Share: Editorial note: The information provided in the police blotter has not been independently verified by the Courier. The details in this article are reported as provided by campus police, and readers should consider this when interpreting the information. Monday, April 7, 2025 7:05 a.m.: A cadet reported a burned backpack and miscellaneous items found in the CEC campus. No signs of active fire in the area. 12:26 p.m.: A staff member reported a vinyl sign missing from their office. Field interview was conducted. 1:19 …
PCC alum uses poetry to find strength through struggle
Share: The first of April was a warm and welcoming afternoon as students made their way to the Writing Success Center eager to indulge in poetry. Words filled the room as author Adrian Ernesto Cepeda recited poems from his book, “La Belle Ajar,” a book with pages and pages of inked-out poems inspired by the iconic book written by Sylvia Plath, “The Bell Jar.” On Tuesday, April 1, the Writing Success Center hosted a reading, Q&A, and writing experience in celebration of the start of …
Anulación de visas afectan a estudiantes de PCC en medio de una represión nacional
Share: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente en inglés por el editor gerente Colin Haskins y traducido al español por la redactora Karen Mariana Cardenas Ceballos. Dos estudiantes internacionales en el colegio de la ciudad de Pasadena (PCC) les han cancelado sus visas tipo F-1 de acuerdo a un correo electrónico enviado a la comunidad de PCC el día de hoy, por el Presidente José A. Gómez. El anuncio se da en medio de una ola de cancelación de visas que van dirigidas a estudiantes internacionales …
My Territory: A love letter to Griffith Park
Share: It’s 2:37 p.m. on a Tuesday; my room is scattered with school work and books; my brain is overflowing with words. I stand up, grab my keys, walk out to my car, and pull out onto Riverside Drive. It’s 78° and sunny, and all my windows are down. The smell of wood and laurel sumac fills the car as my hair gets tangled in the wind. Songs by the Eagles are blasting throughout the interior as I speed down the road. I turn onto …
Lancers keep eyes on playoffs after big swing and miss
Share: The Lancers keep their hopes for the playoffs high after a blowout loss at the hands of the Mt. San Antonio Mounties last Tuesday afternoon. The first of their three matches against Mt. San Antonio saw Pasadena falter at the plate, with the batters tallying only one run across nine innings. Lancers pitchers joined the rough outing, allowing eleven runs, two of which were unearned. “We’re looking to get in the playoffs, for sure,” center fielder Tyler Garcia said. “We definitely have to wake …
As federal funds disappear, local arts groups vow to push on
With IMLS staff placed on leave and grant payments stalled, programs supporting everything from arts education in Pasadena schools to Skid Row community performances are in sudden jeopardy.
Correction: ‘Self defense workshop: “It’s not about being bigger and stronger,”‘
Share: For the record: In our article “Self defense workshop: ‘It’s not about being bigger and stronger’,” published on April 2, 2025, we misidentified the instructor Vanessa Carlisle’s pronouns. Carlisle uses they/them pronouns. We regret the error. We also incorrectly stated that a black belt is the highest rank in their martial arts system. In fact, the black belt is a symbol of their expertise but not the highest level. We apologize for any confusion. We correct our mistakes. If you believe we have made an error …
Dodgers turned their backs on Los Angeles with White House visit
Share: The Dodgers recently visited the White House to be honored for their 2024 World Series championship, and it feels like a slap in the face to their fans. Los Angeles locals take a great amount of pride in the success of the Dodgers. For many people who grew up here, such as myself, sitting in the stands at a Dodger game with friends and family while your dad wolfs down a Dodger Dog is an integral childhood memory. I was born and raised in …
OpenAI offers photorealistic images without a soul
Share: On Mar. 25, OpenAI unveiled its new update, GPT-4o, offering “useful and valuable image generation with photorealistic outputs.” Since then, the internet has been flooded with renderings of viral memes, iconic events, and even personal photographs, in the style of Japanese animation, Studio Ghibli. But are these immaculate images still considered digital art? “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself,” said Hayao Miyazaki in an interview recorded in 2016. It’s easy to understand the artists’ frustration and disgust with the …
Abrego Garcia’s life is on the line while Trump and Bukele double down on mistakes
Share: The Trump administration’s racial targeting has now taken a turn to outright carelessness with the negligent deportation of a Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. In March, the Trump administration “mistakenly” deported Abrego Garcia, a man with a protected legal status here in the U.S., to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador called the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. After receiving backlash, the administration admitted to this deportation being an “administrative error,” but has so far not shown any concern or plan on …