MANURE TEAM COMPETES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. The Pierce College manure team, led by environmental sciences professor Craig Meyer, traveled to the nation’s capital this semester to compete for the first time in the annual People, Prosperity and the Planet competition conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Community college students may find it harder to obtain loans because two lenders, CitiBank and J.P. Morgan Chase, have temporarily suspended certification of federal Stafford loans to community college students nationwide, according to the American Chronicle.
The new Child Development Club met Thursday afternoon to discuss the Pathways in Early Childhood Education (PECE) program, as well as to participate in a resume workshop given by Stacey Longmore, Pierce College Child Development professor. Ninety members make up the Child Development Club.
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote this week on a new G.I. Bill designed to further educational benefits for post-9/11 veterans. S.22, also called the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act,” would provide 36 months of benefits up to the cost of the most expensive in-state public school, as well as money for books and housing costs to those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a news release by Sen.
Making it to the playoffs as one of the top two tennis teams, Pierce College ended its season, 7-3. Many came in as new players, including the No. 1 player at Pierce, 18-year-old freshman Kostya Omelyanchuk. “I bring confidence to the team,” he stated. Omelyanchuk hasn’t decided if he will continue to play tennis next year, as he may work and will have no time to devote to the team.
A season of turnover, a season of pitfalls and of surges, and a season that came up just short has come to a close for the Brahmas. Pierce College finished the 2008 baseball season fourth in the Western State Conference with a conference record of 15-13 and an overall record of 24-20.
Gentlemen, start your engines. The Mach 5 is back in action. “Speed Racer” was originally an anime series in Japan called “Mach GoGoGo” and gained popularity in America during the late 1960s. But thanks to a green screen and a load of 21st century technology, it has turned into a film with gloriously vibrant action scenes.
Siren sounds and the people of Israel stop what they’re doing, pull over their cars and stand in silence for an entire minute; it’s the day before Israel’s Independence Day. According to the Western calendar that is used in the U.S., May 14 marks the 60th anniversary of Israel, when celebrations take place throughout the beautiful state.
Madonna’s latest album, “Hard Candy,” proved once again that she is invincible and that there are no boundaries surrounding her music. With its American debut April 29, the album sold 100,000 copies on its first day of release in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
“The teacher hates me.” “I didn’t know we were supposed to do that!” “This grading is so unfair.” Exclamations like these are heard in classrooms around the world, sometimes with sincere concern. Yet many students fail to take such complaints to a meaningful level.
