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BREAKING: Senate votes unanimously to keep diversity coordinator position

Last week, SGA proposed cutting the position to save money. At this week's meeting, dozens of students and faculty showed up to protest.

Lacey Patrick, Ashley Grams, and Micah Kim • February 27, 2020

This article was updated on Feb. 27 at 6:16 p.m. with coverage from the senate meeting. The senate voted unanimously to deny the proposal to cut the diversity coordinator position. The diversity coordinator position will remain. DIVERSITY MATTERS PROTEST Students stood in the hallways outside...

Lyft nightmare instills fear in students looking for rides

A Lyft driver was arrested on sexual assault charges in LA on Oct. 2.

Melissa Fuentes, Freelance Writer • October 29, 2018

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a Lyft driver on suspicion of rape on Oct. 2. 37-year-old Octavio Gomez was arrested after allegedly raping a woman he drove home from a Van Nuys pub. Police said the women ordered Gomez’s Lyft after leaving a bar around 10 p.m. on Oct. 2, and when he dropped...

Committee seeks change to doctrinal statement

Effect of official theological stance on Biola community remains undecided.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • March 13, 2018

A drafting committee is writing a statement of biblical principles which will help Biola to holistically affirm its institutional beliefs concerning issues including abortion and sexuality, even after cultural and social values shift. STATEMENT EXPLAINS POSITIONS Biola’s doctrinal statement currently...