Volume 123 Fall 2015 Roundup Issue 7

Down, but not out for the Brahmas

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One campus, one book

Pierce’s first ever One Campus-One Book (OCOB) speaker event will be in the Great Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Critically acclaimed author Andrew Carroll and award-winning director John Benitz will be attending the event to speak about the exploration of what it’s like to come home from war.

Construction Update

Football loses Victory Bell to Valley after six years, bowl game still possible

chance to play in a bowl game.

the Brahmas, the first time in six years, 39-7 on Halloween.

The Victory Bell has a new home with Pierce rival L.A. Valley College after the Brahmas dropped a big game on the road.

Pierce was dominated in every way possible. The Monarchs beat

“We failed at every fassett of the game,” said Pierce Head Coach Jason Sabolic. “We were not mentally prepared. They played better. They wanted it more.”

This was Pierce’s (5-3) first divisional loss of the season and the team is now ranked third in the American Pacific behind undefeated Santa Monica (8-0) and Valley College (6-2) with a risk of losing a

Starting quarterback, Sean Smith was benched in the third quarter in favor of Tyler Stevenson after throwing his second interception of the afternoon.

This is the fourth week in a row where Smith has struggled. He threw for 87-yards, a touchdown and two interceptions going 9-17 on passing attempts.

“I don’t think anyone was really prepared for this game,” Smith

said. “This was our first mid-day game. I don’t think anyone was really prepared for that. I know a lot of people like to stay up late and I don’t know if anyone took it upon themselves to prepare the night before.”

Head Coach Sabolic said that Smith is on a short leash moving forward.

Pierce got off to a slow start, the Monarchs were able to hit the deep passes early to go up, 14-0, in the

first quarter. Pierce would respond with its lone touchdown on the afternoon in the second quarter on a 12-yard pass from Smith to tight end Trevor Kanteman.

The Monarchs would respond by scoring in the final seconds of the second quarter off of a 4-yard run by running back Antoine Carter, to put the Monarchs up 21-7.

[See FOOTBALL, pg. 8]

CAMPUS CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY

American history

ENCORE student stood in for The Beatles

ZAC GROFF Reporter

@ZGroffNews

Despite having no musical ability, 81-year-old Vince Calandra got to be a member of The Beatles - at least for a day.

It was February 8, 1964, and The Beatles were set to make their American television debut.

“Neil Aspinall, their road manager, was standing in for George Harrison who had a 102 degree fever,” Calandra said.

“Brian Epstein, their manager, comes over and starts to whisper in his ear.”

Calandra was no musician but they handed him George Harrison’s guitar and had him stand in for Harrison on the set.

“I am left handed. I have never held a guitar in my hand,” Calandra said. “They tell me, ‘This is George

Harrison’s favorite guitar so make sure you do not drop it.’”

As rehearsal began, Calandra was unknowingly holding an important piece of Beatles memorabilia.

“I stood there with George Harrison’s guitar, worth about a million dollars now,” Calandra said.

Calandra grew up in Brooklyn.

In high school he was an all-city baseball player. He was offered scholarships to six colleges and decided to attend St. John’s College. He was drafted by the New York Giants, but couldn’t play for them because he had to join the army for two years of compulsory military training.

After his military service, the G.I. Bill covered his tuition and he began taking classes in television production.

[See VINCE, pg. 6]

Balfour Beatty construction sites have inconvenienced students and staff by completely blocking off the Avenue of Champions near the North Gym

See full story on page 3.

Parade of Breeds

The Pierce College Equine Center has its Welcome Celebration this weekend. The event is free and all are welcomed to attend and take a tour of the “new and improved” facilities. There will be the Parade of Breeds that starts at 11 a.m., food vendors, equestrian sport demonstrations, ranch sorting and a Holiday Vendor Fair for shopping.

The event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Equine Center at Pierce College. Parking is free for the event and you can find more information at equinecenterpierce.org.

Speaker Series

Stu Silverstein, a veteran journalist, and a pulitzer prize winner will speak in the Great Hall on Nov. 9 as part of the Media Arts department’s speaker series. This free event sponsored by the ASO will begin at 7 pm.

Silverstein has been a journalist for more than 30 years. He has worked for the Los Angeles Times and has taught business journalism at USC.

Richie Zamora / Roundup

Vince Calandra holds a photo from when he stood in during a rehearsal for The Beatles’ on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

Edgar Amezcua / Roundup Pierce College’s football team takes a knee after being defeated by the Valley College Monarchs, the Brahmas lost the game 39 -7, at Los Angeles Valley College on Oct. 31.

MITCH NODELMAN Reporter @MitchNodelman

Should professors carry guns?

-Alexia

I’ve been to many colleges both as student and professor and I am appalled at the lack of places for your students to sit, study, eat, connect. I’ve been taking classes at Pierce for a year and a half. All my classes are in the village bungalows as are the classes of many of my classmates. My issue is that I am here all day two days a week, and there are no places to go between classes when I have 45 minutes or an hour.

-Haik Aroumanian Biologymajor

-Editorial-

We do not live in the same world as we did last year. Technology is constantly evolving and people have been expecting things to get faster, more reliable, easier to access and more user friendly.

-Alexis

Classrooms are locked. I’ve checked in the offices and they won’t let me sit there to study and have no solutions for me. By the time I walk to the library or even the noisy Freudian Sip or Student Center where there are a few seats and tables, it’s time to walk back for our next class. No study time available.

Yes, there are a few benches around the village, but it’s often freezing outside or sweltering heat or, as expected and experienced a few days in the last year rainy days and we are subjected to hanging out in this weather as we wait

-David

Simply having a website might have worked a few years ago, but in today’s fast-paced world, Pierce College needs to have an app that students can easily access on their smart phones.

West Los Angeles College has already beat Pierce to the game and has had an app for the past few years. But there app has not been updated for Android since Nov. 16, 2012.

But an app is a great way to get information to students to keep everyone connected and

“Professors could be mentally ill and that could cause a problem when it comes to carrying a weapon.”

-Brandon Gomez

Undecided major

–CORRECTIONS–

Volume 123, Issue 6

Page 1: The credit for the photo of the play mispelled the photographers name. Her true name is Lynn Levitt.

Volume 123, Issue 6

Page 6: The Club Calendar dated Tuesday, April 8 was incorrect. It should have read Tuesday, Nov. 3

Volume 123, Issue 6

Page 7: The article “Head above water“ ran without a byline. The article was written by Mohammad Djauhari, a reporter.

