Share: Editorial note: The information provided in the police blotter has not been independently verified by the Courier. The details in this article are reported as provided by campus police, and readers should consider this when interpreting the information. Monday, Oct 21, 2024 7:49 a.m.: A staff member reported that a naked homeless male was exposing himself near the stadium’s concourse to a female student running on the track. An officer spoke to a homeless individual near the stadium’s East Gate, however, this person was …
Pasadena parties with pumpkins and petting zoos for Halloween
Share: As Halloween approaches, there is lots of fun to be had! Pasadena’s local pumpkin patches alone bring great fun in purchasing your future jack-o’lanterns, but also provide other fun like petting zoos. Additionally, various organizations at PCC have hosted a variety of events this month to get the community in the mood for Halloween, and more frightful fun is planned for the 31st. To find out where to pick out your pumpkins this fall, or what to do at school this Halloween, read our …
Staff and former students of PUSD, vote Yes on R and EE
Share: In 2022, Pasadena voters were given the chance to impact the future of Pasadena City College when Measure PCC was on the ballot. Upgrading technology, infrastructure, as well as improving student access to courses in trade, STEM, and medical-adjacent fields were what the measure defined the $565 million in bond money’s purpose to be. This measure, fortunately for the school, passed, and we see the results of this funding in the institution. Measures such as this one allow for education to be a valued …
From The Archive: Sorry Class of 1960, still no jet powered motor scooters
Share: [Note, 2024: The 1960’s brought the continuation of the space age, a time when the world was fascinated with technological innovation and a vision of what the future would bring. Many imagined that modes of transportation would greatly shift in the next decades, envisioning flying machines such as the “unicopter,” “space cycles” and “jet powered motor scooters” dreamed up in this piece. After the postwar boom of the 1950’s and the approaching space race, the question on everyone’s minds was ‘what will the future …
‘A DIY Ethos:’ History prof on studying, skateboarding, and his identical twin
Share: Dr. Bradford Johnston is a history professor at PCC, but in another life he might have been a lawyer. So what stopped him? “I was set to enroll or matriculate in law school with my twin brother, and at the last minute decided not to do so. Perhaps I was having too much fun skateboarding,” Johnston said. Johnston remembers how, at age thirteen, he noticed many neighborhood kids skateboarding, saying, “I instantly thought that it was cool. I was intrigued.” Before this, his exposure …