Share: As Autumn peaks around the corner, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla swirl into a sickly sweet smell here in SoCal. Cinnabon Swirl Pasadena opened on Colorado Boulevard, right across from PCC’s campus, on Aug. 27 and has since then offered a 10% discount for PCC students, who also happen to make up a majority of their staff. Cinnabon Swirl is a co-branding of Cinnabon and Carvel, both owned by Go-To Foods that combines cinnamon buns and soft serve to create a new sweet escape. …
Shiny, shimmery Mirror Pools earn student stamp of approval
Share: Following a semester of renovations, students eagerly gathered to see the new changes to the historic mirror pools after they opened to the public. Renovation efforts started from PCC’s Facilities Strategic Plan, a long-term initiative to revitalize the campus. Funding for the project comes from Measure PCC, a bond approved by local voters in November 2022. Restoration of the mirror pools began with repairing cracks, renewing coping caps, and replacing and relocating the pool’s equipment, according to previous PCC spokesperson Alexander Boekelheide. The improvements …
‘Demon Slayer’: The castle never ends, and neither do the flashbacks
Share: After 3 and a half years of production, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba finally aired in theaters on Sept. 12. Two weeks after the movie got released, it sits at a whopping 98% percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie received some mixed reviews. Some say the fight scenes were incredible and the action left you on the edge of your seat. Others say that the scenes were put together in an almost episode by episode sequence, making the movie seem choppy and bland. The …
LA Chess Social is just fun all across the board
Share: Nearly every table in the bar held a small but grand court in black and white. This court featured a king, queen, rook and bishop. Chess pieces flew from one square to the next as some players blitzed through moves. Other pieces hovered mid-air as their holders looked on with calculating gazes. The ever-present thrum of a live band’s performance burst from a corner of the room, and conversations full of laughter, playful banter, and detailed chess strategy all melded together under the sound. …
U-Pass fee decision pushed to spring as students wait and worry
Share: Following the end of the first week of the fall semester, a large line of students, both new and old, eagerly wrapped around the CC building. As each student approached the window, ready to fill out surveys, some chatted about their commute with their new U-Pass. “I live just about 13 minutes away and am often very reliant on my U-Pass to get to school and home,” said one of the students, Jakob Keener. The U-Pass program offers transportation services to select California colleges, …
Enter your pilates princess era at Pasadena’s WundaBar studio
Share: Need a Pilates studio to start empowering you before a busy day or a nice workout after a long day of class? Enter your productive wellness era at WundaBar Pilates studio at the shops on Lake Avenue. Established in 2011 by a California native and celebrity fitness trainer, Amy Jordan, members can use state-of-the-art, patented workout machinery. Girl Boss! Pilates was created decades ago by Joseph Pilates; however, Jordan wanted to update the reformer machine to have an all-in-one system that allows an easier …
‘KPop Demon Hunters’: Golden in the charts and our hearts
Share: When summer break had just begun, I finally had the time to open Netflix and be greeted by the title screen of a new release: “KPop Demon Hunters.” As an animation lover and KPop dabbler, there was no way I wasn’t tuning in immediately. Seeing as the movie was a Netflix original, expectations were low, but it is definitely safe to say they were exceeded tenfold. The musical urban fantasy follows Kpop girl trio HUNTR/X, who secretly fulfill a generational duty of hunting demons. …
Indigenous artists use Tradiciones to support undocumented community
Share: Stencils of doves across the room accentuate the poignant art hung on the walls. Laughter and joy are vividly felt across the venue. Last Thursday evening, folks of all walks of life gathered to create a third space and offer resources to the community, expressed through art. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hands Up Gallery (HUG) created a space to bring awareness and raise funds for families affected by ongoing ICE raids. “We really wanted to show the reality of Hispanic heritage, like, …
Thai Curry Pizza fires up fusion in Pasadena
Share: Outside the small ghost kitchen that makes up Thai Curry Pizza, I took the offered seat at a table that was normally reserved for employees on break at the back. Before me was the box of the restaurant’s namesake, the Thai Curry Pizza itself. Made fresh from the oven, the strands of melted mozzarella cheese stretched out as I tried a slice for the first time. The PCC community has had the same nearby food chains like Chick-Fil-A or McDonalds for a while now, …
Graduating Courier staff says their farewells with final advice for new Lancers
Share: As the spring semester of 2025 comes to a close, the graduating Courier staff reflects on their time at PCC. They offer advice for future Lancers, gained from their varied personal experiences in their time here. From parking advice to tips on finding your way during your college years, read on for some advice on navigating your PCC experience! If I could give one piece of advice to incoming PCC students, it would be to remember that you are never stuck. It’s so easy …