Peek into any classroom on campus and there is at least one student frenetically typing away on a phone with complete indifference to the lesson being taught.
Bike theft on the rise
PCC has been hit with a recent rash of bicycle thefts, according to PCC Police.
Student admits assault claim false
The student who claimed she had been attacked on Oct. 13 admitted that she had made the story up, according to a campus-wide email from President Lisa Sugimoto.
Woman attacked on campus
A female student was assaulted Tuesday night on Tennis Hill Drive between 8:40 and 8:50 p.m.
Library offers new 24/7 texting service
The Shatford Library has expanded its live chat online reference service and has introduced a program that allows librarians to answer students’ reference questions by text message.
AS debates gay marriage
The Associated Students Executive Board voted Wednesday to rescind its approval of a Social Equality for Marriage Awareness Day. Following this, AS had a heated debate about its stand on gay marriage.
Faculty union critical of board actions
In a scathing newsletter released Friday by the Faculty Association, the FA criticized the Board of Trustees on several points, including its handling of financial matters, former PCC President Paulette Perfumo, and winter intersession, which was cut in July and then partially reinstated a few weeks later.
Stem cell grant puts students to task in working laboratories
PCC’s biological technology department continues to be a leader in stem cell research in California. Students taking part in Biology 38 are getting hands on experience in a new and exciting research field.
Forum discusses better ways to serve returning veterans
Professor of psychology Harold Martin and two student speakers publicly discussed on flex day what the PCC community can do to help returning veterans better cope with their assimilation back into civilian life.
Ex-student’s pretrial hearing set in murder
The pretrial hearing of former PCC student Isaac Campbell accused of murdering his alleged ex-girlfriend Liya Jessie Lu has been set for Nov. 3.