Share: The long awaited inauguration Tuesday of the Black Student Success Center hosted by the Ujima Club and Blackademia filled the CC building from corner to corner with students proud to make up the black community at PCC and be part of history. Follow:
PCC strives to be stress free
Share: There are a number of things that can cause a college student to stress out, from a homework assignment that they forgot to do to putting to together an application for transfer. Sometimes all it takes is a few deep breaths to make the weight of living seem so much lighter than it is. Follow:
Books, Straight outta Riverside
Share: “My neighbors are all drug dealers; they’re good at what they do. And I’m good at what I do. Seriously, that’s the way life goes.” Making people cry. That’s what Susan Straight is good at. And she isn’t an enforcer for her drug-dealing neighbors. She’s an author, and a really good one at that. Follow:
A push forward for Latino and Hispanic students
Share: About 45,000 books were given away free to children and students at the 7th Annual Feria de Educación hosted by CSU Dominguez Hills, Univision and the CSU Latino Initiative on Oct. 3. Follow:
Cydney Ee: Living the pop star dream
Share: This past summer has been a fruitful one for 21-year-old Cydney Ee, who beat out fellow pop star hopefuls from Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco to emerge as the champion in the Chinese-American talent competition ETTV Top Idol. Follow:
Stair climb to the top of the U.S. Bank Tower
Share: The tallest building in Los Angeles was conquered by a Lancer in record time last month. Follow:
Forensics’ Yong, a rising star
Share: On the subterranean level of the C building, beneath the halls where sound of students reverb, in a small, quiet room between an overlooked trophy case and a wall-turned-photo collage sits Shannon Yong, biology major. Follow:
A little bit of Chinese art and culture in the Westerbeck Hall
Share: As the show’s start time came closer, the stage dimmed with pink and orange lights and guests began to fill up Westerbeck Recital Hall. Within minutes, it became a full house. Follow:
Jack Larson, the hero without the cape
Share: Actor and former PCC alumnus Jack Larson passed away Sunday, September 20th at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87. Follow:
How to be brave
Share: While studying at the University of Illinois, E. Katherine Kottaras, English professor here at Pasadena City College, began as a Bio-Triple-E major—ecology, ethology, and evolution—so that she could one day frolic with the seals as a marine biologist. Follow: