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The Chimes

Biola gears up for Mock Rock

Team BroPoc ending dance pose at the 2019 Mock Rock competition.
Teams prep for the annual lip-synch and dance battle.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2022

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Mock Rock will make a triumphant return to Biola on April 8. One of Biola’s most beloved traditions, this electrifying lip-synch battle pulses with high-energy music and upbeat dance routines. In past years, teams of 40 to 80 students spent months brainstorming...

Check out these Broadway shows at local theaters

Check out these Broadway shows at local theaters
Local theaters are hosting some premiere Broadway shows this season. Get your tickets now.
Preet Christian, Freelance Writer September 26, 2018

Both large-scale and community theaters have recently announced their musical seasons. If you are a musical theatre fanatic, you have to be excited about these upcoming shows. While major theaters like the Hollywood Pantages and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts have a variety of Broadway musicals coming...

Hannah Dougher dances to victory

Apex team, mock rock
Dougher pursued her passion for dance through Mock Rock and took the gold for three years straight.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor March 27, 2018

Cheers flooded the air as the team flew down the bleachers to the stage and accepted their trophy with jubilee. Friends in all smiles embraced and crowded towards the trophy chanting, “Hannah, Hannah, Hannah!” Senior math major Hannah Dougher’s own team APEX had won. Dougher has given all four...

5, 6, 7, 8: Mock Rock teams tell process

Mock rock group practicing
Go behind the scenes of a Mock Rock production.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) March 14, 2018

Entering the gym, the lights are down low with popular music blaring as the crowd settles down. A video placed above an empty platform welcomes the onlookers to the event. Moments later, the lights come up on the stage, and dancers captivate the audience. As each scene takes place, students’ feet stomp...

Students can dance the night away on campus

Courtesy of biolathon.org
Biola University will hold its first ever dance fundraiser.
Hannah Miller, Writer April 5, 2017
Biola University will hold its first ever dance fundraiser.

A flower blooms in DTLA

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Basic Flowers played host to a wonderful night of music for “Denigration 2016.”
Brooks Ginnan, Writer May 4, 2016
Basic Flowers played host to a wonderful night of music for “Denigration 2016.”