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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Students prioritize well-being during Mental Health Awareness Week

Students use Mental Health Awareness Week to destress and refresh.
Biola invites the community to reflect on mental wellness.
Dalet Valles and Phoebe Vrable October 20, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week encouraged faculty, staff and students to “decompress, learn and grow” through multiple activities and events. This year, the theme was Puzzled: Finding Peace in the Pieces. Stress, anxiety and depression consume pieces of many college students' lives, but throughout...

COVID-19 cases dip in LA County and on campus

COVID-19 cases dip in LA County and on campus
Chapels move outdoors to mitigate COVID-19 cases.
Andi Basista, News Editor September 27, 2021

As of Sept. 24, 61 students tested positive for the coronavirus on Biola’s campus, down four cases from the previous week.  According to the Los Angeles Times, coronavirus rates are on a downward trend as hospitalizations and deaths decrease. On Sept. 25, there were 947 individuals hospitalized...

The talks of relevant issues and politics in chapels help equip students

Calvary Chapel will undergo artistic renovations this summer.
References to Black Lives Matter and protests connected to scriptures show a Christian perspective.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2020

A policy on the Biola Spiritual Development page states that the intentions of chapels are to worship and educate the Biola community on relevant issues in a spiritual way. Recent chapels have come to prove that Biola does educate students about issues, but the student body has begun to complain that...

Biola to vacate housing, close campus to visitors

Biola to vacate housing, close campus to visitors
The City of La Mirada reported two confirmed cases of COVID-19, neither linked to Biola.
Brittany Ung and Lacey Patrick March 17, 2020

Biola will vacate residence halls and university-apartments starting March 22, President Barry Corey announced in a campus-wide email today. At that time, the campus will be closed to visitors, with exceptions for certain vendors and contractors. The Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee made the...

In-person classes and Missions Conference canceled

In-person classes and Missions Conference canceled
In the midst of COVID-19 outbreak, the university transfers all classes online.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief March 12, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classes will be transferred online for the remainder of the semester, effective March 23, Provost Deborah Taylor announced tonight via email.  The email came right after Azusa Pacific University announced it is transferring to all online courses. Biola...

Meeting makes memories

Eliana Park/THE CHIMES [file]
Students remember their favorite Torrey times.
Jessica Goddard, Writer October 10, 2017
Students remember their favorite Torrey times.

Using time management to complete chapels

Using time management to complete chapels
Returning students give advice on how to finish chapels quickly.
Jessica Goddard, Writer September 27, 2016
Returning students give advice on how to finish chapels quickly.

Chapels aid spiritual growth

Musicians fill Chase Gymnasium with song.
Chapel interns speak about the importance of chapels.
Jessica Goddard, Writer September 20, 2016
Chapel interns speak about the importance of chapels.

Responses vary on Torrey’s unexpected changes

Torrey Conference 2015, Day One | Marika Adamopoulos/THE CHIMES
Torrey conference directors offer students rest while still promoting conference.
Jessica Goddard, Writer September 14, 2016
Torrey conference directors offer students rest while still promoting conference.

Diversity of worship

Aaron Fooks/THE CHIMES [file photo]
Unique styles of worship grow through chapels and student groups.
Jenna Kubiak, Writer May 12, 2015
Unique styles of worship grow through chapels and student groups.