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The Vista Dance Company performs at the South Pasadena Rialto Theatre for the landmark's 90th Birthday Gala on Oct. 1 7.
$2.5 million helps Pathways grow
Monique A. LeBleu
Staff Writer
PCC has just been awarded $2.5
million through the Title V Grant for
the next five years, with the first year
of funds received earlier this month
enabling the Pathways program to
move forward with their second year
program.
The Tide V Grant awarded by
the U.S. Department of Education
comes as PCC has been identified as
an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
— a college that serves that popula¬
tion — where the current Pathways
programs is in place to help serve
that demographic need.
Dr. Brock Klein, associate dean of
Pathways and professional learning,
is eager to help further what started
as a pilot program last year for sec¬
ond-year Pathways students.
According to Klein, to qualify for
Pathways, high school students have
to be at or below a certain income
level. The additional grant funds
specifically focus on supporting
Pathways students who face new
challenges in their second year, many
of whom are Latino students.
“We continue to grow and we
continue to innovate and the district
funds are not enough, so we really
rely on the grant money,” Klein
said of the first $525,000 in funds
received.
The funds will help the program
provide the students support through
encouragement by engaging them in
volunteer service — both on and off
campus — through workshops, and in
leadership roles. Through additional
available tutoring, coaching and other
resources and services, the students
will work to complete a con-
tract-based commitment designed to
propel them toward their goals and
get them beyond their first year.
“We are working closely with
folks on campus to develop an
internship-externship job shadowing-
program that would give students
opportunities to think about their
experience at PCC, connect with
their major, and be able to apply
what they are learning to a real-world
situation,” said Klein.
By year two of the grant funds,
Klein feels they should have some¬
thing in place. With these initial
funds, investment in personnel is key.
“With large grants, personnel are
typically a large expense,” said Klein.
“We need people thinking, working,
researching, planning, implementing,
evaluating, so these innovations take
place with grants.”
Involved for nearly five years with
the first year Pathways program, Javi¬
er Carbajal-Ramos provides outreach
at the high school level. The outreach
extends to all in-district and some
out-of-district high schools, which
amounts to about 30 schools total.
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PCC flea
market:
Bargain¬
hunting
done right
Rachel Ho
Staff Writer
This year, PCC dethroned the
reigning Rose Bowl Flea Market to
earn the title of Best Flea Market in
Pasadena Weekly’s “Best of Pasade¬
na 2015” list.
“I think it’s pretty exciting
because we are such a small market
compared to the Rose Bowl [Flea
Market],” said acting hourly flea
market coordinator Lindsey Reed.
“It’s a huge honor and it makes
us excited to work more for our
customers to have a great place to
come on Sundays and for our ven¬
dors to take pride in the market that
they sell at.”
Founded in 1977 by brothers
Tom and Tim Selinske, the Flea
Market draws approximately 3,000
to 5,000 shoppers to PCC each time
it takes place on the first Sunday of
every month. Among the thousands
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that includes people from other
states as well as other countries.
The PCC Flea Market is not only
the largest nonprofit flea market on
the west coast but it is also stu¬
dent-centric: all proceeds go toward
funding student programs and stu¬
dent scholarships. At least $30,000
worth of scholarships is given away
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Susan Pascale's Orchestra
performs at the 21 st annual
Pumpkin Festival at the
Children's Museum
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14th annual open house
offers Pasadena locals a
chance to interact with
astronomers.
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PCC talks Slut Walk and sexual violence
Amber Lipsey
Staff Writer
Mary “Unique” Spears had just left a relative’s
funeral and arrived at the Joe Louis Post rental
hall on Detroit’s east side to continue celebrating
his life with other family members.
According to the Huffington Post, Spears was
stopped by a 38-year-old male who asked for her
number. She refused, stating that she was in a
relationship.
The man continued to harass Spears, 27,
throughout the evening. When she attempted to
leave the event, the man grabbed Spears and hit
her.
Spears’ fiancee intervened and a fight ensued.
The man pulled out a gun and shot Spears once.
She tried to run and he shot her two more times
in the head, killing her. Spears’ story is one of
many examples of violence against women in the
U.S.
Amber Rose’s Slut Walk in downtown LA’s
Pershing Square on Oct. 3 was organized with the
goal of combatting this type of sexual violence,
victim blaming, derogatory labeling and gender
inequality.
CNN reported that Rose has faced criticism
for her event, ranging from those who feel she
exposes herself too much, to those who feel that
the event was simply for her own promotion.
However, Rose spoke to the attendees at the
event to explain why she chose to put it on.
“It’s important for me because I deal with
said that she’s been derided for how she dresses.
“I’m a woman. I get catcalled. I get shamed
for being a big girl,” she said. “I should not be
looked at disapprovingly because I’m showing my
stomach. I should be respected for who I am.”
PCC Feminist Club President Julia Swart
thinks that Slut Walks are “extremely valuable,
especially on campus.”
“The word slut carries so much impact and I
think it’s important to take that word back and
empower women,” she said.
PCC Dean of Student Life Rebecca Cobb stat¬
ed that PCC offers on and off-campus referrals
to offices or agencies that can assist students in
coping with the aftermath of their experience.
“It is important for anyone subjected to sexual
assault, harassment, sexual or gender-based
misconduct to be heard and for us to assist in
making sure the student feels supported,” Cobb
said.
Based on the Campus Sexual Violence
Elimination Act, the Violence Against Women
Act reauthorization and Title IX, PCC offers
workshops and events to educate and inform
members of the campus community on a range
of related issues, including sexual assault, ha¬
rassment, sexual misconduct, domestic violence,
stalking and dating abuse.
Events include “Yes Means Yes” workshops
covering the topic of affirmative consent, which
convened Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 diis year.
A panel discussion called “A Conversation on
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it every day,” she said. “I deal with it via social
media, people out on the street. I feel like women
deal with that constantly on a daily basis, and I’m
sick of it.”
The PCC community is no stranger to issues
of sexual violence and victim blaming. PCC stu¬
dent Shantel Rhode, who attended the Slut Walk,
Amber Lispey/Courier
Actress and philanthropist Amber Rose
announces the next event at her Amber
Rose Slut Walk in Pershing Square in
downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 9.