Share: During the Jade Emperor’s great race to name each zodiac year, the horse placed seventh, experiencing a setback from the scheming snake who wrapped itself around the horse’s leg until the finish line, jumping out and startling the horse. Pasadena City College’s (PCC) annual Lunar New Year event had a similar experience this year–the year of the horse–rescheduling due to forecasted rain from its original date of Tuesday, Feb. 24, to Thursday, March 12, in the campus quad. Overseen by PCC’s International Student Center ...
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My Territory: Thank you Upward Bound for all the memorable summers
Dear Upward Bound, When I started high school I was forced by my brother to join a program that took up most of my Saturdays with hour-long workshops. The Occidental College Upward Bound program serves...
‘They Will Kill You,’ but they can’t kill sisterhood
Bizarre is the perfect way to describe “They Will Kill You”. The start of the film takes on a more serious tone with two young girls escaping their abusive father. They become separated after an...
‘Project Hail Mary’ is a cute sci-fi genre piece with some fumbles along the way
Based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel of the same name, “Project Hail Mary” tells the story of a washed-up-scientist-turned-teacher named Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) and his journey to stop a microbial algae from eating the...
The worst thing a woman can be is ‘mean’
Fabricated beef between an 11-year-old, a Brazilian soccer player, and a security guard is the newest smear campaign tactic added to Chappell Roan’s extensive portfolio of controversies, garnered since her rise to fame. In what...
PCC ‘Democracy v. Tyranny Teach-In’ fights a dying empire
Congressman and Civil Rights Activist John Lewis once said, "Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to build a more just society." Given the current political...
Entrepreneurs spill tea on setbacks and self-doubt at ‘Business and Boba’
Chatter could be heard from the Creveling Lounge as students sat and sipped boba, waiting to hear the panel hosted by PCC’s Freeman Career Center last Wednesday, March 25th. Three entrepreneurs from different walks of...
PCC Jazz Combo #5 hits all the right notes
Rain, sleet, hail, or snow—none of it matters when jazz is in the air. Especially not on a day like this. Beneath warm 78 degree skies and a soft breeze, PCC’s Jazz Combo #5, directed...
A big beautiful round of applause for Trump’s aviation impact
An audio was recently released of the Air Traffic Controller, involved in the Air Canada jet collision, in sheer panic and guilt after attempting to reach the cockpit and the fire truck before the deadly...
Pasadena residents confront ICE: “We need to be together to resist”
In the Mojave Desert, where an immigrant concentration camp lies isolated from even rural society, the quiet sands are broken by hundreds of footsteps. On that bright, windy day, Patrick Briggs, vestry member of the...













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