State Sen. Holly J. Mitchell announced her campaign to run for the 2nd district seat of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Writers Archives: Aryn Plax
Politics impacts teaching
After Donald Trump’s unlikely victory in the 2016 election, a student noticed a change among his peers. To him the campus seemed dead, and its student body appeared to experience the six stages of grief.
Bill responds to measles epidemic
In light of the rising rates of measles, State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician, introduced legislation that aims to curb the sale of false medical exemptions for vaccinations.

Commentary: What we can learn from Poway
In the Diaspora, we observe an eighth day of Passover, during which we celebrate the conclusion of a holiday that honors the Exodus and we say Yizkor, a memorial prayer for the deceased recited four times a year.
Bills would help renters, homeless
California has the highest homeless population in the nation and few restrictions exist to protect tenants from drastic rent increases.
New law boosts women in leadership
Seven months ago, 94 corporations had no women on their boards. As of March 25, 32 of these corporations, or 34 percent of them, have added at least one woman, in compliance with a new state law.
Bill to lower alcohol limit for DUIs
Two years after losing his 15-month-old son to a drunk driver, mixed martial arts fighter Marcus Kowal is now spearheading efforts to lower the legal intoxication limit for DUIs.

FBI, LVPD investigate hate crimes
The La Verne Police Department and the FBI are continuing to investigate an apparent hate crime involving an online threat and arson that occurred on campus last Thursday and Friday, prompting the cancellation of classes.
Voting age could be lowered to 17
In a recent informal poll of 20 University of La Verne students, half said they would support lowering the voting age to 17 in California.

University grapples with aftermath of apparent hate crimes
In response to last week’s apparent hate crimes – a racist threat on social media directed at a specific group of students, followed by arson in a student’s car – several students rallied in Johnson Family Plaza to condemn these actions, while faculty discussed the appropriate response at the Faculty Senate meeting Monday.