Share: The LACCD recently implemented the BOOST program meant to provide a monthly salary of $1000 for 12 months to 250 low-income students pursuing degrees in health to ensure they can finish their degree. This program or one similar to it could be incredibly beneficial for low-income students at PCC if implemented. Although community college is often a less expensive alternative to university, many students still have to concern themselves with working jobs while balancing their school work. This less time and focus on school …
‘I was completely lost’: First Gen Week provides needed support for students
Share: In celebration of their annual First Gen Week, Pasadena City College has been hosting a plethora of events in the FYE Pathways Center. These events include a resume workshop, a career panel, and a conversation on financial literacy, all focusing on the perspective of first generation students. Most of the people involved with organizing the events were first generation students themselves. At the panel, they aimed to inspire the first generation students in attendance by sharing their stories and career paths from community college …
Lancers’ close win keeps streak alive
Share: Lancers kept their win streak alive after an intense 1-0 victory over Long Beach this past Friday. This faceoff against Long Beach was particularly competitive as Long Beach is currently first place in their conference while the Lancers are in second place in theirs. This led to PCC fans getting increasingly fired up as both teams went completely scoreless at the end of the first half. While the game started off a little slow, the Lancers really started to bring it as time progressed. …
‘It just felt like we were one big unit’: Pilipinx students frolic at the Friendship Games
Share: It isn’t every day that you see four people all on a pair of skis together at the same time, but this became a common event for members of Pasadena City College’s club TROPA as they prepared for the annual Friendship Games hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The Friendship Games are an annual competition where Pilipinx American student organizations from California, Nevada, and Arizona are invited to face off against one another in a series of Filipino inspired games. Competing in an event like …
Audiences roared with applause for ‘Dragon Lady’
Share: “Dragon Lady” is the first installment in a trilogy titled “The Dragon Cycle” about playwright and star Sara Porkalob’s “Filipino American gangster family” as she describes it. Each play follows a female protagonist from a different generation of Porkalob’s family; her grandmother, her mother, and herself. The show is a two-act cabaret musical that opens with Maria Porkalob Sr. expressing her frustration with the ingratitude with which she feels her children–her eldest daughter in particular–treat her on the eve of her 60th birthday. In …
Walz is a knucklehead and Vance is a less crazy Trump
Share: In a rather refreshing turn of events, the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz showed a display of professionalism and civility that has unfortunately become something of a rarity in political debates. Instead of spending most of the debate attacking one another’s character, the two Vice Presidential candidates focused on discussing policies and addressing the concerns of American citizens. This is exactly how a vice presidential debate should be conducted, as the main purpose of a vice presidential candidate during a …
Colin Farrell’s ‘Penguin’ makes Oswald Cobb a charismatic criminal to root for
Share: Though it exists in the same universe as Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” HBO’s new show “The Penguin” starring Colin Farrell is very decidedly not a superhero show. Instead of Batman fighting bad guys, “The Penguin” focuses on the gritty underworld of Gotham city. In fact, it feels a bit more like an homage to “The Sopranos” than a comic book show. Colin Farrell’s performance (as well as the prosthetics) make him nearly unrecognizable. Instead of a handsome, charming Irishman, Farrell transforms into the power-hungry, …
You can’t take Chappell Roan’s privacy HOT TO GO!
Share: It is pretty disturbing that Chappell Roan has had to put out multiple statements on Instagram and TikTok asking fans to respect her boundaries. The narrative swirling around on X that because of Roan’s refusal to tolerate stalking and abuse from fans, she’s not really cut out to be a “pop girlie” is absurd and incredibly upsetting. In any other scenario, it would be incomprehensible to protest to the boundaries of a stranger in this way, but since Chappell has now reached “celebrity” status, …
Cowardly Alito passes the buck to wife on flag controversy
Share: In a clear violation of the Code of Conduct for United States judges, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an upside-down American flag, which is a prominent symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement, in front of his home in January 2021 while the Supreme Court was still contending with a 2020 election case. Despite this being a very obvious conflict of interest, Alito refused to recuse himself from any Trump-related court cases because he claimed that his wife was the one who put …
Run, don’t walk to the best secondhand stores in Pasadena
Share: Over the past few years, the interest in shopping at vintage and antique stores has increased steadily. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as vintage shopping can help people individualize their wardrobe and home decor while often costing less than brand-new pieces. And it’s sustainable! Oftentimes people turn to websites or apps such as Depop or Facebook Marketplace for their secondhand shopping because of the convenience factor. However, many people prefer to go into an actual store so they can see the …