A cautionary tale: India’s COVID surge is a warning to us all

Share: India’s latest COVID-19 surge is spreading like wildfire after India loosened up its regulations on the original lockdown. Reports of new cases as well as deaths have increased, which will undoubtedly be a path the US will be heading down if we do not take heed of this warning. At the height of COVID-19, India prepared for a deadly virus that could potentially affect billions of people in their country. In crowded areas like Mumbai, India had prepared for the worst, but the worst …

Rounding third base: PCC sports finally return for conditioning

Share: Empty stands and playing fields filled PCC when the pandemic put a halt to all sports more than a year ago. Now, PCC is welcoming back its student-athletes for conditioning, and teams are finally seeing each other in person, some for the very first time. “Some of these kids, this is the first time I’ve ever worked out with them, and they’ve been in my program since coming into 2020,” said head coach Monica Tantlinger. “To meet them, see them and get to work …

Pasadena’s JPL sends rover to fetch evidence of life on Mars

Share: A booming sound erupts through Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force space station. With a massive cloud of smoke and a blazing fire roaring behind it, the Atlas V-541 catapulted towards space, carrying the rover family’s newest member, Perseverance. The rover has everything it needs to answer the age-old question, is there life on Mars? “It’s like punching a hole in the sky,” said NASA Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen. Follow:

One last lap: Cross-country runner says this might be it

Share: Meline Minasian was a former junior Olympian and one of three PCC cross-country runners chosen for state last year. A track and field star, swimmer, bicyclist and just an overall athlete, Minasian’s hard work ethic and can-do attitude make up someone whose talent could take her to the professional level. But with COVID-19 impacting her second season, Minasian says she may never compete again, and that’s OK with her. Follow:

Paramedics called, later skater, and fire alarm activated

Share: PCC Police blotter Nov. 2 to Nov. 8   Monday, November 2  Paramedics called to the Community Education Center for a student experiencing chest pains. Student assisted but refused transport to hospital. Situation cleared by paramedics.    Tuesday, November 3 Two male transients were reported, one was spotted sleeping in front of the Community Education Center and the other at the North side of campus. Security escorted both men off campus.  A counselor reported there was a person in distress and needed a welfare …

The dead speak: ‘Ofrenda’s 2020’ exhibit

Share: A black and white photo of Skylar Herbert clipped to a marigold hangs from a woody vine. Her ear to ear smile shows a little girl full of happiness.  “The Roots of Our Resistance,” a piece by Consuelo Flores, displays, according to Flores, photos of those most impacted by COVID-19; the Latino and the black community. At the forefront of her piece is the photo of Skylar Herbert. Skylar was five years old when she contracted COVID-19 from her parents. Her mother, LaVondria Herbert, …