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The Courier Newsletter: Week of March 28, 2025
Christopher Galicia
March 28, 2025
Hey Lancers!
Hello Lancers! Staff Writer Chris Galicia here to keep you up to date with the latest stories on campus. This week, Pasadena City College plans on submitting a proposal to the chancellor’s office in the fall for a new four-year bachelor’s degree program, an editorial regarding recent deportation of Brown University professor Rasha Alawieh and the arrest and detention of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, Octavia E. Butler Magnet Middle School’s annual science fiction festival that brought Mars rovers, droid-building stations, and a charity organization organized by Star Wars cosplay enthusiasts, PCC teases then rips a win away from Mesa in a close volleyball game, and Pasadena gets to use ancient healing techniques to relieve some stress after the Eaton fire.
News
In News, staff writer Melissa Flim explains Pasadena City College plan on a proposal that will be submitted to the chancellor’s office for a new four-year bachelor’s degree program by possibly introducing a bachelor’s degree in Arts Management and Administration.
Get the whole story in the full article.
Opinion
In an Editorial, the Courier looked at the growing nationwide issue of deportations of students and university faculty and called on colleges and universities to resist complicity, and ensure that justice prevails over fear-driven policies.
Check out the editorial below!
Features
In Features, editor Joseph Lee and Spotlight editor Fern Rojas adventure across space last Friday, March 21 to the Octavia E. Butler Magnet Middle School’s annual science fiction festival exploring the festival featured booths from scientists and authors eager to share their own passions and inspirations, getting to speak with various star wars characters, and learning more about the festival’s history.
Learn more about the sci-fi festival below!
Sports
In Sports, staff writer Karen Mariana Cardenas Ceballos kicked off covered the teamwork and communication from the volleyball team that earned them a win along with a deepdive into the players' thoughts throughout the game.
Catch up on the game with Karen’s recap!
Lifestyle
In Lifestyle, staff writers Jessica Martinez and Karen Mariana Cardenas Ceballos visited the Creveling Lounge on Wednesday, March 19 interacting with PCC students on yoga mats and blankets, ready to partake in a sound bathing experience that was provided for the Pasadena community as a stress-relieving outlet after experiencing the Eaton fire.
Hear all about it below!
Photojournalism
Gallery: The Art of Windows
 (Eizen Yap) |  (Anastasia Kiek) |  (Desiree Brewington) |
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That’s it for this week, Lancers!
Be sure to tune in next week to hear what’s new around your PCC campus! If you have any info you’d like to share for us to do a story or an upcoming event for us to cover, don’t be shy and feel free to let us know! Until next time have a good one stay safe out there lancers!
Sincerely,
Christopher Galicia
Staff Writer
The Pasadena City College Courier
The web edition of this newsletter has been edited to fix transposed letters.
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