In a recent environmental project, Pierce College students took the bull by the, uh, tail and used animal waste (manure) bound with green waste (grass clippings) to produce a useful solid product that yields certain environmental benefits. The Pierce College Manure Team is a scientific team made up of eight current and former Pierce students working under the guidance of Professor Craig Meyer.
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Alumni brings new style to barbershop scene
As you walk in, you’ll hear the buzzing sound of the shavers. Then, there’s the same old wait in line until the next available seat opens up, leaving you with a choice between reading the outdated stacks of magazines on the table or simply waiting until you hear someone say, “Next.
TRANSPORTATION MOBILIZATION
The sun has yet to come up and still slumbers behind the rolling hills that line the San Fernando Valley. The street outside is quiet and awaiting the avalanche of cars that will descend upon it like clockwork. Most students in the Valley are sleeping, but not Ismael Siciliano.
‘Devil’ is captivating
Desperate people do desperate things. This has never been clearer than it is in the new movie, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” Philip Seymour Hoffman Stars as Andy Hansen, a drug-addicted payroll manager who has been stealing money from work. His marriage to Gina, played by Marisa Tomei, is falling apart.
Counselor at a loss for words after wildfire claims home
What would you do if everything you valued was lost in a matter of hours? For Pierce College special services counselor Leslee Cook, 55, and her faithful cat Karuna, this nightmare has become a reality. Before the sun rose on Nov. 24, a raging fire would decimate her home and everything she held dear.
Campus-wide ban on all weapons
While pocketknives and box cutters may be considered utilitarian, think again before bringing them anywhere near or inside Pierce College’s campus. Possession of anything that might be used as a lethal weapon is forbidden on the college campus or at a college-sponsored function, except to sworn peace officers, police officers and other government employees charged with policing responsibilities.
Sheriff’s actions under fire
Amid controversy surrounding incidents involving Sheriff’s personnel on several Los Angeles Community College campuses, the board of trustees meeting today is expected to include further discussion about the role of active Sheriff’s operations in an educational setting.
Fall ’07 term:
As the semester is drawing to a close, it seems that the theme at Pierce College this fall was “improvement.” One way this is evident is in the expansive construction projects that were finished, or started, this semester. Things began in September with the grand opening of the S.
Calling all students and faculty
The Community College Initiative, Proposition 92, will appear on the Feb. 5 ballot. The main benefits to community colleges under Proposition 92 are that it not only lowers and stabilizes fees, but also separates community colleges from the all-too-frequent budget battles between the Democrats and Republicans.
Sweet dreams for Desdemona
Shakespearian plays of old are twisted into a laughing frenzy in “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” a tasteful comedic play that mixes Shakespeare with Lewis Carroll. Created by Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald, “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)” tells the tale of Constance Ledbelly (played by Jonica Patella), an assistant English professor whose obsession lies in the works of William Shakespeare-more specifically “Othello” and “Romeo and Juliet.