The Pierce College baseball team struggled to overcome El Camino College’s early lead on March 19, losing 12-4. “I know Pierce is a pretty good team,” said Nathan Fernley, El Camino’s head coach. “I know their pitchers throw very well; there are three or four here that are pretty good.
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Vicious loss leaves team 1-5
With only one win and three consecutive losses, the men’s volleyball team set out to defeat El Camino College on March 19, but later on lost the game, 3-1. “It wasn’t a bad loss,” said Steven Umemeto, one of Pierce College’s team captains. However, it made their standing 1-4 halfway through the Western State Conference.
5-game losing streak ends shot at WSC title
Lackluster defense and net violations aided the Brahmas’ downfall, with Pierce College losing to the Long Beach Vikings 3-1 in their fifth Men’s Volleyball WSC Southern Division Game, March 26. The first game was hot as both teams battled each other with strong kills and quick maneuvers.
Don’t drive and dial
I never thought I would be the cause of an accident while driving and talking on my cell phone at the same time. Never say never. Recently, I was on my cell phone and driving after a long, hard day at work. It was around 5 p.m. I decided to call my sister, who lives in Texas.
A ‘Dance’ into goat world blah blaahh
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.
Country cafe
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 venders to the food court, follow in the footsteps of four-year institutions such as California State University, Northridge.
Female student wins welding competition
For centuries, the world has stereotyped men and women. There are certain things acceptable and the rest remain to be absurd. Yet slowly, the world is becoming more open to change – to new and different things. Say hello to new and different right here at Pierce College.
Stay home for flu season
A contagious respiratory illness, also called the flu, has caused a great deal of stress and absence from class and work alike this season According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 5 to 20 percent of the United States population gets the flu every year.
Cheating: more high tech than ever before
A fail. A zero. Suspension. Possible expulsion. An Academic Dishonesty Report on file. These are the possible disciplinary actions for cheating. The decision to cheat or not to cheat remains fully in the student’s own hands. The consequences can be severe and may end up costing a lot in the long run.
Sheriff’s Blotter
March 3 10 p.m. In Room 1205, a student complained about an employee harassing her while she picked up cans from inside the classroom. March 4 A student collapsed in Parking Lot 6 while walking to class, and was transported to the hospital by LAFD.