Nostalgia Moderna
In recognition of Pierce College's 60th anniversary, THE BULL has dipped into the past for a look at classic campus moments through the decades. To complement the archive photographs, we have recreated updated scenes of a lively campus. The activities on the college grounds reflect Pierce as a place of thriving, growing social and educational center.
Green Pastures to ‘Green’ Buildings
Begun as a place for former World War II GIs to retrain for domestic jobs, Pierce College has evolved into a multi-cultured, multi-ethnic student body. While still maintaining an agriculture and pre-vet program, the curriculum has vastly expanded. As the campus marks 60 years, it is again in the midst of change, growth and renovation.
A letter from the editor
Seven years ago, I was a student at New York University. I decided to take a semester off to work, only to be in a major car accident that sent me to physical therapy to learn to walk again instead of back to class for the fall. After two more years, I finally decided to move back to California, since I could afford to go back to school in the more accessible California community college system.
The wide world of (Pierce) sports
From far above the football field, you can see runners huffing and puffing along the Pierce College cross country trail. However, they are not Pierce students; they are from nearby high schools. Pierce has great cross country courses on which runners have set impressive records even though Pierce's cross country team no longer exists.
“There’s Gold Up On That Thar Hill!”
Prologue: Ellen Albertini Dow, widow of the founder of Pierce College's theater arts department, Eugene Francis Dow, wiped tears away from her pale blue eyes as she recalled the moment, then cupped her life-worn hands together and held them to her mouth and softly said, "It was beautiful here.
A cut above the rest
If you want a salon, go next door, but if you're entering the Zone, you better bring your personality and you best be ready to talk sports.
‘La La Lost’ finds fans
The April 10 CD release party for "La La Lost" by Arrica Rose and the ...'s was an intimate yet lively gathering at the Hotel Café on the Cahuenga Strip, a venue that perfectly showcased the range of the little-known group's new album. A hip, artsy crowd gathered in the small, dimly lit room.