Share: With temperatures across Pasadena reaching triple digits alongside historic humidity levels, PCC athletic teams have been forced to make changes to practice and game routines to avoid the worst of its effects. Over the last two weeks, the men’s soccer team was forced to cancel their traditional practice at Robinson Stadium as midday highs have averaged a scorching 88°F. Despite California’s always prevalent heat, precautionary measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the team. “It was definitely disappointing, missing out on a …
Local dealership offers PCC auto techs the fast track to luxury
Share: Pasadena City College (PCC) announced a new automotive fellowship program in partnership with Rusnak Auto Group, at a Board of Trustees meeting on August 12, 2026. This partnership will involve a 12-week paid internship starting in the upcoming winter 2027 school session, aiming to offer automotive students the opportunity to get hands-on experience on luxury cars alongside experienced technicians. “When students are able to get into a large dealership, such as the Rusnak Auto Group, it creates a real career pathway vs. independent shops …
BLOTTER: Three individuals cited for ‘narcotic activity’ at Chevron
Share: Monday, August 17,2026 2:42 a.m. – Two people were advised to leave campus after a security guard reported them arguing near the mirror pool. They complied. 12:53 p.m. – An individual was advised to leave campus after a staff member reported them entering the EOP&S office and harassing the staff. They complied. 1:13 p.m. – Two people were advised to leave campus after an officer reported yelling from the circadian area. They complied. Tuesday, August 18, 2026 No Activities Reported for this Period.! Wednesday, …
U-Pass no more: New GoPass goes virtual
Share: Pasadena City College has officially launched the Metro GoPass Program this fall, providing students with unlimited low cost public transit with a simplified online sign up process. The recent transition from the U-Pass to the GoPass changed where physical passes are distributed on campus, the fees associated with the methods, and the process in which students can obtain the pass. Many Pasadena City College students have expressed their approval of the new GoPass program due to its efficiency and accessibility to users. “I didn’t …
PCC loses power in a campus wide outage
Share: On Thursday, August 27, at 12:33 p.m., Pasadena City College’s Colorado Campus experienced a campus-wide outage. Students and campus police noticed the campus bookstore had lost power before a Rave alert sent by the college determined that the entire campus was currently without power. Spaces such as the Pathways Center started to alert passing students that there was no power. Several students seemed to have no idea what happened, specifically those who were not actively in classes or had just arrived on campus and …
New English cohort will develop pro-Black mindsets in the classroom
Share: In hopes of instilling a better educational experience for Black students at Pasadena City College (PCC), PCC’s English Department is creating a Black English cohort set to begin next Fall. The cohort is a workshop series for English faculty called Pro-Black Mindsets and Classrooms, a collaboration between the English Department and the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Justice (IEDJ). It hopes to address equity and retention gaps as well as to develop faculty’s pedagogical and curricular objectives to address conscious and unconscious biases. …
Meet your new elected Associated Students Board
Share: THE VOTES ARE IN. From Wednesday, May 13, to Thursday, May 14, Pasadena City College’s (PCC) students voted in the spring general election for the new Associated Students Executive Board (ASPCC) 2026-2027 cycle. According to LancerLife/ASPCC, this year’s election was one where students participated the most, with over 1,000 voting ballots received. It’s time to get to know this year’s PCC student government representatives’ plans and goals. Jesus Cuevas Sanchez (he/him) | President Current President of the CORE Radical Scholars Club and upcoming ASPCC …
Google’s competitors on the rise after AI-reliance backfires
Share: Google and its AI overviews have recently been at the center of discourse after Google “accidentally” teased AI Mode becoming the default search in the future for Chrome, sparking rising popularity in opposing search engines. Backlash intensified towards Google after reports surfaced that Google was testing versions of Chrome that routed searches directly into AI Mode. Google officially clarified that the changes were just experimental in Chrome Canary and Rajan Patel, VP of Engineering for Search at Google, then claimed that the change was …
OLIVE YOUNG opens first U.S. store in Pasadena
Share: OLIVE YOUNG, South Korea’s biggest health and beauty retailer, opened its first U.S. store in Pasadena on Friday, May 29, 2026. “Pasadena is proud to welcome OLIVE YOUNG to our city as part of our continued efforts to foster a vibrant, diverse, and globally connected local economy,” said Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, at the store’s opening ceremony. OLIVE YOUNG’s Global Communications Lead Rena Kim shared that the company decided to open a physical store in the U.S. since it represents the world’s largest beauty …
Students continue to stay longer at junior college, but for varying reasons
Share: As college admissions roll in, some second year Pasadena City College (PCC) students will transfer to 4 year universities while others are staying longer than planned. Regardless of growing stigmas, many students have taken pride in their decision to spend more time in junior college, as they say it offers them time to figure out their educational aspirations. “When I was a student at PCC, I started in [the] Fall semester of 2019…I finally left PCC in June of 2025,” said Alyssa Velasquez, a …