Archive for March, 2012

by / on March 16, 2012 at 9:36 am / in Issue Archives

Street Fighter X Tekken on target to be one of the best games of the year

When it comes to Street Fighter X Tekken, its flaws are few and far between but probably will frustrate those who come upon them almost right away.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 3:15 pm / in News

If you’re putting it on, put it on the internet

College students use social media as a way to communicate, but Planned Parenthood officials are working to advocate safe sex by using this recent technology.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 3:13 pm / in Off Campus

Something fishy is going on at Bradley Lake

Three to four times a year, Bradley Lake is re-stocked with 1,000 half-pound trout. These fish are known as triploids, which look, swim and taste like normal fish, except they contain three sets of chromosomes.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 2:00 pm / in Feature

Conquering health blues with exercise

As exams continue to overwhelm you and stressful decisions regarding future plans start to affect your work ethic, find inspiration and motivation through exercise.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:50 pm / in Feature

Spring computer cleaning

Spring cleaning can be a great way to get your house and life organized, but don’t forget to include your computer in the process. Many people neglect to regularly tune up their computer and over a long period of time that can adversely affect performance and hard drive space. This guide is for Windows users, though most of the tips here can be applied to Macs and Linux users as well.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:49 pm / in Feature

Catch spring fever while cleaning your closet

Blossoming flower bulbs, warm breezes and serenading birds indicate that spring’s just around the corner. As the season’s freshness signifies new life, simple, small tasks can create newness inside the home.

As the idea of “spring cleaning” begins to spread, take a deep breath.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:48 pm / in Campus Life

Yeomans composes music, plays by ear

After 13 years of experience with the piano and six years of experience with the flute, Yeomans is a member of the Pierce College orchestra, in which she plays both instruments.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:47 pm / in Off Campus

Instructors remember Josh Powell as student

Josh Powell walked the hallways of Pierce College Puyallup in 1996, when the Gaspard and Brouillet buildings were all that constituted the young campus. Nearly 16 years later, mystery surrounds Powell’s alleged murder suicide of himself and his two young boys on Feb. 5 in Graham.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:47 pm / in Fightin' Words

Are sweatshops evil businesses or tickets out of hell?

Pro-Sweatshops: If you consider the vast numbers of people employed in sweatshops, what would they do if you took the sweatshops away?
Anti-Sweatshops: Your Nike tennis shoes, Apple product and most other products that U.S. Americans consume were assembled by the rough, bleeding hands of innocent people, and a lot of the time, by children.

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by / on March 13, 2012 at 1:46 pm / in Feature

Making a clean break

Spring cleaning traces its roots to many cultures, ethnic groups and faiths that implemented spring time rituals into their society. During these times, spring cleaning was more of a holiday with meaning which is quite different from today’s interpretation.

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