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Creativity, censorship and the Art Department

Art students are frustrated that nude life drawings are not allowed.

Lauren Good, Staff Writer • January 31, 2023

At a private Christian institution like Biola, there are certain restrictions on artistic freedom as the university recommends that creative projects align with Biola’s code of conduct. Students within the Department of Art are not allowed to draw fully nude models as a part of adhering to Biola’s...

Censorship in creative projects

Should creativity be censored in a Christian university setting?

Lauren Good, Staff Writer • January 11, 2023

At a private Christian institution like Biola University, there are expected restrictions on artistic freedom as the university recommends that creative projects align with Biola’s code of conduct. In the Cinema and Media Arts program at Biola, artistic censorship is a topic widely debated amongst...

Censorship on social media—where do we draw the line?

Former President Trump’s permanent suspension from Twitter raises critical questions about the ability to regulate speech across the internet.

Addison Freiheit, Staff Writer • February 3, 2021

Former President Donald Trump’s permanent suspension from Twitter brought forth two primary reactions from the public: outrage and relief. To some, the censorship of a world leader reflects bias from social media platforms, while others wish Trump had been banned from social media for his insensitive...

Censorship at Liberty University deprives students of a well-rounded education

The Jerry Falwell situation demonstrates the pitfalls of silencing student voices.

Amanda Frese, Managing Editor • September 11, 2019

Student journalists at Liberty University have been silenced. Last summer, The Washington Post reported that administrators at the university, under the leadership of President Jerry Falwell, have censored journalists at Liberty’s student newspaper The Liberty Champion by interfering with coverage,...

Removal of art student’s pentagram stirs up controversy on campus

Ludo Krabbendam’s display of the five-pointed star in his senior art exhibit was removed, causing some to raise concerns about censorship.

Pierce Singgih, Editor-in-Chief (Fall 2019) • May 3, 2019

On April 27, a pentagram—the symbol often associated with satanic or occult imagery—appeared on the door of the Earl & Virginia Art Gallery. The image, which senior studio art major Ludo Krabbendam used as the show title for his senior showcase exhibit, was promptly removed by the art department...

Another Victorian Era of morality is upon us

Political correctness brings our century-long experiment with loose living full circle.

Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer • April 6, 2019

An oft-repeated fable about the Victorian period suggests that members of English high society placed tablecloths over intricately carved table legs out of fear they would be considered too sexually evocative. Although this story is a myth, it exemplifies the widely-perceived—and to a certain extent...

Give stories the benefit of the doubt

The “Lord of the Rings” orc controversy reveals a disturbing trend in our attitudes toward stories.

Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer • December 14, 2018

Speaking to the “Geek's Guide to the Galaxy” podcasters, science fiction writer Andrew Duncan reflected on a short story he had written in 2001 in which he told a sympathetic tale using J. R. R. Tolkien’s “orc” characters. It seems that the story was inspired by a subliminal racism he sensed...