A team of University of La Verne business students placed No. 1 in the nation in the CAPSIM competition among hundreds of other U.S. colleges and universities.

The men’s basketball team came out Monday night with a 69-55 win against La Sierra.

Students, parents, staff and University of La Verne alumni came together on Saturday to celebrate Homecoming at the Homecoming Street Fair.

The Homecoming game between La Verne and Cal Lutheran on Saturday resulted in a loss for the Leopards, 45-3.

The Latino Student Forum and the Ping Pong Club hosted two ping pong tournaments in the Campus Center.

Children from the La Verne community enjoyed trick or treating on the University of La Verne campus on Halloween night during Spooktacular.

The women’s soccer team outlasted Pomona-Pitzer, 3-1, on Oct. 24 at La Verne. The win was also the team’s third Southern California Intercolleg­iate Athletic Conference win of the season and fifth overall.

Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity have begun to clean the field and stands at Ortmayer Stadium after every home football game.

The La Verne football team played a close game last Saturday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps but was ultimately unable to achieve its first win of the season. Although the Leopards played well in front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the game ended with a score of 17-7.

Premature babies at the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital will sleep warmer this winter thanks to a group of University of La Verne fraternity and sorority members. The project “Mimis for Preemies” had the young men and women sewing blankets for premature babies at the children’s hospital.