Volume 125 Fall 2016 Roundup Issue 8

campus closed friday, nov. 11 for veterans day

Saddle up

for the mane event

Shuffling cowboy boots kicked dirt into the air as people made their way to the stands. The sound of horses trotting could only mean one thing, the event was ready to start.

On shaky ground

e Parade of Breeds, one of Pierce's last farm events for the community School foundation faces nancial di culty

More than 200 people attended the Parade of Breeds, co-hosted by the Boots and Saddles Club and Pre-Veterinary Club, at the Pierce Equestrian Center on Nov. 5.

The Equine/Horse Science Department Advisor, Patricia Warner, thought the event was successful and said she couldn’t believe how many people came out to support the event.

“I’m going to burst into tears,” Warner said. “It’s been fantastic.”

The show was held in the covered arena and began at 11:15 a.m. after an accident on the freeway delayed the start of the show by 15 minutes.

One by one, horses were led into the arena and Warner gave hints over the microphone about what the breed of each horse could be.

According to Warner, many people brought horses from the Lancaster area and someone brought a horse from as far as Hemet, Calif. She said there was at least 35 different breeds among the 40 horses in the parade.

Aside from being an event for community members, the show doubles as a test for one of Warner’s classes. Her students sat in the stands, writing down the color and breed of each horse as they came out the first time around.

The horses were brought out again after an hour intermission and Warner announced the breeds.

The intermission included

barrel racing, jumping and reining demonstrations in the middle arena.

Public Relations of the Preveterinary Club Ravi Ramakrishnan said the event proved to be a good opportunity for cooperation between this year’s co-hosts.

“I’d say it was a good collaboration between Boots and Saddles and Pre-vet because they’re usually competing clubs, so it was nice to see them come together and

Corsairs forced to walk plank

work and raise money to ultimately help the clubs stay around,” said Ramakrishnan.

The Pre-veterinary Club had a petting zoo at the event, where people could feed the donkeys and goats.

Pierce student Christina Troupe said that even though she’s scared of horses, she loved the event and plans to return next year.

“I love animals and when I saw there was a petting zoo, I was like ‘I

have to go,’” Troupe said. “We got to pet them and it was so cute. We were even able to feed the donkeys. I loved it.”

There was a kids’ activity station by the entrance of the event where children could color, pose for photos on top of a saddle, get their faces painted, and decorate horseshoes.

The Boots and Saddles Club sold food and drinks as a way of fundraising. The treasurer of the club,

Makenna Kellogg, said the food sold well and that she was glad with how prepared the club was.

Kellogg said she thinks the Boots and Saddles Club can work again with the Pre-veterinary Club for next year’s Parade of Breeds.

“I think it would just take a little more organization between the two,” Kellogg said.

In its 48 year history, the foundation has helped students and faculty alike financially, but now it struggles to keep its head above water.

Founded in 1968, the Foundation exists to provide individuals, families and companies with a way to give back to Pierce College’s students, faculty programs and capital improvements, according to the Foundation’s website. It aims to assist students, faculty and administrators with financial and material support for college facilities as well as the development of grants, scholarships, in-kind contributions, sponsorships and partnerships.

Non-profit organizations are typically run by a board of volunteers and a paid executive director, but for the past fifteen years Pierce’s Foundation hasn’t had a steady executive director. Denise Robb, an associate professor for political science at Pierce, has been the board’s chair for about two years, ever since she created a scholarship in memory of her parents and wanted to ensure its maintenance.

“I read that the Foundation was going out of business and selfishly, I got upset because I thought, well, what’s going to happen to my scholarship?” Robb said.

reaches 400 wins, Brahmas one step closer to state

Volleyball

Coach Nabil Mardini celebrated win number 400 after dominating the Santa Monica Corsairs in three straight sets.

The Brahmas won, 25-14, 2516, 25-13.

Mardini said he was happy with the way the team played and he hopes to carry the same energy into future games.

“We’re just getting ready for the playoffs,” Mardini said. “The girls are getting antsy, I’m getting antsy, but you can’t look ahead. You still

have to take care of business.”

The win brings the team’s record to 23-3. The Corsairs were able to keep up at the start of the first set, with Brahmas leading by one or two points. When the Brahmas led 108, the tone of the game shifted and Pierce increased their lead.

Multiple kills from Pierce’s outside hitter Cassidy Rosso pressured the Corsairs to call two timeouts within five minutes.

During the second set, the Corsairs were able to close the gaps whenever the Brahmas took the lead.

The score tied at 8 and again at 11, but the Brahmas began to maintain their lead at 14-12, making less mistakes and more powerful plays.

Setter Peyton Moyles said the team was able to come back after a slow start in the second set.

“We usually fall back on our fundamentals and our energy and that’s what we can always count on,” Moyles said. “When things start to not go our way, we find all that energy and that’s what we run with and that’s what we use our momentum for.”

From the start of the third set the Brahmas controlled the ball. When

the Corsairs scored their first point, the Brahmas had 7. Pierce’s energy and momentum continued until the end of the game, when the Brahmas won the third set, 25-13.

“There was pure energy at the end,” Moyles said. “It was really, really fun to be on the court the whole, entire third set. This was just one of our good games.”

Santa Monica College’s coach, Turhan Douglas, said Pierce always plays with aggression and high

energy.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Douglas said. “The only advantage we had coming into this is that they would take a team with a record like ours for granted, but I thought my girls played at a real high level. Pierce has a tendency to bring that out in teams.”

This game marked Mardini’s 400 wins, which the team celebrated with confetti and cake on the court once the match was over.

“It means I’ve been here for a long time,” Mardini said. “I appreciate what the girls did. It means a lot to me. A lot of good memories here at Pierce College.”

Douglas, who's known Mardini for a long time, said he thinks highly of him and how he coaches his team.

“Nabil, in my opinion, is right now the best coach in the country,” Douglas said.

To figure out what was going on, Robb attended a board meeting and asked what she could do to help. She was asked to attend the next meeting as well. When she showed up to the next one, Robb was surprised to find that almost all of the former board members she’d sat with in the first meeting had quit.

“That’s literally how that happened,” Robb said. “I didn’t really want to be the chair, I just wanted to help. Up until now I’ve been growing the board.”

Robb explained that without a formal grant writer, executive director, and developmental director, the board had come to manage everything those positions would normally take care of. Working alongside Robb was Floriya Borzenkova who officially held the title of senior program director, though she acted as the paid executive director.

Borzenkova left her position at the Foundation on Aug. 2 this year after 16 years of working at Pierce.

According to Borzenkova, Pierce College used to run the Foundation and pay its executive directors, but the directors kept changing as did the presidents of the college, bringing with them different opinions about the Foundation and how it should be run.

“The worst thing that can happen to any non-profit organization is if they lose stock or if there’s a change in the leadership,” Borzenkova said. “It’s like a wheel spinning in the mud. Nobody can start raising money immediately; it takes time.”

