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Month: April 2019

PCC holds Respiratory Care Conference at Downtown Campus
18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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PCC holds Respiratory Care Conference at Downtown Campus

By DRAEDON LEDBETTER The Arizona State Society for Respiratory Care held a conference April 3 in the Amethyst Room on Pima Community College’s Downtown Campus. The event ran from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. “This is one of my proudest moments in my 14 years of affiliation with the respiratory therapy program at Pima Community College,” said Pima Respiratory Care Program Director Jeffrey Miller. Miller has left Pima as of April 5 to be the respiratory therapy manager at Tucson Medical Center. Russell Schmidt is taking over Pima’s respiratory care program. Opening remarks began at 9 a.m. A portion of the opening remarks were pre-recorded and the other portion was live at the event. Early on in the conference, there was job interview etiquette tips and how to be prepared for the interview compared...
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PCC holds space for Team 18029’s weed-killing device
18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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PCC holds space for Team 18029’s weed-killing device

By DRAEDON LEDBETTER Pima Community College has started a partnership with the University of Arizona’s ENGR 498 class.  UA Engineering needed more space to work, which meant moving the initiative moved its operation to the Mechatronics lab at the Downtown campus.  The capstone project that Team 18029 has been working on is a weed-killing device.  The weed-killing device uses a pneumatic punch which pinches and can drill holes  to kill to weeds and increase crop production. The device identifies weeds through its manual operation as well as a camera positioned on its surface as of right now the machine is operational.  The pneumatic punch will position itself over the weed and stomp it. Its overall purpose is to work in shaping the new frontier of agricultural technology.   The Cap...
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18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Aztec Tennis keeps swinging

By MONTY GANTT The Aztec Tennis teams took part in two matches on April 4 and 9. The men’s team won one and lost the other, while the women took victories in both outings.  Men’s Tennis April 9 vs. Paradise Valley CC (W 6-1)  The Aztecs finished regular season play with a .500 record of 3-3 after defeating the Pumas 6-1.  Sophomore Chris McDaniels won No. 1 singles after beating Tyler Peters 6-0, 6-3.  Freshman Oscar Aguilera defeated Jose Diaz in No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-3.  Sophomore Beau Boyer defeated Alex Hernandez 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 singles match.  McDaniels and Boyer lost a close No. 1 doubles match to Peters and Diaz 9-7. The Aztecs won the No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles matches after the Pumas forfeited those respective matches.  The Aztecs began NJCAA Region I Champions...
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Monaco takes lead as Pima’s athletic director
18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Monaco takes lead as Pima’s athletic director

Jim Monaco is the new Athletic Director for Pima Community College and spoke to the Press about his duties and his transition from football coach to the Athletic Director. He gave us insight on what it is that an Athletic Director does and how he will be performing these new tasks. Q: What was the first thing you did as Athletic Director? A: I took a look at this year’s budget and try to get costs like Kino (Sports Complex), under control and try to get (sports) things back here on West Campus. That was the first thing we actually sat down and did with Ray as a part of our staff, we kind of sat down and said, this is important and it saves the school money right away and let's get started doing that.    Q: What has been the toughest thing you have had to deal with thus far? A: I thin...
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From confusion to clarity at Pima Community College
18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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From confusion to clarity at Pima Community College

Story and photos by ERIK MEDINA From Feb. 10 through 13, the annual Community College Legislative Summit took place in Washington, D.C.  This is a summit that Pima Community College has participated in for several years. This year, Pima attended the summit with two student representatives.  This issue, we’re focusing on Pima student Matthew Gowan, a Navy veteran and family man.  Matthew Gowan  Many individuals leave high school without a clear mindset of what they want to do whether it be work, college or military they can’t decide the right path to take.  This was the case for Matthew Gowan, who was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in 2002, but after that, he didn’t have a plan for what to do after.  “I just wanted to make money and hang out with...
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How Pima and the UA kill the weeds
18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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How Pima and the UA kill the weeds

