Share: Upon the steps outside the CC building, the smell of burning sage and the loud trill of a whistle called the attention of PCC students and faculty passing by. As the sacred herbal scent washed over the crowd of gathering onlookers, it carried on preserving a centuries-old indigenous practice of cleansing the energy of the space around them. Standing by the source of the scent and sound was Jorge Lechuga, the founder and president of the Wildhorse Native American Association. In recognition of November …
Historic Workforce Agreement puts Pasadena first
Share: On November 12, the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a monumental Workforce Education Agreement as California’s first of kind. The five year agreement was recommended by the Facilities Subcommittee and announced publicly on November 17 under the college’s $565 million Measure PCC construction bond. According to the PCC Business and Administrative Services, in November of 2022 Pasadena voters approved Measure PCC with the purpose of preparing local students for four-year colleges and training local residents for high-skilled jobs through hands-on work, …
Students approve of Trump’s self-bought healthcare idea
Share: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to give the money to offset costs of ACA healthcare premiums to the people so they could purchase their own healthcare. This begs the question of how this would change the current healthcare system and how this new healthcare system would work. Trump encourages healthcare members to have the opportunity for Americans to receive the tax credits to purchase their own healthcare instead of the credits being in the insurance companies possession. Republicans showed support behind Trump’s plan as …
The Final Adventure in Hawkins leaves fans’ worlds upside down
Share: The first volume of the fifth season of Stranger Things was released on November 26, leaving us talking about it. The beloved Netflix series is coming to an end with its final adventure to Hawkins. The first episode of season five opens with a bit of a time jump, a testament to the actors being much older now, which makes it less convincing that they are teenagers. Nonetheless, it was great seeing everyone interact with one another, from Will finally being back with the …
How PCC football follows the ‘four S’ plan for success
Share: The Pasadena City College football team has headed to Citrus College to compete for the first time in 4 years, and the first time in series history for a bowl game matchup. Coach Tucker, the head coach of PCC’s football team, has shared his strategy on how he plans to score another victorious win aiming to become the 2025 Golden State Bowl champions. One of the team’s main strategies is focusing on their four base fundamentals. These fundamentals are called the “four S’s” and …
The mirrorball shone its light on a good couple but not the right couple
Share: Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) has just finished its 34th season and declared Robert Irwin and Witney Carson the mirrorball champions. The popular dancing show turns celebrities into more experienced dancers in spirited competition with weekly eliminations. The best couples to watch this season include The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt with pro Mark Ballas, actress Elaine Hendrix known as Meredith Blake from the Parent Trap with pro Alan Bersten, reality star Dylan Efron with pro Daniella Karagach, Olympic gymnast Jordan …
Make way for Princess Olivia: PCC student crowned into the Rose Court
Share: With an ecstatic smile, PCC sophomore Olivia Hargrove accepted her admission into the prestigious Tournament of Roses Royal Court. Out of nearly 400 applicants, Hargrove and six other bright and passionate young women were selected to represent the court for the 2026 term. After multiple rounds of rigorous interviews, Hargrove earned the honor of serving on the celebrated panel and accepted her new title as Princess Olivia. The Rose Parade, officially known as the Tournament of Roses, is a cherished Pasadena tradition that brings …
The Courier vocalizes their favorite music of 2025
Share: It’s safe to say 2025 has been an interesting year for music. Shortform social platforms continue to dominate discovery, pop girlies have stayed in the mainstream, and British underground rap has dominated worldwide. Here at the Courier, we’re ready to go over some of our favorite albums released in 2025. Geese – “Getting Killed” 2025 is the year Geese finally made their breakout into the mainstream. After 2023’s “3D Country,” Geese have reinvented themselves as Brooklyn’s new Strokes: vaguely experimental crooning indie-pop. “Getting Killed” …
The Zohran Charm is real and reassured that Trump has no backbone or integrity
Share: The meeting that occurred on Nov. 21st between New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Trump showcased the lack of integrity and nonexistent backbone that Trump has, which, of course, many already knew. Before the meeting was conducted, Trump had taken the time to constantly insult Mamdani, his voters, and allude to the idea that he was in the country illegally. Immediately following the meeting, one could believe that Mamdani turned into Trump’s favorite person in the whole world. Trump consistently gave him …
JJK: Execution fails to escape its own hype
Share: Though Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution has been promoted for over two years, the end result has left much to be desired. The movie starts off with recapping the Shibuya arc, in which the jujutsu sorcerers respond to a crisis that was set as a trap for Gojo. It progresses to showing Todo intervening when it appears Mahito is about to finish Yuji off in his poor mental state. While they are busy with Mahito, Nobara is also fighting a version of him as well. Eventually, …