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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

CMA building still pending approval

CMA building still pending approval
COVID-19 delays and undetermined department relocations are just some of the problems the cinema and media arts building faces.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer • February 5, 2022

In 2017, the university announced plans for a new cinema and media arts building. The three-story, 56,000 square foot building includes a 300-seat screening theater, a 3,000 square foot soundstage, new foley studios and a student café. However, despite the ambition and passion behind this project, approval...

Biola works to remove the Grove modulars

Biola works to remove the Grove modulars
As Biola adapts to current needs, temporary buildings get cut.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor • December 6, 2021

The Grove is currently home to 15 modular classrooms and offices, but after break only the six nearest the tennis courts will remain. The Grove was initially used as a temporary housing for students in 2002-2003 while Hope Hall was built. It also houses a few classrooms and the institute for Spiritual...

Weight room renovations bring Eagles up to NCAA Division II facility standards

New renovations to the weight room are underway to meet NCAA Division II facility standards.
Athletes and non-athletes will share the fitness center until construction concludes in roughly 90 days.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • January 15, 2020

Biola athletic facilities began a much-anticipated renovation after the commencement ceremonies in December due to Biola’s transition to NCAA DII. The weight room and surrounding coaching offices have since been closed, starting Jan. 13, 2020, limiting student access to fitness center amenities. WEIGHT...

Student workers given new jobs after grounds crew gets outsourced

Sophomore Kinesiology major Evan Peters works a morning shift with a leaf blower - a shift he will not have for long.
Grounds crew will be handled by a company named BrightView, moving student workers throughout facilities management.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 31, 2019). At 6 a.m., as the sun rose, senior business major Harrison Langer would begin his day as a grounds crew worker. Most mornings he would lug around a heavy leaf blower to clean the campus of debris. Other days, he traded his leaf blower...

Bardwell Hall remodel will provide a new environment for art students

The old science building, Bardwell Hall, is going through the remodeling process as it lands a new purpose as the main building for Biola's Department of Art.
The art department will move into its newly renovated home in Fall 2020.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • October 31, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 31, 2019). Bardwell Hall was once full of chemistry labs, microscopes and cadavers, up until the sciences moved to the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health in 2018. As of Oct. 21, renovations on the 60-year-old building...

Intramural center construction scheduled to begin next semester

Intramural center construction scheduled to begin next semester
The long awaited intramural center begins next semester despite delays with La Mirada.
Macie Cummings, News Editor (Fall 2018) • October 22, 2018

This story was originally published in print on Oct. 18, 2018. Anticipation for the new intramural center has been rising as students await the new space to play, compete and use for future events. The 120-by-120-foot structure will be larger than the floor in Chase Gymnasium, big enough for two basketball...