“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.
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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 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.
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.
Coach pushes team to water’s edge
Head swim coach Fred Shaw started swimming about 47 years ago while attending Parkman Middle School; when some friends convinced him to attend a swim school called “Age Group Swimming.” Through that school he realized he enjoyed swimming and he liked the idea of pushing himself to the limit.
Old school eatin’ ‘n’ savin’
There is a place on campus where old-fashioned ways and traditions are still held. Where cash has more value than the signature after a swipe. A place where purchasing pizza and soda on a daily basis won’t be attached to a high interest rate, creating creeping indebtedness.
Space telescope gives better view in red
The Spitzer Space Telescope was the highlight of the night for the Astronomy Society’s meeting April 13 with guest speaker Dr. Luisa Rebull speaking about Spitzer and the forming of stars and planets. The meeting featured the formation of stars, planets and Lyman Spitzer’s role in identifying the process.
Students grab the mic
More than 25 student poets, singers, musicians and dancers gathered in the Campus Center to show off their talents at the Open Mic event. Students were given an opportunity to sign up and take advantage of a free mic, an open stage and the attention of fellow students and performers.
Summer session a chance to make up courses
With six weeks left, the end of Pierce College’s spring semester is rushing up on students, bringing the relaxation of class-free, glowing sunshine days for a week before they can continue on in their pursuit for education during the two summer sessions. As usual, summer classes will be broken up into two sessions of five weeks each.
Passenger for life
In the fast-paced world of the San Fernando Valley, it’s hard to picture a Pierce College student sans a car. Driving to school, work, social activities or the occasional shopping spree, a car is as much a necessity as a cell phone. Well, I’ve got a shocking confession to make: I don’t have a car.