Share: Monday, Feb. 10: A computer lab personnel requested campus security due to a suspicious person wearing a black face mask and behaving erratically. The subject was pacing back and forth in the area but did not sign in to use the facilities. The subject had left the area by the time officers arrived and was seen headed north to Colorado Boulevard and Harkness Avenue. A student reported a female transient who pulled her hair when she was walking on Colorado Boulevard north of PCC. …
PCC delivering drive-thru diplomas to grads this year
Share: PCC will be holding graduation this year on campus on Saturday, June 12, 2021, with students receiving their diploma or certificate via a drive through ceremony. The ceremony is being held for both the 2021 and 2020 graduating classes, as a Commencement ceremony was not held last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. “While it won’t be the traditional event of walking across a stage to receive your diploma or certificate, we are confident it will be just as memorable,” said Dr. Rebecca Cobb, the …
How to: Voting at PCC
Share: PCC is hosting a new Los Angeles County vote center from Saturday, Feb. 29 to Tuesday, March 3, the day of the primary. Follow:
Super Tuesday: Vote early at PCC
Share: As Los Angeles County rolls out its new vote centers, Pasadena City College has been designated an official voting location for the four days leading up to and including Super Tuesday, according to campus police on Twitter last Tuesday. Follow:
Individual overdoses in Shatford Library bathroom
Share: An individual overdosed in the PCC library Monday evening, prompting an hours-long hazmat response from police and a building closure, according to campus officials. Follow:
Colorado Boulevard shut down due to aggressive bee swarm
Share: A swarm of bees across the street from Pasadena City College closed down Colorado Boulevard for at least two hours on Thursday, which caused a traffic jam for students leaving school and left 5 hospitalized. Follow:
PCC gains grant to add more mental health services
Share: Pasadena City College will expand its array of mental health services to students after being awarded a $400,000 grant, according to the December College Council meeting. Follow:
Women’s March LA omits Black Lives Matter for electoral focus
Share: Black Lives Matter Los Angeles (BLMLA) was excluded by organizers from officially participating in 2020’s annual Women’s March Los Angeles (WMLA), an event they have spoken at regularly, according to posts on BLMLA’s social media in mid-January. “WMLA did not invite Black Lives Matter to participate, failed to respond to an email request for inclusion, and further refused speaking time during a subsequent telephone conversation,” BLMLA said in an official instagram post. “This marks the first time that BLMLA will not participate.” Follow:
Blotter: Power problems plague parking lot
Share: From the Campus Police blotter for the period ended Dec. 1, 2019: Follow:
PCC parking permits prepare to go mobile by spring
Share: Following the discontinuation of the parking kiosk’s outdated network at PCC, which has stopped card payments, Campus Police is reviewing proposals to replace the machines with upgraded mobile features before the spring 2020 semester begins. The temporary stoppage has been in effect since Dec. 2 after AT&T and Verizon removed their 2G and 3G service, according to a bulletin released via email to students in November. Currently, two proposals are under review by Campus Police and the purchasing department to update the college with …