Share: Women’s Badminton got another win in a home game against San Diego Mesa on Wednesday continuing their undefeated streak with a score of 15–6. Opening with the teams staring each other down and clanging their badminton rackets against each other in acknowledgement of the other team’s achievements. Lancers Badminton went out onto the court with a starting roster of Rhea Zou, Janet Diec, Uyen Banh, My Linh Ly, and Sophie Chao. It was a difficult upward climb at first with No. 2 Anh Vu …
Time to walk now that you talked, Mayor Bass
Share: Mayor Karen Bass announced a new initiative that will rely on private donations to help provide homes for LA’s unhoused. While this sounds good, it’s unclear if this will be a step in the right direction. What else could be done for the unhoused crisis? On paper, it’s great seeing Mayor Bass have such ambition in announcing her plan considering how bad the homeless situation is. Proposing a new bill or adjusting the system for more benefits would honestly be a better solution than …
BLOTTER: Almost there! Person fell asleep in front of java hut
Share: Monday, April 22, 2024 6:13 a.m.: An officer relayed an individual in lot 4. The individual was told to leave, obeyed. 9:41 a.m.: Faculty reported a male in the L building disturbing the peace. The male refused to leave when told by faculty and was accompanied off campus. 11:38 a.m. A student described a male gazing at female tennis players in the tennis courts. The individual was advised to leave, agreed. Tuesday, April 23, 2024 9:22 a.m Faculty reported an individual loitering in …
Soon to be expired 99 Cents Only Stores
Share: Throughout April 2024, it was announced that 99 Cents Only Stores will be closing across America. With an estimated 390 stores shutting down completely and hundreds of employees being let go in California; this will affect many people, including low-income customers, and college students. “I’m not there anymore, but it saddens me because I know the workers, and they spent decades of their life there even without raises and worked hard every day just for it to shut down,” Ex worker Ulysses Rodriguez stated. …
‘Godzilla x Kong’ roars, leaving another win for the MonsterVerse
Share: “Godzilla x Kong” is the sequel to the smash hit “Godzilla vs Kong” where this time around the duo teams up to battle giant ape Scar King and his ice-breathing dragon Shimo while Kong continues his search to find others of his kind. When compared to previous films in the franchise, “Godzilla x Kong” is more on the cartoony side with one fight scene being in an antigravity room where Godzilla and Kong are flying through the air battling other titans. The duo also …
Sustainability resolution forces PCC to finally get serious on climate
Share: The passage of a resolution by the PCC Board of Trustees in December 2023 that sets the goal for the college to be carbon free by 2030 faces roadblocks over the next six years, as PCC still relies heavily on fossil fuels in the everyday operations of the college. Both the Environmental Sustainability Club and Associated Students Sustainability Committee drafted and pushed for the resolution’s approval. It went through PCC’s various governing bodies for revisions and support before it was passed unanimously at the …
A comprehensive guide to free money at PCC and more
Share: As Pasadena City College returns for a new semester, both new and returning students have access to different types of resources, from free Metro passes to food assistance–-all provided at discounted cost or completely free with just a PCC student ID. One of the resources that students with ID can acquire on campus is the U pass that covers bus fare. Another is being able to rent books or Chromebooks from the PCC Shatford library. The big kicker comes outside of campus, where students …