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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Thirty-minute power outage affects Biola’s campus

The fifth floor of Horton Hall was shrouded in darkness during a 30-minute campus-wide power outage that disrupted regular activity on Mar. 27, 2025.
Blackout affected lights, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, elevators
Hope Li, Olivia Kam, and Isahi Minero March 27, 2025

The power went out for half an hour across Biola’s campus on Mar. 27, affecting overhead lights, automatic sliding doors, air conditioning, Wi-Fi and elevators. “The protective relay for campus power failed, causing our campus main breaker to trip,” said Biola’s chief of Campus Safety and...

Students should be mindful of energy consumption

Eliana Park/THE CHIMES
Air conditioning contributes to climate change.
Justin Yun, Writer March 1, 2017
Air conditioning contributes to climate change.