Nimer and Jesse Wheeler, residents of La Verne, take a moment to admire the pond in the Johnson Family Plaza on Wednesday during their walk through the campus. Jesse is a pastor in Rowland Heights who works evenings and spends time with Nimer during the day. / photo by Candice Salazar
The University of La Verne held a small event on campus in the Johnson Family Plaza on Tuesday to celebrate the National Arab American Heritage Month. The event gave the community a taste of Arab culture.
In response to last week's apparent hate crimes – a racist threat on social media directed at a specific group of students, followed by arson in a student's car – several students rallied in Johnson Family Plaza to condemn these actions, while faculty discussed the appropriate response at the Faculty Senate meeting Monday.