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Month: November 2019

‘The Misadventures of Larry and Lucy Luckless’ – Episode one
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Misadventures of Larry and Lucy Luckless’ – Episode one

By ARTHOR BOOKES,  Editor-in-chief of the PCC Creative Writing Club A draft of cool mine air caught the tails of Larry’s too-large, scratchy plaid shirt as he leaned into the opening of the mine’s side tunnel. He inhaled the wet earthiness; it was a familiar smell. He craned his neck to see further in, but in the light of the near-sunset he couldn’t see more than a couple of feet into the tunnel. He took a tentative step inside the mine’s narrow mouth - and immediately slipped on the smooth downward slope of rock.  Lucy grabbed him by the collar and steadied them both against the rough wooden spar that held up the tunnel opening. “What did pa say, soon as we got off the carriage down here?” she hissed at her brother. Larry looked sheepishly at his clunky work boots. “Always look ’afore y...
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Veterans Day 2019 celebrates natives
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
News

Veterans Day 2019 celebrates natives

 Story and photos by JOE GIDDENS Happy 244th birthday to the United States Marine Corps and Veterans Day 2019.  Pima Community College’s celebration of these occasions was a free event that featured local organizations to support our Pima veterans. On hand to celebrate was the Flowing Wells School District JROTC with a military drill presentation and the Marana School District Girls’ Choir singing the national anthem.    Pima held its Eighth Annual Veterans Day Celebration and Marine Corps cake cutting ceremony on Nov. 7 at the Downtown Campus. This year’s celebration took on an indigenous people’s flair to coincide with National Native American Heritage Month.    The 2019 keynote speaker was retired Master Sergeant of the United States Army and Pima alumnus Gary Anderson. Anderson enli...
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The Pima College Foundation has big anniversary plans
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
News

The Pima College Foundation has big anniversary plans

By JOE GIDDENS Two years ago, Pima Community College and the Pima Foundation separated. “The most important difference between the old foundation and this one is that the new foundation is not essentially part of Pima,” Pima Foundation Board member Pat Houston said. “It’s its own entity external to Pima.”  A major reason for this amicable divorce is to have 501(c)(3) status in order for charitable gifts to the foundation be recognized when people file their taxes. Donations can go from small gifts up to very large contributions with this new setup.   “That same separation happened at the UA about 30 years ago,” Pima Community College Foundation President Marcy Euler said. “It’s just the right way to manage the philanthropic arm of the college versus the business and academic side of the...
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Letter from the Editor: An Open Letter to Notch
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Opinion

Letter from the Editor: An Open Letter to Notch

By JOE GIDDENS  An open letter to “Notch” Dear Markus “Notch” Persson, Congratulations are first in order for the singular achievement that is “Minecraft.” Few video games can match its critical and commercial impact. Over 176 million copies have been sold as it nears its 10th anniversary.  In the video game industry, the advancement of technology grinds most games that have been out close to a decade into obsolete dust.  However, the fact that people globally are still enjoying your creation is a testament to it. Minecraft is an endless variety of worlds to explore and create in a near boundless space that is even larger than  our own planet. It’s against that background that your own present existence looks all the more cruelly ironic. It feels out of a Charles Dickens’ novel that ...
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The Top 50 Greatest Things about Pima
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Features

The Top 50 Greatest Things about Pima

Photo and story by JOE GIDDENS We conclude our the best-of-Pima list in honor of Pima’s 50th anniversary in no particular order. 41. Culinary careers Pima’s culinary program at the Desert Vista campus offers a variety of options for Tucson’s aspiring master chefs to receive their education. The college offers a Culinary Arts associate degree that goes beyond providing hand-on cooking by giving students a foundation in financial budget and management.   “My attendance at Pima Community College allowed me to interact with some of the best chefs and instructors in the Southwest,” culinary alumni Jonathan Revies said. “I feel that I received a well-rounded education in the various aspects of food and its production. Pima takes great pride in offering the finest aspects of culinary education...
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PCC starts its engines, breaks ground on new automotive center
21Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
News

