As fires raged across California last month, more than 1,500 inmates traded their prison issue jumpsuits for flame retardant gear and faced unrelenting flames, smoke and ash.
As fires rage across the state with a rising death toll – of more than 59 at press time Thursday – it’s clear that climate change and human impact have intensified California’s prolonged fire seasons.
Responding to the loss of the University of La Verne's permit to maintain the historic "L", the Associated Students Federation (ASF) Forum is presently examining alternatives to what has been deemed by the Forestry Service to be an environmentally harmful practice.
For 104 years, the University of La Verne has relied on its traditions to keep the college community together. Rituals such as painting the Rock, not stepping on the seal and square dancing at orientation camp are fun, but they have a deeper meaning. These small traditions, so important to University life, have helped students and faculty form a bond that will remain unbroken long after graduation.