Share: “Clap! Stand up! Clap louder! Sit Down. Now stand up again! Shout! Clap over your heads!” A waving handkerchief and series of frantic hand gestures accompany every command, which rattle off like close-order drills. Chuck Dakas, the warm-up host for America’s Got Talent (AGT), argues that a crowd’s energy is the most important part of every live-performance. So he uses the hour before cameras are on to train the tweens, senior citizens, and paid actors on when and how to express their excitement. It’s ...
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Flag lowering ceremony shows PCC has not forgotten
As people in the Pasadena community gathered to the front of PCC on Thursday afternoon they were quickly followed by clouds that curated a somber and overcast setting that was very appropriate for the lowering...
Lancers volleyball wins 3-0, cut the lights on Lasers
The Lancers took home a win in a 3-0 game against the Irvine Valley College Lasers last Friday night. The Lancers started the first match off by letting everyone know that they moved as one...
‘The Mix’ at the Mirror Pools was magnetic
Before turning the corner of the C-building heading to the newly renovated mirror pools, you hear music filling up the air, especially Mexican songs like “Como La Flor” by Selena Quintanilla and fun songs like...
Women’s soccer tames the Cougars in a clutch comeback
With the sun scorching over the battlefield at Robinson Stadium, the Lady Lancers were fighting to stop the raid of the Taft Cougars on their home turf. The Lancers came into the game with a...
‘KPop Demon Hunters’: Golden in the charts and our hearts
When summer break had just begun, I finally had the time to open Netflix and be greeted by the title screen of a new release: “KPop Demon Hunters.” As an animation lover and KPop dabbler,...
Business club brings opportunities straight to students’ doors
When students think of becoming business majors, many will think of a number-crunching, tie-wearing, cubicle-sitting life, but the Lancer Business Organization looks to change the view on business majors. The Lancer Business Organization (LBO) held...
Football holds on as Comets burn out at the goal line in 24-23 win
With their backs against the wall and down their starting quarterback, the Pasadena City College Lancers dug deep and made a last-second goal-line stand to escape with a thrilling 24-23 win over Palomar Saturday night...
Got Club Rush FOMO? Here’s a guide to PCC’s communities
Last week, the quad was populated by PCC students, both new and old, eager to see everything the cliques of PCC had to offer during Club Rush. Club Rush is an event where all of...
PCC reaffirms its ‘servingness’ to the Latine community on campus
Members of the Hispanic Serving Institution proudly wearing ‘Somos PCC’ shirts with vibrant lettering filled the Creveling Lounge, as well as groups of diverse students gathered at the tables enjoying a traditional hispanic breakfast, chilaquiles,...
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