SEPT. 2, 2008 — Students trying to deal with back-to-school disarray may find this semester less stressful thanks to the opening of the new 700-space Parking Lot 8 and the addition of a disabled-student van service. The van service – which will continue indefinitely – will include the new lot, located off El Rancho Drive, as one of the six pickup points.
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New building taking shape as ‘symbol of Pierce’
The last steel beam of the new Student Services Building was signed by involved project members at a “topping off” ceremony yesterday, commemorating the beginning of a new phase toward the year-away completion of the $18 million building.
Weeklong course seeks to aid athlete education
In an effort to familiarize athletes at Pierce College with skills for achieving academic success while participating in sports, Personal Development 15C – The Summer Readiness Program for Athletes – started today and will continue through Thursday.
Foundation commits $70 million to CCC
California Community Colleges received an unprecedented $70 million commitment from the Bernard Osher Foundation May 6. “The more we looked into the higher education community, the more we’ve convinced ourselves of the need of the community college system,” said Mary Bitterman, president of the Bernard Osher Foundation.
New building taking shape as ‘symbol of Pierce’
The last steel beam of the new Student Services Building was signed by involved project members at a “topping off” ceremony yesterday, commemorating the beginning of a new phase toward the year-away completion of the $18 million building.
A SCHOOL YEAR IN REVIEW
CONSTRUCTION The various construction projects scattered around campus will all contribute to what construction director David Tsao calls a “brand new facelift” for Pierce College. It was a busy year for building, since the new projects have completed the design stage and have begun to be physically realized.
Child airlifted off Pierce campus
A child was airlifted out of Pierce College after a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter landed on the soccer field around 7:15 p.m.
While the age and condition of the child was unavailable, Officer Morales of the Pierce Sheriff’s Office said the incident was unrelated to Pierce.
Armenia: My fruitless country
When I was much younger, my grandfather led me into his garden, where I would be dwarfed by a fig tree whose roots were as thick as my grandfather’s body. The tree was barren except for one month out of the year, when two or three purple spheres would explode off of the tree’s dark green leaves.
‘The second half, the better half’
As many students count down the last days of the semester, several deans are counting the last days of their school faculty careers. Shelley Gerstl, dean of Admissions and Records, and Dorothy Rupert, dean of Academic Affairs, are staying until the end of the semester.
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.