Share: After 15 seasons, the women’s badminton program at PCC may have had its last season due to a shrinking league. Over recent years, badminton teams at other community colleges have ended their programs. The league has become so small, Pasadena only had faced four teams this season, and a total of nine matches, with the 10th match for state championships coming up on May 8th. “We used to have many schools participate, but for some reason, other colleges aren’t keeping their program running,” said …
AI brought Kilmer back from the dead, and it’s killing the film industry
Share: In an era where AI has become so powerful, now entering the entertainment industry, it poses a huge threat to real actors and artists. Willingly using AI for a film is a big slap in the face to actors who are more than capable of playing a role in a film. Val Kilmer’s estate signed off the rights for ‘As Deep as the Grave’ to star an AI version of Val Kilmer, who was unable to be on set due to his chronic illness …
More patrols, new parking system lead to more citations
Share: A new parking permit system was implemented at PCC this semester, causing a major increase in parking tickets for both students and staff. The previous system, PayByPhone, was an app students and visitors could download on their phones for daily parking permits. The new system for daily parking permits is simply a QR code you can scan, which is located in the parking lots. The parking machines are also still available in each lot if people are unable to pay online. However, another issue …
Facilities master plan leaves no space for parking
Share: PCC has a remodeling plan called the Facilities Master Plan, which reveals all of the new buildings and renovations for the upcoming years. However, this so-called master plan neglected the parking issues that may arise with the many remodeling plans. The plan includes a new cafe, student services, annex, health and sciences, and academic/CTE buildings as well as renovations to multiple other structures. Along with these new buildings, expanded and new programs will be added, such as an expansion to the dental program, a …
If patience is a virtue, ‘Steel Ball Run’ is worth the wait
Share: “Steel Ball Run”, the seventh part of the animated series “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”, was finally released on March 19 after a long awaited 4 years since the release of the previous part. The episodes are in stages, and the 1st Stage episode was easily a perfect intro to the world of “Steel Ball Run”, after the universe of parts 1-6 ended (spoiler alert). Although some parts have had very slow starts, “Steel Ball Run” gets right into action with the start of the Steel …
PCC women’s basketball defeated by Palomar after return to playoffs
Share: PCC women’s basketball was defeated in the playoffs by Palomar in the first round with a score of 78-40, after qualifying for playoffs for the first time since the 2023-2024 season. The Lady Lancers have come a long way this season after having to battle with only 6 players on the court, as well as an unexpected rearrangement of coaching. Despite the challenges, the women’s basketball team bounced back from a 5-22 record last season to a 14-15 record this season, including making their …
Winter break recap: What Lancer fans missed
Share: PCC’s sports teams held multiple matches through winter break and intersession. Some teams played the majority of their seasons, while others began to compete for the first time. For those who weren’t able to see the Lancers shine during the winter, here is a recap of each of PCC’s teams that played over the break. The women’s basketball team had an interesting start to their season, having to adapt to last minute coaching changes as the previous assistant coach, Alexa Mirazian, was promoted to …
‘I still think it’s broken’: Fixed door brings criticism and long-awaited relief
Share: After 3 years, the stairwell door on the first floor of the Center of Arts building has been repaired, igniting joy and relief for students on campus. Over the years, students faced frustration with this door due to its inconvenience. The broken automatic door prevented students from traveling up and down the stairwell . Now that the door is fixed, students are able to get to class with much more ease and less irritation. A major delay in the repair to the door was …
I don’t know what Scott was thinking, leaving his game behind
Share: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (FNAF 2) has more or less captured the nostalgic feeling of Scott Cawthon’s video game series. Although online reviews say otherwise, the movie itself mixes the sense of a thriller and game-inspired story fairly well. Despite what critics have said, the FNAF 2 movie wasn’t much of a disappointment outside the major changes that were made between the game and the movie. The horror aspect definitely took a step up from the first movie, as the animatronics were a …
PCC football ends with gold, now they aim for platinum
Share: After winning the Golden State Bowl on November 22nd, PCC’s football team is reflecting on its season and is preparing to dominate the national division next fall. After moving to a higher division, the national division, this fall, PCC has struggled a bit to maintain its victorious reputation as its record went from undefeated last season to now 6-5. Regardless of the Lancers’ struggle to adjust to a higher division, they remained champions as they finished the season winning the Golden State Bowl. “I …