Volume 124 Spring 2016 Roundup Issue 8

A clothing line that speaks volumes

Ruling by Italian Supreme Court in 1998 inspires movement against sexual assault

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The return of the Lizard King Political Science professor doubles as singer of Doors cover band

MAX SULLIVAN News Editor msullivan.roundupnews@gmail.com

It was supposed to be the weekend the Peace Frog front man commemorated the 40th anniversary of his hero Jim Morrison’s July 3, 1971 death, by visiting his crypt in Paris, not his own. Yet, he found himself shoveling dirt into a grave, looking up to see his own name on the tombstone.

“Oh my God, am I really dead,” he asked as his sister watched him dig. “Yeah, you really are dead,” she replied.

First generation CubanAmerican Tony Fernandez is not dead, but he was well on the way until he woke up from his nightmare and knew he had to get his life in order. Fernandez was a highly functioning alcoholic with two master’s degrees, and is a professor in both Political Science and Chicano Studies at Pierce College.

On weekends Fernandez portrays Jim Morrison in the Doors cover band “Peace Frog”, which he founded 18 years ago. He has since performed as Morrison in 14

Election week is here Students to vote for vacant seats in Academic Senate

JONATHAN HINTZ Staff jhintz.roundupnews@gmail.com

This week’s elections for open positions in the Academic Senate will happen on Wednesday, April 27.

Ballots will be collected at the Mall on April 27 and 28 from 9 a.m.

countries and 28 states. Now that Fernandez has nearly five years sober the question is what is next in life? Cuba in December.

Fernandez’s obsession with The Doors began when growing up in a home rife with domestic violence. When he was 11 years old, he watched the film “Apocalypse Now” which includes a scene, in which The Doors song “The End” plays. For the first time in his life Fernandez came to the realization that authority could be questioned.

“When I heard Jim Morisson say ‘father, yes son, I want to kill you,’ my ears perked up,” Fernandez said.

“Can you do that? Is that possible?”

Fernandez said he never looked at his father the same again and began to put his headphones on and ignore him. Then, when 14 years old, he had grown as tall as him.

“I got in his face one time in the kitchen and stood toe to toe,”

Fernandez said. “He didn’t make a move so I just stared at him”

Within a month his father left the family and moved to Florida where he remarried. Fernandez has not had contact with him since.

“I did kill him in a way. Yeah, he is dead. He is gone. He left,”

Fernandez said. “The amazing

to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. All registered students may vote in the election.

The forum opened with candidates vying for a spot for trustee. Ali Ashgar, Brian Orlando Woods and Alexa Victoriano spoke at the forum. Each member projected their goals that they would like to accomplish should they receive the votes for trustee.

Ashgar said that there needed to be change within the council, prices on textbooks and other class materials, and different food options for students. He is hopeful that if he is elected, he can accomplish his goals and meet the needs for students as a trustee.

“If elected, I want everyone to be happy and feel that their issues have been dealt with at the end of my term,” Ashgar said.

Ashgar believes there needs to be major leadership changes in the Board of Trustees.

“The president needs to change, because he has been the one pushing for a one choice food option,” Ashgar said.

Woods’ focus

the forum

power of music. I am Eternally grateful to Jim Morrison and The Doors for giving me that courage to stand up to my father.”

Fernandez has been performing music professionally since 1989.

Within six months of starting Peace Frog in 1998, the band was performing “Light My Fire” on Dick Clark’s nationally televised “Your Big Break” and then touring Australia. Peace Frog has since played in Japan, Tahiti, Europe, Central America, Mexico, Canada and throughout the United States. Shortly after, he regained sobriety Fernandez did a 17-city tour in India.

Peace Frog has been doing residency gigs in Los Angeles since 2004, and currently rotates three musicians each at keyboard, drums and guitar. The only constant is Professor Tony Fernandez as Jim Morrison.

Sunday, April 17 at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, a sober green-tea drinking Fernandez belted out two and a half hours straight of Doors classics. And that was only the first set. Keyboardist and left handed bass player, ala Ray Manzarek, John Harjo said Fernandez never loses

his voice, and is the best singer he works with. When it comes to Fernandez’ portrayal of Morrison, he is at the very top in the world, according to Harjo.

“He has got it down. He has all the nuances,” Harjo said. “He has it going on”

On Christmas break Fernandez plans to fly to Cancun and take a propeller plane to Havana to visit and play Cuba for the first time. He also hopes to connect with fellow political scientists at the University of Havana to discuss and speak about relations between the two countries.

On March 20, 2016, Barack Obama became the first sitting president since Calvin Coolidge in 1928 to visit Cuba. The Rolling Stones arrived the same week and performed in front of an estimated 400,000 people, becoming the first major international rock band to play in the country where Fidel Castro banned rock and roll in 1961, according to the Guardian.

“I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas,” said Obama, addressing the Cuban people.

The United States lost 58,000

Regardless of the trends in fasion, on this day, denim means so much more.

Denim Day marks the anniversary the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction in 1998. The court ruled the victim’s jeans were too tight, therefore she must have helped to take them off, consenting to the encounter. In protest, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans, according to The East Bay Times.

Wearing jeans on the anniversary of the decision has become a symbol against sexual violence, and Pierce College has participated in Denim Day since 2002, as a part of Sexual Violence Awareness Month.

Lara Wong, a first year Student Engagement Coordinator, Counselor and co-adviser for the ASO, primary role in her position is to support students on campus. Her role with the ASO provides her with an opportunity to work with student leaders within student government who are representing the student voice on campus.

This is Wong’s first opportunity to experience Denim Day, she looks forward to continuing this awareness day on the future.

“The actual Denim Day started with the act of wearing tight jeans being misinterpreted kind of like saying this person was wearing something risqué so she deserved to be assaulted,” Dr. Conrady Wong

The ASO handed out flyers Tuesday on The Mall, inviting students to wear denim for a purpose for the event taking place today.

“I expect a lot of people to show solidarity in wearing denim,” Wong said. “This is a time for Pierce to come together as a campus community in order to show awareness for the issue.”

Director of the Student Health Center Beth Benne was part of the Campus Violence Response Team, that organized events for Denim Day since 2007.

Kathy Oborn, the department chair of Criminal Justice, Political Science, Chicano Studies and Economics, wrote in an email that Denim Day began at Pierce in 2002 when it was a volunteer group of faculty and staff. It was part of a grant that the University of Southern California wrote and incorporated the Los Angeles Community College District. At the time, the only mandated sexual assault reporters were Benne and the female deputy. Since October 2014, with Title IX, anybody who is paid by the college with the exception of mental health providers, is a mandated reporter of sexual assault, according to Benne.

“I’m very curious to see how Denim Day will go,” Benne said. “I’m excited that the students are running it, that’s an ultimately wonderful thing and it’s

was trying to change the Higher One accounts for students to a credit union, because of Higher One’s extra fees they charge students for services and financial aid services.

“Higher One charges $2.50 just to check your balance at an ATM, and $20 to replace your debit card if it gets lost or damaged,” Woods said.

After speaking with the dean of the Financial Aid Office Woods discovered the policy that the banks had.

“The fees are outrageous, and I want to have a credible bank for students to go to,” Woods said.

Victoriano spoke about equality issues with many groups. She is hopeful to bring the community from all sides on one page to help one another grow and succeed.

“It’s really important to address these issues for students, and not be afraid to speak up for student rights,” Victoriano said.

ASO President Candidate Barbara Lombrano has also been involved with several issues on campus particularly with the parking, safety issues, and food

options. She is looking to give the student’s her commitment to them to serve their needs and fix their concerns.

“With my experiences I have learned more about a commitment level, and what it takes to get the concerns of the student body heard,” Lombrano said.

Lombrano’s opponent for president did not show to the forum to discuss his policies.

Students must present a valid student identification and license to vote. The ballots will be stored in the office of the ASO Advisor or the Vice President of Student Services.

Laura Chen / Roundup

Edouard Tchertchian, vice chair of Math Department and Math Instructor, speaks to Academic Senate Members during a meeting on Monday, April 25.

Max Sullivan / Roundup

Tony Fernandez, professor of political science and Chicano Studies, performs as the front man of a Doors cover band at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sunday, April 17.

GABY SORIANO Staff gsoriano.roundupnews@gmail.com

[See Cuba to open doors, pg. 6]

Mohammad Djauhari / File Photo Holly Hagan hangs a T-shirt during the Clothesline event of Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. assault. On Denim Day, wearing jeans has become a symbol of protest and support against sexual assault.

[See Wearing jeans, pg. 3]

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Who is your favorite professor and why?

“My favorite professor has been Mr. Gonzales, who I had for English 101. I could tell that he actually cared about the students. He was very blunt on everything he said, but he was good on giving the students life lessons on what to expect after college, and it helped that he was also funny.”

-Joey Hauss, Nursing Program, 29, Freshman

“My favorite professor would be Professor Phoenix, who was my counselor for Special Services. Professor Phoenix is the person who mentored me since I was 18 up until now, and the person who helped me through a lot of hard times. He encouraged me to continue my education and not give up. He motivated and inspired me through those hard times.”

-Edward Rodriguez, History major, 25, Senior

“I would say Professor Potter from my Sociology 3 crime and delinquency class. He’s a down to earth person. He made sure the student understood the classwork, and he’s easygoing and friendly. He’s all around a gentleman. I recommend it to students who haven’t, to take a class with him. He’s an awesome professor.”

-Alicia Boatwright, Administrator Professional major, Sophomore

“I would say Professor Sirott, who I’ve taken twice for my CAOT classes. The things I liked about her were that she was funny, friendly and that she should easily help out all of her students.”

-Sarah Jones, Computer major, 27, Junior

“Professor Saenz because he’s very straight-forward with his students and is clear in what he wants and asks of a person. I took him for English 28, 101, and 102, and liked how he gave his students challenges on ways they could do better work and the prompts and topics he introduced were up to date were what caught my attention.”

-Annamarie Rodriguez, Undecided, 19, Sophomore

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Volume 124, Issue 7: Page 3: The “Spring Job Fair recruits students” article was written by Jonathan Hintz.

When Ads don’t add up

Asuccessful event requires proper promotion, both on and off campus. The Farmwalk would have been better attended if it was better advertised. This event was a main and important event that should have had a high headcount. A lack of mass-spread advertisement caused there to be fewer people.

With two events in one day, the Open House/Beyond Farmwalk on Sunday, April 17, didn’t seem to feel crowded even though there are more than 21,000 students enrolled this semester.

Pierce College celebrated it’s annual spring semester Farmwalk, which is a way to allow the community to learn about the rich agricultural history of the college. However, this year’s traditional event was different, adding an Open House at Rocky Young Park that showcased the programs and services the college has to offer. With the addition to the Open House, some people were unaware of one location or the other. We should have distributed the funds we received this year more effectively. The budget for the Farm Walk this year was $85,000, and marketing was $27,000, according to Public Relations Manager, Doreen Clay.

The school spent approximately $21,000 on commercial ads on the radio station KIIS FM. Why couldn’t we expand to other stations, why focus on one radio station? Some students and faculty

use bus transportation and didn’t get to hear the commercial ads or listen to different stations, so how are those people suppose to know about it if doesn’t reach to them?

Like the summer and fall semester ads we see on bus stops and the commercials on television, creating any of those would have brought in a bigger audience because more people would see the ad.

The flyers that were placed around campus should have been sent to students mailboxes to inform them prior of the event. This would’ve allowed students to invite family and friends in advance.

More advertising in local weekend newspapers or other college newspapers would have been a good way to reach to a larger audience.

