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Soaring stories: love for people

Mikayla Mariscal shares about caregiving and the source of her love, God.

Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • March 8, 2018

Q: WHAT IS YOUR NAME, YEAR AND MAJOR? A: Mikayla Mariscal, freshman psychology major. Q: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? A: 1. Energetic, Empathetic, Encouraging Q: WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU LOVE DOING? A: “My biggest passion is probably being with people—spending...

‘Assimilate or become activists’: Magdalen Rath

Rath shares her reality as an African American woman at Biola.

Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • February 22, 2018

While success stories and celebrations of people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Ava Duvernay have surfaced in many student's minds over the last month, for others, the struggles these leaders faced have hardly gone. Junior journalism major Magdalen Rath, also vice president of Black Student Association and...

Benavides advocates for the community of Santa Ana over his lifetime

As executive director of KidWorks, Benavides helps youth advance towards their futures.

Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • January 31, 2018

David Benavides, executive director of the non-profit organization KidWorksand Santa Ana councilman, has had quite a journey since he attended Biola from 1994 to 1999. Q: YOU WERE THE FIRST IN YOUR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. WERE THERE ANY STRUGGLES YOU FACED WHILE ATTENDING BIOLA? A: “I definitely...

Soaring stories: music for the soul

Beka Revelle shares that music makes her happy and inspires her writing.

Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) • November 14, 2017

Q: WHAT IS YOUR NAME, YEAR AND MAJOR? A: Beka Revelle, sophomore accounting major. Q: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS? A: Energetic, Overthinker, Hardworker Q: WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU LOVE DOING? A: “Definitely passionate about music, probably more than...