Share: As fentanyl overdose deaths continue to rise throughout the country, Pasadena has begun to feel the effects of this drug epidemic as the city’s death rate more than triples in four years. Recently some of Huntington Hospital’s staff were invited by PCC’s Caduceus Club to teach a seminar to PCC students and staff on how to properly administer Naloxone in the case of an opioid overdose. The Caduceus Club offers volunteer options, peer mentoring, and education support to students interested in becoming a part …
PCC’s Associated Students seeks candidates for upcoming election
Share: The student governing body, the Associated Students of Pasadena City College (ASPCC), is currently accepting applications from students who intend to run in the upcoming election that will select the members of ASPCC’s Executive Board for the 2024-2025 school year. “Personally [ASPCC] has been one of my most valuable experiences at PCC,” Yurika Espinosa, current Vice President of Communications on the Executive Board said. “There’s also a stigma of people not wanting to run because they feel they aren’t qualified, but I genuinely believe …
Survey deadline extended as PCC awaits final decision in Superintendent search
Share: The presidential search forums at Pasadena City College (PCC) on Wednesday featured the final four candidates, Interim Superintendent-President Jose Gomez, Lena Tran, Thuy Thi Nguyen and Carlos Cortez where they got to pitch themselves to the community in events punctuated by low turnout and minimal participation, spurring the search firm to extend the deadline for providing feedback an additional week. However, an email announcing the extension was only sent to PCC faculty and staff and has yet to be sent to PCC students’ inboxes …
Foundation Director leaves PCC, heads for Santa Barbara City College
Share: Bobbi Abram, the Executive Director of the Pasadena City College Foundation, is retiring from her position after 12 years and will be joining the Santa Barbara City College Foundation as their new chief executive officer starting at the beginning of May. The retirement coincides with the foundation going through its own internal transitions, as former PCC Trustee Hoyt Hilsman is expected to be elected by the foundation board as president in the coming months, according to Abram in an interview in mid-March. The position …
PCC takes steps for opioid education and advocacy
Share: As of January 2023, all California public colleges are required through the Opioid Safety Act to provide education on preventing and providing treatment for opioid overdoses. Colleges must inform all students on these preventative measures through an orientation. PCC has started this process off with giving training presentations to students and classrooms upon request. Along with preventative education, opioid overdose reversal medication, such as naloxone or Narcan, must be available to distribute to students. Colleges will be able to provide federally approved dosages through …
Something new is brewing in the Piazza
Share: Pasadena City College is unveiling a new coffee bar for students this week, Cafe Moto which can be found located inside the Piazza. It is a completely separate operation from the college and is run through the food vendor, Primo Nosh, according to PCC Spokesperson Alex Boekelheide. Cafe Moto comes as an addition to Cafe De Leche, another local coffee hotspot on campus, in the Galloway Plaza by the Shatford Library. Staff at the Piazza are preparing for the soft opening coming up, which …
BLOTTER: Lamp thieves flee the flea market
Share: Monday, April 1, 2024: 12:09 a.m.: A transient woman was found near the R building by the officer. After being advised to leave by the officer, the woman packed her things and vacated the area. 1:19 a.m.: Officer found a suspiciously parked vehicle parked in lot 5, level 3. The officer then approached the owner of the vehicle who was asleep, asked them to leave, and the person complied. 6:35 a.m.: Cadet reported a camp of transients in front of room 101 of the …
Four finalists named in Superintendent-President search
Share: As the Superintendent-President (S/P) search goes public for the first time beyond shared governance at Pasadena City College (PCC), the Board of Trustees (BOT) has announced the final four candidates that will participate in on-campus Q&A forums and meet-and-greets before a final decision by the Trustees for PCC’s next leader is expected by the end of the month. The four candidates come from various backgrounds who Board President Kristine Kwong said in a campus-wide email were “well qualified” to serve as PCC’s next Superintendent-President. …
‘Abandoned vibes’: Empty lot near PCC bus stop will become hotel, eventually
Share: The green fence that surrounds the lot on the corner of Hill Street and Colorado Boulevard, formerly a car dealership that closed several years ago, is now planned to be a hotel with no construction timeline. On Apr. 26, 2022, and Jun. 14, 2022, the Design Commission approved an application for Concept Design Review for the construction of two new buildings On Feb. 14th the Pasadena City Council agreed to begin construction on a few buildings that would take up the property on 1336 …
BLOTTER: Saxophone player causes late night ruckus in Lot 5
Share: Monday, March 25, 2024 7:32 a.m.: A transient around the Child Development Center was reported by staff and was found fleeing when the officer arrived. 12:25 p.m.: A subject was reported flaunting a knife at two students in lot 4, level 5. The situation is under investigation. 12:51 p.m.: An individual with their hands down their pants in CEC was reported. 6:28 p.m.: Reports of an individual crying by the library were made, issues were resolved as the officer contacted parties involved. Tuesday, …