Share: A typical Monday in the Courier staff room during the semester starts with the student editors reading out story pitches for other writers to take on. For the past four semesters, Seamus Bozeman has been pitching each news story. He has been the news editor for the Courier since fall of 2022 when he accepted the role his second week of class. “A lot of new people came in,” Bozeman said, “…and we had to somehow fill these roles and news was just one …
Meet the conductor behind badminton’s dominance
Share: Badminton head coach Jennifer Ho has been a fan of sports all of her life, which is what led to her choosing the career that she currently has. The only box she can’t check off is playing them. Despite that, she decided to be a kinesiology major. “I wasn’t born or raised here, so I didn’t get a chance to play sports,” Ho said. “I always wanted to be a kinesiology major because I loved sports so much,” Ho said. As of Apr. 15th, …
PCC remembers former Courier editor and photographer Michael Watkins
Share: With heavy hearts, the Courier is sad to learn about the passing of former PCC student Michael Watkins that occurred last weekend. Michael was a friend, son, and mentor, and was a shining contribution to the legacy of PCC and the Courier. Being the phenomenal photographer he was, Michael moved from staff writer to photo editor for the Courier quickly in 2018 and produced quality work to a standard that would be remembered for years to come. “He found photojournalism at PCC in 2015 …
After 44 years at PCC, trustee John Martin will cruise into retirement
Share: Some call John Martin a walking encyclopedia of Pasadena City College and with good reason; having served on the school’s Board of Trustees for the last 44 years, he knows the entire institution, from top to bottom. On Oct. 18 at the Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Martin announced his retirement and his decision to not run for re-election in the 2024 election for his board seat, opening the door for others to take his position after serving on the board at PCC since …
PCC will lose Dean Futtner in the Fall
Share: Joseph Futtner has been dean at PCC since 2011, but he’s been teaching here since July 1993. All these years, he’s been introducing new programs and enriching the college experience for many students. He will be leaving his job here as a dean in July, and he’ll go back to teaching, but this time in Italy. Follow:
Fastest lap: the sudden rise of Brennan Doyle
Share: In the world of sprints, where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between the best runners and the rest of the pack, one lap catapulted Brennan Doyle, PCC’s second year track standout, from relative obscurity to the radars of college recruiters around the country. Follow:
Alum’s books help small fish swim in big pond
Share: Chelo Manchego saw his home country El Salvador as “another world”. His family lived in a gated community due to the dangers in his neighborhood, however, he had his own ways of escaping reality. He spent hours in nature with his friends and loved to be outside as much as he could. In El Salvador, there are earthquakes constantly, so he would make a tent outside because he was convinced it was safer than being inside a building. His family was always supportive of …
Award winning ESL professor teaches through tech
Share: As a college professor and a mother of a 10 year old daughter, Catherine Datko understands how important technology is. From having to use a typewriter to write her papers in college, to now having a cellular device where papers can be written from one’s fingertips, Datko has witnessed the constant improvements technology has had within the past decade. She has always been passionate in helping people which is why she became an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and through her testimonies …
AS President Kiely Lam unlike any other and changing the world differently
Share: Atop a desk resides a mug with brushes in it that have specks of paint residue on the tip of the bristles. Alongside the painting materials, sits Kiely Lam, President of Associated Students (AS) and avid painter. Follow:
Germania Club: Lost in culture, not translation
Share: The paths of Germany’s lustrous countryside were riddled with crushed leaves. Their dull, orange hue, an offbeat offset to the vibrant green captured in the surrounding vegetation on the hills. The deep midnight blue still present in the sky, a hint at the early hour. Follow: