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How to visit the world’s best museums from your home

How to visit the world’s best museums from your home
Some of the most extensive art and artifact collections can be viewed from your couch.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor April 1, 2021

COVID-19 caused most museums to temporarily close last year, some of which have still  not re-opened. The solution, as with most pandemic-related problems, has been to convert a real-life experience into a virtual one. Avid museum-goers can get the second-best thing to actually visiting the museum,...

Virtual reality project “Avion” takes flight

Alumna Emily Inaba and senior cinema and media arts major Megan Scott work on the senior thesis project.
Film student Megan Scott’s senior thesis takes users on a plane ride in the ‘60s.
Lauren McBride, Senior Copy Editor March 12, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). Imagine the intimidating yet mystifying feeling that comes with flying alone for the first time. “Avion” allows users to relive that experience. In the span of about 10 to 15 minutes, the virtual reality experience takes users on...

Film school receives grant for new computer lab

Film school receives grant for new computer lab
The Cinema and Media Arts school will use nearly $800,000 to invest in technology for its game design students.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor November 15, 2019

The School of Cinema and Media Arts has received $799,000 in grant funding, which will be used to invest in a computer lab for their burgeoning game design program. The lab will be housed in a temporary location before the new Cinema and Media Arts building opens. A HOME FOR GAME DESIGN Though the...

Career Center hosts 70 employers for Career Expo

Students look at a variety of booths for jobs and internships at the 2019 Biola Career Expo.
The Expo is part of Career Month, a series of events aimed at professional development.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor October 22, 2019

The Career Center transformed the fountain parking lot into a real-life LinkedIn on Tuesday, inviting students to shake hands with the 70 employers at the Career Expo.  Recruiters from organizations like In-N-Out, the Internal Revenue Service and Samaritan’s Purse set up tables in a giant tent...

SGA engages with students

The Student Government Association logo
Senators listen to second to last day of open proposals.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor March 13, 2018

The Student Government Association heard three internal proposals and discussed their history as an organization. During SGA Hour on Sunday students will have the opportunity to fill out a survey on the Biolan. Senators learned about the history of SGA and Associated Students through an archival...

Pokemon Go players unknowingly interact with surroundings

Jason Lin/THE CHIMES
Popular interactive phone game reveals human behavior and how millennials interact with an increasingly technological world.
Justin Yun, Writer September 6, 2016
Popular interactive phone game reveals human behavior and how millennials interact with an increasingly technological world.