Share: What started off as a deceptively balanced match eventually descended into disaster for PCC as ELAC’S Huskies dominated the last two innings, securing a 9-5 victory over the Lancers on their home field. The majority felt like a close game of tug of war with each inning serving to give either team a slight edge, but nothing more. Breanna Negrete scored the 3rd run for PCC in the 5th inning after a strategic single from Alysa Rojas gave her the opening, bringing the score …
Lady Lancers clutch up in comeback playoff win
Share: Coach Peron gets the home game he wanted as the Pasadena City College women’s basketball team ranked #14 takes an impressive comeback win against #19 ranked LA Valley in their first playoff win. The Lancers had a bit of a tough start, trailing by nine points at one stage in the second quarter, but managed to recover, closing the gap to 34-33 by halftime. “Defense adjustments in the next half for sure,” coach Peron said regarding the changes that needed to be made …
Lucha Libre moonsaults its way into Old Pasadena
Share: As the rain drizzles down on a Chestnut Street parking lot, a man dressed only in spandex trunks and a mask bursts into a sprint and launches himself feet first at a psychotic clown. The clown takes the kick to the head and crashes from his platform to the pavement below. As the clown picks himself up, he turns to the hundred-odd crowd of onlookers and shouts to them in Spanish: “¡No se puede!”, you can’t do it. The crowd, laughing, chants back at …
Lancercare Housing helps students navigate unstable living situations
Share: Phillip Moffitt, a meditation teacher and author, once said, “A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul.” For college students in California, having a home feels more of a privilege in an increasingly insecure environment every day. At Pasadena City College, there is a place where people can come to shelter the body and comfort the soul. Lancercare is the leading resource and servicing center at Pasadena City College. Its primary function is to assist PCC’s students in …
Lancers steal the W from the Warriors and improve to 2-0
Share: The PCC Women’s Badminton team followed their home opener with an even stronger performance against El Camino College this past Wednesday. The Lancers moved to 2-0 on their season after a dominating 19-2 victory that featured strong performances from all players. Coming off an 18-3 win over San Diego City College, members of the team and head coach Jennifer Ho expressed their acknowledgment of their dominating performance. They had their eyes set on having a stronger performance in their second game by limiting errors …
Young people aren’t lazy, but that won’t stop older generations from saying it
Share: Although older generations claim to have fought hard to give their children and grandchildren better lives, they seem strangely apathetic about these children struggling to afford food, shelter, healthcare, and other basic necessities. People from younger generations have been taking to social media to describe their issues with being able to afford basic necessities. Older people are calling young people lazy and claiming that “nobody wants to work anymore” as opposed to giving them the support they so desperately need. If you know anything …
Robinson relative headlines celebration of PCC’s Black abundance
Share: To walk down the Quad on Thursday afternoon was to walk into a community of diverse and innovative people. While students were browsing the booths of the market, the banging of drums could be heard throughout the Quad. From 12-2 p.m. not only did the Black and Brown Market thrive with creativity, but the lives and heritage of black people in the Ujima ending ceremony of Black History Month were celebrated with African drumming and tribal face painting. The Black and Brown Market consisted …
Final approval awaits for PCC foster youth housing
Share: Pasadena City College is set to open a housing complex for foster youth in Pasadena near the Foothill campus to house PCC students in the foster youth program at the college. In late February PCC met with First Place for Youth to set the final details for the housing complex and added an additional ten to twelve units, up from the initial 6 units. The ten to twelve units won’t immediately be available when the complex opens. There was a lot of back-and-forth between …
PCC management seeks more bargaining power, pursues formal unionization
Share: The Management Association (MA) at the January Board of Trustees meeting announced that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 submitted the MA’s intent to unionize to the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB). “SEIU Local 721’s ability to bargain effectively for our members coupled with our dedication to empowering all Americans is what makes our union a growing and formidable political force locally, statewide and nationally,” SEIU 721’s website said. “We recognize our value. We understand the direct correlation between effective public services …
‘Dune: Part Two’ leaves its predecessor in the dust as it soars to extraordinary heights
Share: Director Denis Villeneuve is known for breathtaking visuals mixed with fantastic character work to boot, and no movie gives him more of an opportunity to show this off than the “Dune” series. After a three-year-long wait, Villeneuve has returned to his Sci-Fi epic with “Dune: Part Two.” Truthfully, it’s hard to put into words how amazing this movie is, as it takes a serious step up in every department over its predecessor. The movie once again follows Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, and …