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 …