“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” And “stand by,” they did. On Jan. 6, a violent insurrection stopped our nation in its tracks. With a noose, Trump-emblazoned flags and tear-gas decorating the scene, America witnessed the fruit of its current political climate. Never before had the Confederate...

Imagine if a large portion of the world celebrated your birth by giving gifts to one another, not you, six months after your actual birthday. And they combined it with a bizarre assortment of cultural customs, like stringing lights on trees and singing songs about chestnuts and snowmen. All of this despite...

The streets were quiet, void of any usual traffic. There was an eerie calm all around me as I drove to work. It seemed as if the entire world was sleeping. Most Monday mornings consisted of a busy commute to work, dodging an endless stream of cars and trucks along Imperial Highway. However, it all stopped....

The United States rings with freedom—there is no doubt about it. But, within our nationalistic society there is always room for corruption to breed. It is vital that, as Americans, we don’t let our patriotism blind us from even the slightest acts of government abuse. Alexei Navalny, a politician...

The Church is not a house of saints, but rather a home to sinners. No Christian is without sin and every congregation exists to walk with each other in the faith and encourage Christ-like behavior. It does not matter whether a person struggles with greed, dishonesty, gossip or disobedience of any kind—church...

Thanksgiving is like the middle child of holidays—it sits between its two highly consumeristic and attention-seeking siblings, Halloween and Christmas, and gratefulness is quickly forgotten in the frenzy of Black Friday. It is truly an American holiday: we overeat, watch football and partake in messy...

While many people in Generation Z look to celebrities to bring joy amid the hard times of the pandemic, some have taken a step back from their industries and instead have become vocal about this year's elections. Thousands of celebrities and influencers this year have used various social media platforms...

The pandemic has replaced our classrooms with our living rooms, our walks across campus with walks around the neighborhood and our graduating aisle with a drive-thru lane. Fall graduation is typically a smaller event, considering most students graduate in the spring, but this year Biola has combined...

Beneath its lush palm trees and merciless sun, Southern California hides the blemish of sex trafficking as effortlessly as a girl covers a stain on her blouse. The presence of sex trafficking is the elephant in the room for this region and it often goes unnoticed. MASS PREVENTION ATTEMPTS ON SOCIAL...

With former Vice President Joe Biden projected to win the presidency, he will take office in the middle of a pandemic that has plagued the United States for most of this year. While hope is on the horizon with the promising trials of Pfizer’s vaccine, we still have a long way to go before COVID-19...

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the United States broke another record with over 160,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in one day. This makes the sixth day in a row that the country has broken a record, with daily numbers over 100,000 since last week. This pandemic is not slowing down. With several holidays...

After a full week of grueling work, we sometimes reward ourselves with a lazy day on the weekend—a day where we do not worry about productivity. However, these days are often far from relaxing. In our work-oriented society, taking a day off can be a stressful endeavor. Our culture tethers us to our...