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Author discusses exploring cultural identities

The University of La Verne welcomed Pulitzer Prize winning author Héctor Tobar as this year’s annual “One Book, One University” speaker. The first of two lectures Wednesday took place at noon on Wednesday in the Morgan Auditorium before an audience of roughly 150.

Music Review: Hip-hop album embraces West Coast

Compton based hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar recently released a surprise album titled “GNX,” debuting with a staggering 319,000 units sold in its first week of release with very little promotion.

Dodgers’ parade brings Los Angeles together

The people of Los Angeles gathered together Nov. 1 to celebrate the Los Angeles Dodgers win in the World Series.

Commentary: Remembrance of a Dodgers legacy

At 11 a.m. on Nov. 3, Mariachi Plaza was flooded with a wave of Dodger blue. A 52-foot tall mural of Fernando Valenzuela gazed down on the city of Los Angeles. An ofrenda for El Toro sat just beneath the mural, celebrating his life. The smell of incense was strong throughout First Street.

Wildfires engulf Southern California

Portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties have been engulfed in wildfires, most of which are still burning out of control uncomfortably close to the University of La Verne.

Sex Workers: Stepping Out of the Shadows: Online sex work and stripping prove safer than prostitution

Online sex work is not only a safer option for the worker but for the consumers as well who can request specialized services from the comfort of their own home, diminishing the threat of violence, sex trafficking, drugs and STDs.

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