Month: June 2011

Former Head Football Coach James Kuk has filed a lawsuit against the college district and Board of Trustees for more than $200,000, plus additional unspecified damages, over his termination almost a year ago. This is the second consecutive time that a former football coach has sued the district.

For the avid reader, flipping through the pages of a new book holds some excitement, especially when the book is filled with their own work, or the work of their friends and fellow classmates.Every year, the English Division invites students to submit their work to be considered for publication in Inscape, PCC’s literary magazine that is published every spring.

Students are preparing for the upcoming finals week, starting Monday, by keeping their books and study guides handy, and taking advantage of popular studying areas that include the Shatford Library and Creveling Lounge.The preparation for finals may be stressful on the students but many are looking for ways to minimize the stress and clear their mind to ensure a positive test-taking experience.

Ending the year with a vast repertoire, the Performing and Communications Arts Division will present “All that Jazz” on Friday in the Sexson Auditorium.”[The performance will be] really fun. [There will be] two big bands; the vocal ensemble and the studio Lancer Band,” said Andrea Wilkerson, director of the two jazz bands.

If you’ve ever wondered what Lancer Radio plays and how it functions, it may be simpler and more surprising than you imagined.Lancer Radio is one of the only community college-based, student-operated radio stations in California. Despite technological advancements in satellite and digital sound equipment, most of the equipment in the campus radio station is the same that was used in the 50s.

With the Harry Potter movie series wrapping up with the release of the final movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two,” scheduled for July 15, many students are saddened by the end of an era.Harry Potter debuted in 2001, with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Classic movies like Jaws or King Kong and cartoons like Looney Tunes or Animaniacs substituted words with music in a way that depended on carefully orchestrated music. The PCC Percussion Ensemble, directed by Charles “Tad” Carpenter, performed a flurry of tunes Friday, June 3, that demonstrated the various styles and techniques percussionists must use in such background music.

The sound of instrumental music filled Harbeson Hall during the Piano Accompanying Recital on Friday. Students were given the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talent in a set of ten duets with the piano taking center stage.The recital, directed by Laraine Stivers-Madden, had audience members listening attentively as the musicians played a variety of tunes ranging from classical to modern, including songs by Beethoven and Samuel Barber.

Music and comedy are fundamental aspects of entertainment and three enterprising students seem to have these arts down to a science.

Peals of laughter boomed out of the Little Theatre on Friday night as the Theater Department debuted “The Marriage of Bette & Boo,” a play by Christopher Duran, directed by Brent Keast.The play, performed on the quaint stage of the Little Theatre, performed is a show of humor and charming acts, which kept audiences on the edge of their seat for the duration of the night.