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A way to get away

Intramural Basketball Champions April 2024
From new freshmen to seasoned athletes, countless Biolans find escape, comfort and community in intramural sports.
Peter Koontz, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

Everyone needs to escape. In an age of screens, distraction and endless scrolling, the outdoors and physical activities are a thrilling break and a return to a simpler way of life. Many Biola students find solace in this through intramural sports. FRESHMAN SOLACE Everyone comes to Biola with a different...

Intramural mixer gathers students for spring sports

Intramural mixer gathers students for spring sports
Intramural sports offer community and structured games for non-student-athletes.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor January 19, 2022

On Wednesday students gathered around the Fireplace Pavillion for a meeting regarding the spring intramural season. During the meeting, intramural coordinator Hayden Leever explained that intramural sports are meant to unite the student body.   CHALLENGES AND CONNECTION This academic year marked...

SPA hits the road with flag football champs

SPA hits the road with flag football champs
For the first time in school history, a Biola intramural team took on champions from three different schools.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 2, 2019

This story was originally published in print on Jan. 31, 2019.  Before men’s and women’s basketball headed to Azusa Pacific University for their rivalry games, a Biola intramural team entered into a flag football tournament at APU on January 19th. For the first time in the school’s histories,...

Administration gets their head in the game

Students playing intramural basketball.
Students in some intramurals will have new game locations in Fall 2019.
Rebecca Mitchell, Managing Editor February 12, 2018

As more athletic teams require access to the gymnasium, administration has formulated plans to build an intramural and events center for $2 million to open in fall 2019. CREATING MORE FLEXIBILITY Although the plans have been in motion for the past few years before Biola joined NCAA Division II,...

Campus Safety to offer emergency medical services to students

Corporal Aaron Zapata (left) and Seargent Jose Alvarez (right) are undergoing an intense training course to become emergency medical technicians.
A medical service initiative returns with a lower price tag.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2018

Campus Safety is partnering with the Student Health Center to train two officers as emergency medical technicians who will begin full operations fall 2018. RESTORING A EMERGENCY OPERATION Previously, the Student Health Center kept a full-time EMT on staff. However, in the 2014-15 fiscal year, the...