Share: The PCC Board of Trustees is divided over the retention of additional legal counsel and the potential extension of Superintendent-President Dr. Erika Endrijonas’ contract. Endrijonas’ current contract, which extends through 2024, was verified by Resolution 761 in a 5-2 vote on Feb. 15. A contract verifying the employment of Endrijonas for the 2024-2025 academic year remains unconfirmed, leaving her future at the college in question. The resolution aims to cure potential Brown Act violations surrounding the evaluation of the Superintendent-President which occurred in closed …
Lancers hope for last minute tune-ups before playoffs
Share: PCC’s softball team ended their last game before the playoffs with a hard loss of 10-1 against Cerritos on Apr. 26, but are looking forward to a clean slate. The Lancers were given mercy after the fifth inning when they only managed to score one run against Cerritos’ ten run lead. From innings one through four the team could not get a single run in, and in most cases, they couldn’t get a player on base at all. In the fourth inning, they began …
PCC student who was arrested for knife incident in library expelled in unanimous board vote
Share: Jul. 19: The student who was arrested for wielding a knife in the PCC library in late April faced the PCC Board of Trustees (BOT) in a public disciplinary hearing at the July BOT meeting and was subsequently expelled in a unanimous vote in closed session, according to PCC Spokesperson Alex Boekelheide in a text to The Courier. Boekelheide added that he would not have any further comments on this situation and the expulsion of PCC student Zhuowei Liao. Apr. 29: In an update, …
Board officially recognizes Armenian Genocide in vigil
Share: The Armenian Genocide was over 108 years ago, but Armenians still fight in local communities to have recognition of this killing and deportation of 1.5 million Armenians. Pasadena City College held a vigil in remembrance of those who lost their lives and celebrated the Armenian-American students who attend the institution in a vigil hosted by the Armenian Student Association (ASA). The vigil began with ASA Vice President Andre Dionsyan explaining the history and importance of the day and introducing PCC Superintendent-President Erika Endrijonas to …
Impending law threatens athletic transfers and lifelong learners
Share: The Student Transfer Reform Act, AB-928, passed in 2021 and is going into effect on May 31, leaving community colleges like Pasadena City College (PCC) without lifelong learning and self-development programs, possible cuts to faculty, and harder transfer requirements for student-athletes. This bill established an Intersegmental Implementation Committee to facilitate coordination for Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) to improve student transfer outcomes. PCC has a direct correlation to the bill as the institution provides students with ADTs. The bill was introduced to the governor …
Black Tacos: Where does this delicious dish come from?
Share: African American food throughout history has influenced so many different original meals around the world. However black people who live in America are also influenced by the different meals across the diverse cultures who reside here. In an African American household there are two food staples that often come to mind. Spaghetti and tacos. It’s hard to say when these meals became a regular rotation for dinner black homes but for most it can be traced back to generation x. Nia August, a student …
New grant strives to make enrollment easier for PCC students
Share: Pasadena City College’s enrollment services has recently been awarded a $50,000 grant to streamline its current enrollment process and remove some of the barriers that many students face while trying to enroll at PCC. The current enrollment process requires students to keep track of many different dates and deadlines that are easy to miss with the current system. “The current process is convoluted, we ask our students to do a lot of tasks on their way to starting studies and also continuing their studies …
Lancers take a hit in tough defeat at home against Mt. SAC
Share: The Lancers softball team suffered a loss at home on Friday against the Mounties in an 8-2 game and are ready to move forward as the regular season closes. Pasadena City College gave its all against the dominant Mt. SAC in 7 innings, producing five hits, two runs, and two stolen bases, but came up short and is now 15-7 in the conference and overall 23-14. Mt. SAC has now won 15 consecutive games in a row and has beaten the Lancers in all …
Same nipple, different laws
Share: Sixteen states in the U.S. have banned gender affirming surgery for anyone under eighteen. This includes top surgery for transgender men. Feminism has come a long way, however there are still laws that specifically criminalize women’s chests whereas no laws are currently in place which criminalizes men’s chests. Top surgery is a procedure to remove breast or chest tissue. Before the breast tissue is removed the person is not legally allowed to reveal their nipple in public with the breast tissue still intact. Even …
Lancers softball squeeze past Citrus in close win
Share: PCC’s softball team was able to secure the winning point in the final inning of the game against Citrus College, ending with a score of 3-2 on Apr. 19, 2023. Even though the winning margin was small, after losing their six-game winning streak two games prior, the Lancers were glad to be able to reclaim their victory once more. “It definitely wasn’t our best game, we have definitely played way better games and I think we expected to do better than we did. Our …