Despite adversities, the men and women’s track team placed in the top ten in the state at the CSU Northridge Invitational on Saturday after previously not being ranked.
Museum welcomes student artists
The Pasadena Museum of California Art has teamed up with the Visual Arts and Media Studies Division to present PCC’s annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Tomorrow Today.”The exhibition, which until this year has been held in the PCC Art Gallery, features 61 original works by students currently enrolled in art and design classes that were selected by a jury of art professionals from PMCA.
Jazz Day presents young talent
The sounds of flaring trumpets, moving bass lines and smooth saxophones filled the air as small scattered groups of young musicians rehearsed throughout the campus. The performing and Communications Arts Division hosted the 5th Annual PCC Jazz Day on Saturday.
EDITOR’S PICK: Opinion Editor Neil Protacio is jamming to “Femme Fatale” by Britney Spears.
If I told you that Britney Spears’ new album, “Femme Fatale,” is a must, would you hold it against me?The 90’s pop icon returns to speakers worldwide, meshing sultry vocals over up-tempo dance beats. Spears’ album could fit snugly in any music junkie’s playlist, whether they’re DJ’ing at a club or just getting ready for a night out.
Trumpeter brings Harlem music history to campus
When students hear “Keep on Until the Break of Dawn” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” they would associate those terms with hip-hop but, USC music instructor Ronald McCurdy explained, those terms come from ragtime music and without ragtime there would be no hip-hop.
300 class sections to be cut
In an attempt to prepare for a possible $9.6 million budget cut, administrators confirmed that 300 class sections would have to be cut next year.”The plan for next year is not to cut students,” President Mark Rocha said during a budget development meeting sponsored by the Academic Senate, “but to get the enrollment down to where the state wants us.
EDITOR’S PICK: Courier Editor-in-Chief reviews Devotchka’s album “100 Lovers.
If you’re tired of all the rubbish you hear on the radio repeating every hour, give your brain a break and give the just-released album “100 Lovers” by Devotchka a spin.Displaying a colorful array of influences including gypsy and mariachi music on top of punk and folk, “100 Lovers” will provide a refreshing break from the mundane.
Oscar hosts get mixed reactions
The Academy Awards has been a Hollywood tradition since its fist ceremony in 1929. Each year critics, fans, and industry insiders tune in to see who receives the film community’s most coveted prize. Even though this year’s show didn’t receive as high a rating as last year, many in the PCC community saw the event, but reviews on the hosts, actress Anne Hathaway and actor James Franco, are mixed.
Cheap, tasty food trumps nutritional meals
When it comes to eating between classes, PCC students have a wide variety of places to choose from. Although many have the desire to eat healthy food, with Jack-in-the-Box, Burger King and McDonalds right across the street, it’s easy to see how they can get lost in a world of unhealthy meal choices.
Individuals reduce stress differently
With budget cuts slashing funds for education, the stresses that entering college students grapple with the most have changed. Students and administrators have different ways to mitigate the stress.For Genevieve Caino, 19, dental hygienist, the first steps are the most challenging.