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Attack kills at least 126 in Pakistan

The scene of devastation caused by a bomb explosion at a procession of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct 18. Bhutto was unhurt.
Blasts shatter jubilant homecoming for Benazir Bhutto
October 18, 2007

A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 126 people Thursday night, shattering her celebratory procession through Pakistan's biggest city after eight years in exile. Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Bhutto, but police and officials of...

Women’s soccer falls to rival APU

Biola goalkeeper Lauren Gregston jumps and saves the team from being scored on. Gregston made 11 saves over the course of the APU game on Saturday.
Biola's final score against Azusa Pacific: 0-1
October 16, 2007

Crowds filled the stands on Saturday afternoon at Biola's Al Barbour field, where the women's soccer team went head to head against their chief rival, Azusa Pacific University. For a glimpse of the game, see the photo gallery

A.S. Senate: yes to Phil Wickham, no to more centennial banners

The A.S. Senate held its weekly meeting this Tuesday.
October 16, 2007

Senate Meeting: 10/16/07 At the AS Senate's weekly Tuesday meetings, senators give audience to parties requesting money, vote on pending proposals and discuss finances. Here is an outlined summary of the most recent senate meeting, which was held October 16. NEW PROPOSALS (have yet to be voted on) NONE...

California Wildfire Threatens Pepperdine, Celebrity Homes

Russell Watts of Malibu, Calif., watches firefighters work a fire where a wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana
Thousands evacuate as Santa Anna winds increase
October 16, 2007

MALIBU, California (AP) _ A wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana winds threatened a California university and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the Malibu Hills on Sunday, authorities said. Flames destroyed a church and several homes, one of them a landmark castle. No residents or firefighters...

Lights, cameras and action resume in production center

The Production Center, typically abuzz with filmmaking activities, has been deserted for months due to construction.
October 15, 2007

Things are looking up for mass communications students at Biola as the new, revamped production center moves closer to completion. The production center, open since fall 1998, operates 24 hours a day and gives a taste of industry experience to students working toward future careers in the business. Students...

After Jena 6, nooses turn up in copycat incidents

Professor Madonna Constantine speaks at a protest rally at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York on Oct. 10, one day after a hangman's noose was discovered on her office door at the college.
October 13, 2007

In the past two months, the nation has experienced at least a dozen racially-motivated threats that may be a response to recent protests in Jena, La. Nooses have turned up in locations from Alabama to New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, a noose was found hanging at Columbia University’s Teachers College,...

Talbot opens new campus in Manhattan

The inaugural class at the Charles L. Feinberg Center for Messianic Jewish Studies began the new master's program this summer.
October 12, 2007

This past summer, Biola’s Talbot School of Theology launched its second program extension, The Charles L. Feinberg Center, in Manhattan, N.Y. As an accredited extension site, second behind a site in Kiev, Ukraine, the Charles L. Feinberg Center offers a Master of Divinity in Messianic Jewish Studies...

Students embracing 40 Days of Prayer

Though students are excited about the day of prayer, some prayer room sign up sheets, such as this one in Horton, stand blatantly empty of commitment.
But some prayer rooms still empty
October 12, 2007

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...

Rugby club proposal axed due to high insurance costs

October 11, 2007

Last Wednesday, the president of the would-be rugby club was denied the $1,900 requested from the AS Senate to cover the cost of insurance that is required for them to become a club, thus stripping the rugby “club” of their title. The president, freshman Adam Crane, and his friends, freshmen Sam...

Potential policy change could limit chapel makeups

If the new chapel requirements are established After Dark will be one of the primary options for students to get credit if they can't make it to morning chapels.
Proposal part of larger University Chapel Board discussion on revamping requirements
October 11, 2007

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...

Student opens fire at Cleveland school; 4 shot, gunman kills self

Family members hug outside the SuccessTech Academy Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, in Cleveland.
October 10, 2007

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...

A.S.: Senate Rundown

October 10, 2007

Senate Meeting: 10/09/07 At the AS Senate's weekly Tuesday meetings senators give audience to parties requesting money, vote on pending proposals and discuss finances. Below is an outlined summary of the most recent senate meeting, which was held October 9. NEW PROPOSALS (have yet to be voted on) ...