Share: Every Monday, at 6 p.m., a group of men file into a room at the Flintridge Center, some of them just coming off of work or class, and they sit down at a table together and begin to eat. Each mouth that is being filled has a story about how they ended up with a seat at this table, but what they all share is the reason they came. Each of these men are dads who are working to become a bigger and better …
Students are just along for the ride in dragged out U-PASS decision
Share: Pasadena City College is a commuter school with many students taking the Metro to campus, a system that either gets students to school on time or runs pretty late. Students who take the Metro are given the opportunity to ride free and have unlimited access through the UPASS, which students can receive simply by attending a class at PCC. The relatively simple system may be changing, though earlier this fall semester 2026, it was announced that the UPASS was changing. Despite the anticipation and …
‘Backrooms’ needs to bring back horror next time around
Share: A liminal is a place that’s in-between worlds, not quite one or the other. Things don’t make sense there, randomly placed furniture, stairs, and half walls. Fluorescent lighting with a dull electric buzz can be heard almost like background music to the uncanny setting. Yet, it’s so quiet all you can hear are the footsteps of something behind the walls coming closer. On Friday, May 29, “Backrooms” premiered in theaters worldwide. Directed by A24’s youngest director, 20-year-old Kane Parsons, And starring Chiwetel Ejiofer and …
BLOTTER: Homeless person urinated near the L Building, exposing himself to staff
Share: Monday, May 25, 2026 No activities were reported on this day. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 12:27 a.m. – An officer contacted two people after hours near the Campus Center and they were escorted off campus. 12:37 a.m. – An officer encountered an individual with a dog in Parking Lot 4 and 10:56 a.m. – Complaints were made about an individual causing a disturbance at the CEC Campus and complied after being advised to stop being disruptive. 4:14 p.m. – A person was transported to …
Spider-Man Noir is not your traditional Spidey
Share: Recently, “Spider- Noir” was released giving fans a peak experience through its different take on the web crawler. The series takes place in the 1930s during the Great Depression where Ben Reilly played by Nicholas Cage lives a double life between a private detective and the Spidey. However instead of being action packed from the start we see a crime infested New York as Spidey has given up his powers ever since the death of Ruby J. Williams, Reilly’s fiance. From there Reilly then …
PCC students and staff adjust to common course numbering rollout
Share: Pasadena City College students and staff have been adjusting to new course numbers after the college began implementing California’s Common Course Numbering System in Fall of 2025 to make transfer credits easier to understand across community colleges. The Common Course Numbering system, or CCN, is a statewide effort to give comparable courses the same course number across all California community colleges. The goal is to make it easier for students to understand which classes count the same at different colleges and reduce the chances …
From adversity to Drake University, Mateski keeps betting on himself
Share: Two years ago, Maddux Mateski was back home in Coos Bay, Oregon, recovering from a serious knee injury and working oysters while trying to keep his football career alive. Now, the 21-year-old wide receiver is set to continue his football career at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after rebuilding his confidence and establishing himself as a leader in the Lancers’ football program. Mateski arrived at Pasadena City College after leaving Western Oregon University, where a PCL injury threatened to derail his athletic future. …
‘Masters of the Universe’ is a master to none
Share: Perhaps forty years too late, Travis Knight’s “Masters of the Universe” revives the classic Saturday morning cartoon with a second act that will make you wish it was the third. The belated retelling of the adventures of He-Man fails to engage the fandom surrounding the 1980s show while also being unable to keep modern audiences immersed. The fundamental issue with “Masters of the Universe” is the film’s inability to pick a generation to appease to. For the newer generations getting into He-Man, the film …
PCC’s use of AI posters rubs students the wrong way
Share: This semester, generative Artificial Intelligence has been spotted on posters around Pasadena City College (PCC)’s campus for resources such as the Music Department, Musical Theatre Workshop, Blackacedamia, and the Black Success Center. Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) has been a rising trend since 2020, as companies compete today for further advancements of generative AI, the public gains further access to AI tools. Online, AI has been used to produce video content, generate marketing materials, formulate websites, and infiltrate the visual arts community to cut …
Former women’s basketball coach named a Hall of Famer regardless of allegations
Share: Last May, Pasadena City College women’s basketball coach Joe Peron was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, despite Peron being put on administrative leave at the start of the 2025-2026 season due to an ongoing investigation into his behavior with the team. Two players, who want to remain anonymous, reported being verbally harassed, having their money stolen, and even being hit by Coach Peron. It’s commonly known that coaching at the collegiate level often comes with a hard and pushy attitude, with coaches …