Tragedies spur safety reforms then and now

Share: One night in 1986, a young college student was murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University. She did not know her attacker, a fellow student, had been stalking her for some time. She did not know that there had been several reports of violent incidents on her campus in the months leading to her tragic death, and thus she did not feel that she was in any danger. She did not know any of this, because no one was required to tell her. …

Rare work by ceramics innovator to be displayed

Share: A rare bronze sculpture by a ceramics innovator will soon take up residence on the second floor of the Center for the Arts building. Ken Price created “The Magic Thumb” in 1995, and although the material is unusual, the piece’s organic quality is a staple of the artist’s body of work, according to Visual Arts and Media Studies Professor Brian Tucker. “Many of his pieces have these biomorphic forms that suggest flesh,” said Tucker. “A lot of them have an erotic suggestion.” The distinctive …

Otakucentric talkshow brings Japan subculture to PCC

Share: She held her hand in the air with five, four, three, two then one finger up. Immediately, the room went into almost complete silence. The only sounds came from the light clicking that the switchboard made as fingers glided effortlessly from switches to buttons. Outside the room, the “On Air” light came on warning people not to enter or make too much noise and with that, Otakucentric was officially live. Well, almost. Follow:

The Goonies and thousands descend on City Hall for pet friendly event

Share:   The line up near city hall was 100-plus deep waiting to get in, with thousands already inside. Equipped with beach chairs, blankets, picnic baskets, and pets on leashes, families en masse came to be entertained Saturday and see Richard Donner’s 1985 family classic, “The Goonies,” on an enormous blowup screen in the Centennial Square of Pasadena City Hall. Follow: