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SGA Rundown: Senators discuss religious minorities and a film festival proposal

SGA Rundown: Senators discuss religious minorities and a film festival proposal
SGA discusses commuter parking spaces and continues to plan spring formal.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2022

This week, the Student Government Association discussed serving students from diverse denominational backgrounds and considered a student proposal.  RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AT BIOLA Sigma senator Andrew Cantelmi discussed serving students of minority denominations and highlighted Orthodox Christianity....

The inside scoop on the newest Biola Film

The inside scoop on the newest Biola Film
Biola Film’s winner “Guber” overcomes difficult weather conditions.
Kate Bomar, Photographer March 31, 2022

Biola Film’s winner “Guber,'' written and directed by junior cinema and media arts major Juliet Lucas, is in the process of filming. The release date looms at only a month away, but the shoot process was more than what cast and crew bargained for.  THE PROCESS Originally written as a short novel...

SGA Rundown: Empowering women leaders

SGA Rundown: Empowering women leaders
Senators discuss the spring formal and students request funds.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2022

This week, senators considered two student proposals and heard from one of the university’s career specialists. STUDENT PROPOSALS  Sophomore cinema and media arts major Juliet Lucas requested $5,000 to fund a premiere of Biola Film’s “Guber” at the La Habra or AMC Norwalk theater. The funds...

4 Black filmmakers who changed the industry

4 Black filmmakers who changed the industry
In honor of Black History Month, here are five filmmakers who have made history in multiple ways.
Kate Bomar, Photographer February 26, 2022

According to a study from McKinsey and Company only eight percent of all US-produced films have a Black producer and six percent have a Black director. While the film industry remains predominantly white, African-American filmmakers have made strides in improving representation. To celebrate Black History...

Biola works to remove the Grove modulars

Biola works to remove the Grove modulars
As Biola adapts to current needs, temporary buildings get cut.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor December 6, 2021

The Grove is currently home to 15 modular classrooms and offices, but after break only the six nearest the tennis courts will remain. The Grove was initially used as a temporary housing for students in 2002-2003 while Hope Hall was built. It also houses a few classrooms and the institute for Spiritual...

SGA Rundown: Open proposals

SGA Rundown: Open proposals
Students request funds from SGA.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2021

Students asked SGA to fund a variety of proposals. This week, senators listened to several presentations and considered how much money to allocate. WOVEN CONFERENCE Students asked Senate to fund Woven, a spring leadership conference at Biola designed to help women weave their working lives and Great...

‘Scripted the Short’ exposes the struggle of unknown futures

‘Scripted the Short’ exposes the struggle of unknown futures
After wrapping up production, this Biola film readies for their premier.
Kate Bomar, Photographer November 4, 2021

After wrapping up filming last weekend, Biola film’s second project entered post-production. With a dedicated cast and crew, “Scripted The Short” gives insight into the lives of two tech entrepreneurs.  THE THOUGHT BEHIND THE WORK Senior cinema media arts major and producer Karen Corbett gave...

Biola film “Incalculable Unknowns” showcases the importance of sisterhood

The cast and crew of "Incalculable Unknowns" gather for a post-production picture.
Biola’s Motion Picture Production class will release two separate films this semester.
Kate Bomar, Photographer October 23, 2021

For the first time, Biola’s Motion Picture Production class will release two films in one semester. This year's group of students have come together to bring their imaginative world to life in the first film, “Incalculable Unknowns.” Director Annabel White and producer Sarah Umhau could not be...

The making of “CIVIC 97”

The making of “CIVIC 97”
Producers Zac Sanders and Ben See-Tho talk about the creative process of their newest album.
Chris Charpentier and Emily Coffey September 9, 2021

Creating an album with nine people requires hard work. It is even harder during a global pandemic. Music collective “Herd” overcame several obstacles in order to fit all nine group members onto one album: “CIVIC 97.”  Released on Aug. 23, “CIVIC 97” is the culmination of a two-year collaborative...

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery
This student-run film produced within Biola’s three-course sequence classes has brought these students' vision to life.
Kate Bomar, Photographer April 11, 2021

Hope is hard to find in dark times, but the Biola-produced student film “Healing” shows that it is not impossible. Biola’s Motion Picture Production class is one that cinema and media arts students look forward to taking, and despite all the COVID-19 regulations, this semester's class has not let...

Bardwell Hall opens early for faculty in its late stages of construction

Construction fences still surround the newly-improved Bardwell Hall.
Professors are moving into the newly constructed art building after almost a year.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor March 18, 2021

Over the past year, construction on the new Bardwell Hall has been at a stop and go thanks to COVID-19. But this week, a Facebook live event showed the nearly finished building, and faculty are beginning to move into their new studios from the old McNally halls.  WHAT STUDENTS CAN EXPECT  Posters...

Everything students need to know about the new CMA building

Students and professors seek to find the compromise between artistic expression and community expectations in Biola's Cinema Media Arts department.
Amid a COVID-19 financial crisis, the donor-funded building project is through planning stages.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor March 11, 2021

As Phase 3 students flock back to campus, one poster board standing just between the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health and Crowell School of Business stands out. Promising old Hollywood architecture, a 300-seat theater and space for the new game design program, the timeline...