Written by Cassandra Gonzales Biola sophomore Madison Krueger was walking into class when a girl stopped her mid-stride to compliment her outfit. Another girl, pointing to Krueger’s sweater asked, “Where do you get your style ideas from? You’re always dressed so stylishly!” Krueger shrugged and replied, “I’m from Washington; I just shop at the local stores.” In a community of more than 6,000 students from all across the country, Kreuger is just one example of how students represent their hometowns through their personal style. Biola, like almost any other college, is a social melting pot, and in many ways, students share more and more common ground with each other as…
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Editor’s Note: Spring 2011
Written by Melissa Gutierrez I want to frame the following set of works with a fact: people take up time and space. Your body occupies a certain volume in the universe, and your actions occur across a series of seconds, minutes, hours, and years. This is simple stuff, but stuff that’s hard to remember in an increasingly busy world that tries to ignore basic physical limitations; a world that is constantly trying to be more and do more with less effort and less time. It’s a sort of environment that sets the standards for success in our culture today: getting the best things the fastest, or overcoming the hardest obstacles…
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Meet Our Staff
Spring 2011 has arrived and so has our new Point Magazine staff. We have expanded to better this next issue and have begun work. Melissa Gutierrez is once again leading the team as Editor-in-Chief and she has brought together a great team to work under her leadership.
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Christmas Gifting: Biola Style
The Christmas season, as all of us Bible-believing Biolans know very well, is not about gifts, Black Friday, or Santa Claus. It’s clearly about the Creator of the universe becoming a helpless human child. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t all spread a little love and joy (and imitate the generosity of God the Father in the process) by giving and receiving a few presents here and there. So to help you out in the process, here’s a quick list (make sure to check it twice) of the top seven gifts Biolans can give to one another. Biola-Themed Winter Survival Kit: The weather outside is frightful, and the Biola bookstore…
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The Point Magazine Fall 2010
Our new issue will blow you away!
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Contest Winners
First Place: Michelle Mosqueda And coming in Second and Third Place we have Jessica Lindner and Katie Kniss! Congratulations!
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The “Point-n-Shoot”
Untitled from The Point on Vimeo. Fall 2010 “Point-n-Shoot” Magazine Photo Contest Video By: Alisha Andrews No matter what type of photographer you are, your honored Point Magazine staff invites you to participate in our very first, bi-annual photo contest! The photographs chosen should reflect our magazine’s theme. Winners will be displayed on the front page of our website and printed inside our FALL 2010 issue. We can’t wait to see your work! Photo Eligibility To enter, you must be a Biola student (part- or full-time). All photos must have been taken within your time at Biola, whether that was four years ago, four months ago, or four hours ago. The photo…
