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 …
“Folie à Deux”: A Franchise’s Killing Joke
Share: “Folie à Deux”, the sequel to the hit movie “Joker”, released in the United States this weekend. The sequel stars Joaquin Phoenix returning as Joker and newcomer Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, the eccentric girlfriend and partner in crime of the Joker, in a film that feels as dark and depressing as the original, and that seems to many fans an attempted money grab that no one asked for. When “Folie à Deux” was announced, the first idea discussed was the Joker meeting Quinn. …
Posters of Nanostar research break down the hard science behind research breakthroughs
Share: In September, the Courier reported a story about the Nanostars, a team of young scientists researching DNA and designing new applications for that research under the guidance of PCC instructor Dr. Jillian Blatti. Now, the Poster Session at PCC gives us a chance to spotlight their research in greater detail. The Natural Sciences Division Undergraduate Research Poster Session is a biennial conference held at Pasadena City College that provides an opportunity for students to present the research they have done with their professors, peers …
I couldn’t stop bugging out watching ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Share: After 36 years, the juice is loose in the new sequel of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice.” Bringing back Winona Ryder’s character Lydia Deetz as an adult to deal with her trauma of Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice while attempting to try and bond with her daughter Astrid Deetz portrayed by Jenna Ortega after a death in the family. To start off it was a good sigh of relief, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” didn’t tone itself down since nowadays a lot of movies and tv shows tend to do that …
The ‘Nanostars’ of PCC’s synthetic biology research program
Share: A group of students and their professor are working together in an undergraduate research program in DNA nanotechnology funded by the National Science Foundation. They are the Nanostars of this program, students who work together on projects regarding using the tools of biology to build materials of the future. “Our goals are synthetic biology,” said Dr. Jillian Blatti, the Principal Investigator of the program. “My role is education and workforce development, to provide a training program for undergraduate students to learn the skills of …
BLOTTER: Grand theft cart? ‘Stolen’ dolly was just borrowed by facilities
Share: Editorial note: The information provided in the police blotter has not been independently verified by the Courier. The details in this article are reported as provided by campus police, and readers should consider this when interpreting the information. Monday, Aug 19, 2024 12:22 am: An officer responded to an individual north of the CA building. Individual was told to leave and obeyed. 12:32 am: An officer responded to an individual loitering at the stairs north of the C building. Individual was told to leave …