific University for the second time in PacWest conference play. After a loss earlier in the season, the Eagles looked to change the result a second time around. Although a close game, BU fell short in the end, 64-74. Senior...

Faith and Science club kicks off first meeting of semester

Faith and Science club kicks off first meeting of semester
Guest speaker George Montañez of Harvey Mudd College encouraged attendees to share their faith even in secular environments.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor January 27, 2020

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on Jan. 27 at 10:03 p.m. It has been edited and reposted to protect the speaker’s privacy.  Biola’s Faith and Science club kicked off at 7 p.m. in the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health on Monday, Jan. 27. Students...

Gym renovation forces students and student-athletes to share fitness facilities

The fitness center construction is set for completion in mid-March.
To keep up with NCAA Division II regulations, Biola has broken ground to add two new wings to Chase Gymnasium.
Ashley Grams and Andi Basista January 25, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020).  With the start of a new semester comes a new and unusual look to Chase Gymnasium. Orange cones line the edges of torn-up dirt and concrete, showing signs of a new foundation for Biola Athletics. The versatile gym was built in 1966...

Student Missionary Team serves a shaken Puerto Rico

SMU's Team Puerto Rico felt called to remain on the island in the midst of a series of destructive earthquakes.
The team was undeterred despite hundreds of earthquakes and aftershocks.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor January 25, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Eight Biola students and thousands of Puerto Rican residents woke to see picture frames falling from the walls and bed frames shaking violently on the morning of Jan. 7, 2020. In Ponce, homes crumbled to the ground and hundreds of residents...