William Shakespeare will take center stage at Dailey Theatre tonight as the theater department presents “The Merchant of Venice.”

Students and faculty gathered together and joined the Japanese Culture Club to see world famous Kyoko Kageyama perform a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony April 18 in the Campus Center.

The Campus Activities Board informed students about practicing safe sex with an interesting spin in an event dubbed Sex-travaganza: Condom Casino Wednesday night in the Campus Center.

Veganism is the practice of refraining from animal products in one’s diet and life style. But what some people fail to realize is that veganism is more than just a diet; it is also a lifestyle.

The softball team earned its spot in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Con­ference Postseason Tournament by winning a doubleheader over Pomona-Pitzer April 19 at Wheeler Park.

La Verne took the first game, 6-1, and the second game, 3-2.

Gitty Amini, assistant professor of political science, will replace Kenneth Marcus, professor of history, as director of the International Studies Institute starting in September.

The sweet sound of the violin accompanied by the piano came together as the Mei Duo performed their rendition of Amy Beach’s work at Scripps College last Friday.

The University of La Verne Society of Accountants will host the annual Academic Awards Banquet in the Campus Center Ballroom Friday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

In times of terror, such as last week when the Boston Marathon bombings erupted into random attacks of violence by two unidentified suspects, citizens drew conclusions from past events to assume the cultural background of criminals and the reason for their attacks.

In 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 109 and 117. This legislation has attempted to close the revolving door of low-level inmates cycling in and out of California state prisons. According to the state Department of Corrections, AB 109 and 117 are California’s solution for reducing the number of inmates in California’s 33 prisons to 137.5 percent by June 27, 2013.