The stage on the Campus Center was set: a mock tombstone amidst a pile of textbooks, the focal point of a protest of their extravagant prices. March 27 was a day of demonstration, albeit a sad one. In a building that can accommodate seating for 380 people, fewer than 20 showed up in support of the cause.
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CCs are to UCs as apples are to oranges
Part of the Pierce College mission statement reads, “…to ensure that students achieve their educational, career and personal goals.” “Personal” may be the most important part of the mission. An Orange County Register editorial, published Dec. 4, 2006, is infused with accusations that degrade and belittle all the work put forth by the staff of this and other community colleges.
‘Truth’ be told for Earth week
As a prelude to Earth Week, Pierce College’s Associated Student Organization will be screening Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” tomorrow in the Music Building, Room 3400 at 3 p.m. “Our goal is to create greater awareness about global warming,” said Abraham White, ASO president.
Textbook prices at the mercy of professors
We applaud the Pierce College Bookstore for its efforts to reduce the high cost of textbooks and we strongly encourage all faculty members to fully participate in the process. At a recent meeting of the Academic Policy Committee, which is comprised of all Pierce department chairs, bookstore representatives made a professional and compelling presentation, identifying several ways that faculty can have a direct impact on the cost of textbooks.
New trustee selected today
A new Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) board trustee will be appointed today to replace Michael Waxman, who resigned from office and relocated to Washington, D.C. Waxman was the former president of the LACCD board of trustees. Waxman left the board at a very critical point for the LACCD because the board will also need to choose a new chancellor when Darroch “Rocky” Young will leave his top post in August.
Art Gallery exhibits Hogarth classics
A reception to unveil the new exhibit of William Hogarth engravings and etchings at the Pierce College Art Gallery will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight. The exhibit, from a donation by Sherman Oaks resident Ruth Globersonis is entitled “Life and Times in Hogarth’s London.
Recycling equals cha-chlng
The ENCORE and Oasis programs are the newest supporters of a printer cartridge recycling effort. By recycling empty printer cartridges, students can help support the programs, which are a partnership that works together to provide lifelong learning to the older adult community.
Donate Life: bringing miracles from tragedies
Jerry Guon and Darrell Robb have been friends for years. They both attended Pierce College-Guon in the 1950s when it was still the Clarence W. Pierce College of Agriculture, and Robb in the 1980s, studying computer science. But that’s not where they met.
A life remembered…
An informal memorial for Bert Sanchez will take place Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Building’s Mainstage. Sanchez, who taught at Pierce College for 11 years, died Friday, March 9 at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks.
Part I of a Series: President No. 19
Who is Robert Garber and why does he want to be the 19th president of Pierce College? The newly chosen college president, Garber, has a desire to make Pierce memorable for those who, like him, started higher education at community college–the “place where it all began.