Share: What do you want to be? Most people have been asked this question at some point in time. Maybe it was by their parents, for a school assignment, or maybe they’ve asked themselves this. When asked, some may give the common answer of firefighter or police officer while the more eccentric kids might’ve dreamed about being a superhero or a unicorn. The premise of Caridad Svich’s play “Red Bike” is about dreams. The story follows a group of kids who want to dream in …
Tamale fundraiser funds student scholarships
Share: Making and eating tamales at Christmas time has been a long-held tradition among Hispanic families. The tradition begins on December 12, celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Mexican holiday that commemorates when the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego in the 16th century. It extends through January 6, Epiphany. This is the last day of Christmas and the day that the three kings visited after Jesus’ birth. The Association of Latino Employees brings this tradition to campus every year by holding …
My Territory: Honolulu is calling my name to return but this time for good
Share: Up until 2023 I had never been on a plane. The furthest I had ever traveled was 8 hours to Arizona for a family camping trip when I was five to the Grand Canyons, a few hours to visit family in Las Vegas and Tijuana, Mexico. The idea of traveling on a plane was definitely a very scary thing for me, especially considering my huge fear of heights. Little did I know that my first flight would be to Hawaii. At seventeen, the opportunity …
Title IX workshops educate on pregnant students’ rights
Share: Title IX workshops were hosted in the Circadian on October 21st and November 13th, which informed attendees on their Title IX rights and its origin and evolution. It’s important for students and staff to know and abide by Title IX for their own protection against sex based discrimination. Title IX is an amendment to the Constitution that prohibits sex based discrimination in educational institutions and the workforce. It offers students and staff protection from sex based discrimination in areas such as athletics, academics, and …
My Territory: Sierra Madre is my charming, haunted town that I can’t leave
Share: Cramped in the San Gabriel foothills, compressed into the mountains between Arcadia and Pasadena, Sierra Madre lays unassuming and quiet. I almost resented it for that, for never alluding to any of its secrets. For me, growing up I learned very quickly that anything worth doing in Sierra Madre was at least a twenty minute walk away. There was always the ice cream shop in Kersting Court, boasting its fresh, locally sourced flavors. But being homeschooled and wishing to do anything but complete online …
‘Red Bike’ takes a heartfelt ride through childhood worries
Share: When I sat down to see Nicole Javier’s production of “Red Bike” performed in the Center for the Arts theater, I had no idea what I was in for. All I knew about it was the line on the poster. “Remember when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live?” The lights were dim, and all strung up around the stage were artifacts – stuffed animals, …
‘It’s not charity; it’s community’: Lancer Closet returns to PCC
Share: Pasadena City College students lined up to catch a glimpse of PCC’s fifth biannual Lancer Closet on Oct. 29. Hosted by the Environmental Sustainability Club (ESC), the club transformed the quad into its very own thrift store, where students could browse through clothes, shoes, and books at no cost. Tables were lined with an exhibition of clothes in different colors, textures, and styles. It didn’t just stop there; there were also free school supplies, books, and even Halloween decor. “Lancer Closet is a free …
UndocuAlly training makes staff ‘safe and brave’
Share: Tables in the Creveling Lounge were littered with papers, while a table of Primo Nosh burritos sat in the back of the room. Staff members of the college from both the Colorado and Foothill Campus were amongst those in the crowd. On Friday, October 24, the Intercultural Engagement Center and the Dream Center hosted a ‘Safe and Brave UndocuAlly’ training session for PCC faculty and staff. The training was meant for education practitioners, from teachers to any other kind of staff on campus, regarding …
Environmental Sustainability club takes stand against Big Oil
Share: “Pasadena is a leader in green energy, education, and democratic politics. Why have we not signed onto the Polluters Pay bill through a resolution?” said Teresa Wong, president of PCC’s Environmental Sustainability Club (ESC), during Pasadena’s council meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. Last week, students gathered on the steps of City Hall to make their demands known. While most of the city’s focus was on baseball, students soaked in the sunset, reviewed their notes and added final details to their signs before entering the …
The theater department brings Dracula back to life and it is delightfully frightening
Share: Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to kick off October than to attend a creepy fright night with Count Dracula. PCC’s Mainstage Theater presented the vampiric tale throughout this month, with performances from Friday, October 17 to Saturday, October 25. Suzanne Jenner-Hunt, the director of PCC’s fall production, took a modern spin on the classically told tale of Dracula. She pinpoints feminism as one of the leading inspirations for the play by casting Doctor Van Helsing as a woman. The creepy …