Share: On May 14, at a Board of Trustees Committee meeting, PCC students approached the Board to encourage them to divest from companies with ties to military contractors and major polluters in protest against Israel’s war on Palestine. Around this time last year, PCC’s Associated Students (ASPCC) unanimously passed a resolution in support of the PCC Foundation divesting, giving the Foundation a deadline of July 2025, less than a month away now. During the meeting, the Board shared their progress in accordance with the PCC …
Retention rates: Black students and staff are leaving because we’re tired of waiting
Share: In February of this year, I attended Dr. Darla Cooper’s presentation on Black Student Retention Rates for the Courier. Initially, the event was pitched as a potential news piece, until one of our writers made a counter-pitch arguing this issue wasn’t news, but history. As I attended Cooper’s presentation, those words rang true; Black staff and students alike voiced their frustrations of being tired of only talking about this issue instead of doing something about it. As a Black student, I wholeheartedly agree. Cooper’s …
He got game: Rising star makes history as he shoots for the league
Share: Dylan Swillis’ passion for basketball started in the way many players fall in love with the sport: all he had to do was pick up a ball and the rest was history. “I got into basketball when I was about 7,” Swillis reminisced. “My older cousin used to play, and I’d always tag along to the park with him. Eventually, I picked up a ball myself and just never stopped playing.” In his youth, Swillis did explore other sports such as football for a …
BLOTTER: Student reports man for masturbating in an elevator
Share: Editorial note: The information provided in the police blotter has not been independently verified by the Courier. The details in this article are reported as provided by campus police, and readers should consider this when interpreting the information. Monday, April 28, 2025 9:06 a.m. – Police responded to a report of a student feeling faint in the R building. The student was transported to the health center. 2:42 p.m. – A cope of a restraining order was provided to be filed on the main campus. 5:55 …
Chinese Tea Appreciation: Tea is more than hot leaf juice
Share: “This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!” exclaims Uncle Iroh in disgust. “Uncle, that’s what all tea is,” replies Zuko annoyedly. “How could a member of my own family say something so horrible,” laments Uncle Iroh. This scene from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has been a popular meme for years and has prompted debates about whether tea really is nothing more than hot leaf juice. In regards to this debate, Tea Master Michelle Louie sides with Uncle Iroh, a fellow tea aficionado. …
‘The Six Triple Eight’ is great, but this story should have been taught in schools
By spotlighting the untold story of the 6888, Netflix’s film exposes how Black contributions are remembered only when convenient.
Self defense workshop: “It’s not about being bigger and stronger”
Share: “Is anybody going to quote the movie for me?” asked Vanessa Carlisle, self-defense instructor (they/them). They look into the crowd. Silence. They wait pensively for a response as they instruct the class to go into stance with their hands out, making circular motions in opposite directions. Wax on, wax off. Someone shouts: Karate Kid! “Thank you very much! It’s such a gamble. I’m like, oh, nobody’s going to crack it,” joked Carlisle. As part of an event hosted by PCC’s Pride Center, Carlisle was …
Looking back: Black Heritage Month kicked off with music, dance and drums
Share: Dun-da-dun-da-dun. Dun-da-dun-da-dun. Mahogany hands transform into a blur as the fast beating of drums intensifies. The drums sounds are unfamiliar to the crowd, differing greatly from the drum sets typical of American bands and the like. They look different too; no fancy stands or complex attachments. They simply rest between the drummers’ thighs, made of plain wood and rawhide skin. And, like their players wearing African attire with intricate designs, the drums stand apart, similarly adorned in beaded patterns of their own. Although from …
Lady Lancers lump another loss onto their losing streak
Share: The Lady Lancers’ losing streak continues after their game against Citrus College on Tuesday, Nov. 26th. Citrus’ offense was palpable from tip-off to the final quarter as they gained first possession of the ball and continued this trend throughout the match. “We have to learn to be able to sustain our defense,” head coach Joe Peron said. “30 seconds at a time.” The Lancers’ offense managed to keep the tempo with the Owls but ran out of steam in the final quarter of the …
Math prerequisites are going away, get ready for AI tutors
Share: California Community Colleges (CCCs) have eradicated the majority of foundational math courses due to the passage of assembly bill 1705 in 2022 which was designed to combat inequities in college students’ placement and completion of coursework. With this new law, concerns about student outcomes have risen–leading to the recent development of MathGPT: an AI tutor announced on October 16th of this year, meant to bridge the educational gap left behind by this bill. Assembly bill 1705, in conjunction with AB 705, was introduced in …