Tag: protests

"We are the future; Taco Bell is the past," said Marcos Para, one of the hundreds of students, farmworkers and community workers from across the nation who gathered to march to the Taco Bell corporate headquarters, protesting its commercial dealings with the S. J. Packing Company's poor and exploitative labor standards.

The following is a response to the letter from some members of the School of Business and Global Studies ["Letters to the Editor," Nov. 16].

More than 20 students and more than half a dozen faculty members participated in the anti-war walkout on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 10:45 a.m. as a form of protest against the recent bombings in Afghanistan.

I found it absolutely appalling that some of the teachers here at the University of La Verne were actually supporting this weakly attempted rally that took place on Oct. 11.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) summit took place in Seattle from Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 and was designed to review the global trading system and ensure its dynamism and responsiveness for the years ahead.

The possibilities seem endless for 21-year-old Natalie Lehr, a senior at the University of La Verne, to take charge in her future career plans and let her voice be heard.