It’s ironic that language was the thing that brought Japanese Professor Yoshiko Takase to Pierce College, even though it was what could have possibly prevented
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From passenger car to full on racecar
The 2007 Ford Focus was a budget car made to carry a family on public roads. After gutting his out, Michael Van Dyke is the
‘In the Heights’ does it right
Now considered a revolutionary writer, Lin Manuel Miranda, before his groundbreaking and critically acclaimed “Hamilton,” took the Broadway stage with “In the Heights.” Though the
Drum master makes his return and brings a band
Jazz may seem like music your grandparents jam to, but when Bernie Dresel and his BBB band play, his toe-tapping tunes and swinging beats can
In the Heights
The musical “In The Heights,” by Lin Manuel-Miranda, premiered in July of 2005 and on Broadway in March of 2008. It was nominated
Pulitzer Prize winner reveals the truth in war
Children screaming in terror, a mother holding her lifeless child in her arms, Vietnam soldiers in battle. Famed photographer Nick Ut, did something most people
Knowing where to find the right help
One in every 12 U.S. college students makes a suicide plan and more teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from all other medical
Never stop reaching for the heights
Of all the reasons to do the Tony Award-winning “In the Heights,” the most important is how the actors and Pierce College students
Forever Young in the park
The famed Rocky from Philadelphia is a fictional boxer who was honored with a statue. The Rocky of Pierce, Darroch “Rocky” Young, is a real
Brahmas take charge of their career path
Getting a job is more than a resume or a cover letter. It takes vision, and Pierce College provided students with an array of potential