When the President of the United States is less popular now than Spiro Agnew was in 1973, we know we have a problem. Bush’s approval rating is at 33% as of October 4, 2007, according to the Gallup Poll. Then-Vice President Agnew’s approval rating just before his conviction for criminal tax evasion was 45%–same as former New Jersey Gov.
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Rough match brings tough draw for Pierce soccer (corrected)
A rough physical away game against Santa Monica College ended in a disappointing 0-0 draw for Pierce College’s Women’s soccer team on October 2, 2007. Pierce had many chances to win the game with 22 shots on goal but was unable to hit the back of the net.
Brahmas record another home win
On a bitter cold day it was business as usual for Pierce College’s Women’s soccer team as they recorded a 3-0 win against LA Mission College Friday. Coming into the match, Pierce had a record of 4-0-3 (wins, losses, draws). Mission coming in with 0-7-1 (wins, losses, draws).
$$English
The fact that making English the official language of the United States has become a hot topic of the presidential candidate debates really shows where our priorities lie. Don’t get me wrong. I really do think that all new immigrants should be encouraged to learn English because it makes communications easier.
$$Other Pierces
People who have tried to visit Pierce College’s website before have probably run into Pierce Mortuary Colleges . Their website, http://www.pierce.edu, is close enough to http://www.piercecollege.edu that many students accidentally go to their site instead of Los Angeles Pierce College.
$$Opera – tion, Success
For the second presentation of the Fall 2007 Professors’ Lecture series presented by Encore adult education program, Maestro James Domine took to the stage and conducted an exciting lesson on the subject “The Development of Opera” to a capacity crowd on Thursday.
$$From Here to the Honor Side
For honors student Vaughan Gendelman, 29, anthropology major, the Honors Program is the conduit toward his point of destination. “I’m glad there’s an Honors Program,” said Gendelman. “It’s a nice way to ensure that I get into UCLA.” Having learned about the program from a friend last year, Gendelman is confident that he is prepared to forge ahead and ready to face new challenges along with his peers in the program.
$$The Kingdom Rises
35 lines. The Kingdom, directed by Peter Berg and starring Jamie Foxx, is truly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. At first glance it looks like your typical action movie, the trailers for the film are full of more explosions than you can shake a stick at. However, there is much more than expensive stunts and gunshots to this one.
$$A Senate bill for students with a dream
There are over 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from high schools across the nation every year. Although many of them have been in the United States most of their lifetime, they do not receive the same benefits of higher education that citizens do.
$$Plus and Minus grade maybe in the future for Pierce students
Plus (+) and minus (-) adds bitter taste to the stew of grading controversy …….. A new grading proposal was introduced during a faculty meeting by the department chair of philosophy, that will that would implement plus (+) and minus (-) grades on transcripts, leaves questions marks among faculty and administrators.