For more than a decade singing competitions have filled primetime slots on TV. With the promise of lucrative record contracts, fame and millions of adoring fans, year after year people continue to line up for days and audition in front of professionals.

The La Verne Fire Department takes the time to demo new equipment.

Members of indie rock band Bear Attack perform at the Pomona College Museum of Art Feb. 28 for the museum’s event, Art After Hours.

Brian Zhang, junior business administration major, talks with Sheri Lilie, junior psychology major, about Reverie Outfitters’ products during the spring launch event Wednesday in Sneaky Park.

Genevieve Lee, professor of music at Pomona College, performed a solo recital program titled “Keyboard Kaleidoscope,” as part of Pianofest 2013.

Junior baseball player Tim Ralston parks in parking lot Q daily because it is so close to the team’s batting cages.

Senior business management major Fernando Almejo sleds down a snow hill in Sneaky Park Tuesday while trying to avoid the snowballs being hurled at him by fellow students on the way down.

Laura Olson records an out for the Leopards against Cal Lutheran in a doubleheader to open the SCIAC season Saturday.

Entering her fourth semester as president of the University of La Verne, Devorah Lieberman speaks to the faculty and students at the second State of the University address.

Two-year-old La Verne resident Ty Ranells is helped by his mother, Christy Ranells, and La Verne Mayor Don Kendrick to turn on the lights on the City Hall Christmas tree on Monday night.