The women are well rehearsed; everyone in the group is in sync with the foreign music coming from the boom box in the corner. The sound of jingling bells from their wraps and the tapping of feet match that of music.
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Ventura College’s Psychology and Anthropology clubs attended the 19th Annual Santa Barbara County Heart and Sole AIDS Walk on Oct. 3.
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“The Read” at Moorpark College, Sandra Hunter’s monthly read and poetry workshop is an extraordinary experience.
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The Tutoring Center offered a chance to show off their skills with words in the fourth annual Scrabble Day competition on Oct. 30.
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Advertising and editorials are easily confused. When a business accepts advertisements, it’s not rendering a judgment on the content of the ad—beyond any sort of visual or content standard that may not concur with the overall quality of the business—it is simply setting aside a portion of its available medium in exchange for a monetary contribution. In the Sept. 30, 2009 edition, the Student Voice ran an advertisement for Mary Jane’s Bud medical marijuana deliveries. The advertisement was not solicited and was brought to the attention of the editorial staff by Mary Jane’s proprietor. Due to the controversial nature of the advertisement, a vote was taken by the editorial board on whether or not to run the advertisement. The editors voted unanimously to run the advertisement.
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Oxnard College students have the opportunity to make a child’s holiday by donating to the Tenth-Annual Community Market Toy Drive.
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Were one win away from a berth to the state championships
The Moorpark Raiders were unable to advance to the State Championships, falling to the Orange Coast College Pirates in five sets (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 8-15) at Raider Pavilion Saturday night. The match had the makings of a dogfight from the very beginning, featuring the Western State Conference champs against the winners of the Orange Empire Conference.
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Poets, photographers, storytellers and creative types from all disciplines will seize the opportunity to be published this coming spring in Moorpark College’s award-winning annual creative arts magazine, the “Moorpark Review.” Moorpark College offers courses in a wide array of artistic forms, from ceramics to graphic design, to creative writing and painting. The “Moorpark Review” serves as a valuable outlet to these varied programs, providing a place for the talents of students, alumni, staff and faculty to be showcased. Hart Schulz, who co-founded the “Review” in 1998 along with fellow English Professor Tracy Tennenhouse, calls the magazine a “testing ground” for developing artists looking to experience the thrill of seeing their work in print.
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The MC Theatre Arts department will perform its newest highlight, "The Skin of Our Teeth," a classic American comedy by Thorton Wilder, which will make its debut on Oct. 22.
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An argument for health care reform
There are those who oppose health care reform and any sort of government provision of health care who would disagree with that statement. Regardless of whether or not you agree with the politics of President Obama, the health care system in our country is incapable of supporting our growing nation.
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A man believed to be homeless was arrested Nov. 3 at Moorpark College for attempting to steal two textbooks from a student’s backpack in the Campus Center.
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The artwork on the stage, created by determined veterans, set a picture in the viewer’s minds that will never be forgotten. The blood, sweat and tears that were shed bled through that profound artistry. It was a fitting backdrop for a presentation by Dahr Jamail, an embedded independent journalist, who spoke on campus Friday night about his experiences in Iraq and using “art as resistance.” The program was presented by the Year of Service at Moorpark College, which aims to encourage “an attitude of service-an approach to life that integrates understanding, caring and taking action,” according to its mission statement.
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Students who have a desire for culinary arts or restaurant management have the opportunity to achieve their dreams with the two-year certificate program offered at Oxnard College.
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Raiders win on the road, advance to second round
The traditional 7-10 seed upset was inevitable in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs, as the Moorpark College Raiders beat the Oxnard College Condors on their home turf 1-0 Saturday afternoon.
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