Before becoming a student at PCC, I visited the campus nine times. My older brother and sister both graduated from PCC, and I loved coming to see them. . . as evidenced by my numerous visits. You could say that I was a professional guest. I came for graduations, College Days, Thanksgiving, Easter, and even the annual Teachers Clinic. My […]
With a new semester comes a new set of midterms. At midterms, the pace gets faster and the work keeps us on our toes. Yet what I have to remind myself is that midterms are only as hard as I make them. I can trust God and do my best, or I can frantically panic and stress. A wise man […]
Hashtags are great, aren’t they? They’re like the 21st-century parenthesis, except you don’t have to use good punctuation, or grammar, or really any form of good English now that I thunk about it. #greatwondersofthetechnoworld #don'tevenhavetothinkwhatI'mgonnahashtag #hashtaghashtaghashtaghashtaghashtaaaggg. Hope some of the hashtags in the title got you thinking about the all-new Common Grounds Café! I wanted to give you a little […]
I remember pricking myself for the first time in my high school biology class and pressing my finger to a blood test card. “Wow! O-negative,” my teacher complimented. “You’re a universal donor.” After that, I got all sorts of compliments every time my blood was involved. “You have great blood” “Wow! O-negative. That’s a rare one.” “Yeah, you’ll want to […]
You’ve heard the phrase “running around like a chicken with its head cut off,” but did you know that chickens who have had their heads cut off really can run around for a few minutes without a head? Don’t think about that too hard, it’s pretty disturbing. With midterms upon us, it’s easy to become stressed and worried. We might […]