Share: With the Thanksgiving holiday recently happening, students came back from enjoying the holiday with their families with a 2-day break from Pasadena City College. Thanksgiving is a fun, special, and wholesome holiday to gather with loved ones, but is two days off from school enough time spent away from class? Other schools have a longer break for Thanksgiving, but PCC only had Thursday and Friday off. It seems as if community College students were given the short end of the stick when it came …
Pop stars should be bolder with their politics
Share: The outdated narrative suggesting that artists should “keep to themselves” when it comes to politics is being rewritten, and more pop stars need to get with the program. Today, advocating for human rights is an admirable trait that rarely costs musicians their fame anymore. Palestine, ICE raids, transgender rights, and child labor: a few words that anyone in the modern world has heard, and would trigger thoughts of concern or maybe feelings of hopelessness from an inability to make a difference. In today’s political …
Trump’s White House Talks To Us Dirty
Share: Correspondence from the White House or official federal agencies has always read kind of robotically… After all, it’s the government. They’re supposed to be boring. Messaging usually gets straight to the point, is written in an active tone, and almost feels not entirely human-written. Official communications have historically been devoid of emotion because that’s what they should be— an information pipeline to the American people that exists without opinion. The Trump administration has adopted an entirely different approach to public communication. Their messages all …
Third times the charm for a female president, as long as she’s Republican
Share: There have been many changes to our country’s history and presidency, but there has been one constant that has not changed: a male president. There has not been a female President in the history of the United States, but having our first female leader is a possibility in the near future if we get a Republican woman candidate. Michelle Obama sparked conversation in a recent interview, saying she would not become the first female President and that this country is not ready for a …
Dear Trump: Our degrees are not unprofessional, you are
Share: President Donald Trump has stirred controversy once again, but that surprises no one. The Trump administration announced the changing of certain degrees to be “non-professional degrees”; the question that popped out was, what is non-professional even supposed to mean? The blatant insult to these professions is clearly laced in this statement, implying that these degrees, important ones, should not even qualify as a field people train for or find a suitable job in, but one that is not as important to the system. Some …
Players’ image deals shouldn’t put coaches in the hot seat
Share: In 2021, the NCAA took college sports by surprise when it dropped the ban on college players receiving compensation for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), allowing players to put a price tag on their plays early on. This was a big win for players all over the country, and even former players reaped the benefits, such as Reggie Bush, one of the greatest college running backs of all time, whose 2005 Heisman trophy was reinstated after it was confiscated in 2010, since he …
For Trump, the Bubba situation is hard to swallow
Share: New emails released from the Epstein files have sparked a new round of confusion and speculation. With Donald Trump’s incessant agenda against the LGBTQ+ community, it’s humorous that the call might be coming from inside the house. In the email chain, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark, told him to ask former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon if Vladimir Putin “has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba.” “Bubba” is a longtime nickname for former President Bill Clinton; the assumption immediately set off the public as …
Starbucks’ new cup fuels craze for consumerism
Share: Starbucks recently released a limited-edition bear cup for the holiday season, and it sold out almost instantly, sending fans scrambling to find one, even at steep reseller prices. The frenzy for branded merchandise is taking over the country… and our wallets. People are not paying for items they genuinely want, and there are genius marketing schemes behind that. Designed in the shape of a bear, the “bearista” is made for cold drinks and features a green beanie along with the iconic Starbucks logo on …
Markiplier needs to spend one more night with Freddy
Share: Last week, a deep dive into gameplay of the “FNAF King”, Markiplier, was uploaded and revealed that he had cheated on the hardest difficulty of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 while he was at the height of his career. This is a disappointing shock to the gaming community, and many fans are let down by Markiplier for deceiving his fans as a FNAF veteran. It has been speculated that Markiplier cheated 10/20 mode on FNAF 2 ever since he published the video. However, these …
Dear Netflix: Longer breaks don’t build hype, your audience does
Share: Recently, the Duffer brothers defended the long wait for the next season of Stranger Things, saying they “like the buildup.” That idea made sense when the second season followed a year after an amazing first season with its unique characters and storytelling. However, using hype to justify longer gaps between seasons shows how out of touch they are with their audience. Netflix thinks breaks like this boost viewership and build hype, but it makes people forget their show even exists after a long, unnecessary …