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Scarlet Walker races her quarter horse at the Parade of Breeds on Nov. 5, 2016 at Pierce College's Equestrian Center in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Cairo Harrell (20) and Cassidy Rosso go up to block a hit by the Santa Monica Corsairs on

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“Nabil, in my opinion, is right now the best coach in the country”

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women's

volleyball coach

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These incidents were reported between Oct. 26 - Nov. 4

Reported by: Samantha Bravo

10/26 - Trespassing curfew

3 non-students were on campus after 11 p.m. 2 were under age passed curfew. All were warned and advised to leave campus.

10/27 - Student Incident

Student was found inhaling cans of air duster in the Village around 7 p.m.

10/27 - Visitors Incident

2 male parents attending a high school track meet got into an argument on the Cross County Course/ Chalk Hill around 4 p.m. and one parent pulled out an object that was later found to be a charger.

11/7 - Robbery

Student reported his wallet was taken. The suspect told the student he had a gun, but no gun was seen by the student in the student service around 11 p.m.

Pierce College

Sheriff’s Station

General Information:

Emergency: (818) 710 - 4311

An urge for cheaper transportation

Units required being reduced from 12 to 8 in 2016 for universal pass pilot program

MONICA VILLACORTA Reporter @MVillacorta48

Traffic, fluctuating gas prices and the parking space issue on campus are enough to discourage students from driving, however efforts from the ASO might solve the problem with a discount on metro bus passes.

Pierce College is working to implement the Universal College Student Transit Pass (U-Pass) Pilot Program by the spring semester.

According to Metro, the program would offer students unlimited rides on Metro bus lines for a reduced fee each semester.

The program has already been implemented in other colleges, universities and trade schools in the region. The main goal is to help reduce the bus fees for students and encourage more students to utilize the Metro as a method of transportation.

According to ASO president Barbara Lombrano, the regular pass available to students can take up to six weeks to obtain. CSUN, Santa Monica College and other campuses in the district have already signed on to this program, according to Lombrano.

“They’re estimating right now that if there’s no subsidy from the college or ASO, it would run about $190 for the semester,” Lombrano said. “I am trying to find out what the campus would do to subsidize the cost and then ASO may [also] decide to help subsidize the cost.”

The Director of Metro Commute Services Communications, Devon Deming, met with Pierce College to discuss the Universal Pass Pilot Program. Methods of pricing and

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requirements for eligibility of the pass were discussed.

There is a price cap and Pierce would only be billed for what is used the first year, even if it falls under the cap, according to Lombrano. However, if Pierce goes over the cap, they will not be charged for that excess amount.

Deming was unavailable for comments.

As of now, students are eligible for

The Assembly Bill 288 authorizes California community college districts to enter a formal partnership agreement with local high school districts. This will establish college career access pathways, which will act to expand access to concurrent enrollment opportunities for high school students.

While some members of the Academic Senate support AB 288, they raised concerns on how to establish the bill during Monday’s Academic Senate meeting in the

the U-Pass if they have eight or more units per semester. This also includes units from classes attended at other colleges. Pierce College is working to make the requirement six units for its part-time students. “I know that the Metro board is going to be meeting Dec. 1 and they are going to talk about possibly getting it down to the six units,” Lombrano said.

According to Lombrano, each

Great Hall.

Vice President of Student Services Dixon Peters spoke about the assembly bill at the Academic Senate meeting. “There are concerns by teachers on how to make this work. We are currently offering college courses at high school sites and have for years; that is the current enrollment,” Peters said. “The difference is that AB 288 allows us to focus more on a pathway course to college. This allows high schools in districts such as LAUSD, for

campus is responsible for setting their own criteria of student requirements for the pass. These would include the enrollment state, GPA, and mandatory fees. There are options for schools to pass or subsidize the cost of transportation such as having all students pay the mandatory transportation fees.

“What Rio Hondo College has been doing for several years is they charge a flat fee to all the students, like $9 a semester. Their full-time students get that Metro pass at no cost to them and students that are part-time pay a little,” Lombrano said. “For us to do that, we would have to make an amendment to our constitution and the entire student campus would have to vote on that.”

Pierce College student Ruby Saucedo takes the Metro to get to school, but also uses it to commute to other daily activities.

“I usually pay for a day pass, which is $7, but when I used to be a full-time student, I would buy the college bus pass, which is like $46. That covered the month, which is only for 30 days,” Saucedo said. Saucedo generally takes the bus because she doesn’t have another option and she thinks it’s cheaper than taking a taxi or Uber.

“A good price would be like $120. That would be good for a semester because that’s like paying thirty per month, which is like a dollar per day,” Saucedo said.

Pierce College wants to have the program set up as early as next spring if possible, according to Lombrano. The delay is figuring out the cost and how Pierce could help subsidize it for students now and in long run.

“I’m just really hoping that we can get this going for our students because I think it would be a huge benefit for them, which is what ASO should be doing, advocating on behalf of our students,” Lombrano said.

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example, to offer college courses at the high school sites.”

According to Dean of Student Services William Marmolejo, if high school students take classes that Pierce College is offering, those classes may count as credits towards their academic planning guide (APG) requirements for high school.

“So a student can get full credit for college, as well as credit for their graduation, but classes must be approved by the high school for that purpose and if it is, we will

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Borzenkova said that although she loved working with the Foundation and learned to appreciate all that it stands for, she ultimately left because she felt powerless to do anything without support from the college administration.

“It was stress every day and nobody worked with us,” Borzenkova said. “The board was so obedient in trying to accomplish everything the college asked of them, but somehow there was nothing in return. To me that was unfair.”

A big question is why it seemed that the college administration was so hesitant to help the Foundation and its board, Robb said.

“I really don’t know why that is. It’s like a bunch of people who want to raise money for the school and I can’t imagine why [the college] wouldn’t be delighted by that,” Robb said. “I’d love it if someone said to me ‘I’d like to devote my life to raising money for you.’ Oh, please! Thank you!”

When Borzenkova stepped down in August, she was replaced for a brief five-week period by Judy Cantu. Since she had previously worked for ONEgeneration for 14 years and for the National Health Foundation for about two years, Cantu arrived at the Foundation with many years of nonprofit experience under her belt. Cantu said she realized shortly after getting hired and starting her new job that the Foundation’s finances weren’t in good enough order to support a full-time, permanent executive director. They didn’t have the fiscal support needed to sustain that position.

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offer that class,” Marmolejo said. As far as the concerns of working college course work into a high school curriculum, Marmolejo said that what he would do is sit down with the instructor and find out what the issue is with the class.

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Pierce student Alec Bick, 20, uses her student monthly tap card at the Winnetka Orange Line station in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Students are required to have a class schedule of 12 units to get a reduced student tap card. President of the ASO Barbara Lombrano, is pushing to lower the requirement to 8 units.

