Share: There’s a good reason the quad was so crowded last week. Club Rush and University Day were both present out there. Club Rush (dubbed “Clubchella” this year) is when PCC students get to express their passion and enthusiasm for their club activities where the entire campus can see them. It’s a reminder that learning doesn’t have to be done in a classroom. College clubs are a way to get direct, practical experience without the pressure of a grade. There’s no need to wait until …
California artists paint dire picture of a planet in crisis
Share: Six artists from California are gathered on stage in a dim theater room at Pasadena City College. At the podium, art director Jeffrey B. Cain and curator Lucinda Luvaas lead the discussion of the issues facing the planet highlighted in the art. On the screen behind them is the exhibit title, “Reflections On Our Warming Planet: Part Three.” “We wanted to showcase what art can do outside of the art dialogue, how it could work with particular issues, scientists, how it could work with …
From the Archive: Courier covers college’s conception
Share: [Editor’s Desk, 2024: As we celebrate PCC’s centennial by going through the Courier archives, we found the perfect story this week. The Courier was founded in 1915 as the Pasadena High School Chronicle, but PCC itself measures its start from the opening of the Junior College at the high school in 1924. That means we were able to find the story where we covered the opening of the college itself! Unfortunately, as you can see from the photo, the archived copy has suffered some …
The ‘Nanostars’ of PCC’s synthetic biology research program
Share: A group of students and their professor are working together in an undergraduate research program in DNA nanotechnology funded by the National Science Foundation. They are the Nanostars of this program, students who work together on projects regarding using the tools of biology to build materials of the future. “Our goals are synthetic biology,” said Dr. Jillian Blatti, the Principal Investigator of the program. “My role is education and workforce development, to provide a training program for undergraduate students to learn the skills of …
From The Archives: “Special! Another Letter from War Zone”
Share: [Editor’s Desk, 2024: This story is reprinted from the oldest archived edition of the Courier we have: our third edition from back when we were still the Pasadena High School Chronicle. There are a few interesting anecdotes in the edition—a track meet held between faculty, a speech celebrating a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln who lived in Pasadena—but it’s hard to beat the importance of the Great War. As a part of the Courier’s past, we also found it interesting at how different journalistic …
PCC’s new film club set to debut this fall for club rush
Share: Club rush is right around the corner, where PCC’s new film club will make their debut to the world with a booth in the quad amongst other clubs. Founding member of the club and second year student at PCC, Jake Hofman, desires to bring all kinds of people together with the art of film by providing quality education from professionals in the entertainment industry, as well as hands-on creativity by frequently making short films, forming an open community for members to enrich their interest …
‘It’s a little lonely in the STEM community for women.’ This club aims to change that
Share: Even through a Zoom call, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)’s cabinet radiates excitement as they share their visions and aspirations for the club. President Blanca Navas and vice president Sherlin Hakopian eagerly detail the club’s importance in providing a space for women in engineering to develop a system of mutual support and understanding. “It’s a little lonely in the STEM community for women,” Hakopian said. “It’s a very male-dominated field, so sometimes it might feel difficult to feel like you belong and to …
Summer means student transfers, but news never quits for Courier news editor
Share: A typical Monday in the Courier staff room during the semester starts with the student editors reading out story pitches for other writers to take on. For the past four semesters, Seamus Bozeman has been pitching each news story. He has been the news editor for the Courier since fall of 2022 when he accepted the role his second week of class. “A lot of new people came in,” Bozeman said, “…and we had to somehow fill these roles and news was just one …
From court to classroom, Myles Watkins is Male Athlete of the Year
Share: Participation versus engagement. Both share similarities in the beginning stages, but over time the results of both practices start to become visibly different. There is a contrasting level of focus, drive and enthusiasm behind the action of engagement. His discipline and engaging attitude is what separated Myles Watkins into the upper echelon of student athletes, leading him to becoming this year’s “Male Athlete of the Year.” Just a few weeks before graduation there were two more things that needed to be added to the …
High-scoring midfielder Charlie Gallardo is PCC’s Female Athlete of the Year
Share: First-year lancer Charlie Gallardo is the epitome of what a student athlete is meant to be. As a dedicated 4.0 student in the classroom to a determined and skillful player on the soccer field, Gallardo was rightfully named this year’s PCC 2023-2024 Athlete of the Year Award. The freshman midfielder had an impressive season this year with 10 goals and six assists overall. Half of which being game winning goals. But, to the humble Gallardo it came as a complete surprise to her when …