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Saxophonist Woodard to lead Pierce Street Jazz concert

Saxophone great Rickey Woodard, a veteran of stage and studio and sideman for some of music’s biggest acts, will headline the next Pierce Street Jazz…
Dr. Robert Thomas, Health and Exercise Science chair, leads the academic processional as convocation begins on Sept. 30. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra’s president calls on students to find their grand adventure

As La Sierra University’s students began the new school year, they were challenged to seek God’s call in their lives, embark down their own unique…
Summer Music Camp student Elyse Abad performs in a hand bell choir at La Sierra University. The music camp is a program of the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. (Photos by Jason Anthony)

Visual and performing arts academy kicks off second year with new programs

La Sierra University’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is speeding into its second year with a ramped up offering of music instruction,…
La Sierra University freshmen at Pine Summit Christian Camp for IGNITE orientation. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra freshmen IGNITE in Big Bear

With laughter, words of encouragement and shouts of frustration, three teams of La Sierra University freshmen raced along a forest floor under soaring…
Terrill Thomas' exhibit, "Resonance," will start the Brandstater Gallery season. (Photos by Terrill Thomas)

Brandstater Gallery opens season with “Resonance”

The Merriam-Webster dictionary includes in its definitions of resonance “a quality that makes something personally meaningful or important to…
The Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business on the La Sierra University campus.

La Sierra University moves ahead in Best Colleges rankings

U.S. News & World Report has included La Sierra University as one of America's Best Colleges in its 2015 rankings. The magazine's much-anticipated…

An ALS Benefit Concert will be held at Hole Memorial Auditorium September 17. (Photo by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra University to present ALS Benefit Concert

Thirteen years ago, when the mother of a La Sierra University staff member was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, there wasn’t much…
Biking is usually the second leg of off-road triathlon competitions. Rory Macomber began competing in triathlons in 2011.

La Sierra triathlete proves willpower wins the race

It began with little steps fueled by a determination to improve that got Rory Macomber this far, and it is the little steps that help him succeed.
Saxophonist Andrew Harrison, Fiero artistic director. (Photos courtesy of Andrew Harrison)

La Sierra alum to debut saxophone ensemble at alma mater

Back in 2005, Andrew Harrison was a saxophone-playing, music-loving pre-med major at La Sierra University.
Blues guitarist John Payne with bass player Henry Franklin, background.

Jazz, blues guitarist to lead Pierce Street quartet

As a young boy in West Texas, jazz and blues guitarist John Payne liked what he heard in the region’s fiddle and guitar music and the western swing…
Lynn Caldwell shows signatures of the Martin Luther King Jr. family on an autobiography by Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Natan Vigna)

Professor helps document African-American history

When Lynn Caldwell visited Bauman Rare Books in Las Vegas last Christmas, she never expected to find a document related to 19th century slavery in…
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Sherry Williams will perform July 30.

Jazz vocalist to lead Pierce Street performance

Her voice has been described as smooth, effortless, and “honey-rich,” and she has performed in top venues around the world. On Wed., July 30, …
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