Share: Monday, May 6, 2024: 1:27PM: A student reported a possible transient in lot 4 level 2. The subject was asked to leave and compiled. 2:48PM: Graffiti was reported in the IT building second floor men’s restroom. 7:55PM: Staff reported a transient without a shirt inside of the GM building. The transient was escorted off campus. Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:49AM: Dispatch received a silent call from the R building elevator. Facilities staff in the building requested an area check. 6:16PM: Facilities staff reported …
Attempted sexual assault takes place on PCC’s main campus
Share: On Sunday morning a female “non-PCC student” reported an attempted rape at Pasadena City College’s main campus on the open patio of the Circadian to the Pasadena Police Department (PPD). The victim was transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment following the incident, however it is unclear on the type or severity of the injuries, according to PCC Spokesperson Alex Boekelheide. The suspect has not been located or identified and an investigation is ongoing with both the Police Department on campus and the PPD. The …
Associated Students unanimously passes divestment resolution
Share: In a unanimous vote, the Associated Students at Pasadena City College passed a resolution that pressures PCC and the school’s foundation to divest from major polluters and defense contractors by July 2025. The vote comes a week after around 300 students demonstrated on campus calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the foundation’s investments in companies linked to Israel’s military and profiting off war. “The Associated Students of Pasadena City College calls on Pasadena City College Foundation to refrain from making …
Faculty union pushes for adjunct pay parity
Share: As a single mother, Wendy Eller, an adjunct Spanish professor at Pasadena City College (PCC), spends more time on her non-teaching job outside of the college. Eller is one of the adjunct professors at the school who is not a ‘freeway flier,’ a term referring to adjunct or part-time faculty who spend most of their time driving between teaching jobs at various CalStates, UCs and community colleges in the region. In many cases, adjuncts are paid a fraction of what full-time professors make, but …
BLOTTER: Suspect flees flea market after hitting employee and traffic cones
Share: Monday, April 29, 2024: 12:23 a.m.: The officer observed a male walking in the quad area on the CEC campus. The officer flashed his unit lights and the subject left towards Foothill Blvd. 1:47 a.m.: The officer contacted a female charging her phone near the CA building. The subject was advised to leave and complied. 4:12 a.m.: Staff reported a male possibly defacing an electrical charging station in lot 7. The officer checked the area but did not find evidence of vandalism. The subject …
Post-COVID, PCC shifts spending priorities for $565 million master plan
Share: While plans to renovate and dismantle buildings like the W and L buildings are underway, PCC Facilities Services is hosting open forums for students, faculty, and staff to voice their desires and concerns for future projects considering budgetary limits and the college’s shifting needs. On April 25, PCC hosted one of four forums in the wifi lounge for students to provide their input on the revamping of the 2022 Facilities Master Plan (FMP) in which many hoped for “better transportation opportunities to the school” …
Planned demolition of W building leaves uncertain future for dance program
Share: Pasadena City College’s (PCC) Facilities Master Plan, endorsed by voters in 2022, is facing a wave of apprehension from students and faculty in the dance department as the college gears up to demolish the W and L buildings. The W building, which houses the dance department, has become a point of particular contention. At a recent Board of Trustees meeting in April, students enrolled in the dance program voiced their concerns about the impending demolition, citing worries over the lack of suitable replacement facilities. …
Learning deficiencies persist in all levels of education post-pandemic
Share: As many classrooms across the U.S. have returned to in-person schooling, a wider epidemic of a student learning deficit has lingered, impacting students at all levels of their education, including at colleges across the United States, and here at Pasadena City College. According to a Gallup panel poll from 2020, within the first few months of the pandemic, 3 in ten parents had claimed that their children were already suffering from mental harm, while 14 percent of parents polled believed that their children were …
PCC joins nationwide movement as students face pushback from admin, police
Share: As of early May, students all over the United States have gathered together to peacefully protest against the past and present actions of the Israeli government and to demand that their universities divest from Israel. After almost two weeks of protests nationwide, Pasadena City College has finally responded with a walkout attended by approximately 300 students and faculty calling for the school’s divestment of weapon manufacturing companies and oil companies that exploit the Middle East. Led by PCC’s Anti-War Club, the walkout included several …
Pasadena Hilton hotel workers won’t give up fight to unite
Share: Pasadena hotel staff have been on strike since July 2023 fighting for a new contract agreement that would grant them health care benefits, livable wages, and policies to protect workers rights that would benefit their long-hour commutes and heavy workloads. As the largest hotel worker strike in the history of the United States rages on, The fight for workers rights at the Hilton Pasadena pushes further. Signs in front of the hotel read “¡EN HUELGA!”, “ON STRIKE!” in protest of unfair labor rights. The …