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On today’s episode:
Our host, Matthew Garcia, takes us through top headlines from the week: AI art raises concerns from Biola students and faculty, Tyler Jones pushes for Latin class, Mock Rock premieres, and more.
For more details about this week’s headlines: Live From Lot F, Biola Vocal Jazz, Chimes Application,
Creators and Guests
Editor
Jason Lee
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Producer
Matthew Garcia
What is The Chimes Weekly?
Bite-sized podcast episodes with your top news stories from The Chimes and Biola.
By Biola University students, for Biola University students. Previously known as Chimes Rundown and KBR Daily News Updates by KBR The Torch.
From The Torch Podcast Network, This is The Chimes Weekly. I’m Matthew, here to start off your week with major headlines and what’s coming up. It’s Monday, April 27.
Biola Senior James Whitman breaks the all-time Biola record for home runs in the same season as breaking Biola’s record in the NCAA era. Whitman has performed all season outstandingly, putting up numbers that show off on the PacWest leaderboards, and has overall shown off the profile of a complete ball player.
The 2026 World Cup is set to kick off all across The U.S., Mexico, and Canada starting June 11. With Los Angeles set to be a host city and Team USA boasting a stacked roster for this tournament, there are many reasons for Biola students to be excited to watch the tournament.
On Wednesday April 15th, President Barry Corey sent an email to Biola faculty and staff announcing the closure of the university’s Marketing and Communications division. Its current operations will be distributed between other departments, including mainly the enrollment and university advancement teams. The change will eliminate a few top administrators including the Vice president Tracey Harrison, and veterans of the department Brian Miller and Brenda Velasco.
Biola hosted a student forum on Thursday April 16, where students could learn about the new School of Arts and Letters, which will launch this summer. The school will combine the current schools of fine arts and humanities, creating a more unified liberal arts experience at the university. The merge comes as Biola is in the process of creating a new core curriculum and is preparing for an anticipated drop in college applicants in coming years.
Biola student-athletes traded their uniforms for formal dresses and suits for a night of recognition at the annual Biola Athletics Gala on Sunday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m. This end-of-the-year celebration brought many awards, old and new, and a time of reflection for the soon-to-be graduates.
That’s all for last week’s headlines. For more information on these stories, head to chimesnewspaper.com. Now, let’s dive into what’s happening this week at Biola.
Chapel opportunities are quickly coming to an end! This week, there are only 6 more chapels. If you need 7 more…you may just be out of luck. Enjoy the last few chapels of the Spring semester.
Today, from 8 PM-10 PM in Ethel Lee Auditorium, enjoy a fun night of comedy and attend Live from Lot F! This comedy sketch show will be performing once again this semester. This event is free for everyone to attend, but be sure to get your ticket using the link in our show note and to get in line before it starts.
This Wednesday, the Biola Vocal Jazz ensemble will be joined by the Orange Lutheran High School Vocal Jazz to present an evening of vocal jazz. This performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Lansing Recital Hall. This event is free to attend.
This Thursday, Cinema & Media Arts major Elijah Smith will host an upcoming film festival, Konch Fes at 8 pm in Ethel Lee Auditorium. This is the first-ever Konch Film Festival! It will showcase some films Smith created as well as other films by Biola students. If you want to listen to our episode of Biola Backstage, it will come out this Wednesday.
The Chimes Media Group is hiring! Applications for positions with The Chimes, Point, and Torch are open. Go to the link in our bio to find the application. We will hire into the semester. Check out our show notes for a link to these applications.
Thank you for joining us for the last episode of Season 5 of The Chimes Weekly. No episodes will be released next week, or during summer break, so we will see you all for the Fall semester. The staff of the 2025-2026 Torch Podcast Network and the rest of the Chimes Media Group would like to say thank you for listening to our podcast this year. If you haven't done so already, check out our other podcasts, such as Biola Backstage, and our video podcast Office Hours on YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
And that’s all for this week. Thanks for listening! As always, if you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review and share it with a friend or a roommate. To read stories from The Chimes, see our show notes, or head over to our website at ChimesNewspaper.com.
The Chimes Weekly is a production of The Chimes Media Group and The Torch Podcast Network. This episode was produced by Matthew Garcia with headlines written by Noah Repp, Peter Koontz, Thomas Rakhola, Ella Flowers, Jason Lee, Reagan Glidewell, and myself.
Our theme music is from Warner Chappell Productions. Thomas Rakhola is our Editor-in-Chief, and the managing PRODUCER is Reagan Glidewell. I’m Matthew Garcia, and we’ll see you all next semester.