April 30 was a big day for ten California Baptist University students, as they got the chance to present business plans they created for a social enterprise run by a local charity, Path of Life. These students were split into two teams and each had to create a business model for a local thrift store […]
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Spring Musical: ‘Rogers’ ropes in audience
“Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Review” kept audiences roped into their seats at the Wallace Theatre. California Baptist University’s spring production was a musical biography of Will Rogers, a cowboy film star and comedian from the early 1900s. Theatergoers stuck around at the theatre for a while, as this play is a long one. […]
Lancer of the week: Tory Ferreria, pitching for perfection
Tory Ferreira is the model of consistency on the mound for the Lancers. She has been a member of the California Baptist University softball team for the last four years and has never had an ERA above 1.50. What stands out about Ferreira is her work ethic and her dedication to her craft. She understands […]
Meal plan options mix it up
In October 2011, student concerns sparked the process of amending the meal plan system at California Baptist University. Associated Students of California Baptist University executive president JJ Steele presented members of CBU administration with a list of student concerns regarding the current meal plan system. Among these concerns was the time-restraints that were implemented into meal plan […]
Lancer of the week: Petra Kovacs
Petra Kovacs wants people to know how exciting water polo is. What she may not know is how interesting her story is. “Water Polo is just not popular enough, it is very popular in European countries but here people do not really know what it is, it is an amazing sport, a mix of different […]
Golf swinging through spring
California Baptist University golfers have been right on par throughout the 2011-2012 season. Both the men’s and women’s teams have had very successful seasons, with the culmination being a National Christian College Athletic Association championship for the men’s team. Tim Tait finished second overall at the NCCAA national tournament and was one of only two […]
Softball starts off swinging for the fences
After being picked to finish third in the Pacific West conference, California Baptist University softball opened the season with a bang. In a season filled with success, the recent series against UC San Diego stands out as the most notable. UC San Diego came into the two game series ranked No. 1 in the NCAA […]
Spring theatre production: a ‘roaring’ good time
The audience roared at the Wallace Theatre during opening weekend of “Androcles and the Lion” Feb. 24-25. “Androcles and the Lion” is the first of two spring productions to be staged in 2012 by the California Baptist University theatre department. The play is a comedy based loosely on Aesop’s fable “Androcles” that is performed in […]
Seeking holiness
Each semester, the Office of Spiritual Life organizes a “Seek Week,” encouraging and instructing students about how to draw closer to God. This semester the theme of the week was “Holy” and it took place Feb. 20-24. On Monday, the week began with Chapel services led by Albert Tate, pastor of Fellowship Monrovia church in […]
Students prepare for urban ministry
The goal of the Office of Spiritual Life’s “Urban Excursion” is to “take it further.” Part of California Baptist University’s Compassion Ministries, “Urban Excursion” is a ministry program that takes students into major urban centers in and outside of California, and partners them with existing ministries to help serve the residents of those areas. Urban […]