Nostalgia Moderna

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It is no surprise that the pep of Pierce Cheer has not been dimmed by the decades.

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Left to right, Izabelle Karaghossian, Armine Galukyan, Jennifer Hernandez, Alana Craft and Rocio Romero.

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Modern dance instructor Marian Wieser (above and below leading the class) has been teaching creative dance classes at Pierce since 1963. Both photos were taken in the dance studio in the North Gym, and clearly the modern styles of the 1970s still strike a note with students who continue to fill the studio each semester, eager to learn the enduring style.

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Who likes short shorts? Pierce girls like short shorts! Bermudas may have been banned back in 1958, and while Ann Marr may have called shorts "Whistle Bait," in her booklet " 'Specially for You," on the ban, clearly time has shown that the style is here to stay.

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Whether it be the late 1950s or 2007, the busy news staff at The Roundup continues to generate interesting reports to its readers. With the world drastically changing around the newsroom, the weekly paper made its necessary changes to keep moving forward. Typewriters may no longer be the machine of choice, and writers along with photographers may have come and gone, but the sense of urgency as a deadline approaches remains the same.

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You're not "with it" if you think you are a privileged character just because you have a car. Officers writing citations are a staple in Pierce pop culture just as much as finding a parking spot is.... And although the automobiles may have become faster, and the officers tougher, parking tickets have remained the same - inconvenient, ill-timed and problematic. Above, a campus police officer cites an improperly parked vehicle in front of the Plant Services Building in 1973. Pictured below is sheriff's officer Jesus Frederico.

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The same energy and vibrance of Pierce Cheerleaders displayed in 1978 (at left) continues full force in 2007. Left to right, Jennifer Lara, Celia Pineda, Kimmy Riskin, Yvette Sanchez, Erica Mitchell and Amy Jayasinghe (top).

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left to right: Vanessa Arriola, Portia McGroarty, Karina Gonzalez, Ana Barraza, Kiyomi Kikuchi, Rob O'Neil, Natalie Yemenidjian, Stephanie Stassel, Binnae Bridwell, Kelly Goff, Ava Weintraub and Laura Davis.