The Friendship Force of Los Angeles found a home for its World Friendship Day celebration at Pierce College on March 1, while thousands of others celebrated in their own countries around the world. In an effort to promote world friendship, peace and understanding between cultures, the Friendship Force revamped the Campus Center to create a mecca of cultural food, music and international people for the community to meet and enjoy.
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Astronomy club looks for the dark side of the moon
Gathered under the stars the first Friday night of every month in the Campus Center a group of people sip coffee as they listen to lectures and discuss matters dealing with nature of the cosmos. The Pierce College Astronomy Society had its first meeting January 2005 and has been growing ever since.
New coach tackles old record
Pierce College, an institution not known for its prowess on the football field, announced the hiring Kevin Moore as head coach in a news conference Friday afternoon. Accumulating only six wins in the past three seasons and with the resignation of head coach David Banuelos, the football program was in dire need of rejuvenation.
My name is ____ and I am an Addict
There are aspirations at Pierce College that lie beneath the surface. Amid a student body, where eyes are predominately focused on four-year universities, the students in Pierce’s Addiction Studies Program carry on as ghosts. David Rodriguez was brought to Pierce by a pain that has stalked him for seven years.
‘Vacancy’s’ thrills don’t check out
Roadside motels are given a whole new meaning as “Vacancy” checks in with bone-rattling horrific thrills in a nice, 85-minute package with enough blood and language to fill an R-rating. But does the time and rating give the film an extra punch or is it just limping behind its other scary brethren? This small tale chronicles the journey of David and Amy Fox (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale), a disgruntled couple who can’t seem to get through a conversation without trying to scratch each other’s eyes out.
Thicke elevates to a million
Listening to the falsetto tones and wide range of Robin Thicke’s voice is the sweetest ear candy. The sultry R&B sounds carry a neo-soul flavor and are reminiscent of the late Marvin Gaye and Brian McKnight. If Thicke’s last name sounds familiar that’s because father Alan Thicke played Jason Seaver on the mid-80s hit television series “Growing Pains” and also sang the theme song to the show.
Tacos, Tamales and Tradition
Within the first 20 seconds of walking into Sol y Luna Restaurante Mexicano a sudden sense of Mexican tradition is running through your veins. The waiters and waitresses are dressed up in authentic Mexican costumes and the walls around you are covered in traditional Mexican art.
Keeping things in perspective
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” –Mahatma Ghandi Regardless of what we may think about the killings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, there is no doubt that history was made on the fateful morning of April 16.
Is your food bugged?
A sample of the new “Fiber One Chewy Bar” was included with my newspaper on Sunday, compliments of General Mills. Free food…Yay! It sounds healthy and we can all use an extra shot of fiber after a week of fast-food, right? But having gotten rather suspicious about these supposedly healthy bars, I decided to peruse the nutritional information.
K-9 event rates a “10”
Shepard Stadium flourished with four-legged success stories on Sunday, when approximately 8,000 pooches and their people weathered mild rain for a canine celebration. The 6th annual Nuts for Mutts was coordinated by New Leash on Life, a no-kill, nonprofit animal shelter primarily for dogs based in Newhall.