Pierce makes moves to be a safe campus

Pierce promotes inclusiveness, LGBTQ community awareness

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On campus Safe

Zone workshops are enabling conversations about the issues that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and plus encounter to help direct focus on benefiting foster youth who identify as members of the LGBTQ community.

“There is a strong link between homeless and foster youth children and children who are LGBT,” said Crystal Kiekel, faculty advisor of Gay Straight Alliance (GSA). “It was through our support for foster youth that we opened up a conversation around on how we support our foster youth who are LGBTQ on this campus.”

One of the things the GSA does is, it creates a campus-wide presence so that there are safe spaces for students who are part of the LGBTQ community and to aid in creating a larger conversation than just within the club, where 15 to 20 people are reached but not the whole campus, according to Kiekel.

Foster youth who identify as LGBTQ are at a higher risk of ditching school, experimenting with drugs and less likely to take college prep classes because of

the social stigma that a lot of them experience at home and in school, according to Kiekel.

“For former foster youth we have this money to support the students because we know there is an equity gap among foster youth and nonfoster youth in terms of some of our success measures,” Kiekel said.

By opening up the conversation on sexual orientation and gender identity through Safe Zone workshops and trainings that will be offered in the fall and spring, the team hopes to fulfill their cross section of goals, according to Christine Ersig-Marcus communications professor and Safe Zone trainer.

As a result of high demand for the Safe Zone events from people on campus and at the district level, the Safe Zone team returned to continue their work.

“When it came time to come around and pick a training, this was on top of my list because I’ve been to a lot of safe zone types of trainings but this one was by this far the best, I thought, because it was highly interactive,” Kiekel said.

“And it was a train the trainer [type of workshop], which meant that you weren’t just going to come and get some benefits for you. Rather, it’s a pay-it-forward model.”

Pierce faculty, staff and members of administration participated in the second annual Safe Zone’s Train the Trainer and recently had a training meeting for students on Nov. 3.

Preview: GIS Day

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Reporter

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The Pierce College Meteorology Department will be hosting its annual GIS Day at the Great Hall on Wednesday Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Geographic Information System is a tool that it is used in the field of meteorology. It is used on local news stations when a weather report is given.

The main purpose of using a GIS device is that it is designed to capture, store and manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographical data. Santa Clarita, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, Ven-

Jordan Nathan/ Roundup The different groups of people that were present at the SafeZone Train-the-Trainer event at the Business Education building are shown on these yellow cards on Sept. 30, 2016 at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, Calif.

Two members of the non-profit organization Gay Straight Alliance, located in Rochester, New York, Jeanne Gainsburg and education coordinator Rowan Collins, directed the event and helped guide the conversation, focusing on different sexual orientations and identities.

“So, we are training folks to

tura County and Orange County use GIS for scientific investigations, development planning or to calculate emergency response time in the event of a natural disaster.

According to Meteorology professor Jason Finley, GIS is throughout November and hosting events like this would help students get informed about what the Geographic Information System is and how it works.

“What we will have on Wednesday is a series of people from the industry in the real world coming to talk about different things at GIS,” Finley said. “Anyone that has a smartphone or any cellphone with GPS has GIS to locate a restaurant or whatever. GIS is everywhere.”

According to Program Specialist Ngan Mork, GIS Day is an event where students will have the opportunity to learn about Geographic Information System technology and how involved it is in different career fields today.

Looking ahead toward the men's basketball season

strengthening the point guard position, coach expects a fast-paced offense to keep them competitive

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The 2016 - 2017 men’s basketball team comes into the season with new pieces and new goals.

The Brahmas return only two members of last year’s team, guard Javonte Matthews and forward Anthony Suber. According to head coach Charles White, four of the five sophomores from the 20152016 team moved on to four-year universities. White believes that this season’s team has at least four players with Division-1 talent.

Without a player over 6’7” the team lacks size so, according to White, it will need to play scrappy.

“When the opportunity presents itself we want to push the ball,” White said. “We do a better job at pushing because our guys are active, it’s just a matter of getting the ball in the hole. You can’t go out there and hope you can make shots, you have to go out there and make shots and get some stops. That’s the name of the game this year, getting stops. Our goal is to keep teams under 30 a half.”

True point guard play is a piece this season that they didn’t have last year. According to White, last season’s point guard, Montel Shirley, made all-conference but was a converted scorer. This season, starting point guard Kelton Conway, a bounce back from CSUN, offers the Brahmas a true playmaker handling the ball. White describes Conway as a

dynamic player that can get up the floor and a good leader. According to White, the left-handed point guard is still learning to play the position as a leading role, but has the ability to make others better and move the ball.

The Brahmas face tough competition throughout their schedule. The season opens Nov. 15 against Glendale Community College, ranked No. 11 in Southern California, according to the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association. For their second game, Pierce will visit East Los Angeles College, the No. 8 team in the state. Other out of conference games scheduled include Cerritos College and Citrus College, ranked No. 7 and No. 10 in Southern California respectively. According to White, Chaffey College, the No. 5 ranked team in the state, could also be added to the schedule.

Assistant coach Ron Allen Sr. says the goal of the season is to compete and communicate, and believes the Brahmas record will take care of itself.

“I expect us to be in shape and very, very competitive,” Allen Sr. said. “The team will have a sense of purpose and a hot passion for the sport with a lot of intensity. From a technical standpoint we want the team to understand the principle of being coached while they develop.”

White enters his first fullseason as head coach for the Brahmas after taking over midseason last year after six years as

an assistant at Pierce.

“You always think that you want to be a college head coach, and then all of a sudden bam! Here it is man,” White said. “Last year was easy, so to speak, because everything was set up. I didn’t have to do the paperwork or anything like that. Now I understand what head coaches go through, and it’s still not over yet. We still have to get guys cleared, fundraising. There’s a whole lot more to it.”

Athletic Director Bob Lofrano is confident in White and looks forward to seeing the team on the court.

“I don’t know what he has on the floor, but I know him personally,” Lofrano said. “I think he does a fine job and is easy to get along with for the team. They play together. They’re very cohesive.”

White has a coaching staff that he can depend on to help him transition to the head coach’s office.

“I have guys that actually know what they’re doing,” White said. “It’s easy to just go in there and push a couple buttons here and there because they have everything setup for me.”

The season is set to tip off with Red VS Black Madness on Thursday, Nov. 3. The event will feature both a men’s and women’s split squad game and 3-point contest as well as a dunk contest.

The women’s game starts at 5 p.m. and the men’s at 6:30 p.m. in the South Gym.

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leave the room and be able to run Safe Zone trainings on campus,” Gainsburg said. “That’s sort of one goal, the other is to create a Safe Zone team with the individuals that have been trained. They can look at the campus climate along LGBTQ inclusion and look at ways to move the campus forward.”

Gainsburg and Collins introduced

vocabulary to the participants to improve comprehension of the issues discussed on gender and sexuality. Gainsburg said they also mentioned strategies on how to be an effective ally, but the majority of the training highlighted issues the LGTBQ community encounters.

