Share: The Pasadena Area Community College District and the Pasadena Faculty Association (PCCFA) came to an agreement following a Public Employment Relations Board recommendation on Dec. 12, 2022 to bring back the winter intersession to PCC after it was removed from the academic calendar as a three year “pilot program” which started in 2021. The pilot program was created and approved by the PCC Community College District and the Board of Trustees was not legal according to the PERB ruling because it did not properly …
BLOTTER: Hazmat situation and loitering transients
Share: Monday – January 23, 2023: A male transient was advised to leave campus after sleeping in Lot 4. Lot 7 was patrolled after a suspicious vehicle circled the lot. A report was taken after a police unit in Lot 4 was vandalized by a subject shattering the front and rear window with a concrete rock. A transient left campus after being seen sleeping in a blanket near the North Entrance of C-bldg. Drug paraphernalia was removed from grass adjacent to CDC. There was a …
Lancers come back swinging in second game of doubleheader against Southwestern
Share: In a stunning turn of events, the PCC Women’s Softball Team defeated Southwestern College in the second game of a doubleheader at Robinson Park in Pasadena. With intense enthusiasm, The Lancers pushed through a 1-13 mercy loss and won the second game 6-2, putting an ugly loss behind them and splitting the doubleheader. “We were not getting any momentum,” Head Coach Monica Tantlinger said when discussing the first game.. “We were getting beat on an outside pitch badly and it showed.” Going into this …
Lancers baseball pounds LA Pierce College in 20-5 win
Share: The Pasadena City College Lancers baseball team crushed the Los Angeles Pierce College Bulls 20-5 on Friday at Brookside Park. This was the second of three games in the South Coast Conference tournament, bringing their record in the tournament to 1-1 and their season record to 2-2. The Lancers came out ready to play defense and shut out the top of the first inning in 3 batters with two strikeouts and one ground out to shortstop. The Lancers finished the first inning on top, …
Lancers baseball drops tight home opener in loss to LA Valley
Share: The PCC Lancers baseball team fell short in a tight 5-4 loss in their first home game of the season. The contest was game one of a three day, SoCal Challenge Tournament. PCC turned out many defensive plays, and some run production which ultimately was not enough to overcome the LA Valley Monarchs. The game began with the LA Valley Monarchs scoring two runs in a row, in the first inning. After LA Valley scored, the pace of the game slowed, and neither team …
PCC Softball blows out Glendale in first home game of the season
Share: The PCC women’s softball team defeated Glendale Community College 17-3 in the first home game of the season at Robinson Park on Wednesday. Wearing white jerseys the team ran through a pregame visualization ritual led by head coach Monica Tantlinger. “Defense first, visualize a team play, inhale, exhale, Feel the dirt beneath your cleats… you’re ready, barrel, barrel, barrel” Tantlinger said. The Lancers have a total of 16 returning sophomores, including defensive stand out at third base, Jaimie Harris, who made the 2022 All-SCC …
Chicken paprikash and nokedli bring back childhood memories
Share: In a stylish yet cozy Pasadena apartment, the aroma of paprika wafts through the air while a Men I Trust song quietly plays as 23 year old PCC film student Brandon Arthur House cooks for us a traditional Hungarian meal from his childhood. Chicken paprikash and nokedli was a meal that was taught to him by his Mexican grandmother who had learned the recipe from his late Hungarian grandfather, Arthur. ”It was one of my least favorite dishes when I was a little kid, …
The Courier presents: Our 2023 predictions
Share: Fashion: From different patterns to brand new aesthetics, the future of fashion as predicted by the Courier Prediction: Pattern Pandemonium Description: For a while gen Z has been delving into experimental fashion fusions. Much of the trends have been upcycled from prior generations and reworked into their own versions of what’s already been done. What will set this generation apart from the rest is the complete disregard for pairing patterns with like patterns. Outfits will scream for attention, not for the skin that’s being exposed …