Everybody should know that there is a time for work and a time for fun. Yet there always seems to be the same group of people lining the walkway of the mall in the most crucial time periods. Sometimes it can be very uncomfortable just walking past the coagulation of “students” making seemingly casual “discussions” amongst themselves.
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STD testing now free
Free screenings for chlamydia and gonorrhea are now being provided to students at the Health Center in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sexually Transmitted Disease Program. Instead of paying the usual $26, free screenings are available to students between the ages of 14 to 29.
Supervisor whips up tasty environment
Linda Brown, a woman of few words but a multitasker,†began her 30-year career with the Los Angeles Community College District in 1975, while driving home one night from visiting her parents. She noticed someone on the radio was talking about different jobs available with the college district.
Need a job? Try Asia
Imagine that you graduated from college and found a good job working for the same company for 30 years. Four years away from retirement, your company notifies you that they are moving your plant to Mexico in order to cut costs. Suddenly, you are unemployed.
A date from hell
Two of the six writers from “Scary Movie” came up with a clever satire yet again, but the film “Date Movie” should have gone straight to DVD. Although this film was fourth in earnings on opening weekend, it suffers from overacting, not to mention some scenes which would cause audiences to choke on popcorn.
James takes center stage
Leading the cast of characters for “James and the Giant Peach,” a play directed by Theatre Arts Professor RoZsa Horvath, is 11-year-old Ben Rogers, a sixth-grader who will play James. He is currently enrolled in the Children’s Theatre Production at Pierce College and attends class at Redwood Middle School in Thousand Oaks.
Extraordinary Women
? The fight against cancer was furthered by Gertrude Belle Elion, who discovered drugs to fight leukemia, aid kidney transplants and help with the treatment of cancer. ? Grace Hopper created COBOL, an early computer language, that change the computers are used today.
Directing theater with heart
Theater is a means to connect with other human beings at a universal level, according to Pierce College theater arts professor Valorie Grear. “You are a performer because you have something deep within you to touch people, to enable them to see the world in all new ways,” she said.
An ode to WOMEN A brief history
In 1978, a public celebration was started in Sonoma County, Calif. by the Education Task Force, which would be called “Women’s History Week.” The week coincided with March 8, International Women’s Day. Three years later, in 1981, Congress ruled to officially make the week known as a national Women’s History Week.
A crash course on DUI
It’s funny how everything happens in the blink of an eye. One minute you’re on top of the world-and then, “BAM!” Everything comes crashing down. That’s what happened to me this month. It was a typical weeknight, a long day at school followed by work until 1 a.