Thank you to everyone who followed along as we wrap our inaugural semester of the PCC Courier newsletter, we appreciate the time you spent reading our stories and newsletter this year. We look forward to returning for a brief edition during winter intersession and then back to our usual weekly format in week two of the Spring 2024 semester. We want to thank our newsletter writer and News Editor Seamus Bozeman (including this one) for writing each weeks edition, and of course every single editor and writer who wrote an article, not just featured in the newsletter but who produced content, made sure The Courier was running smoothly on a day-to-day basis and was published on the pcccourier.com website.

This week, along with our usual programming, we are including the best works from our Digital version of Spotlight which publishes at the end of every fall Semester. Some of these stories will be included in the print edition of the magazine that will be available in mid 2024.

Have a great winter break, enjoy your holidays, a happy new(s)year, and we’ll see you soon!

News

In News, Social media editor Dante Estrada and staff writer Kathrine Poling covered a protest and teach in hosted by PCC’s Anti-War Club where they were calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and justice for the Palestinian people. The protest was held in Pasadena at City Hall and a march and sit-in was held throughout Pasadena.

Opinion

In Opinion, Staff Writer Katherine Poling wrote about how the craze and panic over aging in Western cultures is overblown and tiring. The writer points towards examples of other non-Western cultures having great respect for the elderly, while we relegate our old to nursing homes and away from us.

Features

In Features, staff writer Katherine Poling wrote a feature on PCC Professor Geoff Dunbar, who has been teaching radio and television at PCC for well over twenty years. He originally taught in PCC’s music department, but transitioned to the radio and television division at the college. He was behind a effort for PCC to get access to “Futurama” and to be able to use it as a tool for learning and not just enjoyment.

PCC Sports

In Sports, Features Editor Avory Baur wrote about the Women’s Basketball team and their continued hot start to the season. They currently have a record of 9-2, as they finish out the year with several more games in 2023.

Lifestyle

In Lifestyle, Editor-in-Chief Samuel Valencia led the newsroom in an article on the biggest music, games, TV shows and movies. Some of The Courier’s top albums included Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS”, “UTOPIA” from Travis Scott, and several others. In movies, “Barbie” was ranked high and “May December” also was featured. Several other sections were included, so click the link to read the rest of our top picks.

Podcast

We’ll be back better than ever in 2024!

Social Media

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

Spotlight

In this years edition of Spotlight, the newsroom collaborated on the theme of AI, and how it is expected and already impacting our everyday lives. From, voices to music, film and several other aspects of our human lives. Check out the top stories from Spotlight Fall 2023. The rest can be found here: https://medium.com/pcc-spotlight

Hollywood

In this article by Video Editor Dante Estrada and Editor-in-Chief Samuel Valencia they discuss the issues of AI and its continued integration into the film industry. They base their analysis, as the title suggests, on what movies portrayed AI and future robots as. The article notes that “While no murder-oriented robots have taken over year, there have been considerable improvements to technology and its sentience.”

AI Voices

In this article by Assistant Opinion Editor Carlos De La Luz and Sports Editor Le’Raun Peron they delve into the nuances and fears that AI will be able to replace humans in videos and in voice recordings. This brings up challenges for those who’s careers and income revolves around their voices, their videography and music.