Category: News

Two PCC students and five other undocumented immigrant college students were arrested for civil disobedience at an immigration rights rally in front of San Bernardino Valley College.

Five new vice president positions were filled with unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees on July 20, after a nationwide search.

Throughout the year, the students enrolled in Art 75 exhibit their art portfolios at the student art gallery.

Art 75 helps prepare students for the professional art world. The course teaches them how to write resumes, biographies, artist statements, announcements, and students also learn how to put on an art show.

With another summer intersession under way, PCC is once again bustling with busy bodies trying to cope with the heat. Temperatures are expected to stay hot throughout July, so students and staff at PCC are constantly trying to find ways to keep cool.

Full-time faculty who teach summer intersession classes received a big shock in their July 8 payroll checks. Additional state and federal taxes had been deducted.

A new hearing in the lawsuit filed by former PCC football coach James Kuk against PCC’s District will be held on July 26.

Student reactions to the new bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown that would require public schools to include the contributions of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people in their textbooks has been positive.

The military is in a crisis of immense proportions. According to a 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) report, war veterans are committing suicide at the alarming rate of 18 per day. Yet, when a veteran commits suicide after her return home from military service, she is not counted a casualty of war, according to CNN.

The Campus Bookstore has signed a deal with HP to provide discounts on computing and printing products for students.

PCC has teamed up with the Pasadena Department of Water and Power (PWP) to educate individuals about the electrical utility field because of a recent high demand for city employees.