Share: Six current and former female PCC campus police employees are suing the college and Chief of Police Steven Matchan, alleging years of sexual harassment and gender discrimination they endured under him, according to court records. The female employees named as plaintiffs in this case—Ruby Valdez, Rocio Diaz Ortiz, Raquel Barron, Nishelle Andrion, Francis Echeverria and Delilah Patino—all filed their complaints in March with the California Civil Rights Department, while the official lawsuit was filed on May 4. The complaint included similarities in what Matchan …
Hiding behind religion on September 11 has left scars on a torn nation
Share: A quarter of a century ago, terrorists changed the foundation of America as a whole forever when they stole nearly three thousand lives. That is not to mention the lives of the first responders who suffered health complications from that day. Not only did they destroy families in a heinous attempt to justify their delusional beliefs and hatred towards people they do not classify as their own, but they also managed to destroy the lives of the very people whose religion they claimed to …
Target has shown its true face again and it’s ugly
Share: The mask of Target has once again fallen, showing that the company does not care for people of color, despite the face they put on about being inclusive. That very idea was certainly refuted just in the past year when, after President Donald Trump was inaugurated and signed orders that targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, Target decided to roll back its programs. This started a series of boycotts because, in doing this, Target was telling people of color that they did not …
Police arrest man outside gym after reported firearm threat
Share: Pasadena City College students received a Rave Alert on Tuesday morning instructing them to avoid the campus gym due to police activity after an individual allegedly threatened to have a firearm and harm people, according to campus police. “We contacted Pasadena Police to come and provide armed backup since campus police is unarmed,” said Sergeant Tyler Robins, the supervisor of police and safety services on campus. The Rave Alert was sent at 10:54 a.m. with only the instruction to stay away. The message had …
PCC loses power in a campus wide outage
Share: On Thursday, August 27, at 12:33 p.m., Pasadena City College’s Colorado Campus experienced a campus-wide outage. Students and campus police noticed the campus bookstore had lost power before a Rave alert sent by the college determined that the entire campus was currently without power. Spaces such as the Pathways Center started to alert passing students that there was no power. Several students seemed to have no idea what happened, specifically those who were not actively in classes or had just arrived on campus and …
New English cohort will develop pro-Black mindsets in the classroom
Share: In hopes of instilling a better educational experience for Black students at Pasadena City College (PCC), PCC’s English Department is creating a Black English cohort set to begin next Fall. The cohort is a workshop series for English faculty called Pro-Black Mindsets and Classrooms, a collaboration between the English Department and the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Justice (IEDJ). It hopes to address equity and retention gaps as well as to develop faculty’s pedagogical and curricular objectives to address conscious and unconscious biases. …
Students destress with plants, prizes, and painting
Share: On the second to last Thursday of the Spring semester, students flooded out of classes at noon and spilled into the Quad. As they ventured out, a group of tables in the middle of the Quad stopped many as they offered multiple activities. One table beckoned students with refreshments and a chance to spin a wheel and claim a prize. Another table offered a plant potting activity for students to find their comfort seedling. In the middle of it all sat a small banner …
Bouldering club helps students scale fears
Share: There are few activities freer for some people than traversing fears, especially those of the open air. Many people are terrified of heights, opting out of skydiving or climbing a mountain, even simpler things like climbing a wall. Some schools for younger students have walls like these for students to climb one step at a time and reach new heights. Climbers grip each ledge, pulling themselves up just a bit every time, some unsure if they will make it off the ground. Every ledge …
Pasadena program proves ‘strong communities start with strong dads’
Share: Every Monday, at 6 p.m., a group of men file into a room at the Flintridge Center, some of them just coming off of work or class, and they sit down at a table together and begin to eat. Each mouth that is being filled has a story about how they ended up with a seat at this table, but what they all share is the reason they came. Each of these men are dads who are working to become a bigger and better …
Canvas hacked in nationwide attack
Share: In a nationwide cyberattack on Canvas, the learning management system used by many educational institutions, Pasadena City College (PCC) has also been targeted, with the college alerting users the platform is indefinitely offline as they monitor the situation. At about 1:37 p.m. PCC Alert issued a warning to avoid logging into Canvas. Providing further updates, PCC advised against responding to any messages or authorizing unfamiliar Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) requests. For those already logged into the platform or who signed in after the hack, they …