News 2009 La Sierra University

La Sierra University alumna, Ardyce Koobs.

Alumna’s legacy makes beautiful music at La Sierra

When Julia Park first saw La Sierra University's new black Steinway concert grand piano, she was smitten. “I played that piano when it arrived then…
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On Sun., April 5, La Sierra University’s director of keyboard studies Elvin Rodríguez will perform works by Latin-American composers.

Recital to sizzle with sounds of Latin America

On Sun., April 5, La Sierra University's director of keyboard studies Elvin Rodríguez, together with four other pianists, will perform works by…
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Martin Luther King High School students (left to right) Karas Jackson, Heather Mashier, Matthew Casillas and Samantha Aarts listen to World War II Navy veteran and La Sierra alum Ervin Mateer.

History, up close and personal

As World War II Navy veteran and La Sierra alum Ervin Mateer described what it was like to be under enemy fire on board a ship in the Pacific, four…

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La Sierra's stars recall university's influences

La Sierra's stars recall university's influences

Lilly Bond Nelson, a Seventh-day Adventist educator, wasn't sure what to do a few years ago when a doctoral program in Los Angeles required Sabbath…
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Ken Richards, son of H.M.S. Richards, Sr., pictured on right

Alumni step into history at gospel broadcaster's library

The familiar deep voice of famed radio evangelist H.M.S. Richards Sr., speaking on a 1953 recorded broadcast, resonated throughout La Sierra…
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Young musicians to stage talent in annual concert

Young musicians to stage talent in annual concert

This Saturday evening three of the area's best young musicians will take their talent to the stage during La Sierra University's 51st Annual Concerto…
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The Young family during the early 1970s. Left to right, front to back: Mary, Susan Young Crawford, Daniel, Bill, Ben, Tom

Family finds faith at La Sierra

When Daniel Young took a first look at La Sierra University's campus back in the summer of 1972, he wasn't impressed. The grass was brown, the air was…
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Document signed by Abraham Lincoln

La Sierra University Library celebrates Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday

La Sierra University's Library celebrates Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this week (Tuesday through Friday) with a special lobby display.  The…
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Fritz Guy receives Charles Elliot Weniger Award for Excellence

Fritz Guy Receives Weniger Award for Excellence

By Larry Becker Fritz Guy, research professor of philosophical theology at La Sierra University and former LSU president, received the Charles…
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Sojourners Editor Jim Wallis

Landa Lecture Features Sojourners Editor on February 28

By Larry Becker Jim Wallis is a bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, and international commentator on ethics and public life, will be…
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Students to talk natures in first annual conference

The graduate students' disparate research topics range from spiritual identities and ethnicity to Frankenstein and Disney's animal kingdom. But they…
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Dr. Elvin Rodriguez

La Sierra profs’ concert to benefit San Bernardino kids

By Darla Martin Tucker

Two La Sierra University music professors will give a concert Feb. 15 aimed at benefiting a newly-formed…
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