With the U.S. deficit growing each day and jobs becoming harder to obtain, PCC students are left with thinking of ways to maintain the social life they once took for granted.
Six finalists picked for top PCC post
The screening committee has chosen six applicants from an original field of 45 for the Board of Trustees to interview in its search for a new PCC president/superintendent.
Online courses resonate with college students
College classrooms, especially here at PCC, are experimenting with alternative ways of offering courses outside the boundaries of traditional learning and teaching.
Complex cooling system operates in relative obscurity
At PCC, there are a variety of significantly complicated systems that cool each building. The buildings themselves have been constructed to conserve energy and economy.
Forensic team speaks volumes at nationals
PCC’s Speech and Debate program finished its competition season off strong at the Phi Rho Pi National Championship on April 4-11 in New Orleans.
Transfer inquiries spike in spring
Though the Degree and Transfer Center sees an influx of student inquiry from the months of March to May, when applicants typically receive admissions decisions from universities, year-round support and guidance is always offered.
Revised policy on cheating weighed
The Academic Senate is developing a new policy on academic honesty to be ratified by the Board of Trustees to formalize the process of reporting cheating and plagiarism.
WiFi provides easy distractions
The PCC wireless network provides students with access to the web nearly everywhere on campus. This doesn’t mean that their Internet habits have become any more productive.
Self-Defense issues addressed at AS event
Representatives from several of Pasadena’s martial arts studios gathered in the Quad on Tuesday to participate in Self-Defense Awareness Day, an event dedicated to the memory PCC professor Mark Epstein, a self-defense instructor who died in March.
Journalism students take home top honors
Journalism students won a dozen prizes, including the Magazine General Excellence award, at the annual Journalism Association of Community College State Convention held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles from April 8-10.