District Web sites to be revamped

The nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District have been redesigning their Web sites to be more standardized and accessible, increasing functionality for all students and staff while maintaining individuality amongst the colleges. Utilizing OmniUpdate, a web content management service, the reconstruction of the Web sites will bring the same format to each LACCD college so that somebody browsing one college’s site will be able to access another college’s site in the same way.

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Compassion compels Pre-vet Club

Backpacks stuffed with clothing and toys are bound for the American Indian children attending Turtle Mountain Elementary School in North Dakota, as part of the Walking Shield American Indian Society, Saturday. Dr. Leland Shapiro, professor of animal science, and members of the pre-veterinary club have been collecting backpacks each year for the past 20 years.

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News Briefs

Sociology Club The Sociology Club is having a “Free Hats” event on the Campus Mall today from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. This event is to promote random act of kindness among students. ASO Events Dance Night- tomorrow from 7 to 10 p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy for admission.

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Couch rockers rejoice

With the arrival of the latest installment in the “Guitar Hero” series, there is now no reason for a party to ever be dull again. The ultimate activity during any house party, “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” now adds online play, new songs and new in-game characters like legendary guitarist Slash to the stellar gameplay that has made the franchise so wildly successful.

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Fred Claus Warms The Holidays

Christmas spirit and brotherly love come together for the holidays in “Fred Claus”, a one hour and 56 minute film of two polar-opposite brothers who try to settle their differences and make it through the Christmas season. What is special about this film is not the subliminal Christmas message that everyone should give and love, but about the pure essence of family and why families will always stick together until the end.

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$$’Gangster’ is Hip-Hop’s Finest (Revised)

Jay-Z’s latest effort, “American Gangster,” not only marks a return to greatness for the legendary emcee, it marks the return of quality hip-hop to the mainstream. According to Jay-Z, “Gangster” chronicles the rise and fall of a fictional larger-than-life crime figure loosely based on Frank Lucas, Denzel Washington’s character in the film of the same title, and on his own experiences.

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$$Recreational Reading Habits(REVISED)

Reading (REVISED) Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Recreational Reading Habits The College Student and Recreational Reading Do College Students Read? “Catcher in the Rye,” “1984,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Great Gatsby” and “Harry Potter”- Using the wonders of Facebook, these are the top books read by local college students in the network.

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