(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Biola’s speech and debate team has officially been shut down, dean for the School of Fine Arts and Communication Todd Guy announced over the summer. After five years of fighting to keep its place at the university, the Biola’s debate...

Due to a wave of student support, The Biolan has survived a phase out after the President’s Cabinet reviewed survey data calling for its retention. CABINET AWAITS STUDENT RESPONSES During the campus-wide prioritization process last year to reallocate budgets, the cabinet decided it needed more...

Amidst the speech and debate team’s success and growth, administration has paused the phase-out process for the team  to further assess the possibility of allowing the program to continue. In pausing the process, administration has allowed the speech and debate team, also known as the Forensics...

After facing budget cuts of nearly $180,000 in the past two years, the library is responding by creating greater efficiency within their operating system. DISCUSSING THE FUTURE Prioritization of the library began in 2016 with the intention of evaluating  and determining the importance of various...

The halls of the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health reverberated with whispers of reverent awe as visitors toured the bottom floor in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the nursing department in October. A sense of excitement permeated the unfurnished rooms, connecting...

In an effort to benefit Biola’s branding, administration made the decision to outsource three of its academic journals, while cutting the Great Commission Research journal this summer. JOURNALS MOVED The decision to move the journals to a separate publisher came on the heels of the academic...

Biola’s speech and debate team, also known as the Forensics team, currently awaits a final decision from administration regarding its future following a phase out notice they received last summer. MANY SADDENED Though the members of the speech and debate team remain willing to cooperate with administration,...