Share: The International Student Center not only helps students adjust to campus life, but also hosts activities designed to help them destress and unwind. Last week, in the C building, students had the chance to tap into childhood nostalgia with a clay-making activity. The event was open from 11a.m. to 1p.m., giving everyone plenty of time to relax, get creative, and meet new friends. With stress levels rising and finals week on everyone’s agendas, it’s important to carve out personal time to mellow out academic …
Guillermo Del Toro brings humanity to ‘Frankenstein’
Share: The gothic tale of “Frankenstein” gets even darker in Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of “Frankenstein”, starring Jacob Elordi as the Creature and Oscar Issac as Victor Frankenstein. As one of the most adapted stories of all time and often considered the first work of science fiction, Frankenstein comes with huge expectations. Del Toro has wanted to adapt Mary Shelley’s original book for decades, viewing it as a tragedy about a father and son rather than just a horror story. The film follows Victor Frankenstein, …
‘Running Man’ had me sprinting to the theaters
Share: After four adaptations from Stephen King’s classic novels released this year, it was finally time for “The Running Man” to hit theaters. This second adaptation of the popular novel follows a strikingly different storyline from the first. The film, directed by Edgar Wright, instead focuses more closely on the action and tension that Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell, had to endure in a near-future dystopian society. The main protagonist, Richards, is a hard-working family man determined to ensure his daughter and wife overcome …
Thanksgiving feast introduces international students to new traditions
Share: PCC students gather for the international PCC Thanksgiving event. Despite it being a cold, dark, rainy night, Creveling Lounge was filled with warmth and cheer. Huddled in tables decorated with festive props and bright cloth, it was time to relax and rewind before the busy end of the semester. Although it is an American holiday, the International Student Center (ISC) wanted to share its cultural values and traditions with students. It is an opportunity for international students to get accustomed to American culture and …
Disney followed its better instincts with ‘Zootopia 2’
Share: Zootopia 2 redeems the sins of the first movie when tackling the systemic issues within its world. While retaining the ever controversial and confusing racism coding of the original, the focus has shifted to a reptiles vs. mammals interspecies conflict rather than a greater looming tension between predators and prey. Now it is an issue of Zootopia’s borders at play, with the movie pulling at concepts of historical revisionism, gentrification, and affluent mammal families manipulating political leadership. While much whinging can be done about …
‘You can find the strength to continue on’: How ‘9-1-1’ honors deceased lead character
Share: “9-1-1” might have actually gone to chaos. “9-1-1” is a popular procedural drama created by Tim Minear, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy that premiered in 2018 that centers around the lives of first responders, including firefighters, cops, and 911 dispatchers. Murphy may be a familiar name for many as the creator of many popular shows such as the “Monster” anthology series, “Scream Queens”, “American Horror Story”, and the hit Fox series “Glee”. “9-1-1” is now in its 9th season with part 1 premiering on …
Students unfold for finals with paper magic
Share: With finals week quickly approaching, the International Student Center hosted an event called Paper Magic, their final event in their series to help students de-stress before their exams. The Center provided diy sheets on how to fold the paper. There was a variety of folding paper to choose from with a selection of hearts, flowers, and butterfly paper. Students created paper origami in the shape of hearts, butterflies, and cranes. Student employees helped students create the paper origami in the desired shape that they …
‘I loved every second’: Fans couldn’t be happier with ‘Wicked: For Good’
Share: It’s been the longest intermission ever. Most of the time when a play or musical has hit its climax and the lights come on, people have about 15-20 minutes to stretch, get more refreshments or use the restroom before they return for the conclusion of the play. This is how Wicked is when it’s performed on stage. In the movie world, things are a bit different. After a year of waiting, people finally gathered in the lobby of the theatre, anticipating the ending of …
Oneohtrix Point Never brings life to lost media on ‘Tranquilizer’
Share: In 2025, Daniel Lopatin watched a collection of early nineties sample CDs he wanted to use on his next project vanish from the Internet Archive due to a DMCA takedown. Many months later, it mysteriously returned. This experience led him to create an album drawing on the ephemeral nature of both physical and digital media, a theme that has remained omnipresent even in his earliest work. Despite how thoroughly he’s covered this theme, “Tranquilizer” feels fresh, unique, and feels like a beautiful evolution of …
I have been changed for good by Wicked’s second act
Share: “Wicked: For Good” came out this past weekend, much to the anticipation of fans. The second act came out a year following the release of the first movie. This was a bold movie on the part of the creators, who decided to split a 2 hour, 45 minute stage musical into two movies totaling 4 hours, 57 minutes. Some thought of it as a cash grab, but it was worth it in the end. The movies were able to expand on storylines that seemed …