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Halloween merchandise displayed at Stats Home Decorative Center on Oct. 22. HALLOWEEN on Scene.

Presidential hunt is on

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Board hires executive search firm

Students earn spot in NASA program

Philip McCormick Editor-In-Chief

Ashley Park Staff Writer

After four executive search firms made their presentations, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select one to lead the hunt for a permanent superintendent Wednesday night.

“Ralph Anderson and Associates’ representative made a great presentation tonight,” said Trustee William Thomson. “The Board feels comfortable with its choice tonight. We can now forward in finding a president.”

Stan Arterberry of Ralph Anderson and Associates was the last to present to the board, but impressed it the most, according to Thomson. “[Arterberry] seemed to be on top of things with what’s going on at the college,” Thomson said.

“He seemed to have a good grasp

Pasadena City College students Angela Kim and Melissa Perez have been chosen by NASA to participate in their National Community College Aerospace Scholars program.

Perez, a computer science major, and Kim, a mechanical engineering major, had several hurdles to clear before becoming two of the lucky few who were chosen by NASA. An extensive application, a shining recommendation from a professor, and an impressive GPA were all the necessary requirements to even be considered. According to Perez, more than 400 students submitted applications for this honor, but only a handful were chosen to

Paul Ochoa/Courier A search firm makes a presentation to the Board of Trustees at a meeting on Tuesday.

about how to go about searching for a superintendent.”

The board had selected Vicki B. Nicholson, who served as the associate vice president of human resources for Glendale Community College, to help find the consultant firms at its Oct. 15 meeting. Board President Anthony Fellow said that the college had never worked with Nicholson before.

“She came very highly recommended by one of our outside lawyers,” Fellow said.

Fellow said that since the PCC human resources director reports to the superintendent/president, it would be better to get outside resources to help with the search.

He said it would have been an awkward situation for both otherwise.

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School offers Microsoft Office to all students for free Kristen Luna Staff Writer

As a result of an agreement between PCC and Microsoft, students are now enrolled in the Microsoft Student Advantage Program, which allows them to download and install Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus desktop applications for free The program is offered to currently enrolled students and allows them to run Microsoft Office on up to five computers (Mac or PC) and up to five additional devices including smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The latest versions of Office are Office 2013 for Windows and Office 2011 for Mac. “Just in time for finals, students can have free Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint for those upcoming class

presentations and term papers,” said Dr. Shelley Gaskin, a professor in the Business and Computer Technology Department.

“Hundreds of colleges around the country have this program, and now we have it too!”

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus is an annual subscription and students will continue to have access as long as they are enrolled and have an active LancerPoint email address. IT support services manager Todd Hampton and systems administrator Rob Tirapelle developed the process so that students are able to access the free downloads by logging in using their LancerPoint email and password.

“This software is much more powerful and full-featured than the expensive Microsoft Home and Student edition, which MICROSOFT page 2

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“Because of the likelihood that the interim superintendent/president would apply for the permanent position,” Fellow said. “it was wisely decided by the board to employ an independent human resources consultant to guide the selection of a presidential search firm.”

Interim President Robert Miller said in September that he would be applying for the position. “[Miller] is working hard so that students and faculty don’t miss a beat,” Fellow said. “It would be unfair to potential candidates to say more.”

Thomson and Fellow both

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which sells for $130 at stores like Staples and BestBuy,” Gaskin said.

For students who are on a budget due to the high costs of tuition and supplies that are necessary for their course, this program helps them save a little more money. Student Diana Pinto, music, is one of them and looking forward to the free program.

“To a certain degree, I think that the tools for education should be free. Education is already expensive enough and so if the school can help out,

said that the Board would like to see a permanent president in place before the start of the fall 2015 semester.

“We would like to have a permanent president in place some time in summer and before next fall,” Thomson said. “We’ll see how the process goes.”

According to Thomson, the next step in the process is putting a committee together composed of administrative members, faculty, students and community representatives.

“We want the community to be involved,” Thomson said.

“The community needs to know what’s going on here and they would be much more inclined to be supportive of the decision if they were part of it… The process should go smoothly.” there’s no reason to gut students to have this type of software,” said Pinto.

“It’s something I need for school but that doesn’t mean I can afford it, that doesn’t make the money any more there so I think it’s nice.”

Aside from being able to use the software to complete academic work, students will also be able to learn the software for employment.

The Microsoft Advantage Program started a year ago this month and since then, it has become available to more than 35,000 educational institutions worldwide.

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work side-by-side with leading NASA experts.

“We learned of our acceptance to the program by e-mail,” said Perez. “I was very lucky and excited.”

The program will require Kim and Perez to go through an extensive five-week online session where they will need to learn about the evolution of Mars missions, plan a simulated Mars mission and design a 3D rover model, participate in fellow student discussions, and submit four modules and a final project.

Furthermore, they will join other college students at a camp located at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena to network, learn, and work alongside NASA

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engineers and scientists on a rover.

Although the workload is sure to be substantial, Kim and Perez are still excited for what the project will mean to them in the future.

“I always wanted to work with NASA, and the great thing about this opportunity is that we fix up our resume when we get there and we get hands-on experience,” said Perez. For Kim, her work with NASA will further help her work towards her passions.

“I was interested in aerospace, but I’m primarily interested in working for the military of defense industry,” said Kim. “I believe that aerospace and the military of defense industry are interconnected, so I look forward to learning how they help aid one another.”

Police Blotter Thursday, October 23rd A woman reported that on Friday, October 17 at the Rosemead campus she was groped on the buttocks by a male Hispanic suspect, who then fled the scene.

The victim was approached from behind by the suspect, who is in his 20s and of medium build. It’s unknown if he is a PCC student.

This sexual battery case is similar to a report taken on September 19. Students at the Rosemead campus are asked by police to be aware of their surroundings.

At 10:30 a.m. an inebriated man was seen lying down on the track at Robinson stadium. This report led to police requesting the fire department to assist with transporting the non-PCC student to the hospital for treatment.

Friday, October 24th At approximately 11:30 a.m. a carpenter from facilities reported that a Caucasian man in his 30s was trying to break into the electrical shop. Officers searched facilities and surrounding areas, but couldn’t find the suspect. It’s unknown if the man is a PCC student.

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2014 JACC General Excellence Award-Winner Editor-in-Chief Philip McCormick Online Editor Mick Donovan News Editor Daniel Johnson Opinion Editor Justin Clay Asst. Opinion Editor Hannah Gonzales Features Editor Kristen Luna A&E Editor Samantha Molina Asst. A&E Editor Anthony Martinez Lifestyle Editor Monique LeBleu Sports Editor Daron Grandberry Photo Editor Nagisa Mihara Asst. Photo Editor Paul Ochoa Chief Photographer Concepcion Gonzalez Online Photo Editor Daniel Valencia Scene Editor Charles Winners Asst. Scene Editor Keely Ernst Staff Writers: Ahmad Akkaoui, Reina Aldape, Daniel Axume, Dezarae Balbas, Joey Calderon Guzman, David Grubaugh, Tiffany Herrera, Matthew Kiewiet, David O’Connor, Ashley Park, Sho Tanaka Staff Photographers: Ansis Hoheisel, Erica Hong, Ryan Kevin, Chris Martinez, Daniel Nerio, Kevin Peraza, Scott Spencer, Daniel Vega-Warholy, Saul Villegas, Tiffany Yip Faculty Adviser Nathan McIntire Photo Adviser Tim Berger Advertising Manager Daniel Nerio

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Go candy crazy this Halloween Justin Clay Opinion Editor

Halloween is the one day of the year where people get to forget about their diets and pig out on candy.

There is no real point of getting squeamish about the amount of sugar being consumed, because you are eating it anyway.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans eat 150 pounds of sugar per capita each year. Many of these sugars are added into some of their favorite foods without them even knowing.

Most people are aware of the amount of sugar in things like candy, ice cream and soft drinks.

But most people don’t know that certain crackers, ketchup and peanut butter

contain all types of added sugars.

