This afternoon via a school-wide Google Meet livestream, President Barry Corey announced the launch of an institutional diversity strategic plan and apologized for coming off as oblivious in the past in regard to racial issues and inclusion on campus.  “We're going to talk about [diversity]...

This afternoon, the Public Relations Student Society of America hosted a webinar to provide PR students with tools regarding how to respond to a crisis such as COVID-19. Led by Director of Public Relations Programs Carolyn Kim, 20 participants were reminded of the importance of fostering trust between...

From the time he began selling milk tea out of his dorm, senior business administration major Brendan Sun has watched his business grow in ways he never thought possible. When Sun heard the announcement that his enterprise Boba for Missions took first place in Biola’s Startup Competition, he said he...

Due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, students will be allowed to choose credit or no credit options for their classes as part of a temporary grading policy for the Spring 2020 semester. Senior Vice President and Provost Deborah Taylor announced the changes via a school-wide...

On April 2, the Torrey Cambridge Study Tour originally scheduled for July was canceled due to school closures in the U.K.  DOWNING COLLEGE CLOSURE U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced school closures across England on March 18, which extends to Downing College where the Torrey students would...

The California Board of Registered Nursing will lower direct patient contact hour requirements for nursing student clinicals from 75% to 50%, the Department of Consumer Affairs announced on April 3.  Last month, Ryane Panasewicz, a senior nursing major from West Coast University, created an online...

Senators met for Thursday’s Student Government Association meeting over Zoom. President Renee Waller led senators in prayer for both Biola students and the rest of the world, specifically in how the coronavirus is impacting many groups of people.  ADMINISTRATION UPDATES Dean of Community Life Sandy...

Biola University’s Office of the Registrar pushed back Fall 2020 class registration in light of the coronavirus and the university’s transition to remote learning, the university announced via a campus-wide email on March 27. Fall registration will now take place beginning April 2. On March 30,...

Two days ago, an anonymous Instagram account @biolaopeninformation created a petition on change.org titled, Pass/Fail Grading Option at Biola University. The petition garnered over 1,000 signatures in just two days, and now stands at 1,049 as of Tuesday evening.  The petition is directed toward Biola...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that Miller had not yet received the money and that the prize was $10,000. ParaBrands actually won a total of $15,000 in prize money, which Miller received in his business account on March 26, 2020. The article was edited on March 27, 2020 at 7:18...

Nursing students throughout California are struggling to graduate as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the state. On March 20, Biola’s nursing students were notified that their graduation will be delayed by at least one semester due to hospitals closing their doors to medical students. WHY THE...

Petty Theft — Cafe Reported March 18, 3:01 p.m., occurred between March 17, 4 p.m., and March 18, 5:20 a.m. A Biola employee reported university property taken from the cafeteria. The case is active. Burglary — Tennis Courts Reported March 19, 7:40 a.m., occurred between March 12, 9 a.m., and...