Who knew that “Fred Claus” is not as good as Santa? (revised)

Who knew that Santa has an older brother? And who knew that he turned out to be naughty one which sparked sibling rivalry for the first holiday movie of the year as “Fred Claus” opens nationwide Friday. Out in the North Pole is Santa’s workshop were he makes his toys and reviews who’s been naughty and nice, while in Chicago “Fred Claus”, Santa’s older brother, works as a repo man and seems to be jaded as Christmas comes near.

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HIV/AIDS editorial

O_AT_hivaids Steve Bolan wakes up every morning and takes a drug cocktail that would put Courtney Love to shame. Like so many other young people in the ’60s and ’70s, he led the life of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, and now he’s paying the price. Bolan works for Being Alive, spreading awareness of the disease he has lived with for more than half his life.

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$$The seasoned veteran by ANONYMOUS!!!!

Safe sex between two adults in a relationship can be a beautiful thing. For those choosing to remain virgins until marriage, honestly, I don’t understand it. Don’t they have an urge to merge? You wouldn’t buy a new car without taking it out for a test drive, so why not have sex before marriage? After all, what if you find out you are sexually incompatible once you’re married? Then you are stuck in a loveless marriage or headed for divorce with cheating a possibility, too.

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We Are The Champions!

Shakespeare returns (sort of) with Pierce’s Theater Arts department’s production of “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)”. The comedy by Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald is the story of a literature professor who is sucked into the works of Shakespeare, learning insights about the Bard’s genius and about herself.

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A Comedy on Tragedy

A fun time is promised for all with Pierce’s Theater Arts Department’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). The comedy, written by Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald, is the story of a literature professor who is sucked into the works of Shakespeare, learning insights about the Bard’s genius and about herself.

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Empty recycle bins (Final)

Since the release of the controversial documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone is thinking about recycling and saving Mother Earth. But once you’re done reading this issue of The Roundup, what do you do? Do you do the convenient thing and leave it behind or do you recycle the newspaper? It’s sad to say that most of these newspapers will simply become trash.

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Adulthood part 1

Most of us were probably counting the minutes as they slowly ticked by on the long and ever-so-slow march toward turning 18.

Hitting 18 struck a victory bell that rang loudly and clearly – you know, that kind of ring that renders nearby witnesses into a state of shock because it is just that epic.

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Art gallery opens to fresh faces

Artist Alison Frey listens as cousin Bill Sloan surveys one of her paintings at the Oct. 24 reception held for her at the Pierce art gallery. Her exhibit will be open until Nov. 15, and hours are from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The gallery is located on the art hill in room 3302.

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Recreational Reading Habits

Reading 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 college students in the California State University Northridge network.

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