News Briefs

Application deadline extended

The deadline to run for a position with Pierce College’s Associated Student Organization has been extended until Wednesday, according to its website. There is a $300 campaign budget for all candidates running in the spring 2013 elections, and a forum will be held on April 15 in the Great Hall for students. Open offices include student government president, council president, vice president, and treasurer. Application forms are available on the ASO’s website, pierceaso.webs.com.

Caps and gowns for sale and rent

Students can purchase or rent caps and gowns for the Spring 2013 commencement in the college bookstore through April 30.

Spring break begins

The campus will be closed for a non-instructional day on Thursday, March 28, and spring break starts the day after through April 5. The Student Health Center will be closed during the break.

“I’m going to try to make it easy for the people. The people we’re helping are supposed to be poor, [so] we’re helping the community,” said Hugh Laughlin, a volunteer of 22 years.

The clients are seen on a first-come-first-served basis due to the limited space and amount of volunteers, and should expect the tax preparation process take about an hour

VITA volunteers focus on providing quality services for the community and their goal is also to help as many people as possible each tax season.

Since the program started over 35 years ago, Pierce students and volunteers have prepared over 15,000 tax

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Abu-Ghazaleh said students can stop worrying about their school’s budget.

“Now we are starting to see signs of a rising economy, which brings with it a rise in community college funding,” said Abu-Ghazaleh. “So we have to start thinking on how to build the programs so that they are there when we can start serving more students again.“

Summer schedule available

The Summer 2013 schedule is now available on piercecollege.edu, according to Pierce’s Facebook page. One hundred new classes have been added to the schedule. Returning students can register starting April 15.

Art contest accepting entries Pierce student art contest “Untitled Philosophical Reflections No. 13: Art Is...” is accepting entries until May 13. The first place winner will be awarded a cash prize and a showcase in Icebox Journal, an online publication. Visit iceboxjournal.com for more information, or email iceboxjournal@gmail.com.