“We had a huge group that time, like overcapacity,” Collins said.

“My role in this whole thing is that, as a specialist, I manage a grant which is LA High Tech. Our goal is to prepare our students in the workforce by connecting them with people in the industry,” Mork said. “GIS happens to be one of the programs that I am working with along with media arts, computer science, computer applications, office technology and graphic design. Those are the programs LA High Tech works with.”

Mork said one of the reasons that LA High Tech is focusing on GIS is because they are recognizing it is as an up and coming trend in the work force. GIS technology can be generalized to any area and, according to Mork, it will be one of the most in high demand jobs coming out in the next 10 years.

“We are bringing out several individuals who are experts in the GIS field who work with our fire department and local city planning,” Mork said. “We have some GIS consultants who are sharing their experiences and their projects with the students to get them pumped up

“We were super well received and we were pleased to hear that we were asked back to create a larger team, larger network to make sure the program is really happening and maintaining that team that exists.”

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and spread the word.”

According to Mork, GIS is technology that helps create a more efficient and effective system general to provide tools to gather and analyze data so that it is understandable. It's a power tool that can be generalized in different arenas.

Pierce College student Austin Phillips is taking professor Finley’s meteorology and geography class and will be working at GIS Day presenting GIS maps and his project that demonstrates a view of how GIS operates around the globe.

“The importance of GIS is it just basically shows cases on what you want to tell people geographically wise on different locations,” Phillips said. “For example, an average population density, average income and to locate fire hazards and earthquakes or any activity that is going on.”

After

Dancers retell

stories through fluid motion

Hughes, a faculty choreographer, there are three works choreographed by students and two by alumni.

Through hypnotizing choreography and electric costumes, the Pierce dance company sets out to add its mark to classic stories.

“‘Tales, Myths and Fables,’ directed by Denise Gibson, is the title of this year’s annual fall dance concert. The performances are on Nov. 11, 12 and 13 at the Performing Arts Building mainstage.

Each dance will be tailored around a story pertaining to mythology or folklore.

“I love when dances tell stories and I felt the audience at Pierce College connects with stories more so than abstract art,” Gibson said about choosing this year’s theme.

According to Gibson, about 50 dancers are in the show and all of them are students. The concert will consist of different styles of dance, ranging from hip-hop and contemporary to swing and salsa.

The show has been choreographed mostly by instructors in the dance department, though some students and alumni have choreographed their respective section of the show.

According to Bonnie Lavin-

Lavin-Hughes has a dance in the show based on the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. The myth is an explanation of how the four seasons came to be.

According to Lavin-Hughes, she chose this myth because of all the different thematic layers and array of metaphors she could work with.

Lavin-Hughes said she hopes people who watch the show will be inspired to join the dance class and perform in the next show.

“This is the time to try it and see what you can do,” Lavin-Hughes

said. “It’s been a big collaboration and we’ve all had a great time playing around. It’s an epic.”

Pierce student Melany Garcia is performing in her third dance concert at Pierce. She said audience members will be able to relate to the

show because of the universal themes interwoven in the dances. She said this show stands apart from the previous dance concerts she’s been in because this is the first time the theme is narrative-based and not conceptual.

“There’s a little bit of something for everyone,” Garcia said. “It’s fun, but it’s tiring. I’m glad to be dancing with my friends and meeting new dancers.”

The show is comprised of two acts and an intermission. Friday’s and

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Beyond the 'Fences,' a world of color

Workshop will explore stereotypes and playwright's modern themed work

Wilson to people, students and part of our audience community that doesn’t know his work,” Grear said.

Broad shoulders, back straightened with a commanding presence, lead actor for the upcoming production of “Fences” Lester Purry stepped off the stage to guide actors and nonactors alike through the history of stereotypes and the business of acting.

The Performing Arts Department organized the August Wilson Workshop for Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Dow Arena Theatre between 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The free event is open to members throughout the campus and is thematically aligned with “Fences,” according to director and instructor of theatre arts Valorie Grear.

“This workshop has been about introducing the work of August

Grear, acquainted with the work of Wilson, chose “Fences” while selecting a play for a dramatic literature class. Everybody in the play loved it and was deeply affected by it because of the issues identified in the play, which dealt with father-son relationships, among other deeper themes, she said.

Purry, who will be playing the character Troy, has 30 years of experience and has appeared in seven out of 10 plays featured in the “The Century Cycle” by Wilson.

“The thing about Wilson’s play is that the history that I feel is past, present and future,” Purry said. “It’s so poignant. You think about a play like “Fences” where Troy is so afraid of his son being hurt in the world

because of racism or because of circumstances not being the way he thinks they should be, and in some

ways we are still facing that.”

The workshop will feature the film documentary and a discussion of

“Ethnic Notions” by Marlon Rigg.

Participants will take a disturbing voyage through American history, tracing the deep-rooted stereotypes, which have fueled anti-Black prejudices and made their way onto stage, radio, TV and film, according to the flyer advertising the event.

“That’s what so important about the film that we are going to show in the workshop, “Ethnic Notions.” August has always dealt with stereotypes and I would say that in every single play he does because he is interested in taking away the power of negativity of it,” Purry said.

After the documentary, there will be Q&A with a focus on Wilson’s work as well providing practical acting tips.

“The thing about the business side of theater is it’s sort of individualized and tailored because I couldn’t give a

young Asian women the same advice I’d give to a young white guy,” Purry said.

Purry explained how one of the things he’ll be talking about is the different websites where you can selfsubmit yourself and things such as specific physical attributes or abilities that agents are looking for.

“It’s changed so rapidly. You used to have to mail your headshot and resume,” Purry said. “I had to have everything glued. I glued my resume to the back of my picture, put it in with a cover letter and mailed it all. Then I found out that if you seal it they won’t open it.”

"This is the

to try it and see what you can do. It's been a big

and we've all had a great time playing around. It's an epic."

-Bonnie Lavin-Hughes Faculty Choregrapher

Michaela Shumper and Christopher de Piazza

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Lead actor Lester Purry poses in the Dow Arena Theater after rehearsal for the December production of "Fences" at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Dance the Night Away

Dancers from the Pierce College production of “Tales, Myths, and Fables” twirl and frolic on stage for a tech and partial dress rehearsal at the Performing Arts Building in preparation for the opening show on Friday, Nov. 11.

The fall dance concert features student choreographers Cassandra Godinez, Alejandra Leon and Christopher de Piazza, as well as faculty choreographers Tracy Bodis, Denise Gibson, Bonnie Lavin-Huges, Brian Moe and Anthony Powell.

Pieces are themed from Greek mythology, such as the story of Apollo and literature such as “Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll and “Stepford Wives,” by Ira Levin.

Doors will open at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets will be sold for $10 and can be purchased online or by phone.

Above Right: Giang Tran dances in “Silent Spell,” a piece she choreographed herself, on the main stage of the Performing Arts Building on Nov. 7, 2016 at Pierce College in woodland Hills, Calif. during a dress and tech rehearsal for “Tales, Myths, and Fables.”

Left: Christopher de Piazza and Cassandra Godinez perform in “Animated Love” during the dress and tech rehearsal of “Tales, Myths, and Fables” on Nov. 7, 2016 on the main stage of the Performing Arts Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Above Center: Michaela Shumpert, Christopher de Piazza, and Cassandra Godinez dance in “Apollo,” a piece choreographed by George Balanchine in 1928 during an evening reversal of “Tales, Myths, and Fables” on the main stage of the Performing arts building on Nov. 7, 2016 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Left: Cassandra Godine performs as the Cheshire Cat in “Chasing Time,” a piece choreographed by Denise Gibson in a dress and tech rehearsal of “Tales, Myths, and Fables” on the main stage of the Performing Arts Building on Nov. 4, 2016. at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Imprinting significance through ink

Instead of the aroma of cheese and dough, Jared McFarland is now constantly surrounded by the smells of fresh paint and ink, just how he prefers it. He decided to leave his job at a pizzeria in Northridge this summer in hopes of redirecting his life toward his love of art.

After holding off on his dreams for years, McFarland returns to his passion, working as a tattoo artist and toward an art degree.

McFarland works at L&G Tattoos, inside the Valley Indoor Swap Meet in Panorama City, and has been there for a little less than a month.

Although he has been tattooing since 2008, this is his first time working at a tattoo shop. Prior to this job, he would tattoo clients at his home whenever he found time.

“I actually went around tattoo shops just showing my portfolio to anybody that would look at it,” McFarland said. “I’m the shop’s newest tattoo artist and apprentice, so I’m still learning.”

McFarland said he first bought a tattooing kit when he was in 12th grade, after spending lots of money on tattoos. He decided to learn how to do it himself, since he had always been artistically inclined.

“I was never good at English or mathematics and science, so I was more creative with art,” McFarland said. “My dad was very artistic, and I just picked up where he left off. Because I didn’t really have a father figure, it was a way for me to escape and be creative with my own ideas.”

McFarland is taking art classes at Pierce. He said this is his first time at school since graduating from Manchester High School in Manchester, Connecticut in 2008.

“I want to extend my knowledge of art, because I could always learn more,” McFarland said. “At first, the transition made me nervous because

I’d be coming in with high school students and I don’t know anybody and I didn’t know what it was going to be like, but I like it. It’s a good environment for me.”

Art Professor Constance Kocs is McFarland’s oil painting instructor and said that even though he is a new student, she has already noticed that he approaches his art projects from a creative perspective.

“He considers the objectives of the project, yet isn’t limited by his objectives, so he easily generates a lot of ideas that are very expansive beyond the confines of the project,” Kocs said.

McFarland is covered with tattoos from his neck down. He thinks this sometimes affects how people view

and interact with him.

“I definitely think there’s a stereotypical view of people with lots of tattoos. I just got called a cholo earlier,” McFarland said. “I just like art, I like tattoos. It’s me and it’s my way to express myself. I just think people just need to be more knowledgeable about art itself, because with a tattoo, there is art behind it.”

McFarland works with many mediums, including charcoal, oil pastels, pen and pencil, which he said is his favorite.

“I can get really detailed with a pencil, because of the sharper point,” McFarland said. “You can do that with tattoos, but you have to be really careful. If you mess up, you

Aslave to the beat

student uses dance as a place of refuge

Dance provides an intricate and elegant pathway across the stage. For dance major Chris de Piazza it has also provided a path for his life.

De Piazza, 20, started dancing as a freshman at Taft High School. Initially, he embraced dance as a way to get out of P.E. after a suggestion from his friends.

“I had never danced before. I ended up liking it a lot,” de Piazza said. “I thought I was good at it my first semester, then my teacher was like what are you doing, you shouldn’t be in this class. A year later I rejoined the class. I had rehearsed a lot over the summer and took classes. When she told me I was good I auditioned for the dance team and the rest is history. I just kept dancing after that seven days a week during high school.”

Dance provided more than just a means to get out of class for de Piazza.

After growing up in San Diego with his mother, de Piazza was forced to move up to the Los Angeles area with his father and stepmother the summer prior to his freshman year of high school. According to de Piazza he started down a bad path as a way of rebelling. He started ditching school and doing other things he admits that he shouldn’t have been doing as a freshman.

“This is before I really started falling in love with dance and

making it my passion,” de Piazza said. “By my junior year I started really straightening out my act. I was so involved with the dance program and I was doing musicals outside of school. I was in drama, vocal ensemble and dance classes. So I was consistently involving myself in things that made me happy so I didn’t have to worry about rebelling.”

“Dance has definitely helped me find myself,” de Piazza said.

“It helped me accept my sexuality. It helps my self-confidence. When someone compliments you and says you’re really good at that and you don’t believe you’re good at anything else. When you keep hearing that it helps you, it helps you become a happier person.”

Through high school de Piazza mostly focused on hip hop dance, and now at Pierce he mainly focuses on contemporary.

“I still want to be versatile,” de Piazza said. “Right now I’m focusing on contemporary but I still practice every other style. Salsa, swing, hip hop, jazz. I haven’t learned tap yet, but they’re going to put that in next semester so I’m going to be doing that too.”

Fellow dance major Sandy Luque has shared the stage with de Piazza many times.

“Chris has something special, something not every dancer has,” Luque said. “Dance is a very competitive world. We’re all competing al the time. Chris is one of those dancers where he may not have the perfect technique, but he’s

the dancer you want to pay a ticket to go to watch. That’s what makes him special.”De Piazza hopes to attend UC Santa Barbara after Pierce. He plans to get his Master’s in dance so he can teach after retiring from the professional dance world. According to de Piazza, UCSB also has a professional dance company that tours while students are still in school.

“It’s a really good opportunity and usually people get booked in the industry right out of college because of the connections It’s a very intense training program,” de Piazza said. “It’s audition based only so it’s not a guaranteed in. You get lucky if you get in, it’s a very small program. That’s the goal, that’s the path I hope to take.”

Adjunct dance professor Denise Gibson has seen de Piazza’s development and considers him one of her favorite success stories at Pierce.

“He started off at Pierce College kind of disorganized, didn’t really know where to go what to do,” Gibson said. “He’s improved in every category. Performance, technique, organization, time management. His technique is getting to the point where he’ll be able to have a really successful audition at a university dance program. Give him another two semesters and he’ll be ready to go. I’m very proud of him.”

can’t take it back.”

McFarland recently finished a project in his oil painting class that he described as a commentary on immigration.

“I did a mediated landscape painting where I was supposed to mediate the landscape how I saw it, and it was a representation of minorities and the stigma that we get and a representation of immigrants coming over to something better,” McFarland said.

His classmate, Cesar Guandique, said the painting is typical of McFarland’s passionate and enthusiastic artistry.

“He’s into expressing different views, like the painting to do with immigration,” Guandique said.

“It’s pretty nice and in most of the stuff that I’ve seen of his work, he demonstrates his character.”

McFarland’s mom is an immigrant from Honduras, and he is very inspired by his relationship with her. He said they have been more open with each other in the past two years and that she is proud of him.

McFarland hopes to get an associate degree in art and continue growing as an artist. Though he can see himself tattooing and painting for a long time, his dream is to be a curator for an art museum.

“I knew I had to do something because I wasn’t satisfied with working and I felt like my talents were being undermined,” McFarland

said regarding his decision to go back to school after an eight-yeargap. “Then I had the opportunity to get back into art and the spirit of things, and it gives me more motivation being here and working on these projects.”

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Chris de Piazza dances on the main stage of

and dress rehearsal of “Tales, Myths, and Fables” on Nov. 7, 2016 at Pierce

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Jared McFarland sketches in his spare time at work on Nov. 4, 2016 at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif. McFarland is an art major at Pierce College, works as a tattoo artist. His ultimate goal is to become a museaum currator so that he can spread his love and appreciation of art to others.

Art student chases his dreams through school and work

Living in ink

Jared McFarland sits at his station on the second floor of Valley Indoor Swap Meet where he works as a tattooist at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif. The buzzing sound of the tattoo guns fill the studio where the other artists are busy working on their clients.

Before placing needle to skin, McFarland prepares by cutting a rectangular slice of aluminum foil and taping it firmly on the table. He then places a dime sized drop of petroleum jelly onto the foil and squeezes ink into a small cup which he will dip the needle into. Stencils are normally used to outline the design the client wants and it allows them to approve the placement before the ink makes a permanent mark.

Once the client approves, McFarland presses on the petal at his foot to activate the needle and create the tattoo.

As an art major at Pierce College, McFarland’s ultimate goal is to become a museum curator so that he may be able to bring his knowledge and love of the arts to others.

Below: Pertolieum Jelly, a stensil, and a tattoo power supply box sit at Jared McFarlands station as he prepares to tattoo Stephanie Landin at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif. on Nov. 4, 2016. The Petroliem Jelly allows the needle to slide more easily over the skin durring a tattoo.

Above: Jared McFarland, an art major at Pierce College, works on a tattoo for Mario Torres at L&G Tattoo in Panorama city, Calif, on Nov. 4, 2016. McFarland’s ultimate goal is to become a museum curator so that he can spread his love and appreciation of art to others.

Left: Jared McFarland drops black ink into an ink cup in preperaion to tattoo a design onto a clients arm on Nov. 4, 2016 at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif. McFarland works as a tattoo artist while also studyng art at Pierce College.

Right: Jared McFarland sketches in his spare time at work on Nov. 4, 2016 at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif.

Above: ared McFarland uses a stencil to tattoo 'Leonardo" onto Stephanie Landin, 21, arm on Nov. 4, 2016 at L&G Tattoo in Panorama City, Calif.

Photos and Copy by Taylor Arthur

STREET BEAT

What has been the biggest nightmare this election?

“Just the fact that a lot of people are not informed. People are not doing their own research. Theyʼre pretty much being sheep. People like to stay ignorant.”

-Sandra Noua, 18, Accounting

DespiteClintonʼsobviouscorruption, someone like her is considered to be the bestchoice.Itʼsabsolutelyridiculous.Sheʼs acriminal;areprehensiblehumanbeing. Itʼsreallyratherpatheticthatthedemocrats choseher.Trumpistheethical,goodchoice forthenextfouryears.

-Nicholas Bravo, 42, Addiction Studies

From the desk of the Roundup: Editorial

Many colleges have student-run, noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations. They can be valuable assets to colleges for various reasons, such as giving information on upcoming events and student activities, community outreach and training. So why don’t more students listen to KPCRadio.com that Pierce College students run?

Cerritos College on the other hand, has a radio station called “WPMD,” which stands for “Where People Make a Difference.” Many students know about this radio station because, when you walk around campus, you can hear it being played. The same should be done for KPCRadio.com.

Sadly, most students on our campus are unaware of the local radio programming we have. They can listen to programs such as Gothropology, Geek Speak, Talking Tinseltown and more. With ads only in the newspaper, most students never tune in to hear what their peers have to say. As a result, most students are deprived from the benefits of listening to an on-campus radio station.

By publicizing the radio shows on campus, the station could potentially gain more exposure, giving KPCRadio.com a bigger platform, which can be beneficial to both the aspiring broadcaster and the Media Arts Department. There will be a dramatic increase in listeners for the students, giving them the confidence they need, while helping them better connect with their peers.

A bigger platform would also provide advertisers a better way to reach a target audience. With that being said, think of the potential advertisers that would

“Trump because heʼs crazy.“

-Odelia Feumba, 17, Communications

“IwouldhavetosayDonaldTrumpbecause heʼsveryimmature,aswellasHillary,but Hillaryismorematurethanhimintermsof what she wants to do and how she wants to leadthecountry.Trumpjustsaysthesame phrasesoverandoveragainofhowhewants torunthecountry.”

-Kevin Smith, 19, Computer Science and Engineering

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be willing to send the Media Arts Department money in exchange for ads. This money could help fund new equipment and help the department expand so that more programs can become available to students.

Not only can that, but it can also help the station establish itself. Launched in April 2010, KPCRadio.com is relatively new compared to other journalism programs on campus: the Roundup and the Bull Magazine. According to schoolradio. com, some of the key benefits to having a school radio station include building an inclusive atmosphere for students,

developing speaking and listening skills, supplement learning and giving students a voice as well as a sense of empowerment.

An empowered student is one who is confident, motivated and has the ability to impact others. If broadcasting a radio station around campus can encourage students to be better, why not do it?

In addition, it would be easier to simply broadcast the radio shows around campus from one single system. It may be difficult for all students to listen to it on their own devices due to the slow Wi-Fi on campus.

Who ran the better campaign?

VICTOR RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor @Vrodriguez2100

This year’s election, through the fault of both candidates and “big politics”, has been reduced to reality TV despite the very real consequences we are forced to live with after the dust has settled. While smear campaigns are just par for the course, most of the mud has been flung by the Donald and his ever-eager, less-than-tactful supporters.

While name-calling and ad hominem are the two lowest tiers on Graham’s hierarchy of argumentation, Hillary Clinton’s relevant experience in public office has been completely disregarded and, thankfully, Trump’s “Nasty Woman” insult has been spun, and proudly worn by her supporters.

The blatant disrespect Clinton has had to endure during this campaign is shocking. What’s more, is that she’s been forced to take these insults in stride. Sure, her long career in politics has helped her maintain composure, and yet, Clinton didn’t have the luxury of throwing a fit or stomping and shouting about every single injustice committed against her. Being a woman, any ounce of emotion or tone in her voice would be twisted and warped to perpetuate the sexist “irrational woman” stereotype. This handicap is what turned all the debates into a circus show.

