Peter Herrero, Flipside Editor
Whether you were born in the ’80s or just lived through them, everyone sees the decade as the worst in the history of the states, or at least the one they don’t want to remember.
In a time when Molly Ringwald was princess of the silver screen and girls swooned over Flock of […]
Entries from March 2008
Peter on… The 80’s
March 30, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Feature
Bikram Yoga Giving Students Relaxation
March 29, 2008 · No Comments
Szilvia Gogh, Staff Writer
Yoga student Lisa Jover first found the idea of Bikram yoga ridiculous. She could not fathom why would people do yoga in a 105 degree Fahrenheit room.
“When my girlfriends pressed on [me] trying and, I told them that my body does not need such a heavy [load],” Jover reflects to the days […]
Tags: Sports
Horror Films Make a Comeback
March 29, 2008 · No Comments
Remakes are constantly being released
Rodrigo Mejia, Staff Writer
While the ’80s is often remembered as an era of absurd fashion, distinct music, and more esoteric lingo than any one generation should ever have, it is also host to what some consider to be a gilded age of horror movies. Drenched in gratuitous gore and featuring iconic […]
Tags: Feature
The Place Intended For Studying Is Not Quiet
March 29, 2008 · No Comments
Kathleen Aharonian, Staff Writer
We all view the library as a place we can get our work done. Yet, peace and quiet does not seem to be the environment in the Shatford Library these days, as students heading over there in hopes of getting some study time are coming out disappointed. Even with all the signs […]
Tags: Opinion
The Station That Started It All
March 29, 2008 · No Comments
Brittany Wong, Staff Writer
Karmen Wong, an 18-year-old psychology major, remembers the first time she saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. With its spooky Vincent Price narration, 14-minute run time and ambitious zombie premise half as frightening as the real life Jackson today, she mistook it for a full-length horror film.
Tags: Feature
Violence Committee Loses Steam
March 29, 2008 · No Comments
Allan Santiago, Copy Editor
PCC continues to play a pronounced role in the Pasadena Youth Development and Violence Prevention Committee given its current uncertain future.
Meetings set for March 20 and April 3 were canceled and the location and time have yet to be determined for April 13.
Tags: News
Sophomore Yagi Excels In Split with El Camino
March 28, 2008 · No Comments
Ryan Nunez, Staff Writer
Returning state champion Keisuke Yagi continued to set the South Coast Conference on fire, leading the PCC men’s swim team to victory over El Camino College (0-3) on Friday, 70-57.
While the win was the first of the year for the Lancers, bringing their record to 1-2, winning is nothing new to Yagi. […]
Tags: Sports
Hip Hop Masters
March 28, 2008 · No Comments
The ’80s saw a change in the genre
Kyle Floyd, Staff Writer
Hip Hop in the 1980s inspired and connected people from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds through four main elements: graffiti art, break dancing, DJing and emceeing.
Although Hip Hop began in the 1970s in New York City, the 1980s have been considered to be Hip Hop’s […]
Tags: Feature
Seeing Through The Bias
March 28, 2008 · No Comments
How to pick a presidential candidate you actually care about
Emerson Guerrero, Staff Writer
Presidential elections always seem exciting to me. A competition that every four years, takes on a different shape, but ultimately leads back to a one-on-one event that is decided over a 20 hour voting process.
The elections are in essence the most important sporting […]
Tags: Opinion
Latino Scholarship Open to All Ethnicities
March 28, 2008 · No Comments
Szilvia Gogh, Staff Writer
Latino Scholarship is not only for Latinos, it is available to all ethnic groups.
The President’s Latino Advisory Committee is comprised of dedicated educators and community leaders committed to improve excellence in education. They are determined to provide a means towards better educational opportunities for Latinos and other qualified PCC students.
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