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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Athletics expands despite cutbacks

Scholarships [in the NAIA] are handed out much more need based than talent based. - Junior Meghan Warkentin of the volleyball team
Athletic department strategizes amid university's economic crisis.
Caleb Crawley, Sports Editor February 23, 2023

Biola’s athletic department has proven itself to be mostly unscathed during a rocky period for the university. In an era in which student enrollment is decreasing, faculty members are being laid off and degree programs are disappearing from Biola’s academic calendar, athletics is virtually untouched...

Let’s be honest about cheating

Though cheating and plagiarism exist, students should maintain academic integrity.
With the rise of the internet and heightened pressures on college students, universities must consider these factors’ effects on academic integrity.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor October 9, 2019

Cheating and plagiarism exist at every level of education. The temptation to get a quick and easy grade is alluring. Cheating even occurs at Biola, where students profess to be Christians.  Plagiarism is highly reprimanded in higher education, however, students—despite understanding the repercussions...