Author: Alumni Staff

The cost of textbooks is one of the biggest expenses for many community college students. Despite the rising costs, there are still options available for those who know where to look for savings.According to the Students Public Interest Group website, the average student spends $900 per year on textbooks, and that number is still rising.

The last major project to be completed under the Measure P Bond is the Center for the Arts Building which is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in December 2012, according to Jack Schulman, Director of Measure P Projects.

An elderly man sat between four students, each was calm and focused as they presented their traditional Chinese calligraphy skills in the Quad on May 23. As they dipped their bamboo brushes into dark black ink, and made smooth brushstrokes across parchment paper, not one of them seemed fazed by the crowd that peered upon their works in progress.

With summer break quickly approaching, students have found favorite spots to hike through in and around the city, all within 10 minutes off campus.”You can see perfect views of Glendale all the way out to El Sereno from Lou Debb’s Park in Highland Park,” said Bryan Guevara, 21, neuroscience.

Lancer track and field athletes came home with two medals from the state championships held over the weekend in Sacramento at American River College.

As institutes of knowledge accommodating differing perspectives, college campuses are also popular stages for students to exercise their First Amendment rights. The U.S. has observed this throughout time. Kent State University, for example, made headlines in 1970 after the National Guard violently intervened in a student rally sparked by the decision of then President Nixon to invade Cambodia.

PCC Police Department Chief Peter Michael has suddenly gone on leave and is scheduled to officially retire June 30.

PCC architecture student Gabriela Colmenares took second place at the annual “2×8: Source” exhibition, sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, on May 7.

Students are reaping the benefits of having Wi-Fi nearly everywhere on campus, providing a convenient way to complete schoolwork or for recreational use.Not all students use the Internet strictly for school, but many are finding it a convenient way to do homework nearly anywhere on campus, including outdoors.

Jared Burton is part of a small team of librarians in the Shatford Library working with the Pasadena Museum of History and Public Library to digitize relics about the city.