‘We the people…’

Wrapping up the University of La Verne’s annual Reading of the Constitution last Friday, Professor of English David Werner reads with attention-grabbing animation. Many people read from different sections of the United States Constitution. One student, David Ovcharenko, translated the text into Russian as he read. / photo by Zachary Horton
Wrapping up the University of La Verne’s annual Reading of the Constitution last Friday, Professor of English David Werner reads with attention-grabbing animation. Many people read from different sections of the United States Constitution. One student, David Ovcharenko, translated the text into Russian as he read. / photo by Zachary Horton
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