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Posted on April 23, 2014April 30, 2014 by: Justin Clay

Sword Fighting 101

Share: “Lunge, recover, retreat, and advance,” yells a group of eager students in the W building. No, there isn’t a war happening on campus. The students are participating in warm-up exercises in one of PCC’s fencing classes. Follow:

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Posted on April 23, 2014 by: Samantha Molina

Dancers illustrate originality in ‘Authentic Kinetic’

Share: More than just your typical dance show, “Authentic Kinetic” is an artistic embodiment of students’ individuality. Follow:

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Posted on April 23, 2014April 30, 2014 by: Samantha Molina

Drag divas strut down the runway

Share: Students sashayed up and down the runway at the fourth annual Drag Show in Harbeson Hall on Thursday. Follow:

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Posted on April 23, 2014July 2, 2014 by: Kristina Wedseltoft

Carmina Ortiz looks to be more than just a double threat

Share: Carmina Ortiz may only be 18 but she is dominating the local sports world, playing both badminton and volleyball as she excels for the Lancers while harboring aspirations to become a special education teacher. Follow:

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Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by: Antonio Gandara

GALLERY: Speech and debate team

Share: Students articulated their gift of gab last week in the first night of the PCC Forensics Speech and Debate team’s public performances, which will continue tonight in the Westerbeck Recital Hall.   Follow:

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Posted on April 21, 2014April 23, 2014 by: Raymond Bernal

Former UCLA Dean to PCC: ‘Shame on you!’

Share: Outraged by the Board’s treatment of Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black, a long-time dean and professor at UCLA sent a scathing letter to Board President Anthony Fellow expressing his anger and disbelief. Follow:

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Posted on April 20, 2014June 4, 2020 by: Monique LeBleu

Two arts beat as one

Share: Twins Krystal “Tree” Herrera and Karen Joyce Herrera are PCC students with a twin purpose: to make art a key to their communication with the world. Follow:

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Posted on April 20, 2014September 10, 2015 by: Samantha Molina

‘The Marriage of Figaro’ proves opera is not dead

Share: “I am here today to tell you that opera is not dead,” director Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega said before Saturday’s performance of the comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro.” Follow:

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Posted on April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 by: Christine Michaels

District needs more time to respond to Black

The Pasadena Area City College District released a statement today stating that it needed more time before giving a full response about Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black’s allegation that he was “disinvited” to be the Spring Commencement speaker because of sexually explicit photos of him that surfaced years ago on the Internet.

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Posted on April 17, 2014March 23, 2017 by: Raymond Bernal

EXCLUSIVE: Spurned Oscar winner strikes back at alma mater

Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black responds to having his invitation rescinded as PCC’s 2014 commencement speaker due to a 2009 sex “scandal.”

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