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.
Author: Archive
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.
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.
Friendship Force storms campus
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.
News Briefs
Meet with college Reps. CSUN Today 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transfer Center University of Phoenix Today 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Campus Mall Antioch University Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Campus Mall Appointments can be made online at www.piercecollege.edu/students/transfer.
Summer session a chance to make up courses
With six weeks left, the end of Pierce College’s spring semester is rushing up on students, bringing the relaxation of class-free, glowing sunshine days for a week before they can continue on in their pursuit for education during the two summer sessions. As usual, summer classes will be broken up into two sessions of five weeks each.
Students grab the mic
More than 25 student poets, singers, musicians and dancers gathered in the Campus Center to show off their talents at the Open Mic event. Students were given an opportunity to sign up and take advantage of a free mic, an open stage and the attention of fellow students and performers.
Space telescope gives better view in red
The Spitzer Space Telescope was the highlight of the night for the Astronomy Society’s meeting April 13 with guest speaker Dr. Luisa Rebull speaking about Spitzer and the forming of stars and planets. The meeting featured the formation of stars, planets and Lyman Spitzer’s role in identifying the process.
Old school eatin’ ‘n’ savin’
There is a place on campus where old-fashioned ways and traditions are still held. Where cash has more value than the signature after a swipe. A place where purchasing pizza and soda on a daily basis won’t be attached to a high interest rate, creating creeping indebtedness.
Winds leave campus in the dark
Due to 65 mph winds in the San Fernando Valley, a power outage affected most of the Pierce College campus along with parts of the Valley and Los Angeles Thursday at approximately 12:45 p.m. According to Dubinsky, manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, who did not give a first name, strong winds caused power lines to collapse as well as trees to topple over, knocking down power lines.