ASO hosts campus blood drive Monthly appearance by American Red Cross

Matt Gottesman Roundup Reporter

The Associated Students Organization (ASO) participated with the American Red Cross in collecting blood donations during their monthly blood drive, Wednesday, March 19.

Students came to the event from 9 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. to enjoy snacks, tunes, and save some lives.

ASO President Gus Sandoval helped organize the drive, and pointed out that the ASO has worked with the Red Cross in the past.

“We’ve had a long-standing relationship with the Red Cross,” Sandoval said. “It’s part of our community welfare outreach.”

The Red Cross has provided a consistent and comfortable atmosphere at every oncampus drive, according to Sandoval.

The nonprofit organization hosts these events at Pierce for free.

“They want us to start getting fair market value for the use of our facilities,” Sandoval said. “Our administrative services are pushing to make sure that happens.”

Courtney Caldwell, a Red Cross donor recruitment representative, said that Pierce’s ASO helped find more donors.

“I’m in charge of getting the word out there and ASO helps me do that,” Caldwell said.

The Red Cross usually sets up four blood drives every semester that draws an average of 300 units of blood a year, according to Caldwell.

Morgan Winston, a 19-yearold nursing major, said she was nervous the first time she gave blood, but found it was not such a bad experience.

“I was really nervous because a lot of people were like, ‘you’ll feel really dizzy after’,” Morgan said. “But I felt fine.”

Students and faculty that missed the drive can go to the Red Cross’ Woodland Hills Donor center to give blood or visit www. redcrossblood.org to make an appointment.

New theater production [3/28]

The Los Angeles Pierce College theatre 2013-2014 season continues with “Incorruptible” beginning Friday, March 28 through Sunday, April 6. Ticket prices are $12 for students and seniors and $15 for general admission. For more information, call (818)719-6488.

Cesar Chavez Day [3/31]

The campus will be closed on Monday, March 31 in honor of Cesar Chavez day.

Campus-wide power outage [3/31]

A campus-wide power outage is scheduled for Monday, 3/31/14 from 5:45a.m. and 6:30p.m for repairs. Pierce will be closed during this time to students and staff.

Center will host job fair [4/3]

The Career & Transfer Center will host a free job fair on April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Employers will be hosting on-site interviews and students are encouraged to bring their resumes.

The current matrix is outdated so students interested in the TAG program should check the UC’s transfer website throughout the summer for the updated 2015-2016 TAG cycle requirements.

Students can also use the UC’s online Transfer Admission Planner, a tool meant for organizing coursework. The TAP can add up total units, sort classes from various community colleges and calculate GPA.

Applications for the TAG program open in September and students will have to apply as a regular applicant in November.

“Transfer students provide a different perspective in the classroom,” Lam said. “A lot of the time, if they only look at high school students, they miss a lot of really good students and people who have a lot to offer.”

For additional information including last fall’s TAG requirements for each campus, visit http://admission. universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/ guarantee/.

New signs, old policies

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Rolf Schleicher, Pierce College vice president of administrative services, and an avid bicyclist, understands the need for transportation, but recognizes that it can have its consequences.

“I bike all the time, so for me I understand where they’re coming from,” Schleicher said. “As a bicyclist, I know how dangerous it can be. Anyone who rides bikes knows that as well.”

College administrators said verbal reminders and current signs have failed at stopping rule breakers, including Pierce College student Amber Clark, who rides her skateboard on the Mall.

“It’s their only way of transportation,” Clark said of

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Clark was not opposed to the proposal of new skateboard docks, but only if they were located in what she considered to be reasonable places.

“They should be placed next to gyms or the botanical gardens,” Clark said.

No plan of action has been finalized but the future of student riders’ class-to-class transportation at Pierce could soon be in jeopardy.

“We are trying to find a middle ground that works best for the campus,” said Schleicher. “We’re not trying to cater to people with special interests. I have to keep [the discussion] as open as possible but prevent people from getting angry or injured.”

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