The stage was set Monday night for a Tropical Paradise. Tiki torches lined the walkway to Founders Hall and soft Hawaiian music set the tone for the first of the annual Homecoming events: Illumination.
Princes and princesses for the University of La Verne's Homecoming Court 2001 were formerly announced Monday at the annual "Illumination" ceremony on the steps of Founders Hall.
With the University of La Verne's cross country team going into the Bronco Pre National Invitational only expecting to gain some practice on Saturday, runners, fans and Leopards coach Pat Widolff were content to leave with much more.
On May 28 there will be about 200 undergraduate students walking into Ortmayer Stadium to participate in the commencement. However, six of them will not be graduating.