Pasadena residents confront ICE: “We need to be together to resist”

Share: In the Mojave Desert, where an immigrant concentration camp lies isolated from even rural society, the quiet sands are broken by hundreds of footsteps. On that bright, windy day, Patrick Briggs, vestry member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, and synonymous co-leader of the San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible Chapter, heads the march towards the detention center with hundreds of volunteers following directly behind him.  On Saturday, March 14, 2026, the National Day Laborers Organizing Network combined forces with Indivisible chapters across LA …

Trump’s low gas price promise is running on fumes

Share: As gas prices continue to soar to absurd amounts, a false promise made during the 2024 election cycle is inevitably being broken. That promise came from the Trump administration, which declared that if elected, it would lower prices. Well, Trump has done the complete opposite, getting involved in a war that America should not have gotten involved with. This contributed to the outrageous spike in gas prices to an average of $4 nationally while California has surpassed $6 per gallon, according to AAA Gas …

It’s Lance O’Lot’s time: PCC celebrates the year of the horse

Share: During the Jade Emperor’s great race to name each zodiac year, the horse placed seventh, experiencing a setback from the scheming snake who wrapped itself around the horse’s leg until the finish line, jumping out and startling the horse. Pasadena City College’s (PCC) annual Lunar New Year event had a similar experience this year–the year of the horse–rescheduling due to forecasted rain from its original date of Tuesday, Feb. 24, to Thursday, March 12, in the campus quad.  Overseen by PCC’s International Student Center …

Women’s soccer coach wants players to lead on and off the pitch

Share: In the fall of 2024, the Pasadena City College Women’s Soccer team was on fire. Breaking multiple program records, having a successful season which ended with the first-place tournament title in the hands of PCC. But getting her team to the finish line wasn’t made easy for Head Coach Terryn Soelberg. Soelberg had to weave through multiple obstacles in her career, from being hired during 2020’s pandemic, having her first season cancelled, to starting her soccer career at a time where men dominated the …

No coach, no competition: Women’s flag football unable to showcase talent

Share: The girls flag football team has been practicing since the winter semester. However they have been unable to showcase their skills and work due to the team not having a head coach, and most importantly not being in a league. It has been a hassle for the Lady Lancers to find a way to put their work into actual competitive games only being able to play against each other in order to replicate game experience.  Since the girls flag football is without a coach …

Bring it on: Cheerleading aims to reestablish spirit at PCC

Share: After years of absence, cheerleading returns to PCC, now known as the Spirit team, focusing on choreography, skills, and, of course, school spirit. Cheer is making its way back to PCC to raise spirits and to get students to participate in school sporting events. Whether cheering on the teams, or just wanting to be a part of the PCC community, students have anticipated the return. The decision to bring the team back was made through the connections and roots of previous cheerleaders.  “I have always …