Share: A new opportunity named the “PCC Summer Ocean Science Research Program” is being initiated by the college’s STEM department using the $500,000 grant they received from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year grant will provide 16 students each year with hands-on experience in marine science and inspire them to pursue further education and careers in the field. To qualify, students will need to be enrolled or have completed one of the following by the end of the fall semester: Geology 1 (Physical Geology), …
Come along for a spooky stroll with Pasadena’s ghosts
Share: A tour group stood in the shadow of the old, abandoned YWCA building in the middle of Old Town Pasadena. The guide, Jenny Goodwin, pointed to the dark, empty windows. “I came across a thoroughly depressing word of the day,” she said. “The word is kenopsia. It’s the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people, but is now abandoned and quiet. It makes it seem not just empty, but hyper empty.” This was the Haunted Pasadena Walking Tour, a 2-hour …
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 …
PCC women’s volleyball sweeps LACC Cubs in first Conference game
Share: Last Wednesday, Pasadena City College’s women’s volleyball team kicked off its South Coast Conference North Division season with a huge win against Los Angeles City College. This victory marked the first of an eight-match race for the Lancers, who improved to 12-3 overall this season. The team, now ranked no.8 in the state, swept the Cubs in three straight games, with final scores of 25-8, 25-4, and 25-1. From the start, the Lancers came out strong with a lot of energy and enthusiastic cheers …
SHEIN did the right thing this time, but they aren’t blameless
Share: The infamous Luigi Mangione is the alleged CEO-killer turned social media’s favorite white boy. His face was wanted by law enforcement, now wanted by fast fashion. With the emergence of a recent listing on the global fast-fashion megacorporation website, Shein, morbid irony stalks Mangione’s ongoing trial. The very man who became a symbol against corporate exploitation is now being commodified by one of the most exploitative corporations in the world. In December of 2024, Luigi Mangione was arrested for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare …