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Biola suffers through growing pains

September 11, 2008

Despite a closing gap to the city-imposed limit on the number of students allowed to live on campus and an inability to build more dorms, Biola administrators continue to affirm that everyone who is qualified to attend the university will be admitted. If Biola sticks with its growth model of 2.6 percent...

Get the ball rolling on your first year

September 9, 2008

So you are finally at school and it’s starting to hit you that you’re free. Your room is starting to look lived in, and your I.D. card is beginning to make a dent in your hand. Good. You are off to the right start. When I was a freshman, I wished there was someone beside staff and faculty to help...

I am an ENFP

September 9, 2008

I am an ENFP. Those four little letters crushed my dream. Most Biola students know what I am referring to when I call myself an ENFP, and for you who don’t, you will soon find out. An ENFP is part of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. There are a variety of letter combinations: I for introverted,...

McCain is the real change

September 6, 2008

Written by Ryan Keen This isn't what everyone else is saying and it's not what I expected to say, but I thought John McCain's acceptance speech was better than everyone else's. Better than Biden's, better than Palin's and even better than Obama's. How can I say that McCain's speech was better than...

The unhealthy health foods

September 6, 2008

Written by Rachelle Klemme “I’m finally cultured!” I announced to my friends, the urban sophisticates, in our Minnesota junior college. “I attended my first poetry reading and…I now know what pesto is!” Never mind that my first taste was in the processed sandwich...

AS kicks the year off with a splash (video)

September 6, 2008

The “lazy river” turned into an active river last night at the Associated Students (AS) kick-off event at Splash! water park as Biola students reverted back to their childhood mentalities and let the inner kid shine through while they attacked whatever inner tube got in their way. The...

Horton Defeats Hope In Nationball Competition

September 5, 2008

The annual dorm nationball battle ensued yet again Thursday night, filling Chase Gymnasium with endless colors of dorm spirit. The confident Hope, drenched in pink, returned to the brutal games to defend their undefeated title as dorm champion. What followed was a merciless, violent, and comical display...

Chapel makeup pile-ups may end for good

September 4, 2008

By Brittany McComb The large lines and crowds during chapel seem to belie the real truth of chapel culture on campus — that is, that students just aren’t getting them done. Hundreds of students formed a very different kind of line outside of Student Services on Tuesday, the last day to turn...

Biola students join the Angels

September 1, 2008

The bleachers of Angel Stadium were a familiar shade of red last Friday night, but the faces filling the seats were far from everyday fans. Nearly 600 Biola students and alumni came out for the game in an SOS event, and made their presence known in celebration of their first week of school at Biola....

Fall convocation kicks off a new school year

August 27, 2008

With a call to be “champions of a Biblical worldview,” President Barry Corey introduced the new school year on Wednesday, Aug. 25 during the Fall 2008 Convocation in front of a packed audience in Chase Gymnasium. Hundreds of students were still flooding into the gym even as the event began; many...

Freshman class bigger than ever

August 26, 2008

This year's freshman class will once again top the previous year's as Biola's largest ever, according to André Stephens, director of undergraduate admission. Some 859 potential freshmen have submitted their deposits, though Stephens said that number will likely taper off slightly since he expects...

New Student Orientation Begins

August 21, 2008

The long summer months are over and Biola is once again host to a new crowd of anxious and excited new students. Friday was filled with unloading cars, rearranging furniture, fellowship with new friends, and many promises for a great school year ahead. President Corey gathered the students in Chase...