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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Biola’s Impact Film Club

Biola’s Impact Film Club
A club that helps bridge a divide between students.
Shelby LaPorte, Entertainment Editor April 15, 2024

Watching movies is one way to relax after a long day of classes or work. The Impact Film Club provides the opportunity for students who share a love for film to come together as a community and unwind while watching movies.  NEED FOR A FILM COMMUNITY The club was first formed in Spring 2022 by junior...

Biola honors MLK’s legacy

Chapel speaker Michael Field calls Biolans to make King's dream of reconciliation a reality by loving God and their neighbor.
A chapel reflects on what the church can do to achieve Martin Luther King’s dream.
Shelby LaPorte, Entertainment Editor January 18, 2023

Biola’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion department held a chapel on January 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Pastor Michael Field, a teaching and executive pastor of staff and ministries at Fellowship Monrovia Church, shared a message that called Biolans to reflect on King’s legacy and what...

How to disagree well about theology

How to disagree well about theology
What do you do when differences in interpretation come to a head?
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor September 14, 2022

Biola is an epicenter of theological discussion and thought. A strong theological and communications-related staff and a student body who come from similar theological viewpoints and diverse experiences support Biola’s culture of theological discussion in and out of class. When many perspectives come...

Christians should not let the two-party system divide the church

Christians should not let the two-party system divide the church
Parties are riddled with extremists who politicize our faith.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief October 14, 2020

The two-party system was born in the era of colonization and powdered wigs, spearheaded by the Federalists and the Democratic-Republic. The Founding Fathers warned the people of hyper-partisanship and its divisive nature, yet, here we are hundreds of years later still practicing the destructive and exclusive...

Americans have become more divided amid the pandemic

Americans have become more divided amid the pandemic
The systematic division in the U.S. is costing lives during COVID-19.
Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) April 13, 2020

The United States is incredibly diverse. Its people come from a multitude of different backgrounds and lifestyles—which would be a beautiful reality if those differences did not separate us more than unify us. During a global pandemic, Americans need to address the system that is dividing us more than...

Polarized politics stifle free speech

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Students can learn the value of free speech from its condemnation at Berkeley earlier this year.
Lucas Weaver, Writer May 9, 2017
Students can learn the value of free speech from its condemnation at Berkeley earlier this year.

Election provokes emotional response

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After Trump becomes president-elect, students share their reactions.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer November 16, 2016
After Trump becomes president-elect, students share their reactions.

Assembly brings awareness to community

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A university-wide call to repentance and prayer led to a tearful plea for understanding.
Alondra Urizar, Writer May 4, 2016
A university-wide call to repentance and prayer led to a tearful plea for understanding.