Dear Roundup, It’s very reassuring to me that the Roundup has chosen to focus attention on the environmental and construction challenges we face at Pierce. I agree that “It’s not easy being green,” but I’d like to point out our great progress toward this goal.
Month: April 2008
Long-time player advances to USC
The baseball team at Pierce College has a new star in the making: center fielder and third hitter Calvin Culver. Currently in his sophomore year at Pierce, Culver previously played for the baseball team at Quartz Hill High School. Leadership is Culver’s most noticeable quality besides, of course, his huge talent for the game, according to his coach and teammates.
8-point loss at home
The Pierce College baseball team struggled to overcome El Camino College’s early lead on March 19, losing 12-4. “I know Pierce is a pretty good team,” said Nathan Fernley, El Camino’s head coach. “I know their pitchers throw very well; there are three or four here that are pretty good.
Vicious loss leaves team 1-5
With only one win and three consecutive losses, the men’s volleyball team set out to defeat El Camino College on March 19, but later on lost the game, 3-1. “It wasn’t a bad loss,” said Steven Umemeto, one of Pierce College’s team captains. However, it made their standing 1-4 halfway through the Western State Conference.
5-game losing streak ends shot at WSC title
Lackluster defense and net violations aided the Brahmas’ downfall, with Pierce College losing to the Long Beach Vikings 3-1 in their fifth Men’s Volleyball WSC Southern Division Game, March 26. The first game was hot as both teams battled each other with strong kills and quick maneuvers.
Don’t drive and dial
I never thought I would be the cause of an accident while driving and talking on my cell phone at the same time. Never say never. Recently, I was on my cell phone and driving after a long, hard day at work. It was around 5 p.m. I decided to call my sister, who lives in Texas.
A ‘Dance’ into goat world blah blaahh
Mexican culture has never been illuminated so beautifully or brutally all at once by a photographer of our time. “Danza de la Cabrita/The Goats Dance: Photographs by Garciela Iturbide,” at the Getty Center, unearths the matriarchal society of the Zapotec Indian town of Juchitán, Oaxaca, whose inhabitants are the most striking of the women she chose to photograph, because of their large girth yet extremely feminine attire.
Country cafe
Current plans for the food court include the obliteration of our cafeteria, the Country Café, which is not prospering the way the administration and district want it to. Plans by the Los Angeles Community College District, to bring in outside food and beverage venders to the food court, follow in the footsteps of four-year institutions such as California State University, Northridge.