Tuesday, October 30, 2007

A Good Web Site for English Composition

Since many of you are taking composition courses at Everest, I thought I'd post a link to a helpful information resource. The web site is called Dr. Grammar, and it has a very extensive "FAQ" section that answers many common grammar questions people have. Dr. Grammar also has a directory of links to other resources that you can use. I highly recommend it.

http://www.drgrammar.org

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Everest College 110 Year Anniversary

Today Everest College will be celebrating our 110 year anniversary! The festivities will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and will include a blood drive, discounted flu shots, face painting, and carnival games for the kids. Pizza, hot dogs, popcorn and snacks will be offered. It is going to be a great opportunity to get information about our educational programs as well. Bring your friends and anyone who might be interested in going to Everest College.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Important Dates for the Term

October 15th: Classes begin for the fall quarter

October 26th: Graduation ceremony

October 27th: Deadline for fall term adds/drops

November 4th: U.S. Daylight Savings Time (turn clocks back 1 hour at 2 a.m.)

November 22nd-24th: Thanksgiving holiday (school closed)

November 26th: Mini-term begins

December 1st : Mini-term deadline for adds/drops

December 24th-January 1st: Winter Holiday (no classes)

January 2nd: Classes resume

January 12th: Fall term ends

January 14th: Winter term begins

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Recreational Reading Suggestions for the Break

I hope you are all enjoying your time off in between quarters. Now that you have some spare time to read things other than textbooks, you might consider kicking back to do some recreational reading. Here are some books I recommend:


"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez takes place in the mythical town of Macondo in Latin America. The novel explores such timeless themes as love, war, poverty and death.


"Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of two sisters who learn to reconnect after a long absence, and of an enchanted garden where magical, life-altering fruit can be found.

"Skeleton Crew" is a collection of short stories by Stephen King that will help get you in the mood for Halloween.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Finals Week

I know that since this is finals week, a lot of you are writing final term papers. If you need information on formatting papers in MLA or APA style, feel free to ask me any time. I have numerous books and handouts on these styles. You can also visit the "Citation Machine" link on the right hand side of this web page. Citation Machine is a web site that will automatically format your bibliography for you in either MLA or APA style.