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Volume 97, Issue 9
‘The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.”
Thursday, May 1 , 2008
Pasadena City College
Coast Conference Championsh
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Rate to Skate
Sports
Breezing through the
heat: Stand-up skate¬
boarders race against
the wind.
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PCC: 45 Years Ago
Forty-five years ago, PCC hosted a ‘Gold
Rush Days’ theme for the OMD Carnival
held every year. The carnival, then at its 35th
year, was the highlight of social activities on
campus.
The overall look of the theme was accom¬
plished by a scene featuring a street in an old
western town.
Creating the atmosphere for a fun night at
PCC, the street was filled with booths, spon¬
sored by 28 clubs, that students could visit.
Stunts, skill games and food also prevailed
that night.
Adding to the ‘Gold Rush’ theme of the
night, a dance hall with live music allowed
people to immerse themselves in the typical
old time saloon feel.
At 10 p.m., the OMD’s queen, who repre¬
sented the various campus departments, was
chosen from a penny-a-vote contest in front of
the Sexson Auditorium.
After the crowning of the queen, the men
engaged in a beard growing contest.
Those who participated worked for over a
month to grow their beards in order to win
the trophy awarding the longest and most
unique beard.
There was also a beard shave off for men
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that was sponsored by Remington Rand and
OMD.
This particular contest was judged by
quickest time and closest shave.
News
Fires Affect PCC
Students and
Faculty Forced
to Evacuate
Their Ftomes
Christina Demirchyan
Managing Editor
PCC students and faculty were forced to evacuate their homes due
to the Santa Anita fires.
After burning over 580 acres of forest, the fires reached a level of
containment on Tuesday, allowing those who were evacuated to
return home.
The fires, which began on Saturday afternoon, affected at least two
students and one faculty member.
“At midnight, the whole side of the mountain was glowing red. It’s
hard to explain unless you were there. The best way to put it would
be terribly awesome,” said Nicholas Klotz, 20-year-old photography
major who was told to evacuate his home.
Living just North of Grandview, Klotz had enough distance
between his home and the fire to avoid extreme worry. “I live close
enough to Grandview and there was still enough space between the
fire and me that I didn’t have to worry quite as much, though seeing
humongous flames at the side of the hill is pretty unsettling,” he said.
According to Klotz, during times such as these, it is important to
“try and find some little activity to take your mind off it as soon as
possible.” Though he was worried about his grandmother who stayed
home, Klotz went to work Saturday morning, allowing himself to
take his mind off the fires.
Below Grandview was where firefighters drew water to help fight
the fire.
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Tess Pham
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Courier
A Sierra Madre Fire Department volunteer firefighter places a fire
helmet on the head of Sierra Madre resident Wallis Parks as her father
(far left) and firefighter Ted Walters (back right) watch on Tuesday. Parks
gave the Fire Department a drawing to show her appreciation.
Tess Pham
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Courier
A Seeds of Change member hands PCC student Linda Walsh,
anthropology major, a reusable bag Tuesday.
Earth Awareness Day
Celebrated on Campus
Rodrigo Mejia
Staff Writer
Seeds of Change hosted a day of
awareness seeking to inform the
campus of the mounting ailments
afflicting the world around us.
“We are trying to raise
awareness of people and their
waste. We want people to be more
conscious of their waste,” said
22-year-old geology major Yuliana
Parada, who is also the president of
the club.
The group offered information,
membership, a seed planted trinket
of potted soil for anyone willing to
commit to its upkeep, and
smoothies churned by way of a
bicycle powered generator as the
day took a leisurely turn.
Both productive and counterpro¬
ductive to their mission, the lax
atmosphere kept most of the
campus in the dark as to the real
purpose of this small enclave.
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