In the 19th century, towns sprung up around oil wells across the U.S. when ambitious young men went searching for, as an antiquated show once put it, “black gold” and “Texas tea.” Many of these towns became dilapidated ghost towns once the natural resources in the area were exhausted.
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Opinionated students have free form in classroom
Students are masters in multi-tasking, paying attention to certain things while washing away others with the touch of a volume button. Parents, siblings and annoying friends can all be ignored with a simple slide of the finger. But, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, even with the iPod at full blast.
Doctor explains danger of AIDS
HIV infection is at an all-time high, Dr. William Schwartzman explained Oct. 24 to an audience of students and non-students at a seminar entitled “HIV/AIDS: Progress and Challenges.” Although people with HIV/AIDS can now live with the disease, Schwartzman said, infection rates continue to rise, especially in third world countries like those of sub-Saharan Africa.
Recreational Reading Habits
Reading Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Recreational Reading Habits The College Student and Recreational Reading Do College Students Read? “Catcher in the Rye”, “1984”, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “The Great Gatsby” and “Harry Potter”- Using the wonders of Facebook, these are the top books read by college students in the California State University Northridge network.
Art gallery opens to fresh faces
Artist Alison Frey listens as cousin Bill Sloan surveys one of her paintings at the Oct. 24 reception held for her at the Pierce art gallery. Her exhibit will be open until Nov. 15, and hours are from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The gallery is located on the art hill in room 3302.
Empty recycle bins (revised copy)
Since the release of the controversial documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone is thinking about recycling and saving Mother Earth. But once you’re done reading this issue of The Roundup, what do you do? Do you do the convenient way and kindly recycle it? It’s sad to say that most of these newspapers will simply become trash since they are being left on benches once readers are done and will be scattered all over campus creating an eyesore on that green grass of the campus.
College “Lab Rats” Just After The Cheese (Updated)
It’s the backdrop for countless teen comedies. A guy is broke, so he goes with a friend to the neighborhood sperm bank, and after some embarrassing antics, he comes away with some quick cash and that’s that. This perfect mix of pleasure and quick cash kind of makes someone wonder why they keep making more Starbucks and not more sperm banks, right? “I’ve been to a (sperm bank) before,” said Jaime Garza, 23, a business student on campus.
$$Raiders leave nothing Behind
The Moorpark College Raiders ran straight through the Pierce College Brahmas football team, ending the night with a 52-32 defeat, Saturday at Shepard Stadium. The defeat solidifies a 3 game losing streak, bringing the Brahmas record to 3 wins and 5 losses.
$$One textbook bill passes, another dies
N-TXTBK-NY 1-1-1-1 Two bills, attempting to combat high textbook prices, were sent to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk this month, but on Oct. 12 Assembly Bill 1548 passed, and will take affect in 2010, while Senate Bill 832 was vetoed. Both bills were similar in that they aim to inform instructors about edition changes, what additional supplements come with the books and most importantly prices.