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The President’s botched pandemic response has hurt the nation

Major missteps have made for a challenging path toward healing.

Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • November 6, 2020

On Nov. 5, the United States broke a record for the highest amount of new coronavirus cases in a single day: 121,054. More than 230,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S, and we are still months away from a widely-available vaccine. COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon. It is not a “Democratic...

Racist vandalism marks Black History Month

Lack of information about the incident leaves students confused and hurt.

Ashley Grams and Lacey Patrick • February 21, 2020

This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20. This story was updated on Feb. 21 at 9:30 a.m. with new information regarding the university’s response to the incident. Posters of influential African American leaders—abolitionists and freedom fighters—defaced by a racial slur. ...

Spring Symposium kicks off with an interracial relationship panel

Four interracial couples spoke about the difficulties and benefits of their relationships.

Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • February 17, 2020

This year, Student Enrichment and Intercultural Development and the Student Government Association teamed up to present the Spring Symposium series on how to have grace-filled conversations. The series consists of three panel discussions, which they call ‘breaking the ice,’ followed by a student-led...

Azusa Pacific University joins Biola for Gospel Fest

The event promoted cultural awareness through afro-inspired gospel music.

Emily Coffey, Managing Editor • February 14, 2020

Passion and joy filled Calvary Chapel this Thursday evening during Biola’s 35th annual Gospel Fest, themed “Breaking Through the Walls.” Intentionally scheduled during Black History Month, the two-hour chapel sought to expose audience members to gospel music to break through cultural and racial...

‘Assimilate or become activists’: Magdalen Rath

Rath shares her reality as an African American woman at Biola.

Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • February 22, 2018

While success stories and celebrations of people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Ava Duvernay have surfaced in many student's minds over the last month, for others, the struggles these leaders faced have hardly gone. Junior journalism major Magdalen Rath, also vice president of Black Student Association and...

The Civil Rights Movement—discover advocates of then and today

Advocates use social media to promote awareness of influential members of the Civil Rights Movement.

Ashley Brimmage, Opinions Editor • February 21, 2018

NOTE *** All of this information was gathered off of @itsourbookclub’s Instagram stories and then backed up by research. This piece is meant to advocate for the understanding and seeking out of truth about activists and history makers of the past. This February’s Black History month, social media...