VICTOR HERRERA vherrera.roundupnews@gmail.com @Vicroundup

School safety is always an important priority for students, teachers, and staff on campus. There are times where a student or professor is alone walking on campus during the day or night and should be able to feel safe within the school property.

However, it may be possible for someone to be at the wrong place at the wrong time at any given moment. That is why students, professors and staff members of any school or college should always be ready for the unexpected.

Additionally, carrying a weapon, like a gun, should give anyone a sense of security and the possibility of preserving and defending lives by protecting themselves and others in a threatening situation if it should arise.

Professors should be able to carry a gun while on campus by being trained and obtaining a gun permit/ license in order to protect students in the classroom. This can make students and teachers feel safer in the classrooms knowing that if there’s any remote chance of a threat or attack, there is someone ready just in case of an emergency situation.

Having the public being aware that professors can carry guns to protect themselves and the classroom can easily make someone think twice

to be able to get into our next classroom - wasting time, getting sick, not being able to study.

I bring my lunch and there’s also no place to sit quietly and eat it. On the benches I spill food as there are no tables. We sit on the steps sometimes where there are lots of bugs and dirt.

This is very frustrating. What does the administration expect its students to do when El Nino brings pouring rain? You offer flu shots, but what good is that if we are standing in the rain for 45 minutes waiting for our next class?

I am recommending that the college set up

one classroom in the village that is open all the time, so we can go in there to study, eat, stay out of the heat, stay out of the cold, stay out of the rain. I am certainly open to other solutions as well. I don’t know the college well enough to know if you will even consider this, but I sure hope so, for all of the village students sake!

In joy, Berti Klein Student

on the same page.

An app can have a calendar section that shows students the upcoming events. It can also show the dates of Transfer Day and sports games. Students would be able to do the tasks they need to get done while keeping up with their fast paced lifestyle.

CSUN has an app for iPhone and Android that allows students to add and drop classes as well as pay tuition fees from wherever they are. The app connects students directly to Moodle so they can complete assignments from their smartphones.

Students at CSUN benefit from its GPS-enabled campus map so you always know where you are. And it would benefit students to have an alarm on the app that can go off in case of an emergency situation.

According to a study done by Baylor University, 60 percent

of students said that they are addicted to their smartphones. So if the technology is already glued to their hands, they can use this opportunity to put something useful and productive in front of them.

App developers’ prices vary but for the simplest of designs, an app can be developed from $1,000 to $4,000 and would increase for every additional feature. Such as a faculty directory, an event calendar and a section that links to the food options on campus to pre order your meal.

A benefit of having an app in addition to a website is that the app can send you specific notifications. Useful notifications can be a reminder of the last day to add or drop a class, the last day to withdraw or even when the books you checked out are due back in the library.

Departments at Pierce could have their own tabs and

Pro/Con: Professors packing heat

about making a foolish and violent attack against professors and/or students.

According to an article from NBC News, Kasey Hansen, a special needs teacher in Utah, is an owner of a gun that she calls “Lucy.” She carries it everyday in each of the 14 schools that she teaches.

This shows the attitude and motivation in which teachers may be starting to build in order to carry a weapon to defend their students. This is a smart and protective way to take defense to another level, and that is to use weapons for only the right reasons.

The professor must be professionally trained and carry a gun permit in order to own a weapon. I wouldn’t feel comfortable if a teacher was obviously not professionally trained and did not have a gun permit because then that would put so many students in the classroom and campus at risk.

In more than two dozen states, legally gun-owning adults are now allowed to carry guns in public schools.

Just because a teacher is carrying a gun, does not mean the individual can just pull it out and shoot someone that looks suspicious, but by owning one and carrying it, it may definitely change the outcome of a circumstance that could save the students and teachers from life and death.

I would feel very safe if my professors legally owned a concealed gun in my classes. It can save someone from a traumatic and lifechanging situation. One that may not have had a chance to escalate, if it wasn’t for a professor with a gun.

ETHAN ROMAN eroman.roundupnews@gmail.com @ethan_romanoff

The idea of arming every faculty member on school campuses is another looming national tragedy.

A semi-popular belief today is the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. However, this practice only works if you can assure the good guy is actually good, right-minded or even capable of shooting a gun. Just because somebody is a teacher, doesn’t mean they should have a free pass to carry a gun.

I completely understand the argument that armed teachers may stand a better chance in protecting their students against Columbinetype massacres, but even that is completely unproven. The issue with guns in the classroom is the everyday quarrel teachers encounter with students. If teachers are allowed to carry guns, it seems inevitable that these otherwise brief verbal arguments, will end with blood and the smoking barrel of an overzealous teacher’s government issued gun.

In my life, I’ve sat through more than 50 classes with thousands of students. Never once did I see any situation where a teacher with a gun would have been useful. That doesn’t mean if teachers had guns things wouldn’t have been different.

sections on the app with their information and with features that tailor to them. The Library / Learning Crossroads could have a section where you can renew your rented books. The Fitness Center can show open gym sessions. The Center for Academic Success can even have a section to set up tutoring sessions.

There may not be an allocation in our school’s budget for an app just yet but it should be something we push for because an app can create money for either the college or the district. Allowing advertisers space on our platform would be a way to pay for initial costs as well as pay for maintaining and updating the app.

Students would benefit from having all of Pierce’s resources in their pocket. If we can spend money on things that seem pointless and excessive, we can put money toward making student’s lives a little easier.

When a gun is present, people get nervous. People may panic because they know the person on the other side of the altercation has a lethal advantage, and when people panic, they don’t act rationally, and as we’ve seen all too many times, being irrational and panicking person + person with a gun = your top story on the nightly news.

It only takes one hot-headed teacher to start waving a gun at a student for all hell to break loose. What about teachers with disabilities who physically cannot operate a gun? What about teachers who just don’t want to carry a gun for personal reasons? The system would seemingly target such classrooms. We then move to the question, for what reason are the guns being carried? In a kindergarten class, surely not to protect from cranky toddlers, but rampage style aggressions, such as the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary.

This puts teachers in an unfair position. Men and women who decided they wanted to mold young minds are now forced to be emergency combat experts, and may be persecuted if they fail to protect their classrooms as they may be expected to because after all, they had a gun too.

Fighting gun violence by introducing guns to environments is like putting out a fire with gasoline. It adds tremendous tension in classrooms and ultimately hinders the education process. It is unfair to expect teachers to act as police as it is unfair to flag down an officer on patrol to help you with math homework.

