Share: Nearly 11 months after the Eaton fire, small businesses lucky enough to keep their doors open around Pasadena and Altadena are finding their way back to the normal flow of business. The Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, which is on Mission St and Fair Oaks Ave in South Pasadena, has witnessed the stories of many Pasadena residents recovering from the Eaton fire. As a pharmacy and a place filled with sweet treats, many locals came to pick up their medication and use the …
PCC harmonizes with month long Jazz, Piano, and Opera performances
Share: Curtains lifted all November long as genres of music echoed around PCC. The concerts featured many of PCC’s musical talent from across the Performing Arts and Communications Division. Below is just a sample of some of the events that took place across the month and discussions with some of the talented performers Lancer Jazz Big Band | Directed by Brian Carmody A free jazz musical concert open to the campus community, as college students, professors, and proud parents were in attendance. The performance showcased …
New bill aims to solve counseling crisis, but counselors say they’re already ‘tapped out’
Share: On Feb 19, 2025, Assembly Bill 934 (AB 934) was introduced, and if passed, will impact academic counselors and program coordinators of community colleges across California by September, 2026. The bill mandates schools to notify new and returning students of their progress towards receiving a degree or certificate and identify and notify those who don’t have a Comprehensive Educational Plan before the end of their first academic year. This bill would address the ongoing issue of having an unbalanced ratio of counselors to students …
Buddies get strung together during friendship bracelet-making event
Share: Last Monday, the International Student Center held an event for students to destress and strengthen bonds through making bracelets. The idea came from Hailee Nguyen, a student worker in charge of the event, who hoped this would bring students together and help them take a moment to destress with finals coming up. New people would get to meet each other while making bracelets and snacking together. This was the second event the International Student Center has organized. The first one was a mixer called …
Lancers claw back from 20-point deficit to defeat Wolverines
Share: Last Tuesday, the Lancers marched into the Hutto-Patterson Gym with confidence filling the court. They had one goal in mind for the game: to send the Wolverines back home declawed. For an extra boost, some players chose to do their pre-game rituals for both luck and strength to win. “I just pray, giving my strength to the Lord, since He gives me my strength to play,” #30 Odera Nwoso said. The first quarter was an uphill battle against San Bernardino as the Lancers needed …
Incoming Bombshells: Over 100 universities gather for PCC’s Transfer Island
Share: Last Wednesday, the quad became full of wistful students hoping to meet their perfect university match on Transfer Island. Love Island became the overall theme after a meeting between the Transfer Center and its project partner, the Strategic Marketing Communications office (SCAM). “Here at PCC, we like to be unique,” Transfer Dean Alexander Tameka said. “And so an idea emerged of Love Island, and we said, “What about Transfer Island, where they can come to meet their match?” The goal of Transfer Island was …
Sunshine, smiles, and salsa: PCC’s Latin Jazz Ensemble does it all
Share: The morning gloominess faded away into the early afternoon, leaving the sun to shine directly onto the CA West Patio, spotlighting a rhythmic medley of chatter, woodwinds, percussion, and applause, temporarily replacing the usual sounds of construction and heavy machinery on campus. Pasadena City College’s Performing and Communication Arts Division has organized free outdoor concerts at the Center for the Arts West Patio on select Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the fall semester to showcase PCC’s student talent. On Thursday, October 2, the division invited …