Humberto “Bert” Sanchez, 59, associate professor of business administration, died Friday at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks of unknown causes. “It’s pretty grim,” said Professor David Braun, business department chair. “There are a lot of sad, sad people around here.
The race for the White House is more than a year a year and a half away, but contenders are already off and running. Candidates seem to be everywhere-proposing legislation in the House and Senate, releasing daily statements about their opinions on pretty much everything, even making visits to states with big influence in the primaries like California.
El Rancho Drive, also known as the Farm Road, will soon be undergoing construction as part of the continuing campus renovations. Bidding for the construction took place March 6. A construction company will be chosen to replace the previous company that had protested against plans.
Muscular warriors, cutting-edge cinematography and ‘Matrix’ like combat scenes make “300” a movie that both guys and girls will love to watch. The much anticipated “300”, which is based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City), depicts the ancient Battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans fought bravely against a huge Persian army.
As the flowers begin to bloom and springtime brings beautiful weather, Pierce College dancers will also contribute with an event that will make everyone appreciate new beginnings. The Annual Spring Dance Concert an opportunity that is brought back every year for everyone to experience a different type of art.
It’s a quiet Friday morning and biology professor Kate Kubach is seen trimming branches off a thick shrub in the botanical garden at Pierce College. Ever since the first phase of the botanical garden was completed in October 2003, Kubach, along with Pat Farris and Dr.
If you can’t do something right, then don’t do it at all. Lately, the Pierce College administration and offices seem to be doing plenty of things that just aren’t right. We have a Web site that students are encouraged to use for all sorts of needs, including registering for classes, that is frequently not working.
In the wake of the eligibility reporting problems that caused both Pierce College basketball teams to forfeit their season, no detailed review has taken place to determine where the ball was dropped. “No one has asked me to do any investigating,” said Shelley Gerstl, dean of Admissions and Records, whose office is responsible for submitting eligibility reports to the Commission on Athletics (COA).
Daylight-saving time will begin Sunday and end on the first Sunday in November, stretching the spring occurrence four weeks longer than usual. This marks the first time that it will begin in March rather than the traditional April. The move was prompted by Congress in order to help conserve energy costs, prevent automobile accidents at night.
A Vatican artist buried a time capsule at Pierce College, but forgot exactly where he put it. “If you can find it, you can dig it up,” said Jeffrey Vallance, an American artist who attended Pierce from 1974 to 1976. At that time in his life, other than burying “close to 100” time capsules (one a week in many locations), “I was immature, getting into trouble, and doing a heck of a lot of art,” he said.
