Share: Just outside of the Center of the Arts building, the upbeat tunes of “Uptown Funk” and “Feel it Still” can be heard from the rows of new and returning drumline players, looking to hopefully get into their desired section for the semester. For drumline students, the audition process starts before fall semester begins. Prospecting members need to go to drumline workshops in June and July. With a warm-up packet full of pep tunes in hand, they learn and practice their technique from drum techs …
PCC’s alum of the year is an inspiration to ‘Keep Living’
Share: Overwhelmed. In Fall of 2007, when Loreal Chanel Palmer first came to Pasadena City College she felt overwhelmed, but excited for her next chapter. She also felt uneasy, so, for moral support, her dad tagged along to purchase her books and to help her find her classes so she wouldn’t get lost. At the time, PCC symbolized a new beginning for Palmer. Her family had moved from Chicago and she hoped to make friends while pursuing her degree. From failing out of PCC in …
PCC loses power in a campus wide outage
Share: On Thursday, August 27, at 12:33 p.m., Pasadena City College’s Colorado Campus experienced a campus-wide outage. Students and campus police noticed the campus bookstore had lost power before a Rave alert sent by the college determined that the entire campus was currently without power. Spaces such as the Pathways Center started to alert passing students that there was no power. Several students seemed to have no idea what happened, specifically those who were not actively in classes or had just arrived on campus and …
Students pay the price for PCC’s free food shortage
Share: From Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 4pm, hundreds of Pasadena City College (PCC) students pack around the R building for a single snack. A hand held burrito, a slice of cake, a granola bar, or a single carton are the items students left with after a 10 minute wait. This wasn’t always the case for PCC’s Lancer Pantry, just the week before, students were allowed 3 items; two burritos and a juice carton, instant noodles and a granola bar, or a banana, a bag …
Pasadena program proves ‘strong communities start with strong dads’
Share: Every Monday, at 6 p.m., a group of men file into a room at the Flintridge Center, some of them just coming off of work or class, and they sit down at a table together and begin to eat. Each mouth that is being filled has a story about how they ended up with a seat at this table, but what they all share is the reason they came. Each of these men are dads who are working to become a bigger and better …
Are PCC students voting for California governor?
Share: California’s Primary Election, which will help decide the state’s new governor after incumbent Gavin Newsom’s term has ended, takes place on Tuesday June 2, 2026. The Courier spoke to PCC students who are eligible to vote to see how they felt about the election, as well as issues they care most about. “I’m going to be honest. None of the candidates seem very appealing,” Business major Kimberley Chen said of the governor’s race. She hadn’t voted as of Monday afternoon, but plans to side …
New ADA guidelines require digital accessibility reforms
Share: In April of 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) set a deadline for certain state and local government entities to align digital content to amendments made to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by April 26, 2027. In 2024, the DOJ adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA as the now-required ADA standard for web content, mobile applications, and digital services across state and local government entities with populations of 50,000 or more, including California Community Colleges like Pasadena City College …
Drug raid in MacArthur Park: The war that keeps repeating itself
Share: The Los Angeles Police Department conducted much-needed raids in MacArthur Park on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as well as at multiple locations across Southern California, including San Gabriel and Calabasas. Officers seized approximately 40 pounds of fentanyl and 3 pounds of methamphetamine. The removal of these drugs is not an abstract policy matter; it is the prevention of immediate, often irreversible harm. “Enough drugs to kill 190,000 people,” said LAPD Chief Jim McDonald. The MacArthur Park location, long described by law enforcement and media …
10 cents per fast food bag is starving my wallet
Share: As a society, we’ve easily moved past the mysterious ingredients in fast food and the cold food they hand you after waiting in line for twenty minutes. However, what we cannot move past is the bag charge that’s being added to your bill without proper acknowledgement. Although we’ve utilized paper and plastic bags for a couple of decades, it wasn’t until 2014 that the California Assembly approved and passed Senate Bill 270. A bill that banned single-use plastic and paper shopping bags and imposed …
PCC’s lack of active shooter drills leaves campus concerned
Share: The United States is no stranger to school shootings, but with shootings becoming more constant, on or near campuses the last four years, staff and students are being asked to attend training to stay aware and alert but most plans in place haven’t been practiced, including at Pasadena City College (PCC). Earlier this year a deadly shooting at Brown University had students under lock down, also known as sheltering in place. This tragedy, amongst others, prompted neighboring colleges such as East Los Angeles College …