It is with a great deal pleasure that I welcome you to the Spring 2006 semester at Pierce. Whether you are a new, continuing or returning student, I hope you will find our beautiful campus and outstanding programs to be both engaging and fulfilling. Pierce College is a unique institution and I urge you to take advantage of the opportunities available to help you to set and reach your goals.
Before the sun rises and most people have their first cup of coffee, Pierce football player Galen Osborne is awake and ready to start his two-hour commute from South Los Angeles to Pierce College. His day starts at 5:45 a.m. when he boards the first of four buses and one train he takes to school five days a week.
Spanish teacher Fernando Oleas is giving back to his community what he feels was given to him. Oleas switched from part to full-time teaching during the 2005 winter semester. The 41 year-old Spanish teacher also organizes activities such as the open readings.
The swim team has the formula to take Pierce College to the top of the swim league and break some old swim records at the same time. Every weekday the women’s swim team practices in the water for two hours which equates to about two to four miles each day to enhance endurance and speed; they also meet on Saturdays.
Parking lot assault: Jan. 11 10:15 a.m.: Two suspects assaulted victim, striking him several times while stealing his baseball hat in Lot 7. When one of the suspects took the hat from the victim’s head, the victim resisted, which prompted the suspects to assault him, one striking him in the jaw several times, the other suspect striking him in the back of the head.
Pierce College was missing its best pitcher who was out with injuries and replaced by sophomore Brandi Gilbert who pitched a three-run homer in the first inning, leading to 9-0 loss against Citrus College on Feb. 16. “Three of my best players aren’t here today,” said head coach Pat Greenan.
The 2005 Pierce College women’s volleyball team (23-4) seemed a bit unpredictable at the start of the season since all but one player from 2004 departed. Leave it up to 15 freshmen and one returning sophomore to take the women’s volleyball team two games away from being state champions.
To the community, the bus might not be the most luxurious form of transportation, but to full time students it could be a free ride. Free bus passes, for students with 12 units or more, are not only good for the entire semester but valid on all MTA busses including the new Metro Orange Line.
Who is Robert Garber and why does he want to be the 19th president of Pierce College? The newly chosen college president, Garber, has a desire to make Pierce memorable for those who, like him, started higher education at community college–the “place where it all began.
Rock stars, movie stars, sports figures and now even politicians are joining the party by adding friends to their customized pages on Myspace.com. At least five of the official nine Democratic candidates for the presidency on 2008 have a page on the now world-famous Web site.
