Pasadena City College News

David Old has seven years as an Army medic, but he isn't getting credit for it as he takes classes at Pasadena City College toward seeking a nursing degree.

From left, Sierra Madre Middle School eighth graders Yartan Artinian, 13, and Chance Woods, 14, compete as The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies in the third annual Robotics Competition of the PUSD Middle Schools Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Pasadena City College.

No one knows exactly where the next generation of innovators in science, math and engineering will come from, but there's a good chance at least a few will be in Pasadena this Saturday for the Engineering and Science Expo.

AS we all follow, and perhaps try to do something about, the ongoing assaults on California's three branches of higher education, I sometimes forget to marvel at what our colleges and universities still can do, even under stress.

Think about Cinco de Mayo these days and you'll likely picture crowds of rowdy men sporting giant sombreros and guzzling margaritas en route to sensory oblivion.

Workers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, shown above, have their own chorus and will make their debut at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena.