For some college students, Spring Break means a trip to Cancun and an umbrella drink. More likely for PCC students, Spring Break means a chance to pick up some extra shifts at work, spend more time with family, or catch
PCC Bridge Staff Respond to US Missile Strikes in Syria
The PCC Bridge Newspaper staff are compelled to comment on the most recent US missile strikes in Damascus, capital of Syria: It has been roughly a week and a year since the US military bombed Shayrat Airbase in Syria.
Oregon Senator Serves Local Organizers
Democratic State Senator Rod Monroe’s legal team recently announced their intention to subpoena both the Willamette Week and Portland Tenants United for documents related to a tenant that is suing the incumbent for personal injury. Back in November 2017, the
Students Organize for Gun Control
Portland saw students of all ages as well as supportive parents, teachers, and other concerned individuals gather for the “March for Our Lives,” on Saturday morning, March 24.
PCC Joins the Nation in Solidarity for Parkland Victims on March 14th
Jake Edgar On March 14th, in response to the Parkland Shooting, there were gun law protests all across the nation. The PCC campuses were no different. At cascade over 100 students walked out of their classes to say #enough is
Art Student Anshula Tayal Featured in Brooklyn Gallery
Find Anshula’s work on Instagram, her personal squarespace page, Gallery AWA in Brooklyn, as well as across the Pacific, in Hokkaido, Japan’s Sapporo Museum of Contemporary Art, and in the Lalit Kala Akademi print Biennale show, in India.
The Vagina Monologues at PCC’s Women’s Resource Center, 2018
The Vagina Monologues at PCC’s Women’s Resource Center, 2018 Katie San Roman PCC’s Women Resource Center put on it’s 20th V-Day production of Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues”, this year’s production included 29 performers and 17 acts included a
Student Signatures Collected for Anti-immigrant Ballot Initiative
Student Signatures Collected for Anti-immigrant Ballot Initiative Juan Lacayo Petitioners from an organization identified as “Ballot Access” on a PCC Space Use Application and User Agreement form collected student and faculty signatures at PCC Sylvania on January 23. They allegedly
Free Tax Prep
CASH Oregon Offers Free Tax Prep to Low Income Oregonians Dom Belcastro Are you a student who needs to file their taxes for 2017? Do you need tax prep assistance and do not have the funds to pay for an
Burgerville Workers Union Calls For Boycott of All Stores
Burgerville Workers Union Calls for Boycott of All Stores Jake Edgar The formation of the Burgerville Workers Union (BVWU), in 2016, came as a pleasant surprise to everyone except Burgerville’s upper management team. The demands coming from the union
An interview with Burgerville Workers Union Organizer Stefan Stackhouse
An interview with Burgerville Workers Union Organizer Stefan Stackhouse Jake Edgar JE: How Long have you been part of the Union? SS: I’ve worked at the Gladstone Burgerville for just over one year. I joined the union for the same
Blast From the Past, Cascade College
Blast From The Past Jake Edgar This beautiful aerial shot shows Cascade College, which in some manner is the former building that Cascade Campus now houses. You can see the dorms just to the top right which are still standing,
PCC Hosts C.A.T. Workshop
PCC Hosts CAT Workshop Dom Belcastro Asher Freeman, staff member at the Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) recently held a Renter’s Workshop on the PCC Sylvania campus. They spoke with me about several topics: Why present at PCC? We know
Humans of PCC, an Interview with Rebecca Vogt
Rebecca Vogt has been a teacher at PCC since 2007. She has worked for a number of Gateway to College programs, including Project Degree and PDX Bridge, which she was the first teacher for. The PDX Bridge program gives youth
PCC’s District Student Council Recap of Monthly Meeting:
PCC’s District Student Council Recap of Monthly Meeting: Dom Belcastro PCC’s District Student Council (DSC) conducted their monthly business meeting in Room 102 of the PCC CLIMB center this past Friday, February 2nd. Twelve of the fourteen members of