Share: On Jan 24, four days after the deadliest mass shooting in LA county history and three days after the start of Lunar New Year celebrations, PCC students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Circadian Lounge to honor the 11 lives lost in the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Hall. The event, organized and hosted by CAPE – the Coalition of Asian Pacific Employees, a collaborative group of current and former Asian and Pacific Islander PCC employees – aimed to provide people with a …
PCC set to hire 58 new faculty members
Share: Pasadena City College will be hiring 58 new faculty members in the coming year funded by the schools annual hiring budget. Funding for the new hires comes from the allotted state funds that the school receives each year. The amount of funding is determined by the number of students enrolled. Positions will include professors, counselors and librarians. “It is 58 faculty positions, this is something that the college goes through every year,” PCC’s Spokesperson, Alexander Boekelheide said.”In State regulations require us to hire a …
Women’s basketball loses eighth straight time to Mt. SAC
Share: In a close finish, the Lancers fell to the Mount San Antonio Mounties 45-55 at the South Coast Conference, placing PCC 4th out of 5 regional women’s community college basketball teams in the north division of the SCC. The loss put the Lancers on an overall losing streak of 3 games and puts them at 7-7 overall. The Lancers started to trail behind immediately, with a score of 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Mounties took advantage of the Lancer’s lack …
Community colleges won’t face the brunt of California budget cuts
Share: PCC and other California Community Colleges are facing possible spending cuts due to the budget deficit in California. “Right now we are in pretty good shape but there are storm clouds in the horizon,” said board of trustees member Jim Osterling. “the state has given us a heads up and plenty of lead time to be able to do our best we can and adjust for that.” The run of budget surpluses California has been enjoying in recent years has come to end. Recent …
What’s cooking at the Piazza: School searches for new food vendor
Share: The Piazza, PCC’s main cafeteria, is undergoing changes to adopt a new food vendor as early as March— following the termination of food services on campus by the current contracting company, Sodexo, in December of 2022. Even though the replacement vendor has not yet been decided, preparation to make changes is currently ongoing. Four potential food vendors— Primo Nosh, PFD Management, Inc., Thomas Cuisine, and Genuine Foods attended a mandatory pre-proposal conference and job-walk. The vendors are encouraged to present their business proposals to …
Jaywalking is now legal! Is it the right thing to do?
Share: On Jan 1. 2023, the Freedom to Walk Act that was passed and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year which makes jaywalking in California legal. According to the leading sponsor Assembly member Phil Ting, The law states it does not ticket individuals for jaywalking “unless a careful reasonable person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle or other device moving exclusively by human power like a bike”. Calbike.org, who supported the legislation, stated that the jaywalking …
Activists get up to speed in eliminating bike deaths in Los Angeles
Share: As cycling becomes more popular, as both a form of transport and exercise, the planet and especially the United States has faced a massive increase in cycling injuries and fatalities. Even though cities across the globe are becoming more progressive and making it easier to safely ride a bike, the United States lags behind, leading the world in preventable cycling deaths. Some progress has been made across the country, in cities like New York and Minneapolis, though, Los Angeles falls far behind. Only implementing …
Driving disasters cause road rage for PCC students
Share: Under the heat of the winter sun, freshman criminal justice major Zayann Lozano describes scenes from the road that he witnessed in these past few weeks of rain. “When I was taking the 110, I saw a lot of crashes and people still sped up,” Lozano says. “They’ll even pass a police officer while speeding.” The type of reckless behavior Lozano describes is nothing new for anybody who has been on the road for a long time, especially in California. Specifically, LA County ranked …
Local initiative helps unhoused individuals during winter weather
Share: Following the intense storms of the last few weeks, many people without homes in Pasadena were left with nowhere to go. But thanks to Pasadena For All, they are working to change that. The group has only been around since 2020 but has been able to achieve some incredible things according to one of its members, Andrew Good, who has been a resident of Pasadena for eight years. “This latest meeting was probably our biggest accomplishment, otherwise, I’d say our accomplishments have been providing …
Men’s basketball 10-game winning streak continues in victory over Mounties
Share: The Pasadena City College Men’s Basketball team handily defeated Mt. San Antonio College 75-58 in their second conference game of the season, extending their winning streak to 10 games. The Lancers dominated the game from the opening tip after which they quickly moved the ball up the court and put up 5 points immediately, which set the tone for the rest of the game. Toward the end of the first half, the Lancers got a bit sloppy and began rushing plays but they quickly …