Students are constantly checking their emails, sending the ad to their Los Angeles Community College District emails would have been another cheap alternative to promote the event. If enrollment was down this semester, we should’ve used more funds to organize a better promotion plan for the Open House/Beyond Farmwalk to get more student to enroll.

With 113 community colleges in California, it would have been useful to send out flyers or emails to some of the campus’s around Pierce to bring in students from other colleges to see what Pierce has, that their campus does not.

The community has been

RANDI LOVE Staff rlove.roundupnews@gmail.com

Festival activities, a corn maze, a haunted house and trail were all featured at the last Halloween Carnival at the Pierce Farm Center in 2014. Last year we did not have a Halloween event, which left the surrounding neighbors without the family activities it had for over a decade.

According to an article in the Daily News from 2014, the Farm Center had drawn thousands to its yearround produce stand, pioneer village and annual Halloween Harvest and Christmas festivals. It was ordered to shut down the day after Christmas and to vacate the campus by April 15, 2015.

If the Halloween Carnival comes back to make an appearance, thousands of children and adults will have a fun and spooky place to go to. It could also bring money to both the farm and the school.

The article also mentioned that the school could not afford to continue having the festival every year. If ticket, food, ride and attraction prices were lowered, more people may be inclined to come and spend money.

More money could be earned by the festival if souvenirs were sold.

If campus clubs, departments and organizations volunteered their time to earn money for their clubs, it could save money over hiring outside people to run all of the stands, events and attractions.

Using biodegradable food containers that can be recycled, allow for another way to bring money or reuse a product. People of the community and surrounding areas looked forward to the family fun that

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was provided at the carnival and other events held through the Farm Center.

The carnival was one of the only events in the San Fernando valley that catered to families rather than couples, teenagers or people that wanted to be scared rather than just entertained.

Parents with small children, along with some teenagers and other people may not want to go to theme parks or local haunted houses. Theme park Halloween events are not designed for youth, or the faint of heart.

According to that same article in the Daily News, officials of the Farm Center and the Foundation for Pierce College, former partners in the “agritainment” venture, said the center never cost the college a dime. They said it had contributed $2.1 million to the school.

If the agricultural entertainment brought money to the school without the campus having to spend any, then the event should come back and provide the community with fun and safe entertainment.

I think we should most definitely bring back the carnival. It was a great add to the community. It was an event that brought the local people together to have a good time on Halloween. Our school has very few public events thorughout the year. When we took the Halloween carnival away, it left that time of the year, empty for the community. Let’s bring it back.

coming to the traditional Farmwalk for the past 40 years because it’s one of the only places in the valley you can get up close and pet farm animals.

Sometimes change is good, but

if the Farmwalk was successful before, why add the Open House? If the goal was to bring in more students we should have promoted both events more than the previous years.

TANYA CASTANEDA Staff

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The Halloween Carnival that took place every year at Pierce was a fun way for the community to get a little more involved with the school. Many people enjoyed the pumpkin patch, and spirit of the carnival. Recently, however, the carnival was taken away, and there have been no signs of Pierce trying to bring it back. I think it would be a bad idea to rekindle the tradition.

Although there are many benefits to the Halloween Carnival, there are also many consequences. One of them being the current drought the state of California is facing.

Since most people simply drive by every October, they fail to realize just how much water is being used to keep the carnival open. With more water than I can even imagine being used, you begin to wonder just how much these carnivals were costing the school, and if they made enough profit to make up for the money spent. What about the tons of water already used? Could that have potentially been water we could have saved to help prevent the severe drought? Possibly. Also, with not much else going on in October, the month is usually dedicated to costume parties, where everyone can get together and have a few drinks. The party-goers have the right to drink, and normally, that would not be a problem in the comfort of their own home. However, what happens when someone mentions the idea of a corn maze at Pierce? They end up at the Halloween Carnival intoxicated.Picture this: A group of drunk friends show up to the carnival on a Friday night. Almost immediately, they begin acting inappropriately, making sexual remarks and cursing excessively. All while children run

around them, picking pumpkins.

How would you feel witnessing this?

The idea of allowing the carnival to be open to anyone, doesn’t seem too fair to the kids. Considering the carnival is on the property of a college, once the night reaches a certain hour, college-aged students are expected to flock in. One might argue that the parents should take their kids to the pumpkin patch earlier in the day, but what about the working parents that have limited hours to do such activities with their children? By keeping the carnival closed, it increases the chances of parents taking their children to a smaller pumpkin patch where Pierce students are less likely to go while intoxicated.

Violence can be a consequence of the carnival. Unfortunately, most view breaking the rules as a rush. More likely than not, after a few drinks in their system, most are more prone to do things they will likely regret because they are not in the right state of mind. Whether it be breaking the law in order to get that rush it is they are seeking or becoming aggressive and fighting. With a lot of different activities going on during the carnival, there are many opportunities for people to stir up some trouble. All it takes is one person with bad intentions, or even a misunderstanding to cause problems. With many negatives to this question, I do not think the Halloween carnival should be brought back. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

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Illustration by Nelson Simmons

MakerSpace club fits workshops in small room.

JOSE HERRERA Staff jherrera.roundupnews@gmail.com

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On Friday, April 22, MakerSpace club members held workshops focusing on the Fundamentals of Arduino, Circuits and Programming Logic, Intro to 3D Printing, Beginning Crochet, Screen Printing, Intro to Laser Cutting and Basic Paper Modeling.

“We are doing workshops so students can gain the skills they need to go out in the real world and be useful in the workforce,”

MakerSpace club member Natalie Mendoza said.

Paul Macander, MakerSpace club co-president, said the workshops were meant to bring in students with specific interests and to also expose them to other ideas in the workshops.

“The MakerSpace is a place that should be open to any sort of idea whether it’s crafting, technology, or art design,” Macander said. “It’s all about that collaboration.”

There was no expectation of how many students would attend, however, the amount of people that participated proved to the MakerSpace club that they needed a larger location to work in and hold their workshops.

