Share: THE VOTES ARE IN. From Wednesday, May 13, to Thursday, May 14, Pasadena City College’s (PCC) students voted in the spring general election for the new Associated Students Executive Board (ASPCC) 2026-2027 cycle. According to LancerLife/ASPCC, this year’s election was one where students participated the most, with over 1,000 voting ballots received. It’s time to get to know this year’s PCC student government representatives’ plans and goals. Jesus Cuevas Sanchez (he/him) | President Current President of the CORE Radical Scholars Club and upcoming ASPCC …
Students continue to stay longer at junior college, but for varying reasons
Share: As college admissions roll in, some second year Pasadena City College (PCC) students will transfer to 4 year universities while others are staying longer than planned. Regardless of growing stigmas, many students have taken pride in their decision to spend more time in junior college, as they say it offers them time to figure out their educational aspirations. “When I was a student at PCC, I started in [the] Fall semester of 2019…I finally left PCC in June of 2025,” said Alyssa Velasquez, a …
Spider-Man Noir is not your traditional Spidey
Share: Recently, “Spider- Noir” was released giving fans a peak experience through its different take on the web crawler. The series takes place in the 1930s during the Great Depression where Ben Reilly played by Nicholas Cage lives a double life between a private detective and the Spidey. However instead of being action packed from the start we see a crime infested New York as Spidey has given up his powers ever since the death of Ruby J. Williams, Reilly’s fiance. From there Reilly then …
My Territory: the weight of mental health gets lighter as you go
Share: When I first stepped into LA Fitness, it was after I had finished registering for classes at my first year at PCC. I would be lying if I said I started working out right away. I paid for two months of a membership I didn’t use for the most part because I had no sense of drive in myself. The lifestyle habits I built for myself in being disloyal and lying had caused the end of a long-term relationship. For a while I was …
How students prepare themselves in the final stretch
Share: There is a little under a month remaining in the spring semester. Students walk around campus in a rush to get to class or to find a place to study. Walking into the library you can see students renting out study rooms working on presentations with their group. This may be students’ first time studying or they may already have experience and have a designated studying space. Having a designated study space can allow students to get comfortable and enter students into the studying …
How students recharge to avoid academic burnout
Share: The idea of a burnout that students may be familiar with was first introduced by Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. It was used to describe the deterioration of work ethic over time under stress. Some of the things people may experience during a burnout can include neglecting one’s needs to prioritize work, feeling constantly overworked or under challenged, and withdrawing from work completely due to feeling unmotivated. As the school year comes to an end college students may experience academic burnout. Some students who deal with burnout …
Lancers late game rally takes down El Camino to keep playoff hopes alive
Share: Playoff hopes for PCC stayed alive as they took down first place El Camino Warriors, showcasing offensive consistency by scoring in every inning after the first coming out with a 11-8 win. The victory was critical to PCC’s playoff push as they continue fighting for a playoff spot as the regular season comes to a close. The offense remained steady throughout the game for PCC as they scored at least 1 run in every inning after a slow 1st. The game started off with …
Lancers take revenge deciding game in series against Long Beach
Share: In the Lancers third and final game against Long Beach, the Lancers were able to win the series 2-1 and end the deciding game with a 7-5 score as they were able to bring home 7 runs with 9 hits, 5 of them resulting in RBI’s. Starting pitcher Jonathan Bracamonte started the game off with a walk, single, and walk sequence which put him in the bases loaded. However he was able to only hold the damage to two runs in the first before …
No coach, no competition: Women’s flag football unable to showcase talent
Share: The girls flag football team has been practicing since the winter semester. However they have been unable to showcase their skills and work due to the team not having a head coach, and most importantly not being in a league. It has been a hassle for the Lady Lancers to find a way to put their work into actual competitive games only being able to play against each other in order to replicate game experience. Since the girls flag football is without a coach …
LA Marathon: Finish strong or finish second
Share: Sports are competitive, no matter what the mindset is. The LA marathon on March 8th was no different. During the final stretch, Michael Kamau was run down by Nathan Martin, who was able to beat Kamau by just 0.18 seconds. Victory for Martin was deserved since he put in the effort to finish strong when victory was in sight, unlike Kamau, who thought he could enter cruise mode to the victory line. This is an important lesson for athletes to either empty the tank …