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Theater department matriarch dies
Ellen Albertini Dow, who was a theater instructor at Pierce and donated $150,000 to the department, died Monday, May 4. The Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania native and Cornell University graduate acted in film and TV roles including “Seinfeld,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “The Wedding Singer.” A plaque in her name sits in front of the Performing Arts Building. Dow was 101 years old.
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Chancellor withdraws offer to president
Last W drop day nears
District position is off the table
The last day to drop a class with a W instead of an F is Sunday, May 10. This drop date applies to semester-length classes only. Shortterm classes that meet for less than 16 weeks, such as PACE and offcampus courses, have different drop deadlines that are available from the class’ instructors. All drops must be processed online, according to Pierce College’s website.
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athleen Burke, Pierce College president, was offered the position of vice chancellor of Educational Programs and Institutional Effectiveness last week by Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez, but Rodriguez withdrew the offer Tuesday. Burke had not yet accepted that position and declined to comment on whether or not she had planned to accept. Instead, she sent out an email to faculty members requesting privacy. “I’m really talked out about it,” Burke said. “It was all in my email to the college last night.” According to the district website, the position oversees the district-wide accreditation process in addition to accounting for campus attendance, conducting institutional research for the district’s colleges and coordinating student success programs. The job of selecting a replacement for Kimble falls on Rodriguez, who said he had looked at “a pool” of possible candidates for the position before he offered his recommendation to Burke. “The vice chancellor for educational programs and institutional effectiveness is currently occupied by an interim vice chancellor, Bobbi Kimble,” Rodriguez said. “We went out and conducted a search for the permanent vice chancellor for that position.” According to Kimble, she will vacate the position because of a state educational code rule which says the role can’t be held on an interim basis for more than two years. “I’m in a limited position. It was always an interim position, and I serve at the pleasure of the board and the chancellor,” she said. “So I stay or not at their pleasure.” In her time as vice chancellor, Kimble has worked closely with the board to supervise the accreditation process for all nine LACCD campuses. That task ultimately determines the validity of a degree from a college based on the performance of its faculty and students in meeting standards set by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. [See CHANCELLOR, pg. 2]
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Sheriffs to step up violation enforcement
The Pierce College Sheriff’s Department will increase its enforcement and ticketing of vehicle code violations, such as driving faster than the speed limit and failing to stop at stop signs, according to the Work Environment Committee. The Avenue of Champions in front of the gyms has been a problem area, the committee said. #PierceSheriffs.
Annual student art show returns
Classic tale holds value Racially-charged story remains relevant
Speaker to discuss fast food, immigration
Eudelio Martinez will talk about fast food and immigration in Orange County at the Anthropology Colloquium Series on Wednesday, May 7, from 1 to 2 p.m. Should the minimum wage be increased for fast food workers? Tell us what you think on Facebook and Twitter with #PierceAnthropology.
SHARLA SMITH Roundup Reporter @sharlamsmith
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ries of racial injustice can be heard from Ferguson, Missouri to Baltimore, Maryland, but Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” goes back to a time when racial inequality was widely accepted and protected by law in the south. Equality has come a long way since the days of the Black Codes, which restricted the freedom of African Americans, and Jim Crow Laws that justified segregation. The journey to racial equality hasn’t reached it’s final destination, but Lee’s story is a reminder of how far we have come. Excerpts read center stage from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel were delivered as invitations
The Pierce College ASO and Foundation-sponsored student art show opens Thursday, May 7, and runs through Tuesday, May 26 in the Art Garden. The show’s award ceremony and reception is May 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. When will you go to the show? Tell us on Facebook and Twitter with #PierceArt.
ʻBen 10ʼ writer to speak at open mic night
to the transitions of daytime to night. A noticeably missing sound was the melody of locusts, whose crescendo starts at dusk and lasts through the night in Alabama during summer. [See MOCKINGBIRD, pg. 3]
Charlotte Fullerton, who was the head writer for the television show “Ben 10,” and local, award-winning artist Nilha Magruder will speak at the open mic night on Saturday, May 11 in the Great Hall. They will speak from 1 to 2:30 p.m., while the open mic and art activities will run from 2:30 to 4 p.m. There will be free food and prizes. For more information, contact Christine Valada at (818) 710-3354. Tell us your plans for the open mic on Facebook and Twitter with #PierceTalent.
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From Left: Dil (Gannon Hays), Scout (Elyse Hamilton) and Jem (Matthew Markham) watch the trial of Tom Robinson from the colored section of the courtroom in Pierce Collegeʼs production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” Friday, May 1. Woodland Hills, Calif. to the memories of a young girl during a time of hardships and racial injustice. The classic 1960 novel was adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel in 1990, which was presented by the Pierce Theater
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Department for the first time on May 1. The opening night performance was commendable. Birds sang in the day and crickets chirped at night, while the projector screen provided visual accompaniment