Category: Chimes News
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Millions receive federal loan relief
By: Dalet Valles Published By: The Chimes Newspaper On Aug. 26, the Biden Administration announced a three-part plan to provide loan forgiveness to millions of students and graduates around the country. According to Forbes, student debt totals an estimate of $1.75 trillion, attributed to around half the population. The debt forgiveness plan will provide relief to those who…
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SGA: New order of business
By: Dalet Valles Published By: The Chimes Newspaper The Student Government Association kicked off the semester with its first meeting of the year on Sept. 1. SGA president Christie Macris, senior public relations and strategic communications major, and SGA vice president Andrew Cantelmi, psychology major, led the meeting with their constituents. Macris and Cantelmi gave preliminary information…
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An abundance of blessings set for the new semester
By: Dalet Valles Published By: The Chimes Newspaper The Fall 2022 Convocation marked the launch of the new semester and welcomed back returning students and faculty along with incoming students and 16 new faculty members. Students packed Chase gymnasium where Biola University’s President Barry Corey announced the annual theme for chapels this year, Abound. ABOUNDING IN FAITH The…
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Biola welcomes incoming students for fall 2022
By: Dalet Valles Published By: The Chimes Newspaper Biola University’s New Student Orientation kicked off on Aug. 25, celebrating the new semester and welcoming new students to the community. The university faced many challenges with enrollment throughout the pandemic and continues to face decreased enrollment rates. WELCOME WEEK RECAP Incoming freshmen and transfer students had the…
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The talks of relevant issues and politics in chapels help equip students
By: Dalet Valles Published By: The Chimes Newspaper A policy on the Biola Spiritual Development page states that the intentions of chapels are to worship and educate the Biola community on relevant issues in a spiritual way. Recent chapels have come to prove that Biola does educate students about issues, but the student body has begun to…