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Entries from April 2008

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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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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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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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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CEC Hosts City Emergency Drill

April 16, 2008 · No Comments

Brett Nelson, Staff Writer
The parking lot filled with tents, fire trucks and ambulances as PCC’s proxy campus, CEC, looked more like a makeshift hospital, than a school. Throughout the day on Tuesday, the Pasadena Public Health Department conducted a drill to assess the city’s ability to respond to a pandemic-flu outbreak.

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Lancers Lose to Cerritos

April 13, 2008 · No Comments

Ryan Nunez, Staff Writer
PCC plummeted further down the South Coast Conference baseball standings Thursday, losing to the Cerritos Falcons 6-2, in a dramatic fashion. The loss dropped PCC’s record to 4-29 overall and 4-10 in conference play. It was the Lancers’ second loss to Cerritos in three days and gave Cerritos a 3-0 season series […]

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Hip-Hop Elite Kick Off Spring Break

April 13, 2008 · No Comments

Rodrigo Mejia, Staff Writer
Amidst the dry heat of a Saturday afternoon, throngs of local residents found solace amongst cool heads as they flocked to USC to catch the likes of Aceyalone, Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul and Lupe Fiasco, for the hefty price of nothing.
The ensemble was nothing short of momentous as heralds […]

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Swarm of Bees Forced Bookstore and Student Bank Evacuation

April 12, 2008 · No Comments

Allan Santiago, News Editor
Between 2:45 and 3 p.m. the bookstore and student bank were evacuated due to a swarm of bees found on a nearby tree Friday. The area between the W and R Building was lined with police tape and cadets taped up a sign informing others to “keep out.”

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