Share: “Based on the foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the entire record in this case, it is found that the Pasadena Area Community College District violated the Education Employment Relations Act…by unilaterally implementing a trimester calendar.” This was the finding last week by administrative law judge Alicia Clement from the State of California Public Employment Relations Board. In other words the judge found that cancelling winter intersession was illegal. Almost everyone on campus warned the administration and the District not to …
OP-ED: Knockout game is hardly a trend
Knockout: a game where you punch someone random, anyone, as hard as you can with the intention of knocking that person out cold with just one hit.
OP-ED: Transgender individuals should not be left out of universal healthcare
It is not only fair, but also morally just to aid those in our nation in whatever way necessary. In a universal health care plan, everyone should be included.
EDITORIAL: A third party consultant is desperately needed
If anyone has been on this campus long enough, then you understand the hostile climate is crippling its functions.
OP-ED: Keep your private life private
In a world where people share what they had for lunch on Tuesday, what they wore on Friday, and where they are now, why does it come as a surprise that someone is looking at this information?
OP-ED: Universities should focus on grades, not facebook posts
Share: Students beware: check your hash-tags and keep the negative and expressive tweets to a minimum if you are planning on transferring to a four-year college or university. Follow:
OP-ED: There shouldn’t be starving college students
A bill is coming up for consideration that could have all California funded universities and colleges accept EBT cards, and rightly so.
OP-ED: Illegal immigrants shouldn’t get state money that citizens can’t get
If illegal immigrants don’t qualify for financial aid, why is it OK for California to give $5 million in state money for them to attend California colleges? The answer is it’s not OK. Not when there are so many students who were born here, or immigrants who actually came here legally, who are struggling to pay for college.
OP-ED: The war on Slurpees is on
Should a 7-Eleven convenience store be allowed to open across PCC or is the war on Slurpees acceptable?
OP-ED: 7-Eleven across campus would be an inconvenience
There are plans to open up a 7-Eleven across the street from PCC, and while many are excited because of the convenience it would bring, what they don’t think about is the problems that come with it as well.