Share: Temperatures are dropping fast, so it’s tempting to forget that just a week ago the greater Los Angeles area was experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures reaching as high as 119 degrees in some neighborhoods. For the majority of Californians, the heat is a minor inconvenience. 75% of Californians owning an air conditioning system, and the majority are lucky enough to shelter at home during this unprecedented heat. However, with our state’s continually rising homeless population, it begs the question, “What is Pasadena …
Lancers put down the Wildcats in home opener
Share: On a cool Saturday night, the Pasadena City College Lancers won their home opener at Robinson Stadium by spearing right through the West L.A. Wildcats in a 56-14 victory. Despite being down initially in the first quarter with a score of 0-6, the Lancers responded with an attack of their own. The most significant contribution to the onslaught was Lancers sophomore running back Micah Mendoza who began spearing ahead by scoring their first two touchdowns, making the game 14-6 Lancers. Mendoza finished the game …
Confident and fearless Kamala Harris commands the debate stage
Share: On Tuesday night, expectations for Kamala Harris were very high and the bar was just as low after witnessing the June 27th CNN debate where Biden delivered less-than-satisfactory answers. Harris’ presence at the debate was a crucial win for the democratic party but as the only presidential debate scheduled before elections in November, her crafty attacks and calm composure could positively impact voters and redirect the course of this nation. Americans and the rest of the world were able to see the two sides …
I couldn’t stop bugging out watching ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Share: After 36 years, the juice is loose in the new sequel of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice.” Bringing back Winona Ryder’s character Lydia Deetz as an adult to deal with her trauma of Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice while attempting to try and bond with her daughter Astrid Deetz portrayed by Jenna Ortega after a death in the family. To start off it was a good sigh of relief, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” didn’t tone itself down since nowadays a lot of movies and tv shows tend to do that …
Every 15 to 30: A step-by-step guide on how to take the PCC shuttle
Share: Despite the slew of parking lots, Pasadena City College offers students and staff a free shuttle service which connects the Foothill, Rosemead, and Colorado campuses, as well as the Allen Avenue A Line Station. With shuttles running every 15 to 30 minutes, the service is a practical solution for managing your commute to campus. Here’s how to take advantage of this free service. 1. Understand the shuttle schedule The PCC Shuttle operates every 15 to 30 minutes. It services four locations: Foothill Campus, …
‘The Apprentice’: Trump may have been fired but the circus never ends
Share: After years of speculation, controversy, and delays, the Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ has finally secured U.S. distribution and is set to hit theaters this fall—just weeks before the 2024 presidential election. Now let’s be honest, no matter what your opinion is, Sebastian Stan’s toupeed head is not going to be the thing to save us all from another four years of Trump. On the surface, the timing feels like a marketing masterstroke. Whether you love or loathe Trump, he is one of the …
Banning cellphones isn’t the answer—digital literacy is
Share: Assembly Bill 3216, renamed the Phone-Free School Act, requires that every school district, charter school and county office of education develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026. While the bill is a step in the right direction for addressing the potential harms caused by unrestricted cell phone use in schools. We need to recognize that smartphones are not going away. Instead of fighting this reality, schools should focus on teaching students how to use them responsibly. Digital literacy programs …
The ‘Nanostars’ of PCC’s synthetic biology research program
Share: A group of students and their professor are working together in an undergraduate research program in DNA nanotechnology funded by the National Science Foundation. They are the Nanostars of this program, students who work together on projects regarding using the tools of biology to build materials of the future. “Our goals are synthetic biology,” said Dr. Jillian Blatti, the Principal Investigator of the program. “My role is education and workforce development, to provide a training program for undergraduate students to learn the skills of …
From The Archives: ‘Special! Another Letter from War Zone’
Share: [Editor’s Desk, 2024: This story is reprinted from the oldest archived edition of the Courier we have: our third edition from back when we were still the Pasadena High School Chronicle. There are a few interesting anecdotes in the edition—a track meet held between faculty, a speech celebrating a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln who lived in Pasadena—but it’s hard to beat the importance of the Great War. As a part of the Courier’s past, we also found it interesting at how different …
Adjunct professor sues PCC over unpaid work
Share: Pasadena City College (PCC) has been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit filed by adjunct faculty across California. Dr. James Keller, an adjunct assistant professor of German at PCC is among the plaintiffs in the case, which seeks back pay, damages, and systemic reforms to ensure adjuncts are paid for work they do outside of instruction time. Originally filed in 2022 by seven adjunct professors at other districts, the lawsuit now includes PCC as a defendant, according to the second amended …