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Posted on May 2, 2014June 4, 2020 by: Tiffany Herrera

OP-ED: Political correctness shouldn’t trump freedom of speech

While taking everyone’s feelings into consideration is important, someone’s freedom of speech should never be silenced for fear of not being politically correct.

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Posted on April 30, 2014July 3, 2014 by: Tiffany Herrera

REVIEW: Lysistrata is a sexually charged good time

The posters advertising Lysistrata warn: “Strong language, mature content, adult audiences only.”
And for good reason.

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Posted on March 7, 2014June 4, 2020 by: Tiffany Herrera

OP-ED: Animal testing is cruel and unnecessary

Animal testing is not just morally wrong; it’s cruel.

If people offer themselves up as test subjects, it’s a choice and can easily be undone by walking away. But an animal doesn’t have that freedom to walk away if the results are uncomfortable or unbearable for them.

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Posted on March 3, 2014February 12, 2015 by: Tiffany Herrera

History and fashion come together at PCC

High above campus in the fourth floor of the R building sits the fashion classroom. Lines of sewing machines, ironing boards, and designing tables are everywhere. Mannequins are scattered across the room, some wearing dresses and some sitting bare in a closet in the back. Pieces of fabric are scattered on tables and counters.

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Posted on February 10, 2014February 7, 2014 by: Tiffany Herrera

Students’ stress relief is not far away

College creates stress for students in many ways from day to day. It could be one day finding parking is tougher and the next an essay is due. Maybe midterms are approaching and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to study for all of one’s classes.

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Posted on February 5, 2014March 23, 2017 by: Tiffany Herrera

PCC instructor finds an escape in writing and teaching

PCC instructor Simona Supekar had her article about how she uses online resources to cope with a rare disease called idiopathic angioedema published in The Atlantic magazine.

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Posted on January 22, 2014February 6, 2014 by: Tiffany Herrera

Women’s basketball defeats LA Trade Tech

After losing to Mt. Sac, the women’s basketball team took on LA Trade Tech Friday and secured the win. The Lancers built an early lead on the way to an 85-46 drubbing of the Beavers.

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Posted on January 22, 2014April 2, 2021 by: Tiffany Herrera

OP-ED: California sexual assault bill is long overdue

If a student on campus is raped, the college has a responsibility to do everything it can to help any student who reports the incident to them. The college should be acting in the victim’s best interest, not in the best interests of the college’s image.

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Posted on December 4, 2013January 22, 2014 by: Tiffany Herrera

Tattoos not so taboo at PCC

Share: Mark of the Beast. Tat. Body Art. These are just some of the slang terms people may use to refer to tattoos. According to Fox News, a study done by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology showed that 24 percent of Americans between the age of 18 and 50 have at least one tattoo. Follow:

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Posted on December 3, 2013January 22, 2014 by: Tiffany Herrera

Finals pushes students to caffienate

As finals approach, students start occupying the library and other quiet spaces in order to study. In order to ace finals, what do students grab when looking for something to help someone stay focused and awake?

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Jessie Shone, Features Editor Halle Mitchell, Assistant News Editor Asa Stonebraker, Editor-in-Chief Maryam Tall and Carmely Contreras from Pasadena City College (PCC) Courier look and discuss the Journalism of Community Colleges (JACC) SoCal Regional Conference 2026 session guide to choose the first breakout #1 session they want to go to while they complain about the keynote speech "AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith from University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg in the first floor of Manzanita Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Shone told them, "I can't even call her [Smith] a journalist. For an 'Artifical Intellegence (AI) Specialist' she relies on AI way too much to answer basic questions..." 

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Duc Le sits in the Valley View News room in California State University of Northridge, in Northridge, Calif, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

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Taylor Fitzgerald, Henry Horn and Jessie Shone sit in for the keynote speech, “AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom” in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge at Northridge, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

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Etymology major at Pierce College, Samantha Jauregui, practices for their upcoming Folklore de Mexico showcase with their folklorico club on the Sierra Quad at California State University of Northridge in Northridge, California on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN has been a club since 1969, and is one of the oldest folcklorico groups in the Northridge area.

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Nathan McIntire, Jesus Huerta, Sebastian Rocha, and Asa Stonebraker sit in the keynote speech "AI & Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask profes Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask professors from other colleges how they use AI on their campus and in their journalism rooms.

Reporter: Carmely Contreras 
Editor: Tj Collins 

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Today at the JACC, the regional journalism confere Today at the JACC, the regional journalism conference for community colleges, held a feature keynote relating to implementing Artificial intelligence. Let’s see how student journalists view these talking points.

Reporter: Halle Mitchell 
Editor: Aaron Serrano
In light of @livnews ‘s lecture at JACC on the eth In light of @livnews ‘s lecture at JACC on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence, and her encouragement for student journalism departments to enforce their own AI policies, The Courier makes its own official‼️
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Campus Police employees are suing PCC over alleged Campus Police employees are suing PCC over alleged sexual harassment allegations by Chief of Police Steven Matchan. Reporting on it is Maryam Tall and Asa Stonebraker.  To read the full story click the link in our bio‼️

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