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  • Becoming ŷַ

    My Time at ŷַ So Far

    Bailey Captain — 

    Hey guys! How do you blog? I am so excited to share my very first blog post with you guys. As our world seems so chaotic and lost right now in...

  • Becoming ŷַ

    Waiting On God

    Anna Messersmith — 

    You know those times where your human ability has hit its limit and all you can do is sit and wait. Those times where your world has flipped...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    The Evangelists

    Meet the ŷַ alumni and students behind a bold national effort to share the gospel on public school campuses

    Joanna Wu — 

    Photo above:ŷַ alumni Rich Hung, KelleePopp and Ben Flemming help lead the National School Project from their office in Whittier, California....

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Are You on ŷַHub Yet?

    Discover the new online network for mentoring, finding jobs and connecting with fellow alumni

    Jason Newell — 

    From Jakarta to Germany, from Seattle to Seoul, ŷַns around the world are discovering an innovative new service that promises to make it better...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Editor’s Note

    For Spring 2020 Issue

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Dear Readers, As you read the online version of ŷַ Magazine’s Spring 2020 issue, please note that this issue was sent to print in early March,...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    What’s a Christian to do with Video Games?

    Q&A with game designer Michael Steffen

    Joanna Wu — 

    Last July, an audience gathered at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York for the Fortnite World Cup, one of the most anticipated esports events of...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Killing Cancer

    Professor Richard Gunasekera uses motorized nanomolecules to drill into harmful cells

    Jason Newell — 

    Richard Gunasekera’s cancer research isn’t just cutting-edge; it’s drilling-edge. The ŷַ scientist is part of a team of researchers who are...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    When Tragedy Hit, So Did a Cascade of Grace

    'After ŷַ' with Cassidy Ray ('10)

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    I can’t remember a time in my life when I felt more optimistic about my future than when I graduated from ŷַ in 2010. It was this absolute...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    ŷַ Through the Lens of President and Parent

    Book excerpt from 'Make the Most of It' by President Barry H. Corey

    Barry Corey — 

    Four years after starting my job as the university’s president, our oldest graduated from high school and decided to attend ŷַ. Given my role at...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Books by ŷַns

    Recent publications by our very own ŷַ faculty and alumni

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Faith for Exiles Faith for Exiles, by David Kinnaman (’96, ŷַ trustee) and Mark Matlock (’91), Baker Books, September 2019. It’s easy to get...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    The Priority of Love

    Book excerpt from 'Theology in the Democracy of the Dead' by Matt Jenson

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    To be human is to be a lover. The most basic thing to say about humans, according to Augustine, is not that we are social animals (as in...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Workplace Adversity Can Be Good for Your Soul

    Karin Stetina — 

    “Does time dedicated to working in the secular world endanger our souls?” Chris R. Armstrong asks this important question in Work: Theological...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Sleep Week for the Sleep Weak

    ŷַ launches campuswide campaign to improve students’ mental health

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    “I only got three hours of sleep last night.” “It’s week two and I’ve already pulled three all-nighters.” “Sleep? What even is sleep?” These are...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Statistical Experts

    ŷַ’s new Quantitative Consulting Center wants to help you with your data

    Kiana Karn, Joanna Wu — 

    Need help crunching those numbers? Look no further than ŷַ’s new Quantitative Consulting Center (QCC), which opened in fall 2019. Jason Wilson,...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Student Magazine Wins Prestigious National Award

    Joanna Wu — 

    One of ŷַ’s student magazines, The Point, won a 2019 Pacemaker Award, a national honor for college campus publications For the second time in...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Coming Attractions

    New this fall: degrees in marriage and family therapy, public relations and more

    Jason Newell — 

    ŷַ is now accepting applications for several new programs launching this fall — including on-campus and online options for both graduate and...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Think About It

    A roundup of recent videos, podcasts and other resources on Christianity and culture

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Matt Redman at The ŷַ Hour — ŷַ’s YouTube channel Matt Redman, the singer and songwriter widely known for “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Against All Odds

    Liberian native Handson Lake overcomes trials to become a Torrey Honors student

    Joanna Wu — 

    Growing up in Liberia, Handson Lake never thought college would be possible. “Liberia is a country where the reality of getting three meals a day...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    A Passion for Patronage

    John Rinehart seeks to fuel the spread of the Word through Gospel Patrons

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    As he was finishing his Master of Divinity at ŷַ’s Talbot School of Theology, John Rinehart (’02, M.Div. ’09) turned to his wife, Renée (Peck ’...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Little Learners, Big Innovation

    Koryn Parker founds a research-rooted Christian preschool

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    Koryn Parker (’02, M.A. ’03) was riding a bus in Hawaii when she heard God say she needed to talk to ŷַ about creating a developmental...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    A Light in L.A.

    Diana Rongavilla brings community and opportunity to people in need

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    Diana Rongavilla (’16) is a nonstop nonprofit pro. Since graduating from ŷַ with a degree in sociology, Diana has served with Girls Inc., St....

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Athletics Roundup

    Men’s Cross Country wins conference championship, finishes in nation’s top 25

    Austin Green — 

    Update: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ŷַ Athletics announced on March 15 that it would cancel all remaining spring...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    ŷַ Baseball in the New Era

    Q&A with new head coach Jeff Calhoon

    Neil Morgan — 

    Update: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ŷַ Athletics announced on March 15 that it would cancel all remaining spring...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    A Resounding Impact

    David Maddox is the 101st inductee to ŷַ’s ‘Bell Ringer Society’

    Kristen Hartman — 

    Looking out his southern-facing windows, David Maddox has an unobstructed view of Orange County from his home in the hills of Fullerton,...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    You Asked, We Heard

    ŷַHub is your new home for mentoring, networking and community-building

    Lily Tsau — 

    You’ve heard it said, “If you want something, just ask for it.” Well, sometimes that works, and other times, not so much. But in this case, you...