Community, students strengthen pressure on embattled board

 By ANDREW PAXTON Civic leaders have met with Pima Community College students to discuss ways to increase pressure on the four governing board members facing calls for resignation. The meeting, organized by PCC student leader Joseph McGrath and Tucson business owner Cort Chalfant, brought concerned students and members of the community together at West Campus [...]

College Living: Apartments offer ‘dorm’ amenities

By CHELO GRUBB  Pima Community College is a diverse institution with campuses all over town. Older and working students make college fit into their already busy schedules. It doesn’t make sense for Pima to have dorms. It also doesn’t make sense for students to miss out on “college life” just because they decided Pima fit [...]

Blending love of movies, music

By A. GREENE Since childhood, Casey Dewey remembers being taken with music in film. When the Pima Community College student watched his first James Bond movie, he noticed how the music added to every scene. He recalls watching early MTV at age 8, totally engrossed in music videos for Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” and Twisted Sister’s [...]

‘Price of Silence’ film seeks to educate first responders

By NAJIMA RAINEY Freelance journalist Anne Dalton had no idea that sex trafficking of underage girls could be happening in a city like Tucson. “Tucson seemed like a nice place to live because of the climate and the scenery and the university,” Dalton said. Yet, some of the same attributes that drew Dalton and countless [...]

GOLF: Men place 20th at nationals, women 12th

By JAIME HERNANDEZ and STEVE CHOICE The Pima Community College men’s golf team finished in 20th place out of 24 teams at the NJCAA national tournament in Lubbock, Texas, on May 18. The Aztecs consistently improved their teams scores throughout the four-day tourney, going 309-304-298-288 to total 1,199 strokes. Pima’s top finisher was sophomore Austin Stuessel, [...]

BASEBALL: Aztecs finish year with split

By ROSE VALENZUELA The semester’s coming to an end, and so has the Pima Community College baseball team’s season. The Aztecs (25-29-1, 15-23 ACCAC) finished in sixth place in the conference Division I standings, which wasn’t enough to qualify them for the regional tournament. Only the top four finishers qualify for regionals. PCC played its [...]

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    By ANDREW PAXTON Pima Community College brought in two experts to explain to students, faculty and staff exactly what probation means for the college, and what steps should be taken in the future. The college held a series of forums May 2-3 to share insights with the community Speakers were Karen Solomon, a vice president [...]

  • Chancellor search finalists announced

    Chancellor search finalists announced

    By CHELO GRUBB Pima Community College is accepting input from community members invested in the selection of the college’s new chancellor. The college will be considering comments on “chancellor feedback forms.” The forms, which can be found on Pima’s website, ask commenters to identify their their perceptions of the candidates’ strengths and weaknesses. Pima’s search [...]

  • Longtime pals retiring

    Longtime pals retiring

    By CELESTE ORENDAIN Two great friends who have each taught at Pima Community College for more than 35 years will both retire this month. West Campus physics instructor Anthony “Tony” Pitucco and humanities instructor Stu Barr say it is time to move on, though they will continue to teach part-time. “You’ve got to grow, everyone [...]

  • THE WORD: What are your plans for summer?

    THE WORD: What are your plans for summer?

    Interviews and photos by Barry Jed Richardson Jr. at Desert Vista and West Campus “Finishing up with school, hopefully working, using the knowledge I acquired here.” Melinda Celaya Major: Nursing “Working and taking summer classes.” Alysha Molina          Major: Nursing “Basically, keep going to school and get all the classes I need for airframe certification. Maybe [...]

  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: 1991 editorial reveals ‘homophobia’

    FROM THE ARCHIVES: 1991 editorial reveals ‘homophobia’

    By SIERRA J. RUSSELL Gay and lesbian students at Pima Community College have struggled for decades to raise awareness and promote understanding. A variety of viewpoints have been printed in the Aztec Press. A 1991 editorial expressed contempt for a recommendation to the Tucson Police Department by the Citizens Police Advisory Committee to begin “actively [...]

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