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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Coronavirus concerns prompt chapel changes

Coronavirus concerns prompt chapel changes
The 20-chapel requirement will remain in effect.
Brittany Ung and Lacey Patrick March 11, 2020

Chapels will move to a streaming format for the rest of the semester in light of COVID-19, according to a campus-wide email from Todd Pickett, dean of Spiritual Development and Mike Ahn, assistant dean of chapels and worship, this Wednesday.  In the email, Pickett and Ahn said there are no cases...

President Corey releases university response to COVID-19

President Corey releases university response to COVID-19
In-person classes and events will continue as scheduled, with certain regulations.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2020

President Barry Corey sent a campus-wide email this afternoon updating the community about the university’s response to COVID-19.  There are currently no confirmed cases of the coronavirus on campus, according to Corey. However, the university has created a COVID-19 University Response Team, headed...

Coronavirus? Yes, it’s serious.

The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China caused several residents to retreat into their homes to avoid contamination.
Students from Wuhan, China describe the virus’s harrowing impacts from beginning to now.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor February 8, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020).  A mysterious illness discovered in Dec. 2019 has now killed 565 people and infected over 28,273 globally, according to CNN. As the severity of the 2019 nov-coronavirus increases rapidly in China, the unexpected disease has impacted...

The new coronavirus appeared in Southern California, is Biola at risk?

The new coronavirus appeared in Southern California, is Biola at risk?
Amid the two cases in Southern California, Biola’s Health Center responds.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor January 29, 2020

The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness, in Wuhan, China, has been booming in the media, with over 7,700 cases in China and 71 outside, according to the Washington Post as of the evening of Jan. 29. This past weekend, Southern California encountered two cases in Orange County...