Editor’s Picks: Highlights of Spring 2025 (So Far)

A look at standout stories from this semester, handpicked by our editors.
Patricia Yang, Clarissa Jocelyn, Olivia Kam, Jamileh Lopez, Isahi Minero, Nina Corral, Shelby LaPorte, Jasper Zastrocky, Meaghan Casey, and Katie Ragains
• April 17, 2025
Looking after Biola’s LGBTQIA+ community

Biola’s LGBTQIA+ and SSA groups through the years
Joseph Abboud, Business Manager
• April 15, 2025
Biola recognizes student excellence in film at the 2025 Biola Film Festival

A select number of student CMA projects, including Biola Films and senior theses, were nominated for best-of-year awards at the Biola Film Festival this past Friday.
Kelly Van Duine, Staff Writer
• April 12, 2025
4/4 SGA Rundown: A Tale of Two Proposals

SGA deliberates over two student proposals and announces upcoming campus events.
Emanuel Gomez, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2025
“Called” through the lens

The 95th Annual Clyde and Anna Belle Cook Missions Conference as seen in pictures.
Katie Ragains, Photo Editor
• April 1, 2025
Biola and Immigration

Mass Deportations have been rampant, affecting many communities, including those at Biola.
Jamileh Lopez, News Editor
• March 31, 2025
Biola’s rookie robotics team qualifies for World Championship

A long year of trial and error and competition results in an opportunity to win it all for the fresh Biola team
Olivia Kam, News Editor
• March 31, 2025
The second covering of Jesus

The Jesus Mural was hidden by a black tarp for this year’s Missions Conference, but it is not the first time this was done.
Katie Ragains, Photo Editor
• March 28, 2025
CMA building’s topping-out ceremony marks second big construction step

Biola celebrates topping-out ceremony for new CMA building with worship and gratitude
Olivia Kam, News Editor
• March 28, 2025
Thirty-minute power outage affects Biola’s campus

Blackout affected lights, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, elevators
Hope Li, Olivia Kam, and Isahi Minero
• March 27, 2025
Snyder building construction remains on schedule, set to complete May 2026

The new CMA building is still on track eight months after groundbreaking despite weather and fundraising challenges
Olivia Kam, News Editor
• March 27, 2025
Beloved Biola and Torrey alumnus passes away

Family members and Torrey community mourns and commemorates Cameron Huelin, Biola 2024 alumnus
Olivia Kam, News Editor
• March 27, 2025
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Patricia Yang, Clarissa Jocelyn, Olivia Kam, Jamileh Lopez, Isahi Minero, Nina Corral, Shelby LaPorte, Jasper Zastrocky, Meaghan Casey, and Katie Ragains • April 17, 2025
As the spring semester comes to a close, our editors selected their favorite stories that highlight crucial, timely topics and demonstrate journalistic...