The scars PCC students carry on their bodies have significance: That minor burn scar, sustained from some flight of fancy on the back of a motorcycle or that kidney bean-shaped chicken pox scar that only the ones you love are privy to. While it’s true that some are less meaningful, the way these students see it, every last millimeter of scar tissue is a worthy conversation piece. [Read more →]
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While some of us are fortunate enough to grow up in a good neighborhood, many others are not.
Jason Fascio, a 23-year-old PCC student, spent his childhood in the city of El Cerrito surrounded by drugs, gangs and violence.
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Though often seen as a mark of rebellion, body art has served as a fundamental form of expressing culture for years. Using the body as a canvas, tattoos and piercings can transform into the intricate ties that bind culture and self.
Throughout PCC, there are some students who view tattoos as a part of American culture, standing as symbols that present individuality. [Read more →]
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Getting a tattoo isn’t a decision people take lightly. They not only have to live with it for the rest of their lives, but they have to be sure the place they get it is safe and reliable. [Read more →]
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More Students Can Cook on Their OwnThey may admit to a willingness to sit back and let their mamas do all the work in the kitchen, but plenty of PCC students are making tentative headway in their cooking endeavors. [Read more →]
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As food prices continue to escalate, students around campus are finding cheaper alternatives to the campus food they have deemed too expensive. With countless places surrounding the grounds of PCC, students can transform a meal into a cultural experience. Though many students seem to enjoy filling their stomachs with common American classics such as McDonald’s, some around campus seek culture in their dishes. [Read more →]
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Szilvia Gogh, Staff Writer Aside from what comes to most people’s mind when asked what can they do with a cucumber, here is a few ways this vegetable can be used: [Read more →]
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Living in a state where diversity is commonplace and a willingness to try new things is embraced, food can often act as the bridge to understanding another culture.In Pasadena alone, a person can feast on American dining or walk a few blocks further down to experience the exotic flavors of another country. But at times, some international dishes may be too exotic for those with even an open-mind and an open-stomach to try. Although it may be commonly enjoyed in its home country, these foreign foods can still seem unusual to others seldom exposed to it. [Read more →]
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With poor planning and misguided assumptions, traveling can wind up disastrous. Here are some simple tips to turn a trip memorable.
First things first: find a local pub. Nearly every country besides the US legalizes drinking at 18, and you’re bound to meet some interesting folks along the way. If you’re lucky, you might stumble across fellow travelers who may or may not speak English. At the very least, you can all find common ground as aliens in a completely different country. [Read more →]
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Surviving a bite is all in the blood.Greg Tash, “Hazardous Marine Life Injuries” instructor at Aqua Adventures Unlimited in Burbank, told his students that the primary concern for first aid providers is to control bleeding and to minimize the risk of infection. He urged people to exit the water as fast as safely possible in case of a shark attack, stop the bleeding and head to the nearest hospital. [Read more →]
