The Internet has been a part of our every day lives for decades now, and every day there are more things online to consume at faster speeds.
Comic Books Still a Viable Entertainment Medium
Share: Since the format was invented in the early 1930s, comic books have been an important medium in American entertainment and demand for comics remains high. According to Diamond Comics Distributors, the nation’s largest comic book distributor in North America, the company distributed over $517 million worth of comics, magazines and trade paperbacks last year, up 9 percent from the previous year. It isn’t just comic books themselves that are drawing people’s attention. Movies adapted from comic books generate millions of dollars at the box …
Lost and Found now accessible online
Let’s be real. At each point in the semester we lose our minds a bit, stress out, and become more forgetful then we want to be. By finals, phones start to disappear (along with homework assignments) and keys are misplaced.
PCC Joins the Community to Help Disaster Victims
Share: PCC took part in the Philippine Typhoon Disaster Relief Donation Drive on Thursday at the Rose Bowl designed to collect donations for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines and killed thousands earlier this month. Members of the community were encouraged to donate canned goods, clothing, toys, toiletries and any items that might benefit disaster victims. ‘We’ve been unpacking bag after bag, sorting clothes constantly. It’s been a really huge turnout the community has been very generous,” said Michael Ihrig of the …
Campus Safe, According to Report
Share: Violent and drug crimes are on a steady decline on campus according to the Annual Campus Safety Report. The Annual Campus Safety Report is an annual recording of crimes and violations on or near college campuses, under the 1990 Clery Act. Colleges and universities are required to publish their Campus Safety Reports by Oct. 1 of each year, which details crime statistics for the previous three years in order to continue to participate in federal student aid programs. The law is named after Jeanne …
Trustee re-elected to Board of Governors
Share: Outgoing trustee Geoffrey Baum has been re-elected as Vice President of the California Community College Board of Governors, a position he’s held since 2012. Follow:
New trustee brings years of planning experience
Share: With an extensive record of public service in the city of Pasadena, Ross Selvidge takes over the Area 1 trustee seat with a wealth of experience in the city. Selvidge has more than 35 years of experience in fiscal and economic management. Some of Selvidge’s titles include: planning commissioner,?Recreation and Parks commissioner and board member on the Rose Bowl Stadium Operating Company, just to name a few. Education has always been a focus for Selvidge. Working as a co-chairman and chairman of the Library …
Ross Selvidge Elected to Area 1 Seat
Financial consultant Ross Selvidge received 45 percent of the vote to claim a spot on the Board of Trustees, edging past two challengers for the open Area 1 seat.
Selvidge won with more than 2,400 votes on the ballot, about 200 more votes than runner-up Dianne Philibosian. Alex Keledjian received approximately 600 votes.
New Club turns the Quad into Sustainable Student Space
Share: Students and faculty were greeted with a strange sight in the Quad on Wednesday. A living room sprouted up, complete with a hay-lined floor and furniture made of dumpster harvested cardboard. Follow:
Senate leader accused of violating state law
Share: Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairo has been accused of violating state law as well as board policy by not attending meetings of the Committee on Academic and Professional Matters (CAPM). Follow: