Two characters dance on screen, exchanging blows in a duet that culminates when one falls to ground, knocked out. This is how some students like to unwind during finals. “I’ll play against someone even if I know I’m going to lose instantly,” said Jeffrey Marzec, a 20-year-old psychology major who said this while standing in the Moorpark College Arcade. “It doesn’t bother me. The arcades at the three colleges in the Ventura County Community College District all have different machines or locations. The main goal of them, however, is to create a sense of community among students as well as give them something to relax with.
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It’s that time of year again. Everyone is searching for the perfect costume, hanging their faux spider webs, carving pumpkins, and satisfying their sweet tooth. Halloween is an exciting time, but originally, it was more than just fun and games.
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First MC Muggle Quidditch game: a soaring success
Students from the Moorpark College Muggle Quidditch team grabbed their broomsticks and threw on their capes to bring to life the magical world of Harry Potter with a game of Muggle Quidditch in Moorpark on Sunday.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for everyone to pull out their pink ribbons and put on their running shoes. Here in California, there are plenty of opportunities for students to help “save the ta-tas”. Several run/walks directly fund the many breast cancer research programs. The most notable of these is the Susan G Komen: Race for the Cure foundation. This year the closest of these 5-kilometer run/walks will be held in San Diego on Nov. 1.
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Au Naturale Column
Originally celebrated as a spiritual Celtic festival, Halloween has grown and transformed over the decades into a commercial industry filled with candy and costumes. Halloween grosses almost $6 billion in sales annually and retailers around the world stock up in candy all throughout Oct. just to prepare for the big day.
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Au Naturale Column
Some people think “going green” would be a huge sacrifice, as if you’re donating a kidney and life as you know it will cease to exist. Really, there’s no need to be dramatic; living an environmentally friendly lifestyle is as easy as riding a bike: once you learn, you’ll remember forever. No one expects you to drop everything and help save the world, but think about it: if we all make one small change, like utilizing Moorpark’s recycling program, then as a whole we can make some serious changes without having to do much at all.
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The Spool Column
The fashion world goes through many trends with each passing season. One popular trend that has managed to say in style throughout these past seasons, however, is the incorporation of color into your wardrobe.
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The Spool Column
Layering clothes can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. The key to layering is to pick the right fabrics and work your way out from thinnest to thickest. By following these easy steps, layering your wardrobe will look effortless.
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The Spool Column
It’s back to school, which means fall is right around the corner. Pack up those sandals, summer dresses and flowing tops and get ready for your fall wardrobe.
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A guest column
After two long years at Moorpark College, I’ve finally made it to UCLA, where my remaining two years seem all too short.
My educational world has expanded from a small cluster of buildings concentrated around a single walkway, to a huge expanse of giant lecture halls, networks of paths and staircases, and more to see and do than anywhere else I’ve lived before.
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With the ever-changing economy and rising tuition costs, students are being forced to save more and spend less. Even with these hardships, students have options to pay for school while still maintaining a lifestyle on a small budget.
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Although it’s not exactly the ideal way to go through college, sleep deprivation is a bitter reality for some students. Take Uri Segal, a 21-year-old Biological Science Major at Moorpark College, for example. In the past three days he has accumulated only three hours of sleep.
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Flying around on broomsticks and dodging self-propelled balls is obviously the stuff of fiction, but at Moorpark College, students are transforming magic into reality with the game of Muggle Quidditch. On Sunday Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m., fourteen Moorpark students will bring to life the magical game of Quidditch from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, in Griffith Park located directly across the street from the Moorpark Campus, on Collins Drive.
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If you have any free time you’d like to fill, there is likely to be a club on campus that suits your interests. The Clubs of Moorpark College are diverse, unique and serve a multitude of purposes.
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