Author: Alumni Staff

At an Academic Senate board meeting on Monday, a decision was made to donate an undecided amount of money to an organization offering relief to the areas of Japan affected by the recent earthquakes and resulting tsunami.”Several years ago during the time of Hurricane Katrina we set up the Academic Senate Disaster Relief Fund, and that fund has never been depleted.

Heated words were exchanged at Tuesday’s Academic Senate forum as administration and faculty argued over new retirement incentives. At issue was the right of retirees to return as part-time teachers.

The recent spike in gas prices make the daily commute to school more daunting than it may already be. With gas priced at four dollars a gallon in many locations, students are forced to quench their thirsty gas tanks or seek alternative routes to school.Students are struggling with the high prices of gas but the majority of students see driving as the most reasonable way to get to class.

Those seriously concerned about diversity and the quality of life in the 21st century may find the new AA degree program G.E.M.S.-which stands for Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies-worthwhile.Chiara Hensley, counselor and advocate for the program, encourages students from all majors to enroll in the classes because they will make them more marketable both as students and employees.

Did you ever wonder what your $13 goes toward when you pay the health fee? You may of have a feeling what it’s for, but you never really take advantage of the services simply because you forgot you had the option or you just don’t need them.The health fee doesn’t just cover the Student Health Services; it also covers free services at the Psychological Services office.

Despite adversities, the men and women’s track team placed in the top ten in the state at the CSU Northridge Invitational on Saturday after previously not being ranked.

The Pasadena Museum of California Art has teamed up with the Visual Arts and Media Studies Division to present PCC’s annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Tomorrow Today.”The exhibition, which until this year has been held in the PCC Art Gallery, features 61 original works by students currently enrolled in art and design classes that were selected by a jury of art professionals from PMCA.

The sounds of flaring trumpets, moving bass lines and smooth saxophones filled the air as small scattered groups of young musicians rehearsed throughout the campus. The performing and Communications Arts Division hosted the 5th Annual PCC Jazz Day on Saturday.

If I told you that Britney Spears’ new album, “Femme Fatale,” is a must, would you hold it against me?The 90’s pop icon returns to speakers worldwide, meshing sultry vocals over up-tempo dance beats. Spears’ album could fit snugly in any music junkie’s playlist, whether they’re DJ’ing at a club or just getting ready for a night out.

When students hear “Keep on Until the Break of Dawn” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” they would associate those terms with hip-hop but, USC music instructor Ronald McCurdy explained, those terms come from ragtime music and without ragtime there would be no hip-hop.