Professor Brings Biology to Life Professor Teresa “Tesi” Low returns to Pierce this semester, after a four-year absence, to teach microbiology “We are absolutely delighted to have Professor Low in our microbiology department,” says Professor Bernardine Pregerson.
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$$GAIN/CalWORKs – helping students succeed
California’s Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) are programs available at Pierce to assist students in receiving funds for child care, books and supplies, uniforms and tools, work-study opportunities and employment information.
Textbook bills compete for governor’s approval
Textbook bills compete for governor’s approval By: Ben Rizzo Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger undoubtedly penned many an autograph in his days as both a respected governor and Hollywood hero. But before Oct. 14, college students and lawmakers around the state want him to sign one more piece of paper, one last time, putting some legal restraints on the practices of college textbook pricing.
$$Textbook bills compete for governor’s approval
Textbook bills compete for governor’s approval By: Ben Rizzo Gov. Arnorld Schwarzenegger undoubtedly penned many an autograph in his days as both a respected governor and Hollywood hero. But before Oct. 14, college students and lawmakers around the state want him to sign one more piece of paper, one last time.
$$Olympians find Brahmas untamable
Olympians find Brahmas untamable Olympians unable to keep Brahmas from running wild Brahmas overrun Olympians Pierce College held their own against San Diego Mesa College Wednesday winning with a score of 3 to 0. The game played out in Pierce’s favor for most of the night, with Mesa only collecting enough steam to keep the audience on their toes.
$$San Fernando Valley getting New Area Code
The result of growth in home and business telephones has created a shortage of available telephone numbers in the San Fernando Valley 818 area code. Now, the California Public Utilities Commission is proposing a new area code for the Valley – 747. For more than 20 years, the Valley has avoided the area code cut outs that has hit much of Southern California.
$$Finish the Fight.
The air erupts with electricity. Shouts echo from every direction, machine gun fire drowning out any hope of understanding them. The bolts of plasma fire cut through the tree line ahead, leaving scorch marks in their wake. Dashing, I duck as a grenade explodes in a deafening thunder next to me; sending dirt and debris across my vision.
$$Brahmas beat Monarchs, 6-0
The sun couldn’t have been brighter for the Pierce College Women’s soccer team on Sept. 25. The Brahmas hosted Valley College, at The Pit, dismissed them with a 6-0 shut out win to start the Western State Conference tournament. “It was the best game of the year,” said Brahma coach Adolfo Perez of his team’s 10th game of the 2007 season.
$$No O.J. with my breakfast, please
O.J. Simpson is once again in the news. This time, it’s because of allegations of kidnapping and robbery stemming from a Sept. 13 confrontation with sports memorabilia collectors in a hotel room in Las Vegas. As the media keep me updated on the latest developments in the story, I start to wonder how long the trial will last.
There is no Evil in Extinction
The third installment of Resident Evil (Extinction) has finally come and in all honesty, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The successful video game franchise that is known as Resident Evil deals with one thing only: Survival Horror. In every sense, this genre has propelled the series to its current stature on various gaming systems.