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Zombies Get Married in 'Wedding Party from Hell' By Krystle Mitchell Actors, makeup artists and film students came together on April 26 to create a scene of zombies and gore. “Wedding Party from Hell” is a 15-minute short film directed by cinema major Charles Campbell about two young women who are thrust in the middle of a zombie wedding on campus and must fight to survive. “We’re making a zombie movie,” Campbell said. “It’s a story I’ve written and I’m directing and it’s called “Wedding Party from Hell.” Campbell collaborated with 25 LACC film students and a team of make-up artists from the EI, School of Professional Makeup in Holly-
wood. “Today we are making a lot of zombies and also two ladies [who] will destroy the zombies and lots of zombie juice all over the floors and walls,” said Joelle Duvernois, department head makeup artist. Campbell wrote the film for a cinema production class, and says he will turn the short-film into a feature, webisode, or television series, and hopes to “scare the hell out of people.” “I’m really excited,” said Ashley Biggs, an actor on set. “It’s really cold [and] we had to get up really early, but it’s all worth it in the end, so I’m really excited.” “Wedding Party from Hell” will be released to the public May 22 and screened in the Student Union shortly after.
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Photos by Bill Knudson Top: Joell Duvernois, head makeup artist, works on a priest Zombie on the set of “Wedding Party from Hell.” Bottom Left: Zombies cause havoc as they escape the boiler room. Bottom Right: Something Old – Zombie bride poses for the camera on her big day.
Winner’s Circle: El Roi Contest Awards Four Singers By Gloria K. Lee LACC’s Kerygma Bible Study club hosted their sixth annual El Roi Singing Contest in the Multipurpose Room in the Student Union Building last week. The El Roi Singing Contest aims at providing singers with an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of a live audience while competing for cash prizes. Club officers said that 22-25 individuals submitted an audition tape to be considered for the contest. Ultimately, 10 contestants competed for prizes. “Well, this was an incredibly difficult decision,” said voice and music theory professor Christine Gengaro. “All of the contestants were incredibly talented, and we had a very hard time choosing, but in the end we had to come to a decision, and we all agreed that Tamika gave the best overall performance.”
Tamika Wilson won first place and received a $700 cash prize for her rendition of “Running Back to You,” by Leandria Johnson. “To God be the glory, I owe it all to Him,” Wilson said. “That’s why I came here, hoping that someone would get a word and be inspired by what I was singing about, because it was my personal testimony. It’s a gospel song and I sing it just about every day of my life … I sing it and it gets me through.” Second place winner JC Villafan received a $500 cash prize for performing an original song titled “When We Try,” which he says is about two young people trying to make a longdistance relationship work. Villafan said he wrote the song to “inspire people who are going through something similar to pursue a relationship for the sake of love as opposed to convenience.” Maritza Ruiz won third prize and
$300 for her performance of “Hurt” by Christina Aguilera. “I really enjoyed watching all of the other performers and I felt like there was a lot of really good talent out there,” Ruiz said. “So, I was really happy for everybody and I’m glad that there were people there to support us.” Joshua Moon won the Audience Choice Award for singing “All of Me” by John Legend. “It looks like a really great turn out this year,” said last year’s winner, Grace Yoo. “Just seeing its growth over the years is just awesome to see, so much talent and so many people from the community, not just the campus supporting this event, participating in the contest.” Yoo performed “Blessings” by Laura Story during the judges’ deliberation as a tribute to the people who died in the South Korean ferry accident near Jindo Island.
Police Wire Compiled by Lorenzo Quintana April 15, 2014, 12:45 p.m.: Student requested written document of an incident regarding the student and a fellow classmate in Chemistry Building Room 204. April 16, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: Staff member advised student to leave class since she was not enrolled in Women’s Gym. Report taken.
April 21, 2014, 1:20 p.m.: Student disturbance in class in Sci-Tech Building Room 112. Students were dismissed without further incident. April 21, 2014, 2:30 p.m.: Student wanted to report an incident that occurred approximately three years ago at LACC Library Computer Room.
April 16, 2014, 3 p.m.: Verbal argument between student and student worker at Administration Building. Report taken.
April 21, 2014, 2:55 p.m.: Student was feeling dizzy in Kinesiology Building. Paramedics responded and transported the student to Hollywood Presbyterian.
April 18, 2014, 8:45 a.m.: Student lost iPad in her classroom in Administration Building. Report taken.
April 21, 2014, 5 p.m.: Student reported suspicious activity in Franklin Hall men’s restroom. Report taken of incident.
April 21, 2014, 12 p.m.: Student lost her purse in Franklin Hall Basement.
April 21, 2014, 5:10 p.m.: Student was having chest pains at Student Health Center. Paramedics re-
sponded and transported the student to Hollywood Presbyterian. April 23, 2014, 9 a.m.: Staff member had back pain in Jefferson Hall room 114. Paramedics responded and transported the employee to Kaiser Permanente. April 24, 2014, 2 p.m.: Student reported incident involving an employee at the Learning Skills Center. Report taken. April 25, 2014, 11 a.m.: Student was having thoughts of self-harm at the Administration Building room 220 A. Sheriff’s mental evaluator responded and transported the student to Exodus Medical Center for further evaluation. April 25, 2014, 3:45 p.m.: Staff wanted to document an injury at Kinesiology Building women’s locker room.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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Star Sightings on Campus
Stars Shower in Hollywood, NASA Drops Medal on ‘Captain Kirk’ By Jessica Brecker Hollywood has seen its share of shooting stars. One second, everyone is watching their every move, then they are gone without a trace. From April 16 to 25, the Lyrids meteors showered across the night skies. The highest concentrations occurred a few hours before dawn, peaking April 22, on Earth Day. According to experts, the brightness of Earth’s third quarter moon created natural light pollution, which took the spotlight off the Lyrids a bit. Still, some Lyrids were visible since they are extremely bright meteors with long bright tails. Lyrids are pieces of debris from comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, and at the age of 2,600, they have had a longer career than most Hollywood stars dream of. Earth ran into the stream of the debris, and then the show began. Unfortunately the Lyrid show ended its run April 25. One star with a career almost as long as the Lyrids, William Shatner, aka “Star Trek’s Captain Kirk,” has gone where no Starfleet member has gone before. NASA honored Shatner with its Distinguished Public Service medal Saturday evening, April 26, during his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show in Los Angeles. Shatner’s annual event raises money for various children’s charities. The citation for the medal read: “For outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring new generations of explorers around the world, and for unwavering support for NASA and its missions of discovery.” “William Shatner has been so generous with his time and energy in encouraging students to study science and math, and for inspiring generations of explorers, including many of the astronauts and engineers who are part of NASA today,” said David Weaver, NASA’s associate administrator for the Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The medal is the highest award bestowed by NASA on “non-government” personnel. Other recipients of this medal include Robert Heinlein, author of “Starship Troupers” and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” on Fox TV. Tonight, May 7, the sun will set at about 7:30 p.m. Saturn will appear as a moderately bright star to the east. The planet Mars, which is still in opposition and quite bright, will appear to the southeast as a bright, pinkish glowing ball of light. 2014 has been a great year for Mars, which was brighter this month than it has been in seven years. This is because of the earth’s position between the sun and Mars. The first quarter moon will be overhead in the zodiac sign Leo, and half visible. Jupiter will be overhead and slightly to the west. It is a huge bright white point of light. Its moons can be easily viewed through an inexpensive telescope. On either side of Jupiter are bright stars Procyon and Capella. More information about the location of celestial bodies is available at stellarium.org