Pierce College's The Pioneer - Vol. 51, Issue 1
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Sept. 27, 2017 / <strong>Vol</strong>. <strong>51</strong>, <strong>Issue</strong> 1<br />
piercepioneernews.com EDITORIAL / 3<br />
PIONEER<br />
Web: piercepioneernews.com<br />
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THE<br />
STAFF<br />
Editorial Manager<br />
Marji Harris<br />
maharris@pierce.ctc.edu<br />
Production Manager<br />
Megan Quint<br />
mquint@pierce.ctc.edu<br />
Social Media Manager<br />
Amber Smith<br />
ansmith@pierce.ctc.edu<br />
PAGE LAYOUT<br />
Beatrix Cendana<br />
Debbie Denbrook<br />
Audrey Nguyen<br />
Hannah Nguyen<br />
WRITERS<br />
Beatrix Cendana<br />
Marji Harris<br />
Justin Ngo<br />
Hannah Nguyen<br />
Andrew Paulson<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Debbie Denbrook<br />
Marji Harris<br />
Andrew Paulson<br />
Megan Quint<br />
CONTENTS<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
STUDENT<br />
CALENDAR<br />
NEW RAIDER<br />
WELCOME<br />
CAMPUS<br />
MAP<br />
RESIDENCE<br />
HALL<br />
ALUMNI<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
GOLF<br />
SCRAMBLE<br />
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4-5<br />
6-7<br />
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SCHOOL YEAR IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES<br />
<strong>The</strong> decision to come to college for some is an easy one. It is what is<br />
expected. For others, life happened and a current education is needed to further<br />
one’s career. Whatever the reason, the decision to come to college started and<br />
ended with a choice. Students will find choices do not end with choosing what<br />
college to attend. College is probably the only place in a person’s life where success<br />
or failure is entirely dependent on the effort put in. Unlike high school, there are no<br />
parents or other authority figure insisting that homework be done before play.<br />
<strong>The</strong> instructors will hand out assignments, but it is up to the student to<br />
decide how much study time to set aside to complete them. A deadline is a deadline;<br />
most instructors have a firm rule about accepting late work – they do not. Choices<br />
are made every day in school that will have lasting consequences. When given an<br />
essay to write, will the work submitted be in the student’s own words? To “borrow”<br />
from another’s work and claim it as original is plagiarism and can get a student<br />
kicked out of the class, if not school.<br />
When midterms come around, will study time be set aside to review the<br />
material? Or will the call of friends to come out and play be too tempting to resist?<br />
College is a great place to learn personal responsibility. Part-time jobs are easy<br />
to find, which carries their own set of accountability. At graduation, a student can<br />
receive a piece of paper that means nothing more than a set of requirements were<br />
met. Classes were attended, work was performed.<br />
Or a student can walk with confidence in knowing how to face challenges.<br />
Using work opportunities, internships and volunteer positions, a student can learn<br />
what one is capable of doing. Along the way an untapped skill or passion may be<br />
discovered. Getting an education is a journey. It can be walked like a tourist, hitting<br />
the highlights and main attractions along the way. Or it can be lived — jump in the<br />
deep end, embrace everything it has.<br />
After all, this journey will be walked once. Make it memorable.<br />
Jon Paul Oledan<br />
Sabrina Orozco<br />
RAIDERS<br />
VOLLEYBALL/<br />
SOCCER<br />
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— THE PIONEER TEAM<br />
SuYoung Park<br />
Megan Quint<br />
RAIDERS<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
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Ava Zolfaghari<br />
PUYALLUP<br />
FAIR<br />
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ABOUT THE COVER: <strong>The</strong> Cascade building is home to necessary<br />
tools for all new students, such as the Welcome Desk and Financial Aid.<br />
Megan Quint/Staff Photo
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