There are more than 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from high schools across the nation every year. Although many of them have been in the United States most of their lifetime, they do not receive the same benefits of higher education that citizens do.
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$$Sheriff’s suck nads
Being eyed as though we are common criminals and speaking to like we are about to commit a crime, are two of the many ways some of the Campus Sheriff’s Department personal tend to treat students. There are those who smile and are approachable to say hello.
$$Fashionably Lame
She was wearing a cute Juicy Couture miniskirt, a matching pink summery tank top, and had the entire Californian blonde beauty look. However, she had decided to give a finishing touch to her fashion statement by showing off her pink Ugg boots in the middle of the scorching summer heat! I have heard of the expression “fashionably late” but attending summer school at Pierce made me realize that a lot of people are also “fashionably lame”.
$$This may be a farm, but we aren’t pigs.
Cleanliness seems to be a priority everywhere these days, so why has Pierce College been left in the dust? According to Plant Facilities Director Paul Nieman, 21 custodians are on campus every morning to make sure our campus and classrooms are maintained.
Time to prune the Bush. [REVISED]
When the President of the United States is less popular now than Spiro Agnew was in 1973, we know we have a problem. Bush’s approval rating is at 33% as of October 4, 2007, according to the Gallup Poll. Then-Vice President Agnew’s approval rating just before his conviction for criminal tax evasion was 45%–same as former New Jersey Gov.
Rough match brings tough draw for Pierce soccer (corrected)
A rough physical away game against Santa Monica College ended in a disappointing 0-0 draw for Pierce College’s Women’s soccer team on October 2, 2007. Pierce had many chances to win the game with 22 shots on goal but was unable to hit the back of the net.
Brahmas record another home win
On a bitter cold day it was business as usual for Pierce College’s Women’s soccer team as they recorded a 3-0 win against LA Mission College Friday. Coming into the match, Pierce had a record of 4-0-3 (wins, losses, draws). Mission coming in with 0-7-1 (wins, losses, draws).
$$English
The fact that making English the official language of the United States has become a hot topic of the presidential candidate debates really shows where our priorities lie. Don’t get me wrong. I really do think that all new immigrants should be encouraged to learn English because it makes communications easier.
$$Other Pierces
People who have tried to visit Pierce College’s website before have probably run into Pierce Mortuary Colleges . Their website, http://www.pierce.edu, is close enough to http://www.piercecollege.edu that many students accidentally go to their site instead of Los Angeles Pierce College.
$$Opera – tion, Success
For the second presentation of the Fall 2007 Professors’ Lecture series presented by Encore adult education program, Maestro James Domine took to the stage and conducted an exciting lesson on the subject “The Development of Opera” to a capacity crowd on Thursday.