THE COMMUNITY OF LA MIRADA The city of La Mirada is in Los Angeles County, twenty-two miles southeast of down town Los Angeles, and is surrounded by such cities as Whittier, Norwalk, Buena Park, La Habra, and Fullerton. La Mirada is a planned residential community with a present population of approximately 32,000. Included within the community are several major shopping areas in addition to many other business establishments. The city has grown from an olive ranch in 1956 to its present size and status. La Mirada is situated near many of the outstanding attractions of Southern California. Downtown Los Angeles can be reached in a half-hour's drive from the campus. Disney land is twelve miles to the southeast, and famed Knott's Berry Farm is six miles away. Within an hour's drive are such popular beach cities as Long Beach, Newport Beach, Balboa Island, and Laguna Beach. Recreational facilities are easily accessible. An eighteen hole public golf course lies a mile east of the campus, and other parks in the area offer opportunity for activities and relaxa tion. During the winter, an hour's drive will take one into the nearby mountains where winter sports are available. Cultural and research opportunities abound in the area. Several major universities and libraries are within easy driving distance of La Mirada including UCLA, the University of Southern California, the University of California-Irvine, and several other state and private institutions. THE BIOLA CAMPUS The campus is bounded on the west by Biola Avenue and on the east by La Mirada Boulevard. It is located between the large east-west thoroughfares of Rosecrans Avenue and Imperial Highway. Approximately three miles to the south is the Santa Ana Freeway. Students coming to the campus by automobile should follow these directions: coming from the northwest, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Rosecrans and travel east to Biola Avenue; coming from the southeast, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Valley View and travel north to Rosecrans, then turn right to Biola Avenue; coming from the east via San Bernardino Freeway (U.S. Highway 60, 70, 99), turn south on California Highway 39 to Imperial Highway, and right on Imperial to Biola Avenue. Campus buildings include Sutherland Hall , Marshburn Hall, Crowell Hall, and the Science Hall- instructional facilities that house classrooms, laboratories , auditoriums, and offices. Additional campus buildings are the Rose Memorial Library, the cafeteria, the student union, the gymnasium, the Pierce-Hunt Memorial Infirmary , six residence halls, the Rose of Sharon Prayer Chapel, and other structures. The master plan calls for the erection of additional buildings within the next few years. On the eastern side of the campus lie the athletic fields. Included are a crushed brick quarter mile track, an excellent baseball diamond, and tennis courts. Additional recrea tional facilities, including a swimming pool , are available in the La Mirada Regional Park, across La Mirada Boulevard from the campus. THE NATURE AND STANDARDS OF BIOLA COLLEGE Biola College serves a broad spectrum of evangelical churches among which there are differences of opinion as to what practices are acceptable for Christians. A student of Biola College is expected to conduct himself according to the highest Christian standards of honesty, integrity, responsibility and love toward his brethren in Christ. In harmony with the principles of Romans 14, I Corinthians 10 and 13 and II Corinthians 6, the rule
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