Junior Alisha Misiaita outdid herself, literally, at the California/Nevada Championships at UCLA last Sunday. She tossed a school record, 51-9, beating her previous record of 50-8.
This country's legal system operates on the code of innocent until proven guilty. While this might be applied with the law, you almost never see it in everyday life.
A park is a beautiful thing. It goes through the seasons with grace and ease as it sheds the colors of the previous months. It stands as a place of sanctuary and peace, blocking the city sounds of cars, buses and sirens. It contains childhood memories, family reunion photo-ops and a jogger's moment of zen. A park, whether it be Central Park or in South Central, L.A., is a beautiful thing.
Take at least a half star off from this review if you read the 1988 graphic novel. It matters that much. But whatever emotional ties you have to Alan Moore's dystopian vision of an alternate New York, director Zack Synder still manages to craft a visually splendid, achingly entertaining film that anyone with a hunger for an action film with a mind behind it needs to see. It's just a matter of how much your reading experiences make you realize how much better it could have been.
Student film group Midnight Society beat out Incredulous Marshmallow Productions and Porkchop Sandwiches among others to take home best picture in the 5th Annual 24-Hour Mad Film Dash. Hosted by the UC Irvine Computerstore, the event gives students the chance to write, produce and direct their own short films. The competition had a large turnout with 50 films; 25 of the films were screened at the festival.
