Give stories the benefit of the doubt - The Chimes
Speaking to the “ Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy ” podcasters, science fiction writer Andrew Duncan reflected on a short story he had written in 2001 in which he told a sympathetic tale using J. R. R. Tolkien ’s “orc” characters. It seems that the story was inspired by a subliminal racism he sensed in the Middle Earth tales. According to Duncan, “it’s hard to miss the repeated ...
Emma Trueba Archives - The Chimes
Nov 24, 2022 · Emma Trueba is a Chimes’ opinions writer. A senior in the Crowell School of Business and the Torrey Honors College from San Diego, California, she enjoys lending her skills in design, data synthesis and communication to print and content creation projects.
Micah Kim Archives - The Chimes
Micah Kim is a senior journalism major who loves Radiohead, produces music, and admires people that can do a perfect backflip. Born in Pennsylvania, having South Korean blood in my pulsing veins and hacking my way through family missions in China, life had been full of complex colors that I could not name.
Executive VP departs from Biola - The Chimes
Adam Morris, the current executive vice president and chief transformation and advancement officer, will leave Biola on June 1 and become president of Azusa Pacific University on July 1. Morris said he will wrap up his work with the Office of Transformation before his departure and explained he has worked closely with President Barry Corey during the transition process.
Diversity is still trying to find its place in film - The Chimes
Many movie goers would agree that diversity and representation in film is a priority for major studios. In this year alone, films such as Disney’s Encanto and A24’s Everything, Everywhere, All at Once showed progress regarding cultural and female representation in mainstream media. While those strides should certainly be acknowledged, Hollywood still has a ways...
About Us - The Chimes
The Chimes has been Biola University’s student-run news publication for over 80 years. It began in 1938, when Biola was still in Los Angeles. Through the years, the Chimes has won multiple awards, mostly from Baptist Press. In 2010, the Chimes was awarded first place for the overall newspaper division there, and second for online. In...
Lauren Good Archives - The Chimes
Lauren Good is a senior Cinema and Media Arts major at Biola University with an emphasis in production. She hangs out with her friends as much as she can and loves watching movies, drinking tea, reading books and playing with her adorable cat named Sage.
Misrepresentation Archives - The Chimes
Bigot. Communist. Homophobe. Tree-hugger. Fascist. Intolerant. Socialist. Racist. We like labels. They are easy, convenient and tidy. They wrap up the complexities of diverging viewpoints and package them in a nice, neat little box that we can categorize and dismiss.
Here are dangers of a business mindset within the church
When I came to Biola in 2019, I was a Christian ministries major. It was a major that, for me, was appealing for two reasons: First, I loved the Church; second, I was a pastor’s kid. I was raised in the church and growing up watching my dad do ministry inspired me to follow in...
Logan Zeppieri Archives - The Chimes
Logan Zeppieri is a second-year philosophy student at Talbot School of Theology. His current research interests include mathematics, social policy and children’s fairy tales.