Share: On your mark, get set, GO! The first group of toddlers take off as the annual Toddler Trike-A-Thon Fundraiser kicks off the end of the Week of the Young Child. Parents, family, faculty and staff gathered around the makeshift racetrack as the children made their rounds around the quad. Other children made their way to the coloring table and the multiple setups of a giant version of Connect 4. “This is so cool!” shouted one of the kids, as they ran towards the racetrack. …
My Territory: The Rose Bowl inspires my Pasadena pride
Share: The wind starts to pick up on a warm summer night, and the sweat beads on my face prickle as the breeze blows by. It’s Independence Day, the summer of 2015, and my son and I are sitting in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl Stadium alongside dozens of rows of tailgaters and other spectators eagerly awaiting the traditional light show. An eerie silence falls amongst us as we anticipate the first sounds. Boom! Boom! Boom! We hear the fireworks shoot towards the …
Pasadena center fielder walks it off in extra innings against Compton
Share: The Lancers defeated the Compton Tartars with a memorable walk-off win in extra innings last Saturday. Starting pitcher Connor Campbell began the evening inaccurate, striking a Compton batter and walking a runner in with the bases loaded at the top of the 2nd innings. This would be the first and last time Campbell would allow a run though as he proceeded to produce four scoreless innings that kept a dormant Lancer offense in the game. “I didn’t have my best stuff,” Campbell said. “I …
Reel Women: PCC kicks off Women’s ‘Herstory’ Month with film festival
Share: March is Women’s History Month and PCC joins the celebration by celebrating ‘Women’s Herstory Month’ with the Reel Women Film Festival and Screening Series held in Westerbeck Recital Hall. PCC’s ‘Herstory’ month aims to shine a light on women in general, but specifically those in the PCC community, and celebrate them and their accomplishments. This festival is held to advocate for women filmmakers and to bridge the gap between student filmmakers and professionals. The first film in the series was Solace directed by Tchaiko …