Whenever I hear about religious persecution, I think of the days when the Nero and the Romans pursued early Christians or of Scottish martyrs being tied to a tree and drowned in rivers for their faith. While we all know that religious persecution is still a problem, we often do not know how bad persecution...

Last week, freshman intercultural studies major Ruthie Montesines woke up and scrolled through Instagram before starting her day. Her thumb stopped on a post by a now-deleted unofficial Biola confessions account, @biiola_tea, which read, “Asian Kid: Sneezes” paired with a gif of a disgusted Scarlett...

The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness, in Wuhan, China, has been booming in the media, with over 7,700 cases in China and 71 outside, according to the Washington Post as of the evening of Jan. 29. This past weekend, Southern California encountered two cases in Orange County...

Biola recently announced a partnership with McKinsey & Company, a consultancy that’s globally recognized among the top three management consulting firms. As the university prepares for an upcoming demographic shift in graduating high schoolers, McKinsey will guide the university to set goals for...

Since entering its current “one country, two systems” relationship with China, Hong Kong has had an adversarial relationship with the mainland. According to the Guardian, the most recent protests, sparked by the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Bill,...

Salam and Global Student Programs and Development hosted the Muslims in Asia event at Fluor Fountain on Thursday afternoon. The event consisted of booths focusing on three countries with a large Muslim population: China, Indonesia and Pakistan. Representatives that had lived in each country stood at...

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Kelly Pun, a junior communication sciences and disorders student, sat in a Hong Kong restaurant with her family. As they ate, a man walked by with a long bamboo stick––like the scaffolding that holds up construction projects. Her...

“Oh, say can you see,” sang protesters in Hong Kong, with signs that read “Fight for our city, stand with Hong Kong” as they marched on Sept. 8 near the U.S. consulate in the Central district of Hong Kong. According to The Guardian, protesters urged American officials to pass the Hong Kong Human...

Recently, I had a discussion with a girl in my small group. Her name is Minji and she had just joined our church upon coming back from studying abroad in China for a year. She spoke of their underground church, and the way they worshipped quietly, in the dark, in secret, and how amazing it felt to be...