Brainstorms EXPECTED –May through August

“We’re excited,” Vice President of Student Services, Earic Peters said. “It took a while to make things happen and it worked out.”

Smiley’s persistence in education and active political involvement in media and journalism has helped him win awards and multiple doctorates from colleges. Smiley was also recently honored with a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“He talks about encouraging students to persist and be active members of society, and that’s just the beginning,” Peters said.

MAY 27–AUGUST 19 (12 weeks)

MAY 27–JULY 8 (6 weeks)

JULY 9–AUGUST 19 (6 weeks)

With a deluge of university credit courses to choose from, CSUN Summer Session can help you

 Accelerate your progress toward a degree,

 Advance your career, or

ONLINE REGISTRATION BEGINS http://summer.csun.edu for the students. Clubs were present to fundraise and promote their remaining activities for the semester.

 Soak up new knowledge for the sheer delight of it.

Whatever your academic goals, chances are you’ll find a class within the wide selection of courses offered—many of which are now available online.

“I feel like I am a child again. I love Pierce College,” said Christina Angelakopoulou, an international student from Greece.

As finals week gets closer, the event provided students a chance

No classes Monday and Tuesday [5/26-5/27] to get their minds off finals stress and at the same time get involved in activities and life on campus.

The campus will be closed to students in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Tuesday, May 27 there will be no instruction but campus services will be open.

“Club Council is organizing an end of the year celebration for all Pierce Students. During this outdoor party, Alpha Gamma Sigma will have our final fundraiser of the semester,” said Club Council cosponsor Iqra Hamid.

News briefs

Finals schedule posted [6/3-6/9]

The schedule for finals has been posted for the week of June 3 through June 9, 2014. To find the shedule and the campus calendar, visit www.piercecollege.edu/ schedules.

– Compiled by Marissa Nall

Students can compete for cash [5/30]

A public speaking tournament will be held in Village 8342, Friday, May 30. Cash prizes, extra credit and refreshments are all being offered for participation.

Make $4,000 in 1 Month

Looking for a brown-haired, blue or green-eyed Caucasian woman between the age of 19 and 28 that would be so kind as to give me one cycle of eggs (one month).

My husband and I have been trying for over a year with no success to have a family and are praying that someone will see this.

If you are interested please call my doctor at (818) 344-8522

Let the office know you are calling from Pierce College

APRIL 2 at art, music, food trucks!

MAY 25

Show your Pierce ID

Bring a friend for free

Being a new student at Pierce College can be overwhelming -- a student has to learn how to navigate the schedule, financial aid if they choose to apply, and other paperwork.

This could be even harder for an undocumented student who is finding their way around the college’s campus.

Fortunately, for undocumented students, there’s a club on campus that can help them navigate. We Bring Unity for Immigrants and Life to their Dreams (B.U.I.L.D.) is a club that supports undocumented students at Pierce.

“It’s great to be around people who share a commonality because it’s hard to adapt at school,” said 19-year-old Paloma Jacinto.

We B.U.I.L.D. was originally created due to the lack of an AB 540 group at Pierce College, and was designed to support the DREAM Act in 2010.

AB 540 is an assembly bill that became law in 2001, and is designed to create an exemption from paying nonresident tuition for nonresident students who have attended a high school in California for three years, and received a high school diploma or an equivalent.

The DREAM Act provides conditional permanent residency to immigrants who arrived as minors, graduated from a U.S. high school, and lived in the country for five years in a row before the bill was put into effect.

“We bring unity to immigrants and life to their dreams. We also provide links to resources,” Club President Willy Morales said.

Morales has been living in the United States since he was 11 and is currently majoring in psychology at Pierce College. He was a member of the club for three years before becoming president.