Pima Community College

Requiem for horror: A detailed Resident Evil series recap

12Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Arts & Entertainment

Requiem for horror: A detailed Resident Evil series recap

By Quinn Smalley It has been two years since the release of Resident Evil 4 Remake was released and it doesn’t seem like that universe’s struggles with Bioterrorism is subsiding anytime soon with the newest installment, Resident Evil 9 Requiem. The series is well known for its gore, striking visuals, disturbing monster designs, iconic cast of recurring characters and its rich lore. Across eight, going on nine mainline entries, the lore runs deep and with the newest entry seemingly attempting to bring the series full circle with the one of the settings being a ruined Raccoon City, the tragic viral zombie infested city where the series began. With Resident Evil 9 (RE9) releasing at the end of February, for newcomers to the series, there’s a lot of ground lore-wise. For t...

9Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Arts & Entertainment, Opinion

Bruno Mars is “The Romantic”

By Natalia Serrano Bruno Mars, accompanied by an unnamed mariachi in the “Risk It All” music video. Bruno Mars has graced listeners with his fifth studio album titled “The Romantic.” Mars last released a solo album in 2016, with a brief power duo era with Anderson .Paak in 2021. Since his last studio release, he has been staying busy. He has been a resident in Las Vegas since 2016, opened a lounge at The Bellagio hotel called The Pinky Ring, and has had great success with a couple of singles recently, with “APT.” with Rosé in 2024 and “Die With a Smile” with Lady Gaga in 2025. In “The Romantic,” we definitely see the romantic side of Mars that we have known. The album begins with “Risk It All,” which opens with a medley of trumpets and strings in a b...

Tucson Pride’s slow death and the void it left

6Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Arizona News, Culture

Tucson Pride’s slow death and the void it left

By Quinn Smalley A fairground full of excited Tucson Pride festival goers in 2023. Photo taken from Gay Tucson’s website. Since 1977, Tucson has hosted its own annual Pride event, but in the wake of recent scandals, dwindling attendance and the challenging logistics of organizing such an event, Tucson Pride is officially cancelled. Originally, Tucson Pride was scheduled for Nov. 22, 2025, but was unceremoniously pushed back to Feb. 21, 2026, citing scheduling conflicts with Tour De Tucson, high outdoor temperatures and difficulty securing parade permits as the reason for the delay. Fast forward to Jan. 21, 2026, the Tucson Pride website changed, instead of information about their upcoming events, there’s notice of closure: “After thoughtful discussion and ca...

The Future of Pima Community College: A recap of PCC’s Planning Day event

6Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Pima News

The Future of Pima Community College: A recap of PCC’s Planning Day event

By Diedra Eby Photo by Diedra Eby. “Transform lives through affordable education.” According to Nicola Richmond, this should be Pima Community College’s mission statement. Richmond is the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Analytics and Research for the college and she is currently leading the four year program to shape PCC’s future (2026-2040). The meeting, held in the Downtown Campus Amethyst Room, will “help influence where the College focuses its time, energy and resources over the next four years.” These include foundational conditions, such as how affordable tuition is, how the college meets the basic needs of its students, including daycare for students with babies, safety of students on campus, student time relating to availability of classes, lea...

Win like a girl: How success in the Winter Olympics is reviving women’s sports

4Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Sports

Win like a girl: How success in the Winter Olympics is reviving women’s sports

By Natalia Serrano Alysa Liu celebrates her Olympic win in Milano Cortina on Feb. 21, 2026. Photo by Matthew Stockman. Team USA’s female athletes have dominated the 2026 Winter Olympics. Women’s hockey and figure skating, in particular, have been hugely popular. Team USA’s figure skating trio, the “Blade Angels,” has been a large part of the discourse this year for many reasons. Alysa Liu made history this year as the first US women's figure skater to win gold since 2002. Liu has been catapulted not only for her win, but for her pure joy in skating and how much the enjoyment of what you do can change so much in a performance. Another historic moment at the Winter Olympics comes from the women's hockey team. Laila Edwards, a defensive player for Team USA, became the fi...

