Share: Skid Row, which usually is only associated with homelessness and endless rows of tents, turned into a little oasis of art and community last weekend. The Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) put on the sixth annual Festival for All Skid Row Artists in Gladys Park. The festival gives residents of Skid Row the chance to showcase their talents, which are mostly unseen due to their daily struggles. The festival also provides outsiders with the opportunity to see what they usually don’t expect on Skid …
Lifestyle: Rialto puts a new glow on its future
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Features: Mural inaugurates Black Student Success Center
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Lifestyle: 5,000 Jack O’Lanterns light a wicked trail
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Features: 50,000 descend on JPL for annual open house
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New and returning students climb to the top
Share: Ascending two opposite sides of the near-24-foot portable vertical climbing wall, PCC students Lyric Green and Kevin Tran reached the top to ring the victory bell nearly in unison. Pinnacle reached, the real challenge laid in the descent. It was not so easy. Follow:
Forgive us journalism, we have sinned!
Share: As the Courier celebrates 100 years of service to the community, it is a time to look back upon the many moments that have shaped the lives of the campus community. Some of those many moments showcase the best things about journalism. But this story isn’t about the best moments. This story is about some of the worst. Follow:
Lakers, Lancers, Legends
Share: Michael Cooper, former member of the infamous Los Angeles Lakers “Showtime” team, at one point it seemed unlikely that he would make it to the NBA after he failed a junior college English class. Faced with such a challenging situation, Cooper’s humility came to the fore when he persevered and exhibited many champion-like qualities that allowed him to successfully overcome this lesson that had a profound impact not only on his education, but also in his life and career. Follow: