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The Associated Students Executive Board voted Wednesday to rescind its approval of a Social Equality for Marriage Awareness Day. Following this, AS had a heated debate about its stand on gay marriage.

In a scathing newsletter released Friday by the Faculty Association, the FA criticized the Board of Trustees on several points, including its handling of financial matters, former PCC President Paulette Perfumo, and winter intersession, which was cut in July and then partially reinstated a few weeks later.

PCC’s biological technology department continues to be a leader in stem cell research in California. Students taking part in Biology 38 are getting hands on experience in a new and exciting research field.

Professor of psychology Harold Martin and two student speakers publicly discussed on flex day what the PCC community can do to help returning veterans better cope with their assimilation back into civilian life.

The pretrial hearing of former PCC student Isaac Campbell accused of murdering his alleged ex-girlfriend Liya Jessie Lu has been set for Nov. 3.

In order to enforce the smoking policy, PCC police officers were authorized to begin issuing citations to people found smoking outside the campus’s designated smoking areas on Sept 28.

The women’s water polo team dominated Rio Hondo College in a 14-2 win Wednesday at the PCC Aquatic Center.

The women’s volleyball team dominated LA Trade Tech, defeating them in straight sets 25-11, 25-13, 25-14, in Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium on Wednesday.

A zealous and deeply foreboding rift between the Faculty Association and the college Board of Trustees has gone too far.

The Associated Students meeting on Oct. 2 got heated when Student Trustee Brain Abadia spoke about his concerns regarding Nolan Pack’s, chair of the sustainability committee for AS, proposal for a PCC social equality day which would emphasize marriage awareness.