Writers Archives: Jaime Ortega

On Friday, the University of La Verne Music Department performed its Spring Concert at the La Verne Church of the Brethren. The concert was entitled "The Flowering of Love." The groups that performed were the ULV Chorale and the ULV Chamber Singers. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Love songs reign at Spring Concert

By Jaime Ortega, Julia Carachure on May 19, 2000 in Arts, Etc., Music

As seasons change and spring come to full force, flowers bloom and celebration is in the air. Many people also associate spring with love.

Pennylane Records, located in Pasadena at 12 West Colorado Boulevard, offers used CDs for prices starting as low as $2.99 and new CDs starting at $8.99 The store suits musical tastes from modern rock to country. Customers can also sell and trade CDs. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Local music stores echo affordable CD prices

By Jaime Ortega, Jazmine Ponce on May 12, 2000 in Arts, Etc., Music

For college students the wallet almost always seems to be a little empty, especially when the craving for new tunes comes along. Do not fret – new CDs can be bought at a fraction of the prices retail stores sell them for, the key is knowing where to shop.

On Tuesday, the Human Resources Department put on the annual University of La Verne Employee Benefits Fair. The fair is put on to give employees the chance to meet the vendors of their benefits packages. This year the fair was a '50s sock hop theme. Scott Forsyth, from Maintenance and Operations, dressed up as Elvis to join in on the fun. Forsyth gave attendees the opportunity to take a picture with their favorite '50s rock icon. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Employees go rockin’ out

By Jaime Ortega on May 12, 2000 in LV Life

On Tuesday, the Human Resources Department put on the annual University of La Verne Employee Benefits Fair.

Junior Michelle Crenshaw; senior Alex Rojo and sophomore Tressi Chun helped promote the national Clothesline Project in which Iota Delta encouraged the La Verne community to "air out society's dirty laundry." Students selected shirts that represented a specific type of violence against women or children and used puffy paints to design a shirt expressing their feelings against that type of violence. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Sorority uses week to launder social dilemmas

By Enrique Gutiérrez, Jaime Ortega on April 7, 2000 in Greek Life, LV Life

As T-shirts hung out in the University of La Verne’s Quad, the Iota Delta Sorority ran its annual Clothesline project as a way of fighting violence.

The annual intramural basketball tournament, sponsored by the Associated Students Federation (ASF) Forum, consisted of eight teams this year. Every Thursday night for the past four weeks, the coed teams played to find out who would be the champions. In the end, the team called the No Names won. Junior Tom Chambers, co-chair, said, "In the past years with intramural basketball, we've never had the turn-out in terms of participation and school support." Next year, Chambers would also like to start more intramural sports, including soccer, softball and hockey. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Forum sponsors annual tournament

By Jaime Ortega on March 31, 2000 in Intramural, Sports

The annual intramural basketball tournament, sponsored by the Associated Students Federation (ASF) Forum, consisted of eight teams this year.

Junior Gloria Ramirez has been involved in many organizations on campus including Sigma Kappa and serving as Orientation Week Leader Coordinator. Ramirez majors in biology and although she says it is tough, she loves it. After she completes her bachelor's degree, she plans to apply to medical school with the hope of working as a pediatrician. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Being active part of Ramirez’s life

By Brice Nixon, Jaime Ortega on March 24, 2000 in LV Life

When procrastination requires an early-morning trip to the Wilson Library, it is likely Gloria Ramirez will be there also, but probably not for the same reason.

Last weekend freshman Katie Lyons (left) and sophomores Tandis Morgan (center), Summer Hammons (right), Katie Aimone (not shown) and Tiffany Yates (not shown) went to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the NCAA Division III Women's National Championships for swimming. They are the first group of ULV swimmers to qualify in the two years of the program's existence. Aimone, Hammons, Morgan and Yates are the first All-Americans at ULV in swimming. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Qualifiers prosper in National meet

By Jaime Ortega, Matt Cresto on March 17, 2000 in Sports, Swimming & Diving

The women’s 200-meter freestyle relay team brought home the University of La Verne’s first ever All-American honors from the national swim meet in Atlanta, Ga.

University of La Verne's softball team played a doubleheader against Cal Lutheran on Saturday at Wheeler Park. The Leopards lost the first game 3-2, but rebounded for a 5-3 win in the second game. Freshman Jacki Russo hits the ball and attempts to get on base. The softball team is participating in a SCIAC round robin tournament today through Sunday. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Softball win streak snapped at four

By Enrique Gutiérrez, Jaime Ortega on March 10, 2000 in Softball, Sports

The undefeated season is over. The University of La Verne softball team tasted defeat for the first time this century.

Daniel Pulley, senior, participates in Black History Month every year. He stated that "we are not just beings, remaking what our parents did, but we can go further so that civil rights can be for everybody." This year he recited the poem "Ain't I a Woman?" It was written by Sojourner Truth, a woman slave who was freed. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Love fest promotes diversity

By Jaime Ortega, Jazmine Ponce on March 3, 2000 in Arts, Etc., Literature

Black Liquid Love Fest, a night of poetry and spoken word in celebration of African American History month was held Feb 24 at Lordsburg Coffee Roasters in La Verne.

In 1951, the W.I.T. Memorial Library was dedicated to William I. T. Hoover. Hoover worked at La Verne College for more than 20 years as a professor, dean and president. He was president from 1899-1901. Since 1977 the University of La Verne College of Law has occupied the Hoover Building. This December the law school is moving to the city of Ontario where the University purchased property for the school as it seeks American Bar Association accreditation. / photo by Jaime Ortega

Committee to select Hoover tenant

By Christine Owen, Jaime Ortega on February 25, 2000 in News

Discussion continues among members of the University of La Verne Space Committee as the group strives to reach a consensus over which department will move into the Hoover Building once the College of Law relocates to Ontario.

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