Lynn Stanton-Riggs, associate professor of education, led the faculty lecture on “Parenting and Teaching Our Children” Nov. 19 in the President’s Dining Room.

Upon President Barack Obama’s re-election on Nov. 6, several students at the University of La Verne have shared their approval of the results and have begun to focus on what they hope the next four years will bring for the country.

Prop. 30 would increase the state sales tax from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent for four years, even though most Los Angelinos are already paying a sales tax of 8.75 percent.

Sammy Elzarka, director of assessment and accreditation for College of Education and Organizational Leadership, analyzed the different variables that affected the use of integrating technology in higher education Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Lanney Mayer, associate professor of education, presented “Integrating Faith with Learning in a Postmodern Age” to a group of about 20 faculty members and students as part of the faculty lecture series Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Since the news of hazing at La Puente High School, old wounds have been reopened for locals in Southern California. Last week freshman members of the boy’s soccer team came forward and accused at least 10 of their older teammates of jumping them in the supply closet and beating them. At least one boy was sodomized.

The faculty lecture series on Monday featured Marga Madhuri, associate professor of education, who presented “Pre­service Teacher Dispositions to Using Social Justice Literature in Remote Suburban and Metro­politan Teacher Education Programs.”

University of La Verne faculty have tried with some success to integrate technology to enrich the learning experience, but the problem lies in older generations not having an understanding of how technology fits in today’s culture, at least according to some students and faculty.

Adonay Montes, assistant professor of education, discussed how a new program is helping migrant Latino students overcome the social and academic challenges they face when starting school in America, Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

The Interfaith Student Council hosted the discussion “Education Under Fire” on Tuesday in the Campus Center Ballroom to discuss the Iranian government’s prohibition of higher education for the Baha’i community.