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Library packed with presenters

Celebration of Scholarship and Research room
The Celebration of Scholarship & Research helped students, faculty, staff and alumni share their research and learn from others.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor April 19, 2018

Over 50 presentation boards filled the library Reading Room and Giumarra Courtyard on Wednesday for the Celebration of Scholarship & Research. With the large number of presenters, the Celebration of Scholarship & Research Committee held two sections for the event, with a panel in the middle...

GSPD director leaves after five years of service

Stephanie Calley
Students share ways Stephanie Calley has impacted their time in GSPD.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor April 18, 2018

“Steph is such a gracious leader that understands that we’re all on this journey,” said Adeline Ting, Global Students Programming & Developmentadministrative assistant and alumna. Stephanie Calley, director of GSPD, is leaving her role of five years with a legacy of praise from GSPD students. “She...

New catalog focuses liberal arts by lowering some requirements

An ENGL 113 class
2018-19 catalog decreases foreign language and PE requisites and moves English class.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2018

Faculty. Support staff. The Office of the Provost. Vice presidents. Student Government Association. Over 1,000 people in total have had involvement in a campus-wide effort to revamp the core curriculum and form a stronger educational foundation, according to assistant professor of English and interim...

Christian Clubbing: Making the BEST of both environmental worlds

The Biola Environmental Stewardship Team table
With Earth Day approaching, the environmental club raises awareness of ocean problems.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor April 18, 2018

Granola Girls. Tree Huggers. Biola Environmental Stewardship Team. The environmental club on campus has evolved to many forms, and on Tuesday they were outside the Caf to raise awareness about problems in the ocean. At the table, several club members shared about coral bleaching, ocean pollution,...

Hispanic Conference helps pastors impact communities

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2018

Carlos Zuniga woke up at 4 a.m. 30 minutes later, he had begun the four-hour drive from Porterville to La Mirada—a trip he plans to make again next year with some members of his church, Iglesia del Nazareno. But Zuniga did not mind the drive. He wanted to learn more about the Holy Spirit from a man...

SGA passes four proposals

The new SGA logo
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2018

The Student Government Association voted on proposals from last week and also proposed and passed a constitutional amendment. Additionally, Horton senator Lauren Sutter shared about a new student-run resource fair next semester which will provide new students with information about various offerings...

Crime Log ― April 2 – April 10

A picture of a Campus Safety car.
Jana Eller, Office Manager April 14, 2018

FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR — LOT G Reported April 2, 1:44 a.m. A Campus Safety officer observed a student giving alcohol to an underage student. The officer made contact and referred the case to Student Development. TRESPASSING — BEACHCOMBER APARTMENTS Reported April 3, 1:30 a.m. A Campus...

Beyond the Bubble: Facebook data leaked

A photoillustration of a student popping a bubble.
Data mining company gained personal information of estimated 87 million people.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his appearance before members of Congress to explain his company’s connection with a recent data leak that allowed a profiling firm to gain the personal information of up to 87 million people. ZUCKERBERG DEFENDS FACEBOOK FROM POLITICAL BACKLASH The firm, Cambridge...

Art department gets recommended for Bardwell

Bardwell Hall
Art majors may have significantly more space to improve their craft in new facility.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2018

Sophomore studio arts major Hannah McLaughlin was in her typography class when a flood of art students rushed into the Mac lab, each of them vying for the use of one of the precious computers. So many students had come in that her professor had to ask them to give priority to those taking the class. Art...

Alumni question fairness of Title IX process

Dawn White holding an "it's on us" sticker
Campus community discusses importance of equity when handling sexual assault cases.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2018

THIS STORY IS PART TWO OF A THREE-PART SERIES ABOUT TITLE IX AT BIOLA. READ PART ONE OF THE SERIES HERE. Thinking back to when two students she knew found themselves on opposite sides of a Title IX investigation of sexual assault, 2016 alumna Rachel Alfaro believes the process has a problem of inconsistency....

Faculty discuss divide between conservative and liberal ideology

Associate professor of political science Darren Guerra, communication studies chair Joy Qualls, professor of communication studies Timothy Muehlhoff and professor of biblical and theological studies Richard Langer
The first of the Duologues helps students understand how to disagree well.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2018

Over 20 years ago, two undergraduates at Vanguard University watched as a pair of their professors disagreed over issues in front of a small group of students. On Monday evening, those undergraduates, now associate professor of political science Darren Guerra and communication studies chair Joy Qualls,...

Senators take field trip to Campus Safety

The new SGA logo
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor April 10, 2018

The Student Government Association discussed the university master planand their President’s Administrative Council partnerships, had a Campus Safety visit, four internal proposals, two open proposals and voted. SGA president Gregory Ambrose began the meeting by having senators look at the...