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Many students breathed a sigh of relief last Friday knowing that the four week long January interterm is over. However, for the students in the theatre performance class called Shifting Borders, a bond was built that those in the class believe will never be broken.

The name of the Diversity Task Force at the University of La Verne was changed Oct. 21 to the Coalition for Diversity, and with the new name comes a change in leadership.

In order to support and assist first generation college students, a grant proposed by the James Irvine foundation was awarded this past spring and Britt Ortiz was hired as the coordinator of the new program.

This upcoming year the University of La Verne will be offering a new program to help first generation minority college students become successful during their college education.

In order to address diversity on campus, the James Irvine Foundation approved a three-year $500,000 grant to the University of La Verne.