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Vandals destroy valuable library books Susan Cherry
need a copy of some pages, we will copy those pages for free,” said Flynn. Several destructive acts of vandalism “Depending on what the books are and theft have recently hit the Puyallup needed for, and the copyright laws, if campus library. the student wanted a copy of these phoNumerous books have been tographs, they could have used the destroyed beyond repair, say officials. color copier or scanner, instead of stealThe most recent destruction was ing it.” directed toward some expensive phoIf a student wants an actual print of tography books. a photograph, the library can help you A razor blade was used to cut entire find one from another source. pages of out of some of the books. On “It’s part of our jobs to help the stua different occasion the vandal cut dents find whatever information they squares out of sections of the books. need, that is why we are here. We want The college administration is disto help students be successful,” said turbed by such a blatant disregard for Flynn. school property. According to the Christie Flynn, RCW Code for public service librarPenalty for injury “It’s frustrating when ian, explained that to property: members of our community Whoever intenfour of the books so blatantly and selfishly destroyed were new tionally injures, and had never even defaces, or destroys disregard others. It’s been checked out of any property stealing not just books, but belonging to or the library, so the opportunity from our damage had to have deposited in a pubtaken place in the lic library, reading students.” library. room, or other edu— Debra Gilchrist cational instituThe book titled, “Photographs That tions, shall be Changed the World,” was among some of found guilty of a misdemeanor. the books slashed. The library staff intends to strongly The destruction of this book in parenforce a no-tolerance policy. They ticular, was tragic because it is out of intend on prosecuting, to the full extent publication and can not be replaced. of the law, any individuals found Library faculty and staff are baffled destroying property. and concerned by these events. “We work hard to create and mainThey wonder why this is suddenly tain the best research environment poshappening. sible for our students,” said Director of Flynn wanted to inform the vandal Library Services for Pierce College or vandals that they don’t have to do Debra Gilchrist. “Library resources play this. a large role in student success and we “If it’s a reference book and they just want to foster an open environment The Puyallup Post
Photos by Susan Cherry
Above: Public Service Librarian Christie Flynn displays one of the books destroyed by vandals. Right: A student’s hand behind a vandalized book shows how photos were cut from numerous books. where students can easily ask questions and inquire. Everyday we cut corners, negotiate discounts and apply for grants so we can increase the number of books we have for our students to use. It’s frustrating when members of our community so blatantly and selfishly disregard others. It’s stealing not just books, but opportunity from our students.” The Library operates with a limited budget and uses great care in selecting and purchasing books for the Pierce
College Library. They make one purchase and that book has to serve all the students, faculty, staff and administration. “It affects all students when the books needed for an assignment are unavailable because of vandalism,” said Flynn.
EET bachelors available Brian Hancock The Puyallup Post
The rapidly changing and highly competitive technology industry can be a very scary thing. Thanks to the Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) program, students at Pierce College-Puyallup are given the opportunity to be one step ahead of the rest. It is all run by Stewart Jaffe, program coordinator, and Dr. Catherine Burns, co-instructor. The two mapped out the EET 101 course seeking to offer the engineering student an introduction to computers and how to assemble them. This class is broad and only one in the eight-course program. “We train students across the spec-
trum so they have more job stability,” Jaffe told Update, a newsletter for employees of Pierce College. “For instance, mechanical, cival and electronics engineers can work in a wide array of jobs whereas nuclear and aerospace engineers are more vulnerable to the fluctuations of the market,” said Jaffe. “The communications market is really burgeoning exponentially,” he went on to say in his interview. “In some of the other fields, the students have to wait for old codgers to give up the jobs.” Once students earn their EET associates degree, they can go on to obtain their bachelors at Pierce. Central Washington University has set up classes right here on campus.
VOLUME 4
The atrium rocked on March 2 as Stephanie Schneiderman and her band put on a great performance for Pierce college students. Her music has a wonderful blend of folk, rock and modern jazz.
ISSUE 6 ¥ MARCH 1999