Share: Selecting a Christmas tree is one of the most anticipated activities of the holiday season and Santa and Mikey’s has got you covered. Filled with friendly staff members and a very knowledgeable owner, the experience is made fun and easy. Located off Sierra Madre Avenue, Santa and Mikey’s is a small Christmas tree lot tucked away next to a gas station. Walking in, you’re greeted with the fresh aroma of pine and a variety of Christmas trees to choose from. Santa and Mikeys was …
Western fear of aging is getting old
Share: Aging is perhaps one of the most natural things a human being could do, yet as a culture, we vilify and fear aging, unlike any society before us. As these aging filters once again gain popularity on TikTok for people who are distraught looking at themselves with wrinkles, it’s worth analyzing where this fear of aging stems from. The idea that, as you age, you lose value is a uniquely Western belief. Most non-Western cultures view their elders as deserving of a great amount …
Call Carmichael a locksmith ’cause he’s got his corner on lockdown
Share: Idrique Carmichael, hailing from Pasadena City College, emerged as a standout force for the Pasadena City College football team, spearheading a formidable 20-player contingent. His exceptional performance on the field earned him the prestigious title of the SCFA American All-Pacific League Defensive Player of the Year. As a key player, Carmichael played a pivotal role in the team’s undefeated 5-0 record in league play, contributing significantly to their triumphant 9-2 season, ultimately clinching the APL championship. Carmichael is a freshman who graduated from Pasadena …
The past, present and Futurama of professor Dunbar
Share: Reclining back in his desk chair in the large PCC radio studio, repping PCC in a large red Pasadena City College sweater, professor Geoff Dunbar reflects on his decades of experience in the radio and TV industry, as well as his time here at PCC. Dunbar has been teaching television and radio at PCC for sixteen years now but has been doing audio production and radio for well over 20 years. In the 90s, he created his own recording studio, which got him work …
Episode 11: Missing Textbook Waiver
Share: After PCC took away the $200 textbook waiver previously offered to all students, hosts David and Sol, alongside editor-in-chief Samuel, discuss what it was like writing The Courier’s editorial. Additionally, they go over the semester’s best stories Audio version: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fRWzaU2YIhl6F0INkCRxL?si=01543c63d6724acf Video version: Follow:
Lancers vanquish the Knights in 68-38 win
Share: After halftime at Saturday’s game against visiting Shasta College – the second in PCC’s Grand Canyon Crossover Tournament – Freshman Guard Lamia “MJ” Daley skipped back out onto the court seemingly eager to get back into the game. At the end of the second quarter, the Lancers trailed the Knights by a single point. In the third and fourth quarters, they’d go on to score an additional 41 points beating Shasta 68-38. In the first and second quarters, Shasta kept the Lancers on their …
Perils of plastic: The physical and mental toll of perfection
Share: In an era where appearance often takes precedence over substance, the rise of plastic surgery has become emblematic of society’s unrelenting pursuit of an unattainable ideal. While the decision to undergo cosmetic procedures is a personal one, the collective consequences of this growing trend are contributing to a distorted societal landscape that is increasingly fixated on outward appearances rather than genuine human connection and self-acceptance. Heidi Montag, who was then 23 years old, underwent 10 procedures within a single day in 2009. Now, the …
SUPER BLOTTER: Person found unconscious in classroom after huffing laughing gas
Share: Monday, November 20, 2023 2:37p.m.: School staff reported a male that was lying on the ground unresponsive near the tennis courts. The person left the when officer arrived. 10:39p.m.: Pasadena Police requested assistance from PCC to check the main campus for a missing person who was last seen on campus at approximately 1:30p.m. that day. Tuesday, November 21, 2023 12:25p.m.: School staff reported an individual fainted inside of C-345, possibly due to huffing. Paramedics were contacted, and the subject refused transport to the hospital. …
Historic campus redwood chopped down, will native species replace it?
Share: Just 15,000 years ago redwood trees were common in the Los Angeles basin. The climate was cool and moist, and saber tooth cats, dire wolves, giant ground sloths, and coyotes roamed the forests. By about 1970 when the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) was planted in the quad at PCC, the climate in Southern California was considerably warmer and drier, and much less hospitable to the tree whose natural habitat is now limited to a slice of Northern California and southern Oregon where it receives …
4-year universities and community colleges swap degree programs
Share: Amid transfer season, higher education alternatives are beginning to materialize for students who struggle with paying high tuition. While community colleges typically offer associate’s degrees and four-year universities with bachelor’s degrees, the opposite may soon be true. In other states, four-year universities such as Butler University in Indianapolis and the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis have either implemented or are preparing to implement new, two-year colleges after Chicago’s Loyola University started the model in 2015. The effort comes in response to rising college …