Wanting to leave her small town behind, Ashley Lugo packed her belongings and took one last look at Deltona, Fla. and its 83,000 residents. Three thousand miles later, in the San Fernando Valley with 20 times more people, she fearlessly unloaded her things.
Month: April 2007
Baseball beats Bakersfield back-to-back
The Pierce College baseball team continued their winning streak when they defeated Bakersfield College Thursday at home 7-6 and 7-5 on March 14. At Thursday’s game, Bakersfield lead 1-0 for the first two innings until Willie Cabrera, sophomore second baseman, hit a double that brought Andrew Tapia, freshman outfielder, home for Pierce’s first run of the game at the top of the third inning.
Intense drama captures Vets’ war-bruised hearts
“A Piece of My Heart,” a well-written and exquisitely performed anti-war Vietnam play, can be described in one word-intense. It is not for the faint of heart, with emotional strings attached to every descriptive word on a gray stage with few props to support the deep meaning of each line.
Vet on RVT staff
The Registered Veterinary Technology program at Pierce College has one new full-time employee “on staff” now, that means the staff is serving as both an instructor and a veterinarian for the farm animals. Rebecca A. Yates has begun to work as a full-time instructor and veterinarian for the RVT program at Pierce from this fall semester.
PCC looks at accreditation
Prof. Richard J. Follett led a workshop on accreditation Nov. 18 for the Pierce College Council (PCC). The purpose of the meeting was to self-evaluate how well the Council is currently working, if the PCC can function more effectively and to prepare for accreditation self-study.
INVENTIONS BY WOMEN
Fire Escape- Anna Connelly, 1887 Dishwashers- Josephine Cochran, 1893. Medical Syringe- Letitia Greer, 1899 Street Cleaning Machine- Plorence Parpart, 1900 Exhaust Muffler- El Dorado Jones, 1917 Liquid Paper- Bette Nesmith Graham, 1951.
ASO comes together for student voices, needs
The Associated Students Organization has been part of the Pierce College campus since the 1970s. The ASO bungalow has been the home to members since the beginning of its time. This academic year the officers are President Daniella Schwartz and Vice President Adam Willis along with Advisor Brad Saenz who has been involved since January 2004.
‘…I just slapped the bitch’
Everybody should know that there is a time for work and a time for fun. Yet there always seems to be the same group of people lining the walkway of the mall in the most crucial time periods. Sometimes it can be very uncomfortable just walking past the coagulation of “students” making seemingly casual “discussions” amongst themselves.
STD testing now free
Free screenings for chlamydia and gonorrhea are now being provided to students at the Health Center in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sexually Transmitted Disease Program. Instead of paying the usual $26, free screenings are available to students between the ages of 14 to 29.
Supervisor whips up tasty environment
Linda Brown, a woman of few words but a multitasker,†began her 30-year career with the Los Angeles Community College District in 1975, while driving home one night from visiting her parents. She noticed someone on the radio was talking about different jobs available with the college district.