Share: PCC’s popular Institutional Transit Access Pass (ITAP) program, which allowed students access to all Metro services throughout the semester for a one-time $30 fee, has expired May 31. Follow:
2016-2017 ASPCC board elected with low voter turnout
Share: On April 22, students elected a new group to the Associated Students executive board with a turnout much lower than anticipated. Just under 400 students out of the 28K student body cast ballots, with some familiar faces returning to the board. Follow:
Police Blotter: Student fainted in classroom
Share: Monday, Apr. 18: A student requested an escort to their vehicle after twisting their ankle in the stadium, and was taken to their vehicle by Officer Arechiga. Tuesday, Apr. 19: Students reported that four male students were harassing female students in the quad. Officer Robins made contact with the students and advised them to leave the female students alone. An area check was conducted in lot 4 for a man who was approaching and harassing females, however the man was gone on Officer Arechiga’s arrival. Wednesday, …
Welding students win gold at state
Share: Recently, PCC welding students competed for state at the SkillsUSA competition and won gold in the welding sculpture category while also winning a bronze medal in the welding fabrication team category and silver in SMAW (shield metal arc weld). Back in January, PCC Welding students competed at the regional SkillsUSA competition where they ended up walking away with a gold medal as well. Follow:
Women’s swim team dominates at SCC championships
Share: The Lancers swim team made a huge statement during the three-day South Coast Conference Championship by walking away with 11 event wins in hand and multiple awards recognizing the players and coaches. Follow:
Legacy of Courier adviser lives on
Share: Dr. Dorothy Janice Kolts, an English professor and adviser to the Courier newspaper for nearly 20 years, died on April 13 in Altadena. She would have been 91 years old in May. Follow:
‘The Rape Show’: raising awareness until no really means no
Share: Being a young woman in college, my personal awareness of the imminent possibility of sexual assault was certainly heightened after witnessing the awe-inspiring intensity that is “The Rape Show.” The reality of it was nearly too much to bear as I quickly walked across the dimly lit campus of PCC to my car, clutching my key in my hand and hoping that any sinister figures lurking in the shadows would stay away. Though its purpose was not to scare its audience, the show did …
Free textbooks coming soon
Share: The Academic Senate is expected to adopt a resolution in their next meeting that would make PCC eligible for an Open Educational Resource (OER) grant that could replace pricey textbooks with free online resources for students in some course. According to PCC Online, “the OER includes teaching, learning and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others.” With this grant, textbooks would not be mandatory for …
Accreditation update leads to positive outlook
Share: Last week the school’s accreditation work group held a forum to update the campus on the school’s progress in completing the nine recommendations given to PCC by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) last year. If the school does not comply with these recommendation by the time the team submits their follow-up report in September it faces losing its accreditation. The most drastic and on-going change the school faces comes from a recommendation the college was given over six years ago …
Campus Police win first place in run from Baker to Vegas
Share: The PCC Police Department (PCCPD) recently placed in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race last month, earning a first place plaque for the very first time. Follow: