Three new movies to hit theaters tomorrow

By Annie Wen Staff Writer With midterms getting closer and closer a movie is a good way to relieve any stress and to just relax and take a break from all that cramming and studying. On Friday January 13 three new movies will be opening in wide release: Beauty and the Beast in 3D, Contraband, and Joyful Noise. Beauty and the Beast is a timeless Disney classic. It tells the story of Belle, a girl who goes to live in a mansion with a Beast and how she falls in love with him. Originally released in 1991 the movie has been remade and is now available in 3D. Contraband is an action/adventure and thriller film….

Hill to compete in Miss Texas, mother sees pageant repeat

By Daphne Chen Twenty-eight years ago, Vicki Graham stood on a stage with a dozen other women in evening gowns. She heard her name called – she had been voted Miss Texas USA’s 1981 Miss Amity (now known as Miss Congeniality). But looking to her left and right, Vicki realized that the stage was too narrow for her to pass. So she did what she had to. Putting her hands on the shoulders of the woman on the floor in front of her and gathering up her skirts, Vicki jumped four feet down in heels to receive her award. Twenty-eight years later, her daughter, senior Natalie Hill, might be repeating the scene when she goes…