Biola Magazine: 2012 Spring

In Print: Spring 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth , by Bryan Loritts (M.A. ’98, Biola trustee), Moody Publishers, October 2011. Today church is continually being confronted with the question, “What is the gospel?” Loritts, a pastor in the...

Get to Know: Spring 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

“Life is an improv.” That what Stewart Oleson, associate professor of journalism and broadcast journalism advisor, tells his students. How else could he explain his all-over-the-place career? Oleson started in radio, graduating from the...

Where Are They Now?: Spring 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Drew Hall (’98) is familiar with TV sets like those for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live, but he won’t be found on camera. Hall is the director of engineering for SANS Solutions, a technology company that specializes in...

Alumni Files: Spring 2012

Rick Bee — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

As alumni director, I receive a number of letters and notes from graduates who have questions about 91��Ƭ�� facilities, students, faculty and staff. And with the history I have at 91��Ƭ�� there are many of you whom I know personally or perhaps even...

Biolans Up Close: Spring 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Kevin Willson (’01) has worked his way into the big leagues — of commercials, that is. In February, the director now-famous “Sling Baby” ad won first place in the 2012 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, earning Willson a $1 million prize and...

Jesus Saves: A Timeline

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700

For the last 76 years, "Jesus Saves" has been a message proclaimed through bright red neon in downtown Los Angeles, a legacy of the evangelical fervor of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. In September of 2011, the signs — perhaps Biola's most...

Center of Attention

Jason Newell — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700

The new Biola University Center for Christian Thought officially opened its doors in February, marking the start of one of the most ambitious academic initiatives in Biola history. Housed in a newly remodeled space in Rose Hall, the center aims...

Meet the 2012 Alumni Award Winners

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700

The Biola University Alumni Association handed out its annual awards at a special chapel service on Feb. 17, recognizing two individuals and one family for their accomplishments and service. Cultural Impact Award: Christine Colón (’90), writer...

11 Restaurants Within 11 Miles of Biola

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700

La Mirada, Calif., may not be considered a culinary destination, but 91��Ƭ��ns don’t have to go far to experience mind-blowing cuisine of astonishing variety. The following are 11 lesser-known foodie finds within an 11-mile radius of Biola...

Online Extra: Alumni Recipes

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700

We asked the alumni and professors featured in this issue's "Soul and Stomach" cover package to share some of their favorite original recipes with the Biola community, and — lucky for us — they did! So fire up the stove, pull out the knives and...