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Azusa City Library promotes literacy for all ages
The Bookmobile: Encouraging literacy among children and adults Literacy skills are developed from a young age, and a child that has access to plentiful books will often continue to develop his or her reading skills well into adulthood. However, many kids have limited access to a library. Enter the Bookmobile, Azusa City Library’s very… [Read More]
Years later, student project still helps young mothers
One in three girls in the U.S. will become pregnant in high school and 80 percent of unmarried teen moms end up on welfare due to high living costs and lack of support. Seeing a need, two APU alumni set out to provide a path of self-sufficiency for single mothers in the San Gabriel Valley.… [Read More]
Orange picking preserves history
Many La Verne residents spend their Saturdays under the orange trees, enjoying peace and serenity while basking in the history of the city. Every Saturday, the city of La Verne hosts an orange picking event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Heritage Park. The city of La Verne calls this event a “Slice… [Read More]
State priorities increase colleges’ costs
President Obama is pushing his college affordability agenda, which he mentioned in his State of the Union address and a speech at the University of Michigan, but statewide budget cuts are making it difficult for APU and Citrus College to do anything but raise tuition. Citrus College and community colleges across California are raising… [Read More]
Giving art as a form of discipleship
Alongside the Monrovia Street Fair, with stands and booths filled with things for sale, there is one person giving away books and pictures for free. Art Abadjian attends the street fair to set up his stand, which includes Christian books, pamphlets, prints of prayers and verses, re-prints of famous painting of Jesus, and reprints of… [Read More]
Ending hate hand-in-hand
Hundreds of locals gathered, hand-in-hand to take a stand against hate crimes, stepping forward together to embrace diversity at the 10th annual Hands Across Azusa. On Sunday, Jan. 15, the city hall lawn was filled with people, stages, tents and performers together to promote awareness of past hate crimes committed in Azusa and a… [Read More]
Pasadena celebrates its delicious accident
First you take the bun, and then you take the patty. Oh, and don’t forget the cheese! When you put them together, what do you get? The cheeseburger. When combined, these simple ingredients create one of the most popular foods in America. So much so that it had Pasadena burger joints dedicating a week… [Read More]
Is standardized testing leading to students learning or teachers cheating?
Since the No Child Left Behind Act, teachers have been increasingly evaluated based on their students’ performance on a single standardized test, which tempts some of them to cheat for their students. Three dozen teachers have been accused of cheating on the tests this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. Test scores not… [Read More]
Rose Bowl Parade will skips its New Year’s debut
Pasadena’s New Year’s Rose Bowl Parade traditionally avoids falling on a Sunday — until this year. The “Never On a Sunday” tradition, which started in 1893, continues with the 123rd Rose Parade now to take place on Monday, Jan. 2 in the heart of Pasadena. For over 100 years, crowds of people have… [Read More]
Fun run for all
On Saturday, Nov. 19, the 2008 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist and APU alumnus Bryan Clay sponsored his first annual FIT4FALL 5k Run in Glendora, Calif. “It was absolutely amazing. We had people with signs all over the place and everybody was coming out of their houses cheering people on,” Clay said. The proceeds… [Read More]
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