A new but familiar face will coach the Pierce College football team this year. Already doubling last year’s wins within the first three games of the season, the Brahmas are being led by Efrain Martinez. Martinez was the assistant offensive coordinator in the disastrous 2006 season, which included a player having a fatal seizure a week before the first game, another player being fatally shot outside his home and players accusing former head coach Kevin Moore of making promises of room and board.
Year: 2007
$$Photography students invited on Beijing trip
Pierce College students interested in photography will soon have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to personally see the preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The China Pre-Olympic Photographic Workshop will be taking students to Beijing, China, to participate in photographing Olympic facilities and various important landmarks of the country.
The Christian Club’s Low Profile May Make it Difficult to Find
Most students don’t know much about Pierce Christians United, formerly known as The Christian Club. Some students just aren’t interested. Pierce Christians United, formerly The Christian Club, is changing its image. The name was changed this semester, and the club has plans to do their part in cleaning up the campus.
$$The program that turned “Piercees” to “Aggies”(last revised)
After completing the Pre-Veterinary Science Program at Pierce College, students hail and give thanks to Dr. Leland Shapiro for making their aspiration in life come true. In spring of 2007, students of the Agricultural Center graduated and continued to pursue their career by continuing at University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
$$’Pirates of the Caribbean’ writers to speak at Pierce (hed by KB)
Creative Voices will be held Tuesday Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Building, where Academy Award nominated screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio will be speaking. . Elliott and Rossio are best known for being the masterminds behind the movies Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek and The Mask of Zorro.
Extra $2 million dollars for part-time instructors
Steve Musha AFT Luncheon 2-2-2-2 A total of $2 million will be spent to increase the pay of part-time instructors who teach 12- and 15-standard hour disciplines in the Los Angeles Community College District. On Thursday, Carl Friedlander, president of Local AFT 1521, made the announcement as the principle speaker at the monthly chapter meeting for the Pierce Faculty Guild.
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Masterpieces from the masters!
A creative exhibit featuring the art work of 14 faculty members was on display Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the faculty art gallery reception at Pierce College. There were about 40 people present, mainly faculty, students and friends. The faculty art show reception has happened for the past several years at Pierce College and is a night to recognize the works of teachers, not students.
Faculty-wide salaries increase, part-timers awarded extra per hour
The entire Pierce College faculty will enjoy a 4.6 percent salary increase as early as their Sept. 28 paychecks, but part-time teachers with heavy workloads will be receiving an extra differential. The announcement was made at the Pierce Faculty Guild Luncheon Meeting Sept.
$$Constitution Day More Like iPod Giveaway Day
Constitution Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Constitution Day More Like iPod Giveaway Day ASO Constitution Day Event Draws a Crowd ASO Hosts Constitution Day Event Pierce College’s Associated Students Organization celebrated United States Constitution Day, hosting the event on the Mall on Sept.