Quick course credit
Credit-by-exam is a quick, but not easy way, to earn credit for any eligible classes.
CSU application deadline moved to Nov. 30
The application deadline for CSU schools has moved to Nov. 30 as the state budget crisis causes 10,000 students to be turned away.
ASO takes ‘green’ plan to General Assembly
Resolutions may come into effect to enforce “green” practices on the campus, including the replacement of all cafeteria plastic ware with washable silverware.
Budget cuts mean Pierce could be out $2.5 million
Registration fees may increase by $6 per unit as soon as the spring semester due to budget cuts from Proposition 98 funds.
Hot October
Los Angeles was struck by a heat wave of 90-plus degree weather 19 days during the month of October, making it the second hottest October history, according to the Los Angeles Times. According to the Los Angeles Pierce College Weather Station Web Site, the highest temperature of those days was 98.
Measure J passed…now what?
The passage of Measure J, a $3.5 billion bond for the Los Angeles Community College District, means more new buildings and renovations to Pierce.
Pierce to participate in historic earthquake drill
Pierce College will be participating in the Great Southern California Shakeout, the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history, tomorrow at 10 a.m. There are 2.5 million participants so far in the ShakeOut Drill. 279 businesses and164 schools just in the greater metropolitan Los Angeles area are participating in the ShakeOut Drill, including the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Homecoming game rescheduled away
The football team will be playing its homecoming game off the home turf tomorrow, due to a rescheduling at Santa Monica College due to poor air quality yesterday. Head coach Efrain Martinez said that they were really looking forward to playing the game. “We had the best week of practice in months,” Martinez said.
Last win for the season stolen in final minutes
The last football game of the season was close enough to go into overtime, but ultimately ended in defeat.
Saving water one plant at a time
Pierce College hasn’t stopped at a recycling program in the push to promote environmental friendliness, as changes to campus greenery are in sight to lower water usage. The “Go Green” movement motivated a few biology professors who, after originally proposing drought-tolerant plants for the Botanical Garden in 2001, are now pushing for the same kinds of plants around campus in place of unused lawns.