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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Thirty-minute power outage affects Biola’s campus

The fifth floor of Horton Hall was shrouded in darkness during a 30-minute campus-wide power outage that disrupted regular activity on Mar. 27, 2025.
Blackout affected lights, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, elevators
Hope Li, Olivia Kam, and Isahi Minero • March 27, 2025

The power went out for half an hour across Biola’s campus on Mar. 27, affecting overhead lights, automatic sliding doors, air conditioning, Wi-Fi and elevators. “The protective relay for campus power failed, causing our campus main breaker to trip,” said Biola’s chief of Campus Safety and...