Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The humanity gap

Generative AI impacts university students.
Artificial Intelligence won’t threaten our future––at least not in the way we think it will.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor May 2, 2023

I was working late one night on a last-minute story about how gang violence affects LA traffic accidents in the 77th district for a data journalism piece, interviewing an EMT via Direct Message on Instagram. Once I persuaded him to respond to my questions, I was promptly met with four paragraphs of logical...

Chapman professor sues students over copyright issue

Chapman professor sues students over copyright issue
Professor David Berkovitz takes legal action against his students for academic dishonesty.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor March 21, 2022

David Berkovitz, assistant professor of business at Chapman University, filed a lawsuit against students for distributing exam answers during the Spring 2021 semester. CNN reported that Berkovitz filed the lawsuit against five students for copyright infringement after posting questions from an exam on...

Subjective ethics are not biblical

Subjective ethics are not biblical
Ethical decisions should not be based on feelings.
Kei-Lynn Wheaton, Staff Writer February 23, 2022

Britannica describes morality and ethics as distinguishing right and wrong. While morality remains personal, the standards for ethics are socially agreed upon. Imanuel Kant, Aristotle and Plato are among the world’s most famous philosophers who pondered on ethics and what they mean for humans. Ethics...

Boycotting corporations demands more than choosing a sandwich

Chick-Fil-A announced that they would end their donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations
When it comes to boycotting unethical corporate practices, consumers should choose instead to support customer-driven businesses.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor November 20, 2019

A chicken sandwich war began when Popeyes released a chicken sandwich that skyrocketed their sales, in competition with Chick-fil-A. According to Forbes, Popeyes quickly sold out of the sandwich after launching it in August, putting their net profits at an estimated $65 million.  Especially in competition...

Graduate who covered last week’s Midland and Odessa shooting: ‘You’re not alone in this’

Alumna Clarke Finney delivers the news to her West Texas audience.
Clarke Finney reveals how Biola prepared her to support the West Texas community under attack.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor September 7, 2019

Last Saturday, a truck driver was fired from his job. A couple hours later, he was driving down the highway in Odessa and Midland, Texas with an AR-15 style rifle, in a shooting spree that killed seven and injured 22, the New York Times reported. Clarke Finney, a 2017 graduate of the journalism program,...

The crossroads of innovation and execution

The crossroads of innovation and execution
Business from the perspective of a STEM student.
Trixie Gomez, Freelance Writer February 16, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 14, 2019). In Guangzhou, China, my second-grade substitute teacher taught us about the basic unit of life: the cell. I recall my amazement and wonder at such a small microscopic unit and its ability to gather in bundles to create a living organism....

How philosophy made me a better businessperson

How philosophy made me a better businessperson
The philosophy department prepares future leaders with a complete package of soft skills that are highly applicable in business.
Melissa Sugeng, Freelance Writer November 19, 2018

This story was originally published in print on Nov. 15, 2018. When I was a freshman, someone told me a riddle: “What’s the difference between a philosopher and a large pepperoni pizza?” The answer: “A large pepperoni pizza can feed a family of four.” There is a common assumption that humanities...

DACA—Immigration policy limits political solutions

DACA—Immigration policy limits political solutions
International policy should affect immigration policy.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor February 13, 2018

On Feb. 7, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi set the record for the longest house floor speech since at least 1909, speaking on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. While the immigration debate began during the last presidential election, the question of what to do with illegal immigrants...

Love supersedes equality of outcome

Eliana Park/THE CHIMES
The dress code is an act of love not inequality.
Eric Nimmo, Writer April 12, 2017
The dress code is an act of love not inequality.

Nick Dear’s “Frankenstein” catches its fourth wind

theglobaldispatch.com
The play’s irreplaceable tone and atmosphere maintain vitality five years after the event.
Maxwell Heilman, Writer November 8, 2016
The play’s irreplaceable tone and atmosphere maintain vitality five years after the event.

Science does not have all the answers

Matthew Maitz/THE CHIMES
Some knowledge must come from philosophy and religion.
Lisa Quintana, Writer October 13, 2015
Some knowledge must come from philosophy and religion.

Contemporary Chivalry

Infographic by Brianna La France/THE CHIMES
The code of ethics we ought to follow as modern men.
Shaefer Bagwell, Writer February 10, 2015
The code of ethics we ought to follow as modern men.