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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Crime Log ― March 22 – April 5

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This crime log includes vandalism and hit and runs.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor April 5, 2022

Vandalism ― Jesus Saves Parking Garage (Lot S) Multiple instances of vandalism using spray paint were reported between March 22 and March 30.  Campus Safety officers made four separate reports after finding vandalism on the 1st floor, 4th floor and two separate locations on the 5th floor of the...

Power outage leaves Biola in the dark

Power outage leaves Biola in the dark
Across campus buildings lost power, and the cause remains unknown.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor February 6, 2022

This afternoon Biola’s campus lost power for an hour. According to Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba, Campus Safety quickly activated a low-level alert across their emergency operation center. Ojeisekhoba reported that the cause of the outage is currently unknown. COMMUNICATION Campus Safety...

Hot water pipe burst causes water outage

Hot water pipe burst causes water outage
Facilities Management estimated the repair will take two to three days.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor February 13, 2020

An underground hot water pipe between Lot K and the creek on University Drive burst this morning, causing a water outage in several of the upper campus residence halls and apartments. Director of the Physical Plant Jerrel Haugen estimated the leak will be fixed in two to three days. Facilities Management...

Crime Log — Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

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This week’s crime log features cases of trespassing, petty theft, hit and runs and more.
Maria Weyne, News Editor November 5, 2019

Battery — Bell Tower Reported Oct. 29, 9:01 p.m. A student reported a domestic disturbance in front of the Bell Tower. The two individuals involved are not affiliated with Biola and were given a trespass advisement.  Trespassing — Library  Reported Oct. 29, 9:38 p.m.  The same two individuals...

Crime Log ― Oct. 24 – Oct. 29

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This week’s crime log featured one case of vandalism, some petty thefts, some trespassing incidents and more.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor October 29, 2019

Vandalism ― Horton Hall Reported Oct. 25, 10:37 a.m, occurred sometime prior to 10:37 a.m. Facilities Management reported writing on the wall of Horton’s public bathroom. This case is still active. Trespassing — Lot E Reported on Oct. 26, 5:55 a.m. A Campus Safety officer reported and...

Main water valve outside Thompson bursts, shutting off water to Bluff

The busted pipe behind Thompson shut off water to Bluff.
Three different rooms in Bluff have been flooded.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 27, 2019

On Friday morning, facilities management received a phone call from Thompson Hall at approximately 7:45 that water was leaking into residents’ rooms. A resident noticed water seeping into her room, and she was not the only one.  Two other rooms on the first floor were also affected, according to...

Art installation spotlights facilities management workers

Art installation spotlights facilities management workers
Students’ photography project shows the caring hearts of four facilities management employees.
Rachel Gaugler, Freelance Writer April 23, 2019

When he is spotted in Stewart Hall, students line up to have even the briefest conversation with him. That is how junior psychology major Alyssa Jupiter described Marcus Bonat. As the last few weeks of the semester approach, six students took it upon themselves to create a project that showcases...

Cause behind spring break gas leak explained

Students walk to the baseball field after being evacuated from lower campus due to a major gas leak.
Facilities management assistant director explains the real start of the gas leak.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor March 13, 2019

A contractor accident during a drainage repairment caused the March 4 gas leak which led to the evacuation of lower campus, facilities management reports. THE SITUATION According to facilities management assistant director Beverly Cain, a storm drainage pipe located just outside of Stewart Hall had...

Biola blackout cause revealed

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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...

Biola deals with three-hour-long power outage

Students huddle under emergency lighting in the SUB during a power outage on campus on Jan. 16, 2018.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief January 16, 2019

Updated at 11:16 p.m. Power went dark across most of Biola's campus at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Areas initially unaffected by the outage included the Production Center, the Lim Center and parts of the Grove. WiFi access was also affected, and service remained down in several areas after power...

SGA Rundown: Senate brings back puppies for finals week

The new SGA logo
Senators also took a tour of Soubirou Hall, which is currently in the later stages of its remodel.
Austin Green, Managing Editor December 7, 2018

With finals less than two weeks away, the Student Government Association voted to give students a much-needed destressor by bringing back the puppy patch. The nearly $1,000 project will return several puppies and a trained handler to campus for students to play with as they study for exams. This semester’s...

Mosquito problems bite Biola

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A new, invasive species of the bug is giving students headaches in one of the school’s biggest infestation battles in years.
Austin Green, Managing Editor November 7, 2018

Ashley Logue is getting eaten alive. She is not the only one, either. The junior and her fellow art majors have been dealing with an infestation of mosquitoes in and around several lower campus art buildings over the past few weeks. These mosquitoes, from the Aedes genus, are more commonly known as...