March 2019 – Pima Post

A Sentient Roomba’s Guide to Music: Little Simz and Solange drop the first great albums of 2019

30Mar

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A Sentient Roomba’s Guide to Music: Little Simz and Solange drop the first great albums of 2019

By KYLE KERSEY The Beat Report is a bi-weekly music report on some of my favorite new stuff music has to offer, as well as some great albums celebrating anniversaries. Little Simz – GREY Area (Hip-Hop) “I’m Jay Z on a bad day, Shakespeare on my worst days” is a bold statement for anyone to open their album with, no less an underground rapper. Boldness is a running theme on the London rapper’s third album, and Little Simz makes good on her braggadocious opener “Offence,” delivering the rare album that’s directly inspired by classics – she cites “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” and “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” as examples – without sacrificing its voice. On an aesthetic level, one might miss the presence of such influences. It’s hardly a West Coast gangster story album with Dr. Dre ...

Sugar Skulls take on the town; Tucson’s new indoor football team

29Mar

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Sugar Skulls take on the town; Tucson’s new indoor football team

By Hank Robichaud There is professional football ... I repeat, there is professional football in Tucson. The Sugar Skulls, a new Indoor Football League team based in Tucson, has started their inaugural season. The Indoor Football League is an eight-on-eight football game on a 50-yard field with walls that resemble that of a hockey rink. This speeds up the game, making it more of a backyard high scoring type of game resulting in high scores and a ton of high-contact football. It’s great for the fan experience and brings a new entertainment choice to Tucson. The Sugar Skulls look to make an impact in their opening season by going into it with very high expectations. “Maybe I’m a little too hard on myself and my players, but our expectation is that we are trying to win a champi...

29Mar

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Championship drive fell at five

By Henry Robichaud Pima Community College flew east to Arkansas to be apart of the National Championship tournament. On March 21, one day after falling to Kansas City (KS) Community College in the quarterfinals, the No. 6 seeded Aztecs responded with a 110-90 upset win over No. 2 North Iowa Area Community College. They will play one final game on Saturday in the fifth place match-up. The Aztecs held the lead for the entire game. Alyssa Perez ended the first quarter scoring a three-pointer to give the Aztecs a 23-15 lead. Pima took their first double digit lead at 38-26 mid-way through the second quarter. The Aztecs closed out the first half on a 15-7 run to take a 53-37 advantage. Shauna Bribiescas led the Aztecs with her 13th double-double as she finished with 25...

Colleen Ford kicked off Pima’s Speaker’s Series

26Mar

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Colleen Ford kicked off Pima’s Speaker’s Series

Story and Photo by ALEXZANDRIA MARTINEZ Colleen Ford, instructional faculty for the nursing program, was the first speaker for the semester Speaker’s Series, Feb. 5, at the community board room at Pima Community College District Office. Ford discussed upcoming changes for nursing in the healthcare and medical field. Nursing is evolving into a more tech-savvy environment and has evolved into a more comprehensive and advanced career. Nursing also has a lot more responsibilities while dealing with patients. Essentially, nursing is the “backbone” for the healthcare industry. In addition, the nursing industry offers a variety of opportunities that can be later specialized for advance opportunities for specific branches in the medical field. Ford primarily teaches lectures, skills lab...

26Mar

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My big fat Greek dance off in California

Most Pima Community College students spend their Valentine’s Day doing one of either two things: They can be on a lovely date with their significant other or deep into a Ben and Jerry’s tub of ice cream as they binge watch Gossip Girl for the third time. For members of the Greek Orthodox Church, however, Feb. 14 marks the start of their own holiday, the Greek Folk Dance Festival. Once a year, Greeks of all ages from around the country come together for one weekend in a different location to Greek dance. These Greeks come from Hawaii, Washington, California, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona as they compete against one another. Taking over Tucson’s very own Greek dance group from his sister, Niko Karidakis, along with his cousin, Christopher Kouris are the directors of St. Demetrios Orthodox Ch...

