Protocols for emergency situations are important for college campuses, and having a campus in a geologically active state like California means being prepared for an
Category: Editorials
Less preaching more teaching
When a professor’s personal beliefs outside the coursework influence the curriculum, it is damaging to the students. Teachers who use their lecture time to shrew
Prejudice isn’t pretty
At a college campus, people are expected to carry themselves with a certain level of professionalism, but at Pierce College there seems to be a
Growing toward a degree, career
Community colleges are a great way for anyone undecided on a career to discover themselves and their educational goals, but a growing trend in government
Who you gonna call?
An institution of higher learning requires the flow of information from all levels of the administration and faculty so that students’ basic questions can have
Cultivate community on campus
Pierce College is an integral part of the San Fernando Valley, but the current administration should steward more events that encourage the community to enjoy
E-cigarettes have no place on campus
Students who smoke have been shunned at Pierce, yet a whole new wave of smoke has risen over the campus: water vapor. Cigarette smokers have
Blue lights illuminate safety issues
One should always feel safe walking through campus with the knowledge an emergency blue phone is near by, but they might as well not exist
Trash talk for those on campus
It’s easy to place blame on the custodians for lack of cleanliness on campus and in classrooms, but too often we neglect our own responsibilities
New law neglects old problem
A two-tier system that allows California community college officials to charge more than $200 per unit for additional high-demand classes will do little to affect the