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has you covered State legislation allows for student health coverage on Pierce campus

From a simple cough to a devastating cold or a few broken bones, students are opting out from visiting the doctor’s office but Pierce College is making health insurance accessible with Covered California on campus.

Falafelicious Catering owner

Ofir Bass, thought the grand opening and the first week was a success.

“It’s better than I expected, and I expected it to be great,” Bass said about the food court’s first week of business.

“People are responding well so far. Everybody’s happy that they finally have a place to eat and sit down, and they’re not sitting outside in the heat or in the rain.”

Pierce College President, Kathleen Burke said she was happy to have more food options available for students and staff other than just having the food trucks and the cafe on campus.

“[The food court] took so long to open up because we had to go