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Teaching writing in the age of LLMs

Teaching writing in the age of LLMs
Three Biola English professors share their thoughts
Clarissa Jocelyn, Managing Editor October 2, 2024

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has significantly impacted the job market and education. LLM is a program that is trained on a massive dataset of various forms of written language to learn patterns that enable it to generate text, known as Natural Language Processing (NLP).  Schools, corporations,...

“Write” on Cue

“Write” on Cue
A nascent group of writers dedicate their pens to the Lord
Jason Lee, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

The Biola app community feed is a space for conversation, memes and fellowship. In some cases, there are also calls for new ideas. One such idea has emerged from the feed: it is called “Write” on Cue, a new group dedicated to creative writing. Sophomore communications major Catherine Duda, the...

Life of a Torrey Student

The Olympia cohort holds their new Bibles and editions of Plato’s Republic on Aug. 26, 2024. On the last night of Torrientation, each incoming freshman receives an ESV Bible to use for their next four years in the Torrey Honors College. This year, Crossway donated bibles to the college, so the funds were used to provide the Republic for the freshmen.
A Computer Science major describes her experience in the Torrey Program
Jason Lee, Staff Writer September 14, 2024

If the Torrey Program is known for one thing, it’s all the reading that they do. In fact, Torrey students read about 12-18 books per semester (excluding the books they read outside of Torrey). Though this feels like a heavy weight to deal with, Torrey students are able to engage with and process through...

Celebrating students’ creative work with Inkslinger

Celebrating students' creative work with Inkslinger
Publishing once a year, this student journal features visual and written artwork in a sleek black-and-white theme.
Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2023

Amid the various student publications here at Biola, Inkslinger is one for students of any major to step up and submit their creative pieces for publication. Whether students are majoring in the arts or the sciences, all are welcome to celebrate their creativity together in Biola’s literary journal. THE...

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery
This student-run film produced within Biola’s three-course sequence classes has brought these students' vision to life.
Kate Bomar, Photographer April 11, 2021

Hope is hard to find in dark times, but the Biola-produced student film “Healing” shows that it is not impossible. Biola’s Motion Picture Production class is one that cinema and media arts students look forward to taking, and despite all the COVID-19 regulations, this semester's class has not let...

Professor talks writing process

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Leon Harris shares subject of his new book.
Julianna Hernandez, News Editor (Spring 2019) April 18, 2018

Writing takes time whether it is a term paper, doctoral thesis or book. For assistant professor of biblical and theological studies Leon Harris, the process took about four and half years to write his book, “The Holy Spirit as Communion.” This work, which shares a name with his doctoral thesis, featured...

Writing projects explores illumination

Celebration of student writing banner
The Celebration of Student Writing allowed students to bring their writing to other areas of study.
Jessica Goddard, Features Apprentice April 4, 2018

Students should celebrate what they learn with creativity—or so the English department encourages through its Celebration of Student Writing event. Aligning with the chapel theme of illumination, students had the opportunity to translate what they learned in their English 113 classes into creative...

Give the arts a chance

Give the arts a chance
Humanities students struggle to attain jobs after college due to lack of prior experience.
Ashley Brimmage, Opinions Editor January 24, 2018

Intercultural studies majors have the requirement of serving overseas with a missions organization of their choice to attain experience in the field they intend to go into as a graduation requirement.They have missions prep-courses and spend time preparing for and debriefing from their internship. REQUIRE...

A Life in Letters: preserve the past

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Writing and keeping letters is a lost art students should embrace during graduation season.
President Barry Corey, Writer May 17, 2017
Writing and keeping letters is a lost art students should embrace during graduation season.

Do not discount speech

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Although writing holds great importance in society, it still falls short as superior to verbal communication.
Alan Hobbs, Writer September 30, 2015
Although writing holds great importance in society, it still falls short as superior to verbal communication.