“As long as it’s a legitimate emotional support animal and not ‘This is my dog. I love him and want to bring him to class.’”Shabbir Fatehi - Computer Science major
“I feel it will help them because animals are very comforting. I feel like it should be a smaller dog.” - Chloue Labucay - Psychology major
It is time Pierce College breaks an almost decade-long hiatus to participate in a 5k run and to host a run on the Brahmas campus to bring the community together and potentially help a good cause.
Pierce supported a race held by the Addiction Studies Program, which was hosted in Downtown Los Angeles in 2014. Now, with recent discussion about the homelessness crisis affecting students in LA County, many Brahmas can benefit from this event.
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Benjamin Demers wrote on the college’s website that they plan on hosting a 5k run event this year, while using the admission fee for the race toward memorabilia and to help fund student scholarships.
“Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, Mission acknowledges the significance of high living costs to its students as they balance rigorous academics with work to meet basic needs creates an uphill battle that many resilient students valiantly navigate,” Demers said.
A sense of unity can be brought to campus with the mutual goal of
helping Brahmas who need support in funding their academic dreams while also joining some friendly competition.
Demers further shared in the same article how significant a 5k run event can be for a college community.
“The pulse of the event reverberates through the 5k Walk/ Run, tracing its route through campus and symbolizing the profound connection between Mission College and the Santa Clara community,” Demers said.
Pierce and the Woodland Hills community deserve to experience that same connection. With the recent flood of students that came for the western-themed Club Rush event, one can not help but imagine the turn out for the 5k run.
After providing an admission fee, students could receive a T-shirt to commemorate the event along with a medal for their participation. The 5k run could offer prizes for the top three winners.
To help fund the event, Pierce could take inspiration from Los Angeles Harbor College sponsor bundles.
For their 5k run event sponsor
bundles, they offer a tier list of options. From the “Seahawk” package, to the “Platinum” package, Harbor offers race registrations, along with recognition displays equating to the package purchased.
Aside from the communal benefits and potentially help fund student scholarships, giving the community an opportunity to participate in a 5k run can introduce people to healthy habits that affect more than physical health.
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health have found in their study of land and water aerobics that there are positive effects on cognitive functions.
“High-intensity intermittent running enhanced executive functions in adolescents, improving their reaction times and accuracy in attentional tasks. Also, longdistance marches have been reported to improve working memory performances in middle-aged athletes.”
A 5k run will not only promote healthy habits but create a space that shows up for disadvantaged students who need support.
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Aheart pounds as if a 5k had been participated in on the way to class. A tight chest feels as though it is caving in on itself upon arrival to a seat in the small room. Immediate sweat dribbles down flesh onto the desk.
This is how anxiety can often present itself. The classroom is one of the most common places to experience anxiety.
Some people cope by fidgeting, skin picking, nail biting, being distracted and taking deep breaths.
Others are lucky enough to have an emotional support animal (ESA).
According to The Tacoma Ledger, anxiety, social anxiety, depression, panic attacks and extreme sadness are often eased when there is an emotional one’s A Service
Animal Defined by Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities
Act ADA, “A service means that is trained to perform the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.”
A study that was conducted by The Assistance Dog Center (TARSQ) and CertaPet, 99.29 percent of the participants felt that their emotional support animal \ had provided them with a higher level of emotional security. Ninety-six point eighty percent of the participants improved their sleep and lowered stress levels
due to their ESA. Ninety-seven point eighty-six percent experienced a notable energy and independence increase.
According to nsarco.com, ESA has assisted with college students dealing with social anxiety, homesickness, loneliness and academic expectations to cope with their emotional barriers.
The American College Health Association gathered information from 2018-2019 that identified 60 percent of students within their study had experienced overwhelming anxiety.
In order to officially qualify for an ESA, a psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist or other licensed mental health professional has to provide a special note that establishes the benefits of obtaining an ESA.
emotional
conditions that may qualify you could include depression, anxiety, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or learning disabilities,” according to nsarco.
Cortisol, which is the main stress hormone, drops drastically when there is an animal nearby, according to Daily Trojan. College students’ mental health affects their success in school and life in general.
According to Daily Trojan. “Animals ‘can help people manage their longterm mental health conditions’ and provide people with an element of emotional security.”
Adog on the Pierce College Mall. A cat in the Village. A hamster on Ken Stanley court. A parrot in the library. A chimpanzee in Angela Belden’s Psychology 101.
If Pierce decided to allow emotional support animals (ESA) on campus, it would open up a can of large distracting worms that could disrupt a student’s ability to learn.
According to the American Kennel Club, an ESA is a pet that a licensed mental health professional prescribes if they determine the presence of a pet can help a patient’s mental health.
However, this does not give the animal the same rights as a service animal.
According to the American with Disabilities Act, (ADA) a service animal is any animal that has received specific training to help a person with disabilities function in their everyday lives. Service animals are allowed in public places as stated in the ADA.
The ADA does not recognize emotional support animals as service animals.
So why should Pierce?
The only rights afforded to ESAs are found within the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits landlords from
discriminating against a tenant with an ESA. Landlords must make accommodations for these animals such as waiving the pet rent or allowing the pet to live there even if they specify ‘no pets allowed.’
Also, there is no officially recognized certification or registry for ESAs. So all those websites claiming to certify pets are scams. The only thing needed is a doctor’s note.
It would make sense to allow emotional support animals on Pierce if there were student housing on campus. But even then, students wouldn’t be allowed to bring their pets with them into classrooms.
If a student is allowed to bring their ESA to campus, would they lock them outside during classes? No, that would be inhumane.
Would Pierce open up a pet daycare? No, that would take up money, time and construction that is better spent on more pressing needs.
If Pierce decided to allow ESAs, there’s nothing stopping a student from claiming even the wildest of animals as their pet and school officials would not be able to do anything.
Luckily for students that can not live or go outside without their emotional support animals, almost all of Pierce’s courses are offered with Dual Delivery.
Pierce College allows students to do hands-on experience with students from the Child Development, Psychology and Nursing departments. The purpose is to create a nurturing environment for children and to provide childcare at no or low cost for qualifying families.
The Child Development Center (CDC) is surrounded by asphalt on one side and, on the other, a large field that seems endless. Situated northwest of Pierce, the CDC has plenty of amenities to accommodate children, parents and students.
These hospitalities range from the play area and classrooms that allow children to nurture their development. These environments may differ in surroundings but are given the same tools. Arts and crafts are allowed outside as well as inside. The same goes for their reading areas.
“We are providing an environment for these children to learn in both sets of environments, which is indoors or outdoors,” said Director of the Child Development Center Melissa Brisbois. “We allow the children to choose where they feel comfortable to learn.”
They receive that education by learning by doing, where
are also supported by the staff emotionally and socially, all the while being in a safe space where they can feel nurtured.
Child Development student Emely Moreno said the kids have a receptive energy and hopes to give that back.
“The sessions with the children and staff members give a great insight into what really happens in a classroom, and I just hope they can feel safe with me,” Moreno said.
The treatment of the children is that of being cared for individually, and they are treated uniquely, created by the positive atmosphere the Child Development Center exudes. This results in students perceiving how children develop under carefully organized environments.
they can do math, write, or the arts whenever they feel comfortable. These children
“We are just trying to make sure they feel safe, so what we do is make sure they feel safe before and after class and make sure they communicate and understand feelings,” said Moreno. “For them, we are making sure they get the chance to learn as much as possible in such a short time with us.”
Distance Education Coordinator Wendy Bass, who teaches child development, said the child care center is special because it offers students quality child care at an affordable price.
“This allows our students who have kids the opportunity to attend classes knowing that their kids are getting quality care,” Bass said.
According to the LAPC website for the CDC, for parents to
qualify is based upon certain factors like income and if the parents are full-time students. There is also a priority for families who are homeless or who live within the community.
The CDC also allows students to find more avenues for success by posting job listings on their bulletin boards. They
also include tutors for child development students who may need a helping hand.
“We are helping families get the job they need to support their families,” Brisbois said. “That is why for the parent who just takes night classes, they still take priority.”
lates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement.
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In a classroom with 3-4-year-olds, this little boy plays outdoors at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2023. The Child Development Center offers an open-ended play-based program for free to low cost child care for qualifying families, with Pierce students having priority.
The Sept. 25 Academic Senate Meeting that takes place every two weeks was canceled because it fell on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, began this weekend. The name Yom Kippur trans-
Yom Kippur began at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 24, and ended in the evening on Monday. It lasts only one day, whereas Rosh Hashanah lasts two days.
Senate member Wendy Bass said she was looking forward to sharing her information at the meeting but also agreed that it should be canceled in honor of the holiday.
“I honestly think the meeting being canceled sends a really good message about respecting everyone’s religion,” Bass said. “It hits home for me personally considering that I am Jewish. Jeff Favre actually got the ball rolling about how the meeting should be canceled.”
The Senate meeting does not plan on being rescheduled, and the next one will take place on Oct. 9.
“We allow the children to choose where they feel comfortable to learn.”
- CDC Director Melissa BrisboisTwo children (ages 3-4) play outdoors in the Child Development Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 19. Roundup News/LINDA ZIMMERLING
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Run, Hide, Fight! These are the three options recommended when confronted with an active shooter.
The ASO organized the Active Shooter Drill on Wednesday at Building 600 from 10 a.m. to noon. Over 100 members of Pierce College faculty and staff attended the training.
The training was provided by Adam Saurin who is the Safety and Emergency Preparedness Manager for the Los Angeles Community Colleges District and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Deputy Mike Sampson.
The training was based largely on guidelines from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA describes an active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and other populated area.”
Safety Officer Raquel Matosic helped with the training.
The 1999 Columbine school shooting revealed a deficiency in the overall response to such an event and necessitated training to develop a new approach to active shooter response by law enforcement and civilians.
Saurin said that preparing for an active shooter scenario begins long before the actual event.
“Look for indicators in people who may be experiencing hardships and behaving differently,” Saurin said.
Anyone such as family members, coworkers and students can succumb to daily pressures and resort to drastic actions.
He provided several resources such as the Behavioral Intervention Team and the Employee Assistance Program that may act as a deterrent to the pathway to violence.
Saurin also stated that preparing for such an event also requires advance familiarization with the environment and recognizing the sound of gunshots.
Saurin said that individuals
should consider going to a gun range and becoming acquainted with the sounds of various weapons being discharged. Sampson, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff’s department assigned to the LACCD Safety and Security Services Training and Support Unit, was more direct in his approach.
“My job is to stop the threat,” Sampson said. “I die so you guys don’t have to.”
Sampson demonstrated how quickly he readies himself to confront an active shooter. In less than 30 seconds, he was able to run to his vehicle, acquire the proper weaponry and protective equipment to address the threat.
Both Saurin and Sampson steered clear of becoming involved in a gun debate and were sensitive to those in the audience who had an aversion to owning or shooting guns.
The course teaches that the preferred option to survive an active shooter is to run if the opportunity becomes available and it is safe to do so.
The second option is to hide. The instructors demonstrated
several tools and examples of common items that can be used to secure entry doors.
The attendees quickly learned that this was no longer a passive session.
Both instructors yelled loudly that there was an active shooter outside and for everyone to barricade the entry doors. All attendees jumped into action and began pushing desks and chairs against the doors. Some used makeshift straps to secure the doors.
A short time later, at the command of the instructors, all attendees squeezed into two small rooms revealing how many people can actually fit in a women’s restroom.
The main classroom became deserted.
The last and final resort is to fight the assailant.
The instructors used a video to demonstrate how to incapacitate an active shooter.
Three target areas were identified–eyes, respiration and the weapon itself.
The video depicted a potential victim hiding in a corner with nowhere to go and the shooter
approaching. The individual used a fire extinguisher against the gunman to temporarily disable him, allowing time for first responders to arrive and intervene.
Saurin reiterated the importance of this training.
“Active shooter training is helpful because it helps us as civilians understand what to expect in the event that this occurs on campus or anywhere else that we are at in our lives,” Saurin said.
Saurin said that you have a higher probability of getting injured or dying by crossing the street.
Matosic said that these training sessions provide a lot of answers to our questions and hope that she can share the information with others.
“We’re all sitting in an office or a classroom or a conference room and saying ‘What if that happened right now? What would I do?,”’ Matosic said.
Active shooting training is available to everyone on the FEMA website.
In many cultures the most common way to show love is through food. Moms, aunties and tios welcome you into their homes, and then the famous question comes. “Are you hungry?” “Have you eaten?” Today, Pierce showed its love for their students by welcoming them to the “Holy Guacamole” event held in Multicultural Center on Sept. 20. They offered quesadillas, homemade guacamole and chips and salsa. Students enjoyed this quick meal with laughs, smiles and great conversation.
Later that evening, the celebration continued with a performance in the Performing Arts Building.
Tears of joy and melancholy were spread at the main stage on Thursday afternoon at Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building for this semester’s first concert of Latino Heritage Month.
The crowd clapped and sang along to artist La Marisoul, from the band La Santa Cecilia,as they played songs such as “Ella me enamoró.’’
As Pierce celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, melancholy and nostalgia is present within the community for those who once left their lives behind for a better future.
“Seeing La Santa Cecilia perform is a once in a lifetime experience,’’ said Professor of Chicano Studies Angelita Rovero, who organized the event.
La Santa Cecilia, who sings about the hardships of immigrant life, turns the pain and nostalgia into a combination of traditional music with a twist of Latin jazz, cumbia, boleros and bossa nova to create a deep connection with their listeners. The love for traditional music and culture is what brings them together as a band.
“One of the songs that we wrote was ‘El Hielo,’ which is an amazing kind of song that came out of our hearts, not only because we were living it through our parents, it’s because it’s our story,’’ Alexander said. “We are the fruits of their labor.’’
The celebration started with a blessing from Mexicas de Aztlan dancers, who wore colorful costumes, feathers, jewelry and helmets while they danced.
La Marisoul sang about their personal experiences and gave the opportunity for others to
learn where their inspirations come from and about the way their families and people around them inspired the band.
“Our parents were so generous in the way they loved us and shared music, stories and food,” La Marisoul said.
La Marisoul and La Santa Cecilia create music to express themselves, to tell stories and to explain what they were experiencing through their lyrics.
The different music genres and melodies let out feelings of love and harmony.
‘’We were realizing the power of using your voice, melody and spirit to convey a message to the world,’’ band memberJose Carlos said. “The power of using your own voice and speaking from your own experience can create a deeper connection for those who can relate to the stories.”
She took one step to the right and the young student across from her, about two feet away, did the same, listening closely. She took another few steps to the right, completing about half a circle. The student again duly imitated her footsteps, ensuring they would continue facing each other along their respective paths.
At the first Telescope Night of the semester organized by Astronomy Professor Dale Fields, Iraneide De Oliveira, who has taken astronomy classes at Pierce College and is currently a member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS), used those movements along the circle to demonstrate to a curious student the rotations of the Earth and moon.
“I love showing people the planets and explaining it to them,” De Oliveira said. “Because when they’ve never looked through a telescope before, it’s amazing. And you kind of go, ‘Oh, it’s beautiful.’ And that’s one of the things that really keeps me going to star parties.”
Four telescopes—three electronic ones brought by members of the LAAS and one manual telescope—were set up on the patio for all to explore, including students and members of the local community.
The views that can be seen through the telescopes can depend on the weather which, for this Telescope Night, was moderately cloudy with shifting pockets of clearer skies.
“The main thing we can look at right now is going to be the moon, so we’re just sort of sticking with the moon,” said Fields, who is also the physics and planetary science department chair at Pierce. “But we do have the ability to actually shift [the telescope] too, we can try to look for other things that are out there.”
