Share: With the Lancers’ season ending in the first round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs at the hands of the Comets, it’s time to reflect on the turbulent season Pasadena faced this year. The 2025 season was memorable for its wins, losses, injuries, and ill-fated aftermath of the Eaton fire. The season started with setbacks due to the Lancers having no home field to practice or play on until their Feb. 27 game at Brookside Park’s Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. Pasadena proceeded to erupt for …
Correction: “Chinese Tea Appreciation: Tea is more than hot leaf juice”
Share: For the record: In our article “Chinese Tea Appreciation: Tea is more than hot leaf juice,” published on May 7, 2025, we misstated the name of a tea-making item. The correct name for the vessel used to ensure even distribution of tea is the “fairness cup”. We correct our mistakes. If you believe we have made an error of fact or omission, please contact us. Learn more about our corrections policy. Follow:
After the Pope’s passing, a Pasadena parish ponders a world post-pontiff
Share: After Pope Francis died on April 21st, 2025, the world was left reflecting on the death of the leader of the Catholic Church. Known as a more progressive pope than his predecessors, Francis was known to emphasize the need for kindness and compassion. Staff at St. Philip the Apostle, a Catholic church located on Hill Ave., across from PCC’s tennis courts, reacted and reflected on the pontiff’s death. Krista Corbello, director of the Newman Center, a space adjacent to the parish billed to PCC …
Armenian Heritage Month celebration unites a scattered people
Share: Joyful Armenian pop-style music filled Galloway Plaza as Armenian students, faculty and vendors gathered to celebrate Armenian History Month while dancers from Lilia Dance Studio dressed in colorful clothes to perform traditional Armenian dances to the delight of the crowd. With a chef on-site to teach everyone how to make traditional Armenian dishes, the activities demonstrated the many aspects of Armenian culture. Last Tuesday, April 29, PCC’s Joint Armenian Network (PCC JAN) presented an Armenian Market as the last event celebrating Armenian Heritage Month …
Valkyries show women are winning the battle for gender equity in sports
Share: The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is heading towards an exciting 2025 season with the anticipation of a new team joining the league. As the tipoff season plans to unfold on Friday, May 16, fans across the country are buzzing with excitement to welcome a fresh team to the franchise mix. The WNBA’s expansion signifies the league’s continued growth and commitment to providing opportunities for women in professional basketball. With a solid fan base and a rising interest in women’s sports, the addition of …
Endgame for Pasadena comic shop: Distributor bankruptcy, tariffs close the book
Share: For more than 30 years, Comics Factory stood as Pasadena’s fortress of solitude for superheroes, manga, and all things nerd culture. But in recent weeks, its front windows are no longer covered in comic posters or lit by neon signs. Instead, stark “STORE CLOSING” signs plaster the face of a beloved local cornerstone, a quiet casualty of a collapse far larger than it first seemed. “Diamond Comics, one of our big distributors, declared bankruptcy,” Comics Factory owner George Huang said. “It [would] be very …
BLOTTER: Student reports man for masturbating in an elevator
Share: Monday, April 28, 2025 9:06 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a student feeling faint in the R building. The student was transported to the health center. 2:42 p.m. – A cope of a restraining order was provided to be filed on the main campus. 5:55 p.m. – A student near the quad reported feeling he might have a seizure. He declined medical attention and called his family to pick him up. 6:28 p.m. – A coach reported that two students collided …
Chinese Tea Appreciation: Tea is more than hot leaf juice
Share: “This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!” exclaims Uncle Iroh in disgust. “Uncle, that’s what all tea is,” replies Zuko annoyedly. “How could a member of my own family say something so horrible,” laments Uncle Iroh. This scene from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has been a popular meme for years and has prompted debates about whether tea really is nothing more than hot leaf juice. In regards to this debate, Tea Master Michelle Louie sides with Uncle Iroh, a fellow tea aficionado. …
Jordon Hudson is a consenting adult, and so is Bill Belichick
Share: Wearing a worn-down sweatshirt with a huge hole in the chest, Bill Belichick is being interviewed. When the reporter asks Bill “How did you two meet?” referring to him and his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson, who had been supervising the interview from the sidelines. “We’re not talking about that.” She said abruptly in a cold and stern voice. The reporter dropped it and moved on. Bill never says a word, just expressing a consistent confounded expression. When there’s a significant age difference in a …
Arrest of Judge Dugan shows Trump doesn’t do due process
Share: The Trump administration’s pattern of firing government officials who work against its belief system is evident yet again. The FBI arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan for supposedly obstructing the arrest of an undocumented immigrant, she faces multiple charges and the public is now demanding justice on her behalf. On Friday, April 25th, in a parking lot of a Milwaukee Courthouse, Dugan was arrested for allegedly misleading ICE agents, set out by the FBI, from finding and arresting Eduardo Flores-Ruiz. After previously …