Pierce College is upping its investment into construction of the Childhood Development Center, as well as the renovation of various athletics facilities and the addition of 17 temporary classrooms to the Village. The money for the increase was saved from government bonds for previous projects and the interest earned off of that extra money.
Year: 2007
Whose fault is it?
The citizens of the San Fernando Valley were rudely awakened at 4:31 a.m. on the historical day of Jan. 17, 1994. The loud rumbling that broke the predawn silence lasted more than 30 seconds, with a magnitude measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale. It was dubbed the Northridge earthquake because the epicenter was just three miles from the Pierce Weather Station.
Sheriff Blotter
On Nov. 15, between 7:50 and 9:40 p.m. a car was stolen from Parking Lot #7. A truck drove thru a fence on De Soto Ave. on Nov. 17 around 2 p.m. The vehicle was abandoned by the driver and later towed by the LAPD. A high school student, on Nov. 17, overdose on alcohol around 10 p.
Women’s volleyball season wrap-up
Congratulations to the Pierce College women’s volleyball team for their successful 2007 season. They finished the regular season with 25 wins and three losses, which put them tied at top of the state along with El Camino College for the most wins. The volleyball squad, although it changes faces from year to year, has been consistently strong since head coach Nabil Mardini was hired in 1999.
Welcome to Pierce:
The people we allow to play soccer on our fields are trashing the Village restrooms. Our custodial staff, already overstretched with Pierce College’s 20,000 students, does not need the added mess. Now, thanks to the soccer organizations that play soccer here and students who walk onto the campus, the custodians must deal with the mud and grass the kids and students bring along with them when they come to use our bathrooms.
Tournament Weekend for Women’s Basketball
The Pierce College Women’s Basketball tournament took place at the South Gym on Nov. 23 to 25. Eight colleges took part in it the tournament, including: Citrus, Cuyamaca, East L.A., L.A. City, L.A. Valley, Mission, Oxnard and Pierce.
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services:
The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services is a 35-year-old program offered by Pierce College that provides extended services for students who are handicapped by language, social, economic and educational disadvantages.
TRANSPORTATION MOBILIZATION
The sun has yet to come up and still slumbers behind the rolling hills that line the San Fernando Valley. The street outside is quiet and awaiting the avalanche of cars that will descend upon it like clockwork. Most students in the Valley are sleeping, but not Ismael Siciliano.
Alumni brings new style to barbershop scene
As you walk in, you’ll hear the buzzing sound of the shavers. Then, there’s the same old wait in line until the next available seat opens up, leaving you with a choice between reading the outdated stacks of magazines on the table or simply waiting until you hear someone say, “Next.