Share: The Program for Academic Support Services (PASS) has been aiding disadvantaged students in reaching their academic goals since 1990, offering services such as counseling, university field trips, specialized counselors and mentors, and more. Follow:
Conservation is key to combating a continuous drought in California
Share: After experiencing their first above average season of rainfall in about 8 years, California has made the correct decision to extend their water usage restrictions throughout the state. The restrictions must stay in place, regardless of the state’s current conditions in order for the state to make a full recovery from the drought. Follow:
Tips anyone?
Share: It started out as an average Saturday night at work — my phone buzzed, I accepted the order and blindly followed my phone’s directions to Old Town, where I stopped, not in front of the usual fast food chain or grocery store, but in front of a sex shop. Follow:
Police Blotter: Person found asleep while taking a shower in the GM-building
Share: Monday, Feb. 27 A hit and run occurred in Lot 10. A hit and run was reported in Lot 4. A counselor had her cellphone and pencil case stolen from her desk. Students were playing loud music and disturbing the peace in GM-105. They were advised to turn it down. Tuesday, Feb. 28 An unauthorized vendor was seen in the Galloway Plaza and was escorted off campus. Another unauthorized vendor was seen north of the Amphitheater and was also escorted off campus. A student …
13th: From slave to criminal with one amendment
Share: Cries of shock and gasps of disbelief echoed off the walls from students who watched stock footage of a black man being pushed, kicked and beaten by a mob of white men. The voice-over of current president Donald Trump from his campaign rallies intermingled with the footage stating, “Knock the crap out of ‘em would ya? In the good old days this doesn’t happen because they used to treat them very very rough and when they protested once, you know they would not do …
Measure H: Hope for the Homeless
Share: Every day more and more people are facing the horrors homelessness. The real life horrors of sleeping on the street, rummaging through trash to find maybe the only meal they’ll get for days and then be ignored as if they were invisible. Homelessness is not just an ugly societal problem or a public health crisis but a moral issue and it’s everyone’s obligation to fight it and Angelinos have the chance to take the first step by voting yes on Measure H. The Los …
Back to school to become U.S. citizens
Share: As President Trump begins enforcing travel bans that convey unsavory attitudes towards immigrants, PCC continues to offer help to those who need it most. Follow:
Courier transitions into digital-only editions
Share: The cupboard in PCC’s newsroom is filled with books that bind every print edition from 1949 until 2016. The library archives hold newspapers from before the 50s, back when the Courier was called the Chronicle for Pasadena High School. However, for the first time in 102 years, and onward, there will no longer be a book or any physical archive that binds every print edition of each respective school year. PCC’s independent student voice, the Courier, will now be an online-only publication. Follow:
Women’s basketball loses to ELAC for third time
Share: In the second round of the SoCal Regionals, PCC’s women’s basketball team came up short in an overtime loss to East Los Angeles College (ELAC) 70-64, ending their season at a record of 21-10. Follow:
Academic Senate stands up for undocumented students
Share: In response to heightened anxiety among undocumented students at PCC, the Academic Senate approved a resolution on Feb. 28 affirming that the college is open to all students, regardless of their immigration status, while the Board of Trustees has yet to take a stance on the Trump administration’s immigration and mass deportation policies. Follow: