The Pierce College Business Administration Department, in conjunction with the California Franchise Tax Board and the Internal Revenue Service, is offering free, bi-weekly income tax assistance now through April 8. “The students would do the basic tax return.
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Defibrillator used for 1st time, saves badminton player’s life
As Gurbux Singh watched a badminton game one November afternoon, he had no idea it would become a monumental day for him and the people at Pierce who helped save his life. The efforts to resuscitate Singh as he suffered a heart attack on the gym floor concluded with Michelle Roberts, a L.
Test for credits
Students looking to earn college credit without investing several hours in class each week may find Pierce’s Credit-by-Exam option to be their perfect solution. Through April 21, students can petition to take an examination equivalent to a final and receive course credit for the same $26 per unit as a regular class.
Amitai reimagines outer reaches of space
Artist Renee Amitai recently displayed her work in St.Petersburg, Russia and in June exhibited at the Sorbonne in Paris before becoming involved in the “OFF-PLANET” exhibit at the Pierce College Art Gallery. Amitai, who was educated Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris and Ecole Des Metiers D’Artes et Architecture in Paris spent her early career working as an architect in France and for Club Med.
Study? Not here, not now
A library is a place where students can go to do research, work on a paper or simply study in a quiet environment- except Saturdays at the Pierce College Library. But is Saturday not usually when students may be off school and work and choose to get their homework done? Not at the Pierce Library.
Industrial tech chair dies
Larry Humphrey, Industrial Technology (IT) Department Chairman, died Thursday evening at the Kaiser-Permanente Hospital in Woodland Hills after suffering a heart attack early Wednesday. Humphrey was an instructor at Pierce College for more than 20 years, and played a major role in securing funding for Pierce’s $2 million welding shop.
Homer disentangles difficult game
Under the inclement sun the Brahmas beat Los Angeles Mission College 1-0 Saturday, thanks to Steve Notaro’s (14) home run in the third inning and climbed momentarily to the fist place in the Western State South Conference. “We had a fantastically well-pitched game today by both pitchers,” said coach Bob Lofrano.
Theater prof wins Kennedy Center award
RoZsa Horvath, a Pierce College theater arts professor, was honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and didn’t even know it. “I opened my e-mail. That’s how I found out I had won the award,” said Horvath, recalling the moment.
Bare feet ‘n’ bamboo flutes
During the warm months of the year, a man makes bamboo flutes by the arboretum. Peter Stanford, 55, has been coming to Pierce College for 20 years, although he has never taken a class on campus. He found the place because a friend told him that the horticulture area had bamboo.
Defiant Starlets Give New Meaning to “Filthy Rich”
“Miss Hilton, you must be worth a trillion bucks,” The Penfifteen Club sang in a recent dedication to the heiress. But these days, Paris is looking more like a Hollywood hooker-and a cheap one at that. The iconic blonde and her plastic pals have, in recent weeks, managed to utterly dominate newsstands with their drunken antics.