Historic oak tree falls in Sneaky Park

Students walk by a fallen tree at University of La Verne’s Sneaky Park as the Student Involvement Fair happens in the background Wednesday. Back-to-back rain storms following a massive drought are suspected to have contributed to uprooting the tree, causing it to fall toward C Street. / photo by Vincent Matthew Franco
Students walk by a fallen tree at University of La Verne’s Sneaky Park as the Student Involvement Fair happens in the background Wednesday. Back-to-back rain storms following a massive drought are suspected to have contributed to uprooting the tree, causing it to fall toward C Street. / photo by Vincent Matthew Franco
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Vincent Matthew Franco is a senior journalism major with a concentration in print and online journalism. He has been involved in journalism and print media in high school, community college and is now at the social media editor of the Campus Times and a staff photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine. He previously served as arts editor.

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