Share: The still simmering political regression in the United States hit a boiling point when pharmacy chain Walgreens announced that they would stop offering the abortion pill mifepristone in 21 conservative states on March 2. According to the Food and Drug Administration, mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone from allowing further development of a pregnancy before another medication called misoprostol induces cramping and bleeding, ejecting what cell structures have developed, effectively ending pregnancy. Despite being considered a safe process, Republican attorneys general in these states made …
De La Soul’s streaming arrival signals need to straighten our priorities
Share: Although it took years of heated label disputes for the group’s back catalog to arrive on streaming, the timing of De La Soul’s reintroduction couldn’t be better. Though their debut album, “3 Feet High and Rising,” paved the way for other alternative hip-hop artists to follow, the exposure allows new listeners to learn why the issues De La Soul touched on still sadly resonate 34 years later. Nineteen days before their first six albums could hit streaming services, founding member Trugoy the Dove passed …
Beam me up: AlienCon attendees encounter otherworldly experiences
Share: Dressed up as little green men and stormtroopers, humans ages 0 to 100 gathered in the Pasadena Convention Center to share a collective fascination for all things extraterrestrial. There are several people who claim to have seen aliens up in the sky or theorize how these creatures could potentially look like. AlienCon is for those with an interest beyond fictional space conflicts. Held in the Pasadena Convention Center, AlienCon opened its doors to thousands of fans on March 4 and 5. Many discussions were …
Rolling Loud rolls out $800 VIP treatment, but is it worth it?
Share: Rolling Loud which is known to be one of the biggest rap festivals held in places like the United States, Europe, Australia, and Canada but had its most recent outing in Inglewood, California from March 3 to the 5th.Featuring big names like Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, and Don Toliver who shocked the crowd by bringing out Justin Bieber. While the headliners were Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, and Lil Wayne, who was joined by Nicki Minaj, and Future put the finishing touches on the …
Historic winter weather causes concern about Pasadena’s road infrastructure
Share: Concerns are swarming in the PCC community about the state of Pasadena’s infrastructure after undergoing an intense winter storm this Feb. Falling in line with the trend of historic weather that has wracked the nation since last Dec., the National Weather Service issued the first blizzard warning since 1989 and second in history for L.A. County on Feb. 22. This abnormal weather would come to include strong winds, low temperatures, and continual rain for Pasadena. Despite the improbability of these conditions, engineering professor Christopher …
PCC students disapprove of a four day work week
Share: Many U.K. employers are switching over to a four day work week, this model could very well soon become a reality for employees all over the world, including California. PCC students are not entirely a fan of a four day work week. “A four day work week would affect my paycheck because on the days that I don’t go to school I go into work,” freshman Skylar Leung, a hospitality major said. “If I don’t have the opportunity to work more than four days …
PCC students build solar panel water bots for global contest
Share: It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon on campus. The empty hallways echo every footstep and the classrooms’ lights are all dark. All but one. “What do you guys think of this one?” says Thet Paing Da Na as he shows his teammates the logo the team has been working on. Across the table plumes of smoke rise from Rene Nunez’s soldering. In his hand is the circuit board for the rover’s power train. On the other side of the room, Doug Foster and Puthyrath Hy …
How volunteers and Instagram are giving hope to the rabbits at North Central Animal Shelter
Share: In 2017, when Kat Laskey started volunteering at North Central Animal Shelter in Los Angeles, she quickly realized that the rabbit room would become her second home. While working with the dogs and cats was enjoyable for her, after seeing the neglect for the rabbits and other small animals she knew that her time as a volunteer would be best spent with them. “I went in as a dog person,” Laskey says. “I very much still am, but when I discovered the rabbit room …
PCC ends Black History Month celebrations with bystander intervention workshop
Share: Allies from all kinds of identities and backgrounds gathered on March 1 to learn how to support our Black peers. Through a workshop titled “Bystander Intervention to Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment”, attendees were trained how to safely de-escalate situations involving anti-Black racism. The workshop was presented by Right to Be, an organization dedicated to educating people on creating a harassment-free environment. Right to Be educates people on how to intervene in situations in which a person of a marginalized identity …
Lancers keep El Camino at bay in second game win
Share: Riding high on back-to-back wins earlier in the week, the PCC baseball team claimed another win on Friday, March 3, against the El Camino Warriors at Brookside Park’s Jackie Robinson Field in a clean victory, finishing 5-2. After the Lancers quickly established their two-point lead in the bottom of the first inning, El Camino struggled to pick up the pace. The rowdy chanting on the Warriors’ side led to the team’s first point, turning into a game of cat and mouse. Who was the …