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Battling the Best

Biola vs. Cal Poly men’s soccer season opener.
Biola’s Men's Soccer Team pushed nationally ranked Cal Poly Pomona hard in the season home opener
Peter Koontz, Sports Editor September 12, 2024

A packed house, a tall task, a close game. Biola University had home-field advantage for its season opener against Cal Poly Pomona Broncos on a hot Thursday night at Al Barbour field. THE SCENE IS SET The Biola Men's Soccer Team entered Thursday’s match with high expectations, questions and a formidable...

Biola Eagles dominates CSUDH Toros in season opener doubleheader

Biola Baseball faces CSU Dominguez Hills.
The baseball season begins with back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Nina Corral, Sports Editor March 12, 2024

On Feb. 3 ,the Eagles took on CSU Dominguez Hills Toros for a doubleheader, highlighting opening day for the Biola baseball 2024 season. GAME ONE Robert “Bobby” Brown II, starting pitcher for the Eagles, dominated the mound early in the game as he struck out the side in the first inning. At the...

Athletics expands despite cutbacks

Scholarships [in the NAIA] are handed out much more need based than talent based. - Junior Meghan Warkentin of the volleyball team
Athletic department strategizes amid university's economic crisis.
Caleb Crawley, Sports Editor February 23, 2023

Biola’s athletic department has proven itself to be mostly unscathed during a rocky period for the university. In an era in which student enrollment is decreasing, faculty members are being laid off and degree programs are disappearing from Biola’s academic calendar, athletics is virtually untouched...

Equal pay for the WNBA

NBA star Sue Bird called the WNBA to improve revenue distribution.
Should WNBA players receive the same benefits as their NBA counterparts?
Emma Trueba, Staff Writer January 21, 2023

During the 2021–22 season, the current average salary of a WNBA league player was $102,751. Comparatively, NBA players in the same season clocked in at a cool median salary of $7.3 million dollars. Regardless of how both leagues contain the United States’ top performing athletes in basketball, WNBA...

Repair and renovation progress on Biola’s campus

Renovation projects at Chase Gymnasium and Lansing Pool are two of several construction efforts happening at Biola.
Improvements around Biola come with hurdles to the community’s routine.
Dalet Valles and Phoebe Vrable October 11, 2022

Small tents instead of lockers, inaccessible Metzger offices and decreased parking availability are all evidence of construction work on Biola during the past two months.  According to Associate Vice President of Facility and Auxiliary Operations Brian Phillips, some of the invasive construction...

Men’s tennis dominates in weekend season opener

Men’s tennis dominates in weekend season opener
The Eagles begin their season with a 2-0 overall victory.
Marlena Lang, Visual Editor February 5, 2022

Men’s tennis had back-to-back games this Friday and Saturday, securing wins in both. On Friday, the Eagles traveled to Pasadena, California to play against the California Institute of Technology Beavers, securing a 7-2 victory.  On Saturday, the Eagles played at home against the University of Redlands...

Softball swings right into season

Softball swings right into season
The Eagles earn their first win of the season to the Nighthawks, 3-0.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 3, 2022

Biola softball kicked off their season with the first game of the Concordia Kickoff Classic. The Eagles went head-to-head against the Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks for their first game of the spring season. The Eagles slid right in and won the game three to nothing. A SWINGING SUCCESS The...

New year, new you? Here’s our New Year’s resolutions

New year, new you? Here’s our New Year’s resolutions
Creating manageable New Year’s resolutions.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor January 10, 2022

When I think about New Year’s, I think about the New York countdown and ball drop, the Rose Parade in Pasadena, poppers and fireworks exploding. Each year, I challenge myself to commit to new resolutions, a mix of fun and serious content—resolutions I can actually accomplish.  People around the...

Volleyball splits another tournament

Volleyball splits another tournament
The Eagles head to the Pacific Northwest for their second tournament of the season.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 12, 2021

Volleyball had four days of rest before their next set of games in Seattle, Washington on Sept. 9-11. Biola competed in the 2021 SPU-CWU Invitational, facing off against Seattle Pacific University,  Simon Fraser University, Western Oregon and Central Washington University. Similar to the last tournament,...

Women’s soccer suffers first loss of the season

Women’s soccer suffers first loss of the season
The Eagles were dominated by the Wildcats, 3-1.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 6, 2021

Biola women’s soccer competed in its second game of the season against the Chico State University Wildcats. The Eagles went into Monday morning’s matchup confident and ready to add another win to their standing. Unfortunately, Chico State overpowered Biola in the second period, to win overall. Despite...

Men’s water polo debut in San Diego

Men’s water polo debut in San Diego
Biola’s newest team has their first tournament of the season.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 5, 2021

Men’s water polo competed for the first time in Biola history. The Eagles headed down south to La Jolla, California for the University of California San Diego Triton Invitational on Sept. 4-5. Men’s water polo competed against No. 1 National Champions UCLA, Westcliff University, Pepperdine University...