Being unable to get hot water created additional difficulties and frustrated feelings during the first week of school for the residents of Hope Hall. The university has fixed the pipe that caused the hot water outages, but a large hole in University Drive has been left unfilled. Biola is also continuing...

Biola’s major ongoing renovations around campus have not excluded the newly renovated fitness center.  The fitness center received a new coat of paint, repaired air conditioning and updated equipment and machines. These upgrades notably freshened and brightened the atmosphere for students wanting...

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...

The second floor of Blackstone Hall was flooded with water after a resident’s blanket got tangled with a fire sprinkler on the ceiling. As the student attempted to free the blanket, the fire sprinkler was triggered, which set off fire alarms throughout the building. The resulting deluge released water...

Vice president Seth Gladyz and vice president of marketing and communications Christina Lee opened the senate meeting by creating an assembly line filled with candy and sweets. The Student Government Association spent the beginning of their time filling Valentine’s Day goodie bags to pass out to students...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 31, 2019). At 6 a.m., as the sun rose, senior business major Harrison Langer would begin his day as a grounds crew worker. Most mornings he would lug around a heavy leaf blower to clean the campus of debris. Other days, he traded his leaf blower...

Freshman business administration major Nayeli Barros felt relieved when she finally held her first paycheck, the long-awaited result of filling out stacks of paperwork and complex government forms which allowed her to work on Biola’s campus as an international student. With numerous missionaries...

Due to a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, Biola University has discontinued staff-only parking spaces. Through this decision, Biola will save an estimated $40,000 a year, which would otherwise be lost in taxes. THE SITUATION Facilities Management started...

Hope Hall residents got a special Valentine’s Day gift this year. On Feb. 14., the residence hall finally succeeded in installing a new ice machine. The ice machine currently sits in the kitchen lounge, waiting to be used by students. PROCESS Gabrielle Morris, Hope Hall’s Student Government Association...

This story was originally published in print on Oct. 18, 2018. Anticipation for the new intramural center has been rising as students await the new space to play, compete and use for future events. The 120-by-120-foot structure will be larger than the floor in Chase Gymnasium, big enough for two basketball...

The departments currently located in Bardwell Hall plan to start vacating after finals week for its big move into the new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health, leaving Bardwell open to new possibilities for its use. INTEREST EXPRESSED BY THE ART DEPARTMENT The building will...