Green this, green that; lately, it’s all green. Green power, fuel efficiency, green energy, recycling, green building standards. Less red and blue dominate the current presidential discussions, while green seems to be brightly highlighted by each contestant.
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Applications are being accepted through April 27 at the human resources office at Pierce College to fill the position of a fourth dean of academic affairs. The salary for this position ranges from $94,560 to $132,714. This is also a position that affects the lives of more than 19,000 students who attend Pierce.
Reddock appointed LACCD trustee
The Los Angeles Community College District board of trustees has appointed attorney Angela J. Reddock, of Westchester, to fill the vacant trustee seat that has existed since the February resignation of President Michael Waxman. Reddock will complete Waxman’s four-year term, which ends June 30, 2009.
Self-test assesses school’s ranking
Pierce College will run a self-assessment test to acquire knowledge of its current status among the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District. The announcement for this new system of self-testing was announced March 21 at the Academic Senate meeting.
CSU, UC increase tuition
The Board for UC and CSU has approved a hefty tuition increases which include a 10 percent undergraduate tuition hike for the California State University system and a 7 percent increase at the University of California. Although California has the cheapest public university tuition in the U.
Winds leave campus in the dark
Due to 65 mph winds in the San Fernando Valley, a power outage affected most of the Pierce College campus along with parts of the Valley and Los Angeles Thursday at approximately 12:45 p.m. According to Dubinsky, manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, who did not give a first name, strong winds caused power lines to collapse as well as trees to topple over, knocking down power lines.
‘Hot button issue’ cinema to be viewed and discussed at first film festival
Hitting Pierce College theaters next week is the first-ever film festival, “Celebrating Diversity.” Headed by Sylvia Silva, compliance officer and chairwoman of the Diversity Committee, the film festival will take place from April 23 to 27 in various places on campus.
Know your encyclopedia: Wikipedia
Ryan Jordan claimed to be a professor of religion while writing articles for Wikipedia. Actually, he was a college drop-out who was asked to resign after lying about his credentials. Wikipedia is an internet encyclopedia that is relatively easy to access by anyone and is used by students and people alike who seek information.
ASO takes textbook fight to D.C.
The Associated Students Organization (ASO) has been especially vocal both on and off campus, in their recent campaign to reduce student debt. Among the latest demonstrations was a giant tombstone in memory of expensive textbooks that became prematurely obsolete, and a blow-up ball and chain, which represented students being “shackled by debt.
“The Minis” latest in string of filming
A movie about basketball was being filmed at Pierce on Saturday. However, it was not your typical basketball flick. “The Minis” is a movie about a basketball team that lacks three things: height, confidence, and a fifth player… Which is where Dennis Rodman comes in.