Why are so many full and part-time workers, provisional workers and student workers at Pierce and all around the LACCD not getting paid on a regular basis? Over the past two weeks, The Roundup staff has heard a variety of stories from workers being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all.
Sheriff Blotter for Oct. 17, 2006
Everyone knows what it’s like to have a home-cooked meal. We all experience the thoughts of a good home -cooked meal that makes your mouth water. The type that is irresistible. But how about a homemade meal brought by someone other than our mother? How about a good home-cooked meal from Bakersfield? That’s what any food customer can experience at the Harvest Festival when they go to eat at “Mammas Marinez.
The Pierce College Harvest Festival has a newly-added animated character, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, who delivers a top notch show with a moral endearing to young children. The friendly, adorable square pumpkin whose motto is, “Sometimes being different makes all the difference in the world,” can be seen at the festival daily every 30 minutes until 6 p.
The moon was full, the crowds were large, the night stood still and then a sharp cutting shriek pierced through the ear. Welcome to the Pierce College Halloween Harvest Festival. It has been a great success that really lives up to its name. Large crowds of adults, teens and children gather to go to the festival on the corner of De Soto Avenue and Victory Boulevard .
Everybody is invited to activities of Pierce College annual homecoming on campus football field started at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28. The admission for students is $3 and $5 for others. The homecoming will continue through the football game, which is against Ventura College started at 7:00 p.
Pierce College hasn’t always been the thriving, successful and economically established school that it is today. Only six years ago, Pierce’s campus had some issues. That is, until the campus’ current Vice President of College Development, Dr. Tom Oliver came to its rescue in 2000 and helped turned the school’s future around.
Hundreds of Pierce College students were attracted to campus walkway for Club Rush, which was organized and supported by Associated Students Organization (ASO) from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Oct. 11 and 12. “It was very successful,” said Artur Shmukler, the president of ASO Club Council.
Johnny Knoxville does it again with the R-rated newest installment of the Jackass empire, “Jackass Number Two.” Here is a little history lesson for those unfamiliar with Knoxville and his crew: “Jackass” was an MTV show that was the go anywhere, do anything series.
A Harvest Celebration Wednesday was the annual Pierce and Valley College Hillel Sukkot celebration at Pierce College. But this year the Pierce/Valley Hillel joined forces with the Chayalim club for the festivities. Sukkot is a joyous harvest celebration to give thanks for the earths bounty and is celebrated over a one week period.
