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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Biola blackout cause revealed

photo shows student in dark room with cell phone light on
Facilities management, Campus Safety explain how they dealt with the darkness.
Isabelle Thompson and Julianna Hernandez • January 17, 2019

Biola was shrouded in darkness on Jan. 16 due to a campus-wide power outage at around 5:30 p.m. caused by a bad cable, according to senior director of facilities management Brian Phillips. This single cable also shut down power for 388 customers of Southern California Edison in the area surrounding...

Elevators receive overdue safety permits

Elevators such as this one in Horton Hall have receive temporary permits months after their scheduled inspection date.
Facilities to send advance notice to Industrial Relations to avoid having a repeat issue.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • January 25, 2018

After the elevators on campus spent several months waiting for inspection, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued temporary permits to the services in November and January. CATCHING UP WITH INSPECTIONS Because Industrial Relations fell behind on inspections, many of the elevators’...

Elevator maintenance past due

Caleb Raney/THE CHIMES
Facilities management and students respond to elevator inspection delay.
Adam Pigott, Staff Writer • October 25, 2017
Facilities management and students respond to elevator inspection delay.