Intercultural studies majors have the requirement of serving overseas with a missions organization of their choice to attain experience in the field they intend to go into as a graduation requirement.They have missions prep-courses and spend time preparing for and debriefing from their internship. REQUIRE...

Over the holidays, I went to see “The Greatest Showman” with family, and like most of America, I was swept up in wonder. The film portrays a childlike wonder and hope for a world full of joy and creativity—a way of living life differently and seeing beauty and possibility in everything. The song,...

According to federal law, the purchase, selling or transferring of drugs off the legal market results in two to five years in prison at the minimum. Some convicts face 35-to-life depending on the severity of crime, length of time dealing, amount of substance and type of substance carried. THE VALUE...

Bringing in this new year, one of my friends held a head shaving party at her house. We played a board game, and the winner of each round got to cut off a piece of her then shoulder-length hair. At the end of the game, she shaved it all off. I expected an emotional experience—tears brought to her eyes...

The holidays, while joyous, are one of the most opportune moments for spiritual warfare to occur. Angry and irrational, our opinions stifled by our parents, we get that text message: the old group from high school is going to the old playground. It is our chance to rebel. Out the window jumps all sense...

At this time during the fall semester, most Biola students are about to ramp up for finals in order to wind down for Christmas. Winding down is a discipline good for the soul. Last month I took a study leave, decelerating my pace in order to rest and to ponder, to look back in order to look forward....

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FINANCIAL STABILITY Work hard—Proverbs 28:19 Do not covet—Exodus 20:17 Do not impulse spend—Isaiah 55:2 Create a budget—Proverbs 21:5 Honor God First—Proverbs 3:9-10 Give Him the firstfruits of your labors God can do more with 90 percent than...

Resident Advisors present a unique hurdle struggling students must overcome to seek help. Rather than presenting a warm, invitational atmosphere meant to comfort the model student-in-need, intimidation often characterizes speaking to an RA—especially in times of additional strife. Biola Residence...

Thanksgiving looks like happy turkeys and smiling pilgrims and shirtless “Indians” with headdresses of gold, red and orange. It connotes happy hand turkeys and stretchy pants and your mom’s cheesy flip-a-grams of you and your siblings throughout the years. We reflect on our blessings, take second...

In CNN’s most recent update, a story entitled “They bought paradise in Patagonia” was released. The Biolan’s mind goes straight to the athletic camping brand. This story, however, focuses on the earth-preserving actions of a middle-aged couple. Doug Tompkins, a previous owner of The North Face,...