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Volume 97, Issue 10
“The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.”
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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The Scene
Tess Pham
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Courier
May Day: Rallying in
Los Angeles for work¬
er and immigrant
rights. Pages 6-7
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Opinion
The Bible: Not a
literary read for the
youngsters. Page 5
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Sports
Looking Back:
Baseball finally ends
‘disappointing- sea¬
son. Page 9
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PCC: 45 Years Ago
Ten “lovely candidates” for the
annual homecoming queen were
selected by 10 department chairmen.
One of the candidates went by the
alias “Miss Brand X,” whose identity
was withheld from the public; only
two people knew, at the time of the
candidacy, her true identity. A candi¬
date who’s identity was known went
on to win as homecoming queen.
Carter Sets Foot Onto PCC
Natasha Laraway
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Courier
Former President Jimmy Carter arrives at PCC for an interview in the New
Media Center Wednesday. Director of College Safety Peter Michael (left) and
campus police worked with the Secret Service for heightened security.
Former President Interviewed on KPCC
Brett Nelson
Staff Writer
Former President Jimmy Carter visit¬
ed PCC’s campus Wednesday for an
interview with KPCC’s Patt Morrison.
He spoke of his new book, A Remark¬
able Mother,’ about his mother and her
accomplishments in civil rights, and
politics. He also spoke about Israel, his
presidency and current affairs, stressing
that because of the war in Iraq, the
United States is in a terrible situation.
According to Carter, the best way to
handle the situation that has unfolded
since the war is to set a timeline for
withdrawal. He added that the United
States needs to encourage Iraq’s neigh¬
bors as well as European nations to sup¬
port Iraq in taking responsibility for it’s
own economy and government in order
to establish peace in the Middle East.
News
Ex-Student
Pleads Not
Guilty in
Murder
32-year-old PCC nursing
student slain in September
Franco Sui Yan
Staff Writer
Former PCC nursing student Isaac Campbell
pleaded not guilty in the slaying of one-time PCC
student Liya Jessie Lu on Tuesday at the Alhambra
Courthouse.
After Campbell entered his plea, Judge Carlos
Uranga granted a postponement for the date for the
preliminary hearing, which has been set for July 19.
“I was expecting [Public Defender James Duffy]
to do so,” said Deputy District Attorney Steve
Ipson. “The defendant wants to have time to go
through everything and to get the basic evidence for
the preliminary hearing.”
Lu’s family and close friends are upset with the
prolongation of the case.
“I’m frustrated. It’s been nine months since she
died, and they haven’t set a date for the preliminary
hearing yet,” said Lu’s close friend William Moo.
“But, I believe that justice will be done because the
law is very thorough.”
Campbell is charged with first-degree murder -
the unlawful killing that is both willful and premed¬
itated - which could get him from 25 years to life in
prison if he is found guilty, explained Ipson.
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Trial for Suspect in Killing Faces Another Delay
Stacey Wang
Editor-in-Chief
A trial on murder charges for
former PCC student George W.
Pigman IV faces another possible
delay after a court decision in
Pasadena on Tuesday.
The prosecution’s request to
have the 27-year-old reexamined
for insanity was granted by Supe¬
rior Court Judge Teri Schwartz,
which may delay starting the
trial, said defense attorney Jose
Colon.
“I don’t
want to delay
the trial any-
more,” Colon
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stated. “We’re
ready for the
trial, but I will
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need addition-
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al time to
review the
[examiner’s]
report.’
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charged in the slaying of his
alleged girlfriend and former
PCC student Eimi
Yamada in May 2005.
“The examination
should not delay the
trial. We are ready; our
witnesses are ready.
This is the final out¬
standing issue,” said
Alhambra Deputy Dis¬
trict Attorney Teresa
Sullivan. Although the
prosecuting attorney
appealed for an expert
examination, Sullivan hopes to get
the trial started as soon as possi¬
ble. “I see [an expert examina¬
tion] necessary for this case.
There’s no way for the jury to
examine the client during the
trial,” Judge Schwartz said.
At the hearing, held on the eve
of the anniversary of Yamada’s
killing on May 7, 2005, the
defense explained that an exami¬
nation would not be relevant to
Pigman’s insanity when the crime
was committed.
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