In the beginning of time, the sky goddess Nut gave birth to life. She stretched herself over the sun, moon, stars and people of the Pharoah. Infamous for their wisdom of geometry, mathematics and astronomy-all being a basis for the 5,000-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza-one of ancient Egypt’s greatest feats was a lunar-based calendrical system.
“Instead of having stops, it’s a direct line. So it’s a good idea.” Michael Mahaffy, 51, undecided major “It saves a lot of gas.” Adrienne Dye, 18, nursing major “It’s faster than the regular bus.” Kye Edmondson, 21 “We get to school on time. Some of us don’t have cars, so it’s another mode of transportation.
Why did you pick the Harvest Festival to film a Halloween segment? ? “I can never turn down a huge phallus.” What advice do would you give to community college students? ? “Drop-out. It is a waste of time, unless you want to learn how to carve a penis in a field — if you do, then this is the finest college in the state.
Pajama Party in Teacher’s office A woman was found attempting to enter campus from Winnetka Avenue Sept. 19 when she told theriff’s officers that an instructor had let her stay overnight in his office while her house was being fumigated. Not only did she have the key to the office, but when the office was examined, a woman’s night gown on the bookcase, blankets folded on a chair and a sheet on another chair were found.
Within three months, two internal affairs at NASA have embarrassed the department and shocked the nation, launching the question: What’s up with NASA? These astronauts are nuts! If you haven’t heard the story of Lisa Nowak, drop your jaw and raise your eyebrows now.
Bring out the music, sombreros, carne asada and don’t forget about the tequila; Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. But what exactly are we celebrating? “I believe we are celebrating the Independence of Mexico,” said Patty Velasquez, who is Hispanic and is majoring in liberal studies.
“I can tell they are going to start with ‘Testify’ by the way Morello is holding the guitar. What can I tell you? I’m a nerd. I came all the way from Sweden just to see Rage,” said a fan right before Rage Against the Machine took the stage. And he was not wrong.
The awkward tan lines, never ending drive, dehydration, unbearable portable toilets and the desert heat did not stop me from enjoying the music, art and loving atmosphere this weekend at Coachella. After months of planning, hours of driving and waiting an hour in line to get inside the venue, we entered the gates with not much knowledge of what was on the other side.
A self-evaluating survey of the Special Services program was recently distributed to the faculty of Pierce College by Norm Crozer, director of Special Services. The anonymous survey is a self-evaluation questionnaire given to Pierce faculty. Every odd-numbered year, they are given back to Crozer for analysis on what suggestions and recommendations the faculty writes down.
In an effort to increase student diversity, a group of teachers, administrators and staff members are volunteering their time to help set into motion the African American Outreach Initiative. “There are a lot of disconnected youths in Los Angeles and the chancellor felt we needed more outreach activities.
