Most of us were probably counting the minutes as they slowly ticked by on the long and ever-so-slow march toward turning 18.
Hitting 18 struck a victory bell that rang loudly and clearly – you know, that kind of ring that renders nearby witnesses into a state of shock because it is just that epic.
Artist Alison Frey listens as cousin Bill Sloan surveys one of her paintings at the Oct. 24 reception held for her at the Pierce art gallery. Her exhibit will be open until Nov. 15, and hours are from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The gallery is located on the art hill in room 3302.
Reading Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Recreational Reading Habits The College Student and Recreational Reading Do College Students Read? “Catcher in the Rye”, “1984”, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “The Great Gatsby” and “Harry Potter”- Using the wonders of Facebook, these are the top books read by college students in the California State University Northridge network.
HIV infection is at an all-time high, Dr. William Schwartzman explained Oct. 24 to an audience of students and non-students at a seminar entitled “HIV/AIDS: Progress and Challenges.” Although people with HIV/AIDS can now live with the disease, Schwartzman said, infection rates continue to rise, especially in third world countries like those of sub-Saharan Africa.
Students are masters in multi-tasking, paying attention to certain things while washing away others with the touch of a volume button. Parents, siblings and annoying friends can all be ignored with a simple slide of the finger. But, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, even with the iPod at full blast.
In the 19th century, towns sprung up around oil wells across the U.S. when ambitious young men went searching for, as an antiquated show once put it, “black gold” and “Texas tea.” Many of these towns became dilapidated ghost towns once the natural resources in the area were exhausted.
Nothing is as frightening or disturbing as a spine-tingling encounter with the spirit world. The San Fernando Mission in Mission Hills, neighboring Bishop Alemany High School and Brand Park all seem to be hot spots for paranormal activity. Maybe it’s because the San Fernando Mission Cemetery is right next door.
Movie theaters, bowling and mall wandering are being thrust aside to make way for the next hot college scene-the hookah lounge. A hookah is a water pipe device used to smoke shisha, a tobacco mixed with molasses, honey, or fruit. The tobacco is placed in “the head” on the top of the device, which is covered in foil and heated indirectly by charcoal.
To Whom It May Concern: In reference to the editorial, Making a Clean Sweep, dated October 10, 2007 I work in one of the departments at Pierce. I arrive to work at 7:45 AM and open up the building. I see our custodian cleaning as I arrive. The bathroom is always in ship shape order when she leaves.
