Share: Multiple reports of hit and run fender-benders in the parking structures here at PCC prompted campus police to provide a few tips that to help prevent further such incidents from happening, beginning with where to park. Follow:
Oscar winning alum’s settlement unveiled
The District paid Oscar award winning alum Dustin Lance Black more than $26,000 so he would not sue the school after top officials rescinded an invitation for him to speak at commencement last May, according to a settlement agreement.
Police Blotter
Share: Monday, October 6 A solar umbrella sustained damage after being backed into by a truck near the bungalows around 8am. The Community Education Center suffered a campus-wide power outage shortly after 9am. The outage lasted approximately 20 minutes. Tuesday, October 7 A man was spotted washing himself with a fire hydrant just north of the L building around 3pm. He reportedly left the area after soiling himself and contaminating the hydrant. Wednesday, October 8 Shortly before 11am, a student reported that a …
London art and theatre sculpts students’ futures
Share: Students will get the opportunity to travel to London for a week during Spring Break and take in the sights and the culture as part of the Theatre in London program. Follow:
Report says most campus crime down
Share: Newly released crime statistics published in an annual report show downward trends in several categories, most notably in drug violations. Follow:
Learn, study, experience at Oxford, England
Share: For Pasadena City College students who want to immerse themselves in a new culture while still finishing up necessary classes, a unique opportunity to study abroad in Oxford, England is available for Spring 2015. Follow:
Stress Reduction toolbox gives students better options
With that in mind, the Student Health and Psychological services hosted “Stress Reduction Week” in the quad last week to help students to relieve stress
PCC instructor nominated for 2014 NAACP Theatre Award: Best Playwright
Share: The Harlem Renaissance movement has influenced English professor Gabrielle Denise Pina for as long as she can remember. Therefore, it’s no surprise that her play, “Letters From Zora: In Her Own Words,” was shaped by one of Harlem Renaissance’s most prolific authors: Zora Neale Hurston. “I am my mother’s only child, and my mother always gave me material from Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou,… and from all of the other literary luminaries, so I have always been a fan,” said Pina. The play, starring …
Two students selected for Royal Court
Two PCC students were selected from a group of 31 finalists to be princesses and Rose Queen candidates for the 2015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court.
Chick-fil-A to open and offer jobs to students
Chick-fil-A plans to open in December and will be looking to hire PCC students after the controversial fast food restaurant went through a long 10-month process of getting approved.