Share: The Pasadena Board of Zoning voted 3-2 Wednesday to allow a Chick-fil-A to open across the street from PCC, a plan strongly opposed by the college administration because of the fried chicken company’s financial support of anti-gay groups. Follow:
Alumni goes from PCC to translating in Sochi
Share: After extensively studying the Russian language at PCC, Fernando Vaughn has found himself interpreting that very language at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Follow:
Full-time faculty to evaluate President Rocha
The Academic Senate sent out a survey to full-time faculty members on Monday to evaluate Superintendent Mark Rocha in an attempt to assess the performance of Rocha after senate members complained that the Board of Trustees left them out of the formal evaluation process.
Women’s basketball scrapes by Long Beach in overtime
The clock wasn’t on their side as the PCC women’s basketball team watched state No. 3 ranked Long Beach City College head to the free throw line,] looking to increase its lead to four points with 18 seconds left in the game.
Women’s basketball gets revenge against El Camino
After being down by as many as 12 points in Friday nights game and looking dead in the water in the first half, the state No. 5 ranked Lancers picked up the pace in the second half.
Former Courier adviser facing lawsuit upon reinstatement
The journalism professor recently reinstated as an instructor at the college after admitting to showing nude photos of himself to a student is being sued by the student for alleged sexual harassment and grade retaliation, court documents show.
Women’s basketball ranks up after tournament sweep
The women’s basketball team went from No. 7 to No. 4 in the CCCAA state poll after it swept the Irvine Valley Tournament, beating No. 1 Long Beach City College in overtime in the process.
Men’s soccer gets eliminated in first round playoffs
After making two spectacular leaping saves, goalie Gaetano Perez, who made seven saves in all during the game, couldn’t turn away the goal that ended the Lancers’ season.
English teacher allegedly found innocent
English instructor Mark McQueen received a letter from the college stating that he has been found innocent of all accusations that he attacked a student, according to a union official.
Campus split on newly adopted retirement plan
The faculty union opposes an early retirement plan being offered by the district and insists that the plan is a “negotiations ploy” designed to get faculty back to the bargaining table, a union official said.