Hillel says Shalom

Hillel, the club for Jewish students, has open arms to anyone who wants to join in their year around events. Hillel had a kick-off free “Kosher BBQ Thursday,” with tropical drinks and a “rockin’ hula contest.” Andrew Schwartz, part of the Jewish Campus Services Corps Fellow, said he is looking forward to additonal students joining the club this semester.

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Proposed area code change for the Valley

The growing number of home and business telephones has created a shortage of available telephone numbers in the San Fernando Valley’s 818 area code. Now, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing a new area code for the Valley – 747. For more than 20 years, the Valley has avoided the area code cut outs that have hit much of Southern California.

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Halo 3: Perfection evolves

The air erupts with electricity. Shouts echo from every direction, machine gunfire drowning out any hope of understanding them. Bolts of plasma cut through line of trees ahead, leaving scorch marks in their wake. The enemy is within sight. I see their alien eyes widen with surprise and just as I raise my weapon to pull the trigger- The phone rings and I’m forced to press pause.

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Valley, Citrus shutout

The sun couldn’t have been brighter for the Pierce College Women’s soccer team on Sept. 25. The Brahmas hosted Valley College at The Pit and dismissed them with a 6-0 shut out win to start the Western State Conference tournament. “It was the best game of the year,” said Brahma coach Adolfo Perez of his team’s 10th game of the 2007 season.

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Finally Extinct

The third installment of Resident Evil has finally come and in all honesty, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The successful video game franchise deals with one thing only: Survival Horror. In every sense, this genre has propelled the series to its current stature in the film industry.

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