The immigration debate has traveled all across the United States. On Tuesday, October 9, it landed at Pierce College. Maria Elena Durazo, exectuive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, spoke to students and faculty on the topic of immigration at the Campus center.
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$$Giggles and smiles for children in need
The rainy skies of the night before cleared as Pierce’s Shepard Stadium was transformed into a carnival-style playground, Sunday, for the foster children of Los Angeles. From Ferris wheels to food, everything was provided to the mentor and child free of charge.
$$ Students Serving Suits Everyone
The option is being given at Pierce College to earn college credit while giving back to the people that surround us every day. Students at Pierce are volunteering their time to help many different people in their community. Not only do students get to help others in need and gain experience in their field work of choice, they also earn one CSU transferable unit.
$$ Lost? Try geography
History, English, mathematics, and science are all required courses to be passed in our kindergarten through 12th grades in the United States. In many other counties across the world, one other subject is also weighed as equally important, geography. Some of these countries, many Americans may not even be able to locate on a globe.
Making a clean sweep
Cleanliness seems to be a priority everywhere these days, so why has Pierce College been left in the dust? According to Plant Facilities Director Paul Nieman, 21 custodians are on campus every morning to make sure our campus and classrooms are maintained.
Looks like heartbreak for The Heartbreak Kid.
Audiences did not want to see the update of the 1970s Neil Simon comedy “The Heartbreak Kid,” although it was hilarious. Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers (Bobby and Peter) could not rekindle the flame in the anticipated comedy from their last smash hit “There’s Something About Mary.
Screenwriters lecture to aspiring wordsmiths
On the evening of Oct. 2, Pierce College Student Success Committee and Creative Voices presented “An Evening with Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio” on the Performing Arts Mainstage. The affair opened up with a dazzling series of clips from Elliott and Rossio’s co-written movies, such as “Shrek,” “Aladdin,” “The Mask of Zorro” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy.
‘Feast’ Satisfies
In a world of possibilities where anything in a relationship could go wrong, all of them do for Bradley Thomas (Greg Kinnear) in “Feast of Love.” Bradley jumps from one bad relationship to the next, until he decides to enlist the help of his friend Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman).
Thursdays on the Mainstage
The John Hammond Jazz Quartet performed Thursday afternoon as part of a free concert offered at the Performing Arts Mainstage. Pictured (L-R) are Ron Eschete, Kandall Kay, John Hammond and Jim Hughart. The performances will continue free of charge, every Thursday at 12:45 until otherwise noted.