Share: Content Warning: mentions of gore, death and combat I was eighteen, less than a year out of high school and in a remote village in the Arghandab River Valley in Southern Afghanistan. I was less than a month into a yearlong deployment and I found myself shoveling up the brain matter and skull fragments of a buddy who had killed himself. Follow:
Getting an education while staying on your grind
Share: Imagine saving time, transportation costs, and working in an environment where your bosses value your education above all. For PCC students, this is a possible reality. Students can meet new interesting people everyday while working and still have control over how much time they have for studying. Imagine: leisurely strolling to your job the building over from your last class of the day rather than sitting in Pasadena rush hour traffic. Follow:
Aspiring entrepreneur defies parents, leaves China for PCC
Share: In a classroom of over thirty people, Weijie Gao, on occasion would ask his environmental science professor for help. However he would get the same response of, “ask your group members for help,” when searching for the answer. Even when Gao would get rejected multiple times, he was still determined to find the right solution. Whether it be to a science problem or to making life decisions, he would ensure he found what he was looking for. Follow:
‘Just breathe’: Professors’ first week of school
Share: With the hustle and bustle the first week of school, students fill the busy halls with many faces who are new to the campus looking seemly lost, while there are the returning students who rush to class because they fear being dropped. With students being the school’s top priority, often times the professor’s struggles are overseen when they share just as much anxiety and fears on their first week of school. Follow:
Weed of the Week: What’s up with Measure CC?
Share: Written by Grace Pickering and Mandie Montes Not only has Trump moved to support ending the federal ban on weed, but Pasadena has now taken the initiative and passed Measure CC. Follow:
Special Election: Meet the Student Trustee candidates
Share: Though its influence can waver from figurehead to activist, the position of student trustee has the platform to be a voice-a sole voice-for the nearly 30,000 students who frequent PCC’s halls. Follow:
23 credits: ‘I don’t even have time to breathe’
Share: The alarm rings. It’s 4 a.m and snippets of Emily Ann Robert’s song is echoed throughout the room. He turns off his alarm for a second or third time, until it snoozes, and begins getting up for the school day. Follow:
Practical job options at the Career and Job Fair
Share: On an overcast and gloomy day, students filled the quad in search of employment opportunities at the Job and Career Fair. Follow:
Fastest lap: the sudden rise of Brennan Doyle
Share: In the world of sprints, where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between the best runners and the rest of the pack, one lap catapulted Brennan Doyle, PCC’s second year track standout, from relative obscurity to the radars of college recruiters around the country. Follow:
Weed of the Week: McDuffie’s magical medicine
Share: Written by Grace Pickering and Mandie Montes On a hidden, one way street on Colorado Blvd lies two adjacent hole-in-the-wall medicinal marijuana dispensaries. The first, resembles a sterile DMV-esque room, enclosed by peeling yellow walls and furnished with a glass encased front desk which accompanies plastic chairs lining the interior. Follow: