Biola welcomes family members for Parent Weekend
An airplane ride away, Teres Olson couldn’t wait to get some one-on-one time with her daughter Beverly, a Biola sophomore majoring in elementary education. After all, being from the small, rural town of Kerrville, Texas, Beverly can’t exactly come home every weekend to visit. Olson was just one mother among many parents last weekend who were united once again with their student for the university’s annual Parent Weekend.
PRISM starts off the musical year (VIDEO)
In addition to parent luncheons, a Shane & Shane concert, presidential campus walks, rival soccer games and full house volleyball matches, students and family had the opportunity to sit and enjoy the hard work done thus far in the choral and symphonic year. Check out the video and gallery for a closer look at the moments leading up to the event and some memorable concert highlights.
Rocking the youth vote
If projections are correct, young voters will have a larger than ever impact on the outcome of November's general election. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement reported the national turnout rate for youth voters rose from 9 percent in the 2000 primaries to 17 percent in this past spring's primaries, likely indicating increased participation in the General Election.
YouTube Clip of the Week
This week's pick is made possible by ingenious Japanese brains who - apparently - don't have to deal with lawsuits. Watch game contestants attempt to contort their bodies to fit through Tetris shapes and get knocked over when they don't.
Shane & Shane offer worshipful concert
Candles lined the stage in Sutherland Auditorium, quieting concert attendees as they walked down the aisles and took their seats. Ambient lighting illuminated a simple yet captivating set of draped cloth and looming branches. Check out the Video and the gallery for a closer look at the event.
Biola ROTC students drill by day, study by night
It’s five in the morning. Time to get moving.
Up stairs, down stairs, across the field, always keeping in step. Maintaining concentration, backbone, spirit, and awareness. Some may falter and others may lose last night’s dinner on the training ground. Regardless, the rhythm continues and the swe ...
This Week in Photos
We all know the feeling of a moment passed too quickly, a day gone too fast, and a week that has disappeared before one’s own eyes. This Week in Photos is an effort to slow down the passing days and recognize what is happening all around us. Take a look at the gallery to see some of the many things that happened at Biola this week.
Investment club lives the financial crisis
For the Crowell School of Business Investment Society, a financial club at Biola, the financial crisis has been more than just headlines. The group’s investment fund has gone down recently due to the unstable market. Christie Lam, the club president, said this is frustrating, but “the money has to spin.”
This Week in Photos
We all know the feeling of a moment passed too quickly, a day gone too fast, and a week that has disappeared before one’s own eyes. This Week in Photos is an effort to slow down the passing days and recognize what is happening all around us. Take a look at the gallery to see the work of the art students seen around campus.
Biola investments safe for the time being
Despite a crippled market, which has experienced in recent weeks the takeover over of several major financial institutions, as well as the largest ever single-day point decline for the Dow Jones industrial average, Biola’s Finance department is not too concerned — yet.
Pastors across the country endorse presidential candidates
Last Sunday, 33 pastors in 22 states intentionally challenged the government by injecting political endorsements into their sermons. The event was billed “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” by the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative, Arizona-based legal group that organized the protest in an effort to get the law regarding tax-exempt organizations and political activism overturned, reported the Associated Press.
Biola’s student body is composed of students from a wide array of denominational and spiritual backgrounds, ranging from Evangelical, Baptist,...