Share: As Italian professor Laura Godio approached Italian professor Rita D’Amico, there was an instant ease and the mood of this interaction seemed almost too perfect. These are two professors that, when they speak about the language they teach others, are enthusiastic about it even if they both have different teaching experiences. Follow:
Lancers cross country keeps pace at Biola
Share: The Lancers raced at a steady pace competing against 4-year universities at the Biola Invitational Saturday morning at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton. The women’s cross country team placed 21st overall out of 22 teams, and the men’s team placed 15th out of 18 teams. Runner Olivia Ruiz, a freshman out of San Marino High School, lead the women’s team placing 135 out of 216 runners with the time of 20:58.28 during the 5k run. Following Ruiz was teammate Meline Minasian, with a time …
Volleyball kills Pirates with positivity
Share: A few minutes into practice, gathered in a circle on the court of the Braun Athletic Center, the coach and the girls of the Pasadena City College volleyball team talk about how to challenge themselves, spread words of encouragement and denounce gossip and negativity. Then they yell a chant and break their huddle to begin the intense practice. With the slogan “team first” said before their games, the team recently won the 5 set game 3-2 against the Ventura Pirates on Wednesday Sept. 4. …
Women’s soccer kicks doubts, stomps Eagles
Share: A mob of red and gold jerseys stormed Mt. San Jacinto’s half of the field, unleashing a flurry of passes leading to the first of many points for the Lancers. Although the Lancers had a slow and steady start, only able to score one point in the first half, the second half erupted when various PCC attackers scored seven points in rapid succession. Follow:
Lancers football: Defense lights up the Desert
Share: On Saturday, the Lancers traveled to College of the Desert to kick off their 2019 season in which their defense held the Roadrunners to negative rushing yards for the entire game and sacked the quarterback 9 times helping the Lancers to win 22-13. Follow:
First-gen student sustained by PCC’s pantry
Share: Maneuvering freshman year of college is often a complicated time where students need information timely to the start of the semester, with their first source often being a family member. However, as Sarhay Medina learned, being the first in the family to attend college came with another set of challenges. Follow:
Police Blotter: Unknown suspect attempted to take a picture of a student using the restroom
Share: Monday, April 22, 2019 A student and a staff member engaged in a verbal altercation at the Community Education Center. Officer made contact and advised the student to leave. Staff reported students trespassing on the track. Officer escorted them off campus. Officers made contact with student regarding their behavior. Suspicious individual was reported attempting to steal a bicycle. When confronted by officers, individual said the bicycle was theirs. A disruptive student refused to leave a classroom. Officers made contact before student left. Report was …
Police blotter: Person found sleeping inside school elevator
Share: Monday, March 18 A person reported a student being harassed inside C building. Offices arrived to the area and made contact with the parties; subjects were then counseled and escorted off campus. A cadet reported there were two male subjects involved in a physical altercation south of D building. Officer contacted both males and they advised they were not fighting. A staff member reported a female yelling at an employee inside of C-235. Officer made contact with the female and escorted her off campus. …
Academic Senate sets a reminder for new PCC calendar
Share: The Academic Senate’s (AS) spring session ended while discussing a plan currently underway to study changes to the school calendar, for Winter 2021, leaving senators to ponder the possibilities after their final meeting on June 3. Follow:
Editorial: Here’s why the Courier is mostly unknown
Share: Despite Pasadena City College’s student run paper, the Courier, being the longest running publication, students and the Pasadena community hardly know of it and it has no official budget. Follow: