PCC students and local residents gathered on the corner of Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard on the evening of Nov. 2, in solidarity with Occupy Oakland and to condemn the Oakland Police Department’s violence against Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen.
Faculty survey stokes realignment controversy
Over 90 percent of faculty in the Social Sciences division do not believe the administration has done a good job of making reasons for a proposed realignment clear, according to a survey conducted within the division.
Students celebrate Day of the Dead
Halloween is a fun celebration but for many it is much more than that. It represents All Souls Eve, which is the start of Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which depending upon your tradition lasts from the day after Halloween to three days.
Smoking rules being widely ignored
With the massive amounts of cigarette butts littering many areas on campus, smokers have made their mark on almost every inch of campus, except maybe one: the actual designated areas.
Children parade costumes on campus
Heading down Green Street from the Child Development Center on Oct. 31, a crowd of children were geared up and ready to go for a morning full of Halloween fun.
TV biz competitive, writer says
There’s hardly a better way to learn about the television production industry than directly from an accomplished sitcom writer. Sheldon Bull, a Hollywood television writer, producer, director and actor told The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers how competitive the industry really is, and what it takes to get into it.
Holiday food drive aims to help students in need
The Cross Cultural Center is holding a holiday gift basket drive now through Nov. 10, to help make this Thanksgiving brighter for students in need.
Performers practice to attain perfection
Despite all of the hours music majors spend on their craft, their classes offer fewer credits per class. Music major students spend hours upon hours practicing in small soundproof booths in PCC’s music lab.
Many seeking guidance as transfer season approaches
Students are preparing for the transfer season as UC and CSU applications become due and universities are visiting PCC frequently.