There are few moments when people stop and think about the true meaning or implications of their actions. Character is mainly defined by a person’s actions, and is tested everyday, especially in these times when it is almost impossible to be neutral about anything that matters. [Read more →]
UCLA, USC, CSUN, CSULB, CSUF, SDSU. These are all acronyms adorned on clothing worn exponentially more by PCC students on campus than ones with the name of the school they are attending now.
Why would you wear a PCC sweatshirt, representing a lowly community college, when you could represent a prestigious four-year institution in your wardrobe?
The reason for owning clothing bearing the name of more prominent schools is not necessarily about where the students are aspiring to transfer, it’s ultimately about the lack of school pride prevalent at PCC. [Read more →]
Coming from a background of Chinese religion I have always come to admire the Bible as a great book of wisdom, righteousness and foundation for morality and truth. Many of the principles in Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism are morally congruent to the teachings of the Bible.
In addition to those virtues, I and other PCC students are aware of the Bible containing many adult themes like murder, sodomy and rape.
These strange stories do perhaps have an esoteric meaning for those who have an intimate understanding of the Bible, but reading these stories at face value from an outsider’s perspective can be perplexing. [Read more →]
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“Grand Theft Auto” has always been a video game that has received both love and hate from critics. Most people loved a video game built on the idea that the player could go anywhere, do anything, and didn’t have a time limit or point goal to achieve.
At the same time many people didn’t love the idea of the player being able to use these freedoms to steal cars, kill cops, and solicit prostitutes. [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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There comes a time when we reach a certain experience that might be a bit unconventional. At first we might be afraid, then a little petrified, not much unlike Gloria Gaynor. Whether it’s a car accident, a shark bite or a bad date, the unexpected happens. The only way to prepare for some situations is simply to know what to do when the time comes. [Read more →]
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Since before man first walked the earth, the concept of sex has been around. Long before religions began flourishing in the old-timey days, sex was different than it is today. It has reinvented itself far more than Madonna could ever hope to. In the beginning, when we weren’t so far from our distant relatives, the monkeys, we had sex to satisfy our base urges. We engaged in “intimate” relations to spread our seed and create what only became a problem. [Read more →]
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China should never have been picked to host the Olympic Games, the symbol of tolerance between different nations and people. China is powerful enough to not care about anybody else, and enforce its will on the rest of the world.
This heated situation between China and Tibet is not new, it has been going on for almost 50 years. However, under the light of the Olympic torch, now the world finally opens its eyes to see China’s barbaric suppression of Tibet, but will it make a difference? Will things change? I don’t think so. [Read more →]
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 telling students specifically to be quiet, it seems like many people are disregarding this rule. [Read more →]
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 event in the country. They have it all. The flash, flair and magnitude of the Super Bowl, the tradition and history of the World Series, and a sense of national pride that is comparable only to the Olympics. Even though I was too young to vote or even really care about past elections, I always seemed to find myself glued to CNN on election night to have Wolf Blitzer call the play by play of my favorite sporting event. [Read more →]