The typical glass of apple juice has seven teaspoons of sugar in it, which is the same as three Krispy Kreme donuts. A serving of fat-free yogurt contains an amount of sugar comparable to three scoops of ice cream, according to the World Health Organization.

Last Halloween a North Dakota woman made headlines when she claimed to try and solve the problem of childhood obesity by handing out notes instead of candy to children whom she deemed obese.

The letters urged parents to ration candy and “not allow your child to continue these unhealthy eating habits,” according to CNN. And people like that lady wonder why their

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homes get egged on Halloween night.

Is that woman and other parents aware that some of the foods that they feed their children on a daily basis contain tons of added sugars?

The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year proposed that companies revise the labels on

their products in order help the public become more informed about what they’re stuffing into their faces.

The proposal is aimed at forcing companies to disclose hidden sugars and other additives in plain English.

The effectiveness of this proposal remains to

be seen. But the idea that we should take all of the fun out of a holiday that is all about having fun is silly.

Since we’re going to consume our weight in sugar this year anyway, people might as well get off of their high horse and allow their kids to indulge in one night of overindulgence.

Video Games, Death Threats, and Sexism Why #Gamergate was never about the death of the gamer culture Hannah Gonzales Asst. Opinion Editor

Recently a number of people, mostly females and their supporters, have come under attack from “hardcore” gamers. This isn’t anything new; female gamers and those who work in the gaming industry have always been on the receiving end of hate mail and slurs. However, the #Gamergate scandal has opened the world of gaming communities to the wider media and it is apparent that sexism is still alive and well in gamer culture.

It all started with Gamergate. To be fair, the media coverage of harassment and death threats that females receive started with Gamergate. Women in the gaming community have always received slurs, but it was Gamergate that brought everything to a tipping point for gamers.

At first glance Gamergate seems to be about the alleged conspiracy in left leaning media outlets that want the destruction of the “hardcore” gamer identity. This ongoing saga about the death of gaming culture has been an insane tangle of issues, ranging from journalistic ethics to free speech.

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What the #Gamergate scandal is really and only about is sexism in gamer culture.

It began as an attempt to ruin Zoe Quinn, an indie game developer who released the game “Depression Quest.” Quinn’s ex-boyfriend Eron Gjoni blogged about how Quinn supposedly slept with her reviewers to further her career and to get good reviews for her game.

What started as revenge by a spurned ex to get back at his girlfriend turned into an internet culture war. While Quinn said she did not sleep with anyone who reviewed her games, naysayers decided that she definitely slept with people for the publicity and that Quinn was trying to cover up for corruption in the press. This started a harassment campaign that forced Quinn to leave her house after someone posted her address online.

On one side of this battle are the naysayers: people who don’t want a greater inclusion of females in gaming and who believe that the corrupt press wants to end gaming culture.

On the other side are people who advocate for females and minorities to be included more in gaming and video games.

This battle over whether or not there is a conspiracy by the media to secretly end gaming culture is insane. It has never been about ethics in the press. It has been about misogynists who don’t want females or anyone who isn’t a white straight male anywhere near

the gaming communities. It has been about the naysayers who don’t believe that female gamers get death threats and who don’t want games to change.

There’s nothing wrong with being a gamer or playing video games. It’s a hobby— for some a lifestyle—that millions of people enjoy. What is wrong is the continued harassment that females get while playing games and issues like Gamergate that ruin games for people who thought they would be part of the gamer community.

And let’s just remember that Zoe Quinn isn’t the only high profile female gamer to receive death threats and be forced to flee her house. Quinn joins a long list of females in the gaming community who are sick of sexism in games and have spoken out against it only to receive murder and rape threats.

This list includes Anita Sarkeesian, a culture critic who recently had to cancel her talk at Utah State University after a male threatened to shoot people who attended, and Leigh Alexander, a technology critic who received hate mail after she wrote about video games for Time magazine.

Video games are for everyone and gamers shouldn’t have to face harassment from individuals who believe that video game culture should never include women.

Do video games need to be more inclusive to more groups when it comes to content?

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“Farcry 4 has recently been announced, and now they’ve changed the character design so now he’s indigenous to the country he’s in.”

Kale Hurtado, undeclared

“It’s getting better. The Elder Scrolls games. It’s a very good series in terms of ethnicity.”

Orion Nardo, undeclared

“They should have a black character, a Hispanic character, an Asian character, instead of a character that only represents one race? Yeah, they should.”

James West, Computer information systems

“There needs to be a stereotypical hero in order to engage certain video game fans. If it’s aiming for a niche market then maybe yes.”

Naomi Suda, audio production

“Right now, movies [are] showing the female as someone that can take care of themselves without the male. They can be [in]dependent” Andrew Yanni, film

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E. Hong/Courier The Mountain View Cemetery on North Fair Oaks in Altadena has many old graves and mausoleums from the 1800s to present day with one mysterious marker with an engraving that reads "Baby Records." In October, "Wicked Lit" has an annual performance of scary stories as the audience walks the grounds for a haunting experience.

Christopher Martinez/C The Rialto Theater on the corner of Fair Oaks and Oxley in South P dena was in the opening scene of Wes Craven’s 1997’s sequel “Sc 2.” The Rialto Theater has been closed since 2010.

Tiffany Yip/C Halloween merchandise displayed at Stats Home Decorative Cent

Daniel Vega-Warholy/Courier Children decorate pumpkins at the annual Pumpkin Decorating event held at One Colorado in Pasadena.

Concepcion Gonzalez/C Halloween decorations on South Roosevelt Avenue in Pasadena.

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E. Hong/Courier The Colorado Bridge is also known as “Suicide Bridge” due to the many suicides that began shortly after it was built in 1912 and continued after a barrier was put on in 1993. Urban legends have persisted for years about a mother haunting the bridge in search of her baby. Suicide Bridge is listed on the Weird California website and has lots of interesting facts and “tales” for those chained to their computer on Halloween.

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Christopher Martinez/Courier This house on Montrose Avenue in South Pasadena was part of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic “Halloween.” The house is where Annie, Laurie Strode’s friend, lived in the movie. In the movie, South Pasadena is supposed to be Haddonfield, Illinois.

Justin Clay/Courier Located only a few blocks from campus, the Oak Knoll Cleaners displays Halloween decorations.

E. Hong/Courier Listed as haunted on “Weird California” is “Gravity Hill” where cars appear to roll uphill in neutral. Located on East Alta Loma, just past the bridge, rumor has it a bus of children perished on this gravity challenged location. People report having children’s handprints left on their windshields, suggesting the spirits save others from experiencing their own gruesome fate.

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Mad mortician raises the dead for Halloween Mick Donovan Online Editor

With the narrow street completely fogged over and the trees hanging over like a canopy, the sky was barely visible. Closer to the Mortuary, a woman could be seen staggering toward the crosswalk.

She teetered on the edge of the sidewalk. Just on the verge of falling over into the street, she seemed almost drunk. A passerby got closer and she snarled and tried to bite them, causing them to scream.

Her face was a blur of blacks and grays and there was blood running down the side of her mouth.

The dead were walking.

At the Fremont Center Theatre in South Pasadena, people are lining up to enter the Raymond Hill Mortuary Haunted House.

As guests wait to enter the mortuary, the walking dead surround them as they listen to the screams and terror coming from within.

Gargoyles, ghouls and goblins rummaged through a small crypt just outside the mortuary, waiting to give people one last scare as they

left screaming.

It was a chilling spectacle as small vignettes played out throughout the space telling the story of a mad mortician raising the dead.

It’s just a haunted house; it’s not that scary, right? You can go in with your friends. You might not come out with them though.

“I really enjoy the odd separation, tight space kind of thing, which was kind of a rarity for me...I like going through the weird crawl space. I thought that was very interesting,” said Aaron Burt, a survivor of the Mortuary.

Not only is the Raymond Hill Mortuary Haunted House great fun, the event is a charity, and all of the proceeds of the event go towards the South Pasadena Education Foundation.

“We try to advertise it, ‘hey this is a charity haunt!’ but they think it’s a full on professional haunt.

