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‘Paper Doll Lina’ explores the realities of domestic violence
Share: “Paper Doll Lina” by Robyn Lucas is a book about domestic violence and romance. Trigger warning: this book does get graphic. I would not recommend this book to anyone who is sensitive to domestic violence issues. This book is based on the author’s real-life story. This book is important because so many people deal with the intersection of love and domestic violence. This book educates you on red flags to spot that may be the beginning of domestic abuse. The abuse starts off small, …
On The Spot: Do PCC students still watch cartoon/anime?
Share: On The Spot interviews PCC students to find out if they still watch cartoons/anime, and find out their thoughts on American style adult cartoons. Follow:
PCC students have mixed opinions on police reform
Share: The issue of the abuse of power by police in the United States has caused mixed feelings about the need for reform as well as differing views as to what reform means for PCC students. One perspective shared by PCC sophomore Kaiya Whitfield is a desire for police funding redirected or possibly even cut. “Police reform should be developed in many ways, such as reallocating police funding to proper training, thorough background checks, and evaluations on police officers, if not a cut in spending …
What is PCC doing in wake of Turkish and Syrian quakes?
Share: As the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has taken the lives of an estimated 44,000 people in total, the college administration, which is responsible for implementing public safety, the buildings on campus and their tolerance for withstanding something as powerful as earthquakes. “As a state agency, buildings at PCC must comply with building codes set by the Division of the State Architect. These regulations are generally governed by the Field Act, passed within 30 days of the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, which sets strict safety standards …
Bookstore vendor contracts up for bid next month
Share: The contract for PCC’s bookstore’s current vendor is set to expire this June and the school will open the service for solicitation. “The current contract expires 6/30/2023. Once the notice of intent to award is approved at the board meeting, the awarded vendor will begin operations 7/1/2023,” Executive Director of Business service Darlene Inda said in an email. Contracts with vendors are legally limited to a total of 5 years and the current vendor, Follet Higher Education, has been operating the bookstore since May …
Ballooned overreactions pop any chance of diplomacy with China
Share: Balloons are often associated with parties, but one’s floating in the jetstream sixty-thousand feet above the United States was twisted by the conglomerate media into mass public hysteria and panic of epic proportions, and hints of true American patriotism from those who rashly support the armed forces and America’s infringement abroad. Balloon spying is nothing new, so the fact that the United States is blowing hot air out of its mouth in response to the Chinese balloon is an overreaction to something that has …