Archive for October, 2010
Paranormal Activity 2
On Oct. 16, 2009, audiences around the country raved about the phenomenon that is “Paranormal Activity.” The hype around “Paranormal Activity” was through the roof; everyone wanted to see this film. Often dubbed the scariest movie ever, “Paranormal Activity” did a fantastic job at scaring the pants off of people.
Its Halloween season again and only [...]
Criminal Case 40/61: Reverb
Diane Oh | Staff Photographer
Upon entering the University Art Gallery, I didn’t know what to expect from the ambiguous title of the exhibit: “Criminal Case 40/61: Reverb.” Picking up a pamphlet, I walked around the corner and found myself standing in a room with six projector screens, oriented hexagonally and facing inward around five small [...]
“It’s Thriller Night…”
Nikki Jee | Staff Photographer
It’s a regular mid-afternoon in late October. Thousands of gray-faced, blood-stained zombies lay out on the ground at the Pomona Fairplex. They await their cue.
The announcer yells, “What time is it?”
The crowd shouts back, “Thriller Time!”
He repeats the question louder, “WHAT TIME IS IT?”
“THRILLER TIME!”
Finally, the moment arrives. The sound of [...]
A Moment of Silence
Nick Vu | Staff Photographer
“It gets better” was the main message of the LGBT Resource Center’s Candlelight Vigil last Wednesday, Oct. 20. Over one hundred students decked in purple crowded the stairs at the flagpoles underneath an overcast sky. The vigil, part of National Ally Week at campuses across the country, was held to remember [...]
Experience Meets Youth
Basketball: The Lady Anteaters open up their season on Oct. 28 against Concordia University.
Anteaters, Get Out the Vote!
The destiny that led us westward has not yet abated. It is what brought this country to touch two oceans. It is what drove the great movements of each generation. What was once held in so few hands is now held in so many.
The fruit of our labor goes unpicked in the mountains. Under the [...]
This “Hereafter” is Lifeless
Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros.
At the ripe old age of 80, Clint Eastwood is perhaps the most prolific filmmaker today. From being an icon of masculinity as an actor to an Oscar-winning director, he has certainly proven that he is capable of making great films. Unfortunately, this is not the case with “Hereafter,” which may [...]
The Dark Side of Prop 19
Proposition 19 is estimated to bring in $1.4 billion for California on an annual basis if a $50 per ounce tax were levied on marijuana. Prop 19 is so popular among California’s youth that some analysts predict it will conjure a higher youth turnout rate and swing the election to the Democrats – and [...]
Old Superstitious Beliefs
Sofia Panuelos | Staff Photographer—Old superstition has it that it's bad luck to open umbrellas indoors!
I’m a sucker for wishing wells and fountains. Anything I can throw a coin into for the potential wish come true, really. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to wish for something twice. The first coin flew gently down, [...]
Assault on Ice: How the NHL Separates Itself From the Rest
While I enjoyed my dinner at the District’s JT Schmid’s restaurant a few weeks ago, I occasionally glanced at the assortment of sporting events being televised. My options were Major League Baseball, high school football or a preseason National Hockey League game. With the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants locked in a [...]
