Ever wonder whose faces are on the Pierce College General Catalog and Schedule of Classes? Apparently, they’re not students here, just models who are paid to look young and diverse on the covers. We’ve never seen that peppy, curly-haired co-ed around campus.
Auditions for students interested in showing off their “groovin’ skills” in the Children’s Dance Theater will be Sunday at 9 a.m. in the North Gym, room 5601. Marian S. Weiser, who went by the name Scriffin when she danced, is anticipating the upcoming auditions for all styles of dance, ranging from ballet, improve and tap to jazz, modern dance and hip hop.
Textbook prices are a big issue on many college campuses because prices seem so high and many people do not know the reason for it. The Pierce College Bookstore is usually the easiest and most reliable destination when its students need to purchase textbooks.
Imagine spending a couple of hours a week learning to ride a horse or a mule and getting a unit of college credit at the same time. At Pierce, it not only makes for a nice daydream but also a possibility. Among the more unusual classes offered at Pierce is Animal Science 621, a class that enables students to learn to ride horseback.
Friday at 11:30 a.m. near El Pueblo de Los Angeles on Cesar Chavez Avenue and Main Street near Union Station and ends at 1:00 p.m. at Pershing Square. There will be a concert and Event Center near the 5th Street and Hill Street intersection. The Saint Patrick’s Day festivities began early on campus with students getting in the “green mood.
With six weeks left, the end of Pierce College’s spring semester is rushing up on students, bringing the relaxation of class-free, glowing sunshine days for a week before they can continue on in their pursuit for education during the two summer sessions. As usual, summer classes will be broken up into two sessions of five weeks each.
More than 25 student poets, singers, musicians and dancers gathered in the Campus Center to show off their talents at the Open Mic event. Students were given an opportunity to sign up and take advantage of a free mic, an open stage and the attention of fellow students and performers.
The Spitzer Space Telescope was the highlight of the night for the Astronomy Society’s meeting April 13 with guest speaker Dr. Luisa Rebull speaking about Spitzer and the forming of stars and planets. The meeting featured the formation of stars, planets and Lyman Spitzer’s role in identifying the process.
There is a place on campus where old-fashioned ways and traditions are still held. Where cash has more value than the signature after a swipe. A place where purchasing pizza and soda on a daily basis won’t be attached to a high interest rate, creating creeping indebtedness.
With a deep, resounding “HOOOUAHH!” the current Brahmas kicked off Saturday’s volleyball game against alumni who played in the same gym as long as 22 years ago. Testosterone filled the air, but the mood was light, and the atmosphere, friendly. Many of the alumni wore their old team jerseys or state championship t-shirts, and high-fives reverberated through the gym after every point.
