COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Universities across the nation, including Biola University, have decided to move all classes online. Students were given a little over a week to move out of the residence halls and travel home. Classes were interrupted and grades were left at stake. For every college...

Nobody saw this coming. I sure didn’t. Two weeks ago, I was in my classes, getting lunch at the Caf and meeting up with my friends. Today, I watched class lectures from my bed at home, made my own lunch and attempted to FaceTime my friends, who have gone home to different states. Quarantine was not...

Within a few months, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted countries all over the world, including the United States. Our typical lifestyles have been put on hold as we undergo a massive quarantine. Our favorite fast food restaurants like In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A are only open for takeout, our gyms are...

Your bed is warm and cozy, your parents are cooking your dinner and classes seem like a distant memory. It feels like Christmas break is back already—minus the large family gatherings and the fully stocked fridge. In reality, it’s more like you’re back in high school again and you have to do homework...

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Americans treat it like the second coming of the Black Plague in the U.S. Although COVID-19’s deadliness is widespread in other countries, it threatens Americans as much as Ebola did—minimally....

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). Even as surrounding schools such as USC, UC San Diego and Pepperdine University shut down in-person classes to move studies online, some students still regard the coronavirus with an attitude of detachment. Many believe that the virus...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). ANONYMITY ENCOURAGES UNITY  “Send us your juiciest confessions. Shared anonymously.”  Instagram pages such as @byeolaconfessions and @biiola_tea have had a major impact on the student culture at Biola University. These social...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). DANGER OF ANONYMITY  When I was in high school, I was sitting in my freshman English class when a student decided to catapult a paperclip into the back of our substitute teacher’s head. The substitute felt the bald patch where the...

Of all the controversial topics in America, criminal justice reform might be one of the most difficult issues to address. Mass incarceration has recently been a problem in the United States, with around 1.5 million people being held in state and federal prisons at the end of 2016, according to the US...

“We say a thousand times over: no, no, no.”  On January 28, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, denounced the peace plan that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu created, since it required Palestine to give up their land in the West Bank....

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of life. In fact, it is so important that Biola has designated this past week as “Sleep Week” to emphasize the importance of sleep in college students’ lives. Getting enough sleep is an important part of making sure your mind and body are performing at...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020). After President Donald Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote in 2016, there has been heated debate concerning the usefulness of the system. Throughout the recent democratic presidential debates, the majority of the...