“Let the Red Sea Rise” — this message that calls the student section to action is plastered on the wall of Richard Chase Gymnasium, spread across campus by the Athletics Department and flows from student to student. Both student-led athletics groups and the Athletics Department seek to keep enthusiasm...

Twin telepathy is real and occurs on and off the volleyball court. Bethany Bellfi, a junior nursing major, and Brianna Bellfi, a junior in biological sciences, are the volleyball team’s dynamic duo. Their bond is evident in their coordinated plays and effortless communication, making them formidable...

The Biola Athletics community is bold. This is how the program seeks to define itself in all its endeavors. Athletes and staff stand firm in their Christian beliefs, constantly seeking to grow through their competition, relationships with others, and in their spiritual walks. This mindset is on full...

On April 20, 1990, Seattle Mariners pitcher Brian Holman almost threw a perfect game — one of the rarest events that could occur on the diamond —so rare that its odds are 0.01% per game, with only 24 being thrown in history. The game's trajectory still holds an impact as the plot resurfaces for sophomore...

With new opponents comes new opportunities, and The PacWest Conference is currently in the process of adding a trio of schools to its NCAA Division II group. The trio consists of Jessup University, Menlo College, and Vanguard University. One of these teams resides less than an hour south of Biola University....

Taylor Justus, a 2024 Biola graduate from Thousand Oaks, California, is now a professional Banana Ball player. Growing in his faith on the field in La Mirada propelled him with Banana Ball, a non-traditional game of baseball with a set of its own unique rules. Now living in Fort Worth, Texas, Justus...

The standard has been set. Biola’s cross country team excelled last season on both the men’s and women’s sides, with the women winning the PacWest Conference title last year and the Biola’s men finishing second. The women’s team also finished 17th nationally and had one runner win All-American...

On a campus like Biola, it’s easy to assume that everyone knows everything, from relationship drama to events to sports games. But from empty bleachers to unfilled auditorium seats, this is clearly untrue. Divisions among athletes, off-campus students and residence halls merit disconnection from each...

Five years into his career, Mike "Coach Simo" Simonson felt called by the Lord to coach women's basketball. Simonson comes from Seattle Pacific University (SPU), where he served as the assistant coach for two years before transitioning to head coach for six years. Simonson began his professional career...

In 2012, Joey O’Keefe was a freshman on the men’s soccer team. His uncle, Daniel O’Keefe, was the one family member who regularly made it to his games. Known to Joey O’Keefe as Uncle Dan, the Biola fans and students also know him as “Uncle Dan,” because he is a man with a story behind the...

From Biola in La Mirada to Holtz, Germany, junior communications major Raegan Tjepkema's volleyball career has been anything but ordinary. Tjepkema played for Biola for two seasons in 2019-21 and took a gap year to pursue volleyball professionally in Germany. Instead of spiking the volleyball in Germany,...

Everyone needs to escape. In an age of screens, distraction and endless scrolling, the outdoors and physical activities are a thrilling break and a return to a simpler way of life. Many Biola students find solace in this through intramural sports. FRESHMAN SOLACE Everyone comes to Biola with a different...