On the first Friday of March every year, the United States celebrates Employee Appreciation Day to recognize employees for their hard work, and to let
Category: Opinion
Students should use library study rooms
Pierce College allows students to have access to the study rooms within the library, offering a quiet and structured environment for academic focus. These rooms
A day for unplugging on campus is needed
Bzzz, Bzzz. Ring, ring. The noise that brings us back to reach our phones and forget about the people around us. It has
A push for menstrual product accessibility
Pierce College offers free menstrual products through its Health Center, which is a valuable resource. But this doesn’t fully meet the needs of students who
Con: Keep the doors open
Pierce College offers in-person Friday classes. This works well with many college students who are balancing their education, jobs, social life and any other responsibility
Campus needs International Women’s Day event
Women make up just 12 percent of mechanics and auto technicians, 15 percent of engineers and 36 percent of workers in agriculture and plant science,
Pro: Remote days save crash
While there may be benefits for students to attend in-person classes, there are also many advantages to being online. Besides being convenient to students,
Transparency needed from Pierce and ICE
Since President Donald Trump took office, immigration policies have undergone changes that threaten the lives of undocumented students and faculty. The Trump administration has authorized
Con: Some wounds aren’t meant to heal
The beginning of 2025 struck Los Angeles hard when fire arose from the hills. On Jan. 7, the Pacific Palisades of western California was hit
Pro: Rebuilding is Remembering
Thousands of people were affected by the Palisades Fire that took place in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and parts of Malibu, Calif.,