Share: “Songwriter showcase” evokes an image of a one-man band in a quiet, Dylanesque acoustic set, but PCC’s Songwriter Showcase was far from a quiet and predictable event. Hosted by the Music Entrepreneurship class, the PCC Songwriter Showcase featured original music from PCC students whose influences range from The Grateful Dead to Radiohead to Pantera and every genre and style in between on Wednesday, April 12 in Westerbeck Recital Hall. Nine acts, both solo and group, performed at the showcase: The Friendly Strangers, Rafael Hutajulu, …
Is time up for TikTok in the U.S.?
Share: As developments continue to arise in the potential ban of TikTok in the United States, PCC students and professors have a lot to say about the issue. “I don’t want TikTok to go away, it’s a creative outlet for many people,” student Rosie Martinez said. The threat to ban TikTok is not entirely news to Americans. In 2020, the Trump administration also threatened to ban the app. The Biden administration is demanding that Chinese shareholders sell their shares of TikTok or else ByteDance, the …
PCC showcases diverse cultures during International Week
Share: PCC students weave a unique tapestry of different cultures, languages and interests. To celebrate these various perspectives, PCC hosted “International Week” which began on March 20 and came to a grand conclusion at the “International Cultural Fair” on March 28. The celebration offered opportunities to view foreign films, meet foreign language professors, and explore different cultural clubs and activities. The week kicked off with a Foreign Languages Career talk on Monday, March 20, where professionals who use foreign languages in their careers shared their experiences. …
Lancers badminton cuts no slack against ELAC
Share: The Pasadena City College women’s badminton team continues to rack up victories after they garnered two more wins last week, extending their winning streak to four matches. Their matches on Monday and Wednesday against El Camino College and East Los Angeles College brought their record to an impressive 6-1, with less than half of their season matches remaining. On Monday, March 27, the Lancers defeated El Camino 19-2. 10 days earlier, the Lancers defeated El Camino 20-1 and the players reflected on the difference …
PCC Students share sleep habits in spite of the lack of sleep
Share: To prepare for a good night’s sleep, Pasadena City College students have a variety of nighttime routines and sleep habits. Preparing to sleep and maintaining good sleep hygiene is crucial to getting good rest. Maintaining good sleep hygiene includes keeping a consistent sleep schedule, limiting electronic usage before bed, exercising, and limiting caffeine usage. Not only can maintaining sleep hygiene benefit physical health and ensure that an individual is well rested when they wake, but sleep hygiene is also beneficial in numerous ways to …
PCC students have mixed opinions on police reform
Share: The issue of the abuse of power by police in the United States has caused mixed feelings about the need for reform as well as differing views as to what reform means for PCC students. One perspective shared by PCC sophomore Kaiya Whitfield is a desire for police funding redirected or possibly even cut. “Police reform should be developed in many ways, such as reallocating police funding to proper training, thorough background checks, and evaluations on police officers, if not a cut in spending …
Freshmen lead Lancers badminton to first win of season
Share: The Pasadena City College Women’s Badminton team defeated San Diego City College 12-9 in their first season match on Friday, February 17. Even though the match was cut short because of a basketball game in the gym, the Lancers fought until the final minute. Head Coach Jennifer Ho spoke with The Courier after the game. “This is the first game, so they’re pretty nervous, but even though they were kind of nervous, I think they performed,” Ho said. “Hopefully the first win will give …
Veni, Vidi, Amavi: The benefits of studying Latin at PCC
Share: At Pasadena City College, Latin students find themselves reading the radiant rhetoric of Horace and Virgil, translating the texts of ancient Romans and building a linguistic foundation that will support them in nearly all of their studies. Pasadena City College’s Latin program is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to Covid, there were typically 25 to 30 Latin students each semester. This semester, there are 12 students in the whole program, 8 students in Latin 001 and 4 students in Latin 002. Latin …
BLOTTER: Hazmat situation and loitering transients
Share: Monday – January 23, 2023: A male transient was advised to leave campus after sleeping in Lot 4. Lot 7 was patrolled after a suspicious vehicle circled the lot. A report was taken after a police unit in Lot 4 was vandalized by a subject shattering the front and rear window with a concrete rock. A transient left campus after being seen sleeping in a blanket near the North Entrance of C-bldg. Drug paraphernalia was removed from grass adjacent to CDC. There was a …
Lancers baseball pounds LA Pierce College in 20-5 win
Share: The Pasadena City College Lancers baseball team crushed the Los Angeles Pierce College Bulls 20-5 on Friday at Brookside Park. This was the second of three games in the South Coast Conference tournament, bringing their record in the tournament to 1-1 and their season record to 2-2. The Lancers came out ready to play defense and shut out the top of the first inning in 3 batters with two strikeouts and one ground out to shortstop. The Lancers finished the first inning on top, …