It was nearly a full house, as elegant renditions of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert filled the main stage of the Pierce College Performing Arts Building on Saturday evening. The majority of the audience seemed to be senior citizens.
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Mallory’s guide to the galaxy? Don’t panic
Helping her students understand how they belong to the immense universe is Carolyn Mallory’s goal. A professor and faculty adviser for the astronomy department, Mallory has been teaching at Pierce College for four years. She is passionate towards making her students recognize that astronomy lies within them.
Driving has never been this funny
Leroy Thomas III wants students to learn when they take his class, but it won’t help them toward a degree. Leroy Thomas teaches traffic school. Thomas’ class runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every other Saturday on the Pierce College campus in bungalow 391 and its 20 seats are usually all full.
History prof gets into character
Wearing bed sheets and playing an ancient Roman, standing on the podium pretending to be the Greek god Zeus are among Eugene Larson’s many techniques to help make his students understand history better. Larson, chair of history and humanities department and history professor, has spent 36 years teaching at Pierce.
Quiet response to Virginia Tech tragedy
With the recent Virginia Tech tragedy, Pierce College students are concerned about their safety. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University student and English major Cho Seung-Hui, killed 32 people in two locations on campus before shooting himself in the head April 16.
New station: bigger and better
The new Pierce College Sheriff’s Station is up and running in a facility that will accommodate personnel of the force on campus. The new station is located between the Men’s Gym and the tennis courts and was roughly completed last week. “We expect a vast improvement with this new location,” said Sgt.
K-9 event rates a “10”
Shepard Stadium flourished with four-legged success stories on Sunday, when approximately 8,000 pooches and their people weathered mild rain for a canine celebration. The 6th annual Nuts for Mutts was coordinated by New Leash on Life, a no-kill, nonprofit animal shelter primarily for dogs based in Newhall.
Is your food bugged?
A sample of the new “Fiber One Chewy Bar” was included with my newspaper on Sunday, compliments of General Mills. Free food…Yay! It sounds healthy and we can all use an extra shot of fiber after a week of fast-food, right? But having gotten rather suspicious about these supposedly healthy bars, I decided to peruse the nutritional information.
Tacos, Tamales and Tradition
Within the first 20 seconds of walking into Sol y Luna Restaurante Mexicano a sudden sense of Mexican tradition is running through your veins. The waiters and waitresses are dressed up in authentic Mexican costumes and the walls around you are covered in traditional Mexican art.
Thicke elevates to a million
Listening to the falsetto tones and wide range of Robin Thicke’s voice is the sweetest ear candy. The sultry R&B sounds carry a neo-soul flavor and are reminiscent of the late Marvin Gaye and Brian McKnight. If Thicke’s last name sounds familiar that’s because father Alan Thicke played Jason Seaver on the mid-80s hit television series “Growing Pains” and also sang the theme song to the show.