The installation of an intercom system, enabling direct communication from classrooms to the sheriff’s office, should be complete by the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester. Nextel has created a one-of-a-kind prototype call box that teachers and students alike can use to directly speak to the sheriff in the case of an emergency.
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Boondock smokers
“Moooo!” No, it’s not the sound of cattle being herded along the farm road; it’s the sound of smokers being herded into any one of the nine tiny boxes where we are now allowed to smoke on campus. All we need now are faculty members standing around us with electric cattle prods to make sure we stay within the lines.
Suffering secondhand
It is safe to assume that everyone reading this publication is well aware of the fact that cigarette smoke is harmful to an individual’s health. The number of public service announcements warning consumers of the fatality of smoking cigarettes is countless.
Weight of a hundred propositions
The election approaches and all of California’s residents have, in recent weeks, been bombarded by television, radio and mail advertisements urging us to vote “Yes” or “No” on the six propositions that have been tacked on to the presidential primaries this time around.
CSU’s change application deadline
A new deadline for most California State University applications will begin six months earlier than usual, on Feb. 1st and will affect up to 10,000 incoming freshmen. The deadline change does not affect community college transfer students, only high school graduates coming into the CSU system as freshmen.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Southern California may not get very much snow, but that doesn’t stop a Woodland Hills neighborhood, just minutes away from Pierce College, from transforming into a winter wonderland.
Holiday Special! A look at Candy Cane Lane!
Southern California may not get very much snow, but that doesn’t stop a Woodland Hills neighborhood, just minutes away from Pierce College, from transforming into a winter wonderland. Every year, around Christmastime, the four streets of Candy Cane Lane stemming from Oxnard Street just east of Winnetka Avenue, illuminate the valley with its festive decorations and lights of every color.
Virginia’s Santa: Answering a child’s question about a well-known myth
What would you say if a young girl, about seven, asked you if Santa Claus is real? Would you shatter her innocence proclaiming that her jolly, rosy cheeked, and gift giving friend is nothing more than an image created by years of being remade? Or would you tell her that he is real, saying that a jolly fat man hops down into your chimney, knowing who’s sleeping or awake, leaving presents for young boys and girls who have been good while those who have been naughty are given coal? Most children find out at a young age that Santa is not real by family and friends, witnessing parents delivering gifts, or learning that the Santa at the mall is an imposter.
A soldier of one… no more
Imagine reliving the worst moments of your life almost every night. Dreams so vivid and so real that you can’t tell the difference between them and reality. They are the kind of dreams that try to smother the fire in your soul a little more, every time you have them.
Designer duds:
I noticed while shopping in the mall the other day that we are all puppets ready to be programmed into what designers wants us to buy this holiday season. Will it be the latest Burberry polo shirt, Christian Dior sunglasses, Lacoste shoes, Baby Phat jeans, Dolce & Gabbana perfume, Yves Saint Laurent belt, Versace or Prada handbag? It was endless buffet-watching consumers demagnetize the strip on their credit cards for the prize.