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The Pioneer
“I’ll come up in there and f– you up,” a voice crackled through the drive-thru speaker. Standing behind the Walgreens pharmacy counter, Crystal Woodruff wondered whether another routine verbal altercation would escalate into something more dangerous. After 17 years as a Walgreens pharmacy technician, Woodruff had grown accustomed to verbal abuse from disgrun
The Pioneer
Dear PSC Community, If you had told me two years ago that I would be in the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Pioneer, the actual student newspaper, during my second year at PSC, I would laugh ‘til I had tears in my eyes, only to end up crying because I knew I wasn’t confident enough...
The Pioneer
Dennis Rogers, also known as “Spirit Dancer,” is a retired history teacher who performs traditional Navajo dances and sings songs in the Navajo language, Diné Bizaad, across the country in schools and other events. Rogers is part of the Navajo tribe from a town on the reservation in Chambers, AZ. He seeks to preserve the...
The Pioneer
Access Family Health Society is a local clinic here in Chicago Heights located at 152 W Lincoln Hwy, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 it is a source of many people in the community’s healthcare. The mural was created by Aaliyah Lachel’e –or Peanutbuddarart as she goes by on social media– in May of 2024 with the...
The Pioneer
When you’re having a medical emergency, the last thing on your mind is who runs the hospital. You need help, and a hospital is a hospital, right? If you are a woman seeking medical attention for any reason relating to your reproductive health in our area here in the south suburbs of Chicago, please be...
The Pioneer
Listen as Beyond the Atrium Reporter Jamel Conner interviews the Director of the Workforce Empowerment Initiative (WEI) Grant, formerly known as the “Workforce Equity Initiative Grant,” at Prairie State College. Mr. Brian Stanley describes the grant’s inner workings and how it has helped students achieve their education and career goals. Transcript: (coming
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