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Entries from July 2007

A Call to Arms: Police Want Guns

July 23, 2007 · No Comments

Nico Stevens, Staff Writer

In response to the recent stabbing of Ralph Humphrey, Pasadena City College Police Department dispatch operator officer, by an unknown assailant, Detective Alan Chan and other members of campus police appeared before the board of trustees during the public comment period of the meeting, June 19, with a plea for firearms […]

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Tags: News

Home Sweet Home: Ex-Lancer dreams of World Cup debut

July 22, 2007 · No Comments

Franco Sui Yuan, Sports Editor

Although many PCC student-athletes dream of playing professionally, only a few actually make it. In Yura Movsisyan’s case, he can say just that.
As a Lancer, he shined on the 2005 men’s soccer team, and in 2006, he was made the fourth pick for Kansas City Wizards in the Major League Soccer […]

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Tags: People · Sports

Gutted and Ready For Action: Bookstore, Campus Center renovations begin

July 22, 2007 · No Comments

By Christina Demirchyan, Staff Writer
Whether buying a new book or passing the former home of the Associated Students and cafeteria, students on campus have probably noticed a relocated bookstore and an emptied campus center.
Currently, the bookstore and the Campus Center renovations are the two major projects that are underway. Due to these renovations, the student […]

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Tags: Feature · News

Energy Drinks: Draining Your Energy at the Speed of Light

July 21, 2007 · 1 Comment

Christine Calvo, Arts Editor

How often do you see someone gulping down an energy drink at any given time of the day? People swear by the Bible that it is God’s present to mankind.
Like the commercial says, “It gives you wings.” And it’s true, it will give you wings, but straight to heaven if you don’t […]

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Tags: Opinion

Top Five Indie Albums of the Summer

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Jean Trinh, Staff Writer
This summer is ablaze with an assortment of new indie albums full of addictive dance-rock blends, deep bass-lines and synth-poporchestral arrangements. It’s all the stuff that makes a lazy summer spent napping under trees even more enjoyable.

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Tags: Arts · Feature

Tales at the Crypts

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Karoline Steavenson, Staff Writer

It is only at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary that one can picnic and watch a movie with the late Don Adams, Mel Blanc, John Huston and Johnny Ramone. Located at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., this weekly summer event opens doors to a nighttime exploration of the movies that will never die.
 
The organization […]

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Tags: Feature

What About the People?

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Nico Stevens, Staff Writer
Over the course of the war in Iraq, which began in 2003, Iraqi civilian casualties have been severely under-reported and almost forgotten in the news. The focus has always been how many of those civilians died in a car bombing or other related events. However, the total amount of civilians dead has […]

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Tags: Opinion

Lucky 13 Invades So. Cal

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Jose Panuco, Entertainment Editor

Where could you go to rock it out with small bands waiting to make it big? Or witness a performing band member get pummeledby security during his own show? You find that none other than at the annual Vans Warped Tour.
 

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Tags: Arts · Feature

Listening Independently

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Christine Calvo, Arts Editor
These stores aren’t constructed with expensively furbished cemented walls or marbleized floors. Instead, their shelves are made out of wood that contain those forgotten gems known as CDs and vinyl. Better known as record shops, their owners set out a simple plan—four walls, a ceiling and good music.
What’s even better is that […]

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Tags: Arts · Feature · Flipside

Shakespeare in the Park: A Cultural Experience

July 21, 2007 · No Comments

Christina Demirchyan, Flipside Editor
 

What happens when the intoxicating language of Shakespeare is acted in the outdoor beauty of Los Angeles’ Barnsdall Art Park? A
remarkable experience is born, taking theater outside the traditional confines of a building and placing it into a natural scene.

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Tags: Feature