Ernesto Santana Dies from Complications After an Accident in Public Access Van
Emily Solis, Staff Writer
Whether it was inviting friends to go see the latest concert at the Hollywood Bowl, devoting his time to the students at the Community Education Center, or playing the piano, Ernesto Santana kept an active life despite his handicap, those who […]

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Whether it’s on campus or on the streets of Los Angeles, graffiti is often considered a form of expression.
Jason Lowder, Staff Writer
Driving down certain streets in Pasadena you can find walls covered with layers and layers of graffiti.  Layers of alias names such as “Task” or “Feen” are spray painted on walls and overpasses with […]

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PCC Students Reflect On the Nonconformists They Look Up To
Brittany Wong, Staff Writer
“James Dean? He didn’t really do anything besides die young.” That’s how 19-year-old Courtney Gutierrez summarily deflates the mystical bubble surrounding “The Rebel Without A Cause” star, whose appeal is obviously lost to her. With all due respect to the denim-clad icon, on […]

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For every individual, tattoos mean something different, but do these permanent symbols of expression still mark a form of rebellion?
Jeremy Balan, Asst. Sports Editor
For years, tattoos have been the representation of rebellion for a counterculture that wanted to be different, but are tattoos rebellious anymore? Popular culture would want you to write off tattoos as […]

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Jason Lowder, Staff Writer
U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) pushed students to become examples in their communities by taking advantage of resources at their disposal, namely the California community college system and programs such as Cal grants that help make education affordable for working class students.

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Students Have Access to Local and Outside Financial Aid through Internet
Karoline Steavenson and Emily Solis, Staff Writers
As the fall semester draws to a close and the spring semester lies ahead, students often wonder, “How am I going to pay for all of this?”

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Academic Aid Available in Many Divisions as Finals Week Approaches
Allan Santiago, Copy Editor
As finals draw closer, PCC’s tutoring services will become a necessity to students aiming for a better grade in their classes.
There are over a dozen locations throughout the campus that offer a comprehensive list of aid to students through tutoring, media and study […]

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Government should not wait to approve the resolution on the Turkish atrocities against the Armenian people.
Brittany Wong, Staff Writer
Last month, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed H.R. 106, with a vote of 27 to 21. If passed by a full House, the nonbinding, but highly contentious resolution would formally recognize the mass killings of […]

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Passing Proposition 92 will lower community college fees from $20 to $15 per unit.
For the first time in history, college professors are at odds with each other in the California Teachers Association over funding issues.
Proposition 92 – formerly known as the Community College Initiative, now the Community College Governance, Funding Stabilization and Student Fee Reduction […]

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Gallery Opens Its Doors to a Collective Artist in Residence
James O’Neill, Opinion Editor
The PCC Artist in Residence will be taking a new innovative leap in the spring of 2008, under-going the first use of collective art. The artwork is worked on and constructed by a group of artists and people from different disciplines rather than […]

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