Quotes by Kellan Bradley | Photos by Edgar Amezcua

“It could make students feel scared of their Professor. Professors shouldn’t have that much power.”

-DIana Ikilikyan Biochemistry major

“No, because there’s no reason for them to[carry] if they’re not in law enforcement.”

Ciha Business major

“No, it sets a bad example for students.”

Agusnga Business major

“Itcouldpossiblycreatea dangeroussituation.Professors areprofessors,they’renot policemenorFBI,they’renot heroes.Theydon’thavetheproper training.”

“Students are getting crazy and I believe that Professors should have a way to defend themselves.”

Gomez

Music major

Dirty truth

Restroom conditions affect campus life

FELIPE GAMINO Reporter @fgamino13

Campus conditions have been a concern from trash around eating areas to the questionable hygiene of the bathrooms and students have been speaking up about it.

Students on campus expressed their frustration with campus cleanliness. The bathrooms are the main concern according to Belen Hernandez, a business major.

“The bathrooms I feel, especially the girls bathroom in the village, are really disgusting. It has poor maintenance. At times there isn’t any toilet paper or anything to put on the seats,” Hernandez said.

Jean Paul, a business major, showed his frustration with the current state of the restrooms.

“I went to the Village to use the restroom, and it was really really disgusting,” Paul said. “They should do something about it. The soap is never filled, and paper towels are barely in. The bathrooms are the main issue.”

Dan Rowe is one of many custodians on campus. He insists that there is no shortage of staff and states action is being taken on this issue.

“We are doing something about it but the more we do in the classrooms more students leave trash behind them. You go in the bathrooms and you find people’s lunches in there,” Rowe said. “On Monday it’s a pain. You got the soccer people and you got people on the weekend.” You are trying to get everything done in the space in three hours.”

Bruce Rosky is Associate Vice President in the Administrative Services department. Rosky mentioned the budget process, where the money goes and the risks of being an open campus.

[For the full story visit theroundupnews.com]

Construction on campus

The ongoing rennovations of Pierce College leave some uneasy

Incident Report

10/28—Vehicle Burglary

A car parked in Parking Lot 7 was broken into by an unknown suspect between 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

The items stolen was an amplifier, subwoofer speakers, speakers, Beats by Dre headphones, a skateboard and money.

10/28—Vehicle Burglary

VICTOR HERRERA Reporter @Vicroundup

Balfour Beatty Construction has been working on new buildings for Pierce College for the past two months. This will be going on for a while longer, and it’s affecting students and staff on campus.

New blue tarp-covered fences have completely blocked off the avenue of champions near the North Gym. Eric Scheel, an electrical foreman predicts how long construction will continue.

“We’re basically just completing the construction that was started four years ago,” Scheel said. “I believe

the construction is going to take ten months. It’s quite a process.”

In total, the 1000 building next to parking lot 1, the 1100 and 1700 buildings near the botanical gardens leading to the mall and buildings 600, 800, and 900 across from the library are all designated construction areas.

“We’re basically just completing the construction that was started four years ago,”

-Eric Scheel

Foreman

Electrical

Sounds of metal clanking, workers yelling, and a jackhammer can be

heard throughout these zones. As for the noise from the construction workers using the bulldozer, Scheel explains the purpose of the machine and what they are mainly using it for.

“The bulldozer is for grading for the sight. So what they’re doing with that bulldozer, they’re going to get the grade throughout the whole sight,” Scheel said.

Some people may be affected by the construction. English composition professor Whitney Kosters explains the difficulties she goes through with the construction.

“I would rather park closer to this building [English building 1205], but I don’t have access to it the way that I come in,” Kosters said. “I’d rather just park where it’s a little more convenient and have to walk a little

further. It’s not a huge deal to me, that’s the only way it’s affecting me.”

Kosters expresses how it would be better to park closer than having to park far and how the construction should have probably started in the summer.

“I wish they would have started this in the summer rather than the fall, it would have been a little more convenient,” Kosters said.

English professor Evelyn Cilva shared her input about construction working by her classroom.

“It’s inconvenient. Any kind of construction is inconvenient and it’s taking a long time,” Cilva said. “I’m excited about that side finishing, we use to walk straight to the admissions office and parking lot through here, it was so convenient.”

Hills arenʼt alive

Cross-country trails remain closed

ETHAN ROMAN Reporter @ethan_romanoff

The cross-country trail remains closed after an assault last semester in the area because of safety concerns, according to the administration.

The trail, tucked behind Shepard Stadium at Pierce College, is used mostly, by cross-country teams from schools throughout the valley.

However, it was frequently used by students, faculty and the general public for recreation. But now the trail is closed for all unless given a permit.

“A permit is issued for any organized group,” said Associate Vice President Larry Kraus. “They can fill out applications online and the trail is priced at a certain dollar amount per hour or by group size.”

The altercation that happened on the trail was a problem because, according to Kraus, neither party involved were students. Since the trail is on private property, nonstudents and those without permits are liabilities. Students, are insured by the district, according to Kraus.

“At the moment, we cannot create a safe and secure environment up there. We don’t have the oversight for the space right now,” Kraus said.

According to Kraus, construction has been authorized to install security measures to improve safety on the trail.

“We hope to have the trail reopened by summer or possibly next fall with added security measures in place,” Kraus said.

Sheriff deputy Al Guerrero said that when the trail is open for organized groups, such as high school cross-country teams, there is either active sheriff presence at the location, vigilant patrol or both to keep the area secure.

Guerrero also noted how the sheriff’s office is ready for beefed up security in the area once it is reopened.

“It’s just a matter of time until we have something up there we can monitor from [the Sheriff’s office],” Guerrero said.

A car parked in Parking Lot 7 was broken into by an unknown suspect between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. The items stolen was a car stereo, Automatic Transmission Gear Shifter, and damage was done the vehicle.

10/28—Lost Passport

A student reported a lost passport in the Library/ Learning Crossroads at about 8:45 a.m. The item was lost on June 3.

10/27 —Locker Burglary

An unknown suspect broke into a locker at the North Gym and was reported to the sheriff’s office at about 7:40 a.m. This burglary took place on Monday, Oct. 26 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The items stolen was money and gift cards.

10/26 —Locker Burglary

It is still undetermined if the security measures will include emergency alert posts, according to Guerrero.

