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Posted on May 6, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

OP-ED: Leave your “patriotism” at home

On February 27th, 2014, the 9th Circuit Court ruled in Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District that the principal of Live Oak High School acted within his constitutional rights by requesting that students remove their American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.

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Posted on April 2, 2014April 16, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

The time is now

Share:   Attaining a college degree, pursuing a music career, and training for the 2016 Olympics are all commendable, full time commitments by themselves. Pasadena Sophomore Sophia Kapri is currently tackling all of these things at once. Follow:

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Posted on April 2, 2014April 9, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

Swim team splashes away competition

The Pasadena women’s swim team looked nothing short of dominant on Friday during their dual meet with Cerritos and El Camino, coming within a literal blink of an eye away—.11 seconds—from sweeping all 14 events as they topped Cerritos 136-133 and beat El Camino 170-90.

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Posted on April 1, 2014April 2, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

Festival season is back

As people start to gear up for festivals such as Coachella, they are constantly asked the question, “Is it really worth the money?” Put simply, it is absolutely worth the money.

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Posted on March 7, 2014March 5, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

OP-ED: No need to ban animal testing

It is impossible to argue that animal testing is 100 percent flawless. It only takes a few clicks on any internet search engine to find proof that animals are mistreated every day. However, completely banning animal testing is not the way to go. Effective testing is definitely possible without inflicting harm on the subjects.

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Posted on February 26, 2014February 26, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

OP-ED: Chick-fil-a is welcome

Soon after Pasadena was named America’s second “gayest” city by Matthew Breen of Advocate.com, it became known that Chick-fil-A chose to open a new location on Colorado Boulevard. It may not sit well with some, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.

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Posted on February 19, 2014February 21, 2014 by: Matthew Kiewiet

Movie industry continues to flourish

Share: Even with the growing number of online resources to stream and download movies from, the film industry is in no way concerned about business. Follow:

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Posted on February 12, 2014October 1, 2018 by: Matthew Kiewiet

Lancer standouts ready for next level

Share: Despite a 1-9 record last year, the Lancers football team will send two players to Division I football programs after defensive standout Dalyou Pierson accepted a scholarship to Iowa State and offensive tackle Miguel Machado committed to Michigan State. Follow:

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Posted on February 5, 2014June 4, 2020 by: Matthew Kiewiet

OP-ED: People have nothing to worry about in Sochi

As the Sochi Winter Olympics draw near, the focus of the world seems to be mostly on the security, and not the athletes. These are certainly threats to take seriously; however, the Winter Olympics are and will continue to be one of the safest places in the world from now through the end of the winter games.

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PCC held a Health Fair with multiple different boo PCC held a Health Fair with multiple different booths, services, and food! The Courier went out to interview and see what the services are about.

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Columbus Day has been a federal holiday for to lon Columbus Day has been a federal holiday for to long. With the truth of Christopher Columbus being revealed Columbus Day should 'discover' a new name 

Written By✍🏾: Lamar Collins 
Illustration By 🖼️: Ericka Sarmiento

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With the upcoming midterm elections, Trump has pro With the upcoming midterm elections, Trump has promised Americans $5,000 if Congress is kept republican. This new plan has yet to be approved, but raises questions about the abilities of the executive branch and the source of the payments. 

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Women’s volleyball looked to extend their winning Women’s volleyball looked to extend their winning streak as they welcomed Mt. San Antonio as both teams were fighting for first place in their division. The Lancers offensive onslaught proved to be too much for Mt. SAC as they took the game 3-1, an impressive pair of performances from Bobbie Torres and Delaney Blied leading the way. 

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✍️ Written By: Sebastian Rocha & Jesus Huerta
📸 Photo By: Ashley Portillo 

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In a clash pivotal to conference standings, PCC fe In a clash pivotal to conference standings, PCC fell short of a comeback against Cerritos following a failed trick play on 1st and goal from the 1. Despite the loss, the Lancers showed spark on offense and special teams as they look forward to their matchup against Fullerton this week. 

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This morning, the college sent out an email inform This morning, the college sent out an email informing faculty and students of the resignation of now former PCC Chief of Police Steven Matchan who is currently at the center of a lawsuit along with the college and other officials based on allegations of sexual harassment by six current and former female Campus Police employees.

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✍️ Written By: Maryam Tall & Taylor Fitzgerald 
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