Biola African Students Association launched on Jan. 25 with food and introductions in the Library Courtyard, but according to senior business administration major and BASA president Natuwa Basalirwa, establishing the club began about three years prior. BEGINNINGS AND GOALS According to Basalirwa, plans...

Bekah Barnett, a sophomore pre-clinical nursing major from Okinawa, Japan, was shocked when she heard Biola University might be closing its campus and moving classes to an online format.  “When people started talking about going home, I thought, ‘I’ll just be stuck on campus by myself.’ In...

The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness, in Wuhan, China, has been booming in the media, with over 7,700 cases in China and 71 outside, according to the Washington Post as of the evening of Jan. 29. This past weekend, Southern California encountered two cases in Orange County...

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Instead of soft white clouds, senior business management major Edwyn Ramos peered out of the plane window to see a canopy of black stretching for miles across the Australian landscape below. Glowing flames reflected off a dome of smoke,...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 31, 2019). Junior philosophy major Gavin Susantio won hearts at this year’s Punk ‘n’ Pie, where he moonwalked his way through a smattering of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits, from “Thriller” to “Billie Jean.” Before taking the stage...

Flags, both familiar and international, lined the Cafeteria Banquet Room. Students from every background gathered together in a place filled with a heavenly aroma—an aroma that carried the history of nations and cultures. Students were given the opportunity to bond over diverse cuisine at “Meet the...

Global Student Programs and Development proudly took time to recognize three global graduate students for receiving the Biola Graduate Leadership Scholarship on May 3 at the Giumarra Library Courtyard. According to the Cook School of Intercultural Studies' website, the award is a full, tuition-only scholarship...

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...

On Oct. 6, Andrews Banquet Room transformed into a small-scale globe as local and global students mingled over pupusas and rice dishes from El Salvador, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chile and the Philippines. Meet the Neighbors is an annual Global Student Programs and Development event where...

Once every month, global students wake up the rest of Biola’s student body to a morning of culture, community and collaboration. Wednesday Wake-Up is an event hosted by the Global Student Programs and Development bridging events team, a group of students whose aim is to develop a community between...

“We believe this is ushering God’s kingdom,” said Stephanie Calley, director of Global Student Programs & Development, to the crowd. Ruby Women partnered with GSPD to host their Second Annual International Hospitality Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 10. "This year it's about global friendship......