The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Power returns to campus

Facilities Management set up a gas generator for the health center.
Automatic doors, wifi and the lights have have all been made out of commission by the power outage.
Pierce Singgih, Editor-in-Chief (Fall 2019) • November 13, 2019

Power returned to campus at 1:52 p.m. after it went out around 12:50 p.m. Facilities Management determined the power went out after a transformer blew on Foster Road and La Mirada Boulevard. They expect power to return at around 1:50 p.m. Automatic doors, wifi and lights have all been shut off throughout...

Biola blackout cause revealed

photo shows student in dark room with cell phone light on
Facilities management, Campus Safety explain how they dealt with the darkness.
Isabelle Thompson and Julianna Hernandez • January 17, 2019

Biola was shrouded in darkness on Jan. 16 due to a campus-wide power outage at around 5:30 p.m. caused by a bad cable, according to senior director of facilities management Brian Phillips. This single cable also shut down power for 388 customers of Southern California Edison in the area surrounding...

Biola deals with three-hour-long power outage

Students huddle under emergency lighting in the SUB during a power outage on campus on Jan. 16, 2018.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • January 16, 2019

Updated at 11:16 p.m. Power went dark across most of Biola's campus at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Areas initially unaffected by the outage included the Production Center, the Lim Center and parts of the Grove. WiFi access was also affected, and service remained down in several areas after power...