Story and photo By DRAEDON LEDBETTER Pima Community College has started a partnership with the University of Arizona’s ENGR 498 class.  UA Engineering needed more space to work, which meant moving the initiative moved its operation to the Mechatronics lab at the Downtown campus.  The capstone project that Team 18029 has been working on is a weed-killing device.  The weed-killing device uses a pneumatic punch which pinches and can drill holes  to kill to weeds and increase crop production. The device identifies weeds through its manual operation as well as a camera positioned on its surface as of right now the machine is operational.  The pneumatic punch will position itself over the weed and stomp it. Its overall purpose is to work in shaping the new frontier of agricultural technol...
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18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Pima’s golf teams’ final invitational summary

The Aztec men’s golf team closed out their final invitational of the season in the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Invitational at Queen Creek on April 13-14 and came out with fourth place. After two hard fought days of competition, the Aztecs shot a total of 570 (285-285) and missed the top three by 10 strokes as Mesa Community College shot a 560 (276-284). Eastern Arizona College out shot Mesa by 5 strokes and took second with a two day total of 555 (277-278) and South Mountain Community College had the best rounds both days finishing with a 532 (265-267) and taking first place. In individuals play, things were  little more tightly contested. Day one was full of close competition as the Aztecs had two golfer in tied and in the top 5. Freshmans Samuel Salisbury (Walden Grove Hi...
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18Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Calendar Issue 5

By: ALEXANDER LOPEZ CALENDAR   Women’s Softball:   PCC vs Mesa Community College First Pitch 12p.m. at Aztec Softball Field 2202 W Anklam Rd. @ West Campus PCC vs Mesa Community College  Game 2 First Pitch 2p.m. at Aztec Softball Field 2202 W. Anklam Dr.   Pima Events: MultiCultural Graduation Ceremony Friday May 3, 2019 Start time: 6p.m. West Campus Aztec Gymnasium Diversity Celebration at 7 p.m. in Palm Courtyard West Campus *Must RSVP by April 26, 2019* May 1, 2019: Special Needs Graduation requirements: Students with disabilities who need accommodations for the ceremony should call the Access and Disability Resources Office for assistance.    PCC FashionArt 2019 Wednesday May 1, 2019 6 p.m - 8 p.m. Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave Nicholas K. T...
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Giving prisoners a second chance at Pima
4Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Giving prisoners a second chance at Pima

By COSTA B. PAPPAS Inmates can spend years inside county jails. When they are released into the world with their freedom returned, they often have little to no job experience or the necessary education. This is often compounded by the fact returning home can be a battle of its own. After all, spending time inside a jail does not look good on a resume, and rejoining society and reiterating oneself on the culture can take time. Many, without support, are forced to go back into the life of crime in order to survive. For many, this way of life is all they know. The MacArthur Foundation was started by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur to donate money to progress U.S. society, to help alleviate the social challenges that exist for those less fortunate. One of the plans Pima County has to u...
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Aztec Baseball continues hot streak
4Apr By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
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Aztec Baseball continues hot streak

By ANGEL CANEZ The Aztecs won 10 out of their last 13 games including a six-game win streak and going 7-0 at home during that stretch.  The team improved its record to 26-12 and 12-9 in conference play. The Aztecs had previously dropped four of six the week before.  Freshman JJ Rollon won the ACCAC Division I player of the week for the week of March 25-31, hitting a .476 at the plate. March: 30 (Game 1 2-1 Pima) (Game 2 6-5 Pima) The Aztecs traveled to Scottsdale to take on the Artichokes, spliting a doubleheader with them.  The Aztecs pulled off the comeback from 1-0 in the third inning when starting pitcher Austin Bryan gave up a solo shot. Bryan shrugged it off as he pitched a complete game, racking up 12 strikeouts and improving to 7-1 on the year.    “It feels good to be winnin...
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