Share: On your mark, get set, GO! The first group of toddlers take off as the annual Toddler Trike-A-Thon Fundraiser kicks off the end of the Week of the Young Child. Parents, family, faculty and staff gathered around the makeshift racetrack as the children made their rounds around the quad. Other children made their way to the coloring table and the multiple setups of a giant version of Connect 4. “This is so cool!” shouted one of the kids, as they ran towards the racetrack. …
PCC students and staff object to insufficient intersessions
Share: As PCC’s spring semester nears its end, with it comes the voiced criticisms of students and faculty who are unhappy with the college’s current calendar system. The discontent surrounding the school’s calendar, specifically its interessions, has been brought forth before, as seen via past Courier reporting and during Calendar Standing Committee meetings. However, recent conversations with PCC staff and students suggest far more prevalent dissatisfaction than previously believed. When the campus community was asked their thoughts on PCC’s calendar, many saw a system that …
5 days for under-5s: PCC celebrates children on campus
Share: Imagine you’re sitting in the quad between classes. Maybe you’re finishing up some last minute homework before a class, or just relaxing. A group of young children come into the quad playing musical instruments, or they come into the Quad to plant flowers. They’re excited and happy. Perhaps that happiness is contagious and rubs off on you as well. These are the children of student parents at PCC celebrating the Week of the Young Child. This year on April 5-11, the Child Development Center …
BLOTTER: Man detained for shooting BBs at Child Development Center
Share: Editorial note: The information provided in the police blotter has not been independently verified by the Courier. The details in this article are reported as provided by campus police, and readers should consider this when interpreting the information. Monday, April 7, 2025 7:05 a.m.: A cadet reported a burned backpack and miscellaneous items found in the CEC campus. No signs of active fire in the area. 12:26 p.m.: A staff member reported a vinyl sign missing from their office. Field interview was conducted. 1:19 …
PCC alum uses poetry to find strength through struggle
Share: The first of April was a warm and welcoming afternoon as students made their way to the Writing Success Center eager to indulge in poetry. Words filled the room as author Adrian Ernesto Cepeda recited poems from his book, “La Belle Ajar,” a book with pages and pages of inked-out poems inspired by the iconic book written by Sylvia Plath, “The Bell Jar.” On Tuesday, April 1, the Writing Success Center hosted a reading, Q&A, and writing experience in celebration of the start of …
Anulación de visas afectan a estudiantes de PCC en medio de una represión nacional
Share: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente en inglés por el editor gerente Colin Haskins y traducido al español por la redactora Karen Mariana Cardenas Ceballos. Dos estudiantes internacionales en el colegio de la ciudad de Pasadena (PCC) les han cancelado sus visas tipo F-1 de acuerdo a un correo electrónico enviado a la comunidad de PCC el día de hoy, por el Presidente José A. Gómez. El anuncio se da en medio de una ola de cancelación de visas que van dirigidas a estudiantes internacionales …
My Territory: A love letter to Griffith Park
Share: It’s 2:37 p.m. on a Tuesday; my room is scattered with school work and books; my brain is overflowing with words. I stand up, grab my keys, walk out to my car, and pull out onto Riverside Drive. It’s 78° and sunny, and all my windows are down. The smell of wood and laurel sumac fills the car as my hair gets tangled in the wind. Songs by the Eagles are blasting throughout the interior as I speed down the road. I turn onto …
Lancers keep eyes on playoffs after big swing and miss
Share: The Lancers keep their hopes for the playoffs high after a blowout loss at the hands of the Mt. San Antonio Mounties last Tuesday afternoon. The first of their three matches against Mt. San Antonio saw Pasadena falter at the plate, with the batters tallying only one run across nine innings. Lancers pitchers joined the rough outing, allowing eleven runs, two of which were unearned. “We’re looking to get in the playoffs, for sure,” center fielder Tyler Garcia said. “We definitely have to wake …
As federal funds disappear, local arts groups vow to push on
With IMLS staff placed on leave and grant payments stalled, programs supporting everything from arts education in Pasadena schools to Skid Row community performances are in sudden jeopardy.
Correction: ‘Self defense workshop: “It’s not about being bigger and stronger,”‘
Share: For the record: In our article “Self defense workshop: ‘It’s not about being bigger and stronger’,” published on April 2, 2025, we misidentified the instructor Vanessa Carlisle’s pronouns. Carlisle uses they/them pronouns. We regret the error. We also incorrectly stated that a black belt is the highest rank in their martial arts system. In fact, the black belt is a symbol of their expertise but not the highest level. We apologize for any confusion. We correct our mistakes. If you believe we have made an error …