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Black History Month: Diversity coordinator celebrates the beauty within her community

Black History Month: Diversity coordinator celebrates the beauty within her community
Debra Mlambo shares her struggles and strives to create a safer space for other Black students on campus.
Maria Weyne, News Editor February 9, 2021

“Beautiful” is the word senior psychology major Debra Mlambo used to describe Black History Month. She explained that even with the conflict and tension surrounding the Black community, the month is still filled with peace.  FROM HER ROOTS Mlambo was born in Zimbabwe, where she lived until she...

SGA Rundown: SGA considers expanding open hours, reviews student surveys

SGA Rundown: SGA considers expanding open hours, reviews student surveys
Senators also voted unanimously to keep the diversity coordinator position.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor February 27, 2020

The meeting began by putting Student Government Association interns in the “hot seat” in order to get to know them better. The interns, freshman political science major Houston Reece and freshman nursing major Ashley Kroeker, answered questions about themselves from members of the senate.  Immediately...

BREAKING: Senate votes unanimously to keep diversity coordinator position

BREAKING: Senate votes unanimously to keep diversity coordinator position
Last week, SGA proposed cutting the position to save money. At this week's meeting, dozens of students and faculty showed up to protest.
Lacey Patrick, Ashley Grams, and Micah Kim February 27, 2020

This article was updated on Feb. 27 at 6:16 p.m. with coverage from the senate meeting.  The senate voted unanimously to deny the proposal to cut the diversity coordinator position. The diversity coordinator position will remain.  DIVERSITY MATTERS PROTEST Students stood in the hallways outside...

SGA president adds new positions to executive team

Vice President of Diversity Mindy Kim talks during a Student Government Association meeting in Fall 2018.
McCoy implements large-scale changes to Biola’s student government.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) January 25, 2019

Before Student Government Association president Sierra McCoy leaves office at the end of this semester, she intends to leave a lasting impact on how SGA operates, which includes creating new positions for what she says will produce greater efficiency. Currently, there are five vice president positions...