Commuter Life Archives

OCC claims the Nationball Champion title

Biola’s long-running tradition continues but ushers in major changes.

Lauren Yee and Dalet Valles • September 9, 2023

The new semester has kicked off as incoming and returning students fought to claim the Nationball Champion title. The long-standing tradition of dodgeball between Biola’s “nations,” dorms and the off-campus+community (OCC), ushered in dozens of students to represent their teams with pride. “I...

Hope Hall kicks off the semester with blockbuster bash

Biolans head to Hope Hall’s basketball court for the year's first Biola Block Party.

Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief • January 16, 2023

In the darkening evening and the cool fresh air, students of Biola gathered by Hope Hall to kick off the semester at the Biola Block Party. There were hotdogs and salad, chips and cookies for snacks and hot chocolate to warm spirits in the cool weather. The event was hosted in collaboration by the Commuter...

Biola Veterans Association finds home in the SUB

The group, previously without a space of its own, will officially receive a room next spring.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • November 9, 2018

After spending over a year without a dedicated space, the Biola Veterans Association will have a room of its own—and about $15,000 to furnish it—in spring 2019. “WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER WHEN NO ONE ELSE REALLY DOES” Director of Commuter Life Katie Tuttle and coordinator of commuter life and...

Link between alcohol and sexual assault needs examination, departments say

Staff believe education about drinking remains important even on a dry campus.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • April 25, 2018

THIS STORY IS PART THREE OF A THREE-PART SERIES ABOUT TITLE IX AT BIOLA. READ PART ONE OF THE SERIES HERE AND PART TWO HERE. When alumnus Max Christensen took a sip of wine at home during his first year at Biola, he did not know he was breaking contract—or even that there was a contract to break....