When gardener Jeff Kyle was making his usual rounds on the morning of Monday, May 14 of the LAC's lawn areas, he made a grisly discovery.
At 7 a.m., he found two dead rabbits next to the crosswalk at Carson Street and nine dead rabbits strewn across the lawn next to the P Building.
LBCC administrators are offering counseling for students and employees from Catalina Island who were affected by the May 10-15 wildfire that engulfed 4,750 acres of land and threatened its main town, Avalon.
One home and several outbuildings were destroyed in the blaze and despite a mass evacuation of its residents, most of the town was saved.
An inquiry regarding the lack of a mandatory visible health inspection summary report required by all food-service providers revealed that the LAC Food Court has not been inspected since April 2006.
The City of Long Beach Bureau of Environmental Health, independent of Los Angeles County, uses an inspection summary report instead of the letter grading system utilized by cities in the surrounding areas to remain in compliance with a Senate Bill passed in 2002.
As the semester closes and finals are around the corner, one important event is on many students' minds.
Come Thursday, May 31, about 2,200 students will be eligible to receive their associate degree or vocational certificate.
About 950 students will receive associates of arts or sciences degrees, LBCC officials said.
Toga-clad Student Senate members sporting olive leaf laurels greeted student leaders and employees as they walked into the Nordic Lounge for the Student Senate awards luncheon Tuesday, May 8.
"A Roman Affair" was the theme for the Spring awards ceremony, complete with an Italian feast catered by Eastside Marios.
The PCC Student Life staff presented three Crystal awards and 16 honor certificates at the outstanding student leaders luncheon Thursday, May 3.
The Crystal awards were awarded to James Medearis, Stacie Dudley and Jammie Smith.
Vice President of Student Support Chris Villa shared some motivational words with the audience and assisted in the presenting of the awards.
Giving back to LBCC and the community was the theme of the Viking volunteer semi-annual awards reception attended by more than 100 students and employees Wednesday, May 9 in the Nordic Lounge.
Volunteer coordinator Pat Hicks lauded efforts put forth by the students this semester during her opening remarks.
From their essays that tackled on existentialism in "The Matrix" and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" to dispelling common myths between horror and science fiction, the 21st annual Jacaranda essay contest winners were honored at a reception on Thursday, May 10 with certificates and cash prizes.
Speakers and guests stared in shock when LBCC student Nathan Gantz proclaimed on a microphone, "The government doesn't give a f- about the constitution" at the Virginia Tech tragedy meeting in the Nordic Lounge on Monday, May 7.
Gantz's comment was in response to the issue of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, and gun policies at the college.
Mother's Day arrived early for LBCC nursing teacher Rosemarie Guadagnini, when her 49-year old son Mark Guadagnini, was promoted to the elite rank of Navy admiral on April 27.
Guadagnini received his general education requirements from LBCC in 1976 and transferred to the U.
Requesting a refund will now become easier for students who have been dropped from a class by their teachers.
Under current policy, students who are dropped from a class by a teacher may not receive a refund, according to LBCC's policies and procedures.
"Enrollment fees for in-state, non-resident and international students will be automatically refunded to students who officially withdraw during the refund-transfer period.
