Protest at Trustees meeting Students: Keep culinaryour programs

Nicollette Ashtiani Roundup Reporter

Nearly 300 students, chefs and graduates showed up to the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees meeting to protest the board’s proposed elimination of its culinary arts program.

LACCD’s culinary program is one of the largest, oldest and widest recognized culinary arts programs in the state, said Freddie McClain, sociology professor at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATT).

“The uniqueness of the program strongly encourages a positive academic mindset,” McClain said.

“The students in the program can actually see the fruits of their labor being purchased and appreciated by faculty, staff and students.”

The LATT students want to decide the fate of the culinary program said, James Johnson, president of the Associated Student Organization at LATT.

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“These two guys are playing the two most individualized positions in the most team-oriented sport, so they have to be mentally tough.”

Sutcliffe, 21, recently transferred from University of Utah to Pierce College looking for a new opportunity. He has been playing football for six years but this is Sutcliffe’s first semester as a Brahma.

He came to Pierce after his allstar teammate, Word, saw a post on social media suggesting he was leaving Utah and decided to tell Sutcliffe about Pierce football.

“Blake went out of his way to talk Jamie into coming here. He knew we had an opening and he knew it was a good school for him to come to and showcase himself to go to the next level,” Bognet said.

Word, 20, has been playing for the Pierce College Brahmas for two years.

He started playing football when he was 8 years old for local teams like the West Valley Eagles and the Chatsworth Chiefs. Word’s father, who played football throughout high school before joining the Marines, encouraged him to play by putting him into different training camps and getting coaches to help Word build his game.