The beginning of the new semester kicked off with the very first chapel of the year — Spring Convocation. New and continuing students, staff and faculty filled Sutherland Auditorium on Jan. 9 to kick off the day with worship and a message from Dr. Barry Corey, the university’s president.  SPRING...

Biola swim and dive continued in their successful trend at the Rodionoff Invitational in Malibu, California on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 in Pepperdine’s Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, finishing first of three in the first day's events and second of four in the second day's events.  The women’s team competed...

Athletes across the nation have been anxiously waiting for the green light to compete again. This year’s freshmen and new transfer recruits were brought into Biola’s family during a time of great uncertainty. However, the coronavirus pandemic did not stop these athletes from continuing their collegiate...

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 12, 2020). Biola swim and dive wrapped up their 2019-20 season after a stellar performance in the Pacific Collegiate Swim & Dive Conference Championships back in mid-February. The men and women consistently shattered records throughout the...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). No. 1: BASEBALL Sitting at .900, the Biola baseball team is on a five-game winning streak. BU began their 2020 season with four-straight wins, three of which were against California State University, Monterey Bay. The Eagles’ only loss...

The Biola Athletics inaugural “Week of Giving” ended on Feb. 1 with the Cornerstone Cup. Each team under Athletics competed to raise funds, resulting in over $43,000 collectively and over 840 donations. BLESSINGS ON BLESSINGS The cross country team had the most donors, with 140 for the men’s...

Men’s and women’s swim teams competed at the Soka Invitational on Saturday morning. The Eagles focused mostly on individual events, skipping out on all the relays as they went head-to-head against long-time rival Azusa Pacific University, pushing for yet another win against them. Overall, the combined...

The Eagles stepped into the pool on Saturday morning focused. The men brought home the first place title while the women earned second place at the Bay Area Invite hosted by Mills College in Oakland, California. Biola women finished the event with 40 points in the women’s 400 yard relay at a time of...

The Eagles’ swim and dive teams traveled to Santa Cruz, California on Friday afternoon to compete in the Slug Shootout. Both the men and women took home the second place title, as the men ended the day with 511.5 points and the women with 516. The women had five back-to-back finishers in the 50 freestyle...

Biola men’s and women’s swim and dive opened their season by competing in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Relays at Splash Aquatic Center on Friday. The meet consisted entirely of relays and both teams earned top three finishes for many of the races. The men finished second out of four teams...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 28, 2019). A year and a half ago, I sat across from a captain of Biola’s swim team at one of the tables nestled against the Biola Bookstore. It was dark, and the area around our table was not well-lit. But I will always remember the gloomy expression...