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24Feb

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Pima is at limit with expenditures

By JOE GIDDENS Pima Community College’s finances are in excellent shape because a majority of its income is from property taxes. These are increasing, but the trend of lower enrollment means less tuition revenue and makes up about 30% of the college’s income, according to David Bea, chief financial officer for Pima. The remaining 3% of the college’s income comes from sources such as investments, which has also seen growth in recent years. Last year, the college received $3 million from returns on investments that allowed for a number of one-time projects focused on increasing enrollment. Investment earrings are outside of expenditure limitation. This one-time influx of cash to the college was used by the Pima College Board of Governors on initiatives to increase enrollment such as the...

Mark Kelly talks about his healthcare platform to the Aztec Press.

22Feb

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Mark Kelly talks about his healthcare platform to the Aztec Press.

INTERVIEW By: JOE GIDDENS

Get to know Pima Community College’s chancellor

18Feb

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Get to know Pima Community College’s chancellor

By JORDAN COOK During his six-year tenure as the chancellor of Pima Community College, Lee Lambert has amassed numerous awards and brought Pima to new heights through hard work, dedication and strong leadership. Lambert said that his work requires him to wear many hats, but the “mission ties it all together,” making his life hectic but with purpose. He prides himself on being a self-starter as well as someone who gets obsessive of the mission. This can also be a negative thing at times. “I always struggle with about how much flexibility to give to my staff,” Lambert said. He knows that there is a fine line between getting what needs to get done and loosening the reins enough to let his staff learn and grow as workers. “I would love to see us go faster on certain initiatives,” Lamb...

12Dec

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No cuts to Pima sports programs – yet

By JOE GIDDENS No additional sports programs will be cut for the next three semesters at Pima Community College, according to Athletics Director Jim Monaco at a Dec. 9 press conference at the District Office. However, major changes for the Pima Community College Athletics Department are on the horizon. New sports also may be entering the college. Monaco and campus president Morgan Phillips are discussing bringing competitive video gaming “esports” to Pima as well as lacrosse and beach volleyball. The golf, tennis, track and cross country programs may be terminated to make up for a potential budget shortfall that may reach $200,000. “If enrollment doesn’t increase it means there would be cuts,” Monaco said. “With the money we’re bringing in right now, we’re just covering shortfalls.” ...

12Dec

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Trump lays out 2020 Arizona strategy

Story and photo by JOE GIDDENS While impeachment proceedings were going on in Washington, locally President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale and daughter-in-law Lara Trump held a rally Nov. 21 at the Hotel Tucson City Center in support of the embattled president going into the 2020 election. Trump won the state by 3.5 points in 2016 in the former conservative bastion, but 2018 has seen several Democrats win statewide offices for the first time in nearly a decade. The event hit all the Trump signature platform planks of his 2016 campaign and administration: fanning resentment against migrants, Trump’s outsider status and his campaign’s infrastructure to bypass media and political establishments. Parscale opened with his concerns about Democrat presidential candidates running on ...

4Dec

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The Regina Romero Era begins

Disclosure the writer was paid to canvas for Regina Romero in the primary Story and photos By JOE GIDDENS A 144-year drought was broken on Dec. 2 with Regina Romero’s inauguration as mayor of the city of Tucson. Romero is Tucson’s first Latina mayor and the first Hispanic to hold the office since Estevan Ochoa’s term ended on May 1, 1876. “There’s a lot of responsibility because there’s never been a ‘woman mayor’ leading a town like Tucson and I think a lot of people will be observing,” said Romero in Spanish during the Dec. 2 press conference. “I’ve been in politics for over 24 years, so I know it's difficult for women to be in positions as leaders.” City council positions also were changed at the ceremony in the Leo Rich Theater before a full house of attendees. L...

Adidas has a new teammate with Pima College

22Nov

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Adidas has a new teammate with Pima College

By JOE GIDDENS Adidas is now Pima Community College’s official outfitter for the next four years. The move is the second sponsorship this semester following the Chapman Automotive Group acquiring naming rights for the Chapman Automotive Sports Complex at the West Campus. These moves are following Acting Athletic Director Jim Monaco’s goal of branding the college. Monaco says he is not able to discuss the complete details of it at our press time, however “What it does is it saves us money on uniforms on supplies on shoes for the kids because they buy their own stuff,” Monaco said. “So we've been able to save money in our budget to try to help with other expenses because of this deal.” Monaco said that additional perks of the sponsorship will be Adidas brand flags...

21Nov

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Chomsky has a conversation at Pima CC

By ELLIANA KOPUT Noam Chomsky had a conversation with David Barsamian at Pima Community College’s Proscenium Theatre on Nov. 4. “Conversation on a Progressive Future” was a benefit for the magazine “Progressive.” Chomsky is a political activist, cognitive scientist and renowned scholar. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Chomsky was a member in the Harvard Society of Fellows, and has taught linguistics around the world, including at the University of Arizona. David Barsamian, an investigative journalist and the founder of Alternative Radio, has collaborated with Chomsky in many conversations and non-fiction works. He lectures on economic and political systems, world affairs, media and revolution. The Progressive, “a voice for peace, social justice, and the common g...

21Nov

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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...

The Pima College Foundation has big anniversary plans

21Nov

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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...