The Pierce College baseball team soundly defeated Mission College 18-8 on a sunny afternoon home game on March 2, boasting three homeruns in an impressive day at bat. The first inning of play set the tone for the entire game. Mission allowed five errors, more than one of which were wild pitches, leading to men on third base stealing home (twice).
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Grossmont served off court in volleyball
The Pierce men’s volleyball team hosted a non-conference match Wednesday where they shut out Grossmont College 3-0. Striving to meet head coach Adam Black’s expectations, coming close enough still brought the team a win. Leading the team with 36 assists, freshman Kyle Luongo helped bring the first win 25-20 with a dramatic save off his foot.
Corrections
In the Page One story on the Coretta Scott King vigil, the first name of Patricia Siever, professor of African-American history was misspelled, as was the name of Pierce student Abraham White in the accompanying photo caption.
Engineering award a 1st for community college
Ronald D. Smetzer knows how glorious is it to be given a “Distinguished Engineering Educator Award” without having a doctorate degree. A professor of industrial technology and director of Cooperative Work Experience Education at Pierce College, Smetzer got the award last month from the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council.
Astronomy club looks for the dark side of the moon
Gathered under the stars the first Friday night of every month in the Campus Center a group of people sip coffee as they listen to lectures and discuss matters dealing with nature of the cosmos. The Pierce College Astronomy Society had its first meeting January 2005 and has been growing ever since.
Keeping things in perspective
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” –Mahatma Ghandi Regardless of what we may think about the killings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, there is no doubt that history was made on the fateful morning of April 16.
Academic Probation: A student’s worst fear
Academic probation has become a daunting reality for many struggling students. The program is divided into two sections: academic probation for students who receive a GPA lower than 2.0 with 12 units, and the progress probation for students who have attempted 12 units but have earned 50 percent or more W’s, incompletes or no credit.
New VP:1st month on the job
“I’m not looking for fame,” jokes Kenneth Takeda, new vice president of administrative services. “I’m not looking for fame,” jokes Kenneth Takeda, as the photographer sets up a tripod and begins shooting. The new vice president of administrative services has only been at his new post at Pierce College a month, but he’s no stranger to attention.
Letter from the new football coach
I, Kevin Mooore, would like to thank Pierce College for the opportunity to lead the rebuilding process for our Pierce College Football Program. I have more than 10 years of coaching experience at the high school level, one year at the junior collge level as defensive coordinator for the 2004 Pierce squad which produced 10 Division I scholorships and four players that competed in major bowl games this past season.
10% undiagnosed learning disabled
Take out a pencil and check the following list: ? Do you study and study but don’t pass tests? ? Do you read textbook again and again but don’t get it? ? Do you have a hard time concentrating? ? Do you do well in math but not in English or do well in English but not in math? ? Do you need to see or hear it to learn it? If you checked one or more of the above scenarios, you may have a learning disability.