Police found William Banks sleeping in his car on Skid Row in 1997. Eight years later, he finds himself a graduate of the Addiction Studies Program. Banks was one of 30 students who received a certificate of completion and a “Page 77” Award at the ceremony as presenters shared their past trials with addiction on Friday in the Faculty Dining Room.
After several years of not being implemented, college employees will be participating in a disaster drill in the Campus Center on May 19. The training is intended to teach Pierce College’s Emergency Response Team basic information needed to respond to a crisis on campus.
Six Pierce College students will feature their artwork in “Sub Urban Myth.” The exhibit’s opening reception takes place this Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. Artwork will range from oil on canvas, oil on wood, paper on canvas and pencil on wood.
The 46th annual Topanga Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival took place Sunday with more than 5,000 people enjoying perfomances, food and contests. It was hosted by the Paramount Ranch near Agoura. “It’s Southern California’s favorite old time and bluegrass music event.
After working 14 years at Pierce College, Carlos Martinez, dean of academic affairs, will see retirement June 30 to pursue his musical interests and travel. “There are just so many things I want to do in my life. I want to travel and do a lot of reading.
Every time she speaks, Linda Bui inevitably draws the attention of the entire class, no matter whether she likes it or not, by the way she speaks English. A nursing major at Pierce College who emigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam in 2004, Bui speaks English with a heavy accent.
Writing clearly and correctly seems to be the most significant difficulty among other English learning problems for today’s college students. Certain amount of students need more help in English and approximately 15 percent of Pierce students are below college-level English courses, said Donna Accardo, English department chair, who teaches English 21 and a Shakespeare class.
Tomorrow will be Robert Garber’s 100th day in office as the 19th president of the college. Since he began his presidency, he has stalled plans to end Internet access in the Learning Center; learned the rules of Cow Chip Bingo and hiked the rolling hills adjacent to the farm, as well as attended home games and discussed plans for online instruction.
With nearby Calabasas passing one of the nation’s harshest anti-smoking bills in years is there a possibility Pierce College will join them? This issue has sparked a debate amongst many groups at Pierce, and while some have strong opinions, a majority of people are finding it difficult to pick a side.
With worrying about school, work and family, trying to stay healthy is no easy task for college students, but not smoking is a definite way to stay on that path. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one out of every four people smokes.