Sal Johnson, a member of the Pierce College baseball team, was surprised to learn the fate of the trail as it is a staple of the team’s preparations.

An unknown suspect broke into a locker at the North Gym between 2 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. It was reported to the sheriff’s office at about 8 p.m. The items reported stolen were a cell phone and money.

Pierce College Sheriff’s Station General Information: (818) 719-6450

“I had no idea it had been closed,” Johnson said. “We use [the trail] for morning conditioning every Friday and it’s always just open.”

There is still no plan on how to keep non-students or permitted groups out once the trail is reopened, according to Kraus.

Christopher Mulrooney / Roundup

Construction continues on the site across from the North Gym at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Oct. 16, 2015.

“I had no idea it had been closed.”

- Sal Johnson Student

Hiking Club Haunts Local Trail

They assemble in front of the sundial at Pierce, huddled together for warmth to escape the cold morning air. Once the group is complete, they’re off, and in less than 30 minutes they arrive at Cobb Estates in Altadena. Everyone appears excited and eager to begin the Halloween hike. Xavier Fierro, the club’s president, says a couple of words before they head up the trail at a slow and steady pace, allowing hikers of all levels to enjoy the experience. The group reaches an empty lot on the path where a house used to sit, and Fierro gives a little history about the location.

They continue on the trail, but are unsure of the path because it continues to narrow as bushes with thorns add some pain to the mix. Sensing a wrong turn, they backtrack and make it to their final destination, a dilapidated, old mining cave. A stream of water runs through it and you can hear droplets falling from the ceiling. Some members settle near the cave’s mouth where the trees provide perfect shade from the sun, while others explore the interior, seeing how deep it goes. Not long after, the club heads back to the start of the trail. Fierro thanks everyone for coming and says he hopes they can all make the next outing on Nov. 8

Photos and copy by: Gustavo Sanchez

Above: Club President Xavier Fierro stands in front of the white board during one of the club meetings inside room 3205 in the Business Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Oct. 23, 2015. During this meeting, he was taking ideas for other hiking locations that the club could visit. They meet every Friday at 1 p.m. to discuss future hikes and fundraiser ideas.

Left: As members walk through the trail, you can hear the crunching of leaves beneath their feet.The club hiked for roughly two hours at the Cobb Estate trail in Altadena, Calif. on Oct. 31, 2015. The club alternates their hikes between Saturday and Sunday. On some weekends, they go out and do trail restoration.

Left: Club President Xavier Fierro grips his note cards as he tells fellow club members the history of the trail.

Below: Alex Miguel, Ronaldo Gonzalez, Melissa Meza, Ben & Jennifer Slichter, Alex Sorkin, and Kelvin Do walk down the narrow path toward their final destination.

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One Campus-One Book

NOV. 4 From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., author Andrew Carrol and director John Benitz will be speaking in the Great Hall for the first One Campus-One Book event.

Calendar

Equine Welcome

NOV. 7

The Pierce College Equine Center is holding a “Welcome Celebration” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entertainment will include Ranch Sorting & Team Penning, Parade of Breeds, Sport Horse Demos and Trick Ropers.

Media Arts Speaker Series

NOV. 9

The Media Arts Department is continuing the Speaker Series with Stu Silverstein at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall. Silverstein is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the assistant editor of FairWarning.

Thursday night fever

Application Workshop

NOV. 9

The Pierce College Transfer Center will hold a CSU Application Workshop at 1 p.m. in the Transfer Center. The workshop is open to all students and no appointment is needed to receive assistance.

Media Arts Department Speaker Series hosts family of film makers

industry, Andrea’s parents didn’t necessarily want her following in her father’s footsteps.

“He really tried to talk me out of it, I was between my sophomore and junior year of college, and [my parents] saw I was still going in this direction and they were like ‘we got to show her the real world, and we got to get her out of this,’” Andrea Wertheim said.

Her parents kept that promise, Allan Wertheim took her on set as a production assistant to show her what it’s like.

“He warned me, he said, ‘you’re getting up at four in the morning, I’m your boss you’re not getting any special privileges,’” Andrea Wertheim said.

Allan wertheim described his daughter’s performance as a PA, and yet he decided to guide her to another aspect of filmmaking.

“I’m not saying this for any other reason than it’s the truth. She the was the best production assistant I ever had. She had a gift for it, but I talked her out of the set because there’s no life there,” Allan Wertheim said.

shooting, she was eight years old, I gave her a walkie-talkie and told her when you hear me say ‘rolling’ don’t let anyone through that door. I think she was hooked,” Allan Wertheim said. The family talked about the sacrifices that are required in the movie making industry.

“If you’re eventually going to have a life partner, you really have to let them know you’re not going to be there for a graduation or play or a concert.”

As a child, growing up with a perpetually busy father caused some gaps that others were happy to fill in.

“I remember the third grade, my cousin Mark was with us. My school was having a Daddy-daughter dance, and my daddy was on location doing production for raging bull, and Mark became my dad for the dance,” Andrea Wertheim said.

Andrea claims it’s wise to have a fall-back plan.The sheer amount of competition in this industry almost requires one to think of an alternative career plan.

Allan Wertheim an assistant director to films such as “Saturday Night Fever” and “Se7en,”

and his daughter, Andrea Wertheim, the post-production supervisor for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” talked about the ins and outs of the film industry as part of the Pierce Media Arts speaker series. This father-daughter success combination gave the audience an insider’s perspective on what it takes to make it in the film industry.

“My dad gave me great advice and I still tell people this today, ‘If somebody asks you to do something, it’s too late,’ you always have to be on that mindset of what needs to be done here and how can I get it set up? How can I prepare for something that may or may not happen?” Andrea Wertheim said.

Despite being a legacy in the

Pondering where his daughter had found interest in filmmaking, Allan Wertheim spoke of his time on set of “Saturday Night Fever”

“When we were shooting ‘Saturday Night Fever’ she came with me, this disco, it’s a real place. There were so many doorways that I couldn’t lock up when we were

“Not everybody who goes into it is gonna make it, that’s part of my reason why you should have a degree,” Andrea Wertheim said. “You need thick skin, there’s times I’ve had enough and had to walk out and shake it off, maybe shed a tear or two and you feel better after that. It’s not an easy business at all.”

