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Responding to Crisis With Care: Biola Hosts Rapid Response Training
Partnering with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Biola is the first university to host crisis training
Jenna Bartlo — September 01, 2009
LA MIRADA, CALIF. --- In the wake of previous major national disasters such as the California fires in 2003 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many...
Academics
Designer Babies: The Morality of Pursuing Perfection
Jenna Bartlo — August 27, 2009
With the knowledge and ability to choose the gender and traits a child will be born with – a girl that has green eyes, brown hair and light skin...
Student Life
Biola Welcomes the Class of 2013
As students adjust to campus life, classes begin and orientation continues
Jenna Bartlo — August 26, 2009
More than 1,000 students began arriving on campus Friday, August 21, 2009 and immediately started their transition to a new home at Biola...
Academics
Questioning the Everyday Role of Self-Deception
Biola Philosophy Professor Publishes New Book, I Told Me So
Jenna Bartlo — August 24, 2009
Everyone does it. The role of self-deception in a person’s life, whether prominent or minimal, is present. 51�ԹϺ�� chair of philosophy...
Athletics
Biola's Natasha Miller to Compete in the High Jump at the Canada Games
Miller is the defending NAIA Champion in the Event
Jenna Bartlo — August 23, 2009
Biola Track and Field athlete Natasha Miller will represent British Columbia in the 2009 Canada Games, competing in the high jump this week....
Fiddler On The Roof Event Recap
Jenna Bartlo — August 20, 2009
The air was electric when Topol appeared on stage at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, with the crowd’s welcoming ovation actually...
Academics
51�ԹϺ��, One of “America’s Best Colleges”
Jenna Bartlo — August 20, 2009
As 51�ԹϺ�� welcomes the class of 2013, Biola is once again ranked as one of “America’s Best Colleges”, per US News & World Report...
Academics
Biola Professor Brings New Testament Scholarship into Bible Studies
DVD Bible Studies Introduce The Life of Jesus at Deeper Level
Jenna Bartlo — August 17, 2009
When a student approached professor Matt Williams and asked which of numerous “John” Bible studies was the best, Williams realized none of them...
Academics
Disappointed with God or Frustrated with the Church?
Watch JP Moreland and Mike Erre confront these questions in a live video interview.
Jenna Bartlo — August 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 10 to 11 a.m., J.P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy at 51�ԹϺ��’s Talbot School of Theology,...
Academics
From the Classroom to the Prison Cell
Apologetics Training Transforms the Lives of Prisoners
Jenna Bartlo — August 11, 2009
Apologetics training knows no bounds, as Mike, an inmate in Soledad’s Correctional Training Facility, can testify. With dozens of other inmates in...
Academics
The Importance of Bridging "Literacy Gaps" for English Learners
Education Professors Author “The Literacy Gaps”
Jenna Bartlo — August 11, 2009
The School of Education Dean June Hetzel and former 51�ԹϺ�� professor Ivannia Soto-Hinman newly authored and published The Literacy Gaps,...
2009 Student Send-offs
Jenna Bartlo — August 06, 2009
Even before stepping on the Biola campus, students from around the country have been given a warm Biola welcome as representatives from the Alumni...
Athletics
Biola Hosts All Star Swimmers for North American Swim Challenge
Jenna Bartlo — August 04, 2009
All-star swimmers started arriving at 51�ԹϺ�� Monday, August 3, 2009 for the North American Challenge Cup that will commence Wednesday,...
Responding to Crisis With Care
Jenna Bartlo — August 03, 2009
In the wake of previous major national disasters such as the California fires in 2003 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many students and members of...
Alumni
Biola Alum Filmmaker Narrowly Survives Plane Crash
Biola Community Prays for Alum and Crew
Jenna Bartlo — August 02, 2009
On Saturday, August 1, 2009, 51�ԹϺ�� alumnus Dan Parris (’09) narrowly survived a plane crash in Nairobi, Kenya along with two others —...
Student Life
The Importance of Being Earnest for an Irony-Obsessed Generation
The Rise of the Ironic Class: When Voices of Irony Should be Capped
Jenna Bartlo — July 26, 2009
There are a few things our generation will be known for. These include (but are not limited to): 9/11, American Idol, using phones as mini...
Athletics
Biola Hires New Head Softball Coach
Lorie Coleman Will Lead Biola’s Softball Team
Jenna Bartlo — July 15, 2009
Lorie Coleman has been hired to take over as the Head Softball Coach at 51�ԹϺ��, Biola Athletic Director Dave Holmquist announced on...
Academics
Biola Faculty Are Not Content to Just Teach in the Classroom
Local Church Partners with Talbot Professors for Theology Seminars
Jenna Bartlo — July 15, 2009
Biola faculty continually invest in their communities and churches, locally and internationally, as recently seen at Shepherd of the Hills Church’...
Alumni
The Green Effect: Vote for Biola Alumna in National “Green” Contest
Tricia Elisara is one of ten finalists in Sun Chips and National Geographic’s contest to make the world better
Jenna Bartlo — July 09, 2009
Sun Chips and National Geographic have joined efforts to make the world a greener, better place through creating The Green Effect — a contest...
God’s Resurrection, Secularism’s Burial
Biola’s distinguished professor of philosophy documents how a widely believed worldview routinely fails us
Jenna Bartlo — July 09, 2009
LA MIRADA, CALIF. --- Sociologists, historians, and economists have been diligently mining the mounting evidence for how and why religion,...
Academics
God’s Resurrection, Secularism’s Burial
Biola’s distinguished professor of philosophy documents how a widely believed worldview routinely fails us
Jenna Bartlo — July 08, 2009
Sociologists, historians, and economists have been diligently mining the mounting evidence for how and why religion, especially Christianity, is...
Academics
Have Archaeologists Found the Remains of the Apostle Paul?
Biola Professor Clint Arnold Responds to the Recent News that Apostle Paul’s Bones Have Been Confirmed
Jenna Bartlo — July 07, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI announced on Sunday, June 28, 2009 that the remains said to be the Apostle Paul’s are indeed the actual Saint’s remains. Through...
Alumni
Biola Alumna Judith Hill Sings Lead in Jackson's “Heal the World”
Recent alumna gives stand out performance at Michael Jackson memorial.
Jenna Bartlo — July 07, 2009
Judith Hill, 51�ԹϺ�� alumna (’05) participated in a historical event and gave a stand out performance yesterday, July 7, 2009, at Michael...
Denver Send-off
Jenna Bartlo — July 01, 2009
Alumni and current students gathered together on Monday evening, June 29, to welcome incoming students and their parents at the 2009 Denver-area...
Student Life
Biola Students Lobby in Washington D.C. for Northern Uganda Bill
Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act Aims to Stop Joseph Kony
Jenna Bartlo — June 30, 2009
On June 22 and 23, 2009, Biola students were among the young crowd lobbying in Washington, D.C. for the bill of the Lord’s Resistance Army...