Lancers baseball drops tight home opener in loss to LA Valley

Share: The PCC Lancers baseball team fell short in a tight 5-4 loss in their first home game of the season. The contest was game one of a three day, SoCal Challenge Tournament. PCC turned out many defensive plays, and some run production which ultimately was not enough to overcome the LA Valley Monarchs.  The game began with the LA Valley Monarchs scoring two runs in a row, in the first inning. After LA Valley scored, the pace of the game slowed, and neither team …

On lasers and quantum computers: A look into PCC’s STEM Gala

Share: PCC’s Stem Gala was a semi-formal event with an elegant ambiance that set the stage for PCC’s brightest minds to shine through when networking with professionals in the STEM industry. One such professional was Donn Silberman, an optical engineer, who described how he found out about the event through the head of the program. “The program here at Pasadena City College is run by a very good friend of mine, and I heard about this Gala event because I’ve done a lot of these …

Heated opinions boil over on gas stoves

Share: New research shows that gas stoves are to blame for 1 in 5 childhood asthma cases in California, and some progressive policymakers are encouraging bans and regulations. Many who investigate this issue argue about whether or not electric stoves are as effective as gas stoves, whether food will taste the same, or whether things heat up as quickly.  But what about cost? Will a ban on gas stoves negatively affect those in lower economic classes? “Utility costs are different in every state, but on …