The Kindness Rock Project which began in 2015, is a movement in which people paint inspirational messages on small rocks for other people to see.
Megan Murphy – a women’s empowerment coach, business mentor and meditation instructor – started the project when she left a message on a rock on a beach in Cape Cod, and the movement has since gone global.
In 2016, James Cockrell’s uncle died in a drunk driving crash. Cockrell, who is a 2017 University of La Verne alumnus, honored his uncle’s life by organizing a DUI awareness event last year with the help of his fraternity brothers.
The “freshman 15” is the 15 pounds freshman are expected to gain – in theory or reality – in college due to stress, dining hall food, drinking and lack of exercise. Students here, however, debate whether it’s really a thing.