Share: Colorful seed packets and bright red tables appeared outside of room V100, in front of the First Year Experience (FYE) Center for the newest event in their Friendship Series: Let’s Get Sprouty! Those who came by and signed up were free to take a small terracotta pot, plant seeds of their choosing and had a plethora of stickers to choose from. With the spring equinox being right around the corner, starting Friday, March 20, this event’s concept is to “pot-a-seed and watch it grow …
Cheese event bries a gouda time for students
Share: PCC’s Creveling Lounge turned into an international getaway on Friday, March 20, as students and staff gathered to enjoy an array of cheese from Italy, France, and Latin America. Tables were filled with platters of cheese and pairings such as grapes, strawberries, nuts, crackers, and honey, with bright-colored decorations. Organizers of the event handed out samples and chatted with cheese goers about the importance of food in many cultures and how it is a way to bring people together. The International Students Center held …
Photos of the week: Spring 2026
Share: From covering large-scale current events to capturing life’s fleeting moments each publishing cycle, our photojournalists reflect on their work and select the five most compelling photos to be highlighted in this weekly updated gallery. Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Follow:
My Territory: Nueva Yol, Nueva Yol
Share: Take the 1 train to 157th Street and enter an ethnic enclave that captures the spirit of New York City and pays homage to the Dominican Republic. Walking around the bustling streets of Manhattan, the smells of fried foods like pastelitos, and Spanish are spoken in every corner. Women drag their kids along on long trips to the local boutique stores to buy their seasonal wardrobe. Men fill barber shops with boyish banter, blaring 90s bachata tunes out of a speaker too big and …
Everyone wants to hop onto this dam movie
Share: For people who are lovers of animals and the environment, there is a new movie that captures those interests. The movie, “Hoppers”, follows the animal lover protagonist Mabel Tanaka fighting to protect the glade that she grew up in with her grandma. The mayor had started construction to build a highway that cuts through the glade, driving away the local wildlife. Tanaka attempts to draw beavers in to build a dam since beavers are a keystone species for their respective environments. In a wild …
ASPCC goes to DC: Students lobby for larger loan limits
Share: Pasadena City College’s Associated Students are departing on an annual visit to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress on behalf of the student body. The trip takes place from March 17 to 22, with a focus on making the Pell Grant, which covers tuition for low-income students, larger and tax-free. “The people that receive the Pell Grant need all the money that they get from it,” said Vice President of Executive Affairs Madalyn Lauterbach. “In order to benefit from it to the max, basically, they …
Spring University Day brings answers to students getting ready to transfer
Share: Application anxiety is a big problem for college students looking to transfer. Students often find themselves asking many questions about the transfer process. Big questions include: Where to apply? When are applications due? How many schools do I apply to? What if I don’t get in? The PCC Transfer Center hopes to answer those questions and more with their biannual University Day. On Wednesday, March 11, PCC welcomed representatives from several different universities for the Spring event. This allows students to speak to university …
Mirror Pools Mix gives students food for thought
Share: On Tuesday, March 10, the Mirror Pools Mix brought different communities together as booths, crowds, and bursts of music filled the area. Upon entering, the first thing attendees noticed was the cheers of lancers as they ran around playing games with Lancelot. There, they played various games like red light, green light, and dancing mini-games. Meanwhile, on the other side stood tables attracting large quantities of attendees with colorful Twix, Starbursts, and Milky Way candy bars. Lines of students, who stood waiting to get …
Lancers unleash 18-run explosion for a season record
Share: The Lancers scored a season-high 18 runs in a dominant 18-4 win against Compton last Thursday afternoon at Brookside Park. There weren’t many fans out as the blistering heat intensified throughout the game, but in near 90-degree weather, and in a game that lasted well over three hours, the Lancers’ offense had its most dominant showing of the season, and are now sitting above .500 on the season. “Now we gotta sweep, we’re the better team, you gotta play like it,” Head coach Pat …
Winter break recap: What Lancer fans missed
Share: PCC’s sports teams held multiple matches through winter break and intersession. Some teams played the majority of their seasons, while others began to compete for the first time. For those who weren’t able to see the Lancers shine during the winter, here is a recap of each of PCC’s teams that played over the break. The women’s basketball team had an interesting start to their season, having to adapt to last minute coaching changes as the previous assistant coach, Alexa Mirazian, was promoted to …