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.
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A day for women’s month
In recognition of Women’s History Month, three very accomplished women provided insight and inspiration at a March 11 seminar on campus. It was sponsored by the History and Humanities departments, in collaboration with the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute. Named after the United Farm Workers co-founder, the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute is an educational partnership between the Los Angeles Community College District and founding Los Angeles unions.
‘Pretty.Odd,’ could be pretty good
Usually, when a band puts together their sophomore album, the sound rarely changes to retain the loyalty of its fans. However, this is not the case with Panic At the Disco and their latest album, “Pretty.Odd.” Panic’s first album released in 2005, “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out,” was laced with vaudeville inspirations and coupled with popular emo lyrics.
A new slice of Africa
Nestled in the corner of Victory Boulevard and Valjean Avenue lies a little piece of South Africa and a sense of family – the Springbok Bar and Grill. With seating available in the bar, patio or regular dining area, you’ll get a unique experience in any section.
THEY’LL FIX YOUR RIDE
Ever had a vintage car you wanted to repair? Or how about a truck you wanted to pimp? The industrial technology department building serves as a haven to students who want to learn how to repair and fix up their rides.
UC admissions: What are your chances of getting in?
University of California admissions are more competitive than ever, with high school graduates in California at record high numbers. But will a decrease in high school graduates in the coming years mean an easier transfer into a UC? Not necessarily, said Elizabeth Atondo, transfer director at Pierce College.
Cesar Chavez Day
Monday was a day dedicated to Cesar Estrada Chavez, the most persistent Hispanic civil rights leader of the 20th century. Born March 31, 1927, on a small farm near Yuma, Ariz., Chavez has become a symbol for the Hispanic community’s struggle for equality, justice and respect.
Art across the border comes to the Getty
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.
Unchain the Country Café
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 vendors to the food court, follow in the footsteps of four-year institutions such as California State University, Northridge.
Pick one and stay with it
“Stop eco-terrorism!” “Get out of Iraq and stay out of Iran!” “Impeach Bush!” “Don’t eat bananas, Dole kills babies in Mexico!” “Fight for women’s rights in Africa!” “Stop bad military recruitment practices!” “Don’t buy products from China!” “Save the habitat of the three-legged Canadian kangaroo cousins!” OK, so maybe that last one isn’t true, but making fun of anything Canadian is inherently amusing and judging from the glut of causes to support at the recent Los Angeles so-called anti-war protests, I’m sure you could have found someone to champion it.