Red velvet cupcakes, pecan bars, strawberry crumbles and all-American baked goods are a few things junior education major Jennifer Mikolasko bakes professionally in and outside her own kitchen.

Campus and community events for the week of Oct. 7, 2011.

Pride, laughter and excitement filled the Campus Center to celebrate Saudi National Day.

About 15 students and faculty discussed religion and unity at the Interfaith Student Round­table for Hope and Peace last week in the Campus Center.

University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman has been going behind the scenes at the University with her Magical Mystery Tour.

Freshmen Clarissa Rose, Kelby Scharman and Niall Harrison warm up before their big game of intramural basketball on the Frantz Athletic Court.

Laughter and music echoed throughout Sneaky Park, bringing faculty, alumni, students and their families together as the College of Business and Public Management hosted their first department barbecue.

This year the Los Angeles County Fair has a Live Shark Encounter exhibit that lets audience members laugh and learn some quick facts while watching a diver interact with the animals as if they were not sharks at all.