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Posted on December 7, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Despite offseason, athletes maintain fitness through diet and exercise

With the large variety of sports PCC has to offer, the methods undertaken by athletes to stay in shape in their respective sport’s offseason do not differ much from one other, from dietary habits to amount of exercise.

So what do athletes do to stay in  game shape when not competing?

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Posted on December 7, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Injuries a mainstay for football season

After a roller coaster ride of a season in 2010, this year’s PCC football team continued to struggle but began working on its game armed with a new head coach in Fred Fimbres.

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Posted on December 7, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Editorial: Murder trial reveals tragedy

 

The slaying of PCC alumna Liya “Jessie” Lu is one of the most horrible tragedies to ever hit the PCC community.  Lu’s family has been left with unanswered questions.

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Posted on December 7, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Students’ cars mangled by awning

Aluminum sheet metal damages two students’ cars.

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Posted on December 7, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Clean up quick on wind-torn campus

In what is being called the strongest storm in a decade, the unprecedented high speed winds that ripped trees from their roots and darkened thousands of homes have caused much consternation for faculty and students alike.

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Posted on December 4, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Ex-student testifies that he kept girlfriend’s body in apartment

Ex-student Isaac Campbell, who is charged with the murder in the 2007 slaying of his girlfriend, testified on Nov. 1 that he kept the body of his girlfriend, Liya “Jessie” Lu, at his apartment before transporting the corpse to his friend Michael Darby’s house.

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Posted on December 3, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

Global, local water crisis films to be screened

An event focusing on the worsening global humanitarian water crisis, will be held in the Wi-Fi Lounge in the CC Building on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., according to Hanna Israel, Associated Students vice president for sustainability.

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Posted on December 2, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

‘The Pact’ authors inspire crowd of first-year students

Doctors Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins, authors of the bestselling novel The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream, visited PCC for the First-Year Experience Pathways Program speaker series on Nov. 18.

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Posted on December 1, 2011 by: Alumni Staff

‘The Pact’ authors inspire crowd of first-year students

The allotted seats in the Creveling Lounge filled up well in advance, as did the areas where the event would be broadcast live.

The room was buzzing with chatter from the audience, but as soon as the three men walked into through the door, everyone burst into applause, some even standing.

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Posted on December 1, 2011May 16, 2013 by: Alumni Staff

REVIEW: Percussion ensemble beats expectations

 The 13 person percussion ensemble lead by Tad Carpenter, director of percussion and assistant band director at PCC, performed in an hour long program in The Forum on Nov. 18.

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Last month PCC celebrated Armenian Heritage Month Last month PCC celebrated Armenian Heritage Month and hosted an Armenian Marketplace with vendors, dancing, and food! 🇦🇲

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