The Pioneer is an official publication of the Associated Students of Pierce College and is sanctioned as such by the college's Board of Trustees.
It is published bi-weekly during the year except during summer quarter, final examinations periods, and winter and spring vacations. It is part of Student Programs and is funded in part by student fees (Services and Activities) and in part by advertising revenues.
The Pioneer is free to all students, faculty and staff of Pierce College and is distributed to all Pierce College campuses and branches without charge.
Views expressed in The Pioneer are solely the author's unless no byline is given, in which case they are solely the views of the editorial board.
The Pioneer's mission is: (1) to inform the student body of issues and events of interest, relevance, and importance; (2) to provide readers with a forum for discussion, opinion, and expression; (3) to provide the student body with editorial leadership; and (4) to serve as a lab to learn the basics of news gathering, reporting, and publishing.
In carrying out this mission, The Pioneer will use as its ethical guide the Statement of Principles adopted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Although it will strive to represent the diverse views and interests of the student body, The Pioneer is not responsible for representing, endorsing or promoting any person, group, organization, or activity.
For more information on our journalism program, view the journalism brochure
