Buzzing around food and art

Share: For about a year now, on the first Thursday of the month, students have been taking their lunch breaks to sit down and talk with professional artists in their respective fields. From hybrid designers like Lisa Krohn, whose approach to design reflects on her belief that the best ideas combine several different fields at once, to Julia Haft-Candell, who creates three-dimensional collages using ceramics and mixed-media, there is a multitude of professionals to gain invaluable insight from. The Noontime Artists’ Talks series are short, …

Oscars snub minorities in nominations

Share: The amount of ethnically diverse Academy Award winners and nominees can probably be counted on one hand. Last year alone the film, “12 Years A Slave”, a low-budget film directed by an almost unknown African-American director, Steve McQueen, made history by winning Best Picture. Some critics agreed and others believed it won due to its almost controversial issue on slavery. This critic, believes without a doubt, it was the rightful winner. Yet once again, Academy Awards season is here and so are the nominees. …

More than just eye shadow and contours

Share: It was 10 minutes ‘til 7 p.m. on a Wednesday evening when John Hanna gathered his theater arts makeup students for a run through the night’s project. In preparation for the school’s rendition of Young Frankenstein, the crew was creating the prosthetic piece for the actor playing the legendary monster. To do this, a life cast of the actor’s face would need to be produced, which just so happened to fall on a night that all the theater arts makeup students had a day …

OPINION: Honoring MLK the right way.

Share: Those who protested during the celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday honored the late civil rights leader in the best way imaginable. This year’s celebration of the holiday was marked by a series of protests around the nation. Protestors were upset over the deaths or Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others at the hands of police. Activists were encouraged to use the day to participate in public service and peaceful demonstration of social issues, two of the things that King was known for in …

Academic Senate votes against Accreditation report

Share: The Academic Senate voted 17 to 14 last month not to certify the final draft of the Accreditation Self-Evaluation Report after Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairó refused to sign the document because he said it was improperly created. In a recent email sent to faculty, Cairó outlined many reasons for not signing the document. “The process that was established by the PCC administration to produce an accurate document was a failure,” Cairó said. “The Senate did not have adequate time to review, revise, or …

Upcoming Events

Share: Thursday January 29: CSU Los Angeles Rep. Visit – 12:00pm in the Transfer Center, room L110 Brandman University Rep. Visit – 1:00pm in the Quad Curriculum and Instruction Committee Meeting – 1:30pm in the Library’s Terrace Room Friday January 30: Women’s Softball in the Glendale Tournament at Glendale College – 11:00am versus Ventura, 1:00pm versus Santa Monica College Institutional Effective Committee Meeting – 12:30pm in the Circadian CSU “What’s Next Workshop” – 3:00pm in the Transfer Center, room L110 Learn what to expect next …

Police Blotter

Share: Friday, Jan 23, 2015 DISTURBING THE PEACE A female was attacked from inside her vehicle in Lot C while she was eating lunch. An unknown man approached her vehicle and then struck the vehicle with a glass bottle and yelled at her to eat somewhere else. THEFT A student reported his bicycle stolen from the bike racks in front of the D Building. BURGLARY A student reported her vehicle was broken into in Lot 4 on Jan 22. HIT & RUN A hit and …