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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Chimes News Quiz!

Chimes News Quiz!
Have you been following our coverage? Brush up on the biggest news stories of the past two weeks.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2023

Chimes News Quiz!

Chimes News Quiz!
Have you been following our coverage? Brush up on the biggest news stories of the past two weeks.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2022

Crime Log ― Sept. 19–Oct. 17

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This crime log includes vandalism and grand theft.
Dalet Valles and Phoebe Vrable October 19, 2022

Hit and Run — Lower Campus Parking (Lot G) Reported on Sept. 19, occurred between Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. A student-owned vehicle was hit on lower campus. No note was left, and the case is still under investigation.  Hit and Run — Sutherland Parking (Lot B) Reported on Sept....

Crime Log―Oct. 18–Nov. 2

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This crime log features cases of extortion and theft, as well as a fire alert.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor November 2, 2021

Petty Theft  — Lot K Reported Oct. 19 at 4:01 p.m. The incident occurred between Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. A student reported that property was taken from the parking structure outside Alpha Hall. The case was forwarded to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and remains active. Obscene or Threatening...

Crime Log Oct. 13–Oct. 17

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This week’s Crime Log includes fire, tampering with fire alarms, petty theft and defrauding an innkeeper.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor October 19, 2021

Mechanical Fire — Lot F Reported Oct. 14 at 12:55 p.m., occurred prior. A brushfire started in the bushes next to Fluor Fountain. Campus Safety responded to the fire and used seven fire extinguishers to put out the flames. The report is closed. More information is available on the Chimes newspaper...

Brushfire starts near Fluor Fountain

Brushfire starts near Fluor Fountain
An electrical fire broke out today in the middle of campus.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor October 14, 2021

A small brushfire broke out at 1 p.m. on Biola’s campus near Fluor Fountain. While some students attempted to put out the fire, others jokingly alluded to the story of Moses and the burning bush. CAUSE OF FIRE  According to Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba, the fire was an electrical fire...

BREAKING: Car catches fire in Lot K

BREAKING: Car catches fire in Lot K
Campus Safety and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department investigate a series of explosions that resulted in an on-campus fire.
Natalie Willis, Lacey Patrick, and Emily Coffey March 14, 2021

This article is being updated as soon as new information comes in. On March 14, a car located in Lot K by Horton Hall caught fire. The incident was reported at 6:04 p.m., and Campus Safety has involved the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department. Authorities are still assessing the situation to...

Fires ablaze throughout Southern California

Fires ablaze throughout Southern California
As the semester comes to a close, Biola’s Campus Safety warns on-campus students of unhealthy air quality due to three fires around Orange and Los Angeles counties.
Maria Weyne, News Editor December 3, 2020

On Dec. 3, Biola’s Campus Safety Emergency Management Team warned remaining on-campus residents of the current fires in Irvine, Corona and San Gabriel Valley in an email. Although the fires do not pose an immediate threat to campus at the moment, students were warned of poor air quality conditions...

Fires rage throughout Silverado Canyon

Smoke fills the horizon as evacuees escape raging fires.
Over 80,000 residents of the Orange County hills were recommended to evacuate as brush fires threaten their homes.
Ashley Grams, Maria Weyne, and Jayne Bickford October 27, 2020

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” said sophomore business major Noah Munivez. “Just piles and piles of smoke and seeing the embers go right past my head. There were some embers and ash and some of the debris that was coming. I thought they were birds in the sky.” Munivez, like many others,...

Wildfires erupt near Yorba Linda

Wildfires erupt near Yorba Linda
Biola sees smoke and ash cover campus in wake of uncontrollable fires across Southern California.
Ashley Grams, Maria Weyne, and Lacey Patrick October 26, 2020

Just before 7 a.m. the Silverado Canyon Fire broke out east of Santa Ana between Santiago and Silverado Canyons. Later in the morning the Blue Ridge Fire, previously named the Green Fire, erupted near Yorba Linda on the Green River.  Both of these fires are spewing smoke and ash across the Southern...

California fires hit close to home

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Students struggle to balance school and the devastating consequences of Northern California fires.
Brianna Clark, Ashley Grams, and Maria Weyne September 7, 2020

Fires have ravaged California over the past several years. At the end of most summers, Northern Californians are overcome with the fear of losing their homes as evacuation orders are dished out across multiple counties. This year was no different, as over 300 fires were sparked due to 11,000 lighting...

Crime Log — Feb. 3 – Feb. 10

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This week’s crime log includes two smoke alarms triggered and marijuana possession.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer February 11, 2020

Obscene or Threatening Phone Calls — Tradewinds Apartments Reported Feb. 5, 12:45 p.m., occurred prior. A student reported receiving unwelcome text messages. This case is active and has been referred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Fire - Mechanical Cause — Thompson Hall Reported...