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boston: a first-hand account
Heather McMorrow Contributing Writer Events of that Marathon Monday and the lockdown the following Friday were quite surreal. My friend Jack was in town to run the marathon for the fourth time. He and I were at the Marathon Expo and ended up at the finish line about 48 hours before the bombing. We superstitiously [...]
raider’s mens baseball team is a tough one to face
Joseph Henrickson Staff Writer The Pierce Raiders baseball team completed another 4 game sweep May 4and 5, this time it was against Grays Harbor Community College. The Raiders outscored their opponent 23 – 6 in the four game set and continue to lead the NWAACC West Conference with a record of 16 and 4. Leading [...]
singing for strong kids
Charliene McWeeny Staff Writer Jael Kirkwood, a student here at Pierce, has made it to the semi-finals in a competition through her work this past week. Kirkwood works at the Morgan Family YMCA, and through the Pierce and Kitsap YMCA Associations. Kirkwood got together with the Late Nite Tacoma YMCA group and started a singing [...]
quality online game offers free fun
Kristoffer Hayward Staff Writer “Warframe” breaks away from the crowd of the usual ‘free to play’ games and traditional MMOs [Massively Multiplayer Online games] in general, thanks to its third person shooter gameplay. From the development team of “The Darkness” and the new “Star Trek” game comes “Warframe.” The game is set in the far [...]
former student government president nicole ortega shares her resignation
To the student body: On the front page of the last edition of The Pioneer there was a breaking news teaser that I said I was to undergo an impeachment hearing. However, on Wednesday May 1, I turned in my resignation letter feeling there was no other option. I was the best president that [...]
‘iron man 3′ is a super ride
Kristoffer Hayward Staff Writer With advertisements featuring the villainous Mandarin, dozens of flying Iron Man suits and promises of danger and explosions, “Iron Man 3,” one of the biggest movies in theaters this year, has probably piqued everyone’s interest. The movie delivers all on of those points and even gives a unique twist on what [...]
fantasy book deserves second look
Kristoffer Hayward Staff Writer Death, time, war, nature, and fate come together as human incarnations in Piers Anthony’s underrated Incarnations of Immortality series. Throughout the series, the incarnations manage the various details of humanity while dealing with a vile incarnation of evil. The book series takes an episodic look at each incarnation in turn. The [...]
pinterest celebration for sites in demand
Healani Brennan Staff Writer When thinking of Pinterest, some students think like Mikki Engwell, who says, “It’s amazing and addictive like a drug, I sit on there for hours.” Others see it as a waste of time or otherwise confusing to use, like student Jamie Lopez who said, “It’s confusing. I don’t understand how to [...]
Les Ulrich: Staff spotlight
Mariah Foley Staff Writer “Students can only be successful in an environment where they can feel like it worthwhile to tolerate the discomfort associated with learning. Learning can be very uncomfortable. They have to trust that what they’re doing is in their best interest.” Les Ulrich is a professor at Pierce College that teaches math, [...]
student services budget gives money to athletic program
Lloyd Shisler Staff Writer Student Services and Activities Budget [S and A] is a budget that supports and funds Pierce programs such as athletics, tutoring, theater, pioneer, writers studio, music program and many more. Cameron Cox, director for student life, mentioned that Pierce’s tuition was raised last year at 12 percent. Instead of the S [...]
