The women’s volleyball team, seven-time Western State Conference Champions, kicked off their 2008 season by winning the Women’s Volleyball Las Vegas Tournament for the first time in four yearsSept. 5 and 6. “This year we are more experienced as a volleyball players,” said Head coach Nabil Mardini, who anticipated a successful run in the tournament.
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Pierce recycling program sets example for the district
Along with the beginning of the fall semester a recycling program has also been implemented into Pierce campus.
Exotic ‘Fables and Follies’ attracts the feminine eye
The art gallery opened its doors Sept. 10 for the viewing of Rebecca Edwards’ exhibit, “Fables and Follies,” which will run through Oct. 8. Huge pieces like the “Tall Chair Mannequins” and “Rapunzel’s Revenge” have piqued the interest of both students and professors.
Check scam targets 3 colleges
A scam involving victimized students cashing about $80,000 in fraudulent checks for con-artists, has been reportedly taking place at Pierce College, Valley College and California State University, Northridge. Detective Tammy Thomas from the Los Angeles Police Department said the scams have been going on since April and that a warning needs to be sent out to students immediately.
When do students deserve to know?
It took an article in the Los Angeles Daily News to draw our attention to an $80,000 scam that has targeted students of Pierce College and other colleges in the San Fernando Valley for about a year. According to the Aug. 1 article entitled, “Students bilked for $80,000, cops say,” officials say they began to receive complaints from students at Pierce, Valley College and California State University, Northridge about a year ago.
Women’s soccer team learns important lesson
For the last four seasons, the Victory Valley soccer tournament has been the turning point for the Pierce College women’s soccer program. This year, it was a wake-up call. “It was a good reality check for us,” said assistant coach Victor Lopez. “We have a lot to work on and the girls know that.
Metallica scores with Death Magnetic
Metallica’s new album, Death Magnetic, rocks hard with epic solos, classic vocal styles, and a cleaner sound die hard fans and newer listeners will love.
Driving on the safer side of the law
This is an article of facts and opions of the Pierce College Sheriff’s Department, an Officer from LAPD West Valley Division, and some Pierce College students. The Sheriff’s Department will cite students for talking on their cellphone and texting if it leads to a distraction but it depends upon the decision of the sheriff’s officer to hand out a warning or fine. Also, the student’s opinions on this vehicle code on campus and their experience/knowledge of it.
Olympic Gold
When Marv Dunphy steps onto the floor at Firestone Fieldhouse to begin his 26th season at the helm of the Pepperdine University Waves men’s volleyball team, it will be just another day at the office-at least to him. Dunphy will have held practice with his latest squad, will have gotten re-acquainted with his returners, and will have gotten to know his new recruits, just like all of his opposing coaches.
ROUGH: Enormous earthquake inevitable: is Pierce prepared?
The 5.4 Chino Hills earthquake that was felt from Las Vegas to San Diego this summer was nothing compared to what is coming. On April 14, 2008 The U.S. Geological Survey released a report called the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF), which states that “California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.