Thursday concert combines string with keys for audio entertainment

SAMANTHA BRAVO Reporter

@RU_SamBravo

Music lovers from any genre can enjoy listening to classical music from time to time, particularly if it’s French-themed classical music. With Ji Young An on violin and James Lent on piano, the dynamic duo made the performance of eclectic works entertaining and unforgettable. The first piece involved slow and fast movement. Violin Sonata No.1

A Major, Op.13, by Gabriel Faure had four movements. Most French music pushes the boundaries, and this movement made it that much more unique.

“I was excited, I was having fun. I was trying to be in tune with the pianist, it’s not just me playing I had to really connect with the pianist,” Young An said. “It’s more about excitement, the nervousness get replaced with excitement.”

People of Pierce

“I went to El Camino High School and at first I wanted to be a doctor, but then I saw it takes a really long time to become a doctor, so I just did nursing because I really like helping people out. I also like to dance, I’m Peruvian so I do Peruvian dances. I’ve been dancing for 3 years. I’m planning to transfer, I’m hoping to go to UCLA once I’m done with this, hopefully later in life get a doctor degree and go to medical school. I’m currently taking Biology and Chemistry 101.”

The second piece was Meditation by Jules Massenet, an interesting piece. The music was very fast paced but eventually slowed down. The pianist was remarkably sensitive and flexible.

“He’s a professional pianist. He plays all over the place, he teaches at UCLA. He’s a very established professional and performer,” Young An said about Lent, the pianist that performed with her at the concert.

A concert highlight was “Claire De Lune,” from Suite Bergamasque, by Claude Debussy. The piece’s dramatic and expressive contrast to the movement is unique and alluring.

“I thought it was good,” said James Bergman, a music professor at Pierce College, who added that Young An plays consistently well. “She’s got beautiful tone, she’s very expressive, and the students always love that,” Bergman said. “I always try get her to play French music because it has a pretty and relaxing sound.”

As they finished the fourth

piece of the movement with Jardins Sous La Pluie, by Claude Dubussy, Young An and Lent thanked the audience for coming.

Gwendolyn Billings, who said she enjoyed the performance, added that she helped design the flyers for the event.

“It was really unique. That’s what I like about music in this era. It was definetly something different and they were trying to break free from what was being played at that time. This piece was one of the reasons why I really liked that composer,” Billings said. “Personally I can kind of connect to this music because I like it a lot.”

The music was dramatic, but supplied a calming effect. Young An’s facial expression and body movement made it emotional, but delightful to listen to as well as James Lents phenomenal performance. Both were really an astonishing pair.

The next concert in the series is will be on Nov. 5, at 12:45 p.m.

VICTOR RODRIGUEZ Opinions Editor @VRodriguez2100

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Jin Young An and James Lent rehearse before the Thursday Concert in the Performing Arts Building

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Allan Wertheim and daughter Andrea Wertheim speak to students in the Great Hall of Pierce College.

An astonishing pair

Quote gathered by Samantha Bravo

Photo by Carly Albert

Suarez 19-year-old Nursing major

Pierce College Hiking Clubʼs popularity climbs

Students explore Southern California hoping to strengthen their minds as well as their bodies

unit that liked to hike. When our former president, William, who is at UCSD right now, formed the club, and I found out about it, I decided that’s where I need to be.”

Atypical day for a Pierce College student frequently involves sitting in an overcrowded, stuffy classroom followed by an excursion to a broken vending machine.

But one group of students leaves the campus behind for open space and fresh air. Their “classrooms” include Griffth Park, the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains.

The Pierce College Hiking Club offers sightseeing, and exercising.

Xavier Angel Fierro, an anthropology major, is the president of the club. He has been a member from the start.

“I joined the club when it formed in the Fall of 2014,” Fierro said. “This was right after I got out of the marines. When I was in the marines, I was the only one in my

According to Fierro, this club is an organization created by students who enjoy the outdoors.

“You meet people who will more than likely share similar views with you. You extend your network of people who may help you out later on in life. You’re helping yourself grow as a person,” Fierro said.

The Hiking Club hikes on alternating days of the weekend.

“There will be a Saturday hikeand then the week after that will be a Sunday hike. The following week we will leave empty, or we will fill in a community service event,” Fierro said.

The club does more than just hike, Fierro said. They also participate in area beautification and restoration events.

“This weekend, we’re going to try to do a restoration event at the Santa Monica mountains

They create it to play it

Some people like to play games, Game Development Club prefers to make them

I want to make it,” Arco said. “I want to bud off of what other people know. I want to collaborate. That is my goal, to make it a collaborative and inclusive environment, to teach other people and also learn myself.”

Gaming is a major pastime for young people, but the students that gather in COSC 1505 every Thursday go beyond the basics.

The Game Development Club provides an opportunity to design and develop games for Pierce College students.

“I started the club because there wasn’t a community for people that like game development. I was in shock, and said that there should definitely be a club,” Club President Joshua Arco said.

The club’s mission statement is to design and create games in an “inclusive and collaborative environment.”

“Why isn’t there an environment with other people that like making games? There are people that like playing games, which is cool, but

Club members are given basic tutorials that help them learn how to develop a game. According to Arco, the club members can develop different genres of games.

“If you want to develop an MMO you can certainly develop one,” Arco said. “Action based games require you to use a lot of physics sometimes, but if you want to do something super simple you want to set your bar at the right location so that you could achieve it.”

Marissa Forn has been a part of the club since its inception.

“We were all friends,” Forn said.

“Josh was the one that came up with the idea. I’m one of the founders.”

The Game Development Club set up a game demo as part of their Club Rush booth on Sept. 30th.

Interested students could try out a game developed by Arco to get a taste of the projects produced by club members.

“That was my little passion project,” Arco said. “I did Battle Wheels. It’s not official yet so it’s just called “Project” in the meantime.”

Arco began to develop an interest in game development through his programming experience, he said.

“When I first tried to write my own engine I was just having a blast even though I was not getting pretty far. Since I started programming, I’ve loved programming,” Arco said. “I got into game developing, it is more addicting than playing games. I love playing games, but making them is way better.”

Karl Strayhorn is a new member of the club and already likes being a part of it.

“I stopped by and watched, and I started getting into it,” Strayhorn said. “I have had previous experience with game developing.”

But club members don’t need to have an extensive background in programming and game development to join, according Forn.

“We have to take things as they come,” Forn said. “There are always going to be new students that need to learn the fundamentals.”

on Topanga Canyon Boulevard,” Fierro said. “We will be cleaning up trash from the trails, trying to plant trees and take away the weeds that are hurting the environment.”

The club does not use school funding for the beautification events.

