May 2025 – Page 3

12May

By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments

Pima Sports

Pima Baseball Uses Walk-Off Homerun and Shutout to Sweep Double-Header vs Mesa

By Joel Herrera Pima starting pitcher Luis Pablo Navarro (5) and first baseman Nolan Ganter (34) after their 6-5 win over Mesa CC in the first of two games on April 8. Game one featured a walk-off three run homerun from Nolan Ganter, game two resulted in a 5-0 shutout and Pima Baseball completed the season sweep of Mesa Community College as they took both games on Tuesday, April 8. The first of the two games would only be seven innings due to the double header. Mesa CC jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first and the Thunderbirds would add on in the second inning taking a 2-0 lead. Pima cut into the deficit in the bottom half of the second thanks to a run batted in in-field single from catcher Ernie Alvarez. Outfielder Zach Plasschaert wou...

12May

By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments

Sports

Impact of the Game

By Jackson Melin Photo from Liz Nicholson's social media In 2002, former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Webster was found to have signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This was discovered posthumously by neuropathologist Bennet I. Omalu and published in 2005. The story has become the inspiration for the 2015 movie “Concussion”. Several players have had problems after their playing career, whether it is physical or mental. One such case being former Cleveland Brown Gerry Sullivan, who served as an offensive lineman from 1974-1981. Gerry’s partner Liz Nicholson, an advocate for the Concussion Legacy Foundation, reflected on when she noticed signs of Sullivan’s condition. “When I look back to first meeting Gerry in 1997, there were definitely signs,” Nicholson said. “I...

12May

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Events, Top Stories

Catalyst 2025 Conference Recap

By Jaymes Grace The Catalyst 2025 Conference welcomed the Phi Theta Kappa community for a fun, informative time. The conference included keynote speakers Steve Burns from “Blue's Clues” and Miguel Cervantes from “Hamilton”, as well as scholarships, the energy of the Hallmark Awards Gala and the excitement of who would be the newly elected International Officer Team. As an active Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) member, I got to be there for every part of it! It was a real treat and an eye opening experience. This year’s conference was held in Kansas City, MO. The conference officially began on April 3, but to allow for travel, Pima Community College generously paid for my accommodations to include travel and stay on April 2. Oh, had I not yet mentioned that Pima Community Col...

Op-Ed: Learning From the Democrats’ Defeat in 2024

5May

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Politics

Op-Ed: Learning From the Democrats’ Defeat in 2024

By Joseph Cunningham The White House. Photo by Danny Thomas, EyeEm, Getty Images We are now three months into Donald Trump's election, and every day feels like a reality TV show. Things moved so quickly that people didn’t even have time to process how we got here. Apart from Trump using independent media, he successfully captured a younger voter base and maintained his original one. What else lead to this crushing defeat that we need to learn from? The Democratic campaign was a tragedy from almost start to finish. Even with a universally poor opponent like Trump, Biden's approval ratings only fell below 45% from 2022 until he left office in 2025, having a low of 36 just before his drop out of the race. From the start it felt as if the Democrats had no motion and no drive, rel...

1May

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Business, Politics

New Show: Just An Ordinary Joe

Check out the first episode of "Just An Ordinary Joe", a show that fuses reporting and commentary, hosted by Joe Cunningham. In this episode, Joe goes over recent events under the Trump Administration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMUZSgM0TkY