I would like to commend writer Robert Penalber for highlighting the important Migrant Education Summer Institute in your first publication of the year.

However, one of the few traditional symbols we have on campus is now inaccessible to students. It was not buried away or torn down, but simply chained off.

On May 9 the lead singer of Against Me!, Tom Gabel, has announced that he is beginning the transition from male to female.

Attention students: Prepare to empty your wallets, max out your credit cards and expand your debt as you pursue your education at the University of La Verne. A 6.5 percent increase in tuition has been approved for the 2012-2013 school year.

Almost 80 days from now, the London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony will begin for viewers around the world. These Games are monumental and receive extreme viewership, bringing all countries together for such a rare moment. However, this year the officials of the Games are cracking down on those that use the lingo of the Games and the footage that can be captured when visiting and attending the events.

Republicans in the Senate blocked the Democrats’ bill Tuesday that would prevent the interest rates of the Stafford Loan from doubling July 1. The interest rate that is currently 3.4 percent would double to 6.8 percent, a price that only adds to the thicket of debt students are fighting.

The Campus Accelerated Program for Adults was created to address the specific needs of students over the age of 25. If they are coming back to attend college, why are they not allowed to participate in all of the college campus activities, that traditional undergraduates can?

For our students, we as faculty and administrators want to be there for any counseling they need.

A university’s website is the first thing many potential students go to for information when trying to choose a college. All the information about a school and the application process is placed conveniently in its own section that is clearly labeled and well-organized. This is no different for the University of La Verne’s website.

Todd Bridges and Corey Feldman have decided to back a bill that requires talent managers, photographers and everyone whose job involves unsupervised access to child performers to provide fingerprints and submit to criminal background checks.