Category: Opinion

Going to a four year college, an option that many students opt for, can be expensive—especially without financial aid or scholarships to ease the burden. Obama’s new loan plan will help reduce financial stress.

In the article titled “Protest group forms on campus”  (Nov. 17)  the PCC Courier incorrectly attributes the organizing of the PCC General Assembly to Students for Social Justice (SSJ). 

Though the Penn State abuse scandal involves and surrounds members of the football team, this is not a sports story. This is a human interest story.

PCC student Bowen Du faces vehicular manslaughter charges for the unfortunate accident that killed Alice Zhang.  Du should not have to face jail time for an obvious accident.

Even without an idea what the goals of the Occupy protests are, no one can deny the extraordinary amount of media coverage they are getting. 

At the end of the Libyan dictator’s life, images of Moammar Gadhafi’s bloodied corpse seem to have plastered themselves on almost every news outlet across the globe, feeding consumers’ curiosity about what had happened during his dramatic capture.

If you’re unlucky enough to wield a Bank of America debit card in this era, get ready for a disappointing change.

Though, to some, it may be tempting to allow ones heartstrings to be yanked and twisted by the group of humans occupying Los Angeles, it is important to remember that theirs is a campaign of dependency that will slowly drain the love, the blood and the life from our great country.

The Richard McKee Transparency Act of 2011 is an important change in the publics’ ability to access college information.