How PCC staff members are juggling responsibilities during heightened ICE activity

3Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

News, Pima News, Politics, US News

How PCC staff members are juggling responsibilities during heightened ICE activity

By Illianna Valenzuela Flyers around PCC's campuses about "shelter in place" and "lockdown" protocols that are being referenced when considering ICE raids. Photo by Illianna Valenzuela. “We will be analyzing the aftermath of this for decades to come,” said Rowan Moore, Sociology teacher at Pima Community College. The increasing activity of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) around Pima Community College Campuses has been weighing on staff, potentially harming education and work experiences. PCC Chancellor, Dr. Jeffrey P. Nasse, recently gave a statement released on January 29, 2026 addressed to fellow colleagues. He said, “The college is closely monitoring developments and has plans and protocols in place for a range of potential scenarios.” ...

ChatGPT Warns: “You should not treat me like an inherently reliable authority”

2Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Culture, News, Uncategorized

ChatGPT Warns: “You should not treat me like an inherently reliable authority”

By Diedra Eby By now, everyone using ChatGPT and other Large Language Model (LLM) artificial intelligences (AI) should be well aware that they can hallucinate. Essentially, a hallucination is a lie without the negative intent that humans generally have behind a lie. According to a conversation with ChatGPT on Jan. 31, 2026, an “AI hallucination = fluent nonsense delivered with confidence." A screenshot from the author's conversation with ChatGPT on Jan. 31, 2026. Why does it happen? Because LLMs (what we most commonly call AIs) - at least popular ones like ChatGPT, Gemini, Grammarly, Deepai (ChatGPT Alternative), Perplexity, Claude and Microsoft’s CoPilot (there are many more) - are programmed to predict the next word in a sentence. In its simp...

Super Bowl LX: Seattle’s Drive to Success

1Mar

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Sports

Super Bowl LX: Seattle’s Drive to Success

By Natalia Serrano The Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2026. Photo from the Seattle Seahawks Instagram. Super Bowl LX was held at Levi Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. The match was between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. This was the second time the teams went head-to-head in the Super Bowl, the last time being 2015, with the Patriots besting the Seahawks 28-24. The Super Bowl pregame was chock-full of entertainment. Coco Jones opens the day with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Jones was followed by a “Super Bowl Legends” segment. On the field were Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Lynn Swann and Jalen Hurts. All received...

Café con Bad Bunny: A breakdown of Bad Bunny’s historic halftime performance

28Feb

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Arts & Entertainment, Opinion, Sports

Café con Bad Bunny: A breakdown of Bad Bunny’s historic halftime performance

By Quinn Smalley Amid the chaos of the American political system, there was a brief break in the conflict. For one night, most of America united to watch Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny, and his eagerly anticipated halftime performance at the Superbowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026. Bad Bunny’s performance was historic, being the first time a performer completed a set on one of the world’s biggest stages entirely in Spanish. It also served as meaningful representation for Puerto Ricans and the Latin American community as a whole. And like most halftime shows, Bad Bunny’s performance was rife with symbolism and political statements meant to be thought-provoking, honest, moving and, most of all, unifying. The halftime performance began with a prerecorded film transportin...

Welcome Week Success: Thanking the individuals who helped make PCC’s spring semester start smooth

27Feb

By Emma PetersonNo Comments

Pima News

Welcome Week Success: Thanking the individuals who helped make PCC’s spring semester start smooth

By Diedra Eby Stephanie Dennison, Director of Student Experience and Enrollment, took the time to discuss Adult Education classes (ABE and ASE) at the Downtown Campus. These classes are also offered at the Desert Vista Campus. Photo by Diedra Eby. Natalie McConnell and Samantha Severson manned the ABE for College and Career table for the Student Life Welcoming Committee. They handed out snacks and stickers, as well as bags that included mini bottles of water on the hot beginning days of the semester. Photo by Diedra Eby. Project Manager Brad Butler took time from Educational Technology to welcome students with information about Pima Engage, where you can find out all the information about what’s happening on campus. He also handed out clear fanny packs fo...