Author: Alumni Staff

Ever since the Republicans took over the House, several bills have been introduced that would restrict most women’s access to abortions, a procedure that has been legal for almost 40 years. Two bills, HR 3 and HR 358, reduce or eliminate access to abortion for unplanned pregnancies for middle class, poor, disabled and minority women.

The Lancers’ women’s basketball team defeated the Ventura College Pirates in a 67-56 win Saturday night at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.The victory continues PCC’s winning streak in postseason games played in the Hutto-Patterson Gym. The team now holds a now 17-0 record on the home floor.

Any cuts made to higher education are unfortunate, especially when the cut entails moving the entire winter intersession to another time.However, with a proposed $400 million budget cut for California community colleges lurking in the back of every administrator’s mind, a backup plan must be devised in order to cushion the fall.

The Lancers softball team had a huge sixth inning in its game against El Camino College on Tuesday and scored seven runs to win it, 9-5.PCC trailed 5-0 going into the fifth inning but scored two runs to make it 5-2 at the top of the sixth.”[Sophomore pitcher] Danielle Lugo pitched at an elite level,” said Head Coach Josh Musselman.

You may not realize it, but PCC athletic trainer Patty Gallego could save your life one day.You don’t necessarily have to be an athlete in the sports program for that to happen, though.Gallego is part of PCC’s Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT), a team of volunteers who are also full-time employees at PCC.

The U.S Department of Education has awarded PCC a $3.25 million a five-year Title V grant.”[Title V] will be used to develop pathways and portals for incoming first year students of low income and help them succeed as they first transition into college,” said Grant Director Brock Klein.

The PCC Faculty Association approved its contract agreement with the college for the 2009-11 years, according to an e-mail from PCCFA President Roger Marheine.In a vote, 197 members of the FA were in favor while 13 members were opposed.Among the changes is a retirement incentive that Marheine called a “very good situation,” as well as paid conference hours for part-time professors.

It’s not often that you meet a twenty- year-old magician of the Magic Castle who’s already had three major open-heart surgeries in his lifetime. This is the case for Matthew Martin, photography and cinematography major.His first surgery was right after birth, the second, eight months after.

Students have found varied ways to buy, borrow and barter textbooks.During the first week of school crowds of students are huddled around the many bulletin boards on campus hoping to see a fellow student offering textbooks at a fraction of the original price.

Inspiring, whimsical and entertaining, history instructor Mark Morrall Dodge specializes in many areas of history overlooked by mainstream students. An avid follower of Deweyism and its focus on experience learning rather than just texts and lectures, Dodge offers a course in history that demands one’s opinion to be heard, not only to hear a rebuke from a disagreeing student, but to engorge oneself in creating an opinion on the subject.