The dark irony of Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical has been not only preserved but greatly amplified in the presentation by the L.A. Pierce College Theatre Arts Department, a chilling rendition that carries the viewer through Dr. Henry Jekyll’s ill-fated yet impassioned hunt for a method to isolate – and ultimately eliminate – evil from the human nature.
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A SCHOOL YEAR IN REVIEW
CONSTRUCTION The various construction projects scattered around campus will all contribute to what construction director David Tsao calls a “brand new facelift” for Pierce College. It was a busy year for building, since the new projects have completed the design stage and have begun to be physically realized.
Foundation commits $70 million to CCC
California Community Colleges received an unprecedented $70 million commitment from the Bernard Osher Foundation May 6. “The more we looked into the higher education community, the more we’ve convinced ourselves of the need of the community college system,” said Mary Bitterman, president of the Bernard Osher Foundation.
Armenia: My fruitless country
When I was much younger, my grandfather led me into his garden, where I would be dwarfed by a fig tree whose roots were as thick as my grandfather’s body. The tree was barren except for one month out of the year, when two or three purple spheres would explode off of the tree’s dark green leaves.
‘Sneakerheads’ spend hundreds to have new, collectible kicks
Sneakers have become collectables, and the people who have them in every color and style refer to themselves as “sneakerheads.” Nike Jordans, Air Force Ones and Dunks. You name it, a true sneakerhead has it – and they also have a shirt to match. Collecting sneakers is not a cheap hobby, but it sure is a stylish one.
Students opt to stay out of debt with self discipline
Growing up, most young people no longer spend mom and dad’s money. However, they get credit cards to substitute for what they are no longer getting. Although the cost of going to college can amount to ridiculously high prices, including everything from transportation to books and laptop computers, it is become easier for students to get credit cards – and dig themselves into huge pits of debt.
THE WEEKLY BLOTTER
May 13 2:34 p.m. A contractor in a large construction vehicle ran into a power line on El Rancho Drive, causing the line and a pole to fall. Nobody was injured. b/t 3 and 6 p.m. An unknown person tagged on the Campus Center. 5:45 p.m. Someone cut a lock on a locker in the South Gym and stoile a wallet and a cell phone.
‘The second half, the better half’
As many students count down the last days of the semester, several deans are counting the last days of their school faculty careers. Shelley Gerstl, dean of Admissions and Records, and Dorothy Rupert, dean of Academic Affairs, are staying until the end of the semester.
Unprofitable financial aid suspended
Community college students may find it harder to obtain loans because two lenders, CitiBank and J.P. Morgan Chase, have temporarily suspended certification of federal Stafford loans to community college students nationwide, according to the American Chronicle.