PCC starts its engines, breaks ground on new automotive center

Photo and story by JOE GIDDENS The idea for Pima Community College’s Centers of Excellence model was formulated less than three years ago. On Nov. 14, Pima saw that begin to take physical shape with the ground-breaking for the Downtown Campus’s new $12.5 million Automotive Technology and Innovative Center. The construction marks the first of several major expansion projects for the college across the district.  The ground-breaking happened on the eve of Gov. Doug Ducey touting the city of Tucson’s tech jobs increasing 90% over the last five years in an op-ed to the Arizona Daily Star. PCC is aiming to help educate those workers. “We will also be opening up a number of other centers throughout the upcoming year,” Chancellor Lee Lambert said. “Where we’ll be breaking ground in advanced ...
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9Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
News

The Native Roots of Dia De Los Muertos

By ALEXANDRIA McKENNA The following is McKenna's address at the Day of the Dead Celebration at Pima Community College West campus on November 1, 2019. Lios enchi ania, Inepo Alexandria Mckenna tea Hello and good evening to you all. I just gave my traditional greetings in Yoem Noki, or Yaqui Language. My name is Alexandria McKenna, I come from the Barrio Libre Pascua Yaqui Community. This is my second year at Pima, as well as my second year as NASA’s President. I want to thank all of you for being here tonight and joining our community in celebrations today. For myself and my community this is the second to the last day of our season known as Animam Mikwame. This evening I wanted to start Native American Heritage Month by sharing the indigenous roots of the holiday many people know today ...
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Season wraps up for Pima Women’s Soccer
8Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Sports

Season wraps up for Pima Women’s Soccer

By COREY McMULLEN The No. 5-ranked Aztecs’ season came to an end in a 1-0 loss to No. 4-ranked Arizona Western Community College in the Regional I quarterfinals.  The first half ended with both teams scoreless as both teams put on a defensive clinic, but in the 77th minute of play, Arizona Western midfielder Tyra McKenzie scored the only goal of the match to eliminate the Aztecs. Coach Kendra Veliz admitted being disappointed in the season coming to an end, but she did say how they accomplished two of their goals: having a winning season and making the playoffs. “With two games left in the season, we had a chance to win the conference so that was exciting,” Veliz said. “Unfortunately, towards the end of our season, we tied and lost our final games, which is definitely not how I wanted t...
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Aztec women start strong men look to follow
7Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Sports

Aztec women start strong men look to follow

By COREY McMULLEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The No. 3-ranked Aztecs opened the season with a dominant 88-50 win Nov. 2 at home over Park University in Gilbert. Aztec sophomore forward Hallie Lawson led the charge, scoring 22 points. The Aztecs got going early, ending the first quarter up 25-6 and the first half 46-18. Lawson made a focus on her offense this off-season.  “My offense is probably one of my struggles right now,” Lawson says. “Defensively, I’m pretty solid, but offensively I need to be a little better on helping the team with rebounding and scoring more.” The Aztecs are coming off finishing fifth in last year’s NJCAA Division II national tournament and finishing with a 24-12 overall record. This season, the team brought back four sophomores and have 13 freshmen. “This year’s te...
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Coach Jim Rosborough: 41 years and counting
7Nov By Pima Post Editorial TeamNo Comments
Sports

Coach Jim Rosborough: 41 years and counting

By KYLE KERSEY In 1974, Jim Rosborough ate breakfast with Lute Olson in Elgin, Illinois, an hour northwest of Chicago. A week later, he was hired as a Graduate Assistant to Olson's original staff at the University of Iowa, a job that would spark a college coaching career that’s lasted 41 years. “I was really a full time assistant,” Rosborough says. “You could do everything – recruit, coach, everything – but it was titled Graduate Assistant. 1,000 dollars for every year. I had some pension money left from teaching in Chicago. First two years I didn’t make much, but after that I had a good salary.” Rosborough currently serves as an assistant coach on the Pima Women’s Basketball team, a role he has held since 2015. However, ask around town and many Tucsonans know him simply as “Roz,” one of...
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