There’s a lot of Amy Solano in the Nina character from “In the Heights,” the role she played this month at Pierce College. Like Nina,
Author: Danielle Padilla
Homeless students pay out-of-state tuition
Can a homeless student be a resident of California? Without documentation with a California address on it, California Community Colleges don’t recognize these students as
AB 302 might bring a home to someone near you
Home for most students is a place with four walls, for others it’s four doors. Assembly Bill 302 was introduced on Jan. 1, 2019, and
Imagination sheds light on incarceration
For a country revered as being the land of the free, the United States are home to a broken prison system that, according to prisonpolicy.org,
Changes to funding model
*Correction: The sentence that reads “One way to put on emphasis on adult enrollment if through Outreach programs” should say: One way to put an
No place for placement tests at Pierce
Students who have been at Pierce for more than a year remember the era of math and English placement tests. Now, Assembly Bill 705 takes
Can’t decide? Welcome to the club
Alabaster white pop up tents draped with multicolored pennants and posters line the pathway of the Pierce College Mall inviting students to discover different school
Pell grants unclaimed
Imagine up to $6,000 being handed to students to cover their school expenses. This happens every semester in the form of the Pell Grant, but
Pro: Physical Education
Imagine a student sitting hunched over, furiously typing on their laptop in a dimly lit bedroom littered with coffee cups, food wrappers, loose assignment sheets
4-year universities say hello to these athletes
As another semester comes to a close, student athletes have a chance to reflect on their transfer success. There are many factors that go into