Share: On Sunday morning, I wake up from my bed, pick up a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, and drive down to Glendale Presbyterian Church (GPC) off of Louise and Harvard Street. GPC is home to many communities in the Glendale area. It is also home to a Korean worship service that begins afterward. Because of Glendale’s inherent diversity, the church accommodates the Christian faith to as many backgrounds as possible. One feature of the church I like is the stained glass inside the church. What …
My Territory: Where two communities found safety from an unlikely source
Share: Sunset Junction, bordering the neighborhoods of Silverlake and Echo Park, is one of the oldest and most vibrant neighborhoods in Los Angeles. It is known for its Victorian-style homes, its vibrant food scene, and its incredibly diverse historic neighborhoods. People from all walks intermingle with one another, drawn to its welcoming community. However, the prime location in the heart of the city has made it a center for gang activity. Growing up and attending junior high just down the street from Sunset Junction, I …
My Territory: Little Tokyo reaches for a handful of stars
Share: The roar of Godzilla will greet you when you disembark the train to Little Tokyo. The iconic kaiju’s voice was built into the train station to celebrate a special screening of the original 1954 film at the Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles on November 2. Pop-up shops in the neighborhood celebrated the city’s favorite atomic dinosaur, and were scheduled to end by Nov. 17. But as of today, Dec. 9, Godzilla’s roar is still in the Metro station. With how rarely Metro stations in …
Step right up for the Freeman Center’s Career Carnival
Share: A myriad of booths were scattered around the quad the Thursday before Thanksgiving each with a goal in mind: involving PCC students in engaging activities and discussions that would guide them in their career paths and connect them to career-related opportunities. On November 21, the Freeman Center hosted its inaugural Career Carnival, a themed event complete with games, prizes, and a variety of opportunities to meet Freeman Center staff, representatives from PCC’s Career Communities Departments, as well as Shatford Library staff and representatives from …
In the age of misinformation, writer-in-residence Lynell George values a reader’s trust
Share: South Los Angeles, 1992. Four LAPD officers were on trial for criminal excessive force, caught on video beating a man named Rodney King. Every Black person in the city was keeping an eye on the trial. Lynell George was a journalist at LA Weekly, working on an unrelated story about the Great Migration and the landscape of Louisiana migrants, which is one of the largest migrant groups to California from the south. “I’m sitting in this Louisiana [style] restaurant with this older woman and …
Hands-on native plant project sprouts up at PCC
Share: The strip of lawn that once consisted of grass, hedges, and sprinklers in front of the C-building’s eastward entrance has undergone a series of major overhauls, culminating in the creation of a space covered in California native plants. This past Friday, Nov. 8, student volunteers from the Environmental Sustainability and CORE clubs planted California native plants and began installing drip irrigation lines after two weeks of education and preparation. For three consecutive Fridays now, from 12 to 1 p.m., student volunteers have been welcomed …
Plant professor has a passion for parade floats
Share: In less than two months, the 136th annual Rose Parade will commence driving down Colorado Boulevard while bystanders in the stands watch every rose-pedaled-designed float pass by. Every float is handled with the greatest care months before the event on New Year’s morning. Katie Rodriguez has volunteered for three decades for the Rose Parade. She knows firsthand the hard work and stress that goes into every year. “It’s just like an amazing experience to go down that parade route, and if you have the …
From the Archive: The Dodgers just won it all, but they fell short in ’83
Share: [From the Editor’s Desk, 2024: You saw our World Series watch party, right? With Dodger fever running in our veins, we decided to look through the Courier Archives from the legendary Dodgers 80s. 2024 Freddie Freeman is the new 1988 Kirk Gibson, after all. Well, our 80’s colleagues let us down this time. No Dodgers coverage in ’88, can you believe it? We found this, though, which is still a fun look at MLB coverage in our pages. The Courier sports page in 1983 …
Some pro-Palestine students are voting for Kamala, but they aren’t happy about it
Share: As the 2024 elections loom upon America, one of the most divisive topics that polarizes an already polarized country is the on-going conflict in the Gaza strip between Israeli forces and Hamas. The continued funding of the Israeli government by the United States has influenced many young adults’ decisions on who to vote for, or even the decision to vote entirely. Many young adults believe it is important to prioritize the actions a party takes inside the country, while many are adamant on not …
Pride Center students say yes to Halloween with Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’
Share: Plastic pumpkins and cloth ghosts joined the collection of rainbows and Pride flags in the Pride Center on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Students got comfortable amid the decorations as the Center’s staff prepared the room for our spooky movie viewing. The bookshelf, along with its collection of gay histories and biographies, includes a collection of rulebooks for the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons. “That,” says a voice behind me as I browse the rulebooks, “Is how you know for sure there are gay nerds …