international students Archives

Xopoc dance crew lights up the stage

Xopoc builds community and encourages students to express themselves through worship.

Fashion Castillo-Delgadillo, Arts & Entertainment Editor • October 3, 2022

For Biola's Xopoc Dance Crew, dance is a way for performers to bring glory to God while expressing themselves on the stage. During their shows, Xopoc performs stunning choreography under bright lights. Behind the scenes, the dance crew can be found working hard during weekly two-hour dance rehearsals...

Hidden food gems on campus

The best meals and beverages students can find at Biola.

Kate Bomar, Photographer • September 11, 2021

After a year of absence, students may find it difficult to find their way around campus food options, as some places like Blackstone Cafe are temporarily closed. Here is a brief insight into the available Biola eateries and their culinary gems. FIND YOURSELF A FULL MEAL While food regulars at the...

Global students finish semester on campus and abroad

Global students were faced with a semester of travel bans and other complications.

Rose Nickols, Freelance Writer • May 3, 2020

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...

Tennis Center gets a facelift

The renovations come after over a decade of fundraising and will improve the recruiting process and efficiency during matches.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • September 19, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Biola hosted the grand opening ceremony of the new Tennis Center last Saturday morning. Fans, local supporters and honored guest Michael Chang, the 1989 French Open Champion arrived for a short ceremony and even played on the courts for...

Biola global leaders say their last hurrah

Biola’s soon-to-be-graduate global leaders celebrated their hard work and achievements.

Jenna Owens, Freelance Writer • May 4, 2019

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...

Get to know the international student’s journey to employment

Global students share the process to becoming employed on campus.

Lily Journey, Freelance Writer • April 2, 2019

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...

Have an uncomfortable Thanksgiving

It is not about what you know or who you know, but about what you do that counts.

Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor • November 18, 2018

“You never know what you have until it's gone” is a sobering proverb about missed opportunities. It is also a hopeful proverb, explain that when things are taken away, there is opportunity to learn. When I studied abroad in England, I celebrated an “American Thanksgiving,” hosted by a local...

International dinner blesses graduate students

Ruby Women and Global Student Programs & Development partner to serve international graduate students.

Jessica Goddard, Features Editor • February 13, 2018

“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......