In the beginning of time, the sky goddess Nut gave birth to life. She stretched herself over the sun, moon, stars and people of the Pharoah. Infamous for their wisdom of geometry, mathematics and astronomy-all being a basis for the 5,000-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza-one of ancient Egypt’s greatest feats was a lunar-based calendrical system.
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Just Like Heaven
“Just like Heaven” is a true-to-form “chick flick” starring Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon. The story takes place in San Francisco and as predictable as it sounds, a young depressed landscaping architect named David (Ruffalo) moves into a “diamond in the ruff” apartment with one catch; the previous tenant Elizabeth (Witherspoon) refuses to move on.
Letters to the Editor
The Roundup’s recent article, entitled “Food services: not fit,” makes evident a dichotomy on this campus between those who like the new Freudian Sip’s coffee and packaged take-along bites and those who prefer the cafeteria’s freshly served stay-awhile delights.
Serving the way to glorious victory
Tension heightened in the third match of the Women’s Volleyball game against Moorpark College right before the Brahmas won the game 3-0 last Tuesday. The energy exhaled from the Brahmas was excitement as fans rushed off the bleachers to pat Head Coach Nabil Mardini on the back and shake his hand.
Presidents past & present
The historical path commenced by Clarence W. Pierce begins with some Quonset huts set upon a relatively empty plot of ground. It develops into a small agricultural farm school and culminates in a full-fledged academic college complete with farms, ranches and a rodeo stadium.
Students vulnerable to identity theft
Identity and password theft are on the rise and rampant worldwide. The barrage of media output is largely responsible for the public becoming aware of the alarming number of incidents that go on right under our noses, and we have become somewhat paranoid in our efforts to protect our privacy.
One-time cheating offense =/ ‘F’
Students may not fail the entire class if caught plagiarizing on a particular paper or cheating on one single exam, according to Betty Odello, chair of Professional Ethics Committee of Pierce College. Referring to the view of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office that an instructor cannot automatically give a student an “F” for the entire course where the student is only known to have cheated or plagiarized with respect to one of several assignments that count toward the final grade, according to a 1995 letter from an attorney within the office.
CINCO DE QUE?
Bring out the music, sombreros, carne asada and don’t forget about the tequila; Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. But what exactly are we celebrating? “I believe we are celebrating the Independence of Mexico,” said Patty Velasquez, who is Hispanic and is majoring in liberal studies.
Houston, we have a problem
Within three months, two internal affairs at NASA have embarrassed the department and shocked the nation, launching the question: What’s up with NASA? These astronauts are nuts! If you haven’t heard the story of Lisa Nowak, drop your jaw and raise your eyebrows now.
Intimate Apparel
“Close ya mouth b’fo’ ya teeth dry out!” razzed Mayme, a 1905 Manhattan prostitute played by Mimi Vasser. It was as if she had caught me-I promptly picked my jaw up off the floor and slid back in my seat. Opening Friday night at 8, the theater department’s latest production, “Intimate Apparel,” boasts a truly smokin’ cast to match its racy title.