Becoming Biola

From Pines to Palms: Transferring to Biola
Part One
Lavender — February 20, 2020
Hello, friends! Hope you all are well and can find peace amongst the busyness of this semester. We're in full swing, now! My name is Lavender,...
Bailey's Vlog #4: My Morning Routine
Bailey Captain — February 18, 2020
Hey guys! It is Bailey and welcome to my tips and tricks video for a good morning routine. But full disclaimer, this is what works best for me. So...
Garrick's Vlog #4: Tour of the Production Center
Garrick Talavera — February 18, 2020
Helloo, vlog. It's me Garrick and my great friend and Ambassa-alum, Blake Bell. We just got coffee for three hours at our favorite place.Anyways,...
College Time Management Tips!
with Anna
Anna Messersmith — February 17, 2020
I bet your life is crazy right now. Life will always be crazy, and a life in college is not void of that. Biola has endless amounts of...
Art League
A Club On Campus
Noa Melendez — February 11, 2020
What is art? Do you know when art is an art just when looking at it? How do you define art? Do you think of yourself as someone interested in art...
Spring Preview Day
We've Got a Surprise Coming February 16-17!
Magdalene Segarra — February 10, 2020
Hey guys! So Spring Preview Day is coming up on February 16th-17th! I love working events where I get to meet some of you prospective students -...
Resting and Sabbath
Sleep Week 2020
Jessie Zangmeister — February 05, 2020
Hi friends! I am currently writing this blog post from my bed with my window open. I have a view of the beautiful sky as the sun is just beginning...
Bailey's Vlog #3: Semester Reflections
Fall 2019
Bailey Captain — February 04, 2020
Follow Bailey as she interviews fellow Biola Ambassadors about their major, what they learned this semester, and shows a bit about what they've...
Garrick's Vlog #3: Life as a CMA Major
Garrick Talavera — February 04, 2020
Hello, Vlog! It's me, Garrick. CMA (Cinema and MediaArts) iswhat ultimately drew me to Biola because of the alumni that it carries, the...
Resting in College
Sleep Week 2020
Anna Messersmith — January 30, 2020
I am sure you have already heard the stories. Late night food runs with friends at 2am when you really are not hungry and surely do not need food....
Hunter Shadows a Tour Guide!
Hunter Kennedy — January 29, 2020
Hey guys, what’s up, It's Hunter, and I am so excited to be writing this blog!! I got to do something really cool. I got to team up with our...
The New Fine Arts Building: Bardwell Hall Remodel
Noa Melendez — January 28, 2020
Bardwell’s History Bardwell Hall was previously the home for the sciences at Biola but when the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science,...
Spiritual Life at Biola
Jessie Zangmeister — January 28, 2020
Hello Friends -- long time no see! The Ambassa-Blog Squad is back and better than ever. We’ve had a few weeks to rest our minds, but our creative...
Maggie's Looking Ahead
Spring Semester 2020
Magdalene Segarra — January 06, 2020
Hey guys! I can’t believe this semester is over. Like actually over this time. I know I’ve been saying how I can’t believe how this semester is...
Jessie's Looking Ahead
Spring Semester 2020
Jessie Zangmeister — January 06, 2020
Hi friends! I can’t believe this last semester is over --- I have been reflecting on my life recently and how strange time is. We take life day by...
Jessie's Semester Reflections
Jessie Zangmeister — January 02, 2020
Greetings, everyone! I am astonished that my first semester of college is almost over. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sitting at my...
Hunter's Semester Reflections
Hunter Kennedy — December 30, 2019
Hey everyone, This blog was really hard to write. It’s crazy that I am coming to the end of my 3rd semester at Biola. Life at Biola has never been...
Maggie's Semester Reflections
Magdalene Segarra — December 30, 2019
Maggie, Joy-filled It’s so crazy to see this semester has almost come to an end. There are only three weeks left of school before Christmas break....
Noa's Semester Reflections
Fall Semester 2019
Noa Melendez — December 26, 2019
Sophomore Season So, it’s pretty insane how fast the semester has already flown by. Time generally goes by fairly quickly but I think this...
Anna's Semester Reflections
Fall Semester 2019
Anna Messersmith — December 26, 2019
Okay, so this semester was the fastest semester of my life. I do not understand where the time went. Originally, I kind of figured that I would...
Our Prayer For You
Anna Messersmith — December 19, 2019
Okay guys. If you have not already been able to feel it or experience it yet, you are in one of the craziest seasons of life right now. My guess...
Quick Facts: Garrick
Fall 2019
Garrick Talavera — December 17, 2019
Garrick, In Detail Favorite Class: My favorite class this year was Philosophy of Aesthetics. We spend the first half of the semester learning...
Quick Facts: Bailey
Fall 2019
Bailey Captain — December 17, 2019
Bailey, In Detail Favorite Class: My favorite class this semester has been Mass Media Law and Ethics. This is a journalism class I am...
Quick Facts: Anna
Fall 2019
Anna Messersmith — December 17, 2019
Anna, In Detail Favorite Class: I really loved being in Introduction to Islam this semester! As an Intercultural Studies major, this was one...
Quick Facts: Maggie
Fall 2019
Magdalene Segarra — December 17, 2019
Maggie, In Detail Favorite Class: I have really enjoyed my Intro to Public Relations class with Professor Sinclair! Being a PR major, I have...

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