100 Reasons Why We Love Biola

In honor of the Centennial year, we asked students to tell us why they love Biola. Here are their responses:

1.) Community 2.) Professors that believe what they teach and care for their students 3.) Chapel 4.) Ron Hafer –Enough Said 5.) Passionate Worship 6.) Location (So Cal-Beach, Disneyland, Mountains, Dessert) 7.) Café Ice cream/ Desserts and their interesting pizza selections 8.) Professors pray before Class 9.) Bible Classes taught from Chritian Perspective 10.) Weather 11.) Opportunities to get involved 12.) Spiritual Growth 13.) The One and Only Midnight Madness 14.) Common Grounds names drinks after Biola slogans (“DTR”). 15.) Girl-Guy Ratio 16.) Our undefeated Football Team and Football T-Shirts 17.) Bonding Time between Boys-Boxer Parties With Strobe Lights 18.) Almost Every Student walks on “Rainbows” 19.) Personable- I feel like a name instead of a number 20.) Love for God is evident around Campus 21.) Jesus Mural 22.) Faculty and Staff commitment to eqipp Men and Women to serve Christ 23.) Biola has kept to their Standards for 100 years 24.) Shout out from their Dorm Pride!!! 25.) Innermulas 26.) Rockin Concerts 27.) Biola Girls make great Wives 28.) The Egg 29.) The Ducks that wander around 30.) Its funny trying to tell people ho to pronounce “Biola” (Lola? No. Biola) 31.) Biola University-Where you can BU! 32.) Wear Comfortable Clothes Everyday (Coming from a Senior) 33.) Spirit Board is HOTT!! 34.) It’s still cool to ride scooters! 35.) The Memories 36.) Students are seeking to change the world-whether arbroad or in the U.S. 37.) The Wolly Mamoth Exavation Site 38.) Biola is Welcoming 39.) Walking Barefoot across Campus 40.) Safe Enviornment 41.) Free Medicine at the Health Center (Great When you have a Cold) 42.) Biola’s Reputation 43.) Keeping In Shape by Walking across Campus 44.) Totally Sweet Traditions 45.) The Progrms offered here (nursing, bible, foriegn studies) 46.) Welcomes Students from all over the World 47.) Biola is a Chocolate Chip Cookie-Comprised of sweet individuals bonded in the bread of life, sweet in a sour world and well rounded in knowledge 48.) Beautiful Campus –Cafeeteria, Libray, Business Building 49.) Facilities are Modern 50.) Studying By the Fountain 51.) Connection to Parents/ Siblings being students or work here 52.) Torrey Program 53.) Biola helps Students understand hoe to integrate their faith into their life 54.) Prayer in Public without fear or being mocked (From a Transfer) 55.) Biola has a December Gauation 56.) The quality education 57.) BIOLA Vs. APU Basketball Games 58.) Making Friends for life 59.) You can wear Flip Flops all Year Long 60.) The Art Gallery 61.) SOS 62.) Biola’s Pesidents 63.) Mission Conference 64.) Staff Student Ratio 65.) Financial Aid 66.) See Students around campus with Bibles or Praying together 67.) God loves Biola! 68.) The Experience 69.) The Biola Eagle 70.) President Barry Corey! 71.) Torrey Conference 72.) Cafe COOKIES 73.) BUBBS 74.) Campus issues 75.) The Christmas Tree Lighting 76.) Interterm 77.) The lights on the library trees 78.) DISNEYLAND 79.) Study-breaks 80.) Biola Film Festival 81.) The bell tower 82.) Missions trips 83.) Chat bombing 84.) DTRs 85.) Cool new ID cards 86.) The Chimes 87.) Hearing the bells ring at 9:25, 12, and 5. 88.) Professors who know your name 89.) Eagle Burgers 90.) Truth 91.) Transformation 92.) Testimony 93.) Seven schools of awesomeness 94.) Smiling Faces 95.) SMU 96.) Student clubs 97.) Manly Month of March 98.) Kiltfest 99.) Dorm Competitions 100.) The SUB

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