Share: To combat a widespread issue faced by students across the globe, the Shatford Library has collaborated with the Lancer Pantry to orchestrate an event that helps alleviate student hunger on campus. The donation-based event, referred to as “Food 4 Fines,” is hosted every Spring semester at the campus library. Students with overdue library fines can pay off their fines by donating food items, according to Lauren Bauer, a staff librarian who conducted the event. “Students can pay off those fines instead of giving us …
Associated Students increase satellite campus engagement
Share: This year, the Associated Students (AS) has made a focused effort to include the college’s satellite campuses, such as the Foothill and Rosemead sites, in all the activities occurring on the main campus. Efforts to keep the inclusion going are already in effect, with AS President Kiely Lam instructing the newly elected student body about the importance of keeping the sites involved. “One of the things we try to do with our more traditional events [Relaxation Week, homecoming, etc] … is try to focus …
PCC Eco fair: Change starts with the individual
Share: PCC’s Associated Students (AS) hosted their first eco fair, Hippy Hop, at the mirror pools this past Thursday, consisting of educational workshops and informative booths by a vegan outreach group, an international humanitarian organization and members of the AS sustainability committee. The purpose behind the event was to educate people about the severity in which the planet is being destroyed. Event coordinator Samantha Salomon explained this further in her presentation about plastic and pollution. Salomon discussed the rapidly growing “trash islands” which are phenomenons …
Police Blotter: Student steals staff’s soda
Share: Monday, May 14 A transient was showering in the GM-building men’s locker room and was escorted off campus. A student was receiving unwanted attention from a male student even when asked to stop. A female student’s laptop was stolen in the patio area of Lancer’s Pass after she left it unattended. There were reports of a male subject exposing himself to others in the men’s restroom in the C-building. An area check was conducted with negative results. There were reports of a male covering …
New tech breaks barriers for disabled students
Share: Hosted by Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) and the Veterans Resource Center, students gathered within the D-building in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) last Thursday morning to spread awareness of helpful digital accommodations for disabled students. Students who were a part of DSP&S, including some members of Students Unlimited, a club that specializes in giving support to those with disabilities, gathered to learn through presentations about the many technologies that exist to aid them throughout their time at PCC. The focus …
Student Life shines spotlight on sustainability
Share: Office of Student Life intern Samantha Salomon and Associated Students’ sustainability committee are preparing for an upcoming Informational Eco Fair on Thursday. Follow:
Risser Award honors outstanding professors and faculty members
Share: The PCC Foundation is taking nominations for the annual Risser Outstanding Teacher Award. The cash award is presented annually to a nominated faculty member who has given outstanding service and contributions to the PCC community. The award was created by Jay Risser who was the chairman of Social Sciences in the 40s and passed away at 92 in 1986. He was adamant about giving teachers and faculty members the recognition they deserve and felt that they should be awarded for their hard work. In …
Police Blotter: Lost and found robot and wanted transient
Share: Monday, May 7 A subject was feeling like a threat to themselves and was escorted to Psychological Services for assistance. Staff requested a student be advised to stop giving said staff member gifts. A subject’s vehicle was reportedly hit in Lot 5. Facilities reported finding an item resembling a robot. Tuesday, May 8 Two hit and runs occurred in Lot 5. A disgruntled student in the Piazza was escorted off campus. A verbal altercation occurred between a male and a female in Lot 1. …
Police Blotter: Cyber mayhem
Share: Monday, April 30 Plumbing equipment was reported stolen from inside of the E-building. A male subject was found panhandling in Lot 5 and escorted off campus. A subject reported his parked bicycle stolen from the main campus. Tuesday, May 1 An officer’s presence was requested at CC-105 for a disruptive student meeting with the dean. Wednesday, May 2 A female was reported causing nuisance in Lot 8 and escorted off campus. A subject who claimed her email had been hacked met with an officer …
Associated Students candidates campaign for change
Share: Hopeful student candidates lined up and presented their electoral speeches about student affairs on Tuesday afternoon at the campus quad, conveying to the audience why they should be elected for next year’s Associated Students (AS) executive board. Carrie Afuso, a student life advisor at PCC, spearheaded the student forum by introducing the candidates. In the electoral campaign, 12 students are running for a legislative or executive branch, some office positions remaining uncontested. Board positions that remain uncontested are VP for Academic Affairs, VP for …