Archives for February 2007

California could become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from spanking their kids. Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has recently introduced a bill in the state legislature that, if passed, would outlaw any parent from spanking a child from the age of three and … [Read more...] about Parents forced to spare the rod

"We got Intel that there was some big name, and we knew where he was," reminisced Corporal Zach Snyder, a Marine who was positioned with Charley company in the city of Hit, just northwest of Baghdad, during December 2006. "We'd gathered information all night, and we were briefed … [Read more...] about Back from Iraq

A community college class usually evokes visions of a small group of students sitting in a small room, listening intently to an instructor's lecture. Most students expect to be among 20, maybe 30 others. However, to many students, the reality is that many classrooms seem like … [Read more...] about The effect of class size on learning

A construction crew will begin renovating the 1000 building in late May if all goes according to the plans of Vice President of Academic and Student Services, Kevin Trutna. The total projected cost for construction is about $3.3 million, with 90 percent of the funding coming … [Read more...] about Building remodel to take shape in May

According to an article in the November 2005 issue of National Geographic titled "The Secrets Of Longevity (What Do They Know That The Rest of Us Don't?)," long life seems to be the most abundant in three specific regions of the world. One group of long-living people who were … [Read more...] about Longevity linked to veggies