The San Fernando Valley was quite different in the 1940s. It was filled with orange groves, street trolleys littered downtown Los Angeles, the terms “nifty” and “swell” were a part of the youth’s vernacular and people were swinging to the sounds of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw.
Nobody said it was easy to do or deal with- but they didn’t say it was going to be this hard either. I didn’t mean to do it. It was only my first time. Things like this occur every day but I just wish it didn’t happen to me and that I could take it back.
You look good, but you could look better,” is what one boyfriend told me as we sat by the swimming pool one summer day in 2004. What he didn’t realize as those words left his mouth, was that I had been struggling with body image issues since I was 18 years old.
Shoes are to people like gas is to cars, you can’t possibly go anywhere without them. First and foremost remember that a great-looking shoe doesn’t always equal comfort. People will go to great lengths to get their feet into a must-have pair of shoes.
“I like the policy now with the designated smoking areas. It’s good that we have our place to smoke.” Carlo Marasigan, 20 psychology “It’s OK on campus as long as people are in the designated smoking areas. People should look around though before they light up.
Nancy Pearlman, Los Angeles Community College District board of trustees, feels students should be more active in governance. “I think students should get active in their student government,” said Pearlman. Pearlman has been an LACCD board member since 2001, handling “whatever happens in the district”.
The Board of Governors Consultation Council recently opposed the development of certain guidelines and principles as part of a student bill of rights established in March. Why was this supposed bill for the rights of students never put into effect? Michael S.
With the heat boiling outside, the air-conditioned Performing Arts Building was the perfect escape with spirited entertainment. Seats were filled as the lights dimmed and performers took the stage during the Children’s Dance Theatre on Saturday. The main feature performance was “Peter and the Wolf,” a musical story that was originally created to teach children the different instruments in an orchestra.
As students, most of us have dropped a class for one reason or another. The particulars involved in deciding to drop vary for all students. Therefore, for the sake of public interest, thanks to data provided by the Los Angeles Pierce College Office of Institutional Research, here are the top 10 dropped courses at Pierce College.
“You Can’t Take It With You” was a hit for most of its opening night audience, which laughed heartily when it was supposed to, but also found meaning in the heartfelt, serious moments as well. As a whole, the play was generally good, well written and acted.
