The future of college students across America is looking brighter, economically speaking, after the House of Representatives voted to cut student loan interest costs in half. The College Student Relief Act of 2007 will benefit more than five million undergraduate students across the country.
Ask almost any student on the Pierce campus what they want to do with their life and you’ll get the same response: a shrug of the shoulders and a blank look. It seems that despite enrolling for classes, declaring majors and planning transfers to four-year universities, many students still haven’t conjured up a response to the age old question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” To be fair, almost everyone has a vague idea of what interests them and what they’d like to avoid at all costs.
I remember the first time I signed up for a credit card, because it was only a few months ago. Perhaps I recall that time really well, not because of the “achievement” of getting my own credit card itself, but because of the problems that it helped me solve.
In 84 minutes, “Reno 911!: Miami” convinced me that writers have run out of creativity and major movie studios have lost their ability to discern between funny and obscene. This was after sitting through a brainless and repetitive compilation of foolish jokes that seemed to have been written by a 7-year-old.
Millions of slaves being traded as cargo in inhumane conditions is finally is being put to an end. “Amazing Grace” is situated around the abolition of the slave trade and is centered on main character William Wilberforce (played by Ioan Gruffudd), an abolitionist who campaigned to put an end to slave trading.
A serial killer by the name of Zodiac taunts California with coded letters of his morbid murders, daring anyone to stop him. “Zodiac” is the story of the Zodiac killer and the men who tried to put an end to him, condensed into an R-rated 158 minute movie.
“Always keep your head up. Take a risk and get your heart broken. Love if they love you the same. If not, let go and don’t look back. Be proud of yourself everyday.” This was one of the many inspiring messages written on the stall of one women’s restroom at Pierce College.
Stars, galaxies, meteoroids and jet propulsion all sound like lingo from a “Star Wars” movie, but what do these terms have to do with Pierce College? The Pierce College Astronomy Society (PCAS,) is open to all students and community members who want to learn more about these words.
As school begins, female students under the age of 18 have another chance to protect themselves against four types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently licensed a new HPV vaccine that is highly recommended for women ages 11 to 26.
