$$No Text in Class

A vexing problem associated with text messaging on cell phones during class has become a full blown crisis without a curable solution on two fronts, according to Pierce College faculty. In each semester for the past three or four years, Ken Windrum, professor in cinema, says there are about one or two students in each of his class who need constant reminders not to check for messages or type on their cell phones during movie screenings.

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$$New program helps volunteers

Like most volunteers who give a little to their community and the world, a non-profit organization is one step behind them, pushing them to make better use of their services. Newly organized Empower L.A. was present at the Day of the Child event, an event designed to give foster children a good time, in the Pierce College Shepard Stadium on Sunday and the event staff was in need of their services.

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Women’s basketball preview

Women’s Basketball team playing large and taking charge! Women’s Basketball resurrects bigger and stronger Jamie Garrison-women’s basketball preview As the players run sprints to the single blow of a whistle, faces beginning to glisten with sweat and grunts of pain reflecting hard work in practice, the Pierce College women’s basketball team prepares for the 2007-08 season.

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Science has a new home

Science will have a new home in The Center for the Sciences, a new building project currently being developed near the Mason Street entrance to Pierce College. The idea for the Center for the Sciences first came about in 2000 when Pierce College went through a master planning process, which included creating a central building for the science-related departments.

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