Some people are living, but they have been living dead. Some people have died, but they are still alive; they came, they lived, they fought and they changed the world. That’s what was conveyed to the public at the candlelight vigil for Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Thursday night at Pierce College.
The opening reception of the “Off-Planet” gallery exhibit would have made Martians homesick. Art and party refreshments turned into a cosmic tribute to outer space on Saturday with astro-photographs and a solar telescope complementing the works of the five artists.
Two swim records were broken and set Friday by the women’s swim team in the medley relay and backstroke. Jessica Chan, Christina Courtney, Paloma Slezak and Alexandra “Xan” Rodgers broke a more than 20-year-old record for the 200-yard Medley relay by almost a second.
The Pierce College men’s volleyball team won 15-13 in the fifth set of Friday night’s game against the Orange Coast College Pirates in the first home game of the season. The game was kept close by the Pirates who are traditionally good and “always have a lot of talent on their team,” according to Pierce’s head coach Adam Black.
Pierce College had one of the highest enrollment figures for Spring 2006 out of the nine Los Angeles Community College District campuses and has grown the most in enrollment compared to the previous spring. Classes opened Feb. 6 with 329 more students enrolled than in Spring 2005, making Pierce the only L.
The Pierce College Business Administration Department, in conjunction with the California Franchise Tax Board and the Internal Revenue Service, is offering free, bi-weekly income tax assistance now through April 8. “The students would do the basic tax return.
As Gurbux Singh watched a badminton game one November afternoon, he had no idea it would become a monumental day for him and the people at Pierce who helped save his life. The efforts to resuscitate Singh as he suffered a heart attack on the gym floor concluded with Michelle Roberts, a L.
Students looking to earn college credit without investing several hours in class each week may find Pierce’s Credit-by-Exam option to be their perfect solution. Through April 21, students can petition to take an examination equivalent to a final and receive course credit for the same $26 per unit as a regular class.
Artist Renee Amitai recently displayed her work in St.Petersburg, Russia and in June exhibited at the Sorbonne in Paris before becoming involved in the “OFF-PLANET” exhibit at the Pierce College Art Gallery. Amitai, who was educated Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris and Ecole Des Metiers D’Artes et Architecture in Paris spent her early career working as an architect in France and for Club Med.
Artist Barbara Lai Bennett, 59, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the influence of her birthplace is evident in much of her work. Currently exhibiting works at the Pierce College Art Gallery’s “OFF-PLANET” exhibition, Bennett has painted several pieces that explored her view of the cosmos with an eye from Hawaii.
