Share: Just outside of the Center of the Arts building, the upbeat tunes of “Uptown Funk” and “Feel it Still” can be heard from the rows of new and returning drumline players, looking to hopefully get into their desired section for the semester. For drumline students, the audition process starts before fall semester begins. Prospecting members need to go to drumline workshops in June and July. With a warm-up packet full of pep tunes in hand, they learn and practice their technique from drum techs …
PCC’s alum of the year is an inspiration to ‘Keep Living’
Share: Overwhelmed. In Fall of 2007, when Loreal Chanel Palmer first came to Pasadena City College she felt overwhelmed, but excited for her next chapter. She also felt uneasy, so, for moral support, her dad tagged along to purchase her books and to help her find her classes so she wouldn’t get lost. At the time, PCC symbolized a new beginning for Palmer. Her family had moved from Chicago and she hoped to make friends while pursuing her degree. From failing out of PCC in …
My Territory: The overpriced paradise I’ll never regret visiting
Share: There’s something beautiful about the game of basketball, I’m truly romantic about it. The way the leather of the ball grains against your skin as you dribble, how the loud screeches of kicks against the hardwood floor rings against every heartbeat, and that enchanting swish that sounds when you drill the perfect shot. The game has an eerily magical feeling to it, and has captured my heart in a way no other sport has come close to doing. Eventually, basketball became more than a …
Pasadena program proves ‘strong communities start with strong dads’
Share: Every Monday, at 6 p.m., a group of men file into a room at the Flintridge Center, some of them just coming off of work or class, and they sit down at a table together and begin to eat. Each mouth that is being filled has a story about how they ended up with a seat at this table, but what they all share is the reason they came. Each of these men are dads who are working to become a bigger and better …
My Territory: the weight of mental health gets lighter as you go
Share: When I first stepped into LA Fitness, it was after I had finished registering for classes at my first year at PCC. I would be lying if I said I started working out right away. I paid for two months of a membership I didn’t use for the most part because I had no sense of drive in myself. The lifestyle habits I built for myself in being disloyal and lying had caused the end of a long-term relationship. For a while I was …
New ‘Brigadoon’ bridges the gap between the golden age and a modern audience
Share: When mounting a revival of a musical or a regional production, one thing that always has to be decided is whether they are going to use the original source material, or to adapt it. It’s been a trend on Broadway lately to completely readapt musicals. Sometimes, it’s because they didn’t work the first time, like “Chess”, which has had a lot more success this time around despite its troubled past. Other times, it’s because a musical is very clearly a product of its time. This …
Students wear red and walk out to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women
Share: Students walked through the Quad on Tuesday afternoon carrying posters filled with painted red handmarks and the words “No more MMIWG2S+” written across them. The group walked across campus in silence and held photos of loved ones close to them, honoring Indigenous women who have gone missing or been killed. On Tuesday, May 5, students met in the Quad for a walk-out honoring MMIWG2S+, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit people, and Indigenous people, who have been taken. The event aimed to raise …
‘Dear Little Friend’ exhibit showcases curator’s abstract taste at Norton Simon
Share: Emilie Esther Scheyer, better known as Galka, came to New York from Germany in 1924 with the intention of promoting European artists to an American audience. She handpicked four artists that she focused on promoting, that she called the Blue Four. To promote them, she would organize lectures, exhibitions and publications on their work. In 1925, she settled in California, initially basing herself in San Francisco before eventually moving to Los Angeles. She traveled often between Los Angeles and San Francisco, attempting to bring …
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Panel teaches students about consent and support services
Share: “What were you wearing?” “She was asking for it!” “Well, maybe he shouldn’t have drunk so much.” These are all common phrases that may be said towards victims of sexual assault. Experiences like these highlight the importance of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a dedicated period to teach about violation and consent. On April 27, Pasadena City College’s Title IX Office hosted the interactive panel discussion, Sexual Assault: Myths, Facts, Consent & Support, to address common misconceptions surrounding sexual assault and on- and off-campus …
‘Our Power, Our Planet’: What students are doing to save the Earth
Share: Throughout Earth Day, ASPCC and Student Equity rejuvenated the phrase, “Our Power, Our Planet”, putting a heavy emphasis on how “our” collective experience as a race embodies the core values of Earth Day. As students roamed the seemingly never-ending collection of PCC affiliated clubs tabling the event, the focus of the event shifted from celebrating the planet we inhabit to celebrating the people that keep the world spinning. PCC’s most prominent ecological club, Environmental Sustainability Club (ESC), hosted their semesterly “Lancer Closet” in celebration …