Nikita Kuznetsov may have been in the U.S. for only three months, but his desire to get involved shows that he has no intention to be joking around by diving right into business. Although the young Russian man has only been a student at Pierce College for a little more than a month, his required political science course has awoken his interest in politics and how American government functions.
For the second year in a row the Pierce College women’s volleyball team has advanced to the Elite Eight state championships in Fresno where they will face West Valley College (22-5) Friday in the first round of the championship weekend. Fresh off a victory in the first round against San Bernardino Valley Nov.
Three finalists were interviewed in a forum open to the public at the Performing Arts Building yesterday. Those who didn’t make it to the forum can read their seperate interviews below. Dr. Thomas Anderson knows the future of Pierce College could change course at any time.
Cinderella’s story came to a close on Saturday for Pierce’s soccer team as they were defeated 4-3 in penalty kicks by Long Beach City College. “It’s tough to lose when we were so close,” said coach Adolfo Perez. “We worked so hard and we were so close. We just couldn’t finish.
The Pierce College men’s basketball team lost 101-98 in overtime to the L.A. Trade-Technical College Beavers on Friday in a game they seemed to control. The Brahmas were up by four points with less than a minute to go when the team unity, inexplicably, fell apart.
The art department at Pierce College will be presenting its Annual Winter Arts Festival on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Art Gallery’s patio. “It’s a great opportunity to see what the ceramics classes are up to and to do gift shopping early,” said Gallery Director Mary Oliver.
College life can be a trying experience for students, both new and current. The road to receiving a higher education is paved with an entirely different series of challenges from those of high school. But who is the major contributor to the lackluster performance? Is it the institution or the student body who “makes or breaks” an academic career.
The hottest new sound uniting teens and Latinos today across the country is reggaeton. From L.A. to New York, people are singing to their favorite artists and listening to what some are calling the new music phenomenon. Originating in Panama and then moving to Puerto Rico, reggaeton is derived from Jamaican reggae.
It’s a tedious task these days to turn on the TV or rock radio and find a band that isn’t a clich√©d, fresh-out-of-high-school upstart. Lucky for rock enthusiasts everywhere, Audioslave is making their best music ever now without severing ties to their colorful pasts.
Based on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme” and Jonathan Larson’s revolutionary “rock” musical, “Rent” tells the story of a group of bohemians living in New York City’s East Village struggling to live life, pay the rent and deal with the AIDS epidemic. The story centers on Roger (Adam Pascal) and Mark (Anthony Rapp), two roommates.
