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.
The Board of Trustees voted to cancel PCC's winter intersession at the July 1 meeting.
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.
Hundreds of PCC students may be affected by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to eliminate the Cal Grants program. According to officials, over 800 incoming students at PCC and over 100,000 statewide could feel the crunch. At PCC's financial aid office, the reactions are mixed as to whether or not Cal Grants should be saved.
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.
PCC has been named as an official Automotive Youth Education Systems program, making it the second community college in California to be approved by AYES. AYES is a national partnership of education departments, automobile manufacturers and automobile dealers dedicated to preparing students to fill entry-level positions in the automotive industry.
A rancorous campus-wide forum held to address the budget crisis left many confused and angry on Wednesday morning.