Share: The photos in this gallery, captured by Justice Aragon, highlight the intensity and excitement of the game. The Lancers secured a thrilling walk-off victory against the Compton Tartars in extra innings, with Matt Garcia delivering the game-winning hit. Strong pitching performances and key offensive moments, including a home run by Tyler Garcia and a clutch single by Brian Richman, kept Pasadena in the game, leading to an electrifying finish. Follow:
GALLERY: Women’s Strength, Women’s Stories
Share: The HERSTORY exhibit at PCC celebrated the resilience and achievements of women, sharing powerful stories of faculty and students’ friends and relatives in honor of Women’s History Month. Despite the rain, the exhibit in Lancers Pass highlighted struggles, triumphs, and the lasting impact of women who have overcome adversity, inspiring others through their strength and perseverance. Follow:
GALLERY: The Rhythm of Healing
Share: This gallery by Desiree Brewington captures the energy and movement of Salsa Choreographer Lyrik Cruz and Dancer Athena Cruz as they lead a vibrant salsa class for Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy (DADA). Part of the Dancing in the Light: Healing with Art series, the class took place at Pasadena City College’s Hutto-Patterson Gym on March 9, 2025. Through dynamic moments and expressive gestures, the images showcase the power of dance as a form of healing, connection, and cultural celebration. Follow:
Scammers posing as ICE agents target immigrants, officials warn
Attorney General Rob Bonta urged Californians to remain vigilant, emphasizing that impersonating a federal officer is a crime under both state and federal law.
Trump is money-hungry, and his $5 million gold card proves that
Share: Just weeks after tightening immigration and conducting mass deportations, President Donald Trump has proposed a $5 million ‘gold card’ to replace the current EB-5 foreign investor citizenship, showing how utterly focused he is on status and money. Trump introduced this concept of a plan on Feb. 26, only about a month after his inauguration, when he signed executive orders that would restrict immigration and even attempted to end birthright citizenship, which is a constitutional right. This gold card seems contradictory to Trump’s immigration goals, …
Fire victims cope with catastrophe through dance
Share: The Altadena and Los Angeles communities came together for an afternoon of dance and connection on Sunday, March 9, at Pasadena City College’s Hutto-Patterson Gym. The event, hosted by The Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA), provided a moment of healing for those impacted by the recent Eaton fire. The event was part of the “Dancing in The Light: Healing with The Arts” dance series of community-driven events aimed at bringing people together to heal from the effects of Eaton Fire through the power of …
Football and soccer teams set records in historic year for PCC athletes
Share: The year is 1938. A young man attending PCC stepped onto the football field and set a record for the most touchdowns and points in a season, which would stand for 63 years. Later, he broke his brother’s national community college record for the longest broad jump in Track and Field, not only making history in PCC’s Football and Track and Field team but as well as the Basketball and Baseball teams. That young man was none other than the legendary Jackie Robinson. Now …
“Belonging is not a privilege”: Father Greg Boyle on second chances
Share: “The only praise our exhausted God has any interest in,” Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, shared with the audience, “is that the systems change when people change, and people change when they are cherished.” These powerful words resonated deeply as Boyle introduced his new book, Cherished Belonging, during an unforgettable event hosted on Tuesday, March 11, by the CORE program and the Retirees Association. The event, filled with a palpable sense of hope and inspiration, was not just about the book launch, …
Golden picks from the Emerald Isle: Movies to watch this Irish American Heritage Month
Share: In addition to being the month in which St. Patrick’s Day falls, March is Irish American Heritage Month! In celebration of this occasion, here are seven movies that tell Irish stories with Irish casts. Breakfast on Pluto (2005) Adapted from Patrick McCabe’s 1998 novel of the same name, this 2005 movie directed by Neil Jordan stars Cillian Murphy in a role that just might rival his Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer. Murphy plays Patrick “Kitten” Braden, the young transgender protagonist of the story. Kitten persists …
Take a slice of STEM at Pi Day Conference
Share: The Creveling Lounge bubbled with chatter as young students wove around chairs and tables to mingle, some squeezing past each other to gather around the already crowded displays. Among these displays were a sleek robotic arm waving from side to side, a robotic dog made by the AI and Machine Learning Club bobbing its head, a table full of carefully crocheted colorful Möbius strips, and an underwater robotics demonstration. PCC’s annual Pi Day Conference last week was all about AI. This two-day event, which …