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PPCC Student Government Senator Lydia Carter was heading home to take her 4-year-old daughter, Sophie, to a birthday party for Chris Reyes, son of the former SG Vice-President Mike Reyes. Two days later Lydia hoped to get Sophie to Illinois for a visit with her father.
However, Sophie got restless. "Mommy, my butt hurts," said Sophie, who was sitting next to her mom as they were riding in a small, economy pickup as it was nearing Las Vegas, New Mexico about 12:20 a.m. last December 31....More
Lydia Carter has
been working on a non-profit organization to help single parents, and there are more than 840-single parents attending PPCC. This foundation, which is registered with the State of Colorado as a non-profit organization, is called Quarters for Sophie because that was Sophie’s allowance...More
One of the hottest selling topics these days is the idea of balance. Zen: Bringing Harmony to Your Home. Creating Balance In 3 Simple Steps. And my favorite, Feng Shui Your Life! I know it's pronounced "fung shway," but every time I see it, I think, "Fung shooeeee!" How can you read that title and not laugh?...More
The Society of Fine Arts has not been a fully functioning club for seven years. Does that make it a secret? Not necessarily. It is no secret that the end of the semester Ceramics Sale, hosted by the group, is quite popular among faculty and staff of Pikes Peak...More
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Video games today are as common in the home as the refrigerator or the stove. Many homes have them and if you were to ask any child at random to explain their favorite past time during the day, the answer would more than likely revolve around a video game of some sort. This is a far cry from the past when your answers would have been probable revolved around sports or bike riding and this change is having a negative affect on our youth both mentally and physically...More
The violence in video games appears to children as fun and games, but what happens when they take the violence outside of the television? A majority of video games include punching, kicking, whipping, shooting, or otherwise killing the opponent in order to win the game. Such violence may be directed against inanimate objects, imaginary creatures, or, even, other humans. Children are increasingly becoming more violent, taking issues to a physical level due to the increasing intensity of violence in the video games they play every night. My questions include: What are the effects of this violence in young children? Why are they still selling, and why does the violence in youth seem to be getting harder to control?...More
Advertising companies are taking a new approach in convincing consumers to fork over the dough. The nationwide spread of hip hop influence has been incorporated in advertising just about anything, from fast food to car sales. The use of urban music is a cleaver sales technique because it reaches an extremely large and expanding audience. Advertising tycoons are willing to find new strategies to encourage the younger generations to invest in their products. Advertising corporations are starting to realize that it is much easier to influence younger people to buy products and in doing this these companies are able to make a substantial amount of profit...More
Heart failure, anemia, osteoporosis, kidney failure, bone loss, yellow skin and depression. Sounds terrible don't it? You wouldn't want any of these health problems, but many women and men suffer from them. How? What causes them? These are only a few of the problems caused by anorexia and bulimia. Eating disorders are very common in today's society...More
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Whether it is the next step after high school or the next step in life, college is a learning process meant to broaden one's horizons. That is why it is important to find the school that is going to fit your specific needs. Generally there are two types of higher learning institution—four-year universities and community colleges...More
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