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Say good-bye to construction.

adviser — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:49:11 +0000

The renovations are finally over. Maybe not for Mission Boulevard, but they are for the Teves Theater.
The theater project has been under construction throughout the past summer. The workers kept busy with renovating the stage, switching out the outdated curtains and carpeting, and, best of all, replacing those old, creaky chairs with new comfy ones.
The new theater will benefit many at Moreau.
“I don’t think that it’s just one part of the renovation that will best benefit the drama department but everything together will work to help all visual arts programs!” said senior Dani Issa.
Many theatre students would agree that the best part of the renovation is the new stage.
“The lip of the stage got removed! So now people can actually see us if we lay down on the floor or something in a show! Usually that was a pretty tricky thing to do in the past shows like ‘Once on this Island’,” said Issa.
So far the only con to this project is that the new theatre soaks up a lot of sound, which could potentially cause a problem for the fall play since they usually don’t use mics.
The new theatre also benefits the audience!
Students and audience members constantly complained about the persistent squeaking of the old chairs and are glad that they have been replaced.
“I will not miss those seats at all; the constant creaking sound kept ruining my theatre experience.” said senior Kevin Jay.
The audience is finally able to concentrate on the plays they are watching without the distraction of those old seats.

Farewell, Harry

adviser — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:44:42 +0000

By: Staff Writer
Kathy Parra

“Wingardium Leviosa! Expelliarmus!” We will no longer hear those magical spells cast by wizards and witches. We will never again feel the tension as Harry faces off against Lord Voldemort. The sensational Harry Potter series has come to an unfortunate end.

Harry Potter’s legacy is known worldwide, infecting people with “Pottermania.” The series consists of a total of seven books and eight movies.

They say that the first movie is often the best, which, for me is completely true in this case. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was exceptional.

But enough about the first movie, how about the final, most recent installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

“AMAZING!” said junior Talia Gonzalez.

But not everyone thought it was that great. Junior Reejima Agrawal’s view of the movie was “quite intriguing. But I didn’t really like the ending. I thought it should have been better.”

Junior Angela de Lara felt that “there should’ve been more of a big deal about [the series] ending.”

How could have they made a bigger deal out of it? “I think there should’ve been more Harry Potter merchandise in stores. Hot Topic only had a few Potter shirts,” Gonzalez said.

Harry Potter has definitely stolen the hearts of many, including Gonzalez, who admitted to crying when the movie ended. “There was a smile on my face and a tissue in my hand wiping away the tears. Harry Potter, you will always be in our hearts.”

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