Fields added that generally in a Telescope Night, whatever
is visible in that season is what they’re going to try to give
didn’t set foot on the campus until attending one of these events about two years ago— brought along a small, fully automated, refractor-type telescope.
“And what it’ll do is it’ll lock onto a star pattern— it’s got a two million star database in there that it’ll use to register up to the sky,” Taylor said. “And then once I’ve done that, I can look at Saturn or the moon or a galaxy or whatever I want to look at.”
season going on,” Fields said. “And since we’ve got our planetarium—also around 2008, 2009—we’ve been trying to get people to come on in and see what’s going on inside our planetarium too. And actually go on trips to the universe and to wherever you’d like to see.”
Film production major Cheli Maxil was originally indecisive about attending the event, but found the experience enjoyable.
Having people look through the telescopes and watch what is happening outside of Earth is one of Field’s favorite elements of the event.
people a chance to look at.
Philip Taylor, another member of LAAS and for whom astronomy has been in the family since the eighteenth century—and who had driven by Pierce for 45 years but
These astronomy events began around 2008, according to Fields, and they work to put on at least two Telescope Nights each semester.
“We’re sort of looking at a different part of the sky— when you’ve got a different
“I’ve learned a lot, I’ve seen the moon, even though it’s not that visible right now. I was able to see that a little bit, and some nebulae and whatnot, and I learned a lot about the sun,” said Maxil, who has an interest in astronomy. “It’s really nice and it’s really peaceful. I needed something calm to end my day with.”
“The moon becomes a place, not just a thing that’s up there, but an actual place,” Fields said. “You can imagine walking there and seeing the different things that are going on there. I’m really excited about getting people a chance—who have maybe never looked in a telescope—to look up there and realize that all these other things are worlds, they’re their own locations and their own histories. Being able to get people to look at that and just realize that there’s more out there than just ‘here’ is the big thing that I really love about Telescope Nights.”
“The moon becomes a place, not just a thing that’s up there.”
- Astronomy Professer Dale Fields
At the age of 10, singer/ songwriter Steven Van Betten began his journey into music.
It wasn’t until college when Van Betten took music seriously.
“It’s been 10 years and I’m still going at it,” Van Betten said.
Students gathered at the Performing Arts Building on Thursday to witness Van Betten perform original songs and to have a Q&A .
Van Betten said that the audience was the largest that he had gathered for any of his shows.
Student and attendee Hasty Almasty shared that there were many great songs and her favorite moment from the show.
“Honestly, I personally loved the way he conveyed all of his stories and those messages, because they were very personal to him,” Almasty said. “I loved the fact that there were some serious and some lighthearted songs, because, to me, that depicts the nature of life.”
Another student attendee, Jonah Matos, said that he enjoyed the transparency within his songs.
“It felt very intimate, very childlike and very honest,”
Matos said. “Those are all things I really appreciate in a songwriter and artist. I feel like he really expresses human emotions very simply and very intensely.”
Both students shared what their favorite song from the performance was, with Matos saying that he liked the song about Wyoming.
“I really liked the ‘Beach Boys’ song,” Almasty said. “The last one that he did, ‘Mother,’ was also a really good one as well. I just think that all the songs specifically focus on a certain memory, or they focus on some things specific to him.”
After performing his songs, Van Betten answered questions
from attendees about who inspires his songwriting.
Van Betten named the artist Mark Kozelek of the band Sun Kil Moon. Musician and songwriter Phil Elverum influenced Van Betten when he was with the band The Microphones. He shared with the audience that he finds much of his musical and songwriting inspirations from things that he personally likes and simply goes along with those things.
Van Betten shared some advice on how to deal with writer’s block when writing songs, as he noted that just writing a lot of words down without even thinking about what he’s writing helps him formulate ideas for his songs.
“It’s fun and it’s really hard,” said Van Betten, whose love of music drives him. “As soon as you think you figured it out, it changes on you and it won’t connect with you anymore”
At the conclusion of the Q&A section, Van Betten announced that he has a record that will be released on Oct. 27 titled “Friends and Family,” and he announced that his next live show will be on Nov. 2.
Daniel DeCamp contributed to this story.
Despite a strong offensive start, the Brahmas lost to the College of the Desert Roadrunners 28-50 on Saturday at Shepard Stadium.
The Brahmas attribute the loss to having gotten comfortable and a defense that fell short, but they are optimistic about their next game. The Brahmas current overall record is 2-2.
Early into the first quarter, quarterback Maqael Henderson passed the ball to receiver Jamarion Collins from the 36-yard line and scored the first touchdown of the game with a two-point conversion bringing their score 8-0.
Collins expressed how his favorite moment of the game was the first touchdown.
“It felt really good and really special,” Collins said. “I appreciate Coach Sims putting me out there and giving me a chance and believing in me.” However, the Roadrunners would quickly catch up. Pierce came close to regaining the lead, but a touchdown by Henderson was nullified due to a foul. The Roadrunners had a
lead over the Brahmas at 8-17 by the end of the first quarter.
The Brahmas made strong attempts at regaining the lead. In the second quarter, quarterback Kadyn Parr made a 14-yard run and scored a touchdown which was supplemented by a kick, but it was not enough. By the end of the second quarter, the Roadrunners led 15-30.
Head Coach James Sims noted that the defense was not as strong as it should have been, which allowed the Roadrunners to gain an advantage despite the Brahams having a strong offense at first.
“I think we looked good early, offensively,” Sims said. “Both our quarterbacks looked pretty good running the ball and throwing it around. Defensively we made some big mistakes and the defensive backfield gave up big plays.”
Even with the obstacles they faced, the Brahmas would not go down easy in the second half. They would score two more touchdowns in the second half. The first of which was in the third quarter. This play was reminiscent of the initial touchdown of the
game with a 65-yard pass to Collins from Henderson with a two-point conversion from placekicker Marcelo AsanOrtiz, bringing the score to 22-37 by the end of the quarter.
Their last touchdown was in the fourth quarter, but their progress was hindered by incomplete passes, and interceptions by the Roadrunners, as well as complacency which Collins addressed.
“We had momentum at first, but we let up,” Collins said. “We got comfortable. With that comfort, they took advantage, which they are supposed to do and they came down and scored.”
Although there was a big gap between the Brahmas and Roadrunners’ score, they were still proud of the game they played and that they saw it through to the end.
Henderson acknowledged where improvements need to be made for the future.
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Women’s volleyball tried to stay strong and quick, but it was not enough to defeat the Vaqueros
By Tyler Hale ReporterPierce College women’s volleyball started strong against the Glendale Vaqueros, but the team ultimately failed to best them, losing 1-3 on their home turf.
The Brahmas began with a strong lead in the first set, but ultimately the visitors made gains and ended with 21-25. One of the star scorers was middle blocker Lamyia Sorhaindo, who averaged 10 kills compared to her 15 kills in the last game.
“I need to be quicker and time the sets better,” Sorhaindo said.
Along with the performance of. Sorhaindo, Assistant Coach Farzad Ramin gave credit to outside hitter Lilly Gulley for keeping pressure against the opposing team. For him, psychology is key to the sport.
“I say it’s like a chess match and it’s all about emotion,” Ramin said.
In the second set, Glendale kept a consistent lead throughout the game. The set went to the Vaqueros 15-25. But it was the third set where things looked hopeful for the Brahmas when they won the set 25-21.
There was a scrimmage in
the fourth set, but ultimately, the Vaqueros prevailed with 25-27. Much was reflected by members of the team including outside hitter Brooke Romano who called the overall team performance frantic.
“I think we were getting well into our heads. We were scared to lose instead of excited to win,” Romano said.
Despite the results of the game, the team remains determined to practice and improve their game.
The team will face off against the Cuesta Cougars on Sept 27.
Tenorris Merkel (left) falls after leaping for a dropped pass during a game against the College of the Desert Roadrunners in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 23. The Pierce College Brahmas lost 28-50. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.