Vegan society and friends gathered to share lifestyle in the Great Hall

LUCAS WIGGINS

Staff

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Music, food and an opportunity to meet new people were the themes of The Pierce College Vegan Societies first Potluck in the Great Hall on Friday April 22 coinciding with Earth Day.

Matt Phelps, student and president of the Vegan Society, planned for several guest speakers to attend the event including someone from Sea Shepherd to talk about over fishing in our oceans and a presentation on organic-natural foods.

“The overall idea is we’re trying to emphasize on speakers, but we also want it to be a time where people can socialize and make new friends,” Phelps said.

“In some ways this is an

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The results from the health survey that the Student Health Center sent out, indicated that 11 percent of female respondents are in an emotionally abusive intimate relationship.

“I think the biggest number is that 11 percent of our female respondents are involved in an emotional abusive intimate relationship,” Benne said. “Maybe they’re not physically abused but emotionally, they are and anybody who is a victim of abuse, we know that it involves the physical and emotional.”

Wong said that the Student Health and Advisory Committee (SHAC) are planning to show a movie called, “Hunting Ground” which the premise is sexual assault on college campuses.

“They’re in the process of viewing it themselves just to be sure they can be great hosts for it and the rest of the campus,” Wong said.

This is an issue that affects

“I mean, our space is small but we can accommodate,” Mendoza said. “Getting space was bit of an an issue, but we resolved it. It’s hard to find space on campus that can accommodate the equipment and stuff we want.”

Originally, they hoped to have hosted the workshop in a larger building, such as the old library, but were unable to get the space.

“The students are interested and the ASO is supportive,” Macander said. “The amount of students that showed up in the little space we have is not conducive. It doesn’t work well together. ”

Students and new club members at the event had to wait outside the room until there was space for them to go in and participate.

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experiment, and we’re just trying to see how it goes for next time, what we can do better depending on our experience,” Phelps said.

Galit Ashkenazi, a fulltime student Club Council representative of the Vegan Society, would like to raise awareness about how vegan lifestyles affect the Earth.

“We are trying to bring consciousness about what it is to be vegan and how it helps the earth,” Ashkenazi said Ashkenazi, 18, chose a vegetarian lifestyle when she was 12 after learning how adopting a plant-based diet can impact the planet.

“I started a slow transition into ‘veganism’ when I was 15,” Ashkenazi said. “In Earth Day we try to be sustainable and earth friendly, and being vegan is the best way to do that because it is the most sustainable kind of diet to have.”

Unlike vegetarians, vegans stick to a strict plant-based diet, consuming no product or byproduct of animal, according to

all ages of college students, but it has recently been trending nationally where it’s a problem and has been on college campuses, according to Wong.

Wong wants to provide an opportunity for Pierce to raise awareness to everyone to learn what Denim Day is and that it’s a social awareness about an epidemic that’s recently been affecting college students and college campuses.

“We are very lucky to have the sheriff’s office to oversee us and protect us, but I think our best source of protection is each other,” Wong said. “If we see someone struggling, we know who to call and be able to step up.”

According to the website rainn.org, women in college ages 18-24 are three times more likely than women in general to suffer from sexual violence. About eight percent of all sexual assaults occur when the victim attends college.

Sheriff’s Station Team Leader Deputy Al Guerrero confirmed that there has not

Matthew McIntyre discussed and demonstrated how the 3D printer works.

“It's all about that collaboration.”

Intro to Laser Cutting was led by club member Emilio Nicolas, as he cut names of students and drawings of Sailor Moon characters. CoPresident Joel Simonoff was in charge of the Fundamentals of Arduino, Circuits and Programming Logic workshop.

“Most universities have very elaborate MakerSpaces and it’s interesting because when you

Ashkenazi.

“Vegetarian is basically when you don't eat any animals, you still eat cheese you still eat eggs, dairy and all of that,” Ashkenazi said. “When you are vegan you don’t eat anything that comes from an animal, so whether it’s the meat, dairy or eggs, nothing that is associated with an animal is to be used.”

Becoming conscious of the extension of animal cruelty beyond the consumption of meat was the rationale behind Ashkenazi’s decision to choose a vegan diet.

Stephanie Winnard, adjunct professor of psychology and the faculty advisor of the Vegan Society, believes farming is first in line in the causes for the natural disasters of today.

“Agriculture is the leading cause of pretty much every environmental ill known to humanity, including climate change, species extinction, deforestation, resource depletion, water pollution and ocean deadlines,” Winnard said.

been sexual assault reports since the beginning of last year. All the deputies on campus have training on how to handle these situations.

“People don’t realize that the deputies on campus have worked the field, meaning different cities, before coming to colleges,” Guerrero said. “We are not exclusively just campus police.”

Guerrero suggests for students to always be aware of their surroundings, walk where there are people, and not park at a far distance from the campus.

In case of emergency students can call the Sheriff’s Station number, (818) 719-6450 which is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week even campus is closed or on holiday. The emergency contact number is 4311.

“We just want Pierce to be a welcoming, and safe community for everyone and I think anytime we can have an event that educates students about safety is great,” Wong said.

see these MakerSpaces, it's part of the curriculum,” Macander said. “You have to be prepared to enter at that level knowing that these other students have already had the experience. So having a MakerSpace on campus here is critical.”

To prepare for MakerSpace Week the MakerSpace club had asked for funding from the ASO, which was approved for $1800 last semester.

They also underwent training on how to run these workshops along with learning how to

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operate the machinery by attending Hexlab during winter break.

Architecture major Xenia Bran attended the workshop and enjoyed learning what MakerSpace had to offer.

“They’ve been making an effort for the last year and a half to have a functioning MakerSpace here on campus,” Bran said. “They’re trying to unite all different sorts of majors to come into a room and let their creative side out.”

The event itself was organized by members and was a way for the MakerSpace club to dip their toes into the water.

