THE END IS NEAR: Part 3: Looking toward summer
Summertime is just around the corner, and many Amarillo College students already are making plans.
Some said they will attend classes. Others plan to work.
Culture
THE END IS NEAR: Part 2: The book buyback
It’s that time of year again: book buybacks.
At the end of every semester, students sell books back to Amarillo College bookstores hoping to get some cash back in their pocket while lightening the load in their book bag.
THE END IS NEAR: Part 1: Graduation
The end is nearing for some Amarillo College students: graduation. The walk across the stage May 16 will be the final step in what some say is a long and sometimes stressful journey.
Some students are excited to finally be receiving their degree, but others are nervous about their future.
REVIEW: Characters lack development: ‘12 Years A Slave’ draws out brutality at a cost
Often, when I sit down to watch a film, I expect to get something from it.
It may be inspiration, horror or even the validation of being right about whether it would be good or not.
Walker carries ‘Hours’
Hours was released December 13, 2013, nearly a month after the tragic death of Paul Walker. Many fans know him from the iconic The Fast and the Furious saga.
Aside from his undercover street-racer persona, Walker played gripping roles in the incredibly underrated suspense thrillers such as Joy Ride and Running Scared.
REVIEW: ‘Captain’ packed with action, intrigue
Marvel Studios does it again with the instant blockbuster Captain America: Winter Soldier.
The movie is unlike other Marvel movie because it has an air of mystery. The action, however, doesn’t slow down one bit. It will entertain both the thrill ride fans and the intrigue fans.
The movie starts off where The Avengers left off.
Stepping away from the books
Badgerama is a day when students get to take some time away from the books and those people who keep waking them up in class. There are games, food and every club supporting its cause. The band selected to play on this Badger-filled day was Nashville’s Mockingbird Sun.
Crank up the music
Amarillo College’s annual spring celebration, Badgerama, moved into Carter Fitness Center on the Washington Street Campus April 17 because of the weather.
Mockingbird Sun, a band out of Nashville, played for an audience of students as they ate barbecue and participated in games and other activities in keeping with this year’s “two-step” theme.
Don’t let the bed bugs bite: Students need sleep to be healthy, successful
Eighty percent of college students are dangerously sleep-deprived, according to a Stanford University study.
Being sleep-deprived causes poor judgment, increases the risk of fatal accidents and decreases the body’s ability to concentrate.