Written by Katie Steslicki THE INTERVIEW It’s true that your first impression is the most important, especially when it comes to seeking employment. You must dress professionally, competitively and appropriately. For both guys and girls, remember that your idea of trendy might not match the interviewer’s perspective on what’s fashionable, so error on the side of dressing conservatively when you interview. Guys: DON’T: Be lazy. Cutoff shorts, deep V-neck T’s, flip-flops or TOMS will not impress your potential employer. They are best kept amongst the Indie band crowd. DO: Invest in a good set of dress pants and at least two nice button-up dress shirts. Be sure at least one…
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Digital Detachment
Digital Detachment from The Point on Vimeo. Written by Patricia Diaz A starving little boy stares out from the photo, transfixing the 6-year-old girl. “That isn’t real, Daddy, is it?” she asks. “That’s just pretend, right?” How does a father explain to his daughter that somewhere in the world children just like her die every few seconds because they can’t get enough to eat? “She was incredulous,” remembers her dad Jonathan Acuff, a copywriter by day and popular blogger by night. Her questions set him to thinking: What could they do to change the pain of that reality? So one day last November, Acuff took up the challenge. He announced…
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Left Foot First
Written by Bethany Cissel A LIFE (holding on) March 3, 2009. Fullerton, California. We pray and find the right house number. A warm, friendly face steps into the frame of the front door. A hand gesturing to come into the house: handshakes and names, “please sit down.” Small talk. Breaking ice. The phone rings, and a conversation takes place in the kitchen. Outside, feet are shuffling upon the pavement. “Left foot first, left foot first” can be heard from the living room. A pink support belt and a walker prop the man scooting outside. The questions begin, and Jim and Miriam Mohler tell me their story of how cancer has…
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Biola/Azusa Lovefest
Written by Kelli Shiroma and Alethia Selby They’re Cougars. We’re Eagles. The intense Biola/APU rivalry is inherited the moment a new student steps onto either campus. But when you line up the facts, Biola and APU really aren’t that different. We’re both Christian universities in Southern California. We swap professors. We even share a fondness for the color red. The Eagle recently took a trip to APU to offer Biola’s love. Let’s keep it going. To those who don’t know them well, seniors Joelle and Marie Tanaka look just like any twins. Standing side by side with their straight, black hair and matching tennis rackets, the girls are almost impossible…
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A Thin Line
Porn/Art Q&A from The Point on Vimeo. Written by Karin Hamilton How do you define pornography? Lisa Swain, Professor of Cinema: Any narcissistic enjoyment of pleasure that has utter disregard for the other person in the relationship. Jonathan Anderson, Professor of Art: The objectification of a person’s sexuality for personal, private consumption. Gary Strauss, Professor of Psychology: Consumption that is specifically for the purpose of self-gratification. How do you draw the line between porn and art? Strauss: An image that’s very much focusing on the body itself, the intimate portions of a person’s sexuality, sexual activity or even just the portrayal of the nude body, where there seems to be no purpose other than…
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Dealing With Grief
Ashley Jones Hard things happen all around us – how are we supposed to react? Helping Grieving Friends from The Point on Vimeo.
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Dress to Impress
Staci Bell Ever wondered what to wear to a job interview? Or to that Friday night date? Let us give you some fashion tips on how to dress your best for some situations you’ll find yourself in at one time or another. Get your copy of The Point on May 11 and 12, 2010! Fashion Teaser from The Point on Vimeo.
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Fraternizing with the Frenemy
Written by Mike Villa In an effort to build a friendship bridge between Biola University and Azusa Pacific University, the Biola eagle paid a visit to the APU campus. See the rest of the story in this semester’s issue of The Point, releasing May 11 and 12, 2010. Spread the Love from The Point on Vimeo.
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Every “Wear” in Time
Written by Emily Agenjo As the years have gone by, our professors have stepped into more fashionable — and some much less fashionable — shoes than we could imagine. Our professors lived among the generations who changed what we wear today. They were part of the days of rock and roll, the British invasion, disco, the Jesus freaks movement and grunge. We can learn from the wisdom of these men and women in the classroom, but we can also draw some serious inspiration from their former duds. Four professors share their testimonies as to what was hot — and what was not — while they were in college. Larry Smith:…
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Post-Game Pursuits
Written by Katherine Smith Wednesday’s schedule: Early morning workout at 7 a.m., chapel at 9:30 a.m., class at 10:30 a.m., lunch at noon, homework in the early afternoon, and crocheting mittens before basketball practice at 4:30 p.m. Crocheting? Here is a peek into the lives of a few Biola student athletes and how they fill their time after they have defeated APU. Evan Thibodeau Midnight fishing next to brown bears in the Alaskan wilderness is completely normal for senior Evan Thibodeau. In fact, it is a way of life. An Alaskan native, he grew up in Juneau, a town where the fishing industry is the third largest employer and fishing…
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Day in L.A.: Christina’s Story
Written by Christina Hayes For some, Los Angeles is a distant city skyline, smoldering in a perpetual tide of ominous russet smog. Yes, Los Angeles is where we can find Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive and Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as art studios and galleries, but there is so much more than just glitz and glam. Today, my team — a photographer, a videographer and myself — plans to leave the safe confines of Biola University and the suburban community of La Mirada and enter into the heart of L.A. After the mundane droll of everyday standstill traffic, I entered Watts. Since most think of Watts as a neighborhood…
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Released: Love’s Response to Homosexuality
Written by Katelynn Camp John LaDue thought he would get expelled from Biola before he graduated. But he didn’t care. He’d rather be free to admit his identity as a gay man — even in the face of a community in complete opposition — than remain in the bonds of secrecy. Now, as a 30-year-old struggling to overcome same-sex attraction, LaDue sadly sees how far from freedom his homosexuality took him. “It was like coming out of a closet and into a bird cage, from one bondage into another,” he says. As a boy, LaDue didn’t live up to his father’s expectations. Finding more solace in drawing, painting and even…
