Share: The Trump administration, through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), announced a temporary freeze on all asylum applications and renewals, as well as a pause on all immigration from 19 countries that previously had travel visas frozen. Affected countries include: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The USCIS memorandum announcing the policy included a clause that applicants from the countries accepted after January 1, …
‘Wicked Thin’ concerning weight loss for the main cast members starring in the film
Share: Many photos and videos taken by fans of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh at the Wicked For Good premiere event in Singapore went viral after their idols’ bones were noticeably sticking out due to a significant change in weight. With such high status in the industry, Grande, Ervio, and Yeoh have been criticized for their appearance since the beginning of their fame. Therefore, they should be okay with these conversations of the fans speaking about their bodies because it is out of …
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 …
BLOTTER: Student found unconscious in R Building
Share: Monday, November 17, 2025 2:17 p.m. – Two homeless people were escorted from the Pasadena City College campus by officers on duty in Parking Lot 5. 6:02 p.m. – Police escorted a homeless person after someone reported them wandering around the U- Building and purposefully trying to get into classrooms on the 5th floor. 8:11 p.m. – People were reported by faculties for using the showers in the men’s locker room located in the Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium building. 10:11 p.m. – A suspected homeless person …
NCAA tells athletes to beware of energy drinks
Share: Regardless of many mixed opinions people have on energy drinks, they still continue to be a very popular drink. In fact many students here at Pasadena City College and around the world find energy drinks to be very helpful in their routines. Marina Sagera is a student from the PCC Women’s Volleyball team and she explained that she enjoys adding energy drinks to her early morning routine. “I think it’s just a great way to get me going and a great way to wake …
Welcome to Derry weaves a web to all of Stephen King’s works
Share: It: Welcome To Derry is a new small series on HBO Max and HBO that explores the origins of Pennywise and slowly builds up a much stronger narrative for their viewers by releasing new episodes on Sundays. The first episode was released on October 26 while the most recent was released this Sunday on December 7th which is episode seven out of eight total episodes to complete the series. Many mixed reviews have been made about the seven day waiting period release date of …
My Territory: Honolulu is calling my name to return but this time for good
Share: Up until 2023 I had never been on a plane. The furthest I had ever traveled was 8 hours to Arizona for a family camping trip when I was five to the Grand Canyons, a few hours to visit family in Las Vegas and Tijuana, Mexico. The idea of traveling on a plane was definitely a very scary thing for me, especially considering my huge fear of heights. Little did I know that my first flight would be to Hawaii. At seventeen, the opportunity …
Celebrating loved ones through ofrendas, costumes, and concerts
Share: Walking into the Dia De Los Muertos event hosted by Pasadena City College’s Foothill Campus, the first thing that was noticeable was a beautiful Ofrenda altar. Multiple offerings were seen on ofrendas, Latin-styled food, and vibrant-colored ribbons decorated the school, honoring people’s loved ones who had passed. Surrounding it was a table of Pan Dulce just a few feet away for guests to enjoy while walking around the event. Next to the Ofrenda was a pianist named Noel Ayala-Loera playing soft Mexican music in …
Buddies get strung together during friendship bracelet-making event
Share: Last Monday, the International Student Center held an event for students to destress and strengthen bonds through making bracelets. The idea came from Hailee Nguyen, a student worker in charge of the event, who hoped this would bring students together and help them take a moment to destress with finals coming up. New people would get to meet each other while making bracelets and snacking together. This was the second event the International Student Center has organized. The first one was a mixer called …
Indy is actually a Good Boy without much horror thrill
Share: “Good Boy” was released into theaters with an interesting premise promised in trailers. The storyline featured a retriever named Indy and his owner Todd moving into a house that has been passed down from his grandpa who passed away from a supernatural disease. Overall the movie rating 3.7 was very bland compared to the trailer with very little horror scenes, instead relying on loud thrilling music and sound effects for suspense. The trailer paints an idea of a horror action film but the actual …