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The Student News Site of Biola University

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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

California to reopen theme parks and stadiums by April 1

California to reopen theme parks and stadiums by April 1
With a downward trend of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered slow reopening of major outdoor gatherings.
Maria Weyne, News Editor • March 5, 2021

On March 5, Gov. Gavin Newson officially announced that red tier counties in California will allow the reopening of theme parks and stadiums on April 1.  According to Newsom, since California has been seeing a major downward trend in coronavirus cases, counties reaching the red tier will be able...

Everything Eagles: Math professor, alumnus pitch in with Quality of Pitch metric

Before MLB relief pitcher Blake Treinen turned his career around and became an All-Star with the Oakland Athletics, his QOPA score, based on a formula devised by mathematics professor Jason Wilson and alumnus Jarvis Greiner, rated him on an elite level.
The Quality of Pitch database has brought a new perspective to the study of the national pastime.
Austin Green, Managing Editor • April 1, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 28, 2019). Associate professor of mathematics Jason Wilson never cared deeply for baseball. When I discussed the career achievements of some famous Major League Baseball pitchers with Wilson recently, he knew little about them without consulting...