Representatives from universities all over California will come to the annual fall College Fair and University Day tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Campus Mall. Spokespersons will be on the mall from USC, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, CSUN, CSLA and many more.
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Baseball reigns as league champs
A combination of solid defense, steady hitting and a great pitching performance earned the Brahmas the top spot as Western State Conference South baseball champions Thursday at Pierce College. Tall right-hander Dan Berlind threw a complete game, striking out 12 and issuing no walks to lead the Brahmas to a 12-3 victory over College of the Canyons.
No classes at Pierce Nov. 12
Students who show up to school a week from Friday may find it an eerie experience. Closed gates, empty parking lots, papers blowing across a silent mall, no sound but the chirping of birds in the trees. No, it’s not a scene from a horror movie.
Former Pierce President Marie Martin dies at age 96
The first female president at Pierce, Marie Young Martin, died in West Hills of natural causes Oct. 3. She was 96. Martin led Pierce from 1966 to 1970, through times of war, civil unrest and dissent, through bra burnings and the breakthrough of human rights.
Flushing a fortune
$4.3 million. That’s a lot of money to flush away. Our education system is forever in need of improvement and $4.3 million could pave the road to a better education for community college students at the nine L.A. Community College District campuses. Instead, this money is being spent on a runoff election between the top two vote-getters for Seat Five on the LACCD board of trustees: current board president Georgia Mercer, and her opponent from the reform group, “Alliance for Education,” Roy Burns.
Lets hear it 4 school spirit!
Pierce College students were enthusiastic about the cheerleading tryouts this year as nearly 20 spirited dancers showed off their moves. The co-ed cheerleading and dance tryouts were held three days in a row at the North Gym. “Clinics,” were held for two days and consisted of teaching offense, defense and general cheers, which the participants had to memorize for the actual tryouts held on the third day.
Varied mediums at annual juried art show
Pierce College’s Annual Juried Student Art Show opened Monday in the Pierce College Art Gallery. “We have some really talented students,” according to Mary Oliver, gallery curator. “It’s really exciting for them to have their work up in a gallery environment.
Vet tech students garner accolades
The Agriculture Studies Department at Pierce College will be having a celebration on May 22, awarding students of the animal sciences who have recently been accepted into veterinary schools around the country. Dr. Leland Shapiro, director of the pre-veterinary program, will be hosting this event to honor 13 students who will be attending various graduate schools of veterinary medicine.
Future of the cafeteria unsure for summer, again
The cafeteria is seeing red and trying to make up for its $100,000 debt. According to Larry Kraus, associated vice president of the office of development and enterprise, the options are being weighed in order to figure out if the cafeteria will be open this summer.
Additional smoking restrictions proposed
The Pierce College Work Environment Committee (WEC) has propsed to reduce the current 12 smoking zones to nine. Since the passage of legislation which prohibits smoking within 25 feet of doorways and windows, the committee has regulated smoking areas on campus.