The Community College Initiative, Proposition 92, will appear on the Feb. 5 ballot. The main benefits to community colleges under Proposition 92 are that it not only lowers and stabilizes fees, but also separates community colleges from the all-too-frequent budget battles between the Democrats and Republicans.
As the semester is drawing to a close, it seems that the theme at Pierce College this fall was “improvement.” One way this is evident is in the expansive construction projects that were finished, or started, this semester. Things began in September with the grand opening of the S.
Amid controversy surrounding incidents involving Sheriff’s personnel on several Los Angeles Community College campuses, the board of trustees meeting today is expected to include further discussion about the role of active Sheriff’s operations in an educational setting.
While pocketknives and box cutters may be considered utilitarian, think again before bringing them anywhere near or inside Pierce College’s campus. Possession of anything that might be used as a lethal weapon is forbidden on the college campus or at a college-sponsored function, except to sworn peace officers, police officers and other government employees charged with policing responsibilities.
What would you do if everything you valued was lost in a matter of hours? For Pierce College special services counselor Leslee Cook, 55, and her faithful cat Karuna, this nightmare has become a reality. Before the sun rose on Nov. 24, a raging fire would decimate her home and everything she held dear.
Desperate people do desperate things. This has never been clearer than it is in the new movie, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” Philip Seymour Hoffman Stars as Andy Hansen, a drug-addicted payroll manager who has been stealing money from work. His marriage to Gina, played by Marisa Tomei, is falling apart.
As the women’s soccer team ends the season on a great note, there is one player who had the drive and determination to have the team make it as far as they did. Jamie Doyen, a 23-year-old Pierce student has been playing soccer since she was a child. “I have played soccer since I was five and competitive club soccer since I was 10 years old,” said Doyen in an e-mail interview.
The office of head soccer Coach Adolfo Perez is like a soccer shrine; equipped with motivational quotes, trophy’s and pictures of past teams scaling the walls, his love for the game is blatantly visible. As the Pierce College women’s soccer team is finishing up one if its most successful seasons, Perez is ready for next year.
You’ve probably heard it before, “Voting is a privilege, not a right.” Yet many won’t take the time out of their busy schedules to vote. If you are 18 years or older, it’s time to wake up; you need to vote. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the idea of a Voting Rights Act to Congress, which would outlaw literacy tests and poll taxes as a way of determining if a person was fit to vote.
One of the few perks of coming off of a 5-35 season is that it’s hard to play much worse. Injuries and inexperience lead to a very forgettable year for the women’s softball team last season, which is why the team can’t wait to get the ball rolling on the upcoming spring season.
