Analyzing teaching methods

The oversight and implementation of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) is now in the hands of Professor Barbara Anderson, who was elected SLO coordinator during the May 14 Academic Senate meeting. SLOs are used to track and analyze predetermined criteria within a particular course, so that teachers can assess the students’ performance in various aspects of the course.

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New campus center in the works

A blemish on the Promenade Mall now for well-nigh two years, the former bookstore is finally receiving some much-needed attention in the form of a $2,380,000 makeover. The renovations, scheduled for completion in December, will transform the abandoned bookstore into Pierce College’s new and more versatile Campus Center.

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Updated security measures in the works

Plans to improve security and communication in emergency situations on campus were addressed at the Academic Senate meeting May 14 by Pierce College President Robert Garber. “One of the problems at Virginia Tech was that there was no communication telling people to stay in one place,” said Garber.

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Students to get more money for textbooks this time around

Pierce College Academic Senate met May 14 to discuss various issues, among which the report by Associated Students Organization (ASO) president Abraham White was the highlight, obtaining the applause of those present. After discussing routine issues, Academic Senate president Tom Rosdahl introduced White, who talked measures that would save students thousands of dollars in textbook prices.

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Laptops in the classroom: Education or distraction

You get settled into your seat and ready your notebook for the teacher’s lecture. As the teacher begins her speech, the classmate beside you turns on his laptop and begins clicking away at the keyboard. With frustration and curiosity, you look over to the screen to see a neighbor typing down the teacher’s words but twice as fast as you can scrawl.

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Underground appreciation is ‘So Real’

People seem to be obsessed with the idea of finding an underground artist or a musician only they know about. Mine is Jeff Buckley. Many publications have considered Buckley’s sorrowing howls to be one of the best. His voice can easily retain its own along with the likes of Kurt Cobain, Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison.

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