Friday, December 16, 2011

Library Closed for Winter Break

The Moorpark College Library will close for winter break at 8pm on Wednesday, December 21st and reopen at 8am on Monday, January 9th--the first day of the Spring Semester.

Library hours for the Spring will remain the same:

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 8pm.
Friday: 8am - Noon

Best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season from the library staff!

Friday, December 02, 2011

ILLUSTRATED STUDENT ESSAYS ON DISPLAY!

Students in Sandra Hunter's English M01 class were required to read "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz, and write papers either comparing the main character Oscar to another literary character, or on the effect of the brutal Trujillo regime on women in the Dominican Republic.

As an alternative, the students could write a paper that explores a job or work study that prepares them for a career--including why they became interested in the career and how they found the job, a typical day on the job, analysis of a procedure or process in a typical day, and where they might be in five years time in pursuit of the career.

Several of the students illustrated their essays, and five of these are displayed on the west side of the LLR 2nd floor display case. Thanks to Sandra Hunter, as well as Zach Kaneshiro, Erica Orr, Allison Planck, Ben Torres, and Natalie Wood.