The Courier Newsletter: Week of September 25th

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Courier Staff
September 29, 2023

In week four at The Courier, it was busy and bustling week in the newsroom and our social media team kicked off a number of strategies to boost engagement with PCC’s student body, through TikTok, longer form content on our YouTube and other social media platforms. Beyond the expanded social media offerings The Courier is working to put together, a number of the sections were extremely lively with interesting and engaging stories. In news, there was stories on PCC’s fall 2023 enrollment numbers, COVID-19 policies for this year, PCC union divides and an investigation into what the heck is happening at the Pool. In Opinion, there was a couple of stories on language and film. In features, there’s a mascot hiring crisis brewing at PCC, local art events, books, pride events at PCC and local dog adoptions. In Lifestyle, there’s stories on everything from Taylor Swift to disgraced Dodger pitcher Julio Urías and Mortal Kombat. Below is the top stories from each section.

News

In news this week, News editors Seamus Bozeman and Ben Avraham dove into (pun intended) what the heck has been happening with PCC’s dormant Aquatic Center since it closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some questions were answered, but a lot remains, including the golden question: Will the pool be fixed or moved?

After 3 dormant years, we’re still asking: What happened to the Aquatic Center at PCC?

By Seamus Bozeman and Ben Avraham

Opinion

In opinion this week Video Editor Dante Estrada weighed in on the question: Does a younger generation not speaking Spanish, not qualify them as Hispanic? It is a really deep and nuanced look at language and how it impacts culture.

‘No sabo kids’: A generation of Latinos shamed by native Spanish speakers

By Dante Estrada

 

Features

In features this week, Courier staff writer Ayden Saeki reported on PCC’s mascot hiring crisis. In spring 2023 PCC moved on from their old one Larry the Lancer (much loved by The Courier) to Lance O’Lot who’s supposed to be a Horse. Despite the crisis, Lance O’Lot has brought joy to PCC students and a local Latino Heritage month parade.

Help Wanted: PCC’s search for Lance O’ Lot’s entourage

By Ayden Saeki

PCC Sports

In PCC sports coverage staff writer and Courier photographer Samuel Watson got to witness a trouncing not seen since 2002, in the Lancers 9-0 rout of Imperial Valley.

Men’s soccer brutalizes Imperial Valley in 9-0 beat down

By Samuel Watson

Lifestyle

In Lifestyle this week staff writer Odessa Hairapetian waded into the disgusting actions of disgraced Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías and the opinions of Dodger fans on campus. Most of them focused in on the fact that Urías had acted as a role model for the current generation of Mexican-American Dodger fans.

Fans ‘disgusted’ after Urías’ arrest on domestic violence charge

By Odessa Hairapetian

Podcast

Joined by new staff writer Machu, hosts David and Sol discuss the ongoing fentanyl crisis and its longstanding impacts in the United States.

Episode Three: Fentanyl

By David Sosa, Sol Rodriquez and Machu Suh

Social Media

Here is a link to all of our social media pages, with a weekly TikTok and other content: https://linktr.ee/pcccourier

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