Share: Interim Superintendent-President Dr. Robert Miller and Board of Trustees Member Linda Wah, along with legislators and community members, congregated at the state capitol on Jan. 26 to support a bill that would stop lumping various Asian ethnicities into one big label. Follow:
Editorial: Students have the right to know, even if it jeopardizes a career
Two weeks ago, Coleman Griffith was the latest in a long line of faculty members exiled to paid administrative leave. Senior Vice President Robert Bell, who told the Courier about Griffith’s leave, retracted his statement, saying that it was a violation of Griffith’s confidentiality. The truth of the matter is that students deserve to be told when and why a faculty member is put on leave, even at the cost of the professor’s reputation.
Track and field team starts season at Mt. San Antonio College
The Lancers track and field team started their season with the South Coast Conference Opener hosted by Mt. San Antonio College on Feb. 6.
Lancers handle ECC Compton, Peron wins 450th game
With the two best players on the PCC women’s basketball team not on the court Friday night against ECC Compton, the Lancers would need a solid game from the reserves. Not only did they deliver one, but they eased to a 62-39 victory over the Tartars.
Police Blotter
Share: Saturday Feb. 7: MEDICAL RESPONSE – Staff advised the police of a female student who cut herself in class R-505. No further details were available. Officer responded and the Pasadena Fire Department was contacted. Student refused assistance. Friday Feb. 6: INCIDENT REPORT – Instructor reports a student possibly stated a threat towards her during class in C-158. Officer met with instructor and advised to submit student conduct code form with Division Dean. Field Interview card filled out for information purposes. Thursday Feb. 5: HIT …
Funniest cop on campus
Share: Usually professors dress to impress. Some go even as far as to don the entire suit and tie. But when a moustached man wearing a blue hoodie and sweat pants walks into room 420 and sets his bag down at the teacher’s desk, he draws more than one odd look from confused students. Follow:
New folk art exhibit illuminates Valentine’s Day
Share: Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and in honor of this loving and bonding holiday, a new art exhibit, “Hearts and Flowers”, displaying many different types of folk art, has opened at The Folk Tree from January 26 to March 2. Valentine’s Day is holiday filled with joy and passion and that much shown through the art. Much of the exhibit is filled with a mass collection of Mexican Folk pieces that come from different areas of Mexico like Oaxaca, Michoacán, and Jalisco. …
Pasadena comedy house offers great laughs and morals
Share: A local comedy club showcases comedy legends as well as upcoming ones, and the venue has a hidden quality of teaching young men to become a gentleman. Follow:
Why not choose to vaccinate?
With the recent outbreak of measles, more and more parents are making the choice to vaccinate their children. But there are still those that choose to leave their kids unprotected from these easily preventable diseases.
The Homeless Count
Share: Day in and day out, thousands of homeless men, women, and children, from a variety of backgrounds, drift through the streets of Los Angeles County, panhandling for money to buy their next meal and searching for somewhere safe to spend the night. Busy onlookers pass them on their way to and from work or school, yet few stop to offer them help, no matter how little that may be. To the rest of the world, these people are misunderstood and labeled with denigrating and …