After a recent series of disappointing films, “Made of Honor” finally brought back the happy and feel-good film moviegoers have been longing for. Patrick Dempsey, star of ABC’s hit show “Grey’s Anatomy,” plays Tom, a bachelor and serial dater who has been best friends with Hannah since they met at a college party a decade earlier.
Year: 2008
IRON MAN: The real man of steel
Hollywood is mad with superhero fever. Last year, audiences saw the final installment of the “Spiderman” trilogy, possibly the most successful comic book adaptation yet. Hoping to ride off the success of their web-slinger, Marvel has opened the summer movie season with their Swiss Army knife of a superhero: “Iron Man.
Illumination
“La la la la, wait ’til I get my money right.” BOOM! The neon-colored flames shot from the middle of the stage during “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” one of 10-time Grammy award-winning rapper/producer Kanye West’s hits of 2007. The crowd roared and sang along, “…then you can’t tell me nothing right?” with arms fully flexed in the air and heads of every person bobbing to the beat April 22 during the Glow in the Dark Tour at the Nokia Theatre L.
Hands-free phones may not be the answer
Speculation in the world of psychology suggests the law banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, which goes into effect July 1, may do more harm than good. The issue of “cognitive capture,” or the idea that conversations on cell phones are the cause of accidents and not the actual holding of them, was reported on by the Los Angeles Times March 25.
Orange Line story
A new walkway beginning from the Metro Orange Line station on Winnetka Avenue and Victory Boulevard and continuing onto the Pierce College campus will be constructed by the fall of 2009. The path will be sited between the soccer field and the Village, extending as far as the Sheriff’s Office, according to Tom Rosdahl, instructor of automotive service technology.
A campus staying connected
Wireless Internet access is in the works for the Pierce College campus, but according to Information Technology Manager Mark Henderson, “we haven’t fleshed out all the particulars yet.” The gray-area details include the cost of the project and the funding source, the timeframe in which it will be completed and the areas where Wi-Fi will be installed on campus.
Wi-Fi, where art thou?
TOPIC | Installing Wi-Fi campuswide OUR VIEW | Pierce College needs to make Wi-Fi available across campus. Nearly everywhere we go, we are connected. In the 21st century, there is no place to hide from technology. That is, unless you are at Pierce College, a place that lags behind a basic technological innovation: Wi-Fi.
THE WEEKLY BLOTTER
April 24 – Between 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. An employee’s car was dented and suffered paint damage after being hit by an unknown object, while parked in the cafeteria parking lot. April 28 It was reported a car was keyed in Parking Lot 1 April 7, and the same car was again keyed April 21 in the same lot.
President honors students
The annual President’s Honors List Reception will take place Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Music Quad. Pierce College President Robert Garber will be awarding student Trish Lougnane with the All-USA Academic Team award. The certificate is a collaboration of Phi Theta Kappa and USA Today.
Learning Center a win-win for students, tutors
Pierce College student Terrelle Jones, a 19-year-old business major, resorts to the Learning Center for math tutoring and studying. Jones has been attending Pierce for two years. Like many students, he has stumbled with math and biology. At the Learning Center, he has found tutors who have helped him grasp a better concept of the material he’s studying.