It is impossible to argue that animal testing is 100 percent flawless. It only takes a few clicks on any internet search engine to find proof that animals are mistreated every day. However, completely banning animal testing is not the way to go. Effective testing is definitely possible without inflicting harm on the subjects.
OP-ED: Animal testing is cruel and unnecessary
Animal testing is not just morally wrong; it’s cruel.
If people offer themselves up as test subjects, it’s a choice and can easily be undone by walking away. But an animal doesn’t have that freedom to walk away if the results are uncomfortable or unbearable for them.
Women’s basketball upset by LBCC
Despite last second heroics from sophomore guard Skai Thompson, one missed free-throw ended the Lancers women’s basketball season.
Oscars Lost on Younger Viewers
According to the entertainment magazine Variety, the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony hit a 10-year high in viewership but fell relatively flat among the coveted 18-49-age bracket.
Unlucky seven: baseball blasted for 11 runs in seventh inning visiting ELAC
Share: A recurring theme seems to be developing for the PCC baseball team as one nightmare inning of a game once again lead to a complete derailment for the Lancers. The latest example came in the seventh inning in a 15-1 blowout loss to visiting East Los Angeles College on Tuesday night, March 4. Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning in their South Coast Conference opener, the Lancers kept up with a very talented ELAC Huskies baseball squad most of the game. PCC …
Spazmaster; highlighting the true art in music
Share: For the last few years, Jennifer Perez has been going to local music shows and hunting down the original and unique sounds of underground musicians so she can broadcast them on her Lancer Radio show Follow:
Slain student laid to rest
Share: Family and friends gathered to pay their final respects to slain PCC nursing student Irais Acosta, 19 at St. Andrews Church in Pasadena on Monday. Follow:
Campus closed Friday due to Rain
Share: “It’s a snow day,” said Superintendent President Mark Rocha in an email sent out to PCC faculty and staff on Friday morning. Follow:
College to distribute campus climate survey
The college will distribute a staff-wide campus climate survey on March 19 designed to measure the environment of the school’s workplace, according to college officials.
Board rejects invitation to Senate town hall
The Board of Trustees declined to attend an Academic Senate-run Town Hall in a letter sent out to the entire campus, arguing that the meeting is redundant.