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Record number of students will walk at graduation

This year almost 1,000 students will walk across the stage at the graduation ceremonies on May 22 and 23.
A record-breaking number of Biola undergrad, graduate and BOLD students — almost 1,000 in total — will make their way across the stage at spring commencement this year in a ceremony which will include celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Cook School of Intercultural Studies, which started in 1983.
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Crystal Crawford after her graduation in 2007. At Biola she was a resident assistant in Alpha Chi and a member of the Red Tide dance group. She kept in close contact with Biola friends even after she graduated.
Crystal Crawford, a 2007 Biola graduate and former resident assistant, was killed in a drive by shooting late last month. Friends, co-workers and professors share some of their ...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger answers a reporter's question concerning his revised state budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 14. Schwarzenegger called for laying off thousands of state employees and slashing billions from education to deal with a projected budget deficit that could go as high as $21.3 billion if voters reject the budget-related measures on next weeks special election ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Voters will take center stage Tuesday after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out two dire scenarios for California — one if they approve five budget-related measures, one even worse if ...
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The Associated Students meet every Tuesday afternoon to discuss and vote on proposals. Photo by Kelsey Heng
New AS budget shifts money away from activities to services.
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A firefighter works to put out a spot fire near Santa Barbara, Calif., Thursday. Firefighters struggled early Friday to get ahead of a raging wildfire that was moving dangerously close to heavily populated areas in this idyllic coastal city. The fire's increasing strength prompted officials to order 6,000 more people to evacuate late Thursday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Seventy-Five homes destroyed or damaged in Santa Barbara blaze; Westmont College closes after mandatory evacuations are ordered in its area
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Pediatrician and primary physician Dr. Ellen Rothman, left, gives Makhi Hatch, 4, an examination for his cough as his mother Stephanie Correa, center, watches on, at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, April 29,. The St. John's Well Child & Family Center, which oversees clinics that treat Los Angeles' poor and uninsured, doctors have seen a surge in patients complaining about flu-like symptoms. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
As headlines around the globe tell of the recent swine flu pandemic, Biola students don’t need to get too anxious, health center officials say.
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Tuesday April 21, Biola faulty met for a second time in order to further the discussion on the issues surrounding the Jesus mural. They will be meeting next week to close the issue and come to a final decision. Photo by Mike Villa
The Jesus Mural saga continued in Friday's chapel, where several students and faculty offered personal reflections on “The Word.”
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Student loan company Sallie Mae announced that beginning July 1 students will be required to make monthly payments on their student loans while still in school.
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Biola alumnus Glen W. Thomas ('68), newly appointed Secretary of Education for the State of California, paid a visit to his alma mater Wednesday to give a first-hand ...
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Jessica Adair escorted her friend to the health center a couple weeks before spring break and heard employees talking about the danger of wild cats on campus. A ...
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An in-house English faculty member will soon fill Biola’s dean of humanities post, which has been vacant for nearly a year.


