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Russia will probably not go to war over Ukraine

Russia will probably not go to war over Ukraine
While tensions run high, Moscow will not rush into war with the West.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor January 31, 2022

Vladimir Putin really does not want his neighboring country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. If Ukraine were to join forces with the western-run organization founded in 1949, Russia would have the West’s military force on their doorstep. That would be enough to make any country—who...

Chimes News Quiz

Chimes News Quiz
Have you been following our coverage? Brush up on the biggest news stories of the past two weeks.
Julianne Foster October 29, 2021

Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh need our support in the midst of war

Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh need our support in the midst of war
The recent turmoil has caused much destruction and threatens the lives of many Christians.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor October 21, 2020

Over the past few weeks, the small country of Armenia has caught the attention of the news media. A handful of Armenians shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles, holding the red, blue and orange stripes that represent the Armenian flag two weeks ago, while Kim Kardashian West shared a series of tweets...

Coronavirus? Yes, it’s serious.

The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China caused several residents to retreat into their homes to avoid contamination.
Students from Wuhan, China describe the virus’s harrowing impacts from beginning to now.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor February 8, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020).  A mysterious illness discovered in Dec. 2019 has now killed 565 people and infected over 28,273 globally, according to CNN. As the severity of the 2019 nov-coronavirus increases rapidly in China, the unexpected disease has impacted...

SGA Rundown: Biola ShakeOut and voting on proposals

SGA Rundown: Biola ShakeOut and voting on proposals
Senators voted on open proposals and were updated on the ShakeOut event.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2019

Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba kicked off this week's Student Government Association meeting by presenting the ShakeOut event. The senate also voted on multiple proposals that were presented during last week’s meeting.  WOVEN CONFERENCE The Woven Conference would require 20% of SGA’s...

SGA Rundown: open proposals and Student Care

The new SGA logo
Senators listened to their first open proposals from students and discussed the importance of mental health.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 19, 2019

In their third meeting of the semester, the Student Government Association held its first open proposals for the year, which allowed constituents to request funding for events on campus. Also, dean of Student Wellness and Student Development Lisa Igram spoke about mental health and pitched the idea of...

Social media instigates chaos

Social media instigates chaos
The social media ban in Sri Lanka shows growing distrust in social media sites.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor May 3, 2019

While Americans awoke to attend Easter sunrise services, watching children fill baskets with eggs and sitting down to eat lunch with their families, three Christian churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka were targeted in a series of terrorist bombings. The church bombings were carried out during Easter...

SGA Rundown: Senators reconsider funding New York Times subscriptions

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The senate revisited bringing back the controversial newspaper subscriptions and hosted a presentation on student mental health data.
Austin Green, Managing Editor November 30, 2018

In its first meeting since Thanksgiving break, the Student Government Association senate had several crucial topics on the agenda. Those included a presentation on student mental health from dean of Student Wellness Lisa Igram, diversity training from student leadership advisors and a time to revisit...

Students disagree on newspaper importance

A student peeks over a copy of the New York Times
After facing multiple funding cuts, SGA’s New York Times proposal continues, for now.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2018

A recent Student Government Association survey about a New York Timesproposal has shown students remain strongly split over the presence of the news source on campus. A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE SGA has funded New York Times papers for students for several years. However, during this school year students...

Proposals pass in total amount of $6,440

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Senators voted on five proposals and heard two internal proposals.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor March 27, 2018

The Student Government Association shared highlights from Missions Conference, had two internal proposals, voted on proposals from last week, wrote SGA memories and voted Hope senator Chris Sandino as this semester’s parliamentarian. Sigma senator Makayla Smith also shared how BiolaShares will...

SGA engages with students

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Senators listen to second to last day of open proposals.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor March 13, 2018

The Student Government Association heard three internal proposals and discussed their history as an organization. During SGA Hour on Sunday students will have the opportunity to fill out a survey on the Biolan. Senators learned about the history of SGA and Associated Students through an archival...

Nigel, the loneliest bird

Ashley Brimmage, Opinions Editor February 13, 2018

The New York Times recently published a piece on the story of a seabird named Nigel who lived in New Zealand. In an attempt to get this species of bird to return to the island—which interestingly enough is called Mana Island—they built stone birds, painted their beaks to resemble that of the...