Share: In addition to being AAPI Heritage Month, May is also Jewish American Heritage Month! Here are seven films starring Jewish actors and actresses, and why they are so significant for you to watch! Life Is Beautiful (1997) This film tells the story of a Jewish-Italian man named Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigi) trying his best to keep his son protected from the inhumanity of the Holocaust when they are taken to a concentration camp. Even through the darkest of horrors, Guido kept up a facade …
ASPCC candidates pitch platforms ahead of election
Share: Elections for the Associated Students of PCC (ASPCC) are open from Wednesday, May 21 through Thursday, May 22. This is your guide to who is running in the election, including their experience and their planned policies. Disclaimer: Two Courier staff writers are running in this year’s election, and are included in this article. Darya Dereakhshani, a political science major, is running for student trustee. As someone who is particularly interested in public policy and politics, she feels like this is a position where she …
Dylan’s deal with destiny: Legendary musician returns to Hollywood Bowl
Share: “It all goes back to the destiny thing,” Bob Dylan once told 60 Minutes in 2004, flashing a wry smile. “I made a bargain with it a long time ago, and I’m holding up my end.” When Dylan first took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in 1965, a mere 40 days after his controversial electric debut at the Newport Folk Festival, the folk world was still reeling. Boos from alienated fans rained down upon the then-24-year-old — something that never rattled the young, …
Trump disgraces Catholic Church with AI depiction of himself as the pope
Share: Just when it seemed Donald Trump’s social media presence couldn’t go further downhill, he, for whatever reason, decided to post an AI-generated photo of himself as the pope only days after Pope Francis passed away. What could have potentially been played off as another one of Trump’s inane, unfunny “memes”, was instead shared by the official White House’s X and Instagram, fitting in with all the other tasteless, unprofessional photos on that account. Aside from the post being blatantly tone-deaf, it’s also incredibly disrespectful. …
Harvard’s funding freeze elicits fears about financial aid’s future at PCC
Share: On Monday, April 14, the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion federal funding for Harvard’s research grants after the campus refused to restrict student activism, leading the university to sue them in retaliation. As a publicly funded higher education institution, PCC is reliant on government funding, prompting faculty and students to share their thoughts on the frozen funds’ implications. As a private institution, Harvard is funded by investment returns within endowments, donations, tuition, and more sources. Although its assets allow for financial sustainability, the …
‘Bringing Past and Present’ ties communities together through music
Share: Two grand pianos, new Steinway & Sons directly from New York and Hamburg, sit quietly at center stage as the audience prepares to be immersed into the next act. Alumni Edward Pan ’20, violin, and Emily Su ’17, piano, enter through stage left to a round of applause as they take their place. The artists glance at each other and take off with Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. The instruments suddenly come alive, taking the audience through twists and turns, each note flooding …
Newsom’s call to target homeless encampments solves nothing
Share: California’s governor, Gavin Newsom has taken recent initiatives to address the state’s escalating homeless crisis, which has sparked a major debate. While his administration has introduced measures aimed at reducing encampments and providing support to the unhoused, critics argue that these actions may be more about political optics than substantive change. In May 2025, Newsom called on cities and countries to ban homeless encampments on public property, offering $3.3 billion in state funding for housing, mental health services, and related support for cities that …
What’s the matter with dark matter? Carnegie scientist does deep dive
Share: “How do we know dark matter exists?” This was the question keynote speaker and Carnegie Scientist Dr. Andrew Robertson posed to rows of curious and eager PCC students packed like sardines in the Creveling Lounge. On Tuesday, May 13, Dr. Robertson gave an in-depth lecture on the evidence that he has helped research suggesting that dark matter, “a mysterious substance that affects and shapes the cosmos,” (NASA) exists as the final lecture of the Carnegie Science Observatories Lecture Series for the 2024-2025 school year. …
Resource fair for foster students aims to help, but there’s a long way to go
Share: Students in the lounge moved from table to table, gathering pamphlets, free handouts and informational flyers to take along. With small sandwiches, soft drinks, snacks and music, the event offered an open space to let those interested to educate themselves on foster care resources. May is Foster Care Awareness month in the U.S, and as a result, PCC hosted a Foster Resource Fair on Thursday, May 15. Hosted in the Creveling Lounge at noon for two hours, PCC and groups local to the Los …
My Territory: An Eagle Rock education taught me how to soar with sympathy
Share: The city of Eagle Rock is where it all started for me. Living and growing up in a safe, close-knit community where the neighbors knew your name, all because you were a student attending schools in the Eagle Rock area. From attending preschool all the way up to high school in this suburb, Eagle Rock was my original stomping ground. After playing with my friend, Miranda, in the preschool’s playground on a beautiful, bright, and sunny day, my mother would pick me up from …