Pierce College needs to establish friendly community to unite its students and staff. That might have helped make the 2006 homecoming more successful than it was. “Getting more students to support our college athlete department is something worthwhile,” Robert Garber, Pierce College president, commented on 2006 homecoming.
Day: November 17, 2006
Violent ‘hood stepping stone in actor’s career
In the television show, “The Wire,” the often true-to-life stories have helped to make it one of the most popular shows on TV today. The series, which stars Dominic West and Lance Reddick, airs on HBO at 10 p.m. Sundays. It is often compared to cop dramas such as “The Sopranos” and is currently in its fourth season.
Soccer goes out with a win
Pierce College defeated Santa Monica College to win the Western State Conference Women’s Soccer championship. The Brahmas have won four of the last five conference championships, losing only in 2004. “This is the most satisfying and difficult,” said Head Coach Adolfo Perez.
Blind student envisions success
Umair Ibrahim attends school like any other student. He patiently rides the city bus, walks to class with a friend, does his homework and prepares for the next day. There is only one mountain that stands in his path; for Ibrahim, a driving force. He is blind.
Balancing the sexes
While it might seem like there are more male faculty walking around campus, that simply isn’t true. At Pierce College, the faculty consists of mostly females. The percent of female faculty and female students is about the same. The faculty has 53.5 percent female and the students are 57 percent female.
‘Rocky’ to retire as LACCD chancellor in ’07
Former Pierce College president Darroch “Rocky” Young will be retiring from his position as chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District sometime in August after officially taking the position July 1, 2005.