“The most exciting thing is seeing all these guys excited about something, seeing everybody sharing information and everybody smiling and talking,” Macander said. “That to me is the beauty of it.”

4/17 - Intoxicated person Officers responded to a disturbance in Parking Lot 1. Paramedics were called to transport a female non-student to the hospital on April 17, around 7p.m.

4/18 - Gym Locker Burglary Gym locker was broken into in the women's locker room on April 18, around 7 a.m.

4/20 - Vandalism Student states her vehicle was keyed in the parking lot behind the pool.

Pierce College Sheriff’s Station General Information: Emergency: (818) 710 - 4311

nside a small room, in the 3800 Applied Technology building, MakerSpace club members can be found working in several fields of design.Joel Simonoff, far left, leads an Arduino workshop using microcontrollers as James Aragon, Hugo Gonzalez, Frederick Lopez and Josh Aro observe in the Applied Technology Building at Pierce College during the 3D Printing MakerSpace workshop on Friday, April 22, 2016 in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Makers lack space

-Paul Macander Makerspace Club Co-President

Vegan potluck to celebrate Earth Day

The emotion of Dance

Copy and photos by Taylor Arthur Saturday rehearsals for the spring dance concert are a collaborative effort of the talented student dancers at Pierce. Stage blocking, the determination of where the dancers should be on the main stage, as well as choreography, is carefully planned to prepare for the opening of the show on May 20.

Sandy Luque, who has been dancing for 11 years, is dedicating the piece to her brother. According to fellow dancer Briana Bauer, the genuine emotion that goes into the piece makes it even more powerful.

During the rehearsal, Bauer, Luque and other students work together to create smooth transitions within the choreography. Often they stop the music to go over select parts of the dance and work out the kinks in the visual aspect of movement.

Denise Gibson, director of the Spring Dance concert, watches from the side and offers her students advice on how to improve and continue forward as they prepare to perform on the main stage. Her fresh perspective helps the students point out weaknesses that they cannot see themselves while performing.

As the rehearsal winds down, dancers have an idea of what they need to work on before the next round. When the dancers return to the studio on the following Saturday, they will be able to progress from where they left off, and continue to polish the rest of the piece before opening night.

Right: (left to right) Briana Bauer, Sandy Luque, Alejandra Medrano and Cheyenne Landers dance in the studio to prepare for the upcomng spring concert. At Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Middle right: Emily Part reherses for the spring dance concert.

Bottom: Briana Bauer and Sandy Luque lace up their point shoes before the begining of their dance rehersal.

THEATER REVIEW: THE GAME IS AFOOT, WATSON

Sinking into the role without fail, Spencer leads the audience through the events that led up to the detective’s famed “final adventure.”

The actors are readied and the stage is set at the Pierce College Performing Arts Mainstage for the last chapter of London’s greatest fictitious detective. Trading in the deerstalker cap and pipe for a top hat and small pistol, this Holmes is outfitted for a thrilling evening of hunting down well-heeled crime lords. Ripe with quick wit, sharp humor and suspense, ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure’ lives up to the expectations that come with its name. The play, written by Steven Dietz, was masterfully orchestrated in the hands of director Gene Putnam.

This is not the highly stylized works that have come to invade movie theaters across the country. Instead, this is a play of thoughtfully placed details and mindful banter, for which there is always an ulterior meaning.

Set against the seedy backdrop of Victorian era London, the story begins with news of Sherlock Holmes’s death. Stepping into the warm ruddy glow of a solitary street lamp is Doctor John Watson, portrayed by Sean Spencer.

Sherlock Holmes, played by Anthony Cantrell, has summoned Watson to his flat on 221B Baker Street. His instructions on how to enter the homestead alert the ever aware doctor that something is amiss.

Upon his arrival, Watson is greeted by Holmes who is quick to note how easily Watson has adapted to married life. Their reunion is sweet but short, as Holmes cuts to the chase.

Holmes is in peril, and the man responsible is the brilliant yet sinister Professor James Moriarty.

Professor Moriarty, portrayed by veteran actor, Amir Khalighi, is as ruthless as he is cunning. He is the mastermind behind all crime in the London criminal underworld, and Holmes has become obsessed with bringing him to justice.

It is not long until their conversation is cut short by an unexpected visit from the King of Bohemia, played by Joshua Straschewski. The king has a problem of operatic proportions, and Holmes is the only man capable of taking on the case.

The task seems simple. Retrieve

a compromising photo from the beautiful soprano, Irene Adler, before the night of his wedding. However, there is an issue.

Adler, portrayed by the charming Bobbie Candler, does not wish to part with the photo.

Instead, she intends to teach the naive king what it means to break the heart of a diva.

Soon, these parallels of blackmail, murder and love overlap to create a web fit for Broadway.

The fleeting glances, the chilling gleam in Moriarty’s eyes, and the genuine connections among the actors speak volumes of the ensembles compatibility and directors ability to bring it to the stage.

From the leading cast to the supporting roles, the world that Sherlock Holmes inhabits is vividly brought to life.

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Pierce College,Theater alumn Anthony Cantrell plays Sherlock Holmes in Steven Dietz's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure." Cantrell during a reading rehearsal on March 14, 2016 in Pierce College's Performing Arts Building. Performances are scheduled in LAPC Theater's through May 1.

Cuba to open its Doors to ‘Morrison’ man

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soldiers in the 20-year-long Vietnam War.

“We have better relations with Vietnam than we have with Cuba,” Fernandez said. “That is due to the strong Cuban-American lobbyists, who have been dictating the policy of Washington toward, Cuba. When Watergate happened the robbers were Cubans.”

Fernandez is excited about Cuba beginning to open up to the world, and believes music can play a significant role in connecting people. He thinks the two music worlds can collaborate to spawn a new genre of music.

“Just like the Spaniards when they came and crossed AfroCuban with Spaniard-European and created salsa, and the flip side of salsa is Latin Jazz,“ Fernandez said. “We could create rock-AfroCuban.”

