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Retracing the roots of Thanksgiving

What should a conversation about the ethical dilemmas surrounding Thanksgiving look like at Biola?

Emma Trueba, Staff Writer • November 24, 2022

As students make their way home or stay on campus for Thanksgiving, the origins of the holiday come into sharp focus online. Conversation — which TikTok commentaries and Instagram informational posts often spark — makes its way through friend groups and social media. How is Gen Z supposed to celebrate...

Biola reflects on MLK’s transformative legacy

Panels discuss Martin Luther King’s vision of a non-conforming community.

Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief • January 25, 2022

As part of Biola’s celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Division of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a chapel where a panel discussed how Biolans can fulfill King’s appeal for Christians to be a transformed, non-conforming community. Walter Augustine, director of Intercultural...

Spring Symposium kicks off with an interracial relationship panel

Four interracial couples spoke about the difficulties and benefits of their relationships.

Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • February 17, 2020

This year, Student Enrichment and Intercultural Development and the Student Government Association teamed up to present the Spring Symposium series on how to have grace-filled conversations. The series consists of three panel discussions, which they call ‘breaking the ice,’ followed by a student-led...

MLK Chapel: racial barriers hinder us from a beloved community

Albert Tate opened the day and multiple speakers followed at discussion based events.

Ashley Grams and Sophia Silvester • January 22, 2020

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biola students gathered in Sutherland Auditorium to hear a message from Fellowship Monrovia lead pastor Albert Tate. Tate memorialized the multiracial unification and peaceful activism of Dr. King through the definition of a beloved community. “Our unity...

SCORR conference almost didn’t get funded, here’s why.

SCORR’s new $4,865 proposal passed through an SGA senate majority vote last week.

Micah Kim, Managing Editor • November 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Nov. 14, 2019). Despite the long concerns of balancing the financials due to a decrease in the Student Government Association’s budget, SGA senators and Student Congress On Racial Reconciliation Conference directors came together and effectively passed...