However skillfully Dane Cook may deliver punch lines, neither sex, nor magic, nor awkward penguin jokes could land “Good Luck Chuck” a winning K.O. Even such, it pulled in $14 million on its opening weekend with laughs that makes our jaws hurt. Dane Cook plays Charlie, a dentist who wants to build a steady relationship with Cam (Jessica Alba) who seems to be cursed too because of the relentless idiotic accidents that took place; made sharp objects stick on the dentist back, electrifying Charlie while jumping her car, and having hit a pole in the middle of the street.

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High-energy, culturally aware, and overtly militant, M.I.A.’s second album, “Kala,” adds a new dynamic to her already powerful work. It’s been two years since the Sri Lankan singer-slash-rapper released “Arular,” more an appeal to pop culture than to any sort of global concerns, but her sophomore debut comes off strikingly more personal.

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Academy Award-nominated screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are scheduled to speak at Creative Voices 2 in the Performing Arts Building, Tuesday at 8 p.m. Elliott and Rossio are best known for being the masterminds behind the movies Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek and The Mask of Zorro.

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Pierce College’s Associated Students Organization celebrated United States Constitution Day, hosting the event on the Mall on Sept. 17. Although the event, which was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., got off to a late start, ASO members seemed enthusiastic and patriotic as they set up tables, covering them in American flag tablecloths and a banner that read, “Constitution Day – win a free iPod!” “We are a publicly funded school.

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The entire Pierce College faculty received a 4.6 percent salary increase recently, but part-time faculty teaching 12- and 15-hour disciplines will be receiving an extra differential. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliated international union representing more than 1.

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Pierce College continued their good season start with a wonderful performance against Antelope Valley College on Friday, winning with a score of 7-0. Boasting a creditable record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws this season, the Brahmas looked to improve it with a win on Friday.

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The Pre-Veterinary Club, along with Walking Shield American Indian Society, participates in an annual holiday gift drive that incorporates the generosity of students and faculty to provide toys, clothes and backpacks for impoverished American Indian schoolchildren.

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Pierce College students interested in photography will soon have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to personally see the preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The China Pre-Olympic Photographic Workshop will be taking students to Beijing, China, to participate in photographing Olympic facilities and various important landmarks of the country.

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Dr. Isidore “Izzy” Goodman, who is currently chair of the chemistry department, enters his twenty-forth year of teaching at Pierce this fall. Last April, the faculty here at Pierce College had their annual nominations for this year’s Professor of the Year award; one of those nominated was Dr.

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It was hard to miss the flashing blue lights of the campus emergency call box illuminating the trees under the night sky. The sounds of a desolate farm road, partnered with the reverberation of trailing footsteps, stirred fear in me as I, a 5-foot woman, walked to my car alone.

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