Share: Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 A transient was escorted off of campus after it had been reported that they were disrupting traffic in Lot 1 A student reported that their vehicle was damaged while parked in Lot 5, level 4 A student reported that their bicycle was stolen from the south side of D-building Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 A transient was escorted off of campus after they were discovered loitering in the R-building’s men’s bathroom. Wednesday, Oct, 5, 2022 It was reported that a transient …
Fate of Measure PCC, LA mayor and CA governor to be decided in November
Share: PCC students and millions of other California citizens will be voting in the upcoming California Midterm Election on Nov. 8. They will be making decisions on propositions that could affect their daily lives as well as voting in candidates who will be in charge of representing their interests. For some, this election is their first time making these decisions, as in the case of freshman Maki Chen. “I’ve seen nothing for the upcoming election,” Chen said. “I probably need to learn more about it. …
Want to have a hoppy time? Check out The Bunny Museum
Share: Los Angeles is home to a myriad of places to explore in your free time, especially museums. A sight to see with friends and family has to be The Bunny Museum! It is filled with all types of rabbit related items from iconic characters to generic rabbit mementos. There’s several different rabbit-related rooms–including some real-life bunnies. The Bunny Museum is located in Altadena and has been open for 27 years–it holds the largest collection of bunny artifacts up to 45,000. A couple, Candace Frazee …
PCC faculty union under threat of being decertified by its own members
Share: Members of PCC’s Faculty Association (PCCFA) filed to decertify the union on July 5th of this year with the Public Employment Relations Board because of their grievances with transparency and a desire for better bargaining power. The PCCFA has represented both full time and part time employees, over the last 15 years. The California Federation of Teachers (CFT) believes it has enough adjunct and full-time faculty support to challenge the PCCFA, because PCC faculty was able to trigger a secret ballot election to determine …
Activists from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize honors
Share: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus who have stood up for the citizens affected by the Kremlin as war continues in Eastern Europe. The three honorees include Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, a Russian human rights organization called Memorial and human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus. “The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries,” said the Nobel Committee in an official announcement. “They have for many years promoted the …
On The Spot: Do Lancers love the Dodgers, or are there haters out there?
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Check your dipstick! and other advice from PCC’s Auto department
Share: Students gather at every corner in the sizable garage of the automotive department at PCC. Cars are raised up on various lifts while each hub gathers to inspect the bowels like doctors primed to operate on their massive metal patients. Solid rear axles sit on table tops for students to master and inspect. Both students and instructors flood in to detail the mechanics behind our cars’ longevity. Jake Younger, a junior at PCC, had an interest in cars since he was a small boy. …
Blotter: Fraudulent check from imposter PCC rep
Share: Monday, Sept 26, 2022: Officer found someone sleeping in the grass by the CC building. The officer escorted them off of the compass. Tuesday, Sept 27, 2022: Officer escorted a person lying in the bathroom of the R building off of the campus. A student went to the Huntington Hospital for a mental health evaluation after a student found them screaming in a classroom in the D building. A student’s car was scratched while parked in Lot 5. Surveillance footage did not capture the …
Sisterhood is global: American feminists need to stand with Iranian women
Share: The death of Mahsa Amini highlights global issues that many women endure:violence and oppression. Iran’s gasht-e ershad, otherwise known as the morality police that enforces modesty and dress code, had brutally beaten Amini until she collapsed while in their custody and later died in a hospital. Amini was considered to be improperly wearing her hijab. The violence enacted on Amini should not only be an outcry for radical change for the Iranian people but for the plight of women around the world. The hijab …
Snowden’s Russian citizenship is a righteous middle finger to America
Share: Is Snowden a traitor, a thief, or a treasonous goon? The public has been convinced by the press, government and others to believe Edward Snowden is a threat to national security. Have we ever considered that whistleblowers, and those who leak the secrets, are important to what we want to believe is a functioning democracy? The most basic tenet of a democratic government is transparency, which is paramount in keeping the population informed. In 2013, as a contractor for the National Security Agency, Edward …