Q&A: What are primaries? “Open primaries are for all Democrats anRepublicans. Closed primaries are for only Republicans or only Democrats.” Tierra Battle Political Science major “I think it’s a process in which people are given freedom to select whoever is going to be the right president to control certain problems.
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Study aimed to learn about teaching
The end is near for a four-year, nationwide study examining how student teaching programs affect new teachers’ approaches to handling classrooms and what skills they learn from the programs. Called “Teaching Teachers to Use Technology: What Works and Why,” the study has been conducted by the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Stem Cell Cloning, an issue to ponder
The uproar all started ten years ago with a sheep named Dolly. Why, you ask? Because Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from an adult stem cell rather than an embryo. Since then, all types of animals have been cloned — cows, mouse, pigs, you name it.
Finals…not again
Another semester at Pierce College is coming to an end, and with this comes the ominous week of finals. Many will be clamoring to the library or organizing groups in order to get some studying done. We all knew this week was coming sooner or later, but I never would have imagined it to come this soon.
La vidá loca no más, no more crazy life
No one would dare cross the path of Raul Morales 12 years ago. If you saw the 6-foot, 5-inch, tattooed man then, you’d have known instantly you wouldn’t want to mess with him. Now, when the 50-year-old Pierce College student stands up to reveal his daunting height, he reaches for anything he can get his hands on: tables, door handles, or his 4-foot, 11-inch wife for support.
Don’t let stress destroy your life
What happened to the simple days? The days when you could sit up until 3 a.m. playing Final Fantasy VIII without worrying about that 20-page paper that is due five hours later. Life has become far too stressful. Every year or so, another new gadget comes along that revolutionizes the way we do everything.
Fresh start for the softball team
One of the few perks of coming off of a 5-35 season is that it’s hard to play much worse. Injuries and inexperience lead to a very forgettable year for the women’s softball team last season, which is why the team can’t wait to get the ball rolling on the upcoming spring season.
To vote or not to vote, there is no question
You’ve probably heard it before, “Voting is a privilege, not a right.” Yet many won’t take the time out of their busy schedules to vote. If you are 18 years or older, it’s time to wake up; you need to vote. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the idea of a Voting Rights Act to Congress, which would outlaw literacy tests and poll taxes as a way of determining if a person was fit to vote.
Coach holds true to his passion
The office of head soccer Coach Adolfo Perez is like a soccer shrine; equipped with motivational quotes, trophy’s and pictures of past teams scaling the walls, his love for the game is blatantly visible. As the Pierce College women’s soccer team is finishing up one if its most successful seasons, Perez is ready for next year.