The nation's shoppers -- who have been hibernating in recent months because of worries about rising gas prices and falling home values -- jammed malls and stores for pre-dawn discounts on everything from TVs to toys on the official start of Christmas shopping. The aggressive tactics -- bigger discounts...

Today, President Bush will select the national Thanksgiving turkey -- it's tradition for the feathered creature to receive a pardon from the president. The bird will most likely live out its days roaming Disney World after a first-class flight to Orlando. There it will have its grand debut as the Grand...

Mormonism was given a face and a voice to over 50 Biola students on Friday. Elder Bradly Nothum, a Latter Day Saint who is currently serving as a missionary in the Whittier area, spoke to a full audience in the business building auditorium about the history and beliefs of the Church of Latter-Day...

Breaking the fourth wall is risky business, but Torrey Theatre Club’s fall play makes the reward well worth the risk. “The Real Inspector Hound” keeps the audience on the edge of its seat throughout the production not because it has the gravity of a true thriller or the genius of a Shakespearean...

Christians from an array of ethnic backgrounds came together Friday night in the name of hip hop. Sola Soul, an annual hip hop concert hosted by AS Multi-Cultural Relations (MCR), featured guest Christian hip hop artists Propaganda, Zane, Keisha, Black Ink and Caviar Brown. It was held by Biola’s...

Dance. The word has become a kind of taboo here at Biola. But Xopoc is changing all that. The team that junior Marshall Bang began last semester for Mock Rock is currently made up of over 30 Biola students who are passionate about dancing. “The thing that sets us apart from other dance teams...

During his inauguration weekend, President Barry Corey made it clear that one of his goals is getting more students involved in meaningful, cross-cultural experiences. Many Biola students -- and students across the nation -- seem to be taking that to heart. In the past few years the number of U.S....

Some readers might be lucky enough to have their parents fronting the bill for a 20-per-week meal plan, but as for the rest of Biolans- those populating off-campus nooks and crannies- they are forced to find and prepare their own food. Though boys never seem to tire of Carl's Jr. and Taco Bell, most...

Loud music played, students filed in through balloon waterfalls, and the basketball teams warmed up Sunday night at Midnight Madness as the gym doors opened. Students arrived early to be one of the first 500 people to receive a prize –- a drawstring backpack -- and by 10:30, the gym was full and...