Filipino shortstop Justin Zialcita takes a leadership role on PCC’s baseball team.

Former PCC President and current state Sen. Jack Scott has been selected by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to be the Chancellor of the California community college system.Scott feels that he will be an asset to the system, but knows he has a capable staff across the state.

The cause of death of former PCC student Liya ‘Jessie’ Lu remains a mystery after the Coroner’s medical examiners released their report on Tuesday.Lu’s body was found in a trashcan covered with approximately 10 gallons of kitty litter on Sept. 15, almost a month after her disappearance.

Jonah Goldberg, conservative columnist for the LA Times, endeavored to connect the dots between today’s American progressives and European fascists of the 20th-century.

PCC performing faculty debuted a new Model D Steinway & Sons grand piano Saturday at Harbeson Hall.

Pasadena mayor Bill Bogaard said that he could not see how PCC, as an independent entity, would be affected by new anti-smoking regulation currently being drafted by the City Council.Bogaard, speaking Wednesday morning on a community-organized lap around the Rose Bowl, was uncertain on campus policy.

Former PCC nursing student Isaac Campbell pleaded not guilty in the slaying of one-time PCC student Liya Jessie Lu on Tuesday at the Alhambra Courthouse.After Campbell entered his plea, Judge Carlos Uranga granted a postponement for the date for the preliminary hearing, which has been set for June 19.

A trial on murder charges for former PCC student George W. Pigman IV faces another possible delay after a court decision in Pasadena on Tuesday.The prosecution’s request to have the 27-year-old reexamined for insanity was granted by Superior Court Judge Teri Schwartz, which may delay starting the trial, said defense attorney Jose Colon.

Evan O’Meara’s talented group finished with a 7-36 record, to finish seventh out of nine teams.