February 2006:
Number 502
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Feb. 7. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Jennifer Baker, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Falling for February flicks
By Jennifer Baker
Student Correspondent
Start looking for those gifts because Valentine’s Day is approaching. So if you’re looking for something to do on your date, I have an idea you will love. All you single people out there do not worry. I have you covered as well. Yes, I hold the key to three movies you just have to see.
This month, Tyler Perry brings another one of his hilarious plays to the big screen with “Madea’s Family Reunion” Friday, Feb. 24. In his new comedy, Perry continues the story of the clever, rambunctious Madea as she tackles her biggest challenge yet … her family. Along with being in charge of planning this year’s family reunion, she also has to deal with her nieces, played by Rochelle Aytes and Lyn Whitfield, and their relationship problems as well as take care of Nikki, played by Keke Palmer, a girl who is now under her care. As the family gets together for all the festivities, secrets come out that will turn this reunion upside down. But, Madea is determined to keep everyone together and teach them the meaning of family. Tyler Perry, Cicely Tyson, Maya Angelou and Blair Underwood star in is highly entertaining comedy. “Madea’s Family Reunion” is rated PG 13 for mature material, domestic violence, sex and drug references.
Get ready for this years Valentine’s Day movie, “Failure to Launch.” Matthew McConaughy plays a 35-year-old bachelor looking for love. However, there is only one problem: he still lives with his parents, which understandably does not help his relationships. Determined to get their son out of the house, his parents, played by Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw, go to extreme measures to motivate their son. So they hire the women of their son’s dreams, a beautiful professional motivator played by Sarah Jessica Parker to help their son along the way. Her task is to date him while executing her three-step program. Only things between them do not go as planned. “Failure to Launch” also stars Justin Bartha and Zooey Deschanel. This movie is not yet rated and comes to theaters Friday, Feb. 10.
Look for Harrison Ford as he stars in this month’s high-anticipated action thriller “Firewall.” Ford plays Jack Stanton, a well-respected man and the head of security at Landrock Pacific Bank in Seattle. He has recently developed an anti-theft computer program that will change banks’ security across the nation, making it hard for hackers to penetrate the firewall. Little does Jack know that every aspect of their life has been monitored by Bill Cox, played by Paul Bettany, who plans to break through Jack’s program. Using Jack’s wife, played by Virginia Madsen, and children as leverage, he forces Jack to find a hole in his computer program and steal $100 million dollars. Now it is a race against time as Jack works to save his family and his career. “Firewall” also stars Robert Patrick, Carly Schroeder, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Robert Forster. This movie is rated PG 13 for some intense sequences of violence. The race against time starts Friday, Feb. 10.
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