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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Aging is tough. How does it affect us?

Society holds men and women to different beauty standards as they age.
Here's how aging is viewed negatively for women and what college students can do to reconsider the process.
Emily Coffey and Hannah Larson, Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2022

As women grow older, society’s conventional wisdom is for them to dye their hair, put on makeup and engage in a variety of activities to appear younger than they really are in a futile, misguided search for eternal youth. On the other hand, men attain a sense of mature glamor in the eyes of society...

Cancel culture is counterintuitive of our mission as Christians

Cancel culture is counterintuitive of our mission as Christians
Biolans can exemplify God's grace in an unforgiving world.
Lauren Vander Tuig, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

In today’s culture, the world is exposed to a critical and judgmental way of thinking. “Cancel culture” is widespread and affects everyone. With the helpful watch of social media, people monitor and record every move. Anyone with access to the internet freely comments and criticizes others.  As...

We are still facing the harmful repercussions of purity culture

We are still facing the harmful repercussions of purity culture
Younger generations are still navigating sexual morality in a culture of shame.
Addison Freiheit, Staff Writer April 11, 2021

Everyone enters conversations about sex with a different framework—the church you grew up in, your dating history, and even your parents’ marriage influences your perspective on love and physical intimacy. The same can be said of “purity culture,” which can be defined in our modern context by...

Missions Conference resurrects intent

Steven Frederick/THE CHIMES
Students prepare for changes in conference credit requirements.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer February 22, 2017
Students prepare for changes in conference credit requirements.

Torrey Revisits Sexual Redemption

Jana Eller/THE CHIMES
Directors offer a previous conference session again per request of female students.
Jana Eller, Office Manager February 22, 2017
Directors offer a previous conference session again per request of female students.

Women reveal their imperfections

Eliana Park/ THE CHIMES
Event brings the female population of Biola into a new light.
Kiera Price, Writer November 15, 2016
Event brings the female population of Biola into a new light.

Women shed shame

Eliana Park/ THE CHIMES
Students learn how to show vulnerability as a community.
Jana Eller, Office Manager November 15, 2016
Students learn how to show vulnerability as a community.

Shame in the eye of the beholder

Jacob Knopf/ THE CHIMES
The first day of Torrey Conference allowed students to hear from vulnerable speakers on shame.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer October 19, 2016
The first day of Torrey Conference allowed students to hear from vulnerable speakers on shame.

Knowing the end of shame

Jacob Knopf/ THE CHIMES
Curt Thompson delivers a message designed to divert us onto a path heading away from shame and toward the Lord.
Joseph Lyons, Writer October 19, 2016
Curt Thompson delivers a message designed to divert us onto a path heading away from shame and toward the Lord.

Show vulnerability in the midst of shame.

In session A, Curt Thompson discusses the act of abandoning shame and taking on vulnerability by testimonial discussion.   |   Jacob Knopf/ THE CHIMES
In session A, Curt Thompson discusses the act of abandoning shame and taking on vulnerability by testimonial discussion.
Kendall Jarboe, Writer October 19, 2016
In session A, Curt Thompson discusses the act of abandoning shame and taking on vulnerability by testimonial discussion.

Listening to Shame: Building a Bridge

Dr. Betsy Barber provides students practical and applicable listening skills.   |   Jose Flores/ THE CHIMES
Dr. Betsy Barber provides students practical and applicable listening skills.
Rachel Etzel, Writer October 19, 2016
Dr. Betsy Barber provides students practical and applicable listening skills.

Playing Hide, Being Sought

In the midst of a male-only breakout session, speaker John Riley reveals how males can delve into their shame and redeem themselves through Christ.   |   Jason Lin/ THE CHIMES
In the midst of a male-only breakout session, speaker John Riley reveals how males can delve into their shame and redeem themselves through Christ.
Joseph Lyons, Writer October 19, 2016
In the midst of a male-only breakout session, speaker John Riley reveals how males can delve into their shame and redeem themselves through Christ.