Collegiality under attack, faculty say
The process of realigning teaching divisions is a thinly veiled effort by PCC’s administration to destroy shared governance, faculty members and staff claimed at a Board of Trustees meeting last week.
All three Board of Trustees incumbents re-elected
All three incumbents were re-elected by a substantial majority in the election on Oct. 9 for Pasadena Area Community College Board of Trustees.
Mixed feelings on new federal loan plan
President Barack Obama’s plan to lighten the burden of student debt brought up various reactions from those who would be affected, ranging from support to opposition from both PCC students and faculty.
Program aims to prevent crises before they happen
The Crisis Prevention and Response Team Committee is a new committee with goals to inform teachers on how to deal with difficult students, help those troubled students by offering them what ever services they may need, and most importantly, to keep PCC’s campus safe.
‘Kitty litter’ murder trial under way
Opening arguments in the case against Isaac Campbell, who has been in jail since 2007 for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Liya “Jessie” Lu, and sealing her body in a trashcan in a plastic bag filled with cat litter, began on Oct. 7. The trial had been continued and postponed for four years.
Injuries lead football team to tough loss
It ain’t easy being quarterback at PCC. Down to its fourth-string quarterback, the injury-riddled PCC squad suffered a 42-13 loss to Grossmont College on Nov. 5, after losing third-string quarterback Zeek Julien.
iPhone wins over BlackBerry in rivalry
As technology advances, new cell phones keep coming out. With all the different types of phones available, it seems like iPhones and BlackBerrys have the biggest rivalry. On campus, it seems phone users prefer the iPhone.
There’s no biz like show biz
Hidden in the first floor of the C Building is a full studio for learning television production. The studio is equipped with three cameras on pedestals, a blue room, an audio control room, a video control room, and a prop room.
Vets give food, clothing to homeless
A group of veterans from PCC sought out and distributed donations from a clothing and food drive to help homeless vets in Los Angeles County on Nov. 5.
Veterans teamed up with The National Veterans Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization centered on helping veterans any way they can.