Fernandez grew up in Los Angeles, distanced from his Cuban roots and other Cuban immigrants who largely reside in Florida. He is the youngest child of well-educated dentists, who attended USC and UCLA respectively.

“What I’m hoping is to sit down [in Cuba] and share experiences and say what was your experience,” Fernandez said. “Oh, well this was my experience, and somehow connect, and start a new experience.”

His father was politically involved in the anti-Castro movement, which opened his

son’s eyes to political science. The philosophies of Jim Morrison led Fernandez to question authority, especially that of his own abusive father.

Fernandez began drinking when he was 14 or 15 years old. The problem grew with binge drinking while partying in the music scene.

He said he was emotionally stunted as a teenager, and unable to cope with life’s problems until he found sobriety in his 40s.

“On the outside, it looked like I had the perfect life,” Fernandez said. “I was a college professor, an international rock star, and I was dating playboy centerfold bunnies and it was all good. On the inside I was completely empty and spiritually bankrupt.”

Internally, Fernandez held a secret. Alcohol was killing him and he knew it, but he would not tell a doctor because he knew they would tell him to stop drinking.

“For over a year I would have these strange bowel movements and it was just pure blood that would come out,” Fernandez said. “I knew I was dying.”

His music career was taking off in 2011, but he had reached rock bottom by the time he dreamed his own death in France and visited the grave of Jim Morrison, who died in a Paris bathtub at 27.

“Alcohol leads to death, jail or mental institutions,” Fernandez said. “And none of them sounded good to me. For me it was death.”

When Fernandez returned stateside he attempted to quit drinking but relapsed backstage at shows a couple times. Then he turned to MusiCares, an organization that helps musicians during hard times.

“The problem was that when I realized ‘hey, I really want to stop,’ I couldn’t,” Fernandez said.

The vocalist did not envision a long future while in the depths of severe alcohol abuse.

“A while back Tony was saying we [Peace Frog] probably have a good ten years left,” said Peace Frog drummer Bobby Breton.

“Now that he is healed, we have many more years left. That is the

beauty about sobering up.”

In recovery, Fernandez had to apologize to those around him including his bandmates for his behavior. Once becoming sober and having more clarity on life, the hardest person to forgive, was himself. At one point in life Fernandez was okay with digging his own grave, but it was not the end. He is now approaching five years

sober, and got married 1 ½ years ago. Fernandez now looks toward the future. He dreamed this death, but it sparked a new beginning, an opportunity Morrison never had.

Morrison inspired Fernandez to question the status quo and stand up to his own father. Now Fernandez hopes to inspire students to face their addictions, and realize their potential to achieve a bright future.

Fernandez preference was beer, but he notices when attending 12 step meetings that the younger generation is hooked on prescription pills, especially opiates.

”I want students to know that there is help and that silence equals death,” Fernandez said. “You can’t do it by yourself. I couldn’t do it by myself.”

Hitting the books with fashionable looks

Freelance model aspires to expand her knowledge through higher education

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Every dream comes with an opportunity to conceive and fulfill it. For aspiring model and actress Jamie Daugherty, 21, the chance to came by way of working as a freelance model for the American Broadcasting Company or “ABC Network.”

Daugherty began modeling at the age of 18. Long hours and scheduling can be hectic at times, but she finds joy in her work. Daugherty sees it as an experience that she can learn and grow from.

“This opportunity with ABC has been really great,” Daugherty said. “Taking this chance has lead me to explore new things I can do, and new places I can go.”

Daugherty is a Communications major in her sophomore year at Pierce College. While she must divide herself between a busy work schedule and school, Daugherty keeps her mind set on the task at hand.

It is her goal to transfer to California State University Northridge next year, and obtain a degree in Communications by the close of 2018. As she works toward concluding her journey in higher education, Daugherty continues to pursue a career in modeling.

Daugherty recalls how abruptly the chance to work for ABC came. It was in the middle of the winter intersession when she was contacted by an unexpected caller.

“This opportunity came out of nowhere,” Daugherty said. “I was in a class during the winter session and I got a call from Culver City, and I am grateful for it.”

Daugherty signed with ABC soon after and began modeling for the company in January.

She has appeared on shows such as Girls Rock, Luscious

Waves, Coco Rocha and FAB Life in her tenure there. FAB Life and Coco Rocha are her most recent projects, which will be airing in mid May 2016. When she is not cramming for midterms or out on “gosee”—casting calls put out by agencies who are scouting models for upcoming shows— Daugherty spends her free time travelling with her friends and roommates.

Despite her newfound success, Daugherty has remained humbled. Those who know her, say Daugherty’s “bright and open” personality her best trait.

“She is an unforgettable and an amazing person,” said Giovanni Rosalez, 21. “Her biggest joy is to make everyone around her happy.”

Like Rosalez, Ruby Sanchez is not only Daugherty’s roommate, but her companion as well. Sanchez, 20, has recognized that while her friend may be constantly in the spotlight, it is also her nature to give others credit where it is due.

“[Jamie] is not to only be the life of the party, but she also gives others recognition,” Sanchez said. As a child who was

homeschooled up until the age of 14, Daugherty had time to travel with her family.

Some of her her favorite memories are of the spontaneous trips the family took in their RV. They travelled from state to state, enjoying different cities they visited.

“A really big part of me is travelling,” Daugherty said. “The one thing I stand for is my love to travel and explore.”

Though she was able to enjoy freedom to travel that homeschooling offered, Daugherty struggled to connect with other peers when she entered the public school

“ She is an unforgettable and an amazing person. Her biggest joy is to make everyone around her happy.”

- Giovanni Rosalez Communications major, CSUN

Daugherty has grown from her experiences, once she was able to interact with her other peers.

“She [Daugherty] is smart and very trustworthy,” Sanchez said. “She is a people person, and that’s rare now days. She is one of a kind and I’m glad we’ve become friends.”

