Share: On Nov. 6th, 2025, the U.S Department of Education issued a press release over the proposal draft to implement OBBBA’s student loan fund changes; and in doing so, the language of what is or isn’t a professional degree was also changed, classifying said degrees as “nonprofessional”. These degrees include: nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy, audiology, architecture, accounting, education, and social work. According to the press release, the student’s annual loans for new borrowers will now cap at $20,500 for graduate students, with the total …
The Courier rates the top 10 fashion moments of 2025
Share: 2025 was the year for the chronically online to shine with meme-ified pieces, and for the daydreamers to cosplay their dream life with whatever core aesthetic was brought to the TikTok app that month. Both the minimalist and the out-of-the-box dressers. It is safe to say 2025 was a year of fashion. Read on to find out more about fashion moments that have shaped this year’s fashion. Oversized fur jackets, cropped Bringing back the controversial mob wife faux fur jackets, both cropped and oversized, …
Zohran Mamdani New York win represents hope for LA in 2025
Share: Reflecting on exactly one year ago, the disappointment from the election results for the US presidency was palpable across PCC’s campus. The heartbreak was there when Pasadena knew what President Trump’s win meant for the community, and what the coming year was going to look like with Project 2025 looming over everyone’s heads. In the months after that win many of those fears came true, as students were informed by newsletters from Superintendent-President José A. Gómez about immigration, ravaging Eaton fires and the ICE …
Have a slice of Mid-Autumn mooncake at the International Student Center
Share: Colorful origami moons, rabbits, paper lanterns, and fall leaves transform the International Student Center’s (ISC) room for the Mid-Autumn Festival. With soft music playing in the background, participants were greeted with themed coloring sheets and paper mooncake cutouts to color and entertain themselves. In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar, which falls on Oct. 6 this year. During this time families reunite in celebration of the harvest while enjoying mooncakes, akin to …
Late night TV fades to black, but it doesn’t have to
Share: “I’m not sure who’s had a weirder 48 hours, me or the CEO of Tylenol,” Jimmy Kimmel joked during his opening monologue on his first show back after it being cancelled by ABC for his comments about Charlie Kirk following the right-wing influencer’s murder. Although it looked to be a permanent suspension, Jimmy Kimmel, despite being Trump’s latest target of censorship, quickly came back to Disney only six days after he was suspended on Sep. 17. The president has made his disdain for Late …
Thai Curry Pizza fires up fusion in Pasadena
Share: Outside the small ghost kitchen that makes up Thai Curry Pizza, I took the offered seat at a table that was normally reserved for employees on break at the back. Before me was the box of the restaurant’s namesake, the Thai Curry Pizza itself. Made fresh from the oven, the strands of melted mozzarella cheese stretched out as I tried a slice for the first time. The PCC community has had the same nearby food chains like Chick-Fil-A or McDonalds for a while now, …