Share: Associated Students (AS) is giving back to children of student parents this holiday season through their Holiday Angels benefit. The Holiday Angels tree, located in the Office of Student Life, boasts 100 cards with wishes on them from the children of students in PCC’s EOP&S, CALWORKS and PASS programs. There are three gift wishes on each card, along with the child’s first name, age and gender. All wishes are items between $10 and $25. The gift requests range from warm clothes and learning activities …
Recent campus suicide inspires Mental Health Awareness week
Share: Associated Students promoted Mental Health Awareness week at Pasadena City College from Tuesday through Thursday, with activities including informative self-care workshops, peer talks and suicide prevention training. This October, a former student committed suicide on campus. The death sparked a healthy conversation on mental health and has prompted the college to publicize the mental health services offered for students. “It is important to bring awareness to mental health with the recent suicide,” said Associated Students Vice President of Public Relations Natalie Lau. “We think …
New zero-cost textbook classes minimize educational barriers
Share: Recently, Pasadena City College took action to create an easier way for students to take classes without the need of purchasing expensive textbooks. Beginning during the Winter 2018 intersession, students are able to search the course catalog for classes that only use zero-cost textbooks. This applies to not only traditional classes, but also online classes. These classes will utilize only open educational resources (OER) available for free online. The initiative is part of the College Textbook Affordability Act that was passed back in 2015 …
PTSA’s silent auction gives back at President’s holiday party
Share: The Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) decked the hallway with a holiday boutique in front of the President’s annual holiday party in the Creveling Lounge to give the gift of charity to PCC programs. Follow:
Police Blotter: Student asked to buy steroids and give out Lancerpoint ID
Share: Monday, November 27 A staff member on campus reported a suspicious black male was pushing an office chair from south of the U building, but they were unable to locate the person upon arrival. A male who was inside of the mirror pools was approached by a campus cadet officer and told to leave campus. An officer took a report from a student whose car was involved in a hit and run in Lot 5 level 5. An officer removed a disruptive student in …
Smoke-free campus? 6,000 butts prove otherwise
Share: PCC Health and Wellness and student volunteers joined in the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout by participating in a campus cigarette butt clean-up. In January 2014, PCC implemented a smoke-free policy. This banned all forms of smoking on campus grounds. However, in only two hours, volunteers collected a staggering 6,000 cigarettes, illustrating that student smoking is still an issue. Student Ivy Liang heard about the volunteer event through Scholars Club. “I participated because I felt it was meaningful,” said Liang. “I am …
Police Blotter: Student makes criminal threats in the library
Share: Monday, November 20 Campus police responded to a domestic incident in the library. A report was taken but there was no arrest. Police responded to a student making criminal threats in the library. A report was taken but no one was arrested. Staff reported possible vandalism near the conference center in the quad. Tuesday, November 21 Staff reported a female student possibly intoxicated in L-104. Campus police conducted a safety check in the Rosemead Center. Police went out to the CA building for patrol. …
Students gather at mirror pools to reflect on diversity
Share: Last Thursday afternoon, Associated Students held a rally in support of solidarity and spoke about the issues students of all backgrounds face everyday. Follow:
Police Blotter: Squirrel goes nuts, terrorizes students
Share: Monday, October 30 Facilities reported a black male sleeping on the floor in the C-building on the 4th floor and was advised to leave. A suspicious white male was being observed while exiting the men’s locker room in the GM-building. Two suspicious subjects were escorted off campus after being seen between the U and UU buildings. A 23 year old student was transported to a hospital after having a seizure near the Bonnie structure on campus. A microwave was reported to be on fire …
Lancer Pantry teams up with Food Forward to fight hunger on campus
Share: The Pasadena City College Lancer Pantry Advisory Committee was formed to address food insecurity among PCC students by offering a food pantry resource. The food pantry on campus is completely stocked by donations, and continues to grow due to the attentiveness of Barbara Freund, Lancer Pantry Committee, and the Associated Students. Follow: