Senior political science and economics major Nick Castellano, representing the United States, discusses the issue of ethnic cleansing at the Model United Nation’s event “Human Rights Crisis in Myanmar – Is It Genocide?” Wednesday in the President’s Dining Room. Students represented the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the United States, United Kingdom, France, China and Russia – along with a representative from Myanmar. / photo by Natasha Brennan
Lively music and small crowds were the backdrop for potential new recruits, as University of La Verne students participated in Greek life and club enrollment fairs on Monday and Tuesday in Sneaky Park.
The Model United Nations hosted speaker and president of Liberal International, Hakima El Haité, for a virtual talk on climate justice Saturday. The event was co-sponsored by Southern California’s Model Arab League Conference. More than 20 attended via Zoom.
Gail Tang, associate professor of mathematics, discussed her work in Southeast Asia as a Fulbright Scholar and her research on shifting pedagogical beliefs on Tuesday in the Executive Board Room.
Whether the United Nations Permanent Five should impose sanctions on North Korea, in response to the country’s nuclear missile program, was the topic of discussion at the Hot Spots lecture Wednesday in the President’s Dining Room.