Mark Drummond, chancellor of the L.A. Community College District, voiced his approval of construction at Pierce College during a faculty luncheon Thursday about the past, present and future of the campus. Fran Pavley, guest speaker and democratic nominee for state Senate, spoke before Drummond about how she would improve community colleges if she were to win.
Year: 2008
ASO barbecue today
Summer starts early with the Associated Students Organization barbecue today, taking place from 2 to 4 p.m. in front of their new building near the business office. The event will feature free food, music, a pie eating contest and other games – including a Nintendo Wii tournament – which is to be held indoors in the newly completed Great Hall of the ASO building.
President’s Honors List Reception
More than 100 students were honored and recognized for academic achievement at the President’s Honors List Reception May 13. The Music Quad was filled with smiles and families as the honorees received medals for making the Dean’s List three consecutive times, achieved by maintaining a 3.
Year in Review
MANURE TEAM COMPETES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. The Pierce College manure team, led by environmental sciences professor Craig Meyer, traveled to the nation’s capital this semester to compete for the first time in the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet competition conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Unprofitable financial aid suspended
Community college students may find it harder to obtain loans because two lenders, CitiBank and J.P. Morgan Chase, have temporarily suspended certification of federal Stafford loans to community college students nationwide, according to the American Chronicle.
Child Development Club
The new Child Development Club met Thursday afternoon to discuss the Pathways in Early Childhood Education (PECE) program, as well as to participate in a resume workshop given by Stacey Longmore, Pierce College Child Development professor. Ninety members make up the Child Development Club.
Recruiting a new kindof G.I. Bill
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote this week on a new G.I. Bill designed to further educational benefits for post-9/11 veterans. S.22, also called the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act,” would provide 36 months of benefits up to the cost of the most expensive in-state public school, as well as money for books and housing costs to those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a news release by Sen.
Awesome season behind the racquet
Making it to the playoffs as one of the top two tennis teams, Pierce College ended its season, 7-3. Many came in as new players, including the No. 1 player at Pierce, 18-year-old freshman Kostya Omelyanchuk. “I bring confidence to the team,” he stated. Omelyanchuk hasn’t decided if he will continue to play tennis next year, as he may work and will have no time to devote to the team.
The team that kept swingin’
A season of turnover, a season of pitfalls and of surges, and a season that came up just short has come to a close for the Brahmas. Pierce College finished the 2008 baseball season fourth in the Western State Conference with a conference record of 15-13 and an overall record of 24-20.
GOspeed !
Gentlemen, start your engines. The Mach 5 is back in action. “Speed Racer” was originally an anime series in Japan called “Mach GoGoGo” and gained popularity in America during the late 1960s. But thanks to a green screen and a load of 21st century technology, it has turned into a film with gloriously vibrant action scenes.