WHY DO YOU FEEL EQUIPPED TO LEAD SMU? Bobbi Thompson: “I think in so many ways I still feel unqualified and there’s so much I’m going to be asking for guidance and wisdom and need to learn as I go.  “I have been involved in [Student Missionary Union] since my freshman year. I started off...

Vice President Seth Gladyz opened the senate meeting to discuss the election process and campaigns taking place this week.  PRE-CAMPAIGN RULE INFRINGEMENT  It was brought to the attention of the Student Government Association’s election committee that a senate candidate, sophomore interdisciplinary...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020). According to a 2019 national survey by the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, 41% of students at four-year institutions experience food insecurity. At Biola, 68% of students experience food insecurity, according to a survey...

This story was updated on Feb. 5 at 11:11 p.m. to include new information regarding the source of the smoke.  This story was updated on Feb. 6 at 1:29 p.m. with confirmation of the smoke’s cause from the fire safety specialist.  Smoke wisped from the Thompson Hall elevator at 6:17 p.m., triggering...

Obtaining Property, Labor or Services by False Pretenses — Blackstone Hall Reported Jan. 29, 12:01 p.m., occurred at 11:45 a.m. A student reported receiving a fraudulent phone call asking for their personal information. This case is an active investigation. Trespassing — Rosecrans Apt. 4 Reported...

At approximately 3 p.m. today, senior elementary education major Jillian Baeza’s vehicle was struck by a car as she was pulling out onto Biola Avenue, according to Watch Commander P. Panif of the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station. Baeza was turning left onto Biola Avenue from Lot C when another car going...

Biola’s Student Health and Wellness Collaborative under Student Development is hosting Sleep Week in order to promote health and encourage students to make space for spiritual rest. The event kicked off yesterday at Singspiration with President Barry Corey’s reading of “Goodnight Moon,” by Margaret...

The Biola Athletics inaugural “Week of Giving” ended on Feb. 1 with the Cornerstone Cup. Each team under Athletics competed to raise funds, resulting in over $43,000 collectively and over 840 donations. BLESSINGS ON BLESSINGS The cross country team had the most donors, with 140 for the men’s...

Since 2018, Biola has had 92 cases of theft, equating to 95% of property crime committed on campus in the same time period. Those numbers aren't unusually high says Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba—they're actually fairly low. But they may be preventable.  As Campus Safety works to reduce...

This week, the Student Government Association met in the Metzger Hall conference room, overlooking students studying on Metzger lawn. Senators gathered to vote on two proposals and hear from two guests.  SURVEY RESULTS Senators looked over the results of last week’s survey regarding two proposals....

The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness, in Wuhan, China, has been booming in the media, with over 7,700 cases in China and 71 outside, according to the Washington Post as of the evening of Jan. 29. This past weekend, Southern California encountered two cases in Orange County...

Vandalism — Hope Hall Reported Jan. 17, 1:30 p.m. Facilities Management reported graffiti found inside Hope Hall.  Vandalism — Creek Tunnel - La Mirada Boulevard Reported Jan. 19, 4:39 p.m. An officer observed the individuals going into the creek tunnel and saw one of them writing on the...