Share: Head Coach Pat Mcgee stared into the trees behind the centerfield wall at Jackie Robinson Memorial Field as if they would provide him with solutions to his problems. PCC dropped their fourth game in a row on Wednesday, leaving them with a measly .500 conference record, and a tampered spirit. Coming into Wednesday’s contest against Citrus, Pasadena had given up 23 runs and only scored six over the past three games. Their relief pitching has been lit up for nine of those runs, leaving …
Lancers offense awakens to extend win streak
Share: Alex Morgan stood on deck ready to bat for the second time in the inning, and watched teammate Nathalia Vasquez bloop a 2-run single up the middle for an 8-0 Lancer lead. Follow:
Badminton remains perfect, eyes state championship
Share: PCC’s badminton team had a busy weekend in San Francisco beating De Anza College 16-5 as a team, keeping their winning streak alive. Head coach Jennifer Ho talked about how PCC was able to easily dominate De Anza. “To be honest, I was expecting better competition,” Ho explained. “We were prepared for a higher level of competition, but we were able to win pretty easily. Freshman Xioming Yao really exceeded my expectations in terms of her competitiveness throughout the game. Xioming Yao recalled her …
PCC students walk out for change
Share: As PCC student Jorge Perez stood up with ten of his classmates in his Anthropology class to walk out to the mirror pools Wednesday morning, one thought was playing on repeat in his mind: “It’s time to send a message.” Follow:
PCC edges out LA Harbor despite stormy 9th
Share: Lancers’ baseball battled until the final out to take down LA Harbor 10-8 to split the two game series on Thursday. Follow:
Students fight proposed budget cuts for TRIO programs
Share: PCC staff and students gathered into a conference room in the Shatford library on Tuesday to discuss the recent proposal by the Trump administration that would reduce funding for the TRIO programs on campus. Funded by the US Department of Education, TRIO is a set of programs that help graduating high school students with low income or disadvantaged backgrounds in pursuit of their college career. Serving over 790,000 students nationwide and over 1400 here at PCC, the TRIO programs have helped many achieve their …
Lancers rally late to take down Santa Barbara
Share: PCC’s baseball team battled late with a three-run 7th inning, and were able to beat Santa Barbara 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon, improving their overall record to 9-6. Starting pitcher Nathan Garkow got off to a rocky start in the 1st inning. After getting two quick outs, Garkow gave up solid contact to the opposing team and yielded three runs. “I knew coming into today that [Santa Barbara] is a good hitting team,” Garkow said. “I was leaving the ball up in the zone in …
PCC celebrates its diversity during Black History Month
Share: Black History Month celebrations were taking place all over PCC’s campus this past February thanks to the efforts of Ujima and Blackademia. With over 250 students in Ujima, and many more in the Blackademia program, there was no shortage of people celebrating African-American culture. Despite hampered student attendance in the beginning of the month due to it being winter intersession, that did not stop the celebration. Director of the Ujima program, Gena Lopez, talked about this by saying, “Even though there weren’t as many …