Skip to content
Courier Logo

The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena since 1915.

  • News
    • Investigations
    • Campus
    • Community
  • Opinion
    • Politics
    • Editorials
    • Society
  • Features
    • Culture
    • Profiles
    • From the Courier Archives
  • Media
    • Gallery
    • Audio
    • Scene
    • Videos
  • Lifestyle
    • Entertainment
    • College
    • Trending
  • Sports
    • Badminton
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Football
    • Men’s Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming and Diving
    • Track and Field
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo
    • Women’s Soccer
  • About
    • Staff
    • Spotlight
    • Archives
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Policies

Tag: opinion

  • Home
  • opinion
  • Page 12
Posted on February 13, 2013February 13, 2013 by: Christine Michaels

OP-ED: Plus/Minus grading system will hurt more than students

It is fair to say that if one attends a college, he or she is attending to do their very best, no matter if the grading scale is based on a full letter grade, or a plus/minus grade system.

Continue Reading
Posted on February 11, 2013November 2, 2020 by: Tiffany Roesler

OP-ED: Same-sex marriage decision should be nationwide

The state-by-state approach has been long, dry, and ineffective with less than one-third of states allowing same-sex marriage. The federal government, nationwide, should determine same-sex marriage rights, not the states.

Continue Reading
Posted on January 30, 2013January 14, 2019 by: Anthony Richetts

OP-ED: Sensible gun control laws needed

It is not until recently, with the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. last month, that the U.S. has decided to seriously look at the guns themselves as a cause of the problem and officials are starting to take steps to reduce gun violence. Now is the time to make a change.

Continue Reading
Posted on January 30, 2013February 6, 2013 by: Karla Sosa

VOICES: Are online courses as good as in-person classes?

Students share their opinion about taking online courses.

Continue Reading
Posted on January 23, 2013June 4, 2020 by: Alumni Staff

OP-ED: Lance Armstrong’s career is fraudulent

Lance Armstrong will go down as the biggest fraud in sports history.

Continue Reading
Posted on January 23, 2013April 2, 2021 by: Alumni Staff

OP-ED: Lance Armstrong’s true accomplishments are off the bicycle

Lance Armstrong was the most prolific cycling champion in history. After all his transgressions, however, he should be forgiven because of the good his charitable contributions have accomplished.

Continue Reading
Posted on January 18, 2013June 4, 2020 by: Paul Ochoa

OP-ED: Who are you to deny freedom of speech?

Even if you don’t agree with what the Westboro Baptist Church members are saying, there is one thing you cannot deny them and that is their right to say it.

Continue Reading
Posted on November 8, 2012November 26, 2012 by: Benjamin Simpson

OP-ED: Are we there yet?

It’s the six-year-old sitting in the back of the summer vacation car. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”

Continue Reading

Posts navigation

Next

TikTok (@pcccourier)

An independent student-run publication of Pasadena City College
Header Logo

pcccourier

The independent voice of Pasadena City College run by student-journalists at PCC

At the Courier, we believe that PCC has not handle At the Courier, we believe that PCC has not handled the Matchan lawsuit properly. They have avoided telling the campus of his leave until it became public, and the lawsuit never should have happened in the first place. The Courier calls into question: How can we be safe, respected, and supported on campus?

Read more at the link in bio.

✍️ Written By: Eizen Yap & Courier Staff
🖼️ Illustration By: Eizen Yap 

#studentjournalism #pcc #pasadena #editorial
Courier Reporter Halle Mitchell cooled off at Pale Courier Reporter Halle Mitchell cooled off at Paletas Y Picnic, a Latin jazz concert served with a side of ice cream hosted by @pcc_equipo 🍨! 

Reporter: Halle Mitchell 🌟
Editor: Lamar Collins 🎥

#fyp #pasadenacitycollege #events #music
Check out the headlines from out top stories of la Check out the headlines from out top stories of last week! To read these stories and more click the link in our bio 

#studentjournalism #pcc #pcccourier
Photos from JACC Jessie Shone, Features Editor H Photos from JACC 

Jessie Shone, Features Editor Halle Mitchell, Assistant News Editor Asa Stonebraker, Editor-in-Chief Maryam Tall and Carmely Contreras from Pasadena City College (PCC) Courier look and discuss the Journalism of Community Colleges (JACC) SoCal Regional Conference 2026 session guide to choose the first breakout #1 session they want to go to while they complain about the keynote speech "AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith from University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg in the first floor of Manzanita Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Shone told them, "I can't even call her [Smith] a journalist. For an 'Artifical Intellegence (AI) Specialist' she relies on AI way too much to answer basic questions..." 

Photos from JACC 

Duc Le sits in the Valley View News room in California State University of Northridge, in Northridge, Calif, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Photos from JACC

Taylor Fitzgerald, Henry Horn and Jessie Shone sit in for the keynote speech, “AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom” in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge at Northridge, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

Photos from JACC

Etymology major at Pierce College, Samantha Jauregui, practices for their upcoming Folklore de Mexico showcase with their folklorico club on the Sierra Quad at California State University of Northridge in Northridge, California on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN has been a club since 1969, and is one of the oldest folcklorico groups in the Northridge area.

Photos from JACC

Nathan McIntire, Jesus Huerta, Sebastian Rocha, and Asa Stonebraker sit in the keynote speech "AI & Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask profes Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask professors from other colleges how they use AI on their campus and in their journalism rooms.

Reporter: Carmely Contreras 
Editor: Tj Collins 

#fyp #studentjournalism #csun
Today at the JACC, the regional journalism confere Today at the JACC, the regional journalism conference for community colleges, held a feature keynote relating to implementing Artificial intelligence. Let’s see how student journalists view these talking points.

Reporter: Halle Mitchell 
Editor: Aaron Serrano
Follow on Instagram

YouTube (PCC Courier)

A weekly publication of Pasadena City College with a web edition produced and edited by students
  • Lancer Playbook Episode #3- Braydin Yarter
  • The Lancer Playbook Ep. 02 -- Ethan Hubbell
  • Why I Stayed
  • Chaparesilience - Altadena Wildlife Podcast Preview
  • (REUPLOAD/AUDIO FIXED) A KAT STRATFORD WARDROBE ANALYSIS! (10 Things I Hate About You)
  • Lancer Playbook EP 1
Load more

Pasadena City College
1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-585-3375

  • About Us
  • Staff
  • Spotlight
  • Archives
  • Terms & Conditions

Follow Us

  • Follow us on TikTok
  • Find us on YouTube
  • Check out our Instagram Feed
  • Contact Us
Copyright © 2026 PCC Courier All Rights Reserved | Courier 2022 by East West Design Group