Share: Despite it being a weekday, the lunch hour having come and gone, and the temperature prohibitively hot, Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery remained bustling at 2:00 p.m. Customers sat at every distinct section of the restaurant, whether it be the tables near the cheese counter, the wine bar, or the dedicated sit-down seating area towards the rear of the barn-like structure. An open kitchen lines all of this, instilling a sense of a communal atmosphere, while music from The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, and Gloria …
PCC women’s volleyball surges past Cypress despite power outage
Share: Thursday afternoon, as the women’s volleyball team warmed up for their home opener against Cypress College, the campus experienced a power outage putting the game in jeopardy. As players and coaches halted, awaiting an estimated start time or a possible rescheduling, a flicker of light at 1:40 PM finally set the stage for volleyball season once again. “It went out mid warm up when our team was on and they just played through it,” said assistant coach Camren Camacho-Platas. “I think because they weren’t …
PCC’s alum of the year is an inspiration to ‘Keep Living’
Share: Overwhelmed. In Fall of 2007, when Loreal Chanel Palmer first came to Pasadena City College she felt overwhelmed, but excited for her next chapter. She also felt uneasy, so, for moral support, her dad tagged along to purchase her books and to help her find her classes so she wouldn’t get lost. At the time, PCC symbolized a new beginning for Palmer. Her family had moved from Chicago and she hoped to make friends while pursuing her degree. From failing out of PCC in …