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Volume 104, Issue 3
The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena Since 1915.
September 22, 2011
Moving upwards and onwards!
Anthony Richetts
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Students gather in the Quad for University Day on Monday. The event gives students a chance to meet with representatives
from various colleges and universities and learn more about transferring.
Universities offer advice on transfers
Rosalinda Gonzalez
Staff Writer
Representatives and advisers from
over 25 California schools and additional
schools from out of state, set up in the
Quad on Sept. 19 to guide and answer
students questions about transferring.
On University Day, the Quad was
crowded with eager students stopping
by the booths to ask questions about
transferring and major requirements.
The heat didn't seem to bother anybody;
everywhere students were huddling
around tables waiting for their turn to
speak with a representative.
Many grabbed fliers and brochures to
see the requirements needed to transfer
and to find out important deadlines.
Daisy Garcia, business, emphasized
that the face-to-face interaction was
good. " A lot of people are not acquaint¬
ed [with] the online resources that each
school offers. A face-to- face interaction is
good for a change because you can ask
all the questions you need to in five min¬
utes instead of having to click on differ¬
ent pages," Garcia said.
Many students find University Day a
good way to obtain direct information
about the schools they are looking to
transfer to.
Jocelyn Ramirez, liberal arts, said the
event is a helpful tool. "It helps with any
questions we have and it gives us more
choices for schools," she said. "It should
be extended for an extra hour so we are
able to talk to as many school representa¬
tives as we can."
With more schools at University Day,
students have more choices and are able
to explore options that they may have
not considered before.
Beth Cornwell, admissions advisor at
DeVry University, said that having many
universities present is a great opportuni¬
ty for students
"It is great for students because the
schools come to the students, instead of
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Fee to be
used for
transit pass
Officials agree full cost of
program to be covered
Natalie Sehn Weber
Online Editor
The Associated Students and college officials have
agreed that the Student Activity Fee would fund the
entire cost of the Metro transit pass program.
The Metro transit pass program, available to stu¬
dents who take at least 12 units per semester, offers
unlimited access to local Metro bus and rail trans¬
portation at the discounted cost of $30 per semester.
Robert Bell, vice president of student and learning
services, announced the agreement and Associated
Student President Ashley Jackson voiced her
approval at a Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 7.
"[The agreement] was well- vetted [and] dis¬
cussed," Bell said, "and I am very comfortable that
the students fully understand their obligation and
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Jackson said the Associated Students had agreed to
pay the full expense in order to protect the program.
" [The ITAP program benefits] a great number of
students on our campus," Jackson said, and through
sustainability, the student body would benefit at
large.
Alex Soto, student trustee and cognitive sciences
major, also supported the agreement.
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Library diversifies
Students use facility for
computers, printing,
DVDs and more
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Searching lost and found
Karen Baghdassarian, Lost and Found clerk in
the campus police office, looks through a box
of keychains. Story /Page 5
'Dream Team' rallies for illegal immigrants
Cicely Chisholm
Staff Writer
The San Gabriel Valley
Dream Team gathered outside
the C Building to spread its
message in support of illegal
immigrant students on Sept.
14.
The main staircase held
microphones, posters, and a
small group of individuals
with a mission.
Every possible surface had
their message displayed.
Those involved proudly car¬
ried signs proclaiming "Stop
Second Class Treatment."
They also wore shirts bear¬
ing slogans such as "The
Dream is Coming."
Two larger posters sat on
the staircase, proclaiming
"Undocumented and
Unafraid" and "We Will No
Longer Remain in Shadows."
Jonathon Perez described
the San Gabriel Valley Dream
Team as a youth group fight¬
ing for the rights of illegal
immigrant students. It was
organized this year to support
the California Dream Act,
which would allow undocu¬
mented college students to
receive financial aid from the
government.
"There is a
negative image
of undocu¬
mented immi¬
grants and I
want to dispel
this image.
Many people don't know
who could be undocumented.
It could be your friends, fami¬
ly, or classmates ... there are
700 students here at PCC who
are illegal immigrants," Perez
said.
He introduced other mem¬
bers of the Dream Team, who
would tell their own stories of
struggle and hope.
Alberto Nyssen told about
life and struggles. Problems
arose when he was a senior
trying to apply for scholar¬
ships and go to college, but
since he had to pay out of his
own pockets, he decided on
PCC.
"I'm coming out of the
shadows today because I
can't get financial aid ... I
should be able to get a well
paying job, a California ID,
but I can't." Nyssen said.
He urged the crowd to help
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