On Nov. 15, between 7:50 and 9:40 p.m. a car was stolen from Parking Lot #7. A truck drove thru a fence on De Soto Ave. on Nov. 17 around 2 p.m. The vehicle was abandoned by the driver and later towed by the LAPD. A high school student, on Nov. 17, overdose on alcohol around 10 p.
Congratulations to the Pierce College women’s volleyball team for their successful 2007 season. They finished the regular season with 25 wins and three losses, which put them tied at top of the state along with El Camino College for the most wins. The volleyball squad, although it changes faces from year to year, has been consistently strong since head coach Nabil Mardini was hired in 1999.
The people we allow to play soccer on our fields are trashing the Village restrooms. Our custodial staff, already overstretched with Pierce College’s 20,000 students, does not need the added mess. Now, thanks to the soccer organizations that play soccer here and students who walk onto the campus, the custodians must deal with the mud and grass the kids and students bring along with them when they come to use our bathrooms.
The Pierce College Women’s Basketball tournament took place at the South Gym on Nov. 23 to 25. Eight colleges took part in it the tournament, including: Citrus, Cuyamaca, East L.A., L.A. City, L.A. Valley, Mission, Oxnard and Pierce.
The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services is a 35-year-old program offered by Pierce College that provides extended services for students who are handicapped by language, social, economic and educational disadvantages.
The sun has yet to come up and still slumbers behind the rolling hills that line the San Fernando Valley. The street outside is quiet and awaiting the avalanche of cars that will descend upon it like clockwork. Most students in the Valley are sleeping, but not Ismael Siciliano.
As you walk in, you’ll hear the buzzing sound of the shavers. Then, there’s the same old wait in line until the next available seat opens up, leaving you with a choice between reading the outdated stacks of magazines on the table or simply waiting until you hear someone say, “Next.
In a recent environmental project, Pierce College students took the bull by the, uh, tail and used animal waste (manure) bound with green waste (grass clippings) to produce a useful solid product that yields certain environmental benefits. The Pierce College Manure Team is a scientific team made up of eight current and former Pierce students working under the guidance of Professor Craig Meyer.
The holidays are coming up once again. That means sales, shopping and most of all cranky customers. For those who work in the customer service field, whether food or retail, you know exactly what I am referring to. For some odd reason, customers tend to be crankier, rather than nicer, during this time of year.
