There is a 99.7 percent chance that California will experience a large-scale earthquake within the next 30 years, scientists determined in a recent report. Is Pierce College prepared to handle a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake?
Patients rest outside a medical clinic in a park-like setting. There is no air conditioning in the rooms, just open windows to keep the air circulating. Doctors visit a patient sitting in the lotus position while, down the hall, someone is being “cupped.” This is a common sight if you live in China, but not quite so common if you are Pierce College nursing professors Dr.
Two new deans, Jose Luis Fernandez, dean of career and technical education, and Barbara Anderson, dean of academic affairs, were appointed on Aug. 11 and Sept. 1, respectively, at Pierce College. Fernandez worked as dean of vocational education at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif.
A make over is in store for the Pierce College online orientation program, due to receive an update next year that will make the site more user-friendly and accessible. The new online orientation program will include student testimonials regarding classes and campus life, but the most important upgrade will be accessibility by hearing or visually impaired students, an addition made in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A crowd of 600 packed Shepard Stadium Saturday night as the lights shone bright on the field for the first time this season, but not bright enough as the Brahmas dropped their home opener, 28-17, to the Moorpark College Raiders. The crushing blow, however, did not involve the scoreboard at all.
Metallica’s new album, Death Magnetic, rocks hard with epic solos, classic vocal styles, and a cleaner sound die hard fans and newer listeners will love.
President Bush signed revisions of the Higher Education Act into law, allowing Pierce College students to recieve the Pell Grant year-round and increased aid.
With the clock winding down in the fourth quarter, Collins broke loose for a scramble and was knocked to the ground where he would lay conscious but in immense pain with an apparent hip injury for nearly half an hour before being transported off the field by ambulance.
A child was airlifted out of Pierce College after a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter landed on the soccer field around 7:15 p.m. While the age and condition of the child was unavailable, Officer Morales of the Pierce Sheriff’s Office said the incident was unrelated to Pierce.
When Marv Dunphy steps onto the floor at Firestone Fieldhouse to begin his 26th season at the helm of the Pepperdine University Waves men’s volleyball team, it will be just another day at the office-at least to him. Dunphy will have held practice with his latest squad, will have gotten re-acquainted with his returners, and will have gotten to know his new recruits, just like all of his opposing coaches.
