An HIV 101 seminar will take place today in the Life Science building from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. as part of the HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, sponsored by the Student Health Center. This is an opportunity for the uninformed to learn a very important bit of life-saving knowledge.
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The facts are in and the numbers are up
The student population is growing rapidly at Pierce College. Enrollment rates are rising faster than ever this semester and this may cause overcrowding in classrooms and parking lots at Pierce. As of Feb. 8, 2007 the enrollment was up to 18,078 students.
Various workshops aimed to prepare students
The admissions and records, counseling and financial aid buildings’ busiest days are usually during the beginning of the semester and almost seem forgotten after the whirl wind of students have found there way around and their important questions have been answer.
Capsule may be lost … for all time
A Vatican artist buried a time capsule at Pierce College, but forgot exactly where he put it. “If you can find it, you can dig it up,” said Jeffrey Vallance, an American artist who attended Pierce from 1974 to 1976. At that time in his life, other than burying “close to 100” time capsules (one a week in many locations), “I was immature, getting into trouble, and doing a heck of a lot of art,” he said.
Daylight-saving Time arrives earlier
Daylight-saving time will begin Sunday and end on the first Sunday in November, stretching the spring occurrence four weeks longer than usual. This marks the first time that it will begin in March rather than the traditional April. The move was prompted by Congress in order to help conserve energy costs, prevent automobile accidents at night.
B-ball forfeit leads to new process
In the wake of the eligibility reporting problems that caused both Pierce College basketball teams to forfeit their season, no detailed review has taken place to determine where the ball was dropped. “No one has asked me to do any investigating,” said Shelley Gerstl, dean of Admissions and Records, whose office is responsible for submitting eligibility reports to the Commission on Athletics (COA).
Make a plan and make it work
If you can’t do something right, then don’t do it at all. Lately, the Pierce College administration and offices seem to be doing plenty of things that just aren’t right. We have a Web site that students are encouraged to use for all sorts of needs, including registering for classes, that is frequently not working.
Volleyball player named All-American athlete of the year
The Commission on Athletics (COA) recognized women’s volleyball star Ashley Lugo-Brown, 19, as an All-American athlete and Player of the Year for the Western State Conference South in December. She shared this title with Kelly Kirk from Citrus College. Lugo-Brown started playing her freshman year at Pine Ridge High School in Deltona, Fla.
An apple a day helps keep the fat away
Many college students are choosing to eat fatty fast foods over foods that are healthier for them, which can lead to a path of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity later in life. “Students have to make better (food) choices,” said Laurence Thouin Jr., PhD, Pierce College professor in the life sciences department.
Five million diagnosed with incurable disease
Endometriosis: A disease with no cure. Five million women were diagnosed but no cure was found. Have you heard of endometriosis? Although five million women in the United States suffer from this disease scientists have yet to develop a cure. Most women have never even heard the term.