• College,  Stories

    5 Tips to Land Your Dream Job

    Written by Heather Pape 1. Intern– This is one of the most important things you can do because it provides job experience before you graduate. It can also help you meet people who can help you get a job later. Take advantage of these while you are still in school since most internships are only offered if you are receiving college credit. 2. Network– Meet people every time you get the opportunity. You never know who might have the “in” you are looking for. Collect business cards, pay attention to the people in your major, and communicate with your department and see if any alumni have contacted them with job…

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    The Forgotten Side of Memory

    Photography by Christina Bryson Written by Kahlie Colwell Pause a moment and imagine your life without memory. Perhaps it goes something like this: to begin with, you do not recognize your surroundings. Determining your location is impossible because you cannot recollect how you arrived there. Furthermore, you are unable to seek assistance from friends because you do not know who your friends are. Did you ever even have any? Desperate, you turn to the stranger next to you, hoping he might direct you. But when you open your mouth, nothing comes out. You have forgotten how to speak. Of course, directions are irrelevant anyway because you cannot remember the address…

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    Tech-spectations: Living Up to the Digital Standard

    Photography by Alissa Sandoval Written by Rebecca Nakashima “Name me one thing, one, that we’ve gained from technology.” Greg Kinnear’s character incredulously asks Meg Ryan in the 1998 romantic comedy “You’ve Got Mail.” In the film, Ryan’s character enters the exciting new world of email and eventually develops more of a relationship with her online pen pal and the “you’ve got mail” screen on her laptop than with her real-life boyfriend. Thankfully for her, Tom Hanks is the one on the other side of the screen and they eventually meet up in perfect Hollywood fashion. However, before his untimely exit, Kinnear points to his then-girlfriend’s computer in frustration and says, “You think…

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    Editor’s Note: Spring 2013

    Photography by Jaicee Almond When I was little, I dreamed of growing up to be a horse trainer. I had it all planned — exactly how I was going to purchase our neighbor’s property and redesign it into stables and pastures. I spent endless afternoons sketching it all out. But today, those plans sit in a box in the corner of my closet, all but forgotten. The passage of time dimming that dream. And isn’t that how it is for most of us? As life moves forward, we define new goals and vocations as we ourselves change. We smile back on our childhood aspirations and marvel at how differently life…

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    Biking Essentials: What to Take

    Written by Ethan Froelich 1) Water: Take a nalgene for most rides you go on. I usually take around 24oz of water when I ride the 30-mile round trip to the beach. 2) Portable Bike Pump: This is a simple $9-$15 purchase that is small enough to travel with you, but effective enough to pump up tires that have lost air. Bike tires can lose 10-20psi of air pressure overnight, so always be pumping up your tires before a long ride. Buy one on Amazon 3) Cliff Bars: These are life savers when you get to a halfway point in your ride. With almost 250 calories in each bar, you don’t have to…

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    The Trail to a Two-Wheeled Community

    Photography by Jonathan Hagen Written by Ethan Froelich Lloyd Peckham stared at the sweetgum tree in front of Thompson Hall and an idea began to form in his mind. The intercultural studies professor had just made it through three flats on his daily, 20-mile bike commute from Santa Ana, arriving onto Biola’s campus just in time. His class now over, Peckham had a Felt carbon-fiber 20-speed touring bike that was dead on the pavement, but somehow needed to get him to the nearest bike shop. The tree had his solution. Gathering leaves and small burrs, Peckham stuffed the space between the rim and his bike tire with the organic material.…

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    99 Things to do at Biola

    Written by Alyssa Alvarez Print the pdf version Graduate! Take a class from Dr. Thoennes or Dr. Jung Have a DTR on the Talbot East rooftop garden Watch the Disneyland fireworks from the roof of the parking structure Live on both upper and lower campus Change roommates at least twice Donate a meal to Brown Bag Volunteer for a campus ministry that is outside your comfort zone Feed the Biola ducks Donate to your senior class gift Pre-order your textbooks at the bookstore Try a new machine at the Fitness Center Nurture a dorm-approved pet (hint: it’s a fish) Participate in your floor retreat Volunteer for Mission’s Conference staff Attend…

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    Cinematically Speaking: The Influence of Cinema on Modern Life

    Photography by Jonathan Hagen Written by Caleb Wheeler For just over 100 years, the art of capturing thousands of pictures and projecting them onto silver screens has sparked an industry, inspired generations of visionaries and etched itself into the legacy of human storytelling. We are, after all, a visual species: God gave us eyes to see, ears to hear and imaginations that equip us to dream. What are movies at their foundations but elaborate dreams refined and shaped for the enjoyment of many? They indeed can become nightmares, or so fantastical that they bend the world we know into something grander and far more unpredictable. Films may depart from reality,…

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    Spring Break Point Style

    Shows to get hooked on: Psych. Where to watch: Netflix (Recommended by Patti: Editor-in-Chief) Doctor Who. Where to watch: Netflix (Emily: Photographer) Merlin Where to watch: Netflix (Kahlie: Writer) Arrested Development Where to watch: Hulu (Sarah Huffman: Writer) Songs to rock out to:     Movies to check out: I Am Sam (Recommended by Kristi: Designer) Lords of Dogtown (Jaicee: Photographer) Wreck-it Ralph (Becca: Story Editor) Invictus (Tomoko: Photo Editor) Les Miserables (Ethan: Story Editor, Alissa: Photographer) Rushmore (Ian: Writer) P.S. I Love You (Brittany: Writer) The Lorax (Katie: Designer) Baraka (Daniel: Designer)

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    Design Your Own Road Trip

    The Point loves hitting the road and writing about it after. What could be better than a car full of staff members, windows down and music blaring? We don’t need an excuse, all we need is a destination! Ready to take your own trip? Check out our tips for success below. Read about our previous trips: The Point Heads to Big Sur A Day in LA Check out our road trip playlist:   6 Road-Trip Worthy Apps: Instagram. Great for getting quick photos of key moments, saved us a lot of stopping and unpacking of photo equipment. Yelp. This app saved us from $50 campsites, gave us tips concerning rangers,…

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    “My Car Smells Like Onions”

    Photography by Adam Lorona Written by Ethan Froelich I fidgeted in my Sutherland Auditorium, overflow seat, my mind absent. It had snuck out of the Torrey Conference sessions, and was wandering through beaches, mountains and majestic redwood trees. My mind finally re-entered my head, returning back into the last Torrey session of Wednesday, allowing me to quickly text my fellow travelers, “We’re almost done!” Day 1 8:30 a.m. (Thursday — Downtown LA. Traffic.) As always, the 5 is being stubborn. With cars stopped between us, and a sulking steel sky above us, we are stuck only a few miles away from our first highway to freedom, the 101 North. Our…

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    Standing in the Gap

    Written by Cassandra Acosta When we think of Biola, we often think of a place filled with people whose lives have been anything but difficult, where everyone has been a Christian from the time they were just a young child. Break away from the stigma! It is far from the truth. Beneath the surface, Biola is made up of more than just lifelong Christians — it is a diverse community of people who come from all kinds of religious backgrounds and who bring suitcase after suitcase of issues from home. Not every student at Biola is fortunate enough to have a family full of believers; some struggle daily to work…