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 …

‘We’re still here’: Wildhorse Native American organization comes to PCC

Share: Upon the steps outside the CC building, the smell of burning sage and the loud trill of a whistle called the attention of PCC students and faculty passing by. As the sacred herbal scent washed over the crowd of gathering onlookers, it carried on preserving a centuries-old indigenous practice of cleansing the energy of the space around them. Standing by the source of the scent and sound was Jorge Lechuga, the founder and president of the Wildhorse Native American Association. In recognition of November …

Students approve of Trump’s self-bought healthcare idea

Share: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to give the money to offset costs of ACA healthcare premiums to the people so they could purchase their own healthcare. This begs the question of how this would change the current healthcare system and how this new healthcare system would work.  Trump encourages healthcare members to have the opportunity for Americans to receive the tax credits to purchase their own healthcare instead of the credits being in the insurance companies possession.  Republicans showed support behind Trump’s plan as …

The Final Adventure in Hawkins leaves fans’ worlds upside down

Share: The first volume of the fifth season of Stranger Things was released on November 26, leaving us talking about it. The beloved Netflix series is coming to an end with its final adventure to Hawkins.  The first episode of season five opens with a bit of a time jump, a testament to the actors being much older now, which makes it less convincing that they are teenagers. Nonetheless, it was great seeing everyone interact with one another, from Will finally being back with the …

The Courier vocalizes their favorite music of 2025

Share: It’s safe to say 2025 has been an interesting year for music. Shortform social platforms continue to dominate discovery, pop girlies have stayed in the mainstream, and British underground rap has dominated worldwide. Here at the Courier, we’re ready to go over some of our favorite albums released in 2025. Geese – “Getting Killed” 2025 is the year Geese finally made their breakout into the mainstream. After 2023’s “3D Country,” Geese have reinvented themselves as Brooklyn’s new Strokes: vaguely experimental crooning indie-pop. “Getting Killed” …

JJK: Execution fails to escape its own hype

Share: Though Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution has been promoted for over two years, the end result has left much to be desired.  The movie starts off with recapping the Shibuya arc, in which the jujutsu sorcerers respond to a crisis that was set as a trap for Gojo. It progresses to showing Todo intervening when it appears Mahito is about to finish Yuji off in his poor mental state. While they are busy with Mahito, Nobara is also fighting a version of him as well. Eventually, …

After watching this show I think I might hate L.A.

Share: “What?” It’s LA!” Rachel Sennott’s ‘I Love LA’ has finally arrived after being stuck in pre-production limbo amidst the 2023 WGA strike and rising production costs. Sennott rose to niche internet fame on Twitter, where her dry commentary found an adoring audience. In a video posted on Twitter several years back, she pokes fun at what she feels like LA represents to her. Personally, this video seems to be when the show was born. Having been the target audience of someone who lives in …

The Courier rates the top 10 fashion moments of 2025

Share: 2025 was the year for the chronically online to shine with meme-ified pieces, and for the daydreamers to cosplay their dream life with whatever core aesthetic was brought to the TikTok app that month.  Both the minimalist and the out-of-the-box dressers. It is safe to say 2025 was a year of fashion. Read on to find out more about fashion moments that have shaped this year’s fashion. Oversized fur jackets, cropped  Bringing back the controversial mob wife faux fur jackets, both cropped and oversized, …

‘This is our Peak Cinema’ Courier ranks top films of 2025

Share: Taylor’s Ranked 2025 Sorry, Baby The breakout of Sundance Film Festival 2025, Eva Victor’s debut feature charmed audiences and critics alike. The film is tonally magical: it shifts from sharp, witty dialogue to heavy emotional beats with ease. Sorry, Baby follows its main character Agnes through the aftermath of a traumatic event: as life moves on, Agnes feels trapped in the memory of what happened to them. Victor deserves the Best Original Screenplay nomination for their work here. Trigger warning for themes of sexual …

PCC harmonizes with month long Jazz, Piano, and Opera performances

Share: Curtains lifted all November long as genres of music echoed around PCC. The concerts featured many of PCC’s musical talent from across the Performing Arts and Communications Division. Below is just a sample of some of the events that took place across the month and discussions with some of the talented performers Lancer Jazz Big Band | Directed by Brian Carmody A free jazz musical concert open to the campus community, as college students, professors, and proud parents were in attendance. The performance showcased …