Lancers will have a double with 17 runs, please!

Share: On Friday, the Pasadena City College softball team faced Compton College at Robinson Park in a doubleheader for what turned out to be both shut-out games combined with the mercy rule applied.  Pasadena came into the game with a 16-10 record but carried over the stinging loss against El Camino the day before and wanted to make up with a solid game back home. The opponents were Compton College which came into the game with an abysmal 0-14 record. The Compton Tartars have only …

Five fingers, four hands, two pianists, one night only

Share: The lights dim at seven in the evening inside a sold-out Westerbeck Recital Hall just south of the Pasadena City College campus. Walking in from stage right were Dr. Phillip Young and  Dr. Jocelyn Chang welcomed with a round of applause. Dr. Young wore a standard tuxedo and Dr. Chang wore a chic gradient dress that started from black and ended in pure white. They sat down together playing on just one Steinway & Sons grand piano with Dr. Young playing on the lower …

PCC students share their bare necessities for campus life

Share: Students at Pasadena City College have necessities that are so important that they recommend and share with others. Whether it’s items, routines, or habits, many of these necessities are essential for both a student and a regular person outside of campus. Aaron Dean Bajarias, a second-year nursing major, had the important accessories to help through lectures, studies, and tests. He also explained that his phone was necessary for his daily life. Giving out numbers and showing his phone and mentioning it was his way …

From Best Actor to Best Picture, the 95th Academy Awards features tough competition

Share: The 95th Academy Awards are on March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and many individuals and movies are up for awards. Below are just a few of the selection that will be considered on the 12th..  The highly contested Best Actor category is filled to the brim with the best of the best. From Brendan Fraser in “The Whale” to Paul Mascal in “Aftersun”,  every nominee has put their best foot forward to be on this list.  But the clear winner here …

Lancerball: The art of turning around an unlucky team

Share: The men’s basketball team at Pasadena City College now have an overall record of 22-8. This is a stark contrast to last year’s record which was a wretched 1-26. What was the reason for this turnaround and why was it so successful?   First-year head coach Ryan Frazer spoke about the team’s success and what were the strategies made to achieve their success.  “Everything that we do has a purpose behind it, we take every opponent very seriously and we dive into what it is …

What is PCC doing in wake of Turkish and Syrian quakes?

Share: As the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has taken the lives of an estimated 44,000 people in total, the college administration, which is responsible for implementing public safety, the buildings on campus and their tolerance for withstanding something as powerful as earthquakes.   “As a state agency, buildings at PCC must comply with building codes set by the Division of the State Architect. These regulations are generally governed by the Field Act, passed within 30 days of the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, which sets strict safety standards …

Instead of talking trash, LA County is talking compost

Share: On a crisp windy day, high above the Griffith Park Composting Facility off Mineral Wells road, a small group of inquisitive and observant people sat down during a free workshop sponsored by L.A. Sanitation and Pacoima Beautiful and hosted by horticulture consultant Steve List at the composting facility on Feb 11. The topic of discussion, composting. Mr. List gave a lecture to a small group of people curious about how to do composting properly but also doing typical urban gardening. These topics included tolerating …

Former NAACP leader unpacks the city’s conflicting histories

Share: Pasadena, California, the city of roses. From the Rose Parade to the Rose Bowl, the Robinson brothers, and more. Pasadena has a rich, diverse history, but how much of that history is forgotten?  The Community Police Oversight Commission of Pasadena hosted a presentation titled “Pasadena Seen and Unseen: A Historical Perspective” by former NAACP Pasadena president Gary L. Moody on Wed. Jan. 25 at Robinson Park Recreation Center. It was a full house, filled with media personnel including Pasadena Media, Police Chief of Pasadena …

Harris hasn’t done enough to prove she’s presidential material

Share: Kamala Harris is the first female vice president, second in command behind President Joe Biden. So what has she done since becoming the vice president? Has she been an effective VP? If Biden chooses to step down, are there legitimate concerns about her running in 2024? These are important questions to ask for the future of the Democratic Party.  Harris was absent during the President’s trip to northern California as he was observing areas that were affected by the floods. Is the White House …