A University of La Verne debate team placed an impressive 12th place in the World Universities Debating Championships, beating out Yale, Princeton, MIT and all of its U.S. competitors in the annual tournament held in January in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
She has only been at the University of La Verne since September, but she has already noticed the differences in the students and the environment from the University of California, Los Angeles.
"The Yanks are not coming!" shouted Mike Noonan as he stood admist signs that read "We can't bomb our way to peace" and "Cooperation is peace, war is hell." Guitars, accordions and percussion instruments could also be heard amid the honking horns and shouts for peace.
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The University of La Verne Peace Fair Tuesday culminated with a concert to raise money for Lambs for Afghanistan, a program which purchases lambs for Afghan refugees.