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THE WEEKLY BLOTTER
May 13 2:34 p.m. A contractor in a large construction vehicle ran into a power line on El Rancho Drive, causing the line and a pole to fall. Nobody was injured. b/t 3 and 6 p.m. An unknown person tagged on the Campus Center. 5:45 p.m. Someone cut a lock on a locker in the South Gym and stoile a wallet and a cell phone.
‘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.
Summer school blurb
As the spring semester comes to its end, students are left with two options: have a 10-week break, or apply to take classes during summer. Many students already know that Pierce College offers two five-week sessions of classes during the summer. “I think summer school is a great thing,” said education major Jamie Quintanilla.
My technological distraction
Hi. My name is Harold. I’m an addict. Not to alcohol, but to technology. No matter what, I always have to be around something technological. Whether it’s a laptop or a television set, I can’t stay away from them. There used to be a time when all I did was read books.
Reality TV, a sick portrayal
What happened to Tila Tequila’s first soul mate from season one of “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila?” What about that of Bret Michaels from “Rock of Love?” And the unlucky bloke from “I Love New York?” The sick portrayal of romance idolized by hundreds of thousands of teenagers is a twisted reflection of America’s values, which seem to be founded on an “entertainment first, integrity second” basis.
Getting in Step
Leaping forward and back, more than 80 dancers fascinated a full-capacity crowd with their beauty, rhythm, design and dynamics in the 2008 Spring Dance Concert. Twenty-one dances by 21 choreographers, including modern dance, hip-hop, tap, ballet, dance drama and improvisation, were performed from Friday to Sunday at the Performing Arts Building.
The circle of sports
Ending the semester doesn’t mean ending sports. Though the spring season has come to a close, fall brings soccer, football, basketball and women’s volleyball back to Pierce College. Little news is available from the majority of next semester’s teams, but new developments were available for volleyball and football.
No miracles in ‘city of angels’
It’s been too long since Los Angeles sports fans had a reason to celebrate. Our Dodgers haven’t sniffed the playoffs since 2006 when they were dismantled and swept by the New York Mets. L.A.’s only powerhouse college football team, USC, failed to win it all for the third year in a row.