Hundreds of PCC students may be affected by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to eliminate the Cal Grants program. According to officials, over 800 incoming students at PCC and over 100,000 statewide could feel the crunch.At PCC’s financial aid office, the reactions are mixed as to whether or not Cal Grants should be saved.

PCC has been named as an official Automotive Youth Education Systems program, making it the second community college in California to be approved by AYES. AYES is a national partnership of education departments, automobile manufacturers and automobile dealers dedicated to preparing students to fill entry-level positions in the automotive industry.

At first Amy Lim seems to be a typical 11-year-old: she loves animals, loves going to Disneyland, likes American Girl dolls and is an avid Harry Potter fan. What makes this girl so special is that she’s not just a fifth-grade student, but also a PCC student.

The Board of Trustees voted to cancel PCC’s winter intersession at the July 1 meeting.

While PCC is bracing itself for the budget cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Physical Education department could be hit the hardest by the reductions.

As students scurry up and down the stairs on the south side of C Building, they rarely take the time to acknowledge their surroundings.But had they taken a glance up, right before turning toward the stairs in the break of the second and third floor, they would have seen a work of art from 1973 by former student Guillermo Martinez, whose appreciation was lost along with its meaning.

“The Little Prince”, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, reminds of us those instances of infrequent intellect in which we existentially question the world around us.

Standing nervously waiting for the crowd to settle down, they finally receive thumbs up from the sound check and with the first riffs of his guitar a surge of energy rushes through the crowd and all the jitters all but disappear.

Like most college seniors on the cusp of graduation, Hilary’s thoughts are everywhere, a clutter of graduation announcements, commencement concerns, post-bachelor’s degree plans and excuses for such a rambling state-of-mind.After transferring to UCLA from PCC two years ago, the 22-year-old women’s studies/English double major is receiving a degree in the traditional four years, a seemingly impossible task in this age of extended collegiate stays.

In Bitte Orca, the most recent work from Dirty Projectors, comes a consistent blend of unusual styles that have the potential to appeal to a wide range of listeners. Considering the band’s usual use of nonlinearly uncommon song structures and flexible vocal melodies, it’s safe to say that previous works by Dirty Projectors, such as Rise Above, are not as accessible and easy listening as Bitte Orca.