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A Call to Action: How Your Work Can Put the Community First at PCC

10Dec

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Business, Opinion, Pima News

A Call to Action: How Your Work Can Put the Community First at PCC

By Caroline Hansen Supporting the Learner: Building a Better PCC Experience When a person decides to go to college, it is one of the most important decisions they will make in their life. When a person is starting out at their local community college, they most likely have not led a privileged life. When an older person comes back to get a degree and they qualify for FAFSA, chances are they really need the financial aid and need to get that degree as quickly as possible. There are many reasons students might experience financial hardship, especially coming back to school later in life. Maybe it was a car accident, a divorce, an injury, or a job layoff. Perhaps they were disenfranchised from their former job or their field has been taken over by AI. Chances are, they aren’t b...

A Look at Oro Valley’s Annual Tree Lighting

9Dec

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Arts & Entertainment

A Look at Oro Valley’s Annual Tree Lighting

By Jackson Melin The flyer for the Oro Valley Festival of the Arts and Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration. Photo courtesy of orovalleyaz.gov. The 14th annual Oro Valley Festival of the Arts and Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration took place Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The official tree lighting began at 6 p.m. at the Oro Valley Marketplace. Admission is always free. The event featured a wide selection of local artists, vendors and performers, ranging from artists and food trucks to jazz bands. Each year, the hope for the event is to attract attention from both tourists and residents. More than 150 artists and over 500 student and community performers showed up. Participants took pictures with Santa and built mini wo...

9Dec

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Politics

MTG M.I.A? Trump Loses a Loyal Supporter

By Jackson Melin Photo by Annabelle Gordon for Reuters. One of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters has been Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Since 2019, Greene has vocalized support for the MAGA movement and gained Trump’s endorsement. However, the president has been in office for just a year, and one of the biggest scandals has been the Jeffrey Epstein files. Multiple photos, videos and emails of the convicted sex offender have been linked to Trump, and that might have been the final straw for her. This is not the first issue Greene has pushed back against. Throughout his second term, she’s challenged Trump on his handling of the cost of premiums and rising grocery prices. Trump has since called Greene a slew of names, including “...

9Dec

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Opinion, Reviews

Creating a Personal Streaming Service, Part Two

By Quinn Smalley Previously, we discussed what happens when we subscribe to streaming services. We end up discreetly spending hundreds of dollars each year to access just a handful of shows we want to watch. More importantly, we forfeit our ability to own our media. It may not sound important to own a few of your favorite movies or shows, especially in an age of convenience and minimalism. Physical media takes up space and can be inconvenient having to get up and change the disc when you’re ready for the next bit of entertainment. But with that convenience, you needlessly open your wallet and sacrifice the all-too-important right of ownership and control. What if I told you that you could have the convenience we crave and maintain control over your media library? Having a DV...

1Dec

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Pima News

Stressed Out Students: Take a Break, Take a Breath!

By Caroline Hansen

Imperforate, Not Imperfect: A Guide to Anorectal Malformations

26Nov

By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments

Health

Imperforate, Not Imperfect: A Guide to Anorectal Malformations

By Jackson Melin Photo from University of California, San Francisco Department of Surgery An anorectal malformation (ARM) is a chronic condition at birth that prevents the rectum and anus from forming properly. The “imperforate” anus is either obstructed or located in the wrong place. The exact cause of the malformation is unknown; however, it affects one in every 5,000 newborns. This issue is very personal to me, as I myself have been dealing with ARMs for my whole life. It’s taken seven surgeries for my body to adapt to this condition. Symptoms of anorectal malformation include constipation, bloating, nausea, gas and cramping. This can also lead to other health problems, such as hemorrhoids or rectal bleeding. Similar conditions are misdiagnosed as ARMs, such as Hirsch...

Spring Registration is Now Open: Need Some Ideas for Enrollment?

26Nov

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Pima News

Spring Registration is Now Open: Need Some Ideas for Enrollment?

By Diedra Eby Pima Community College West Campus. Photo courtesy of the Pima Foundation Events Archive. Two times a semester I get so excited – wrapping up the semester knowing I’ve finished another term, and registering for the next session. It’s that time of year again. What courses do you have on your mind? You’ll want to sign up as soon as possible, because the best ones fill up quickly! Here's some ideas for those wondering what classes to enroll in: ANT 110: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes. I know this one personally; I took it my first semester here at Pima. Dr. Claypatch’s enthusiasm was so infectious that I’m thinking of majoring in anthropology/archeology when I transfer to the University of Arizona. I could quote to you the nitty-gritty the catalogue says, but the fu...

ARC Health and Wellness Fair Brings Connects Students with Much Needed Resources

26Nov

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Pima News

ARC Health and Wellness Fair Brings Connects Students with Much Needed Resources

By Caroline Hansen Entrance to Pima Community College West Campus. Photo by Caroline Hansen. The Social Services Education (SSE) Department at Pima Community College hosts the ARC Health and Wellness Fair semesterly at the West Campus. It is a chance for students and staff at PCC to talk to a variety of service providers from the college’s ecosystem as well as many from the Tucson community. Rachael Lord, MSW, is on the faculty of the SSE Department. She and Susan Ho, MSW, oversee PCC’s ARC Food Pantry that serves thousands of students yearly. “After Covid Susan and I decided that we needed to bring resources onto campus so students could ask questions and interact in person with representatives from agencies that serve the community. Susan and I brainstormed an...

23Nov

By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments

Features

The Witching Weekly: 11/23

By Ruby Maldonado Hi, everyone! Welcome to The Witching Weekly! Since there was no article last week, I’ll add in a few more things to today’s! We’ll have a tarot reading, like usual, and for the craft/spell this week, I’ll talk about setting up an altar, and how to choose items depending on who you’re dedicating it to. This week’s reading was a little bit strange—I chose to do something simple, another “Week Ahead Spread,” and like usual, dedicate it to a reader. I usually have at least three of the four symbols present, but today I only had two of them: coins (pentacles) and swords. Whoever this reading is for is currently struggling with money and their mental health, even if it’s just a momentary lapse. The good thing about tarot is that it is supposed to show you somet...

Reclaiming Ownership: The Power in Owning Physical Media

20Nov

By Ambur WilkersonNo Comments

Opinion

Reclaiming Ownership: The Power in Owning Physical Media

By Quinn Smalley How much do you spend on streaming services each month? According to Deloitte, the average American spends almost $70 monthly on platforms like Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime Video, Max and Apple Music. The bare minimum you can pay for a Netflix subscription is $7.99 for an ad-supported plan. Prime Video starts at $9 a month, also ad-supported, with the option to go ad-free for an additional $3—or $2 if you have an Amazon Prime subscription. These prices may not seem like much upfront, but they add up quickly, especially if the content you want to watch is spread across multiple services. A common scenario consumers face is having to pay for several similar services just to access specific shows. For example, if I wanted to watch “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Tra...