Writers Archives: Jessica Valerio

Blandine Venet is an international student from Nancy, France. “l like to shop at small boutiques, where I can find unique items,” she said. Her actual purse is a gift from her boyfriend. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Fashion Review: Students pursue the perfect purse

By Erin Zabarnick, Jessica Valerio on May 21, 2004 in Fashion & Beauty, LV Life

It is purse time, talking about what’s hot and what’s not at the University of La Verne.

Last Thursday, the La Verne Fire Department received a call reporting a suspicious smell coming from Founders Hall. Sharla Geist, administrative assistant for the natural sciences department, noticed the smell and wondered if it was gas. She followed protocol and immediately called Robert Beebe, assistant director of facilities and management, to report the smell. Unknown to Geist, someone else had called the La Verne Fire Department, which responded by sending four fire trucks. “A student working on a biology research project was working with some kind of bacteria next to the vents, and the fumes ended up running through them,” Geist said. The students were evacuated from Founders Hall by the fire fighters and within a few minutes were allowed back in after fire fighters found no reason to suspect any danger. / photo by Jessica Valerio

No fire here

By Jessica Valerio on May 21, 2004 in News

Last Thursday, the La Verne Fire Department received a call reporting a suspicious smell coming from Founders Hall.

The hands of senior Samantha Kern are shaping her senior thesis. “Missing Pauses,” is a production she has written after a book titled “ The Performers Guide to the Collaborative Process,” by Sheila Kerrigan. Performers are Stephanie Barraco, Margaret Tipton, Brianna Roth and Rhiannon Cuddy. Kern says, “This rehearsal is to improve work in improvisation and to explore dialogue in order to develop action in the language.” “Missing Pauses,” will be performed May 23, 24 and 25 in Dailey Theater at 7:30 p.m. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Finding their voice in ‘Missing Pauses’

By Jessica Valerio, Melissa Betsy Lau on May 21, 2004 in Arts, Etc., Theater

by Melissa Betsy Lau Editorial Director The house lights of the Cabaret Theatre cast a golden glow on the mosaics lining a small portion of the theatre floor. In close proximity, the real mosaics of the play are situated comfortably in various positions while they rehearse their lines for Samantha Kern’s senior project “Missing Pauses.” […]

The University of La Verne's Campus Diversity Initiative held a poster session last week on Faschnacht Court following the town hall meeting. Loretta Rahmani, dean of student affairs (left); Daniel Loera, interim director of the Institute for Multicultural Research and Campus Diversity; and Vitonio San Juan, assistant dean of students at the College of Law, were among those who attended the event. With a grant from the James Irvine Foundation, the University is working to create a learning community that supports diversity. The poster session was designed to “offer information to the students of the University and for students to be aware of their success,” Loera said. The grant is the third of a series of grants from the Irvine Foundation to address quality of life and academic issues in a way that supports the University’s diverse community. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Poster session highlights diversity

By Jessica Valerio on May 14, 2004 in News

The University of La Verne’s Campus Diversity Initiative held a poster session last week on Fasnacht Court following the town hall meeting.

Senior Stephanie Barraco and junior Anthony Guerrero, both theater students and commuters at the University of La Verne, take a snack at the Spot. “I eat fast food every day,” said Barraco, who finds herself eating the greasy stuff everywhere she goes. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Fast food fills students’ stomachs

By Jessica Valerio, Valerie Rojas on April 16, 2004 in Dining, LV Life

It is a late Wednesday night. Your night class just ended at 10 p.m. and your stomach is still growling, just like it was throughout Professor so-and-so’s lecture. You have a choice set before you.

The Commuter Fair offered different inflatable air games and booths brought by various clubs and organizations on campus Wednesday. The Associated Students Federation Forum sponsored the sumo wrestling inflatable mat. Several students lined up to wrestle one another. Freshman John Drayer looks out for friend Raymond Kodaker after a fall on the mat. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Fair entertains commuters

By Jessica Valerio, Mike Myers on April 2, 2004 in LV Life

The Associated Student Federation’s Commuter Fair Wednesday in the quad attracted both resident and commuter students.

The Great American Train Show was held Saturday and Sunday at the Fairplex in Pomona. Newcomers, experts and model building enthusiasts were able to buy model trains and collectable cars. And they could also learn more about their favorite hobby. Meanwhile, youngsters and future experts enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about trains and play with them. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Train show chugs into fairgrounds

By Amby Sarabia, Jessica Valerio on March 26, 2004 in Community News, LV Life

All aboard the tram leading to the annual Great American Train Show. Families and train enthusiasts alike chugged their way to Fairplex to wander the two halls and peruse train models and items to add to their collections.

In the Jewish tradition of Passover, Rabbi Leslie Bergson plays a traditional song at the University of La Verne's Model Seder on March 10 in the President’s Dining Room. Bergson, Jewish chaplain and Hillel director at the Claremont Colleges, led the seder, retelling the story of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt, in honor of Peace Week. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Ritual dinner honors Jewish history

By Jessica Valerio, Monique Jimenez on March 19, 2004 in LV Life

The model Jewish Seder attracted about 40 people last Wednesday in the President’s Dining Room, who participated in the ritual Passover dinner.

Owner Patti Weaver talks about plans for her new restaurant, Faith's Comfort Foods, located in the bookstore space vacated by the Book-N-Bean Bistro. Weaver would like to offer the students of the University of La Verne and the community members a place to enjoy a homemade meal. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Comfort food coming to bookstore

By Beatriz Mendoza, Jessica Valerio on March 5, 2004 in News

For more than five months, the Book-N-Bean Bistro was a neglected space inside the University of La Verne bookstore, but this month it will be re-opened as Faith’s Comfort Foods, and potentially, La Verne’s newest hot spot.

The University of La Verne softball team defeated the Whittier Poets, 8-2, Friday. At the end of the fifth inning freshman second baseman Suzy Riker (No. 17) of ULV discusses a disputed tag at second base with assistant outfield coach Kendra Navarro and catching coach Omar Fernandez. The field umpire changed a call on the play, allowing the runner to stay at second base. / photo by Jessica Valerio

Leopards take conference opener

By Jessica Valerio, Jonathan Corral on February 27, 2004 in Softball, Sports

One could not have scripted a better start for the University of La Verne softball team in its weekend series with Whittier College.