BREAKING: Biola experiences COVID-19 outbreak

As students phase back onto campus, there have been at least three positive cases of coronavirus.

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Maria Weyne, Natalie Willis, and Lacey Patrick
January 29, 2021

On Jan. 29, students received an email from Director of Student Health Sarah Templeton informing them Biola has had at least three or more positive cases of COVID-19. Per county guidelines, a cluster of three or more cases that have an epidemiological link implies an outbreak.

Biola immediately took action by isolating and quarantining those involved with the incident. COVID-19 protocols, such as contact tracing, have also been executed.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has set up signs where the outbreak occurred. LACDPH will revisit campus next week to further assess the situation.

No further news is available on the matter at this time.

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Maria Weyne, News Editor

Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief

Natalie Willis is a junior journalism major who loves golden retrievers, Wes Anderson movies and rainy days.

Hi! I am from Bakersfield, CA, land of cows and oil rigs. Growing up on a farm with a veterinarian father, I assumed I would follow in his footsteps to pursue a career in agriculture. God had other plans. Reluctantly, I listened but had every intention to switch my major from journalism to pretty much anything else. Half way through my freshman year, I was working on a portfolio...

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief

Lacey Patrick is a junior journalism major who collects feathers, wears too much jewelry, and works too many jobs.

A year ago I had never written a news article. Now, I’m editor-in-chief of an entire student news publication. I had originally transferred to Biola as a Psychology major, but just three days before classes started, I had a revelation after watching the movie “Spotlight” at a Chimes training. I always felt dissatisfied with a career that did not help people. But journalism...