In the Biola community, many students are taking advantage of the opportunity to engage in 24-hour nonstop prayer in the House of Prayer. 40 Days of Prayer, an event initiated by the SMU Prayer Department, began at 12:01 a.m. last Thursday, Oct. 4, in Alpha Chi. The event creates a prayer chain...

At AS's semi-monthly all staff meeting Tuesday, representatives of Student Development presented a new chapel attendance proposal, which would require students to physically attend at least half of the total required chapels. The policy, which is still in the draft stage, would force students who...

A 14-year-old student gunman who wounded two students and two teachers at his high school Wednesday before killing himself had a history of aggressive behavior and had previously threatened to commit suicide, juvenile court records show. Classmates at SuccessTech Academy alternative school said Asa...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Deadly, wind-whipped wildfires have triggered the largest evacuation in state history, prompting more than 500,000 people to flee ahead of flames that destroyed nearly 1,300 homes and continued Tuesday to threaten tens of thousands more. The number of people joining the mandatory...

Recent appearances of graffiti on Biola's campus have proven that even in a city that touts itself as one of the safest communities in LA County, La Mirada still has its share of trouble. The most recent piece of graffiti on Biola's campus was discovered last Sunday, Oct. 7, on the brick wall border...

Laura Ingraham, a renowned author, columnist and television commentator who hosts her own syndicated radio program, is coming to speak at Biola this Tuesday night. Professor Craig Hazen said the number one reason to come to the event would be “because it is interesting and entertaining” and “she...

A lousy marriage might literally make you sick. Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday. What it likely boils down to is stress _ a well-known contributor to health problems, as well as a potential byproduct of troubled...

Lighting up cigarettes may not just be prohibited at Biola alone. Lawmakers in two California cities are pushing to ban smoking inside apartments and condos, USA Today reported. This unique law could increase voluntary movements by landlords and resident associations to ban smoking in Belmont and...