If term papers are a “headache,” Cliff Notes online claims to be the aspirin. College students can now find assistance for those often-troublesome literature essays they have to write for English classes. Cliffs Notes, the famous black-and-yellow-striped booklets, are now available online with summaries of 180 titles from classic English and American literature.
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Prof. lectures series continues
The Declaration of Independence is the next topic in a series of lectures by Pierce professors. The lecture will be presented by Richard Skidmore, professor of business, on Tuesday, 1-3 p.m. in the Physics-Engineering Building, Room 0914. The Tuesday lecture series, which is open to the entire campus, will continue Nov.
Credit by exam deadline Nov. 19
Petitions to receive course credit by exam are available in the Admissions and Records office. The Fall Semester deadline to take and pass the exams is Nov. 19. Credit by exam may be attempted only once per course, and all prerequisites to the course must be met.
Art Gillis new PACE director
The PACE program at Pierce has a new director: Art Gillis, a business instructor and former accountant and tax specialist. The Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE) offers an eight-week program geared toward working adults who want to earn an A.
Making major decisions
Students still undecided about a career path or having difficulty choosing a major can take a seminar offered by the Pierce counseling office Nov. 16, 1-2:30 p.m. in Bungalow 398. The workshop will showcase personality and career-interest tests designed to help students make informed decisions regarding their choice of major and future careers.
Coffee dreams– and nightmares
Been to your local coffee house lately? Some students make a living off caffeine addicts. Working for a major coffee company is interesting business, but it does have its drawbacks. The subject of our ire is also the object of our desire — customers.
Whose Life is it, Anyway?
Put a big smile on your face: Drop by Music Room 3400 on a Wednesday afternoon and experience a class of older adults having a blast learning the ins and outs of improvisational theatre. If you thought retirees were too old for this stuff, think again.
Rate Pierce College professor’s online
Dear Roundup, I am a longtime student here at Pierce writing to let all of my fellow students know about an important resource that can help them pick the right professors for the classes they need or want to take. It is the Web site www.ratemyprofessors.
Archrival Valley prevails
A deafening silence descended over Shepard Stadium Saturday night after Valley College took the lead on a fourth quarter interception to snatch a shocking 36-33 comeback win over the stunned Brahmas. Monarch cornerback Geoff Tisdale waltzed into the end zone when he picked off freshman quarterback Thomas Herringshaw’s ill-advised lateral pass on the Brahma 8-yard line.
‘Enemy of the People’ stands strong, alone
“The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone,” said Hendrik Ibsen, known as the “father of modern drama,” and author of the play, An Enemy of the People, that will open under the direction of Valorie Grear, on the main stage of the Performing Arts Building on Oct.