Getty Villa opens doors to students for free night of ancient wonder

Share: Explorations of ancient customs beguiled student guests Wednesday March 22 at the Getty Villa. The doors opened for an evening of gaiety specifically for collegiate attendees. The opulent halls were filled with music and laughter as patrons from community colleges and universities alike mingled in their laurel wreaths as peers, all brought together to enjoy College Night at the Villa.  In a room tucked beneath the marble staircases, Wayne Perry, Los Angeles based artist, educator and PCC alumni, taught students the art of the …

The Antiquarian Book Fair thrills historians and book lovers alike

Share: Rows upon rows of glass cases carefully lined the Pasadena Convention Center this past weekend. The 55th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair, displayed numerous first editions as well as only editions of books you’d often only find in museums. A unique event that attracts vendors from far and wide to a niche set of buyers and/or admirers to the art of book. The range of books at the fair is predominantly antiquarian, with very few that are from recent decades. Carl Blomgren, an exhibitor at …

Harris is unpopular because of patriarchal political comparisons

Share: Kamala Harris is an imperfect Vice President, just like all of the males before her. Yet there is a focus that she is actually doing much worse than what should be considered true. The role of politicians is nuanced and instead of considering how effective she has been or could be, the focal point of her career as V. P. is rooted in sexism. There was acrimonious gossip regarding her staff turnover, yet the hyper fixation on her staff resignations begs to be examined …

Monterey Park mass shooting hits close to home for PCC officials

Share: A gunman opened fire into Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park Saturday night during a Lunar New Year festival killing ten and injuring 10 others in the largest mass shooting in the United States since Uvalde, TX.  Elizabeth Yang, a lawyer and local resident of Monterey Park, was home with her family during the shooting and said she began to receive texts from friends to see if she was alright.  “They’re usually retired ladies who are looking for something to do and have …

Neil DeGrasse Tyson puts ego into cosmic perspective

Share: On a cold fall night in Pasadena, the audience inside the Ambassador Auditorium was engrossed within the concepts of the cosmic perspective. Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson strolled across the stage with a candor that felt more like a sit-down with a friend, rather than a lecture on science and its importance with how we function in basically…everything. The cosmic perspective is a method that is intended to knock down our egos and as Neil puts it, “feel more deeply connected to this world.” Using …

Voter Guide: The Courier’s endorsements for the 2022 midterms

Share: Measure PCC  YES: The measure would increase property taxes in Pasadena to compensate for the funds PCC needs for projects, operational costs, upgrading classrooms, building maintenance and expansion for satellite campuses. The Courier has a 100% full endorsement for this measure. Prop 1 YES: Prop 1 sets out to codify a woman’s right to abortion to the California state consitution. This would ensure that women across the state would have the right to choose for themselves. The Courier staff fully endorses Prop 1. Prop …

How fear feeds authoritarianism and corrupts democracy

Share: The political climate in American politics has been challenging how our democracy functions and if it will continue to function as a democracy at all. With the Republican Party using misinformation to appeal to the biases in its voting base, it has seemingly groomed them to accept dictatorial leaders as well as a draconian government. Lisa Pringle, a professor of political science at PCC, discussed how the authoritarian mentality can take over a large swath of the political spectrum and what makes an individual …

Early voting open at PCC’s Creveling lounge daily for Pasadena residents

Share:   The Creveling Lounge at Pasadena City College has been open for in-person voting and ballot drop-off since Saturday, October 29, 2022 up until election day on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.  Their hours of operation every day are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, except on Nov. 8 when the hours change to 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.  The Pasadena community has come out due to proximity, access, and the sanitary conditions that PCC provides.  You can park in Lot 1 or Lot 3 which …

Pasadena Gobbler event seeks to feed 300 local families for Thanksgiving

Share: The 38th annual Operation Gobbler fundraiser and food drive will feed hundreds of people in Pasadena this Thanksgiving.  The Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) and Friends in Deed on Sunday, Nov. 20, offering free thanksgiving themed meals to Pasadena locals. Students can contact Friends in Deed for information on signing up and on whether or not they qualify for the thanksgiving meal, according to the executive vice president and secretary of the Jaycees Justine Gray.  The food that will be distributed by the …

‘Literature of Horror’ class picks the creepiest books to read for spooky season

Share: Deep in conversation over the gothic novel and its place in our current society, the Literature of Horror class gathers to discuss the gothic traits that have been reconstructed into what we now call horror. Professor Tim Melnairk leads the discussion that delves into what scares us before both he and the class divulge their top book picks they find the most haunting.  Freshman Quinn Hurd said when she was a young girl she read Dean Koontz’s “Door to December” and that this story …