Campus and local arts events for December 11, 2009.

Every year, the Friday after Thanksgiving attracts masses of people to malls and department stores around the country, during the blackness of predawn morning.

In today’s sports world it is refreshing to come across an athlete who has earned numerous individual accolades, all the while thanking her teammates whenever given the opportunity.

The men’s basketball team came out Monday night with a 69-55 win against La Sierra.

Sean Dillon, assistant professor of theater arts, entertained the audience Monday with his lecture on screenwriting, playwriting and directing.

Tuesday’s speech given by President Obama to the United States Military Academy marked a politically risky move.

Director C.M. Hardt searches for truth with “Death in El Valle.”

Strokes frontman, Julian Casablancas, has created a revolutionary album, straying from the norm of indie stardom created by the New York band, and stepping onto a synthpop, alternative platform.

Yes we know the economy is still bad. We also know the University and the Budget Task Force are looking at how best to spend an unexpected $2 million currently in the budget. Here are our suggestions.

Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” has kept true to its title and is in fact quite the fantastic movie this fall, offering a stop-motion film of Roald Dahl’s tale of mischievous foxes, badgers and various other animals.