Another aspect Trump supporters conveniently forget, is the fact that all of our living ex-presidents

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warned the American public against the regrettable republican nominee. Clinton has even received the endorsement of her former opponent, Bernie Sanders.

Even in the midst of an FBI investigation being reopened days before the polls opened, Clinton’s campaign was able to put out the fires being fueled by the radical right.

The touring style of both candidates also speaks volumes. Many first hand accounts describe Hillary’s rallies as calm, yet energetic, and flowing with an inclusive energy. While those interested in experiencing what a Trump rally entailed became truly terrified when they realized that the amphitheaters Trump’s campaign rented out were filled people who truly bought into the racist rhetoric, and all the small children who carried signs with hateful messages don’t know what they said because they haven’t learned to read yet.

Hillary Clinton has to be given some credit. For the better part of a year, she’s had to, as we’ve all had to, take Donald Trump seriously. A career politician, who’s endlessly qualified, has had to contend with, a foul-mouthed, climate-changedenying, failed businessman who decided one day, out of the blue, to run for President of the United States.

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This could also encourage Pierce to update the campus as it does not have a formal public address (PA) system. A PA system would be useful, not only for KPCRadio.com, but also for information such as event reminders, public announcements and emergency notifications, which broadcasting students could deliver. Although we have had KPCradio.com operating on campus for quite a while, it would be a good idea to let students know we have such a gem for them to enjoy and to benefit from.

RICHARD ESPINOZA Reporter @Richard65157819

Donald Trump is my pick for the best platform and my choice for President of the United States. Despite the things that Trump may have said and the “locker room talk,” I focus only on what he has to offer for the country. Putting aside all the negative issues on Trump, look at the theme of his platform-- “Make America Great Again.”

In the eyes of the liberal media, that slogan is a white man’s theme or hate against immigrants. However, that is certainly not true. “Make America Great Again” is about those who brought greatness to America. Keep in mind that every immigrant that came to America seeked that last beacon of hope and contributed to the greatness of America. It is “We the People” who built America’s greatness.

The point that Trump is getting across in his platform is that America is slowly losing its greatness due to government regulations and out of control spending. In 1761, James Otis said, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” John Hancock, one of the founding fathers, agreed with Otis. Hancock said he would only sign the Bill of Rights if there was an agreement that there shall not be any taxation without equal representation. All taxation should be equal and fair. Unfortunately, our

elected officials in Washington D.C. view our constitution as an outdated document when it is in fact the law of the land.

Trump wants to be the president to bring back our constitutional values and the greatness that has been taken away from our corrupt government. The government should not have any entitlement to anyone’s hard-earned money. By keeping their earnings, the people can buy more goods and keep the economy going.

Unfortunately, the liberal media labels Trump as racist simply because he wants to build a wall to protect our national security. I am a great grandson of Mexican Immigrants, which means I know the difference between racism and common sense. Being an illegal immigrant is not a race. Being an illegal immigrant means that person is a criminal trespasser. Keep in mind that we are a nation of laws. Every country around the world enforces their immigration laws but, for some reason, it is called racism if the U.S. enforces its immigration laws. In America, if a person illegally immigrates from another country, they are deported, only to come back and commit the same crime again.

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“Trump. I had been praying [he loses] since last year. I canʼt stand the man because heʼs a liar and he doesnʼt give policy, he just said ʻIʼm going to make it better.ʼ No youʼre not going to make it better.“

-Maria Cabrera, 65, Encore Program

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Sara HernandezSophomore

Brahma of the Week

Soccer

Sara Hernandez scored two goals against LA Valley that helped her team get the win in Friday’s game.

How did it feel to score two goals on Friday?

“We knew that we had to keep winning games for the playoffs, so it was a good accomplishment for the entire team.”

How do you evaluate your performance so far in the season?

“I feel this year I have done a lot better. I got all the experience as a freshman so I felt more confident. It made things a little easier.”

Who inspired you to play soccer?

“I wouldn’t say it was only one person, soccer runs in my family so it has been generations of us playing soccer. It was what I wanted to do as a kid, to follow in my family’s footsteps and do my best.”

Who are your favorite soccer players?

“I admire Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. They are both fabulous players. Both of them work hard. They honestly make soccer the beautiful game to watch. For women, probably

Abby Wambach because she is aggressive and gets the job done.”

Where do you see yourself and your teammates at the end of the season?

“Hopefully I see myself transfer to a four-year and playing soccer like I do. With my teammates I hope to see all of them succeeding.”

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Brahmas dethrone the Monarchs Soccer gains bragging rights after crosstown rivals butt heads

SCHEDULE

Nov. 9 to Nov. 16

Soccer

Friday, Nov. 11 vs. Canyons 3 p.m.

Football

Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Antelope Valley 6 p.m.

Womenʼs Volleyball

Friday, Nov. 11 vs. Victor Valley 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 @ Glendale 6 p.m.

Menʼs Basketball

Tuesday, Nov. 15 vs. Glendale 6 p.m.

Mitch’s Pitches

don’t happen. I knew we were going to be alright.“

The Brahmas were determined to win this game, according to Hernandez.

by Hernandez with an assist from Adriana Sosa.

The second goal happened toward the end of the game with an assist from Leslie Ramirez.

Sara

According to assistant coach William Diaz, the Monarchs have not won a game against Pierce, making this just another game rather than a rivalry. “I wouldn’t call it a rivalry game. They try to compete with us, but I take it as just any other week,” Diaz said. “I don’t worry about things that

Hernandez praised her teammates’ determination and collaborative efforts that led to their win.

“I think we all did better in general. The team, we all knew the importance of this game and everything. We just got focused and the job done,” Hernandez said. “Lucky for me, I was able to take the free kicks.”

There were ten shots on goal with two successful targets. The first goal was in the beginning of the game

Football brief: Brahmas fall to Vaqueros

A nearly undefeated team traveled from Santa Barbara to face our almost winless Brahmas in football, which resulted in a loss for Pierce. Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros are 7-2 after defeating Pierce. The game presented

many mistakes on the Brahmas’ side which led to the lopsided final score, 51-10.

The small number of players this season may be to blame for the Brahmas’ ongoing losses.

Pierce had a scoreless first half before coming

Although Hernandez was the only one to score, the determination of her teammates was clear. A quick pass from Sosa to Destiny Brandsetter’s head narrowly missed the net.

Karen Widmeyer continues to progress as a goalie in her third game, blocking each attempt the Monarchs kicked at her.

“This time I learned a little more from practice and key points. A lot of my teammates have been helping me out by saying ‘You’ve been very

back in the third quarter and putting points on the board.

The Brahmas scored a field goal by kicker Kevin Robledo and a 49-yard rushing touchdown by running back Sterling Salguero.

