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Women’s lacrosse: the untold story

The women's lacrosse club gets ready to practice.
Eagles face off against Division II club teams.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2023

On cool autumn evenings during the fall 2022 semester, a lacrosse team without uniforms would walk onto a field to practice without a coach. These Biola women’s lacrosse players trained on Al Barbour Field twice a week during the fall preseason, running their own practices under the guidance of senior...

Speech and debate team settles on closure

The former Biola debate team discussing their strategy for upcoming competitions.
Biola’s forensics team officially comes to an end after a five-year examination.
Micah Kim, Managing Editor September 21, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Biola’s speech and debate team has officially been shut down, dean for the School of Fine Arts and Communication Todd Guy announced over the summer. After five years of fighting to keep its place at the university, the Biola’s debate...

The woman behind the Special Olympics at Biola

Tennis coach Dee Henry instructs her athlete.
The Biola tennis courts serve as the ground for awareness and acceptance by welcoming challenged athletes.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor November 10, 2018

Coach Dee Henry is the former head of women’s tennis at Biola, a member of the board of directors for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, still teaches undergraduate tennis PE courses and has worked with challenged athletes for over two decades, but at the center of all of that is simply a woman...

Everything Eagles: In Todd we trust

Everything Eagles: In Todd we trust
Men’s soccer might have a completely different look, but the team’s goals have not changed. Just ask its head coach.
Austin Green, Managing Editor October 8, 2018

This story was originally published in print on Oct. 4, 2018. Upon meeting Biola men’s soccer head coach Todd Elkins, the first thing you notice is his beard. His massive, scraggly mess of facial hair grows back in the summers after he shaves it every spring. It is a cycle of reinvention, something...

Women’s soccer ramps up for Division II

Courtesy of George Rodriguez
After a bitter end to a stellar 2016, the Eagles look to turn the page in their first NCAA season.
Austin Green, Managing Editor May 16, 2017
After a bitter end to a stellar 2016, the Eagles look to turn the page in their first NCAA season.