Share: After an amazing win by the Dodgers, some of their supposed fans took to the streets in an appalling showcase of poor sportsmanship by looting, rioting, and vandalizing LA. Since then there has been finger pointing with Dodger fans getting the blame. It should be apparent, however, those who took to the streets were simply people who were searching for any excuse to do whatever they want. It was difficult to believe that such a thing would happen when first seeing news coverage. Police …
From the Archive: The Dodgers just won it all, but they fell short in ’83
Share: [From the Editor’s Desk, 2024: You saw our World Series watch party, right? With Dodger fever running in our veins, we decided to look through the Courier Archives from the legendary Dodgers 80s. 2024 Freddie Freeman is the new 1988 Kirk Gibson, after all. Well, our 80’s colleagues let us down this time. No Dodgers coverage in ’88, can you believe it? We found this, though, which is still a fun look at MLB coverage in our pages. The Courier sports page in 1983 …
What’s been a fun Halloween show? It was ‘Agatha All Along’
Share: “Agatha All Along”, a spin off from “WandaVision”, was a welcome addition with how fun and hilarious Agatha Harkness was. The show’s overall plot revolves around Harkness played by Kathryn Hahn being released from Scarlet Witch’s spell 3 years after Wanda’s supposed death in ‘Multiverse of Madness’ and an incantation by a mysterious character named Teen, played by Joe Locke. Once released, her past finally catches up to her when Rio Vidal, played by Aubrey Plaza, and a group of witches dubbed “Salem 7” …
‘The Last Dance’ proves Sony’s symbiotic relationship to Spider-Man is killing the brand
Share: “Venom: The Last Dance” the sequel to “Venom”, and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” while being another horrible attempt by Sony also put the franchise out of its misery.The sequel stars Tom Hardy returning as Venom/Eddie Brock, who claims that this is the last movie, but it is still yet to be seen. When the film first started it was a nice change of pace to focus on the consequences of the relationship between Eddie and Venom. Eddie running from the government who are …
Lancers pack up LA Harbor and ship them back home
Share: Last Friday evening PCC’s Women soccer team destroyed LA Harbor by a landslide with a score of 11-1 giving them 14 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss of the season. “We worked on finishing a lot, our backline, connecting our midfielders,” said head coach Terryn Soelberg. “We knew going in that it should be a game that we get a good result in and should finish and finish strong”. In the first half Lancers did indeed start strong with a score of 1-0 within …
TAG, you’re it: How to guarantee admission to selected UCs
Share: TAG is an online application for the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program, which offers California community college students guaranteed admission to participating University of California (UC) campuses. Those participating UC campuses in TAG are UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz. Through TAG, students can secure a spot at one of the six UC campuses before applying through the regular transfer process if they meet specific academic requirements. TAG requirements vary by UC campus, but generally …
‘Chaos Theory’ stomps on ‘Jurassic World’ franchise
Share: “Chaos Theory” is the sequel series to Netflix’s “Jurassic World’s: Camp Cretaceous”, a spinoff of the “Jurassic World” franchise. “Chaos Theory”, like every other “Jurassic Park” movie, focuses on a rich person who wants to exploit dinosaurs for profit while the protagonist aims to stop them, but this movie adds a new fascinating element that the films teased which was to show viewers a world adapting or struggling to deal with an infestation with dinosaurs. The cast consists of Darren Barnet who plays Kenji, …
Metro’s new GoPass program goes off the rails when it comes to PCC
Share: The GoPass makes riding the Metro free for K-12 and Community College Students, making it the “largest fareless student transit pass program” in the country. The pass was part of a pilot program, which was made permanent in spring. However, according to the Metro website, PCC students are not eligible for GoPasses. Metro’s new GoPass pilot program provides a free transit pass meant to assist students with lower income by reducing transportation costs so students can focus on their education. “The GoPass pilot has …
College campus becomes canvas for new painting project
Share: Recently PCC has been doing construction updates around the campus to ensure every building is up to date with one of these projects being the Campus Wide Exterior Painting Project. The Campus Wide Exterior Painting Project is a $3.2 million effort intended to refresh the exterior painting on all physical structures at the college. As for its funding, the campus’ exterior painting project is being paid for through Scheduled Maintenance funds. These funds have been provided via the college’s regular budgeting process. This comprehensive …
Cards Against Elon: Just pay up, you billionaire cheapskate
Share: Cards Against Humanity is rightfully suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX for allegedly using land owned by the company in Texas without their permission. In response to previous complaints from Cards Against Humanity, they claim SpaceX responded with a mediocre lowball offer to buy the land for less than half its value with a 12-hour deadline to accept. In terms of this whole beef the media wants to spin between SpaceX and Cards Against Humanity just shows how petty SpaceX is. Looking at the SpaceX v …