With the recent Virginia Tech tragedy, Pierce College students are concerned about their safety. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University student and English major Cho Seung-Hui, killed 32 people in two locations on campus before shooting himself in the head April 16.
Day: April 25, 2007
New station: bigger and better
The new Pierce College Sheriff’s Station is up and running in a facility that will accommodate personnel of the force on campus. The new station is located between the Men’s Gym and the tennis courts and was roughly completed last week. “We expect a vast improvement with this new location,” said Sgt.
New VP:1st month on the job
“I’m not looking for fame,” jokes Kenneth Takeda, new vice president of administrative services. “I’m not looking for fame,” jokes Kenneth Takeda, as the photographer sets up a tripod and begins shooting. The new vice president of administrative services has only been at his new post at Pierce College a month, but he’s no stranger to attention.
K-9 event rates a “10”
Shepard Stadium flourished with four-legged success stories on Sunday, when approximately 8,000 pooches and their people weathered mild rain for a canine celebration. The 6th annual Nuts for Mutts was coordinated by New Leash on Life, a no-kill, nonprofit animal shelter primarily for dogs based in Newhall.
Is your food bugged?
A sample of the new “Fiber One Chewy Bar” was included with my newspaper on Sunday, compliments of General Mills. Free food…Yay! It sounds healthy and we can all use an extra shot of fiber after a week of fast-food, right? But having gotten rather suspicious about these supposedly healthy bars, I decided to peruse the nutritional information.
Tacos, Tamales and Tradition
Within the first 20 seconds of walking into Sol y Luna Restaurante Mexicano a sudden sense of Mexican tradition is running through your veins. The waiters and waitresses are dressed up in authentic Mexican costumes and the walls around you are covered in traditional Mexican art.
Thicke elevates to a million
Listening to the falsetto tones and wide range of Robin Thicke’s voice is the sweetest ear candy. The sultry R&B sounds carry a neo-soul flavor and are reminiscent of the late Marvin Gaye and Brian McKnight. If Thicke’s last name sounds familiar that’s because father Alan Thicke played Jason Seaver on the mid-80s hit television series “Growing Pains” and also sang the theme song to the show.
‘Vacancy’s’ thrills don’t check out
Roadside motels are given a whole new meaning as “Vacancy” checks in with bone-rattling horrific thrills in a nice, 85-minute package with enough blood and language to fill an R-rating. But does the time and rating give the film an extra punch or is it just limping behind its other scary brethren? This small tale chronicles the journey of David and Amy Fox (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale), a disgruntled couple who can’t seem to get through a conversation without trying to scratch each other’s eyes out.
My name is ____ and I am an Addict
There are aspirations at Pierce College that lie beneath the surface. Amid a student body, where eyes are predominately focused on four-year universities, the students in Pierce’s Addiction Studies Program carry on as ghosts. David Rodriguez was brought to Pierce by a pain that has stalked him for seven years.
New coach tackles old record
Pierce College, an institution not known for its prowess on the football field, announced the hiring Kevin Moore as head coach in a news conference Friday afternoon. Accumulating only six wins in the past three seasons and with the resignation of head coach David Banuelos, the football program was in dire need of rejuvenation.