She took the stage and had the audience laughing for the next seven minutes. It wasn’t stand-up comedy, but Alexis Arredondo of the PCC Speech and Debate Team.
First Asian American woman Navy officer honored in ‘Born to Lead’
Share: Susan Ahn Cuddy’s military service honors are accompanied by a long list of firsts. Cuddy was the first Asian American woman to join the U.S. Navy in 1942 during WWII. She became the first woman gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy and first Korean American in U.S. Naval Intelligence by 1946. Follow:
Paying NCAA Players
Share: When most people think of basketball players, stars like Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Curry come to mind. Follow:
Shoot Me: Why a bullet is humane
Share: If given a choice, would you rather be shot to death or poisoned? Follow:
Orchestra, choir rock Sexson with classical music
Share: The sound of voices, strings, horns and percussion flooded the night air earlier this month at the combined orchestra and choral concert in Sexson Auditorium. Follow:
Voices: Should the NCAA pay their student-athletes?
Share: Donall Tuff, kinesiology: “Yes. Once you get to Division I level, it is like taking a full time job. You don’t have time to take another job. And you get penalized if other people help finance you, so it is very hard to pay for housing and food.” Mia Chavez, human science: “It depends on how good the athlete is, not just on the courts but in how well-rounded he is. Not everyone who is drafted …
PI Day: math and science meet art
Share: Pi is not a misspelling of that pastry encrusted, fruit-filled dessert or pizza slice that we know and love. Pi is that mathematical enigma that is the endless stream of numbers indicating the circumference of a circle. It is also the base for the art that makes a fractal. Follow:
Presidential search narrowed down to three
Three presidential finalists have been selected in the search for a permanent president at PCC and the college will hold open forums on campus from Apr. 13 to Apr.15, according to Board of Trustees president Berlinda Brown.
Shared governance debates open meeting law in wake of Brown Act lawsuit
Share: A lawyer specializing in the California Brown Act open meetings law will hold training sessions for the Academic Senate and shared governance leaders this month in an effort by the administration to clarify which bodies and committees are subject to the law—a topic that has caused confusion, debate and infractions within the administration and shared governance bodies. Follow: