From eccentric art pieces to traditional chili bowls, the “Clayful Abandon” art exhibit will be at the Pierce College Art Gallery from Nov. 27 to Dec. 20, officially closing the gallery’s year. With several art pieces featured from last spring’s exhibit in Davis, Calif.
Improvements for Los Angeles Community College campuses, workforce development and enrollment management were the main topics of discussion as Mark Drummond, Los Angeles Community College District chancellor, spoke in the Campus Center on Nov. 27. Speaking on what needs to be done, the chancellor stated, “We’re dealing with students who, in our district, we know that 60 percent of our students are below the federal poverty level.
Pierce College is upping its investment into construction of the Childhood Development Center, as well as the renovation of various athletics facilities and the addition of 17 temporary classrooms to the Village. The money for the increase was saved from government bonds for previous projects and the interest earned off of that extra money.
The citizens of the San Fernando Valley were rudely awakened at 4:31 a.m. on the historical day of Jan. 17, 1994. The loud rumbling that broke the predawn silence lasted more than 30 seconds, with a magnitude measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale. It was dubbed the Northridge earthquake because the epicenter was just three miles from the Pierce Weather Station.
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.
