Share: Foolish. That’s the only word in mind when thinking or reading about Pete Hegseth, the United States Defense Secretary. In a department where strategy and development are favored, complete chaos has broken out due to his stupidity. Hegseth is foolish and has now officially demonstrated his lack of qualifications for the position. Recently, Hegseth has committed outrageous and dangerous actions, such as sharing classified information about Yemen airstrikes in not one, but two unsecured Signal chats that included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey …
My Territory: A love letter to Griffith Park
Share: It’s 2:37 p.m. on a Tuesday; my room is scattered with school work and books; my brain is overflowing with words. I stand up, grab my keys, walk out to my car, and pull out onto Riverside Drive. It’s 78° and sunny, and all my windows are down. The smell of wood and laurel sumac fills the car as my hair gets tangled in the wind. Songs by the Eagles are blasting throughout the interior as I speed down the road. I turn onto …
Abrego Garcia’s life is on the line while Trump and Bukele double down on mistakes
Share: The Trump administration’s racial targeting has now taken a turn to outright carelessness with the negligent deportation of a Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. In March, the Trump administration “mistakenly” deported Abrego Garcia, a man with a protected legal status here in the U.S., to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador called the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. After receiving backlash, the administration admitted to this deportation being an “administrative error,” but has so far not shown any concern or plan on …
Trump doesn’t care about the Constitution
Share: Donald Trump has officially pushed the constitutional limit with his newest endeavor: aiming for a third term. Trump, stating how serious he is about a third presidential term, is willing to jump through all kinds of hoops to avoid the elephant in the room, the Constitution. At the end of March, Trump made the jarring statement to NBC that he was “not joking” about attempting to bypass the Constitution to secure the presidency in 2028. This isn’t the first time the words ‘‘third term’’ …
Donald Trump v. The Federal Courts of The United States
Share: It has been 79 days and counting since Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as president. He has pushed the legal and moral boundaries of the law with many of his actions, which has caused significant pushback from the courts and judges of the United States. This struggle between the Trump administration and the courts has pointed to an inevitable disconnect in the separation of powers on which the U.S. government was founded. Beginning on day one, Trump signed nearly 50 executive …
Giant penises and jumbo Viagra: PCC’s theater department premieres its spring play ‘Lysistrata’
Share: Chatter and Greek music are heard inside the Center for the Arts theater. The overwhelming scent of fresh paint from the set and fresh flowers from the families of the actors fills the room. Everyone is seated, still rattling, when all of a sudden, yelling is heard from all corners of the theater. Actors flood the stage, dressed as tourists, cafe workers, and Athenians, grasping everyone’s attention. The cast sets the scene: 411 BC, and the Peloponnesian War has been raging for years. On …
Metal, graffiti, and ceramics: Student artists debut their ‘Genetically Modified’ exhibit
Share: Bright colors and textures of blue, gold, yellow, and red surround everyone within the gallery walls. The tone is one of excitement and expression as three artists passionately explain their creations to observers. Ceramics, metal, and graffiti are the central focuses of the night; each room featuring its own medium. Each and every piece in the gallery is diverse and represents a different inspiration, but as each artist shares their inspiration for their art, a common theme of memories emerges. On Friday, March 28, …
PCC settles suit with former dean fired for allegedly violating hiring rules
Former dean of kinesiology Dyan Miller reached a $30,000 settlement from a lawsuit she filed against the school for financial loss and emotional distress after her termination.
Trump is money-hungry, and his $5 million gold card proves that
Share: Just weeks after tightening immigration and conducting mass deportations, President Donald Trump has proposed a $5 million ‘gold card’ to replace the current EB-5 foreign investor citizenship, showing how utterly focused he is on status and money. Trump introduced this concept of a plan on Feb. 26, only about a month after his inauguration, when he signed executive orders that would restrict immigration and even attempted to end birthright citizenship, which is a constitutional right. This gold card seems contradictory to Trump’s immigration goals, …
Musk’s stupidity unites Trump’s cabinet against him
Share: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has successfully sacked over 30 government programs in two months without any pushback from Donald Trump or Cabinet members, but after a tense cabinet meeting on March 7 with clashes between Musk and members, an implosion within the Executive branch is inevitable. During the cabinet meeting, Musk directly collided with at least two cabinet members over the number of employees they had fired from their departments. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy were both …