Share: PCC recently announced that its indoor mask mandate will no longer be in effect for the Spring 2023 semester in a Nov. 28 email. These policies will instead be relaxed by having masking be strongly recommended rather than required in crowded indoor public spaces. This announcement comes at a pivotal time as Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths are trending upwards as a part of a winter surge across the United States in conjunction with the regular flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasons. …
Board of Facilities: 11/30/2022 meeting
Share: The Board of Facilities discussed the new plans on projects that are coming to Pasadena City College within the next school year. As of November 18, The Sarafian Project remains on schedule since they just celebrated steel topping off milestone. A white circle piece of steel was signed by everyone in attendance then it was uplifted to be a part of the structure. They also evaluated an ongoing discussion on campus on what is going on with the mirror pools. The mirror pools have …
Electrical damage in Lot 5 forces top floor closures until spring
Share: Pasadena City College’s parking lot five is currently undergoing renovations due to electrical issues uncovered during a rainstorm in early November. A rainstorm caused a brief power outage on a couple floors in lot five, exposing some deeper electrical issues on level four and five. The power outage led to the PCC officials’ decision to close the levels off for electrical renovation. “There was a power outage that basically took a couple of floors offline. It came on all of a sudden during a …
Sustainability trumps aesthetics in restoring PCC’s Mirror Pools
Share: For PCC students, faculty and staff, concerns about sustainability and water conservation trump aesthetics in the upcoming redesign of the campus’s reflecting pool. On November 30, 2022 PCC’s Board of Facilities met to discuss plans for the rehabilitation of PCC’s reflecting pools. Thirty five years after the pools were last restored—some 50 years after they were originally built in 1937—they now require maintenance to the foundation to prevent further leaks and for repairs to be made to the pool’s pumping system. The plans, debuted …
Kizh Nation argues it’s origins in San Gabriel Valley
Share: Jessica Martinez, Courier photographer, interviews a Kizh Nation leader and PCC students about the origins of the tribe and its history within the San Gabriel Valley. Follow:
PCC’s Veterans Resource Center helps Veterans reintegrate
Share: Nestled away against the backdrop of campus lies a little gem of an office, the Veterans Resource Center, which offers servicemen and women an array of services as well as providing essential connections to various community resources. For the heroes returning home, there are often a myriad of challenges involved in reintegrating into civilian life, and PCC’s very own department is there to lend a helping hand and support these heroes in achieving their educational endeavors. There are many service men and women aspiring …
Empowering Native Voices attempts to bring awareness to PCC’s native community
Share: The Cross Culture Center is hosting Empowering Native Voices, an event to honor the native and indigenous community at PCC, on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. by the Quad. “As the Cross Culture Center coordinator, what I wanted to do is reach out to our native students and really start getting them involved here at PCC,” Jordan Orozco said. “We are on native and indigenous land, and so I wanted to connect our local tribe members to our students that identify as native …
BLOTTER: Microwave fire and lot 5 has service interruptions
Share: Monday, Nov 7, 2022: Officers reported on a vehicle hit and run at Lot 5, level 4. Medical call on Lot 8 transported subject to hospital. Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022: Police escorted someone off campus who was sleeping in the clock tower elevator while using a candle. Female was transported to hospital from a pain in hands after officers found her in the women’s locker room. Science Village and Lot 5 had a power outage but it was restored hours later. Student reported their …
Measure PCC overwhelmingly passes, secures $565 million for master plan
Share: On November 8 2022, Measure PCC was overwhelmingly approved by voters in seven LA County Districts, which includes Pasadena, and surrounding municipalities which are represented by the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees. As of 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the percentage of voters who voted “yes” reached 67.22%, while those voting “no” reached an estimated 32.78%, according to the Los Angeles County election tally tracker. These estimates are not final, as a number of votes had not been counted yet. But, with this …
BLOTTER: Bike thefts and transient disputes
Share: Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 Male subject reported to be loitering in Lot 4, subject advised by officers to leave premises and complied Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 Transient reported to be setting up camp on southeast stairs of CA building, subject advised to leave and complied. Two female students reported a male subject following them, report filed. Transient refused to leave the library’s second floor restroom, the subject dispersed before officers arrived. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 Transient involved in verbal argument with gardeners near Lot …