Share: As temperatures reached the mid-90s yesterday, we asked students how the heat affects them worst. On The Spot is filmed at the quad most Wednesdays on PCC’s main campus. Video shot and edited by Michael Leyva. Follow:
Blotter: Transients found showering in locker rooms
Share: PCC Campus Police Blotter from Monday, March 21 to Sunday, March 27 Monday, March 21 Calls made of male yelling on the Northside of Colorado Boulevard to which the subject was asked to leave. After calls were made again, the subject was no longer found. Two transients were reported attempting to use the shuttle to Rosemead campus. Transients were advised that the shuttle was for student use only. Four students at the Shatford Library were reported refusing to put on masks by library staff. …
PCC Students weigh in on Oscars mishap: Will Smith vs. Chris Rock
Share: PCC students were asked their opinions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday. On The Spot is filmed at the quad most Wednesdays on PCC’s main campus. Video shot by Michael Leyva and edited by Gabrielle Roper. Follow:
Goodbye Rosemead, hello Arcadia: PCC to purchase new satellite campus
Share: Pasadena City College is negotiating for a new satellite campus in Arcadia to purchase a potential $16,400,000 property to replace PCC’s Rosemead facility and possibly include a Culinary Arts class and a dance studio. PCC has its eyes on the property at 325 N Santa Anita Avenue Building A & B, Arcadia, CA 91006, including 400 Rolyn Place, Arcadia, CA 91006, which will account for three buildings in total and will take up 1.71 acres of land or 38,000 square feet. “If negotiations follow …
Luis Cervantes, advisor of Safe Zone Coalition and adjunct counselor, dies at 31
Share: Luis Cervantes, advisor for the Safe Zone Coalition and adjunct counselor for non-credit division students, died on Mar. 14 at only 31 years old. “His smile and style lit up the room,” a statement sent out by the Safe Zone Coalition said. “…Luis was authentic. He was kind, generous, loyal, funny, smart, compassionate, self-aware, resourceful, collaborative and above all, stylish.” Cervantes joined PCC and the Safe Zone Coalition in 2015. He also worked on programs in basic graphic design, family home care, medical front …
Viewer discretion advised: Anti-Semitic flyer at PCC over spring break
Share: An anti-Semitic flyer was reported in Lot 5 on Friday, March 11 at PCC. During spring break, President Dr. Erika Endrijonas sent out an email informing faculty that campus police were investigating an anti-Semitic flyer left on several cars in Lot 5 of the Colorado campus with little details. A search conducted by Courier staff that same day found nothing on the floor or nearby trash cans. Given the campus was closed for spring break, no one was available for comment. The incident makes …
Watch: Student threatens classmates, causes CA building lockdown
Share: “He went into that room and said he was going to kill everybody in that room and he called them n*ggers,” PCC staff Kenneth McLin said. “After that it was just like, ‘sieg heil,’ he walks in here and ‘hail Hitler,’ some other stuff, calling the teacher an ‘Asian bitch’ over and over again,” On Feb. 4 at 12:14 p.m. students and staff at PCC received a vague email alerting them that the Center of the Arts building was undergoing a lockdown due to …
Blotter: Student faints in class, traffic collision near campus
Share: Monday, January 17, 2022 NO ACTIVITY TO REPORT Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Facilities reported a male transient in a sleeping bag at the southern entrance to the L building.The transient was advised to leave campus and complied. Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Officer contacted a female transient in Lot 1.The transient was advised to leave and complied. A staff member in the conference center reported a male yelling in the quad. Officer responded to the area and was unable to locate the yelling suspect. …
Column: Are the Rams beloved in Los Angeles?
Share: Congratulations Rams! The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals this past Sunday in the Super Bowl. The organization won its second Super Bowl, 22 years and two cities apart. It’s truly impressive because the Dodgers won in 2020 and the Lakers won in 2020. There has been a lot of Los Angeles sports pride the past few years. Many fans expected the Rams to step up and win in 2020, but they had a lackluster season and were booted out of the playoffs …
Return to campus causes student backlash at universities
Share: Students at several UC campuses returned to in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 31, which created some tension with some students. Although UC schools put into place mask mandates and testing standards to ensure student safety, students organized protests and staged walkouts. Students made sure to voice their disagreement with their school’s decision to return to campus, claiming it is too early to be back in person. Sound Familiar? Though walkouts were not organized, the return to PCC campus caused some tension amongst the students, …