“It’s volunteer work,” Fierro said.

Benefits of joining the Hiking Club, Fierro said, include the strengthening of the mind and body.

“The Hiking Club is good for health, mentally and physically, and research proves that,” Fierro said.

According to Fierro, the club tries to incorporate educational value alongside a physical workout by providing historical background to their hiking sites.

“[It’s important to] understand where we’re hiking and how that place became what it is today,” Fierro said.

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Club Calendar

Thursday, Nov. 5 Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) meets at 11:30 p.m. in BUS 3218. The Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society meets at 2 p.m. in the ASO Study Room.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

The Literature Club meets at 2:30 p.m. in EB 1201. The Pre-Vet Club meets at 5:30 p.m. in CFS 91126.

4 p.m. in VLGE 8112.

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Beatles get ʻHelp!ʼ from student

“This was in the 1950s when jobs in television really started to happen,” Calandra said. “One day you could be a stage manager and another day you could be a director, so I was having a good time.”

Calandra’s career began when he acquired a position in the CBS mailroom. One of the places he delivered mail to was the Ed Sullivan office.

“They asked me if I would be interested in working on the weekends on the Ed Sullivan Show,” Calandra said. “I said yes and I started as a cue-card guy. I did that for about a year and a half, working full-time at CBS and weekends on the Ed Sullivan Show.”

He picked up odd jobs on other shows before he got a job editing promos for CBS. Calandra got married in 1960 and in the same year, became the production assistant on the Ed Sullivan Show.

“The Beatles were very professional. There was an air about them,” Calandra recalled about their appearances on the show. “The stagehands would bring their kids around and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would take pictures with the kids.”

The studio was packed with people and Calandra had to help get in some famous people.

“I was sneaking people in through the men’s restroom, like Walter Cronkite’s daughter and Leonard Bernstein,” Calandra said. Not only was the studio packed, but the streets were packed with people and the band required a police escort.

“The Beatles came down Broadway in limos, with at least 20 police escorts on motorcycles.

They looked like the Charge of the Light Brigade,” Calandra said.

After the show, he said, Ringo Starr flirted with Calandra’s wife.

“Ringo Starr took a real liking to my wife. They danced at a party we had in Miami,” Calandra said.

today, Calandra is “the go-to guy” for authors writing about the Beatles.

“I can talk for more than two hours, uninterrupted, just about my relationship with the Beatles,” Calandra said. “Basically, myself and my boss, the producer of the show, are really the only two guys alive that were there for all the Beatles’ appearances. People can write books, but the story is that there are 7 billion people on the face of this earth and I’m the only one who was actually on stage with them.”

Calandra was also part of another famous rock ‘n’ roll moment in history.

But one of his favorite memories, he said, involved John Lennon and another act on the show that night.

“John Lennon loved Coca-Cola. Next to the vending machine was the comedy duo Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill. Lennon knocked on their door to ask for some change for the machine. They gave him some change to get him out of the room,” Calandra said. “Lennon came back and asked if he could sketch them. Lennon finished the sketch and signed it. After Lennon left, they threw away the sketches.”

The Ed Sullivan Show was not the only time he spent with The Beatles.

“I also worked with the Beatles when they played at Shea Stadium. Paul took a scorecard from the Mets game and wrote the set-list on the back of it,” Calandra said.

Calandra was “the go-to guy” when it came to the Beatles. If the Beatles were in New York or in Miami, Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, knew to call him. Even

“I was the one that had to tell Mick Jagger not to sing the lyric of ‘Let’s spend the night together’ and to instead change it to ‘Let’s spend some time together’ before they performed on The Ed Sullivan Show,” Calandra said.

Calandra has worked in the industry for 57 years. He has been told by many that he was born for this job because of his personality and temperament. His great work ethic and his ability to listen well attracted many celebrities to him, he said.

Calandra went from holding cue cards for Elvis, to hanging out with Roger Moore, star of the 007 movies.

“Moore, the famous James Bond, did the dishes at my house. He was the only person my wife allowed to smoke a cigar in the house,” Calandra said.

One of Calandra’s favorite memories is of how Moore came to have dinner in his house.

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Richie Zamora / Roundup Michael Bradley works on a project during the Game Development Club meeting on Oct. 15, 2015.

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“There are 7 billion people on the face of this earth and I’m the only one who was actually on stage with them.”

-Vince Calandra

Pierce ENCORE Student

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Vince Calandra sits in front of the Freudian Sip on Oct. 30, 2015. Calandra shares the story of the time he stood in for a sick George Harrison during rehearsal for The Beatles’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

[From VINCE, pg. 1]

GARETT CECIL Reporter @garettsfeed

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The Pierce College Hiking Club poses for a group photo in front of the Cobb Estate trailhead. The hiking club meets every Friday at 1 p.m. in room BUS 3205.

Volleyball stays at number one in the state

Pierce College Brahmas get vengeance against the second ranked team in California

VICTOR RODRIGUEZ Opinions Editor @Vrodriguez2100

The Brahmas got redemption on the Santa Barbara Vaqueros, which served Pierce College its only loss this season.

The Brahmas’ road to redemption was not easy as the grudge match between Pierce College and Santa Barbara City College, the Brahmas only loss this season, went into four sets with the overall score of 3-1(2520, 27-25, 25-23, 26-24).

Never before has the number one team faced-off against number two in the Western State Conference(WSC).

“This is a first, definitely for our conference to have the number one and number two in the state play,” said Ed Gover head coach for the Vaqueros. “It’s a great environment, we knew it was gonna be a big contest. It’s hard to come into Pierce after we beat them at our place and not expect anything but a big dog fight, and we got a good fight.”

The Brahmas raced to establish dominance in the first set. They wasted little time setting up a 10-6 lead. Sophomore Julia Erickson was escorted off the court after what appeared to be a painful wrist injury.

After multiple long and difficult rallies, Pierce set the tone for the rest of the game by taking the first set.

“When we played them, I expected to go to five [sets]. You got to expect that. It’s a good team.

Squad goals

Solid second half puts the Brahmas

on top with a trio of goals

“It was frustrating in the first half because they were doing a good job and they were very compact and it was hard for us,”

Perez said.

Behind a strong second half in which the Brahmas scored all three of its goals - in a span of four minutes - Pierce College was able to get the win while also holding the Lancers to just three shots.

Pierce College hosted the Pasadena Lancers at John Shepard Stadium on Friday night, Oct. 30. The Brahmas took the game with a final score of 3-0 on Sophomore night for Pierce.

Assistant coach for the Brahmas Cruz Hernandez wanted to see how the team came out to start the game after a small ceremony honoring the sophomores on the team.

“Being Sophomore night, there are a lot of distractions but I am glad that the girls were able to put that aside when it was over,” Hernandez said.

In the first half both teams came out passing well and moving the ball on its side of the field.

The first half did not see any goals as the half ended in a score of 0-0 despite the Brahmas taking eight shots and holding the Lancers to one shot.

Pierce came out more aggressive on the offensive side of the ball and applied more pressure on the Lancers defense in the second half. The Brahmas came out with eight more shots and held the Lancers to just three shots.

“I told them that they are good. They have to believe and that they have to keep working and put pressure,” Perez said. “They came out and made it happen.”

Forward Lesly Gonzalez scored a goal in the 54th minute to put the Brahmas up 1-0.

It did not take long for the Brahmas to take control of the game.

Two minutes later Gonzalez struck again in the 56th minute, as she put the ball in the back of the net for the second time in the game.

It was a team effort as the first goal was assisted by defender Stephanie Alcazar and the second by forward Makayla Nichols.

“I’m very proud of scoring two goals and I’m also proud of my team because without them I wouldn’t have been able to score,” Gonzalez said. “I’m glad we were able to play good and get that win.”

We know each other so well, this is our third meeting this season. It’s just a matter of who’s going to make the good plays and have less errors,” said Nabil Mardini, head coach for Pierce.

The second set consisted of a very tight back-and-forth between the teams, with the Brahmas maintaining a slight lead. The Vaqueros managed to catch up tying the set 20-20 turning up the intensity to seize the second set.

“I think we did good, I’m just so happy with my team. It’s a beautiful thing where one of us could be off but there are other two on it and we can sub-out and get a win,” said Zaire Dartis, outside hitter,“It feels good, we got payback,” Dartis said.

SBCC fought to stay alive in the third set, basic mechanics and a strong wall of defense lead to a score of 16-10 for the Vaqueros.

Ultimately the score tied up at 23-23, with the roar of the crowd behind both teams they fought to decide whether Pierce would win with a clean sweep or Santa Barbara would earn another shot at victory.

The Vaqueros managed to take the third set, continuing with that momentum into the fourth set the Brahmas were shaken, but quickly regrouped with a 3-3 tie.

“They’re going make good plays, we’re going to make good plays. You can’t just hang your head down, you have to keep playing, and that’s what the girls did,” Mardini said.

Rachael Lods, a team setter, shared her thoughts on not winning the game in three sets.

“In the first game, they kind of blocked our lights out. We really

put an emphasis on running the offense fast and mixing up the sets,” Lods said, “It just makes me eager to go back to practice and perfect our offense and what we run, because I know we made a couple of errors here and there, and that kept them in the game.”

With clever fake-out tactics Pierce managed to tie up the game at 21-21. An incredibly powerful spike courtesy of Dartis pushed the game to the limit with the scoreboard at 24-24 in the fourth set.

“It feels really good. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. I thought we were going to take it in three, but they got some runs and it is what it is,” Shari Volpis, an outside hitter said. A failed attempt to make it over the net resulted in the Brahmas getting the win and redeeming its only loss this season.

“We went through a slump for a couple of games and the energy wasn’t as high, we were making a lot of errors so with this game we’ll go back to that high-level,” Lods said.

The spirit the two teams displayed revealed a level of respect for the game that is expected of the top two teams in the the Western State Conference.

“We just had to put up with what they do well. They do a lot of things well but one of them is that they love to run the sly plays. I think it’s wonderful that, no matter which team one, we got to play that caliber of a match before the playoffs,” Gover said.

Pierce will play its next game at Ventura College at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4.

The Brahmas started to put more pressure mid way through the first half as they started to control the ball a lot more and had more time of possession.

Pierce had few opportunities to score and grab a lead in this game but could not finish on them. Head coach for the Brahmas Adolfo

Perez thought the Lancers did a good job against his team in the first half as they were playing good defensively and making it difficult for the Brahmas’ offense.

Makayla Nichols scored two minutes after in the 58th minute that to give the Brahmas the final score of 3-0.

Perez liked the way his team played the game and the way that they ended it going forward for their remaining games.

“It was a good game for us, it was good to score some goals,” Perez said. “We have to continue playing with three forwards which we did today and in the second half against Moorpark. We have

to continue to put pressure on the other teams.”

Pierce looks to continue scoring in the team’s remaining games as they continue to take more shots than most of the opponents.

“This is a team where we have had so many opportunities this season to put the ball in the back of the net and we haven’t but now we are starting to do it and at the right time,” Hernandez said. “They are feeling more comfortable out there and we are practicing finishing a lot more and it is starting to show.”

The team improved in the second half of the game and that was the difference.

“I feel like in the the first half we were a bit lazy but we picked it up because we really wanted to win,” Gonzalez said.

“In the second half we came out with more energy and started connecting and our intensity went up and we showed that we actually wanted to win.”

Despite winning 3-0 the team made some mistakes and look to improve on those mistake for the remainder of the season and

playoffs and this win will help them do that.

“This win will keep motivating us,” Gonzalez said. “We will keep improving from every mistake,

even though we won today we made mistakes and will get better to go all the way.”

The Brahmas look to catch up to Moorpark who is first in the

division. Pierce (9-1-6) host Santa Barbara (7-4-4) in the team’s final home game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m.

“They came out and made it happen.”

-Adolfo Perez Head Coach

LUIS AYALA Sports Editor @Luisayala2323

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Delaney McNulty (16) dribbles past a defender during the team’s game against Pasadena at John Shepard Stadium on Friday Oct. 30 in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Rachel Lods (9) and Shanon Volpis (6) block a shot during a game against Santa Barbara City College on Oct. 30 in the South Gym at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Coordinator returns in a big way

Penn State alumnus leaves entertainment to reunite with the gridiron

“He’s very patient. I was a linebacker in high school and never kicked in my life,” said backup kicker for the Brahmas, Edward Avila. “He took his time with me.”

The team’s long snapper Nik Fields says he has a very close relationship with Bognet.

“I probably know him the best, this is my second year with him. He teaches me a lot about special teams. He knows a lot about the game,” Fields said. Knowledge of the game isn’t the only thing that Nik admires about Bognet but it’s also his sense of style.

“He’s a character. The clothing he decides to wear to practice. It’ll be 100 degrees in the middle of the summer and he will still be wearing longs sleeves and a t-shirt with pants,” Fields said.

“He likes to fool around with us in practice and pick on us,” starting kicker Oscar Gonzalez said. “He is nice to be around and he is there for us. He helps us more on our kicking.

Since being hired as part of the coaching staff this year, Bognet believes the Pierce College football team is on the right track for greatness.

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Pierce volleyball beat the Raiders

The Brahmas get another victory as the team played on the road against the Moorpark Raiders.

Outside hitter, Zaire Dartis, had 16 kills giving the Brahmas a total of 39 kills throughout the game.

The Raiders were no match with the Brahmas performance both offensively and defensively as the team was defeated 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-14.)

Pierce soccer draws against the Raiders

The outcome of the game against the Raiders resulted in a draw with a score of 2-2.

From college football fanatic to fulltime special teams coordinator, Bob Bognet is more than just a coach. Working a regular 9-to-5 never seemed to be in the cards for him. His passion had always been sports from a young age, more specifically football.

Bognet loves football so much he even TiVo’s live games and

watches them back. “He’s a die hard Penn State fan. He TiVo’s the games every week and after our games he will go home and watch it at midnight like it’s live,” Head Coach Jason Sabolic said.

Previously a volunteer coach for the Pierce College football team, Bognet was brought on as special teams coordinator, and has never missed a day of work.

“He’s been here for five years, never missed a day,” Sabolic said.

“He deserves his job.”

Bognet was a kicker and a punter in high school. He was also

Brahma Week of the

Lesly Gonzalez - Forward

What was your mentality going into the games this week?

“Not just me, but the whole team’s mentality changed. Knowing it was sophomore week and a big game for the sophomores. Also we had a big crowd so we don’t just want to please the team but we want to please everyone and make sure everyone is satisfied with the result and we got it in the end.

What are some of your personal strengths that you bring to the team?

I think that one of my strengths is that I am a very versatile player. I started off playing defense and now i moved my way up to forward. Now wherever I am placed I do my best and bring the most out of the team. I make sure we all play well and get the result we wanted.

What are some things you want to personally improve by the end of the season?

By the end of the season I want to make sure that everyone has the same mentality. We built this strong connection within the team and we each give it our all every single time and every single game and we don’t give up.

What is the main focus for your team going forward?

By the end of the season we hope to win the state championship but to get there we need to take it step by step. Each step is winning each game and then moving on from there.

a kicker in community college before transferring to Pennsylvania State University.

“Some people are lucky enough to know at 18 what they want to do,” Bognet said. “I wasn’t.”

When Bognet moved out to Los Angeles after graduating from Penn State, he got a job in the entertainment industry. He has worked numerous jobs in the business, from being a production assistant to working security. After a few years in the industry, Bognet felt as if something in his life was missing.

“I was enjoying life, but I felt

that there was something missing,” Bognet said. “I knew how much I missed football. I knew I wanted to coach. So I finally pulled the trigger and started volunteering.”

While at Penn State, Bognet had the opportunity to meet coach Joe Paterno. Bognet said he gets a lot of his coaching style from Paterno. His philosophy was to develop athletes and help to make them well-rounded citizens in the community as well as to become an amazing athlete. Bognet often stresses to his student athletes to make good choices not only on the field but also off the field.

“It was a rough year last year but we’ve turned it around,” Bognet said. The football team’s overall record is currently 5-3 through eight games. The team was 3-5 at this point in the season last year.

Football hits road block

The Raiders were comfortable at first when the team led the Brahmas 2-0 in the first half.

As the second half came along, the Brahmas made a comeback as the team tied the game 2-2. The goals were made by Marissa Albano and Lesly Gonzalez.

The Brahmas will play its last home game against Santa Barbara on Tuesday Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Water Polo came close to first win

The Brahmas lost the team’s final regular season game of the season by one goal.

Pierce lead late in the game 11-9 but ended up losing 12-11.

SCHEDULE

Nov. 4 to Nov. 11

Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 5-7, at L.A. Valley/ Host (WSC Conference)

Boudreaux’s performance was similar to that of Orange Coast, wide receiver Stefan Derrick who also had three touchdowns against the Brahma’s. Both receivers had success burning the Brahmas deep.

Pierce cornerback Eric Waters said that Valley College took advantage of the defenses laziness.

“They caught us while we were sleeping,” Waters, said. “I just felt like we got outplayed, outcoached.”

On offense, Pierce played like zombies, accounting for only 135-yards of total offense.

“They had a great game,”

Waters said. “As a team they came out mentally prepared, physically prepared, and it showed on the scoreboard. We have to come back next time and get ready for next week.”

Pierce’s star wide-receiver Xavier Ubosi was inactive due to turf-toe, according to Ubosi. His absence was clearly felt as Smith’s go-to target and deep threat.

The run game that had been very effective the last few games was virtually non-existent. Starting running back Calvin Howard who had been on a tear the past two games was sidelined for most of the game due to an unknown reason. The run game only had 33-yards of

Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Ventura, 6 p.m.

net rushing.

Penalties that have continuously plagued Pierce all season continued vagain as The Brahmas were flagged 12 times for 146-yards. Several of those penalties forced Pierce into 2nd & long or 3rd & long situations, making it difficult for Pierce to pick up a first down.

“We’re looking to our better ourselves one step at a time,” said Sabolic. “We got a little bit ahead of ourselves, now we really need to get a W next week.”

Pierce (5-3) will play divisional opponent Antelope Valley (4-4) for its last home game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7, vs. Antelope Valley, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Ventura, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6 vs. Mission, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 11 at Cuesta, noon.

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Tanner Kanteman (47) tries to tackle Jordan Frost (3) during the Brahmas game against the Monarchs on Oct. 31, 2015 in Monarch Stadium at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, Calif. Pierce College would go on to lose 39 - 7 against Valley College.

Lesly Gonzalez scores three goals in two games this week. gonzalez had one goal in the tie against Moorpark and two against Pasadena.

Photo by Luis Ayala Quotes gathered by Sal Fariaz

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Special teams coordinator Bob Bognet during Pierce College’s game at Los Angeles Valley College on Oct. 30, in Valley Glen, Calif.

KELLAN BRADLEY Reporter @KellanRoundup

[From FOOTBALL, pg. 1]

“Some people are lucky enough to know at 18 what they want to do. I wasn’t.”

- Bob Bognet Special teams coordinator