Share: The ever-growing crowd of students filing into the Creveling Lounge engulfed the room with a steady buzz of chatter and curiosity. Just outside the room’s double doors, a long line of incoming attendees stretched down the hallway, wrapping around a corner, to check in for PCC’s very first Internship Fair. Aware of the high demand of students interested in translating their skills into practical experience, Internship Developers Noel Gonzalez and Isabel Ochoa understood the need to host an event where students could network, ask …
In with the old and out with the new at ASPCC’s swap party
Share: For any student who walked into the WiFi Lounge on September 29 and 30, what was once a serene study room became a makeshift thrift store right before their eyes. Tables around the room were heavy with various items such as dresses, coats, books, CDs, and more. The Secondhand September Swap Party, held by the ASPCC Sustainability Committee transformed the space into a secondhand shop where students could take home items they liked that other students had donated. Influenced by the Lancer Closet, a …
I’ll do it later: Workshop helps students with procrastination problems
Share: We’ve all been there, right? Spent restless hours hunched over a computer, eyes burning from the sole glare of the screen on assignments you definitely had a reasonable time to complete. It’s a familiar story known all too well by far too many. English Professor and Writing Center Support Faculty Member Giselle Miralles is trying to change that habit through her “I’ll Do it Later: Strategies for Combating Procrastination” workshop, which she hosted in the Writing Success Center last Wednesday, September 24. As someone …
SHEIN did the right thing this time, but they aren’t blameless
Share: The infamous Luigi Mangione is the alleged CEO-killer turned social media’s favorite white boy. His face was wanted by law enforcement, now wanted by fast fashion. With the emergence of a recent listing on the global fast-fashion megacorporation website, Shein, morbid irony stalks Mangione’s ongoing trial. The very man who became a symbol against corporate exploitation is now being commodified by one of the most exploitative corporations in the world. In December of 2024, Luigi Mangione was arrested for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare …
Lancers locked in with latest lineup after losing season
Share: One of the worst things a college coach can do is have a losing season. The only thing worse than that is having two losing seasons, and Coach Peron for PCC, with his tenacious attitude, is determined not to let that happen. Last year, PCC’s women’s basketball teams lost multiple sophomore players before the first tip, leaving a team full of freshmen to try and lead the team. The Lancers struggled last year, ending with a 5-23 record, the worst under Coach Peron. When …
Got Club Rush FOMO? Here’s a guide to PCC’s communities
Share: Last week, the quad was populated by PCC students, both new and old, eager to see everything the cliques of PCC had to offer during Club Rush. Club Rush is an event where all of PCC’s clubs come together to teach people new cultures, to help them out with extracurricular activities, and to offer a variety of ventures for everyone to partake in. As for those who weren’t able to make it or find a club they were looking for, don’t wait until the …