Year: 2009

Sunday was a busy night for many PCC students. Taking time off from their studies, several jumped at the chance to gather around the TV and cheer for their favorite stars and movies. The 81st Annual Academy Awards had some highlights and yet some disappointments, according to many students.

Lamb of God’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, Wrath, is another attempt for the band to establish its dominance in the post-Pantera era of American metal. The band delivers another hard-hitting record to add to its illustrious collection, but sadly enough, does little to assert its place as the leaders of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.

A lack of awareness has contributed to a decrease in students using the campus’ shuttle service.

Tai Nuntapramote added to the swim team’s strong start as he won a record-breaking five events at the San Antonio Invitational on Saturday.

Any team from any sport from anywhere on earth has the same common goal at the beginning of a season. A team strives to play better than it did the previous season with the overall record as an ultimate indication of improvement. Even championship teams find themselves aspiring to perk up their skills following a superb season.

If you’ve ever seen a phalanx of cadets conducting exercises behind the T building by the automotive department, then you’ve probably witnessed a ‘Charles Watch’ inspection. Each weekday before both shifts, cadets perform drill inspection exercises in mornings and afternoons.

I’ve been taking classes since 2005 and I’ve never seen the campus this crowded! Which means the parking lots are crazy crowded!

After last year’s record-low viewing numbers, the 81st Academy Awards was sure to be different. Sid Ganis, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences promised it.

With curiosity quickly brewing into frustration as the ongoing construction on campus begins to impede parking and reroute students coming onto campus, officials assure that the new facilities will be ready by June. Parking, however, will not get any better until then.

PCC is the second community college in the nation to offer a program for returning veterans. The Boots to Books night class, listed as Counseling 12, starts Wednesday and meets California State University general education requirements for personal growth and development.