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Play showcases addiction difficulties - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Arts Editor
Sex, drugs and violence are among the topics in the theater arts department production “The Motherf**ker with the Hat,” a play by Nobel Prize winner Stephen Adley Guirgis, which opens Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret Theater.
The play is set in New York City, where Jackie, a drug dealer and addict freshly released from prison, played by Citrus College sophomore film and theater major Randy Rodriguez, comes home to a girlfriend who is also a drug addi...
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Lights Out brings the spooky season adrenaline - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Arts Editor
Zombies, ghouls and clowns – the Fairplex in Pomona had it all during their annual Lights Out: Halloween celebration this month.
Running each weekend in October, the Fairplex opened its doors to Halloween lovers and adrenaline seekers alike. 
Entering the Fairplex from Gate 9, the walkway was painted in an eerie red light, instantly creating a heightened sense of panic. After completing the walk, scare actors instantly got the show started, ripping mock chainsaws a...
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Protestors clash over abortion rights - Campus Times

April Cambero
Editor-In-Chief
Stephen Gilson Jr.
Arts Editor
Leos Protecting Life, a club formed this year, invited pro-life activist Lydia Taylor Davis to discuss her views on abortion Thursday in LaFetra Auditorium to a small audience of 23 people.
Prior to the discussion, a group of University of La Verne students gathered outside the auditorium to protest the event. A few mostly civil words were exchanged between the executive board of Leos Protecting Life and the protesters. 
This brief deb...
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Fairplex takes in horses displaced by wildfires - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Arts Editor 
Smoke, ash and flames have been facts of life in Southern California since the Line, Bridge and Airport wildfires erupted across the region over the last two weeks consuming almost 55,000 acres to date and forcing approximately 10,000 people to evacuate.
Human beings are not the only ones displaced as countless animals have also lost their homes – at least temporarily.
The Fairplex in Pomona is currently housing 78 horses and one donkey displaced by the Bridge Fir...
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Fiesta Patrias celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Arts Editor
The Fairplex in Pomona recently hosted an event to honor Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month. The Fiesta Patrias music festival was Sunday.
A collaboration of Que Buena 105.5FM, 94.3FM and the Fairplex, the event was free, though parking was pricey.
About 500 people attended the festival, despite the 100-degree heat and some smoke from the nearby Bridge Fire. 
There was plenty of food and fun.
“It brings our community together and allows families t...
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Panel discusses war in Middle East - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
LV Life Editor
The Inland Valley Interfaith Working Group for Middle East Peace and the University of La Verne Office of Religious and Spiritual Life hosted a panel discussion about the current war raging in the Middle East.
About 50 people attended the session Sunday in the Ludwick center to hear panelists Ahmed Soboh, chairman of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Gary Gilbert, associate professor of religious studies at Claremont McKenna College, and Andy Win...
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Art showcase highlights hand-crafted talent - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Calendar Editor
The city of Ontario invited artists to showcase their hand-crafted work and its residents to support their work Saturday by Holt x Palm vintage home decor store and gallery in downtown Ontario.
In the back of the exhibit, a small market was available for those who wanted to sit and have thoughtful conversation on the pieces they studied, or buy some homemade beef jerky and other paintings.  
As the smell of freshly smoked brisket filled the air, a DJ dropped so...
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Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary celebrated through dance - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Calendar Editor
Chaffey College presented its Fifth Annual Hip-Hop Studies Summit in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, where Black artists, students and the dance team performed various poems, songs and dances for guests March 1. 
Due to the weather, the block party thrown at the end of the summit was moved indoors to the Center of the Arts “A” building auditorium. Roughly 70 people attended the festivities at the end of the three-day summit. 
“Although I listen to mo...
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Program focused on sexual assault prevention - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Staff Writer
The Honors Program hosted a date rape drugs information session on Nov. 17 in the Campus Center, where survivors discussed their experiences and the effect it has had on their lives.
Members from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, or RAINN,  spoke about the different types of drugs people use to lower the guard of potential victims and discussed different strategies to prevent drink spiking. Speakers also provided information on how to access resources t...
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Garden Festival considers drought solutions - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Staff Writer 
The California Botanic Garden in Claremont hosted the “Waterwise Community Festival” Sunday to spread awareness about the issues of climate change and water conservation, and the particular challenges the state faces in light of a historic drought. 
At the entrance to the garden, a runoff table was set up to show how leftover chemicals from fertilizers run off into the Los Angeles River that connects to the Pacific Ocean. 
“It is an educational tool used mostly b...
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‘Dracula’ keeps audience on edge - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Staff Writer 
The University of La Verne Department of Theater Arts presented a student-directed production of “Dracula,” adapted from the Bram Stoker book, last week in Dailey Theatre. 
The sold-out play had its opening Oct. 28 in time for Halloween.
The play is about an undead man, Count Dracula, played by freshman English major Mateo Cole, and his unquenchable thirst for blood to feed his immortality.
“It is great that people are coming out to show support for theater, espe...
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Twilight Cruise brings out diehards - Campus Times

Stephen Gilson Jr.
Staff Writer
The National Hot Rod Association Motorsports Museum held its monthly Twilight Cruise event in Pomona last week. The event featured iconic muscle cars.
Twilight Cruise nights are held the first Wednesday of each month beginning April and ending with the annual toy drive in December.
Temperatures reached a high of 105 degrees for this month’s event. 
Turnout was lighter because of the heat wave, but those who did show seemed undeterred by the heat.
“It is the camara...