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The 6 Art Culture —-------------------------------- —— Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 Clackamas Pr 1 Campus Poll: What did you get for Val entine’s * Day? ;' “I got a V-Day card from a group of Christian hippies with a ferret.” - Maekol James “I got my four wisdom teeth pulled.” - Phillis Escobar * Emily Waltens Arts & Culture Editor Imaginative writers on campus: take a seat and whip up some literary works. The Writers’ Club is now accept ing submissions for its annual creative writing contest, and the deadline is fast approaching - March 7 at 5 pm Students may choose from four categories: fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and scripts for plays or screenplays. Small cash prizes are given to the top three winners in each category, in addition to publication in the club’s yearly book The collection will also feature short pieces written by the club mem bers. “The club decided, instead of just publishing only the yearly contest winners in a small pamphlet... that we wanted to create a book each year,” said Writers’ Chib President Greg Stein. “It’s a bit more work, but it is fun and worth it (It) benefits not only the contest winners, but the club members as well.” Stein has been involved with the club for a few years. After the last president had to leave, he took over the job. It has now been “just over two years” since he accepted the position. The Writers’ Club meets every Friday from 3 to 5 pan. in the Winklesky Literary Arts Center -Roger Rook 220 - and is always open for anyone to drop in. Meetings consist of announce ments and introductions, followed by the attendees reading their most recent writings to the group so that all may The Clackamas Print “I got a rose and an avocado. It was sweet.” - Kaitlyn Wert “I didn’t get anything. I did get drunk.” - Tommy Polinski Campus Poll compiled by Genyva Laubach Do not be frightened away at the thought of tough criticism; the envi ronment is intimate and friendly, and while the conversation may get a little off-track at times, it is in a good way. “The meetings of the Writers’ Cub can vary,” said Rose Lefebvre, who works as an accommodations specialist in the Disability Resource Center at the college and holds the position of secretary in the Writers’ Club. “Sometimes we discuss movies, books, authors, plays. Sometimes we do some writing exercises for fun.” Stein said, “1 am not sure how things were when the club started, but since I have been in there, things have changed. We have a bit more organized meetings.” “Beforehand, we did not do much of anything outside of the club,” he continued. “Occasionally, we go to one of the plays on campus as a group, to support the theatre department” Lefebvre describes the Writers’ Chib as “laidback, relaxed and a fun place to share ideas, thoughts, cre- ations and ourselves.” “Meetings are always fim esting,andllove the waythati people in the club accept ® of them and treat me like a fi cohort,” Lefebvre “Everyone is caring ami For more information Writers’ Club, particularly test contact English Instruct Grabill at ext 2824, b\ jimg@clackamas.edu, or str office, room 225 in Roger ft Contributed by Rosel The Writers’ Club at its meeting last Friday, Feb. 15. From left to right, Matt Osterg Vice President; Ben Ripplinger; Greg Stein, President; Ted Johnson and Nate Courtn Movie is ‘Definitely, Maybe’ a hit and miss Tayo Stalnaker “I got a swift kick in the ass.” - Glen Hoover critique and offer suggestions. A 10-year-old girl talking about penises isn’t funny or cute; it’s a cliched gag and just a tad creepy. Sadly, that’s a good chunk of the comedy in “Definitely, Maybe.” Will Hayes’ (Ryan Reynolds) daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) is supposed to be adorable, but she quickly becomes a nuisance. Honestly, she and her father talk about sex so much that I thought Chris Hanson was about to casually saunter into the room and have a little chat with Mr. Hayes. The premise of the film is that Hayes is going through a bitter divorce that is, obvi ously, upsetting his daughter. So, being the clever little lass that she is, Maya takes on the role of Dr. Phil and demands that her father tell her stories of his past relationships and how he met her mother. According to Maya, if her father does this, he will be able to figure out where he screwed up and fix his failed marriage. Unfortunately, this concept is about as realistic as Dr. Phft’s advice. Hayes agrees to his daugh ters demands, but on one con dition: he changes all the names so she has to. figure out which one of the three women he talks about is her mother. The story that he weaves for Maya is about as convoluted as a Marvel Comic book albeit less entertaining. The story starts out in Hayes’ college days in Wisconsin, where he’s currently dating a woman named Emily (Elizabeth Banks). At this time, Hayes is a young political consultant and speech writer who is headed out to New York City to work on Bill Clinton’s ’92 campaign for president. This is where the movie gets interesting. Hayes’ passion for Clinton and the three women in his life are juxtaposed nicely and make for some great com edy. Clinton jokes never get old - they just get funnier. The other “savior” of the film is Kevin Kline. Kline plays an overdramatic political author/ journalist who’s dating one of Hayes’ love interests, Summer (Rachel Weisz). Kline’s char acter is a raging alcoholic and womanizer. He reminded me of a leftist Christopher Hitchens, and provided an amusing drunk en scene with Hayes about half way through the film. Despite the enjoyable scenes at the Clinton campaign head quarters and Kline, the rest of the film is filled with all the same schlock that one would expect from a Hollywood rom com. The story is one we’ve all heard before, and most view ers will probably leave feel ing entertained but unfulfilled. That’s the problem with most romantic comedies - they’re pointless and don’t offer people a realistic look at the ups and downs of love. I’m not saying “Definitely, Maybe” is an awful film, but I might be. Maybe. Unplanned Pregnant You Deserve to KNO Are you really pregnant? .Have you explored all your optioi Are all your questions answered? Nurse Consultations. Pregnancy Ultrasound to Verify if Pregnancy is' Respectful. 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