In December 2014, Daugherty, Sanchez and Rosalez took a spontaneous trip to New York to watch the ball drop in Times Square as the year ended, and 2015 began. It was a spur of the moment decision, but one she “will never forget.”

system.

Daugherty became notorious among fellow classmates for her inquisitive nature and hunger for knowledge. Soon after, she broke the barrier and was able to become friends with those in her class.

Sanchez credits Daugherty’s natural inclination to observe others with her ability to make friends with those around her.

“She found her understanding of people by watching their reactions after she would do something,” Sanchez said. “Jamie is very genuine, and everything comes from her heart.”

Feeling the urge to traverse the globe once more, Daugherty has begun planning her next adventure. She has set her sights on traveling to Europe in 2016 to be with Rosalez, who will be studying abroad during the trip.

“She is planning to go to Spain to visit me, and travel around Europe for a month while I’ll be there,” Rosalez said.

While modeling and achieving a college degree are her immediate aspirations, Daugherty’s dream is to see as much of the world as she can.

“There are so many possibilities and opportunities, and travelling keeps a person open minded, especially if they feel stuck in life at some point,” Daugherty said.

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Jamie Daugherty, a 21-year-old communications major, stands outside the entrance of the Library/Learning Crossroads building on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Tony Fernanez and Larry Rousseve of Peace Frog performing at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, April 17, 2016.

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Tailgate comes to the bullpen Students and administration show Brahma spirit on Joe Kelly Field

SCHEDULE

April 27 - May 4 Swim and Dive

No meets this week.

Women’s Beach Volleyball

Wednesday, April 27 WSC Individual Play-ins 32’s @ El Camino 12 p.m.

Friday, April 29 WSC Individual 16’s- Finals @ El Camino at noon

Tuesday, May 3 Southern California Regional Playoffs TBA

a great opportunity for school spirit for

The Pierce College Associated Students Organization hosted its first baseball tailgate event on April 21 at Joe Kelly Field.

Lara Conrady-Wong, student engagement coordinator and counselor at Pierce, aims to connect student leaders and promote awareness of sport games and other events taking place on campus by hosting a baseball tailgating that was open to all students, staff and faculty.

“One of our initiatives for today is to spread the word that there

are lots of ways to get involved in campus events, planning events and student government that maybe people don’t know about yet,” Conrady-Wong said. “There’s so many awesome events at Pierce College that students don’t know about, so ASO is just trying to help students be more involved on campus.”

Alex Alvarez, the ASO Club Council president is confident that these kinds of events will create opportunities for camaraderie among the student population at the college.

“The tailgate is an opportunity for students to be more involved on campus, just to have fun,” Alvarez said. “Lately, we don’t have that much publicity for our athletic teams and I think this is

a great way to help students be more aware that we have sports on campus.”

Unsure of how to best approach the task of captivating students from both the academic and sports populations at Pierce, Conrady-Wong bet on the idea of a tailgating event in hopes of engaging students for semesters to come.

“We thought we would start out with a baseball tailgate, and hopefully it’s a success so we can start the tailgate tradition going into next year and we can support more student athletes at Pierce,” Conrady-Wong said.

Offering free pizza, cookies and other refreshments to students who attend the tailgating event was only one of the ways the ASO

attracted students to come out and participate, according to ConradyWong.

“We’re actually doing prizes as the game goes on, so we talked about doing some things by innings just to encourage people to stay at the game a little longer,” Conrady-Wong said.

Dan DeLeon, a Pierce College student studying Broadcasting, was taken back by both the beauty of the weather, and the ability of the ASO to support and put on an event that drew out such great student participation.

“I’m enjoying myself in this beautiful weather during this nice day that we have,” DeLeon said. “The students have come out to make this tailgate seem more than just a smattering of students, it’s

Baseball

actually turned into something pretty exciting.”

“The fact that Pierce puts on these type of events is super exciting and i’m glad to be a part of it,” DeLeon said.

According to ASO Vice President Barbara Lombrano, their main objectives of the tailgate event was to support athletics and engage and inform students of the opportunities available for them through the ASO.

“We wanted to put together a tailgate to have students come out and support our baseball team, to get more engagement with students on campus, to network and learn more about ASO and the different clubs,” Lombrano said. “And really to just support each other here on campus.”

Thursday, April 28 vs. Cuesta 2:30 p.m.

Friday, April 29 @ Cuesta 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball

Thursday, April 28 CCCAA State Championships - Semifinals 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 CCCAA State Championships - Finals TBA

Brahma of the Week

Outside hitter Volleyball

Can you evaluate the way your team has played this past week?

“We finished the season strong. We knew we couldn’t make the playoffs, but we wanted to finish the season strong and we finished with a win against Santa Barbara in our last game.”

What are some of your personal goals moving forward?

“One goal was to get recruited for my first year. I did and I committed to Concordia University, Irvine.”

Raymond Barsemian

“Another goal of mine at the beginning of the season, was to lead the state in kills, which I was able to do.

I want to win a national championship. I want to pursue volleyball for the rest of my life. After college, I want to pursue volleyball professionally in Europe.”

What are some aspects of your game you want to improve on?

“My leadership. I need to focus more on my team rather than myself to help the

whole team. Also my consistency. Some games I play really great and some I play not so good. I need to improve, especially in jump serving.”

How would you describe your team this past season?

“We had one of the most talented teams in the state. We just peaked too late. We started winning games when the season was over. If we had a few more weeks, we would have definitely been a playoff contender.”

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Members of the ASO, cheer team, and Pierce College President Kathleen Burke pose for a group photo during the ASO funded baseball tailgate event on Thursday, April 21 in Woodland Hills, Calif. “It’s

both the ASO and our own athletic teams,” President Burke said.

El Ninio strikes big

Long-distance swimmer makes a splash for Pierce

laps front and back to 64 laps.

Ninio participates in all the long-distance events.

farthest.”

Going the distance as she ripples through the water, Shany Ninio, of the Pierce swim team has been set to kick her way through the long distance swimming competitions rather than speed through it.

In seventh grade, Shany Ninio attended a YMCA Junior Lifeguard Camp. It was there her coach encouraged her to begin swimming. Soon after, she made a splash for the Rattler Swim Club at the San Fernando Regional Pool.

Ninio spent eight years swimming for Rattler. On her ninth and last year competing for a club team, she swam for El Cariso. With no experience and little technique, it took Ninio about a year to fully train and prepare for competitive racing.

After preparation and with the help of her coaches, Ninio has developed her own technique.

“For me, specifically, I have a really long and slow stroke with my arms. The only thing that really keeps me going is my kick. I have a really strong kick that’s just steady and hard,” Ninio said.

The racing events differ because of distance. The distance can vary from two

Ninio believes that she and her club coaches thought she was not fast enough for sprinting. At the end of her first year in club, they realized she was a distance swimmer. Her role had then been established and she has been competing in the same event ever since.

Although long-distance racing may seem like the toughest event for most, Ninio has taken on the challenge.

“It’s all mental, I think, for distance. I think I just have a really strong mind where I can not psych myself out so I know I can go fast when I need to,” Ninio said.

“I think I have just have a kind of strong mindset in it and that’s what takes me the

With the help of her coaches, Ninio believes she works as hard as she possibly can during practices and only hopes the effort reflects in her racing. The key to her success is a positive mindset.

“What you put into it, you get out of it,” Ninio said.

Ninio believes practices should not be a waste of time. Her goal is to put in maximum effort every time she is in the water.

Her devotion and motivation has proved noteworthy to both her coaches and teammates alike.

“She’s always been very, very dedicated and driven to swim as fast as she possibly can,” Mircea Pitariu, assistant swim coach, said. “She is one of the leaders of our swim team this year.”

“She does, I think, some

of the hardest events. You know all the long-distance events that honestly nobody would want to do and she’s

really good at them. She never complains during practice and she tries hard. She works hard for

everything,”

Back on familiar ground

Aftermore than 20 years, Reid returns to get his degree in screen writing

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He scooted instead of crawled, then ran before he walked. More than 40 years later, that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, rather, it transforms from tennis to writing scripts and directing films, before cycling back to tennis again.

Sean Reid, 46, returned to college as a new media in screenwriting major after a more than 20- year absence from formal education. In addition to working full-time and pursuing his creative crafts in Hollywood, Sean Reid also joined the Pierce College tennis team to continue a passion that has been with him since childhood.

“I say he ran because he always seemed to be trying to too fast for his legs,” his father Bob Reid said. “That is the energy that he has always had and still has, and the enthusiasm and commitment, particularly where tennis is concerned.”

His father gave him his first racket when he was 7 or 8 years old. Sean Reid said he would walk five miles in Ohio to the bus so he could go play.

“He was tenacious about pursuing lessons whenever and however he could, because he had a passion for the game that was very clear early on,” Bob Reid said. “He never lost his zeal through all these years.”

Sean Reid worked as a production assistant on America’s Funniest Homie Video’s in 1989 and left Pierce for a life of Hollywood

production. In the time since he has held jobs with E! News Daily, The TV Guide Channel and has worked as a producer, director, writer and supervising producer.

In 2003 Sean Reid wrote, directed and produced his own feature film “Redemption,” which is based on his life as an athlete trying to make it in Hollywood.

“I’m certainly very proud of Redemption, just because it is an individual piece of work,” Sean Reid said. “That certainly was an accomplishment, but the whole body of work is something that I am very proud of.”

Nicolas Roye auditioned for Redemption. He did not get the part but has remained close friends with Sean Reid ever since. Roye said Sean Reid can disappear for weeks and then learn he has been holed up writing and that is why nobody has heard from him.

“When he decides he is going to do something, he goes full tilt boogie for it,” Roye said.

Sean Reid said he felt like he never left school because he is always reading, writing, and exploring himself intellectually. He always knew he would return to school, just did not know it would take this long.

“Really it is a student for life idea for me anyway, and this [returning to school] is just kind of an extension of that,” Sean Reid said. “It’s definitely never too late and you shouldn’t let your age hold you back from whatever it is you want to do.”

Bob Reid said he was “surprised but pleased” by his

son’s decision to go back to school, especially due to how busy he is.

“I thought it represented a great deal of maturity, and his joining the tennis team, taking on that responsibility, because it does take time to work the jobs he has, try to be creative with all his different projects, and still to pursue tennis is an indication of the passion that he has for it,“ Bob Reid said. “He has achieved a great deal of success without a college degree. I think his decision to go back to school is a very courageous, important and right decision for him, for anybody.”

Sean Reid has no problem staying busy. Next week he is directing 16 webisodes for the Oprah Winfrey Network, coinciding with working on several personal projects and playing tennis. He designed and developed his life around his “twin passions” of writing and tennis, according to his father.

Roye believes the future is bright and we will see the finest from Sean Reid in two to five years.

“Sean’s best work is yet to come,” Roye said. “I think he is arriving to a point in his life where he is going to be in his sweet spot as a creative entity. I think the next 2-5 years are going to be Sean’s sweet spot” “He is just arriving to his creative potential”

Sean Reid is just happy he gets to do what he is passionate about every day.

“I fell in love with two things that I can do forever, for as long as I live, so that is a great thing,” Sean Reid said.

teammate Avo Hagopian said.

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While attending a YMCA Junior Lifeguard Camp, Shany Ninio was encouraged by one of the coaches take on competitive swimming.

“It’s all mental, I think, for distance. I think I just have a really strong mind where I can not psych myself out so I know I can go fast when I need to,” Ninio said.

“I think I have just have a kind of strong mindset in it and that’s what takes me the farthest.”

- Shany Ninio Swimmer

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Sean Reid waits for a serve against Cerritos College on the Pierce College tennis courts in Woodland Hills, Calif. on March 1.