Like many of his previous films, Liam Neeson has mastered the art of bringing audiences a charming, fast-paced thriller that involves car chases, explosions and high stakes. “Honest Thief” continues to follow this same formula, yet remains interesting and shocking. Whether it be limited movie selections...

When distance learning was implemented over six months ago, we scrambled to adjust. After a summer of rest, recuperation and preparation, we returned to school like seasoned veterans, motivated to learn once again. The turn to midterm season marks the second half of the semester, yet time seems to pass...

Taking place during the Vietnam War era, a significant time of political turmoil, “The Trial of the Chicago Seven” is a timely historical film that not only examines past concerns, but also reflects modern day social issues as well. Focusing on the racial and political injustice in the trial of these...

In late September Gov. Gavin Newsom released a mandate for all cars sold in the state of California to be electric by the year 2035. California ranks as the least-healthy air quality in the country and the exhaust pipes of our cars and trucks are the leading culprits of our state’s air pollution. Logically,...

On Oct. 8 and 9, Biola Admissions held their 2020 College Access Event, which reflected their team's new goal: helping the university become a Hispanic Serving Institution. While only 13% of post-secondary institutions are HSI accredited, they serve two-thirds of all Hispanic students in the nation....

Since the university closed in March, art students have been attending Zoom classes like the rest of the student body. Senior Caylie Smith created a project to unite art students through the Make-A-Thing challenge. Using the oh-so-reliable U.S. Postal Service, Instagram and collaboration, she has begun...

With chapels fully online this semester, students are looking for other ways to worship. Junior administration major Alissa Wooley and her sister Aidyn Wooley, a Biola alumna, have partnered with Green Hills Church in La Habra to create a Singspiration-inspired worship night called seven:nine. “My...

The two-party system was born in the era of colonization and powdered wigs, spearheaded by the Federalists and the Democratic-Republic. The Founding Fathers warned the people of hyper-partisanship and its divisive nature, yet, here we are hundreds of years later still practicing the destructive and exclusive...

After racial tensions emerged last semester involving a racial slur on a poster in Horton Hall and a controversial meme posted by an anonymous social media account, administration opened up a time for students to address the impact it had on their lives during a lament session. Biola has since launched...

On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of what we now call Hispaniola. Hailed as an American hero for his “discovery” of the “New World,” he has a holiday dedicated to this known as Columbus Day. In recent years, however, a movement to denounce Columbus Day and instead...

The ability to attend film festivals is one of many losses of COVID-19. Filmmakers around the world are unable to make valuable connections, soak in the creations of others and have their own projects shown to an audience on the big screen, as they so often look forward to. However, some of Biola’s...

A policy on the Biola Spiritual Development page states that the intentions of chapels are to worship and educate the Biola community on relevant issues in a spiritual way. Recent chapels have come to prove that Biola does educate students about issues, but the student body has begun to complain that...