Emily Lau

Claudia Fritsche, ambassador from the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United States, became the first speaker of the year for the University of La Verne’s Model United Nations.

University of La Verne students formed groups to compete against each other to see whose musical performance was the most imaginative and spirited at music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon’s Air Band Battle Oct. 23 in Morgan Auditorium.

Faculty and staff members of the University of La Verne discussed the effects a militarized mindset have on the police at a panel titled “The Social Context in Which Law Enforcement Operates: Militarization of Police and Race Relations in Law Enforcement Encounters,” the third part of the five-part series “Ferguson: A Call for Understanding and Action,” Thursday at the La Verne College of Law.

Eighteen abstract art pieces are placed in a circle together to form Augusto Sandroni’s solo exhibit “Radius Abstractus” in the Tall Wall Space of the Arts and Communications Building.

Central American immigrants encounter many dangerous situations for a chance at a better life in the United States and journalist and author Sonia Nazario has braved the same dangers to bring one boy’s story to the public.

Environment enthusiasts and federal wilderness agencies celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act by providing information about wilderness awareness at the Wilderness Fair and participating in the Walk for the Wild at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday.