Share: In response to concerns about rampant racial injustices during recent years, the Academic Senate’s Social Justice Committee is working with on-campus groups to implement the policies of the antiracism document published at the April 10 Academic Senate meeting. The document, which was drafted after the Students’ Call to Action plan was presented during PCC’s Our Black Lives Matter Listening Forum in 2020, directly acknowledges the growing trend in hate crimes and a plan of action for PCC to follow in the coming years. “Institutional …
PCC athletics dean on leave during ongoing investigation
Share: PCC Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics (KHA) Dean Dyan Miller was placed on administrative leave in January after a leaked email allegedly exposed a violation of the school’s hiring policies. On Dec. 14, 2022 eight KHA faculty members presented a vote of no confidence for Miller in a public comment delivered during the Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting by KHA professor and coach William Moore. “Dean Miller facilitates divisiveness and disunity in the division where good, productive and close relations used to exist,” Moore said …
Trump: From White House to courthouse
Share: On November 16, 2016, the United States of America and the world at large was forever negatively changed. On that day, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidency and, in the following year, on a bitter January day, his presidency was confirmed at the Inauguration in D.C. Donald Trump, the well known spoiled New York socialite, was not expected to win the coveted position as one of the most powerful figures in the world—however he did. In his time as president, Donald Trump pissed off …
PCC reins in its new mascot and rids itself of Larry
Share: In mid-March PCC announced their long anticipated new mascot, a horse, transitioning from Larry the Lancer, PCC’s former and much beloved mascot. Getting rid of Larry the Lancer is the end of an era for PCC, who’s had Larry since at least the late 90s. The slightly threatening face of Larry the Lancer has loomed over PCC’s history though, as PCC’s Marketing Director, David Steiman, explained, hasn’t exactly been expansive in its use. “What we did was a survey of all of our athletic …
Management union accuses PCC trustees of widespread mismanagement
Share: The Pasadena City College Management Association gathered over 40 of its 78 members to address the Board of Trustees Wednesday, March 15, accusing the college’s highest governing body of mismanagement, instability, misrepresentation of public interest, lack of communication and racism. “I’ve been at PCC for 15 years and have served under seven superintendent-presidents,” Mat Camara, the acting board president of the Management Association said. “On Monday, April 11, 2022, the superintendent-president and the Board of Trustees received a vote of No Confidence from our …
Beam me up: AlienCon attendees encounter otherworldly experiences
Share: Dressed up as little green men and stormtroopers, humans ages 0 to 100 gathered in the Pasadena Convention Center to share a collective fascination for all things extraterrestrial. There are several people who claim to have seen aliens up in the sky or theorize how these creatures could potentially look like. AlienCon is for those with an interest beyond fictional space conflicts. Held in the Pasadena Convention Center, AlienCon opened its doors to thousands of fans on March 4 and 5. Many discussions were …
Lancerball: The art of turning around an unlucky team
Share: The men’s basketball team at Pasadena City College now have an overall record of 22-8. This is a stark contrast to last year’s record which was a wretched 1-26. What was the reason for this turnaround and why was it so successful? First-year head coach Ryan Frazer spoke about the team’s success and what were the strategies made to achieve their success. “Everything that we do has a purpose behind it, we take every opponent very seriously and we dive into what it is …
New food service building will replace Café de Leche in 2025
Share: By 2025, PCC plans to replace Café de Leche with a new food service building in Galloway Plaza, where students can have access to more food, beverages, and study spaces. A Board of Trustees meeting estimated that the building, which would include a food grill, pick-up venue, microwaves, vending machines, and service windows, would cost at around $5 million. A new coffee bar would also be included, replacing Café de Leche as a result. To further provide services for students on all corners of …
PCC introduces new advisory committee to strengthen community-police relations
Share: The Pasadena City College Campus Police and PCC Administration is creating a Campus Safety Advisory Committee in an effort to enhance community-police relations on campus. In a school wide email, a document titled Campus Safety Advisory Committee laid out the plans and guiding principles of the committee. The purpose of the committee is to further develop community-police relations. The committee will have a total of 25 members that will meet monthly to provide counseling on issues that affect the safety and wellbeing of students, …
Winter intersession to return in 2024 after labor board ruling
Share: The Pasadena Area Community College District and the Pasadena Faculty Association (PCCFA) came to an agreement following a Public Employment Relations Board recommendation on Dec. 12, 2022 to bring back the winter intersession to PCC after it was removed from the academic calendar as a three year “pilot program” which started in 2021. The pilot program was created and approved by the PCC Community College District and the Board of Trustees was not legal according to the PERB ruling because it did not properly …