Dear Editor: My name is Obinna Ekwunife and I was born in Nigeria, Africa, and I moved to America in 1990 when I was 7 years old. This transition brought around the birth of new trials in my life, but I confronted them head on and I succeed at nearly all of the obstacles that I faced, which I can honestly say today.
Month: May 2008
Please clean up after yourselves
Dear Editor: As a mature and avid participant in Pierce College’s terrific ENCORE programs, I’ve witnessed firsthand, on many occasions, the sloppy habits of some ill-mannered students. They discard their used bathroom paper towels in the sinks, on the floor, and even on the sidewalk outside the bathroom, when trash cans are readily available.
Murdering love
What happened to Tila Tequila’s first soul mate from season one of “A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila?” What about “Rock of Love?” And “I Love New York?” The sick portrayal of romance idolized by hundreds of thousands of teenagers is a twisted reflection of America’s values.
Bring the happy back to theater
After a recent series of disappointing films, “Made of Honor” finally brought back the happy and feel-good film moviegoers have been longing for. Patrick Dempsey, star of ABC’s hit show “Grey’s Anatomy,” plays Tom, a bachelor and serial dater who has been best friends with Hannah since they met at a college party a decade earlier.
IRON MAN: The real man of steel
Hollywood is mad with superhero fever. Last year, audiences saw the final installment of the “Spiderman” trilogy, possibly the most successful comic book adaptation yet. Hoping to ride off the success of their web-slinger, Marvel has opened the summer movie season with their Swiss Army knife of a superhero: “Iron Man.
Illumination
“La la la la, wait ’til I get my money right.” BOOM! The neon-colored flames shot from the middle of the stage during “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” one of 10-time Grammy award-winning rapper/producer Kanye West’s hits of 2007. The crowd roared and sang along, “…then you can’t tell me nothing right?” with arms fully flexed in the air and heads of every person bobbing to the beat April 22 during the Glow in the Dark Tour at the Nokia Theatre L.
Hands-free phones may not be the answer
Speculation in the world of psychology suggests the law banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, which goes into effect July 1, may do more harm than good. The issue of “cognitive capture,” or the idea that conversations on cell phones are the cause of accidents and not the actual holding of them, was reported on by the Los Angeles Times March 25.
Orange Line story
A new walkway beginning from the Metro Orange Line station on Winnetka Avenue and Victory Boulevard and continuing onto the Pierce College campus will be constructed by the fall of 2009. The path will be sited between the soccer field and the Village, extending as far as the Sheriff’s Office, according to Tom Rosdahl, instructor of automotive service technology.
A campus staying connected
Wireless Internet access is in the works for the Pierce College campus, but according to Information Technology Manager Mark Henderson, “we haven’t fleshed out all the particulars yet.” The gray-area details include the cost of the project and the funding source, the timeframe in which it will be completed and the areas where Wi-Fi will be installed on campus.
Wi-Fi, where art thou?
TOPIC | Installing Wi-Fi campuswide OUR VIEW | Pierce College needs to make Wi-Fi available across campus. Nearly everywhere we go, we are connected. In the 21st century, there is no place to hide from technology. That is, unless you are at Pierce College, a place that lags behind a basic technological innovation: Wi-Fi.