Share: On September 12, 2025, the Trump administration’s crackdown on equity-centered initiatives within higher education affected Pasadena City College as a letter of discontinuance from the U.S. Department of Education announced its plan to terminate the federal funding of various equitable student programs. The aforementioned letter specified how PCC’s grant proposal plans to use federal funding don’t align with new policies. “[As of] the Department’s [of Education] policy of prioritizing merit, fairness, and excellence in education…Pasadena CC’s application for funding states that the project will ...
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As election petitions pop up on campus, where does your signature go?
As the spring semester starts, students find themselves beckoned by various petition tables at the entrances of the parking lots and the quad. These signature gatherers claim that by signing these petitions, students are supporting...
My Territory: The park I can always come back to
It’s the last day of summer break, my closest friends congregate at my place and grab a wagon full of camping chairs. 30 minutes until sunset, we rush over the winding streets and arrive at...
Propaganda so bad it’ll put you to sleep: The ‘Melania’ movie
The Melania Movie does something very profound in that it manages to make a film surrounding the first lady of the United States a complete snoozefest and a waste of money. They had the opportunity...
‘Rising from the Ashes’: How fiction helps rebuild
It has been just over a year since the Eaton fires raged across Altadena, upending the lives of many students and staff at Pasadena City College. Last Thursday, Doctor Steve Gibson, the President of the...
Makeup guru can’t conceal the truth
YouTube beauty guru and CEO of Painted Cosmetics, James Charles, found himself plastered a pedophile on a billboard located on Olympic Boulevard in Downtown Los Angeles. A controversial podcast host, Ethan Klein, reminds the internet...
ASPCC offers sweet advice on financial aid
Financial Aid is one of the most important ways for college students to receive money in order to cover the expenses of college life. It can be difficult to figure out financial aid especially for...
PCC increases health fee to $28 to keep student clinic open
PCC’s Student Health Fee has increased to $28 per regular semester as of Spring 2026 to keep up with gradually rising operational costs, according to the Student Health Center. “We're completely funded by the student...
‘Scream 7’ may be seven screams too many
Roughly 30 years after the first scream movie was released, completely transforming the thriller genre for what it was at the time, “Scream 7” solidifies that the "Scream" series is not over yet! For people...
Lancers leash Huskies in first shutout victory in nearly 3 years
The Lancers took the series in game 3 against East Los Angeles after their second straight win on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Memorial Field, with the Lancers defense putting up an incredibly dominant showing...













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