It was with grieving hearts that Biola students, faculty, and staff learned of Chief John Ojeisekhoba’s death on Labor Day, less than 24 hours after he died from cardiac arrest on Aug. 31st, 2025. Chief O was a faithful father, friend and follower of Christ. Led by the Lord’s love,  Ojeisekhoba...

On Sep. 13th, Biola University’s faculty, staff and students commemorated the life of Biola’s associate vice president and chief of campus safety, John “Chief O” Ojeisekhoba, who passed away at the age of 54 from cardiac arrest on Aug. 31st, 2025.  John Ojeisekhoba’s casket, adorned with...

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...

An earlier version of this article mentioned that SGA’s budget for the year is $7000. This is an error. SGA’s budget for the semester is $7000. 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...

With both an injured student and a broken window, Alpha Hall faces a time of recovery and repair. Brian Phillips, associate vice president of Facility and Auxiliary Operations, provided information about the restoration of the window. “The estimated damage to the window will be approximately...

Chase Gymnasium was quiet as roughly 100 students arrived to participate in Stand Up For Your Community on the night of Jan 25. Residential advisors and directors stood at the door as they scanned students into the event. Stand Up For Your Community was targeted towards first-year and new transfer students. “We...

A peculiar graffiti image has been seen by many students all over Biola’s campus since the start of the 2023-24 school year. One is near the Fireplace Pavilion on the ledges enclosing the sitting area. There are two just outside Biola’s cafeteria. The most recent one that appeared is on a table in...

The new semester has kicked off as incoming and returning students fought to claim the Nationball Champion title. The long-standing tradition of dodgeball between Biola’s “nations,” dorms and the off-campus+community (OCC), ushered in dozens of students to represent their teams with pride.  “I...

On Feb. 16 around 1:30 p.m. Campus Safety was notified of smoke under the soccer field coming from a staff member’s car that caught fire.  Campus Safety, the sprinkler system and the local fire department extinguished the car fire. There were no injuries nor damage to other cars. Campus Safety...

Hit and Run — Lower Campus Parking (Lot G) Reported on Sept. 19, occurred between Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. A student-owned vehicle was hit on lower campus. No note was left, and the case is still under investigation.  Hit and Run — Sutherland Parking (Lot B) Reported on Sept....

Vandalism ― Jesus Saves Parking Garage (Lot S) Multiple instances of vandalism using spray paint were reported between March 22 and March 30.  Campus Safety officers made four separate reports after finding vandalism on the 1st floor, 4th floor and two separate locations on the 5th floor of the...