Spring Break
Angela Chinn formally resigned her post as the president of the 2009-2010 Associated Students Executive Board during the final AS meeting of the spring semester, in an unexpected turn-of-events.
While PCC is bracing itself for the budget cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Physical Education department could be hit the hardest by the reductions.
A rancorous campus-wide forum held to address the budget crisis left many confused and angry on Wednesday morning.
At first Amy Lim seems to be a typical 11-year-old: she loves animals, loves going to Disneyland, likes American Girl dolls and is an avid Harry Potter fan. What makes this girl so special is that she's not just a fifth-grade student, but also a PCC student.
After six straight trips to the California Community College Athletic Association Final Eight Tournament, six straight years of disappointing early tourney exits, six straight seasons of committing to a high level of play and six straight seasons of hard work and persistence, Joe Peron, head coach of the women's basketball team and his players can call themselves state champions after the Lancers defeated San Joaquin Delta 74-64 on March 15.
An unprecedented shortfall in California's budget has brought those in the business of education to their knees, with faces to an open flame. Something easily learned in recent times of financial failings is how long it takes until people realize that they really are in trouble.
Like most college seniors on the cusp of graduation, Hilary's thoughts are everywhere, a clutter of graduation announcements, commencement concerns, post-bachelor's degree plans and excuses for such a rambling state-of-mind. After transferring to UCLA from PCC two years ago, the 22-year-old women's studies/English double major is receiving a degree in the traditional four years, a seemingly impossible task in this age of extended collegiate stays.
Standing nervously waiting for the crowd to settle down, they finally receive thumbs up from the sound check and with the first riffs of his guitar a surge of energy rushes through the crowd and all the jitters all but disappear.
The Horace Mann Building was the epitome of opulence for Pasadena Polytechnic High School. The building was unto itself a view, grabbing the gaze of onlookers from Colorado Boulevard to its seemingly meticulous attention to detail and craftsmanship. Atop the structure's sat a glass-coated dome that leaked in traces of sun into its vast hallways and kept the building in mood with the weather.