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Stand Up For Your Community

Stand Up For Your Community
A recap of the Stand Up For Your Community event.
Natalie Fassnacht, News Editor February 7, 2024

Chase Gymnasium was quiet as roughly 100 students arrived to participate in Stand Up For Your Community on the night of Jan 25. Residential advisors and directors stood at the door as they scanned students into the event. Stand Up For Your Community was targeted towards first-year and new transfer students. “We...

“The Dwelling” struggles amid COVID-19 isolation

“The Dwelling” struggles amid COVID-19 isolation
An inside look at the challenges LGBTQ students are facing during the pandemic.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor April 11, 2021

In March of last year, students, faculty and staff had to readjust to a new way of living outside of campus. Clubs like The Dwelling had to overcome distance in order to provide a safe space for students. The distance, however, poses a unique challenge for students who identify with the LGBTQ community—feeling...

Equality Act and LGBTQ rights may defund Christian universities

Equality Act and LGBTQ rights may defund Christian universities
Transgender rights are debated as the Senate reviews the Equality Act.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief March 12, 2021

On March 3, the United States Senate received the Equality Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. The act seeks to expand upon the...

The Church needs to re-evaluate its approach toward the LGBTQ

The Church needs to re-evaluate its approach toward the LGBTQ
Christians are called to love, not hate.
Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) November 30, 2020

The Church is not a house of saints, but rather a home to sinners. No Christian is without sin and every congregation exists to walk with each other in the faith and encourage Christ-like behavior. It does not matter whether a person struggles with greed, dishonesty, gossip or disobedience of any kind—church...

SGA Rundown: Senators hear from The Dwelling and fund scholarships for students

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A campus group speaks with senators about engaging with students of sexual minorities, and a scholarship proposal passes.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor January 31, 2019

In the third senate meeting of the semester, the Student Government Association heard from leaders of The Dwelling, including Talbot School of Theology graduate student Jacob Keeth, about the importance of being leaders and friends to students who identify as sexual minorities through engaging in conversation...

Biola reaffirms LGBT policy after controversy at Azusa Pacific

Biola reaffirms LGBT policy after controversy at Azusa Pacific
As APU deals with fallout of a landmark rule change and rapid reversal, Biola’s administration responds.
Macie Cummings, Austin Green, and Isabelle Thompson October 12, 2018

As college students across the country prepared to start the fall 2018 semester, one of Biola’s closest peers was rocked by a firestorm of controversy over its handling of LGBT students on its campus. Azusa Pacific University, a school with similar origins and beliefs as Biola—not to mention the...