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Protesters Contest CNN Pundit’s Comments

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Christina Demirchyan, Managing Editor
After learning of the recent protest against CNN’s commentator Jack Cafferty, the PCC community voiced their opinions about Cafferty’s comments regarding China and its role in the the global economy.
Protesting Sunday on Sunset in Los Angeles, people from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China, stood together yelling: “fire Cafferty” and “we fight […]

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Armenian Genocide Remembered

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Linus Shentu, News Editor
The Associated Students held an event Tuesday at Harbeson Hall to recognize the Armenian Genocide, which will be commemorated today along with a demonstration in front of the Turkish consulate in Los Angeles.
The event was put together by Vice President for Cultural Diversity Vanessa Quiroz. It featured guest speakers Aida Dimejian, […]

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X-ray Tech Program Changes Lives of Reformed Gang Members

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Linus Shentu, News Editor
The gleaming shaved heads and physical demeanor are reminiscent of their distant but familiar past. The tattoos and scars they reveal bear testimony to their street
credibility.
Known most of their lives by a nom de guerre, Chau Tran and Hanh Do have transferred themselves from the streets to the academic arena.
Chau is the […]

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Playing Jazz and Blues For One Final Show

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

For 16 years, PCC has been a venue for a jazz and blues concert series held every semester.
Jose Panuco, Arts and Entertainment Editor
It was an emotional night Monday with members shaking hands after the show and telling one another it was good while it lasted. It would be the last time the band would […]

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Tags: Arts · Entertainment

Wilson and Bennett Sign with Division I Programs

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Jeremy Balan, Sports Editor
Florence Wilson, the starting center for the women’s basketball team at the beginning of the season, will be transferring to Division I Arkansas-Pine Bluff on a full scholarship to play basketball.
The Golden Lions finished with a 12-19 record last season with a 9-9 record in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play and expect […]

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Tags: Basketball · Sports

Living Life with No Lanes

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Professional Drifter Juggles School, Career
Stacey Wang, Editor-in-Chief
After his car plummeted from a cliff last year, the 21-year-old PCC student took only a quick moment to shake off the shock before he thought of continuing the race.
Illustrating the unexpected detour he took in his 2000 Subaru Impreza, Ken Gushi recalled how he plunged off of a […]

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Tags: Sports

Softball Falls to ELAC in Final Game of the Season

April 24, 2008 · No Comments

Franco Sui Yuan, Staff Writer
The effective batting in the first two innings led the East L.A. College Huskies to a 10-3 victory over PCC’s softball team Tuesday at Pasadena’s Brookside Park.
With the loss, the Lancers finished their season with an overall 13-24 record, 4-11 in the South Coast Conference, while the Huskies picked up their […]

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Tags: Softball · Sports