May 5 is usually thought of as Cinco de Mayo, but in Japan it is a national holiday called Children’s Day, which celebrates the happiness of children and expresses gratitude to mothers.

La Verne does at the new sports bar House of Wings that just opened in Old Town La Verne.

Nimer and Jesse Wheeler, residents of La Verne, take a moment to admire the pond in the Johnson Family Plaza on Wednesday during their walk through the campus.

The Student Philanthropy Fellowship and University Advancement filled the Campus Center with carnival activities, popcorn and Sprinkles Cupcakes for the Spotted Pig Collection Carnival on May 3.

An event two years in the making came alive April 27 as artists from the community gathered to take part in what is hopefully the first of many Empower­ment Through Art and Graffiti Community Events.

Damien High School’s first Food Truck Festival turned the school’s parking lot into a food utopia inhabited by 20 of Southern Cali­fornia’s most well-known food trucks on Sunday.

Lorena Sandoval, a junior political science major and member of Alpha Omicron Pi, reigned supreme at Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s first Miss SAE pageant on April 12.

Shane Case, a junior history major and member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, sets up a cystic fibrosis awareness campaign on behalf of Iota Delta sorority at the Greek Philanthropy Challenge on May 1 in Sneaky Park.

Campus and community events for the week of May 4, 2012.

Dozens of students gathered at the University Mall on Tuesday afternoon to enjoy warm weather, food, music and giveaways while also learning about ways to help the environment.