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Erroll Cayald seems much like other students suffering through the budget cuts; not getting the original 15 units he was enrolled in, not getting the financial aid he was looking forward to. But despite being homeless and jobless, he has found his way through school, and then some.

Students gathered around booths and the food tables to enjoy the Cinco de Mayo and Financial Aid day sponsored by the Financial Aid Office, on May 3.

A student was swindled out of $2,146 after he was approached by a man claiming to work for a company which awards scholarships to students, said Chief of Police Stanton Perez in an interview Friday.

PCC students were among 218 students that attended the first Norton Simon Museum College Night on April 27.  The event allowed students a chance to visit the museum, and to attend a panel discussion with museum officials.

Counter-Terrorism efforts at The Los Angeles Police Department have increased dramatically since 9/11, an LAPD official told PCC students recently.

The League of Women Voters updated students about the upcoming elections and registered first-time voters in a visit to campus on Tuesday. Volunteers from the organization set up a small booth at the Quad to help interested passersby fill out voter registration forms.

The shroud that conceals the subject of sexual abuse of women in the military was hurled out the door of the Creveling Lounge on Apr. 26.

There are no plans to remove the asbestos from the ceiling tiles and structure of the R-Building, officials say.

A major committee voted Monday to move a few programs to different divisions and restructure others, but no major changes to the teaching divisions were recommended thus far. 

California’s courthouse staff has been reduced by state budget cuts and trials will take even longer to process, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile who spoke on campus on Tuesday.