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Posted on December 3, 2013January 22, 2014 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Winter intersession may be reinstated

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Posted on November 20, 2013December 4, 2013 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Petition calls for reinstatement of instructor put on leave

A petition demanding the immediate reinstatement of English instructor Mark McQueen was presented at the Faculty Association meeting on Nov. 14 after McQueen was placed on administrative leave during an investigation into allegations that he attacked a student.

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Posted on November 12, 2013January 3, 2014 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Gospel choir moves the crowd, literally

The Quad is no stranger to various performances, but open praise to the Lord? That’s a new one.

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Posted on October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 by: Emily Chang-Chien

What is pride to you?

An annual family festival geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture united the San Gabriel Valley community at large on Sept. 28 at Pasadena’s Memorial Park.

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Posted on October 2, 2013September 15, 2020 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Haunt encourages gunning down the undead

Haunted Hollywood Sports is hosting a haunt that will last for ten days with unique “killzones” that involve shooting zombies with Airsoft guns.

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Posted on September 6, 2013December 3, 2013 by: Emily Chang-Chien

System glitch causes prerequisite predicament

A malfunction in the LancerPoint registration system allowed students to enroll in classes without taking prerequisite courses at the beginning of the fall semester, forcing hundreds of students to be dropped from classes they never should have been allowed to take, officials said.

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Posted on March 20, 2013March 23, 2017 by: Emily Chang-Chien

President discusses final offer to union on contract

President Mark Rocha discussed the terms of the final contract offer to faculty union negotiators at a news conference in the Cap and Gown Room on Wednesday.

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Posted on February 27, 2013September 7, 2016 by: Emily Chang-Chien

REVIEW: Lights, camera, Hairspray!

Light chatter illuminated the Sexson Auditorium as audience members sat in their seats, anticipating the raising of the red curtains. Upon the lighthearted entrance of the orchestra, the curtains were finally raised, and the audience was greeted by a slumbering teen donning a characteristic beehive hairdo. Lights, camera, Hairspray!

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Posted on February 27, 2013March 14, 2013 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Confusion emerges over summer courses

Much confusion and uncertainty surrounding the transferability of summer classes emerged at the Feb. 20 Associated Students Executive Board meeting.

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Posted on February 12, 2013March 23, 2017 by: Emily Chang-Chien

Hairspray prepares to dazzle audience

Sass, spunk, passion and a whole lot of dedication — these words can only begin to scratch the surface of what it takes to be a cast member of the musical Hairspray. Unbeknownst to others, a core group of students has been hard at work in the Sexson Auditorium, singing, dancing and acting away in preparation for its opening on Feb. 22.

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Jessie Shone, Features Editor Halle Mitchell, Assistant News Editor Asa Stonebraker, Editor-in-Chief Maryam Tall and Carmely Contreras from Pasadena City College (PCC) Courier look and discuss the Journalism of Community Colleges (JACC) SoCal Regional Conference 2026 session guide to choose the first breakout #1 session they want to go to while they complain about the keynote speech "AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith from University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg in the first floor of Manzanita Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Shone told them, "I can't even call her [Smith] a journalist. For an 'Artifical Intellegence (AI) Specialist' she relies on AI way too much to answer basic questions..." 

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Duc Le sits in the Valley View News room in California State University of Northridge, in Northridge, Calif, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

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Taylor Fitzgerald, Henry Horn and Jessie Shone sit in for the keynote speech, “AI & Its Impacts on the Newsroom” in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge at Northridge, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

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Etymology major at Pierce College, Samantha Jauregui, practices for their upcoming Folklore de Mexico showcase with their folklorico club on the Sierra Quad at California State University of Northridge in Northridge, California on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN has been a club since 1969, and is one of the oldest folcklorico groups in the Northridge area.

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Nathan McIntire, Jesus Huerta, Sebastian Rocha, and Asa Stonebraker sit in the keynote speech "AI & Impacts on the Newsroom" by Olivia Smith in Kurland Lecture Hall at California State University Northridge (CSUN) on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask profes Here at the JACC the courier decided to ask professors from other colleges how they use AI on their campus and in their journalism rooms.

Reporter: Carmely Contreras 
Editor: Tj Collins 

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Today at the JACC, the regional journalism confere Today at the JACC, the regional journalism conference for community colleges, held a feature keynote relating to implementing Artificial intelligence. Let’s see how student journalists view these talking points.

Reporter: Halle Mitchell 
Editor: Aaron Serrano
In light of @livnews ‘s lecture at JACC on the eth In light of @livnews ‘s lecture at JACC on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence, and her encouragement for student journalism departments to enforce their own AI policies, The Courier makes its own official‼️
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Campus Police employees are suing PCC over alleged Campus Police employees are suing PCC over alleged sexual harassment allegations by Chief of Police Steven Matchan. Reporting on it is Maryam Tall and Asa Stonebraker.  To read the full story click the link in our bio‼️

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