If you haven’t been following the Portland marathon, let me catch you up. In 2014, there were so many EMS incidents during the actual race, that no ambulances were available in the entire Multnomah County system. In 2016, the marathon
Campaign to Can The Coke Contract Gains Momentum
Students at Portland Community College have been working to ban the sale of single use plastic containers across the district. PCC currently has a 10-year pouring rights contract with Coca-Cola and it expires in September of 2019. The students see
Men of Color Leadership Program
About 5 years ago, PCC found that its male-student of color population had a lower success rate when compared to the rest of the student body. As a result the Men of Color leadership program was instilled to improve recruitment,
Space Matter at PCC
This last July, while most of us enjoyed summer break away from PCC, a cohort of 12 students analyzed Sylvania campus to further work on the Space Matters project. Space Matters is a collective effort to understand and interpret the
The Skanner News Heart of Northeast Portland
The Skanner News has been a fixture of Northeast Portland since 1975, when Bobbie Doré Foster and Bernie Foster founded the news group to provide advocacy for the predominantly black neighborhoods of North and Northeast Portland; where it has been
Sovereignty: Past, Present and Future
About a dozen people sat in rows of chairs facing the front of room as “Sovereignty: Past, Present and Future” was set to begin. Organized by PCC’s Native Nations Club and hosted inside of Room 202 in Cascade Campus’ Student
PCC, Sustain Me! Podcast & The Bridge
Over the summer of 2018 at Portland Community College, a podcast was in its development stage. Spawned by a desire to provide a different platform for storytelling and driven by a passion for sustainability and social justice, PCC, Sustain Me!
PCC’s Alternative Break : Waves of Change
PCC Student Life and Leadership Programs give students the opportunity to travel outside of Oregon on an alternative break between terms. This winter break, 15 PCC student volunteers will build homes in Kaua’i with Habitat for Humanity. These student volunteers
Portland Women in Art Lecture Series Honors First International Guest: Mónica Mayer
Mónica Mayer was this year’s first international guest of the Portland Women in Art Lecture Series (PWALS). PWALS was founded in 2010 with the desire to bring feminist artists, curators, and scholars to Portland for public lectures, for student art
A Spectacular Production: PCC’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
We’ve all read or seen some version of Shakespeare’s plays, so what can a company do to keep an audience engaged? Sylvania’s Theatre Department seems to have the answer. First off, the set was made entirely by students: the background
Implicit Bias and Unequal EMS Services
During the last leg of training, PCC students at Cascade campus sat in on a presentation about racial disparities in treatment by EMS providers on Friday November 16th at the Cascade Public Safety Education Building. The presentation was given by
Juliana v. United States, The Climate Trial of the Century
In 2015, a group of 21 youth filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the United States Government called Juliana v. U.S. The case has yet to make it to trial. The trial has been systematically delayed in part due to
Yes to Yes Yes Books!
If you have never heard of Yes Yes books, you are missing out on something magical. Portland’s very own Yes Yes books is a powerhouse of experimental art, fiction and poetry that is breaking the barriers in and outside of
Technology Fee Increase
PCC students are facing another fee increase for the upcoming 2019-21 biennium. The Technology Fee covers what are known as “student facing” expenses incurred by the college that include Online Learning resources, Student Support services, accessibility technology and services, and
Panthers Women’s Soccer Spotlight
Women’s soccer ended their season as the third ranked team in the South Region. Many students come to PCC to play soccer at a higher level, sharpen their soccer skills, and gain recognition by playing for the championship-level Panthers. With