In "The Critic," a script by Kendsy Kendall, three friends review a movie on their way home from the theater. The feisty one and the patient one uncover some lore behind the movie, which is a great birthday gift for the annoying one.

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Cast:
Lex (the feisty one): Mariette Nel
Matt (the patient one): Samuel Hernandez
Carlos (the annoying one): Luke Bona

Crew:
Producer, director: Charisse Ginta
Audio editing: Zane Zietlow, Hope Li
Torch executive producer: Hope Li
Music: Used with permission from Warner Chappell Production Music

We welcomed three student media leaders and their successor to the studio for this episode. Patricia Yang, editor-in-chief of The Chimes, Ethan Arredondo, editor-in-chief of The Point, Hope Li, executive producer of The Torch Podcasting Network and Thomas Rahkola, future editor-in-chief of The Chimes Media Group talk about what inspired the merge. Listen to the full conversation to hear some of the struggles and wins that went behind merging operationally, and some historic lore from each of the three groups.

For more details about this week’s headlines: Live from Lot F livestream and audition form, Work for The Chimes, Biola’s Track & Field, Biola women’s golf, Track & Field conference

Find more stories at The Chimes’ website. Find the transcript of this episode here.

What does it mean to pursue beauty in community to the point of excellence? What is beauty, anyways? At least in Latin, beauty is pulchrum.

The first annual Pulchrum Conference will run from 12:30-7:30 p.m. on April 26. Founded by three undergraduate seniors—George Khoury, Iziphozonke Mlambo and David Fung—the event aims to reinspire a love for true beauty, especially for Christians as individuals and as members of the church body.

In this episode, contributor Izah DeFigh speaks with Pulchrum director of internal and external logistics David Fung about Pulchrum’s beginnings, how it got SGA, the Talbot School of Theology and the Art Department to sponsor the event and why beauty matters today. Visit PulchrumConference.com or @pulchrum.conference for more information.

For more details about this week's headlines: Work for The Chimes, The Point @pointmagazine, Biola’s Office of Innovation @biolaooi, Symphonic Winds’ Pop Concert tickets, Live from Lot-F @livefrom_lotf and tickets, Biola Athletics PacWest updates from women’s softball, women’s golf, Pope Francis’s death, Kashmir attack, chainsaw trees in Downtown LA.

Find more stories at The Chimes’ website. Find the transcript of this episode here.