Share: Last Wednesday, Pasadena City College’s women’s volleyball team kicked off its South Coast Conference North Division season with a huge win against Los Angeles City College. This victory marked the first of an eight-match race for the Lancers, who improved to 12-3 overall this season. The team, now ranked no.8 in the state, swept the Cubs in three straight games, with final scores of 25-8, 25-4, and 25-1. From the start, the Lancers came out strong with a lot of energy and enthusiastic cheers …
Masks protect ICE. Who protects us?
Share: Pressure from federal agencies like ICE have infiltrated the streets in the state of California, and with it fear and anxiety have taken over. The treatment by some of these federal agents over its detainees is many times inhuman, and often they feel empowered by their hidden identity to commit these atrocities. Covering their face might or might not protect their anonymity, but it sure does evoke fear, mistrust, and instills a triggering sense of vulnerability. “In cities such as Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Phoenix, …
LA bids a bittersweet goodbye to its sports legends
Share: On a very emotional evening for Los Angeles sports fans, two Los Angeles legends, Clayton Kershaw and Anze Kopitar, both announced their retirement on Sept. 19. The Dodgers veteran pitcher and the Kings captain coincidentally announced that this season would be their last on the same day as neither knew about the other’s plans for hanging up the skates and glove, shocking both hockey and baseball fans. The two-time World Series Champion, three-time Cy Young winner, eleven-time All Star pitcher, and 2014 National League …
Altadena is on the fence about SoCal Edison’s Compensation Program
Share: Last week, Southern California Edison (SCE) held a series of public feedback sessions regarding their newly proposed Wildfire Relief Compensation Program for victims of the Eaton Fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed over 9,000 structures. Four sessions were held in total: two virtual sessions over Zoom, and two in-person workshops. The last session took place on Monday, September 29th, in the gymnasium at Loma Alta Park in Altadena, where capacity for the event overflowed far beyond the gym’s entrance. Police were present, in …
Hoo can stop women’s soccer? Definitely not the Owls
Share: Coming into this game, the Lancers Soccer team was ranked 12th in the state with the ambition to climb higher in the rankings with a win against the Citrus College Owls. With this in mind, PCC stepped onto the field with killer instinct, and as soon as the whistle blew to start the game, the Lancers started their onslaught of the Owls. With the sun shining bright down onto Robinson field, the lancers put up shots like Ronaldo shooting anything that came close to …
Sunshine, smiles, and salsa: PCC’s Latin Jazz Ensemble does it all
Share: The morning gloominess faded away into the early afternoon, leaving the sun to shine directly onto the CA West Patio, spotlighting a rhythmic medley of chatter, woodwinds, percussion, and applause, temporarily replacing the usual sounds of construction and heavy machinery on campus. Pasadena City College’s Performing and Communication Arts Division has organized free outdoor concerts at the Center for the Arts West Patio on select Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the fall semester to showcase PCC’s student talent. On Thursday, October 2, the division invited …
Charlie Kirk wasn’t perfect, but he represented his faith the best that he could
Share: On Sunday, Sept. 21st, 90,000 people peacefully gathered at the StateFarm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona to pay their respects and honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Overflow crowds were redirected to the Desert Diamond Arena and millions of viewers were watching world-wide. The most prominent, and recognizable Christian singers such as Chris Tomlin, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe led worship and sang songs like Chris Tomlin’s, “How Great Is Our God,” Kari Jobe sang Hillsong’s “What A Beautiful …
I’ll do it later: Workshop helps students with procrastination problems
Share: We’ve all been there, right? Spent restless hours hunched over a computer, eyes burning from the sole glare of the screen on assignments you definitely had a reasonable time to complete. It’s a familiar story known all too well by far too many. English Professor and Writing Center Support Faculty Member Giselle Miralles is trying to change that habit through her “I’ll Do it Later: Strategies for Combating Procrastination” workshop, which she hosted in the Writing Success Center last Wednesday, September 24. As someone …
Pasadena football knocks Bakersfield off their feet in third quarter comeback
Share: Pasadena had their most exciting game yet of the season. After a bleak two quarter period, the scoreboard read a crushing 17-0, with Bakersfield paving the way to a seemingly strong win. Fans shifted anxiously in their seats but refused to give up, screaming encouraging chants through each play. The air grew tense as the Lancers struggled to turn their drills into in-game execution. No touchdowns had been made by the halftime call. Mariana Cardenas, PCC’s on field reporter, rushed down to Robert Tucker, …
Late night TV fades to black, but it doesn’t have to
Share: “I’m not sure who’s had a weirder 48 hours, me or the CEO of Tylenol,” Jimmy Kimmel joked during his opening monologue on his first show back after it being cancelled by ABC for his comments about Charlie Kirk following the right-wing influencer’s murder. Although it looked to be a permanent suspension, Jimmy Kimmel, despite being Trump’s latest target of censorship, quickly came back to Disney only six days after he was suspended on Sep. 17. The president has made his disdain for Late …