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Biola Athletics kicks off inaugural “Week of Giving”

Biola Athletics kicks off inaugural “Week of Giving”
The event will culminate in the Cornerstone Cup on Feb. 1.
Zachary Devane, Ashley Grams, and Gigi Fierro January 27, 2020

The Biola Athletics department began a new tradition called the “Athletics Week of Giving” this week. Starting on Jan. 27, the week-long event is meant to crowdsource funds for the various athletic programs in order to “[equip student athletes] with the resources they need to excel,” according...

Faith and Science club kicks off first meeting of semester

Faith and Science club kicks off first meeting of semester
Guest speaker George Montañez of Harvey Mudd College encouraged attendees to share their faith even in secular environments.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor January 27, 2020

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on Jan. 27 at 10:03 p.m. It has been edited and reposted to protect the speaker’s privacy.  Biola’s Faith and Science club kicked off at 7 p.m. in the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health on Monday, Jan. 27. Students...

Student Missionary Team serves a shaken Puerto Rico

SMU's Team Puerto Rico felt called to remain on the island in the midst of a series of destructive earthquakes.
The team was undeterred despite hundreds of earthquakes and aftershocks.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor January 25, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Eight Biola students and thousands of Puerto Rican residents woke to see picture frames falling from the walls and bed frames shaking violently on the morning of Jan. 7, 2020. In Ponce, homes crumbled to the ground and hundreds of residents...

New international travel division creates standards for SMU trip safety

New international travel division creates standards for SMU trip safety
Campus Safety partners with SMU leadership to vet trip locations and establish long-term mission partners across the globe.
Ashley Grams and Lacey Patrick January 24, 2020

Biola sees hundreds of students travel domestically and internationally every semester. Six months ago, the university had limited precautions and risk management procedures in place to ensure the safety of students traveling for mission trips and semesters abroad. With a new division, University Travel...

SGA rundown: Senators brainstorm goals and hear two proposals.

SGA rundown: Senators brainstorm goals and hear two proposals.
Senators hear administration updates and discuss upcoming projects for the spring semester.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer January 23, 2020

This week’s Student Government Association meeting started off with a visit from Dean of Community Life Sandy Hough. She updated the senate on the topics the Biola administration discussed last week.  Hough said one of the issues Student Development voted on was community standards for post-traditional...

This student went to Australia during one of the country’s worst bushfires

Ramos grew up in New South Wales close to where the fires raged.
The senior business management major and native Australian describes the landscape transformed by thick smoke.
Lily Journey, Freelance Writer January 23, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Instead of soft white clouds, senior business management major Edwyn Ramos peered out of the plane window to see a canopy of black stretching for miles across the Australian landscape below. Glowing flames reflected off a dome of smoke,...

Student Government Association enters spring semester with tightened budget

Student Government Association enters spring semester with tightened budget
SGA cut thousands of dollars in expenses to recover from a turbulent fall semester.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief January 23, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Last semester was marked by financial complications and a budget thousands of dollars less than usual for the Student Government Association. Senators are now left with roughly $18,000 to use on student proposals and commitments. With...

MLK Chapel: racial barriers hinder us from a beloved community

Pastor Albert Tate speaks on racial diversity and change at the 2020 MLK chapel.
Albert Tate opened the day and multiple speakers followed at discussion based events.
Ashley Grams and Sophia Silvester January 22, 2020

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biola students gathered in Sutherland Auditorium to hear a message from Fellowship Monrovia lead pastor Albert Tate. Tate memorialized the multiracial unification and peaceful activism of Dr. King through the definition of a beloved community. “Our unity...

Crime Log ― Jan. 14 – Jan. 15

A picture of a Campus Safety car.
This week’s crime log features one vehicle burglary and one grand theft.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor January 21, 2020

Vehicle Burglary ― Lot K Reported Jan. 14, 7:39 p.m., occurred between Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m. and Jan. 14, 6:55 p.m. A Campus Safety officer reported a locked vehicle burglarized in Lot K. This is an active investigation and was reported to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  Grand Theft...

Women’s March 2020 excluded Black Lives Matter LA for the first time

Women’s March 2020 excluded Black Lives Matter LA for the first time
This year’s Women’s March drew a smaller crowd due in part to questions about inclusivity.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor January 20, 2020

The fourth annual Women's March descended between Pershing Square and downtown Los Angeles’ City Hall on Saturday. Lines from iconic female empowerment anthems like “Independent Women” by Destiny’s Child and “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor laced the ears of a much smaller but...

Fuller Theological Seminary sued for expelling LGBTQ students

Fuller Theological Seminary sued for expelling LGBTQ students
The nearby evangelical seminary's legal battle could determine how community standards at Christian universities apply to LGBTQ individuals.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor January 18, 2020

Fuller Theological Seminary, a multi-denominational Christian evangelical seminary in Pasadena is facing a lawsuit that alleges that the institution violated anti-discrimination laws by expelling students for being married to someone of the same sex. The second plaintiff, Nathan Brittsan, joined plaintiff...

SGA Rundown: Senate reconvenes to establish new semester goals

SGA Rundown: Senate reconvenes to establish new semester goals
The senate reviewed last semester and brainstormed ideas for the upcoming semester.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer January 16, 2020

This week's Student Government Association meeting started off with all staff members sharing with each other about how God worked in their winter breaks. They also broke off into two-person "prayer pods," a new aspect of SGA meetings that president Renee Waller and vice president Seth Gladysz are implementing...