President Trump’s second inauguration ceremony took place Monday, Jan. 20 as he was sworn into his role as president for a second time. He declared in his speech that America is entering the Golden Age.  “The golden age of America begins now,” President Trump stated in his presidential speech....

On Dec. 13, Biola’s School of Cinema and Media Arts hosted the 2024 premiere of the Fall semester’s two Biola Films, “My Own Hair,” directed by Lauren Anderson, and “The Land of NOD” directed by Tristan Baumgardner. The premiere took place in the sold-out Ethel Lee Auditorium, with over 700...

On Thursday, June 29, 2023 the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action unconstitutional, overturning decades of college admissions precedent. Now, many people nationwide wonder about the future of diversity in higher education. Biola has its own goals for diversity that are rooted in its beliefs as a...

Many within the Biola community are local to the Los Angeles and Pasadena area and suffered because of the fires ravaging the region over the past two weeks. Students affected shared their experiences, feelings and stories about the fires. STUDENT STORIES Hillary Ramirez, a junior cinema and media...

The recent fires in Los Angeles County have impacted many within the Biola community including faculty and students.  There are resources for victims of the fires and for those who want to help in addition to multiple GoFundMes organized for those affected. RESOURCES Here are helpful links and...

Since Tuesday morning of Jan. 7, fires have erupted in numerous locations across Los Angeles County. Strong winds further fueled the fires, spreading and burning thousands of acres within hours.  11 deaths have been confirmed as of Friday, Jan. 10. PALISADES, EATON AND HURST AS THE FIRST THREE FIRES The...

The heart of poet Dana Gioia’s work is being able to capture the beauty of God’s creation: “What beauty does is beauty draws us to the infinite number of perfections of creation. It calls forth things in ourselves. The same way it did to me as a kid not knowing this - it calls forth to us to achieve...

On the morning of Nov. 6, former President Donald J. Trump was announced to have won the 2024 Presidential Election against Vice President Kamala Harris. VOTES  Trump won both the popular vote and the electoral college. He secured 312 electoral college votes while Kamala Harris secured 226.  The...

The polls are in: the American people are torn. As Nov. 5 looms closer, tension and polarization grip the nation and its people, threatening to create an irreparable divide in our country. How should Christians respond to the growing political divide? How do we communicate with people who hold different...

On Sept. 20, students and employees were alerted via an email from Steve Earle, chief information officer of the Information Technology (IT) department, that they might have been targets of a wave of phishing attacks. The email warned students about the phishing attack that appeared as an email seemingly...

With the fall weather settling in at dusk, Biola gathered on a crisp night with a warm feel, to watch the fall talent show, featuring performances from Drew Magro (Artist name “Merge Left”), Ryan Youd, Abby Jackson and Susanna Paredes, Emma Hills, Peyton Ogle and the Baker’s Dozen, Caden Svendsen,...

In Fall 2024, Biola University implemented Turnitin for its Canvas courses. Since its transition to Canvas in 2014, Biola used an author-detection system called SafeAssign. The Turnitin feature on Canvas is disabled by default and has to be enabled by faculty for the specific assignment. When Turnitin...