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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

What is the deal with parking permits?

What is the deal with parking permits?
A look at how Biola’s parking permit system damages our school’s parking experience.
Kenny Cook, Staff Writer April 11, 2024

Paying over $100 to park at a campus where students are charged over $20k a semester to attend is absurd, and so over the past few years, students have gotten incredibly crafty in steering clear from getting caught parking on campus without a permit. However, as creative as they become, It has caused...

Biola, let us learn how to park this year

Parking attempts around Biola seem to be a large issue for the community.
There’s nothing Biolans love more than Jesus and parking outside the lines.
Kenny Cook, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

Just because Biola students are encouraged to think outside the box does not mean they need to park outside too. For as long as there have been lines, Biola students do not know how to park within them. But for as widely discussed as the issue of bad parking has been, how did this predicament come to...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s car plan is not as feasible as it seems

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s car plan is not as feasible as it seems
Renewable energy is not always safe energy.
Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) October 16, 2020

In late September Gov. Gavin Newsom released a mandate for all cars sold in the state of California to be electric by the year 2035. California ranks as the least-healthy air quality in the country and the exhaust pipes of our cars and trucks are the leading culprits of our state’s air pollution. Logically,...

Construction on La Mirada and Rosecrans delayed, city says

Road work located on La Mirada Boulevard, next to Biola University.
Water-saving medians on the two streets just outside of Biola will be completed in late November.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor September 9, 2019

The construction project responsible for lane closures and congestion on Rosecrans Avenue and La Mirada Boulevard will continue for most of the semester. Median construction has been delayed due to digging complications, according to La Mirada Public Works Director Mark Stowell. The two streets stand...

Burglaries raise crime rates

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Theft crime rises in La Mirada.
Daisy Gonzalez, Writer May 9, 2017
Theft crime rises in La Mirada.

That time I…experienced the L.A. Auto Show

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The annual car show, with an abundance of automobiles on display, did not disappoint.
Dale Fredriks, Writer November 26, 2016
The annual car show, with an abundance of automobiles on display, did not disappoint.

Measure M will move L.A. forward

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Proposed 0.5 cent sales tax increase to expand public transportation.
Tim Seeberger, Writer September 28, 2016
Proposed 0.5 cent sales tax increase to expand public transportation.

Porches search for security on “Pool”

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“Pool” takes the New York-based group in a sleeker and groovier direction.
Brooks Ginnan, Writer March 23, 2016
“Pool” takes the New York-based group in a sleeker and groovier direction.