Tag Archives: PCC

Back to School: A Tale of Realizing I Haven’t Had My Fill Just Yet

Posted on February 25, 2015 by neilprotacio

We are the community congo-line of unskilled laborers: grocery store stockers, café baristas, builders, students, cubicle dwellers with hour long commutes… and then there’s me, the associate at Panera Bread who has to get to Walnut by 5 a.m. There’s … Continue reading →

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Pasadena City College: I Just Can’t With Ya’ll

Posted on April 30, 2014 by neilprotacio

Honestly, I’d kill to be a student journalist at my community college because the shit that has hit the fan has turned into a fucking turd smoothie. Long story short: Dustin Lance Black (yes, girl, the guy who produced Milk) … Continue reading →

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Pasadena City College Keeps Extended Spring Disaster Under Wraps

Posted on June 22, 2013 by neilprotacio

Read the Courier. Inform yourselves. Long story short, a miscommunication between the campus and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office has put Fall transfer in jeopardy. The extended spring semester will be marked on transcripts as “summer” because apparently, extended … Continue reading →

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Pasadena City College Students Left to Drown in Campus Politics

Posted on June 21, 2013 by neilprotacio

Huge red flags were raised a month ago about how the extended spring units may not count for fall transfer students. The rumor was dismissed after Courier staff and a student representative communicated their concerns with an administrator. Alas, it … Continue reading →

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Pasadena City College students and faculty slammed in editorial

Posted on March 25, 2013 by neilprotacio

You can read it here. While I don’t deny that the Pasadena City College Faculty Association does a pretty damn good job at making it seem like its battle is an all inclusive one, I also won’t deny that the … Continue reading →

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Counseling at Pasadena City College

Posted on January 27, 2013 by neilprotacio

Just a disclaimer: I’m a proud Pasadena City College student. It took me some time to look myself in the mirror and realize this; but in all honesty, I actually like the school and all its quirks, including its unfinished arts … Continue reading →

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