Share: Information presented at the Oct. 22 Academic Senate meeting shows a racial gap in academic performance amongst students. Hispanic and black students made up almost 45 percent of the student body in 2011, and almost 25 percent of all failing grades. Follow:
Information technology services warns of “Phisherâ€
The email forwarded a phishing attempt to the entire staff on campus, also included a warning from Cable to “delete these messages immediately.â€
College not targeted by financial aid fraud ring
According to officials, PCC has not been targeted by members of a financial aid fraud ring broken up by federal investigators recently.
AS and Office of Student Affairs offers transfer workshop for students
UC and Cal State representatives advised students to visit the transfer center and apply for scholarships among other things on Tuesday in Harbeson Hall, in a transfer workshop held by the Associated Students and Office of Student Affairs.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Share: Thursday, October 25: Cambridge & McGraw Hill ESL Book Fair 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – C251 Calendar Standing Committee Meeting 12 Noon- C217 Budget and Resource Allocation Standing Committee 2:30 p.m. – C-217 Monday October 29: Campus Tour 9 AM – Pasadena City College This hosted tour by the Pasadena City College Student Ambassador Program, is a walking tour of the main campus. A PCC student ambassador will be providing guests and prospective students a fascinating look at the college’s educational and historical …
Students are not commodities, education is not a business
The decision in January to cut 96 classes a week before the start of the spring semester, the decision last month to eliminate winter session and to change the academic calendar were made in a manner that placed us all at the bottom of the Slinky, metaphorically speaking.
Editorial: Everyone should vote for Proposition 30
Share: It has been an unusual semester. The campus has been in a state of disarray—reeling from class cuts, student protests, a disputed faculty contract situation, the replacing of the winter intersession with a three-semester calendar, and a complete revamping of the school’s bureaucracy. These hasty, significant changes in the foundational system of PCC all stem from one thing: the big wigs up in Sacramento haven’t been giving PCC enough money. But, we, the PCC community can do something to help fix, or at least …
Music class teaches the deeper meaning of rock and roll
The students are taught about the history of rock ‘n’ roll, but it is important for the instructors to talk about the bigger picture of what rock music has done for the country according to Briggs.
PCC gets into the Halloween spirit with music
Halloween is a time for letting your freak flag fly. Some go trick-or-treating and others attend costume parties. A big part of the Halloween season is the music, which can range from theme songs of popular horror movies to rock music.