Editor’s Note — This piece was first published three weeks after the event occurred. The original publication included an error consisting in a lapse of journalistic integrity. In the paragraph noted by an asterisk, the Chimes previously stated that one of the Missions Conference directors “declined...

During this week’s senate meeting, the Student Government Association voted on two proposals, passing both in full. After hearing from senior psychology major and peer wellness ambassador Kate Fitzpatrick, senators voted on the external proposal, requesting $2,000 to host a student leader appreciation...

Biolans will have the chance to vote for the next Student Missionary Union president at the Bell Tower starting Monday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. after a special elections chapel. Polls close on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:00 p.m. Two SMU presidential candidates shared the commitments and goals that make up...

Four Biolans quarantined in Mexico for a week after testing positive for COVID-19 while on a mission trip with the Student Missionary Union. According to Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba, three students serving in Puebla tested positive and quarantined at the compound where local mission organization...

The Office of the Provost is seeking out ways to support the Biola community, whether that is through creating committees, initiatives or providing funding for research. Associate professor of business Brandon Ware was a recipient of a research grant, through which he plans to study how faith-based institutions...

As Biola transitioned to a fully online format, many student-led organizations adapted their relationally-based organizations to a computer screen. The Student Missionary Union faced a bigger challenge than most, which involved creating and sending out missions teams in the midst of a global shutdown.  GLOBAL...

Biola looks forward to a new sound this year at the annual Missions Conference with Chicago-based band, Vertical Worship, who will lead worship for the conference’s main sessions, happening March 18–20.  Though it will be the band’s first time playing for Biola, songs like “Spirit of the...

This article was updated on March 11 at 7:27 p.m. after the AfterDark chapel where the theme was to be announced was canceled.  The 2020 Missions Conference theme is “United.” This year’s theme emphasizes that all vocations and areas of studies have a part in God’s plan and encourages...

WHY DO YOU FEEL EQUIPPED TO LEAD SMU? Bobbi Thompson: “I think in so many ways I still feel unqualified and there’s so much I’m going to be asking for guidance and wisdom and need to learn as I go.  “I have been involved in [Student Missionary Union] since my freshman year. I started off...

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Eight Biola students and thousands of Puerto Rican residents woke to see picture frames falling from the walls and bed frames shaking violently on the morning of Jan. 7, 2020. In Ponce, homes crumbled to the ground and hundreds of residents...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 17, 2019). Student fee dollars fund seven on-campus organizations: Student Government Association, Student Missionary Union, Student Programming and Activities, the Student Media Board, Global Student Development & Services, Student Enrichment...