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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

SGA Rundown: Merry Merry GRITmas and farm animal petting zoo

SGA Rundown: Merry Merry GRITmas and farm animal petting zoo
Senators voted on GRITmas and heard an internal proposal.
Maria Weyne, News Editor November 21, 2019

This week, senators received a visit from President Barry Corey before they dove into voting and proposals. Corey touched on the subject of having a direction as a leader, but not a sole focus, in hopes to encourage senators to keep pursuing a career in leadership.  A HOLLY JOLLY GRITMAS  Following...

Fall Convocation ushers in the new year and sets new theme for chapel: “With”

President Barry Corey shares additions to the Biola campus and introduces the theme for the new year.
Faculty and student leadership alike welcome the new year by discussing additions to campus and theme for the new year.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 4, 2019

As the smell of fresh donuts on the tables around Chase Gymnasium filled the air, athletes crammed into their designated seats while other students hurried to find any available spaces before the Fall 2019 Convocation officially started. Then, Student Government Association president Renee Waller...

Find fartleks through college

Find fartleks through college
While you may want to do everything in college, understand the importance of saying “no.”
President Barry Corey, Freelance Writer May 1, 2019

When I began my role at the university a dozen years ago, I received a letter from a college president who gave me some advice. “Start your job by running as fast as you can. Then gradually pick up the speed.” Although I’m inherently ambitious, I soon realized that if I ran full bore from the time...

DBC goes viral for selfie and serenade

Photo Courtesy of TMZ.com
Students react to Corey’s encounter with Justin Bieber.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) January 17, 2019

On the morning of Jan. 3, phones of Biola students and alumni alike started buzzing and lighting up with notifications. President Barry Corey had just gone viral for doing something that he is well-known for on his school’s campus—taking a selfie. Outside the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, paparazzi...

Deck the Haven lives on

Haven residents and guests take part in a line dance during the resurrected Deck the Haven event.
Students and Havenites express their thoughts on the transformed Deck the Haven.
Isabelle Thompson and Christian Leonard December 7, 2017

Despite numerous adversities, Deck the Haven returned to campus with a new location and additional features on Wednesday. MAKING A COMPROMISE With the relocation of the event to a white tent near Fluor Fountain, Haven residents had to make adjustments this year. Previous incarnations allowed each...

University Plan to shape students’ future

Timeline: February 2016: "5-year Biola fundraising campaign ends. February 2016: Groundbreaking ceremony for the alton and lydia lim center for science technology and health. January 2018: first classes begin in the science center. July 2018: Cinema and Media Arts School Launched. Target 2022: CMA building opened
The 10-year plan reaches its halfway mark as developments in academics loom in the distance.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2017

Administration will focus on building students’ careers, increasing enrollment and expanding academic offerings in growing fields as it reaches the midway point of its 10-year University Plan. HALFWAY THERE The Board of Trustees approved a vision statement outlining the direction of the university...

Dr. Corey’s vision

Dr. Barry Corey
Corey sees of all that Biola stands for and dreams of all it can become in the current culture.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor November 29, 2017

Q: What was your vision when you came to the university? A: “What I loved about Biola, and still do, is here’s a school that takes high levels of education seriously, has never forsaken the truth of scripture at the core of who we are and has this kind of intellectual heart of trying to preserve...

President Corey goes on leave

Normal university business will continue even as Corey receives an overdue recess.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2017
Normal university business will continue even as Corey receives an overdue recess.

A dream deferred

Photo Courtesy of Jenny Oetzell
DACA sparks conversation at Biola
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2017
DACA sparks conversation at Biola

A day in the life of Brett McCracken

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Biola’s communications director balances aspects of life with patient experience.
Samantha Gassaway, Writer November 15, 2016
Biola’s communications director balances aspects of life with patient experience.

Hispanic cuisine unites cultures

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Unidos club host annual Latin kitchen event.
Jocelyn Meza, Writer October 11, 2016
Unidos club host annual Latin kitchen event.

A communion of pain and purpose

A communion of pain and purpose
Partaking of the elements never tasted so bittersweet.
Samantha Gassaway, Writer September 4, 2016
Partaking of the elements never tasted so bittersweet.