Share: UPDATE: 3/18/19: The PCC Colorado campus reopened for classes Monday. A rave alert was sent to students this morning notifying them of the news. Follow:
PCC interns for Tournament of Roses prepare for 130th Rose Parade
Share: On New Year’s Day, 90 Pasadena City College (PCC) students will oversee the 130th Rose Parade, an annual procession of around 40 floats coated with flowers, through the Tournament of Roses Intern Program. Follow:
Editorial: Cheap food cheaper values
Share: Pasadena City College (PCC) continues to neglect transparency and student safety in favor of affordable food. Follow:
Police Blotter: “Religious cult” reported hovering over student
Share: Monday, November 5 Officers discovered damage to PCC property at parking lot 1. A report was made of a male who approached a female student while she was on the track and made her feel uncomfortable. The male was counseled and then released. A student reported that her estranged mother attempted to contact her while on campus. The mother was gone when dispatch arrived. A report was made of a male who was disrupting soccer practice on the field. The male was escorted off …
PCC adds a new campus to an ‘underserved’ community
Share: Pasadena City College (PCC) continues to reach out and bring higher education directly to local communities with its new edition, John Muir High School. Starting this semester, John Muir High School students and PCC students can both take credit and noncredit classes at PCC Northwest. Follow:
Man caught with his pants down, defecating on a rock
Share: Monday, September 24 Yelling was reported from the men’s restroom in the GM building. Security was unable to locate subject. Reports of a subject possibly intoxicated in the Piazza were made. The subject was gone upon arrival of security. A cadet reported a subject yelling in the women’s restroom of the CC building. The subject was contacted by the officer and advised to leave. Staff reported that a student received unwanted contact from a relative on campus. The relative was then escorted off campus …
Academic Senate to support the lancer pantry
Share: Special guest Vice President Dr. Terry Giugni presented a “vision for success” and a new “student-centered funding formula” for Pasadena City College. Highlights include increasing the number of degrees and certificates, increasing transfers to both UC and CSU institutions, decreasing the average number of units to earn an associates degree, as well as reducing equity and achievement gaps for students of all demographics. Funding would be based on enrollments and school sites, supplemental allocations (counts of low-income students), and the success of students attending …
Courier Chat: EOP&S with Alyssa Hernandez
Share: This week, Sam and Grace talk to former Courier writer Alyssa Hernandez about the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, or EOP&S for short, on campus and about how it has helped and how it has hindered her college career. Have something you want us to talk about on the podcast? Want to appear as a guest or have your story told? Email us!: podcast.courier@gmail.com Follow:
PCC police to raise funds for cancer cure during Pink October
Share: The Pasadena City College Police Department (PCCPD) recently joined The Pink Patch Project, an initiative to create awareness for breast cancer in Southern California supported by Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association and public safety departments throughout the country. Follow:
‘Just breathe’: Professors’ first week of school
Share: With the hustle and bustle the first week of school, students fill the busy halls with many faces who are new to the campus looking seemly lost, while there are the returning students who rush to class because they fear being dropped. With students being the school’s top priority, often times the professor’s struggles are overseen when they share just as much anxiety and fears on their first week of school. Follow: