Share: Over a several month investigation, the Courier sifted through documents, public records requests, interviewed Pasadena City College’s (PCC) swim coach and administration and pieced together a story that showed how the college avoided putting any money towards the Aquatic Center as it decided whether or not to move the pool altogether starting as early as 2016. However, before the college took up the position of not spending a significant amount of money towards fixing the damage at the Aquatic Center in 2016, it also …
Bonds to bombs: A quaint community college’s global impact
Share: The PCC Foundation, a non-profit that raises funds for Pasadena City College (PCC), holds investments in several major polluters and weapons manufacturers including ExxonMobil and RTX Corp (formerly Raytheon), a Courier analysis of the foundation’s financial disclosures found. The findings come at a time when students across the nation, including PCC, are urging their institutions to divest from companies implicated in climate degradation and Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Since the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine on Oct. 7, 2023, …