And while we like to think the quality is professional, we’re doing it as a charity event to raise money for the group,” said Todd Schroeder, one of the co-founders of the haunt. “We didn’t want to make money doing it. We wanted to give

the money away.”

All of the guests ran out screaming and it was clear they got what they came for. It is a great evening of scares perfect for adults

who want a truly unique horror experience without the crowds of a major theme park.

“I’m really happy that I stumbled upon this, this was really good.

I’m surprised the line isn’t longer. It was amazing!” said Block.

The haunt will still run on Halloween, the 31st and November 1st.

courtyard. And hundreds of families gathered to celebrate, remember and honor their loved ones gone at the Dia de los Muertos arts festival at the Zona Rosa Caffe and Pasadena Playhouse Plaza.

The event featured children’s calaca face painting, papier-mâché skulls, flowers and mask art made at the Little June Bugs art table, puppe-

teers from the Bob Baker Marionette Studio, and a performance from the Grammy award-winning band Quetzal.

Band members Quetzal Flores and Martha Gonzalez are both PCC alums.

Quetzal is in its 4th year with the Dia de los Muertos event at the Pasadena Playhouse, where they

perform songs about love for community and honoring the dead and the displaced.

“Our music is really reflective of the Chicano-Latino experience,” Gonzalez said. “We have a debt to our community and we feel that we should be accountable as artists to the community.”

PCC Instructor Erika Ruvell, PCC student David Butler, and Leslie Reyes, vice president of the Graphadena Club, volunteered at the event to help sell various student produced works from the graphic communications department.

Karen Walker-Chamberlin of Blue Milagro Artists and the event’s director, said the event started 20 years ago with “a tiny Oaxacan altar, homemade style burritos, and a boom box.”

“We didn’t intend to create a festival, but because more and more people participate every year and come, it has become one,” said Walker-Chamberlin. “Now the festival has thousands of people who come to it because each year more kids make artwork for the Zona Rosa show.”

PCC students partnered with Blue Milagro to produce silk screen

posters that they sold at the event.

Walker Chamberlin’s mother-inlaw Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin, a retired educator who started the event, continues her education in the graphic arts department at PCC. Her early years at PCC began when she attended Immaculate Heart College to study bacteriology and chemistry, where the requirement to take German brought her to PCC. She now has a Masters in theater arts and educational administration from Cal State LA, bilingual credentials from USC, and a Masters in special education from Cal State Long Beach, but she still chooses PCC to pursue her education in art.

“Kris Pilon [in the graphics communication department] encourages me to do what’s in my heart,” she says of her PCC professor. “I would say my art is family oriented and centered around the woman and the mother—the family. That’s my whole vision. That’s what’s in my heart. Love. I do the beauty and the struggle of the Mexican people.”

The Dia de los Muertos display at Zona Rosa Caffe will continue through Nov. 14. The Graphadena Club will be at Mujeres de la Tierra Nov. 1 displaying PCC student work.

Ansis Hoheisel/Courier Thrill seekers line up outside the entrance to the Fremont Centre Theatre, remodeled as a spooky Mortuary for Evil Twins Studios’ annual Haunted House in South Pasadena.

Dia de los Muertos honors many in the Playhouse District Monique LeBleu Lifestyle Editor

Bright golden marigolds lined the sidewalks, stairways, and art displays.

Children gazed longingly at cupcakes, sugar skulls, and a giant skull cake that centered around the vast array of ornate and creative family altars and artwork displayed in the

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Orchestra haunts Sexson in Halloween concert Anthony Martinez Asst. A&E Editor

Audience members were treated to some spooky tunes at Saturday night’s Halloween themed orchestra concert in the Sexon Auditorium.

Conducted by Michael Powers, the orchestra featured some costumed members such as a Minion from Despicable Me, a plague doctor, and even an angel playing the harp.

The night opened with Beethoven’s dramatic “Corialon Overture” which created a dark, mysterious atmosphere followed by the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.

Other pieces shied away from the darkness in favor of a whimsical tone, such as “The Muppet Medley” that followed a jazzy beat.

The audience clapped along to the Muppet mashup as orchestra members rocked back and forth to the rhythm of the music before settling down for “March of the Marionette” by Charles Gounod.

“The repertoire is based on

Daniel Valencia/Courier Orchestra concert conducted by Michael Powers held at the Sexson Auditorium on Oct. 25.

performance.

Michelle Knight, double bassist, felt concerned about the beginning of the third movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.

“Mahler starts with a bass solo, it’s a really hard part, so that one was the one I was most nervous about,” she said. “I felt like it went way better than I thought it might.”

Despite her nerves, Knight said she enjoyed performing as part of the group and felt good energy throughout the concert.

Given that the orchestra typically meets only once a week, Powers felt they did their best with the short span of time leading up to the concert. Besides the scheduled rehearsals, additional sectional practice was conducted out of dedication.

“There’s never enough rehearsal time,” said Powers. “There’s always little things here and there that you would like to have more perfect, but for the amount of time we had to put it together, they did a beautiful job.”

different facets of the darker nature of Halloween, or the lighter nature,” explained Powers. “We had pieces that represented the darker [nature] written by composers, more intense emotions, and then, of course, following that with two lighter pieces. The intent was to lighten up, juxtapose completely different pieces, and get the audience smiling.”

Rounding out the evening were selections from the famous opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet.

“Les Toreadores” and the seductive “Habanera” were the most well-known pieces of the night, although they may appear out of place since they originate from a love story. However, “Carmen” ends with a horror of its own as the title character is murdered.

“’Carmen’ is such a special symphony, I wasn’t sure I would ever be playing it, so I’m happy I finally got a chance to,” said concertmaster Colleen Kelly, dressed as a ringleader. “It’s a story that everyone knows, it’s nice to play music for the audience that they understand.”

Overall, Kelly was pleased with everyone’s efforts, although some members felt anxious before the

show on Netflix.

“Thanks to Netflix and others, we can now binge-watch the entire season of our favorite TV show at one sitting,” Young said.

“Binge-viewing allows the cathartic experience of completely immersing yourself into the series, all without even changing out if your pajamas.”

Young wanted to the audience to lose themselves in the music of Beethoven. Although Beethoven’s music is widely known, Young and Lebow put their own unique twist to it.

“It also challenges us to find the personality of each sonata; we are like an Iron Chef from the Food Network trying to serve up five dishes with the same ingredient, in our case, Beethoven,” Young said.

“If we have done our job well, you will hear the unique qualities of each sonata while not losing track of the taste of Beethoven.”

The performance also allowed the audience to see the instructor demonstrate the skills that he teaches his students.

“To see the instructor passionately perform what he teaches his students is a joy,” said audience member Julia Port.

Part two of “Beethoven: The Complete Violoncello and Piano Sonatas” will continue on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Westerbeck Recital Hall. Young and Lebow will be performing sonatas 2 and 5, “Magic Flute Variations.” The performance will be preceded by a pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.

Nagisa Mihara/Courier Pianist Philip Young, performs an excerpt from Beethoven’s Violoncello and Piano Sonatas with guest artists Roger Lebow, cellist, at the Westerbeck Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 24.

Audience immerse themselves in Beethoven binge Samantha Molina A&E Editor

“We invite you to lose yourself in the Beethoven and hope this Beethoven-binge will allow his greatness to speak; the strength of his ideas, the complexity of his mind, and the nobility of his soul,” Director of Keyboard Studies Phillip Young said.

Young, accompanied by cellist Roger Lebow, performed sonatas 1, 3, and 4 for part one of “Beethoven: The Complete Violoncello and Piano Sonatas” on Friday, Oct 24 in the Westerbeck Recital Hall.

A similar performance was done seven years ago, but it was condensed to one show instead of two.

Young wanted to the performances to be like binge watching a TV

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October 30, 2014

Women’s soccer loses heartbreaker Matthew Kiewiet Staff Writer

Mt. SAC snuck a lone goal passed the Lancers’ sophomore goalkeeper with just a minute left in injury time to defeat the PCC women’s soccer team on Tuesday afternoon at Robinson Stadium.

“Every girl stepped up and played really hard,” said head coach Reggie Rivas. “Unfortunately we just didn’t get the win.”

The two teams seemed to be evenly matched through the first half. Both sides looked smooth on the offensive side of the ball, as pretty much everyone’s passes were on point. Although Mt. SAC looked a touch faster than Pasadena, the Lancers’ defense never let them get a decent look at the net.

The Lancers got off to an aggressive start in the second half

that nearly yielded the game’s first goal. Freshman forward Ani Hemelians sprinted with the ball down the left flank and was able to center it just in front of the Mountie’s net. Her pass found the head of freshman Elena Heuze, but unfortunately Mounties goalkeeper Brianna Rice was in the right place and the right time to make the save.

The Lancers’ already staggering list of injuries unfortunately grew by one during Tuesday’s game. Freshman defender Hilary Kahn went down to the turf following a hard foul by Mt. SAC, and she would not return from the locker room after being helped off the field.

This was especially unfortunate because “it wasn’t even a play on the ball,” according to assistant coach Grant Clark.

Down yet another player, the Lancers stayed tough. Goalkeeper Angie Ulmer continued to

hold her own in the net as she made an incredibly acrobatic save with about five minutes left in the game to keep things knotted up.

The crowd’s hearts sank about a minute later after a very questionable offside call on Hemelians, where it looked like she would have had the defender beat for a possible goal.

As the game slipped into injury time, Ulmer made another outstanding save where she was just able to deflect the ball off the crossbar by the tips of her fingers.

Unfortunately the Lancers ran out of answers with about 60 seconds left. The Mounties were able to cross the ball through the box and score off the first touch to the near post, just out of Ulmer’s reach.

“I’m still very proud of how hard we all worked,” said Ulmer.

Keely Ernst/Courier Lancers’ midfielder Mabelyn Morales dribbles the ball during Tuesday’s 1-0 home loss to Mt. SAC.

Our goal is to make the playoffs and to get into the top 14 teams.”

The Lancers committed a cardinal sin by conceding an own goal in the 28th minute but fought back early in the second half when sophomore Edgar Menendez squared the contest up at 1-1.

PCC out-shot the Mounties 10-6 but couldn’t come out on top due to some sensational goalkeeping. Lancer’s co-captain George Barba hit a free kick sweetly, but the Mt. SAC goalkeeper pulled out a miraculous save by leaping from post-topost. According to Manvelyan, his side was up against a top class goalie.

“Their keeper made some great saves. He was big and is one of the best keepers in the league,” Manvelyan said.

Freshman Eric Benitez was the standout performer for the Lancers by controlling the middle for the entire contest.

“Eric Benitez in particular had an amazing game and he was a key part of the game for us,” Manvelyan said.

The midfielder’s motivation was linked to his aspirations beyond junior college. Benitez hopes to gain a scholarship at Cal State LA and would ultimately like to crack the professional level.

“You never know who is out

there scouting, when you get the chance show yourself that you can play,” Benitez said.

The Lancers tackle El Camino in an away game on Friday at 3 p.m.

Before the last minute loss to Mt. SAC, the men’s soccer team broke its three game losing streak with a 2-1 win against El-Camino CC on Friday at Robinson Stadium.

Men’s soccer unable to contain rival Mt. SAC David O’Connor Staff Writer

The men’s soccer team lost 2-1 to conference leaders and home team Mt. San Antonio College in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday.

With the game seemingly destined to end a tie with four minutes from the end, the referee called a foul on the Lancers.

A quick long ball then caught the PCC defense off-guard and the Mounties headed the match-clinching goal into the net.

Even though PCC fell to a 3-5-1 conference record after the loss, head coach Edgar Manvelyan was satisfied with his team’s performance and is optimistic about the latter part of the season.

“It was an amazing game, we played fantastic soccer for 90 minutes. We came out to play,” Manvelyan said. “We are ready for the second round of play.

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Scott Spencer/Courier Freshman forward Briley Venti fights for the ball during the Lancers 2-1 home loss against Mt. SAC on Tuesday.

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