Biola’s campus continues to adapt to new COVID-19 guidelines, as the Career Development Center and Spiritual Development teams work to ensure Biola campus events are accessible and safe.  TORREY CONFERENCE MOVES OUTSIDE Assistant Dean of Spiritual Development Mike Ahn said that Torrey Conference...

On Sept. 17, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health visited Biola’s campus after the COVID-19 outbreak was epidemiologically linked to an outdoor residential hall floor event. The LADPH found no major issues with the campus’ efforts and did not issue any citations. On Sept. 15, there...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). ANONYMITY ENCOURAGES UNITY  “Send us your juiciest confessions. Shared anonymously.”  Instagram pages such as @byeolaconfessions and @biiola_tea have had a major impact on the student culture at Biola University. These social...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 17, 2019). Last Wednesday, acoustic reverb and warm vocals flooded the Fireplace Pavilion. While Biolans waited in lines for Torrey sessions and participated in other conference festivities, former students returned to the Eddy stage to showcase...

With recent reports of a decline in the student body's mental health, Spiritual Development paired up with Dean of Student Development Lisa Igram and her team to create a week dedicated to holistic wellness.  The week occurred during the same week of Torrey Conference and included activities like...

“We are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness,” said Torrey Conference speaker and Reality LA lead pastor Jeremy Treat. He quoted these words from former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murphy to begin his talk about the incarnation of the Spirit in our lives.  The conversation about the effects...

This story was originally published in print on Oct. 18, 2018. Among large-scale church bands like Elevation Worship, Hillsong UNITED and Bethel Music, For All Seasons stands as a growing maverick in the worship music scene. Forged as a Biola undergraduate chapel band, For All Seasons is finding its...

Amidst the pressure of finishing all five Torrey Conference credits, students were awakened by producer Dj Efechto and dance crew, Team Millenia during Thursday’s first session. As the ground-shaking bass rattled the audience, students welcomed the second day of Torrey Conference 2018 with wild anticipation....

On Oct. 10, sleepy coffee-clutching students lined the streets outside Chase Gymnasium for the first session of the annual fall Torrey Conference. The conference, established in 1936, features well-known Christian bands and prominent speakers centered around a biblical theme. President Barry Corey...

Kobe Bryant: basketball star. Some of us love him, some of us hate him. Kobe is someone who can confidently be labeled as prideful. Though much of what he says may make him come across as pretentious, if Kobe were to deny being good at basketball he would seem somewhat pathetic to the public. Both responses...