Baseball Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Expectations are set high for the Pierce College baseball team as they prepare for their upcoming season. The team, led by Bob Lofrano, Pierce’s new athletic director, ended the last season by losing to Riverside Community College in the first round of the playoffs.
With the holiday season falling upon us, it’s easy to get caught up in the consumerism and materialism that comes with the “door-buster” and “night owl” sales. The desire to please one’s friends and family with the newest in electronics or wardrobe may be on the top of the list for many people, but would it be too much to give a gift more meaningful? “Do unto others as you would expect they do unto you.
It was a merry night with Santa Claus and Pierce College Philharmonic Choir on Saturday in the Annual Family Holiday Concert at the Art Hill. The holiday concert started with the classical rendition of “Oratorio de Noel,” which was originally composed by Camille Saint-Saens in 1858.
The Pierce College Council met on Nov. 29, to discuss information on the Student Success Committee and several other items on the agenda. Joy McCaslin, who represents the administration and is an executive member of the PCC, informed the collegial council on ideas to help students at Pierce with finishing their educational goals.
Teaching since ’87, Larry Andre brings a load of experience with him to any campus he teaches. Students return to take his classes coming from previous classes since. It’s his teaching style that intrigues students to keep taking his classes. “I teach students to write their own philosophy,” said Andre.
The American Red Cross and the Pierce College Associated Students Organization partnered up to give students and volunteers the opportunity to save the lives of many Californians. The Pierce blood drive took place on Nov. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and gave participants a chance to win a $500 cash prize.
A heartbreaking late goal separated what was a close match between Pierce College women’s soccer team and Cypress College, as they lost 2-1 in the first round of Regional Playoff on Nov.17 at the Pit. The result was tough on the Brahmas, with both sides sharing possession and vying for a winning goal up to the final whistle.
Joy and hope spread through the hallways as the Sociology Club gave out free hugs to students and faculty as a random act of kindness Nov. 14 at the Pierce College mall in front of the financial aid office. The Sociology Club’s ‘Free Hugs’ event is a not a solo act, but a byproduct of a campaign that started in 2004.
“Catcher in the Rye,” “1984,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Great Gatsby” and “Harry Potter”- using the wonders of Facebook are the top books read by local college students in the network. But when all the homework is done, when eight-houvvr shifts have been worked and stomachs have been fed, what would the average college student prefer to do with that precious time? Would they rather strain their eyes watching TV, playing video games or checking their latest comments on MySpace? Or would they prefer to spend some quality time with Boo Radley, Holden Caulfield or the beloved wizard, Harry? Many students probably lost the urge to read for pleasure well before they had to balance 12 units and part-time jobs.
There’s not much that can be done to save a 1300-year-old epic poem from making a dull film, but digital recreation of Angelina Jolie as a demon sorceress is certainly a step in the right direction. Despite its age, the raw coolness of “Beowulf” promptly does away with any bad memories high school English may have left with audiences.