26Mar

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Aztecs heating up

By Henry Robichaud Jacqulynn Nakai has another Pima Women’s Basketball record with her 9th ACCAC player of the week honors. During the week her averages were 30 points eight rebounds and five assists. She has been on fire this year leading the ACCAC in scoring averaging a monstrous 24.1 points per game. On Feb. 23, The No. 16 ranked Aztecs defeated the Phoenix College Bears and swept the regular season meetings between the two teams after a 90-79 win. It was their seventh win in the last nine games. The Aztecs beat the Bears 105-95 last month in Phoenix. The Aztecs started the game fast opening on a 19-4 run, and then led 30-13 at the end of the first quarter. Pima 10-14 from the field in the quarter. The Aztecs maintained a double digit advantage throughout the second and th...

26Mar

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Aztecs on a roll

Pima picks up crucial wins with playoffs en route By: Hank Robichaud On Feb. 23, The 13th ranked Aztecs defeated the Phoenix College Bears by the final score of 107-102 to close out their final home game of the season, and winning eight of their final nine games. Down 96-95 with 5:52 left, the Aztecs went on a 9-0 run to take a 104-96 lead with two and half minutes left. The Bears then scored six straight points to make it a one possession game at 104-102. Sophomore Abram Carrasco missed a three-pointer but grabbed his own offense rebound to give Pima a fresh 30 seconds on the shot clock. He missed another corner three-pointer but sophomore Robert Wilson grabbed an offensive rebound with under a minute left. Freshman Rashad Smith converted 1 of 2 free throws to make it 105-102...

26Mar

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New Year, who dis? Aztecs win 10 of 13 so far in 2019

By HANK ROBICHAUD On Mar. 9 the Aztec women’s team were able to regain the Region 1, Section II title when they overcame the Mesa Community College Thunderbirds 80-58. The Thunderbirds had won the two previous championships. After a tight first quarter which the Aztecs led 18-16, Haile Gleason set the tone in the second quarter by scoring five straight points forcing Mesa to call timeout. The Aztecs used a 12-3 run to take their first double digit lead at 30-19 forcing the Thunderbirds to call another timeout with 4:13 left in the half. Pima continued with a 10-4 run at the end of the quarter, and led 40-23 at the break after out scoring Mesa 22-7 in the quarter. From there, Jacqulynn Nakai took over scoring 22 of her 30 points in the second half. She went 8 of 14 from the ...

26Mar

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Nakai reaches thousand point milestone

By Henry Robichaud Jaquelynn (JJ) Nakai reached a milestone goal for her career getting to 1,000 career points. She has been Pima’s MVP this season scoring 23.7 points, dishing out 7 assists, and bringing down 5 rebounds per game. She is a big time player in the ACCAC (Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) as she has had eight ACCAC Player of the Week awards. Surpassing Sydni Stallworth, who won the award seven times.. This has earned her the opportunity for more looking forward to play at the next level. “Right now I have offers from the University of Nevada and NAU, and there are more that are in contact and are planning out their offers.” Nakai said. NAU would be an interesting option for Nakai because she is from the flagstaff area. She has been a great play...

25Mar

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Serving it up for students

By PARKER BROCK Shannon Kull and Candy Richards are two of the food service workers at Pima Community College West Campus cafeteria. Kull has been working for Follet for the last 15 years and they both sat down to talk with the Aztec Press. Q: How long have you been working here at Pima?: A:I’ve been working for Follet for 15 years, various management positions, different campuses,” Shanon Kull, Store Manager at Pima West Campus, said. “I've been with Follet around 5 years” Candy Richards, Cafe Service Manager, said. Q: What does your average work day look like? A: Richards- It can vary, I’m usually here most of the time now, I was going around to the other campuses. Here we are doing a hot lunch special so I’m here most of the day to get it ready. Q: When it ...