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New Look for our North End

New res hall? New parking structure? Upper campus will be a very different place… and it's starting now.

Finals Week means different things to different people. It may mean a Sam’s Club trip for those 24 cases of Red Bull, or the 3 a.m. run to MolcaSalsa, or pulling out the beanie to cover the hair you haven’t washed for a week.

Read It. Say It. Say It Again.

Can remembering information really be that simple? A new study finds that basic study skills work best.

Keeping Your Thumbs On The Wheel

Not worried about a DUI? How about a DWT: getting busted for Driving While Texting?

Hands-free But Still Only Half There

Another change that snuck in while you were gone for the summer: in California, as of July 1 it is now illegal to talk on a cellphone while driving, unless you are using a hands-free device.

Your Numbers or Your Life?

Did you know that college-age people are the second-favorite target of identity thieves? They’re getting smarter; you should too.

Rules of the Road

Bicycles are good exercise and greener than cars… but they’re not welcome everywhere on campus.

Not Sleeping? Gotta Fix That.

Sleep often suffers during the freshman year of college, but a new study finds young students may think their sleep quality is better than it really is.

Research or cheating?

Sometimes it's a fine line, sometimes it's an act of desperation. However it happens, plagiarism can shipwreck your college journey.

40 Million Dying… Not Your Problem?

We’re taught by our parents and our culture to avoid some topics, like politics, religion, and sex. They’re not polite! We don’t want to talk about things like child prostitution, sexual slavery, bonded labor, grinding poverty, dirty water, orphans, widows—or HIV/AIDS.

Flu Season Again!

The seasonal flu is here. Take a moment to read these prevention tips from the Health Center.

Home for the Holidays?

The idea of "home" for most of us brings up thoughts of relaxation, rest, welcome, love, comfort, belonging. But the reality of "going home," especially for the first time when you've been away at college, may be very different.

Biola’s Statement on Sexuality

In the wake of several newsworthy events, President Barry Corey releases Biola's Statement on Human Sexuality.

It’s Hot… Now?

It’s barely May, but it’s hot! Here are ways to cope.

Shuttle Finally Ready to Launch

After weeks of waiting, the Biola Shuttle is ready to start running Thursday March 22.

Menjares, Reynolds Stepping Up and Out

Vice Provost Pete Menjares has been selected as President of Fresno Pacific, while Torrey founder John Mark Reynolds will become Provost of Houston Baptist.

Can Evangelicals Vote For This Man?

One candidate who is most seriously courting evangelicals is former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. But many evangelicals can’t get past Romney’s religion. He is Mormon. Does that matter? Should it?

The Damage Done

Maybe it’s the way you’re wired. Maybe it’s the pressure of your life. Whatever the reason, there’s a growing number of us who are addicted to something, and it ripples out in ways you may never imagine. Let’s talk about it, during Addiction Awareness Week, Nov 14-18.

Midfall Stress

You probably didn’t know that you were in the middle of it, or even that it existed. But it does…

Big Change to Chapel Policy

The Office of Spiritual Development has announced some major changes to the policy for Chapel attendance and makeups.

To The Class of 2015

Your packing may not be done yet, but you’re probably already full… of advice. Your family, friends, neighbors, pastors, and perhaps total strangers are, with the best of intentions, offering you wisdom, stories, memories, regrets, and suggestions about this strange new voyage you are undertaking. And so, based on the good American ideal that more is better, here’s yet more advice!

Where Do We Go From Here?

From the Office of the President: An Open Letter to the Biola University Community Regarding Diversity Aspirations and Multi-Ethnic Programs

Alone in a Crowd?

The values of Biola University have been clearly defined as Truth, Transformation & Testimony. One of our hallmarks is offering a vibrant, holistic, transformative “Biola Experience” to our students. But for many students, that transformation is hindered by serious emotional and psychological issues that affect not only growth but even daily functioning.

An Open Letter to the Biola Community

After discussions and deliberations comes decisions on diversity that go well beyond the future of the Jesus Mural.

No Car? No Problem!

Tired of begging for rides? Trying to borrow a friend's car? The WeCar is here, and you can rent it by the hour!

The Search is Over

After more than a year of extensive nationwide searching, Biola University President Barry H. Corey announced on July 14 the appointment of David P. Nystrom to the position of Provost and Senior Vice President, effective Aug. 16.

The Miracle of May

The old blues song says, "But when the Lord gets ready, you gotta move." Looks like it's time for the Talbot project to move.

Picture This: Love, Justice, and Jesus

It's inspirational, it's controversial, it's important, it's neglected… it's complicated. Join us for an important and far-reaching week of chapels and discussion about "The Jesus Mural."

A Better Way To Get It Done

It's the end of the (Biola digital) world as we know it. Okay, maybe that's an overstatement. But on April 1, we'll welcome you to the new world of my.Biola.

Less is More?

A new policy is designed to clean up "sign overload" on campus. It'll take some getting used to.

Taking It Deeper, Making It Last

It's on nearly every student's mind, but it's not on anyone's syllabus; dating, relationships, meeting "the one." But how do you know? Biola and CRE can offer some help.

State of the University

"I am so thankful the spirit of God is alive on this campus and in the hearts of our students…"

Bye Bye Chapel CDs

At long last, Chapel (and conference) makeups are online. Here's what you need to know.

Out From Under The Shadow

Danny Paschall has been elevated to Dean of Students. Here's what you don't know about him, including how he chooses his "self" over his "should's."

Amid The Frenzy, A Voice of Hope

The "mystery singer" who provided the finale to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center is no mystery to her friends. She is Biola alum Judith Hill.

Olive Grove Park Opens

Olive Grove Park sits across the Creek, between University Drive and La Mirada Blvd., on the eastern edge of campus, behind parking lot I (beyond left field of the baseball diamond).

Financial Update From President Corey

In continuously-fluctuating economic times, Dr. Corey updates students on Biola’s financial position.

Is There Prayer in the House?

“Prayer does not equip us for the greater work… prayer is the greater work!” -Oswald Chambers

Fireproof?

After fire ravages our friends at Westmont and our neighbors in Brea and Yorba Linda, Biola students once again have a chance to put faith into action.

A Message from the President

In an open letter to Biola students, Barry Corey addresses the economic challenges and Biola’s response.

Indecent Exposure?

How much is too much? Privacy is no longer just an issue between roommates…

Welcome Back…

While the changes this summer don't compare with last year's, there are a few different things going on as you return to campus:

Equipping Men and Women…

Few would argue that the world is substantially different than it was at the founding of Biola one hundred years ago. And many would argue that the accelerated pace of current affairs has squeezed another century’s worth of change into just the last twenty years.

...In Mind and Character…

As mentioned before, the world is a different place than when Biola was founded in 1908. It’s a different place than when Biola moved from downtown LA in 1959; a different place from when Clyde Cook took over as President in 1982.

...To Impact the World…

As mentioned before, institutional change at a place like Biola is always difficult, perhaps particularly in the area of spiritual development.

...For the Lord Jesus Christ.

Transformation is a word that has shown up a lot in Biola documents over the past five or so years. The Biola “vision statement” includes reference to “a community of grace that promotes and inspires personal life transformation in Christ,” while the three Biola “values” are listed as “truth, transformation, testimony.”

Justifying Your Existence…

Will your grades give a prospective employer the whole picture? Or is there a way to "tell a better story"?

Sinking A Music Pirate

I thought that anything would be better than my early morning Spanish class, but I realized I was wrong on that day two years ago when a campus police officer pulled me out of class to inform me that an FBI agent was waiting for me at my dormitory room.

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