CAMPUS NEWS FLASH:
     The senior class gift committee is now
     collecting gifts. Contact Matt Soule at
     x2919 with any questions.

THE EXCHANGE
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ISSUE 11             
FRONT PAGE  LOCAL NEWS

FRONT PAGE

 LOCAL NEWS:
   BLOOD DRIVE
   RUGBY
   SSDP
   CAB
  
  
FEATURES:
   JOB SEARCH
  
  
 NATIONAL:
  CHURCH FIRES
  MEN'S CONV.

INTERNATIONAL:
   WOMEN'S DAY
   WOMEN
      PRISONERS

BLOGS:
   DAVE
   JAKE
   SEAN
   TOM

HISTORY:
   PARTITION
   20TH C. FACTS

PODCAST

PROFS
   AS PEOPLE

READERS' RIDES

CALENDAR

INTERACTIVE
   NARRATIVES

CONTACT US
 

 
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS
International Women's Day
--March 8th celebrated International Women’s Day where women from countries all over the world rejoiced in the glorification of women and the suffrages and triumphs they’ve endured throughout the years toward equality. The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) celebrates international women's day and engages to further advance women’s' rights in building, wood, forestry and allied sectors. International Women’s day is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday.


Related News: Two women prisoners released in reflection of International Women's Day. Two women inmates were released and 15 others given remission in their jail terms in a special function organized on the prison premises on Wednesday.
 

Alabama Church Fire
--Authorities have been working for the last month investigating a sting of church fires in Alabama.  This week, police have arrested three suspects in this case.  Three college students at the University of Alabama have been charged in the fires that were described as "a joke that got out of hand."  Ben Moseley and Russell DeBusk, both 19, and Matthew Lee Cloyd, 20 have been suspected in nine of the 10 church fires around the state.  All three suspects have admitted to being involved in the fires.  They are facing federal charges of conspiracy and setting fire to Ashby Baptist Church in Bibb County.  So far in this investigation, 250 police officers have worked on the case which has recently lead to the arrests of the three college students.
 

Related News: The National Center for Men has been preparing Roe V. Wade for men.  The group is announcing that it wants more reproductive rights for men.  This campaign is hoping to give men the chance to opt out of financial responsibility for raising a child.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

 
"International women's day was commemorated in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s, but then dwindled. It was revived during the women's movement in the 1960s, but without its socialist associations. In 1975, the U.N. began sponsoring International Women's Day."

Click here to learn more about National Women's Day, which takes place March 8th. Stay tuned throughout the month for more information on the women who helped shape our world and the month commemorating them.
 
READER'S RIDES
    
He's got a 2005 Yamaha R1 motorcycle with over 150hp and plenty of chrome.   Be sure to watch the video, too.
 
PROFS INTO PEOPLE

Assistant Professor Zan Goncalves has recently published her book, Sexuality and the Politics of Ethos in the Writing Classroom. She plans on climbing the Appalachian trail...
CALENDAR INTERACTIVE NEWS LINKS

Find out what's happening around campus. Click here for information about when FPC clubs meet, as well as upcoming campus events.


Here is a new set of interesting interactive news and features from newspapers around the world, including El Pais in Madrid.
LOCAL NEWS

    
    Read these stories happening around our community:

NEW! - PODCAST - NEW! ARROW LINKS


Post Script with Stephen Lacey:

AIDS is a big problem in the United States. So why don’t the mainstream media focus more on the national crisis?

 

 

The Pierce Arrow will be coming out Wednesday with more and features from around campus.  Be on the lookout for it.

 
FEATURE ARTICLES


    One graduate's job search
     Matt Descoteau writes about Brian Murphy's fast paced job hunt.     
 
VIDEO LINKS


      FPC students have created films, animation, commercials, talk shows, news
      and videos to keep you entertained and informed.

      Watch what these four guys give The Boot.

     Watch Jon Galed's video on the Rindge Fire Department and Police Department
      as they try to get a new building for their employees.
 

HISTORY LINK

     Britain gave its Indian territories independence after WWII, and the impact
     is still being felt today in some of the 21st Century's most explosive problems. 

     Learn some interesting and little known facts from the 20th Century.
 
BLOGGING
    
      Our blogs are written by The Exchange staff, and it is their opportunity to
      inform you about issues you may not have thought about. This week's have
      been updated by Jacob, Dave,  Sean M, and Tom. If you would like to
      respond to something you have read on this site, email us at Exchange@franklinpierce.edu.
      Be sure to include the name of the person/blog you are responding to.

      Dave's Blog:  Updated: WBC is being overshadowed. . .

      Sean's Blog: Updated: A quick trip to jail. . .

      Jake's Blog: Updated: RIP Biggie. . .

     Tom's Blog: Updated: Remembering Kirby Puckett. . .
   

THE EXCHANGE: WHO WE ARE


     Dear Viewer:

 

     Welcome to The FPC Exchange-- a multimedia website designed to bring the
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RADIO LINKS
 
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