Coach Jason Sabolic said the team is suffering due to multiple athletes getting hurt and it has affected their process, but they are still trying their hardest.

aggressive with it’ or ‘You’ve been doing well, keep it up,” Widmeyer said. “I’ve been feeling very confident every day. I’ll probably keep it as a back. I’ll see where it goes.”

Goalkeeper Brianna Jacobo is set to return in two weeks after sustaining an injury from a car accident on Oct. 27.

The Brahmas are 13-3-2 overall with two games left in conference play.

The Brahmas last home game before playoffs is against College of the Canyons on Friday, Nov.11 at 3 p.m.

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“It’s very difficult nowadays to practice with how many injuries we’ve had and just being so decimated in numbers makes it pretty impossible to prepare properly for a game,” coach Jason Sabolic said. “We’re trying to put our best foot forward and just gut out the rest of the way.”

Pierce is 1-8, and the final game of the season is this Saturday against Antelope Valley at 6 p.m.

Let me pitch you something: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, do not let brands promote themselves on our beautiful NBA jerseys. With the NBA season in full swing, this will be the last year we get to see “clean” jerseys. Next season, brands can sponsor NBA jerseys, meaning we may see the McDonald’s “M” logo or an irregular color of a mismatching green Starbucks logo on our beautiful Purple and Gold Los Angeles Lakers uniforms tainted with marketing promotions—an eye-sore indeed.

I get that this is an adequate way of earning extra funds for the NBA and its owners. However, there is something about seeing a logo that has nothing to do with the game of basketball that takes away from the visual fulfillment of the sport.

Iconic sports images like Michael Jordan’s game-winning shot of the 1998 NBA Finals would not have the same picture-framing value if there was a Pepsi logo on his jersey.

Lately, NBA teams have adopted more alternative jerseys, and recently, sleeved uniforms.

Perhaps it is another way of getting fans to buy the stylish new uniforms. But it makes the game easier and visually pleasing to watch.

The uniforms can also fire up a team’s fans. I remember the Buffalo Bills had a “white out” game where they got its fan base to where all white, when the Bills usually wore blue at home.

You can’t tell me as a child, watching teams you didn’t know playing, that you didn’t root for the team with the best looking uniform. Some people may even become fans of team based on how a uniform looks.

By putting an unwanted brand logo on our NBA jerseys, they are taking away from profound sports moments images and part of the physical beauty of the game.

My other fear is that the NFL, MLB and NCAA will take after the NBA and allow brands to be on their jerseys. I hope that day never comes.

So commissioner Stern, don’t be like Nike and just don’t do it.

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“We all knew the importance of this game and everything. We just got focused and the job done.”

- Sara Hernandez Midfielder

Apprehending the ball with goals to catch them all

Brothers play football together and dream to obtain careers in the criminal justice field

[are big], like I have to come down and make the tackle. I’m so used to juking people and making defenders miss and now I have to come down and make the tackle.”

Football may have brought these brothers together, but when they step onto the field they head in opposite directions. Both sport the red and white uniforms of the Brahmas, but one is on defense and the other offense.

Dreams of more than football pave their way through college. Sterling and Eldridge Salguero aim in the direction of a criminal justice career.

Long before college, or even high school, the Salguero brothers were playing sports together. Eldridge, 20, said his younger brother Sterling, 18, is the main reason he moved into the realm of sports.

“My little brother used to bully me actually,” Eldridge Salguero said. “When I was little, he called me fat and that’s how I started playing sports.”

Brotherly love kept these two together. Sterling Salguero said his brother is an inspiration and brought him to where he is today.

“I fell in love with the game at a young age. I started when I was seven and it just stuck with me,” Sterling Salguero said. “My brother came here during the spring. Schools like [LA] Valley and COC were contacting me, but I was playing high school ball with my brother and I just wanted that feeling again.”

At Birmingham High School, Sterling Salguero played two positions, running back and free safety. He saw different challenges in each position, but neither stopped him from playing.

“As a running back [you must] be patient. During the game, emotions are going through your body and you’re just trying to get as many yards as you can,” Sterling Salguero said. “As a free safety, being small, offensive players

Eldridge Salguero graduated in 2014 from Birmingham High School and went to College of the Canyons for a semester. He played three years as defensive back and receiver while in high school. He thanks multiple people for bringing him to Pierce after first trying out at College of the Canyons.

“I just know they have a great history of getting people out, and I heard good things about Coach Sabolic because one of my coaches in high school knows him,” Eldridge Salguero said. “It’s close to home too and one of my former teammates said Brahmas have a good, family orientated type of team.”

Coach Jason Sabolic said he was pleased and surprised with how well the brothers present themselves.

“Both of those kids, and I’ve told their parents, are probably two of the best kids I've had the pleasure of coaching,” Sabolic said. “The most humble, unassuming, hard working, talented and good students. Anything you could ever ask for in a football player. I wish we could clone them and make more of them.”

Sterling Salguero said he might not have continued playing if he didn’t have his brother on the field as well.

“Actually, that’s the reason I love coming out here, knowing I have my brother with me,” Sterling Salguero said. “If he wasn’t here it would be boring and I probably wouldn’t be playing.”

Eldridge Salguero was injured early in the season during a play and missed a few games, but stayed focused and present.

“I went in from a tackle and I thought my teammate wasn’t going to get the job done. So I tried to tackle him, but he went down and yeah I missed,” Eldridge Salguero said.

Sabolic sees potential in both of them reflected on the field and off.

“Eldridge really showed some amazing things. He’s a leader on this defense. Sterling, very rarely do we ever have a running back that starts as a freshman,” Sabolic said. “Just because they aren’t ready for the college game because of the speed and physicality, day in and day out.

He’s just brushed it off of his shoulder and just gotten back up.”

Defensive Coordinator Torry Hughes believes that the brothers

compliment each other and that builds up the team.

“I’ve known Eldridge for two years now and he actually sat out last year, so he’s been around the program but didn’t play,” Hughes said. “I didn’t meet his little brother until this year. You could just tell they are the type of kids any football coach would want around their program.”

Although Eldridge and Sterling Salguero hope to make it to the NFL, they also have plans in the field of criminal reform.

Sterling Salguero plans to get a degree in criminal justice and keep his hands working on the streets.

“I like doing stuff with my hands, and I want to be a detective,” Sterling Salguero said.

His brother Eldridge Salguero also wants a degree in criminal justice, but he has different reasons and another path he wants to take.

“I’m fascinated by criminals. Like, why do they think a certain way and why they commit a crime.

I just want to know their reasoning,”

Eldridge Salguero said.

The brothers have pushed and supported each other since they were young and, as they continue down their career paths, it may be the same. Eldridge said he has goals.

“One, I just want, if I can and if it’s possible, I want to make it to the league. That’s one of my dream goals,” Eldridge Salguero said. ”If not, I want to become an FBI agent and go as far as I can with that.”

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Eldridge Salguero (left) and Sterling Salguero (right) pose with their helmets at Shepard Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.