Share: Usually professors dress to impress. Some go even as far as to don the entire suit and tie. But when a moustached man wearing a blue hoodie and sweat pants walks into room 420 and sets his bag down at the teacher’s desk, he draws more than one odd look from confused students. Follow:
New folk art exhibit illuminates Valentine’s Day
Share: Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and in honor of this loving and bonding holiday, a new art exhibit, “Hearts and Flowers”, displaying many different types of folk art, has opened at The Folk Tree from January 26 to March 2. Valentine’s Day is holiday filled with joy and passion and that much shown through the art. Much of the exhibit is filled with a mass collection of Mexican Folk pieces that come from different areas of Mexico like Oaxaca, Michoacán, and Jalisco. …
Coaches vs. Cancer
Share: Coaches vs. Cancer is an event that has been going on for over 20 years and was a success on Wednesday night during the men and women’s basketball games at Pasadena City College. Follow:
Lighting the competitive fuse
Share: Alexis Arredondo has a lot on her mind: six classes, daily speech and debate practices, an upcoming One-Acts play, a string of competitions this semester, and lines on top of lines that she recites in her head when she wakes up, showers, puts on her makeup, and even when she’s on break. But unlike most energy drink-fueled college students, Arredondo looks as though she’s had a full eight hours of sleep. If there’s one thing a performing arts academy has taught her in the …
Monsters, mad scientists and musicals? Oh my!
Share: As a child, he would dance and sing Weird Al Yankovic songs on top of the coffee table for his family. In middle school he tried out for his first musical ‘The Music Man’. He just got back from a sold out house Off-Broadway in New York with his comedy group. And now he’s back one last time for PCC’s production of Mel Brooks’ ‘Young Frankenstein’. PCC doesn’t have Gene Wilder or Mel Brooks, but it does have Alexander Mashikian leading what is said …
Students honored: tasked with 3D tactile map for visually impaired
Share: When the Fab Lab students came to the tech table last year, little did they know the difference one summer’s work would make. PCC student workers Sandra Perez, Chi Yeung “Bennie” Chiu, Bryce Van Ross, Carlos Andrade, Joseph de Alba and Peter Ngo were presented a unique opportunity and task through PCC’s Design Technology department. Follow:
New art exhibit is a feast for eyes
Share: Life, death and spirituality are all complexities that are explored in professor Jim Morphesis’ new paintings that are now showcased in his own new exhibit “Wounds of Existence” that runs from January 25 to May 31 at The Pasadena Museum of California Arts. Follow:
Pasadena City College Hosts Seminar for Future College Students
Share: Pasadena City College’s Asian Pacific Islander Advisory Committee hosted the “Paving a Successful Pathway: From High School to College, Career and Beyond” seminar for prospective college students in the Craveling Lounge on Saturday. Follow:
Finding your pathway
Share: It’s a paradox. A majority of students attend Pasadena City College to get out of it. Unfortunately, many students do not escape quickly enough as it is not uncommon to spend three years or more transferring. Follow:
Create a bigger impact
PCC’s High Impact Practices Series comprises of four seminars that will discuss two topics during each session. Each workshop is meant to help students become better prepared to join the work force or to continue their academic careers at a four year school, according to studies done by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.