The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

CMA building construction rattles Biola campus

Drilling rigs at the Snyder Building construction site causes disruptions on campus.
Tremors created by the installation of shoring beams are felt throughout the business building, Lim Center, and Production Center.
Thomas Rahkola, Staff Writer • October 21, 2024

With construction on the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts (CMA) studio facility almost a month underway, the site has seen a lot of action. Excavators busily level and grade the area while workers huddle around various tasks, and pink flag markers dot the landscape. Though the construction...

CMA Groundbreaking Ceremony and Construction Update

Biola leaders and special guests break ground for the new Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts building in September 2024. Pictured from left to right: Jacqueline McCauslin, Brad Cole, Curtis Baker, Brian Phillips, Matthew Hall, Tom Halleen, Barry H. Corey, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, Sean Ellingson, Mike Maples, David Vazquez, and Susan Ishii.
Special guests attend the CMA Groundbreaking Ceremony and construction begins as details of the building are revealed
Olivia Kam, News Editor • October 8, 2024

Biola’s western campus has some of the newest buildings, the latest of which is the Lim Center. The long-awaited launch of the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts (CMA) studio facility marks the beginning of the next addition. The construction site, however, takes up significant space, closing...