Valley College named Deputy Rick Baker as the new team leader Monday, replacing former Deputy Tom Lynch, who was reassigned after an injury. As team leader, Baker will now be in charge of Valley's sheriff's department, overseeing the 17-person staff of nine armed security officers and eight student cadets.
While hundreds of people flutter to the waters of Santa Monica during summer, in tiny bikinis to take in the ultraviolet rays, you can consider not following the crowd and go for a different type of summer experience at Castaic Lake. The man-made lake offers visitors diverse spots for fishing, boating, camping and picnicking.
It takes a special student to deal with the constant pressure to be active in the community, at work, in sports, and still do well in school. Valley's silver-medalist diver, Tiffanie Wright, is a portrait of that kind of student. Wright has a task that many Valley College students have; she has to balance her job as a swim instructor at the YMCA, her diving career, and her sophomore year of studying business, all while trying to be a 20 year old with a social life.
Shortly before I became a photojournalism student here at Valley College in February 2007, ground was broken for the construction of the Allied Health Science Center. Since the journalism building is right next to the construction site, I've seen the building practically go from concept to near completion right before my eyes.
When I look at my family and those of my friends, it seems that we are all pretty average when it comes to siblings. I have a brother, my boyfriend has two sisters and my roommate has one of each. The average American woman has 2.1 children in her lifetime, but the Duggar family of Tontitown, Arkansas, is doing its best to push that average higher.
A donation of $4,000 by the Associated Student Union to Valley College President Tyree Wieder's retirement party has lead incoming ASU president Josh Wible to raise concerns about the budgeting of student funds. "This is nothing to do with Tyree," Wible said.
Distinguished professors, strong faculty, diverse campus, hands-on learning and a great education - that's what Valley College is all about. Whether you're a student filled with school spirit or a student who spends as little time on campus as possible, most will agree it's an undeniably splendid school in many aspects.
After 19 seasons and 420 episodes, Springfield comes to Hollywood on The Simpsons Ride. The six-minute simulator adventure features 29 authentically-voiced Simpsons characters and enough bumps, shakes, pitches and yaws to satisfy even the most hardened amusement seekers.
Admittedly, I am a Laker-hater, which makes these next few admissions more painful than watching Bret Michaels find true love while pretending he doesn't have a receding hairline. After witnessing two rounds of NBA playoff match-ups, the Lakers are best suited to win the title.