Prevention: how to stop a stalker

Stalking. That word has been in the news a lot lately with the revelation that the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech massacre had previously been accused of stalking two female students. Everyone on campus should pay attention. A U.S. Department of Justice study, “The Sexual Victimization of College Women,” published in 2000, found 13.

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Auto tech dept. does free auto repairs

C an’t afford to pay someone to change those break pads and rotors? Pierce College students enrolled in the Automotive Service Technician (AST) program learn to work on a variety of cars and they can work on yours, too. According to Tom Rosdahl, instructor of the automotive department, “Depending on the problem, anyone can bring their car in and our students can work on it.

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Baseball reigns as league champs

A combination of solid defense, steady hitting and a great pitching performance earned the Brahmas the top spot as Western State Conference South baseball champions Thursday at Pierce College. Tall right-hander Dan Berlind threw a complete game, striking out 12 and issuing no walks to lead the Brahmas to a 12-3 victory over College of the Canyons.

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The end is near… or is

Can you smell that? It’s the scent of accomplishment. Springtime is almost over and once again we see the graduates being honored for their efforts and released from the stressful life of a student. For people in their twenties, life seems to be one endless chain of events, each leading to the next, that are supposed to be gratifying in some way.

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Rejection never felt so good

I got rejected from the University of California, Los Angeles…again. The first time I applied was as a senior in high school. I didn’t have the best grades or the highest SAT scores, but I had the tenacity and the drive that made me believe I could make it at a big university.

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Inform, then contain

Last week, when the demolition work began on the bungalows, few at Pierce seemed to bat an eye. But, the front page photo that this newspaper ran showing asbestos warning signs and quoting a crew supervisor as saying that the asbestos was going to the dump, reportedly caused an uproar among College officials.

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