Pierce College is doing better than most when it comes to the budget crisis affecting other Community Colleges. There’s a reason.<br>
Category: Opinion
Bye Bye Forty-three
With President Barack Obama taking office, Roundup Managing Editor, Antonio Hernandez, has a few words for his predecessor.
Fees on the rise
Do not be alarmed by a possible enrollment-fee increase of at least $6 per unit sometime next year for California community colleges.
As of press time, there is no official news release about the fees returning $26 per unit-a price last paid in the summer of 2007-but there has been a speculation it will rise to $30 as soon as July 1 of next year.
CSU-transferring angst? Don’t be discouraged
In light of CSU campuses accepting 10,000 less students for the fall ’09 semester, Pierce College students that are planning on transferring to a university may feel discouraged.
Applications are up 20 percent this semester for CSU schools and 36 percent for transfer students.
More designated smoking areas needed
Designated smoking areas are too few, too far and too inconvenient for most smokers on campus to use, and therefore most of them ignore the rules. And rules don’t matter if no one enforces them.
Please: No ants in my pants
Using a public restroom is always an awkward experience. The thin metal walls that separate you from another uncomfortable stranger during your most vulnerable moment of the day are enough to make anyone hold their urges until they arrive back at home. Many students attend classes at Pierce College in large bulks of time.
Soldiers need new G.I. Bill
TOPIC | Post-9/11 Veterans Assistance Act OUR VIEW | The government needs to reform the current G.I. Bill to meet 21st century needs.
Reality TV – A sick portrayal
What happened to Tila Tequila’s first soul mate from season one of “A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila?” What about that of Bret Michaels from “Rock of Love?” And the unlucky bloke from “I Love New York?”
The sick portrayal of romance idolized by hundreds of thousands of teenagers is a twisted reflection of America’s values, which seem to be founded on an “entertainment first, integrity second” basis.
Gas prices are RIDIC!
Gasoline costing $4 per gallon is enough of an expenditure to make any form of public transportation seem more appealing than spending 20 bucks on a round-trip excursion downtown.
With gas prices rising not only to record-breaking rates, but also at high speed, one may begin to wonder how much more consumers will take before finding other means to get around.
History bleeds on canvas
If the message didn’t come across any clearer, I might as well be blind. Art is an amazing thing. It can capture millions of words on a single paper, canvas or poster. “The Armenian Genocide: Power of the Poster” exhibit at the Pierce College Art Gallery was, in fact, very powerful.