Pajama Party in Teacher’s office A woman was found attempting to enter campus from Winnetka Avenue Sept. 19 when she told theriff’s officers that an instructor had let her stay overnight in his office while her house was being fumigated. Not only did she have the key to the office, but when the office was examined, a woman’s night gown on the bookcase, blankets folded on a chair and a sheet on another chair were found.
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Q & A with Jimmy Kimmel
Why did you pick the Harvest Festival to film a Halloween segment? ? “I can never turn down a huge phallus.” What advice do would you give to community college students? ? “Drop-out. It is a waste of time, unless you want to learn how to carve a penis in a field — if you do, then this is the finest college in the state.
Day of the child slated for Sunday afternoon
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Jane Seymour, star of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” live music performances, free food and a chance to share some time with up to 2,000 excited foster children is the agenda for the upcoming Day of the Child event. Pierce College will host its third annual Day of the Child at Shepard Stadium on Sunday.
Afternoon stars shine bright by day
Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds (LAWinds) presents its fall concert Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the Pierce Performing Art Building (PAB). LAWinds performs seasonally in addition to the annual High School Band Festival. Community members and students who are amateur, semi-professional and professional musicians perform in this 85-member ensemble.
News Briefs: odds and ends
LOCAL HIV Testing: Free, anonymous appointments call 818 710-4270 HIV Awareness Forum: Dr. Michael Gottlieb will speak in Computer Science room 1502 Oct. 26 at 12:35 p.m. on HIV prevention. “How to cure violence in America” Essay Contest: $100 prize, for first place 500-to-750 word essay.
New adjacent apartment complex nearing completion
The campus will have some new neighbors on the west edge of the farm a year from now and they will be moving into a 264-unit apartment complex with a seven-tier parking structure. Bella Vista III continues and completes the ambitious complex that began with the first stage, Bella Vista I, the Oxnard Street properties, connects with the next set of apartments, Bella Vista II, just south of Erwin Street and interlocks at the Erwin Street main entrance with the southern boundary of Bella Vista III.
Phase II: green thumbs up
The Botanical Garden on campus is hard to miss. Occupying a two-acre site, its many features include a marsh pond complete with water lilies, a large collection of cacti, succulents and different kinds of wildlife, juxtaposed against modern classrooms in the same way the farm is to the urban sprawl of the San Fernando Valley .
Flying high
The title of a feature article in this month’s SOARING magazine, “The Outlandish 1,,” seems more than fitting for its author, former Pierce College student George Constantin. While a student at Pierce in 1988, Constantin “buzzed” the campus in a single-engine private plane.
Q: Will the new Orange Line help you get to school easier?
“Instead of having stops, it’s a direct line. So it’s a good idea.” Michael Mahaffy, 51, undecided major “It saves a lot of gas.” Adrienne Dye, 18, nursing major “It’s faster than the regular bus.” Kye Edmondson, 21 “We get to school on time. Some of us don’t have cars, so it’s another mode of transportation.
Clean the *@!#ing restrooms, pretty please
With such horrible conditions in the women’s restrooms including up to one inch of water on floors at times, no toilet paper in the stalls and scratched-up mirrors, the question is, “Who is responsible?” Careless female students, custodians neglecting their duties, or the lack of funds enabling campus maintenance? Health concerns arise and just to see the football field in better condition than one of the most likely visited places during school hours is appalling to everyone who notices.