Nate Montana, son of National Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana, has left the University of Notre Dame and practicing with the PCC football team for the upcoming 2009 season. According to Head Coach James Kuk, Montana has been attending practice for more than a week and is currently competing for a starting position at quarterback along with returning sophomores Jonathan Troast and Nick Ponce.
Fires impact PCC community
Students, faculty and staff at PCC are trying to accommodate those members of the community affected by local fires. Some instructors have delayed dropping students who missed the first day of class due to the fires.
Task force unanimously recommends arming the campus police
A campus-wide task force has unanimously recommended that campus police be equipped with firearms, officials said.According to Lt. Brad Young of the PCC Police Department, who served as an advisor to the task force, the “Arming the Police” Task Force was persuaded by the evidence collected in the 14 months it took to create the report.
Perfumo resigns as PCC’s president
PCC President Dr. Paulette Perfumo has resigned, according to the President of the Board of Trustees Jeanette Mann.
Police and safety services are reduced
Police and Safety Services hours have been reduced starting July 1 as budget cut effects are becoming more and more visible. Not only are the hours affected but the number of cadets has been cut by half.
New IT Building is open for business
The new Industrial Technology Building on campus has been completed and was occupied about three weeks ago.
Taking a dip, getting fit
During the hottest days of the summer, while students walk past the pool to buy their books, there is a class cooling off, having fun and getting in great shape for the season.
Faculty union to fight elimination of winter session
The Faculty Association is planning to take legal action in response to the sudden cancellation of PCC’s winter session, which has resulted in conflicting reactions among students and staff. Talks of action are already underway just weeks after the Board of Trustees’ decision to cancel winter intersession in an effort to balance the projected deficit of $7.7 million for the upcoming fiscal year.