First off, I have to say—as I have yet to discover a movie to prove me wrong—that books are way better than the movies they inspire. Now, I am an avid bookworm, and a very pop-culture-deprived individual, but, generally speaking, movies were made to entertain, and I can be easily entertained.
Student work main attraction at Campus Gallery
What do you get when you mix clay with a wood fire? You get a slightly tilted, rustic-looking vase in earth tones by student Brendan Fuller.
Watch any of the previews for the DVD release of 20th Century Fox's The Ringer, and I'm sure you'll expect a very, very wrong movie that debases and ridicules the mentally challenged people of this world.
Concert Band integrates students and community
The Shoreline Community College Concert Band may be one of the only classes on campus that gives community members an open door to come in and participate. Of the band, director Ken Noreen says, “It is a very high quality group and a real credit to the college and our student body.”
Aswarm of kids whiz through the hallway. Laughter, smiles, and the smell of hairspray hang heavy in the backstage dressing room. A mother leans over towards her son, “Isn’t this your cue?” she says, which seems to be the phrase of the evening. A full-fledged dress rehearsal of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” is in full swing, and the Shoreline Community College students that make up the cast are excitedly preparing.
Spindrift publication released
On May 18th, Spindrift magazine, Shoreline Community College's annual art and literary publication, launched its 40th edition in The Canteen. Several students, along with local and national artists, submitted their photography, short stories, poetry, and artwork for this year's publication.
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The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a “a massive rollback,” and called on their members to continue their walkout. |
