Volume 96, Issue 5 “The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.” Thursday, Sept 27, 2007
What's Inside
Richard Quinton
/
Courier
Sports
For the Win: Volleyball
spikes a victory against
Glendale Community
College. Page 8
Courtesy of Picturehouse
Entertainment
On Like Donkey Kong:
With a fistful of quar¬
ters, this movie is worth
the change. Page 9
What's Going
Down
Give back to the kids! The
Associated Students is
accepting volunteers until
Halloween for their annual
Trick or Treat, which will be
held for children from the
CDC. For more information,
contact Joshua Acevedo, A.S.
vice president of student serv¬
ices at (626) 525-7905.
Sheriffs Seek Public’s
Help to Find Suspect
Franco Sui Yuan
Sports Editor
Isaac Campbell is still at large after
being charged with the murder of
PCC student Liya Jessie Lu. Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Depart¬
ment has appealed to the public to be
on the lookout for the suspect.
Anyone with, information is asked
to contact LASD homicide at (323)
890-5500
Previously, Campbell was arrested
and released about two weeks before
Lu’s body was found Sept. 15. He
was arrested on charges of selling
and possessing marijuana Sept. 6.
Yet, his stay at the Alhambra lock¬
up took only one hour and 20 min¬
utes, after Campbell paid bail of
$20,000.
While Campbell, who was once a
PCC nursing program student, was
in and out of the jail, officers were
searching for Lu’s body. Her body
was found later on, in a trash can in
Arcadia.
Lu, a PCC graduate, was re-apply-
See ‘Help’ - on Page 2
Isaac Campbell
Liya Jessie Lu
Religion Sparks Tension
Demonstrator Provokes Students on Campus With Religious Message
Football Flies For a Fourth Win
Daniel Belis
/
Courier
Quarterback David Pittman soars though the air after avoiding a tackle on Saturday against
Golden West. Pittman went on to rush for 87 yards, contributing to Pasadena's win.
See Sports, Page 8
Christian Daly
News Editor
Campus police gathered in
the Quad to deflate tension
between students and a reli¬
gious demonstrator on Wednes¬
day.
Though Paul Mitchell, the
religious demonstrator, was
leaving a little after 2 p.m., he
still had much to say about his
experience.
“I’m not discouraged at all,
they fulfilled what the Bible
says,” said Mitchell. “They
increase my faith.”
Mitchell’s crusade began
about 11:30 a.m. when he was
questioning students sitting
adjacent to the C Building. The
students responded, telling him
to “shove sticks up his ass.”
Many were upset about
Mitchell’s sign containing a list
of those going to hell.
The list that were going to
hell included mouthy women,
See ‘Religion’ - on Page 3
Track Title
Withdrawn
by State
Jeremy Balan
Asst. Sports Editor
After winning the state championship in May
for the first time since 1984, the PCC men’s
track and field team had their title stripped by
the California Community College Athletic
Association (CCCAA) on Friday.
The CCCAA took the drastic action because
Everton Taylor, a participant in the long jump and
triple jump competitions, was deemed ineligible.
“PCC used an ineligible athlete who did not
have proper paperwork,” said Rich Kollen,
South Coast Conference (SCC) Commissioner
“The team did not have two out of the three
papers required for the athlete to be eligible.”
Kollen put the track and field team on two-
year probation, the same punishment doled out
for the same violation by the Los Angeles Trade-
Technical college cross country team last year.
“Following proper procedure is so impor¬
tant,” Kollen said, “The probation really means
nothing; if they do something like this again,
there will be a problem.”
The probation does have some affect on the
team, but not individually “They can win indi¬
vidual titles, but not team titles,” said Robert
Lewis, SCC statistician and PCC handler of
sports information.
“For events like the SCC Championships, the
Southern California Championships and State
Championships,” Lewis said, “the team will not
receive points.”
With the news of the probation and loss of
the state championship, came news of change in
the coaching staff of the team. Last year’s head
See ‘Championship’ - on Page 3
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