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Orchestra highlights diverse composers’ works

Dec 6, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Thatiana Gibbs

Thatiana GibbsAssistant EditorThe La Verne Symphony Orchestra presented an evening of musical classics Nov. 24 in Morgan Auditorium. The orchestra performed a program featuring a variety of great works of classical music. The performance began at 4 p.m., and the auditorium was full. The orchestra was composed of students and seasoned musicians, and the concert featured a selection of pieces that spanned genres, moods, and centuries.
Drag queens bust it down at Hamburger Mary's brunch

Nov 22, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington

Drag queens camp it up for Pride WeekWearing rather high stilettos and more make up than most women, several drag queens graced the stage of Founders Auditorium to be a part of “Confessions of a Drag Queen” on Tuesday.
CAB trick or treat

Nov 1, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington

LV Life Sophomore child development major Nadine Ramos shows off her eerie drink at the Campus Activities Board’s Halloween Fest on Monday at Citrus Lawn. LV Life On Oct. 23 the Campus Activities Board brought the haunting tale of La Llorona to life at the University of La Verne with an Urban Legends event. News The Campus Activities Board held Homecoming Illuminations on Monday in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Royalty crowned at Homecoming Fair

Oct 25, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Jordan Alcasas

Following a week of Homecoming festivities, senior business administration major Kennadie Gonzales and senior psychology major Mikaylay Dacpano were named this year’s Leo Royalty and were awarded leopard statues and crowns. The Leopard Royalty Float was revealed at 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 12 in front of Founders Hall, and this year’s Homecoming Leo Royalty was during the parade. Founders Hall was decorated with balloons of the school’s colors, orange and green. The parade theme was Old Hollywood.
Court of Leos highlights campus leaders for Homecoming

Oct 11, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Emma Gonzalez

Emma GonzalezStaff WriterThe Campus Activities Board held Homecoming Illuminations on Monday in the Campus Center Ballroom. Around 30 people attended the event to hear who was nominated to a spot in this year’s Court of Leos. This year’s Court of Leos includes Alyssa Kinsey, Jimena Suarez, Kennadie Gonzales, Michael Hill and Mikalay Dacpano. Homecoming Illuminations is designed to highlight court members’ campus community achievements. They are nominated by their respective organizations.
Deathcore bands rock The Glass House

Oct 11, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Samantha Acevedo

Samantha AcevedoStaff WriterMetal fans gathered Oct. 4 at The Glass House in Pomona for Carnifex’s Necromanteum tour, with bands including Heavy//Hitter, Organectomy, Mental Cruelty and Cryptopsy. Carnifex is a San Diego quintet categorized as deathcore for its extreme spin on metalcore, a genre known for distorted sound, blast beats and grim lyrics. The band, which has been together since 2005, has performed at venues across the U.S. and Canada.
Pumpkin fest features fall, farm fun

Oct 4, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Lillian Barocio

Lillian BarocioStaff WriterThe Huntley College of Agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona is hosting its annual pumpkin festival this month, from noon to 7 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27. The festival this year boasts 40,000 pumpkins, a sunflower field, corn mazes, and a farm-animal petting zoo. The attractions also include hay and train rides, duck races and a kid’s corn maze. The petting zoo has sheep, cows, a calf and more than 20 goats.
Commuter students eat, search for hidden ducks

Sep 20, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington

A woman came in screaming for help in the middle of dinner – with a large knife sticking out of her. She stumbled to the middle of the room and let out a final scream before appearing to be dead. Two cops kicked a door open and got right to work.
Belly Laughs fundraiser brings Saturday fun

Sep 13, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington

The University of La Verne's annual scholarship gala returned in-person this year, after COVID drove the event online for two years. The event on Saturday was outdoors on the main campus for the first time.
Escoffery-Runnels considers importance of words

Sep 6, 2024 | lvcampustimes.org | Mia Byington |Lillian Barocio

Lillian BarocioStaff WriterFor the first “What Matters to Me and Why” talk of the semester Veronica Escoffery-Runnels, associate professor, school psychology and program chair of educational counseling, spoke about the importance of choosing one’s words carefully. Escoffery-Runnels explained that there is power in words, during the Aug. 29 talk before roughly 40 community members in the Ludwick Center Sacred Space.