Volume 127 Fall 2017 Roundup Issue 11

Giving back for the holidays

Clubs come together to help collect canned food to help feed students and families

SAMANTHA BRAVO Editor-in-Chief @sammybravo93

All Pierce clubs have a unique purpose on campus. These few combine their efforts to help struggling students in need.

The Communication Association hosted a canned food drive on the Mall on Tuesday, Nov. 2. They collaborated with Students Against Student Hunger (St.A.S.H) and donations were given to the food pantry.

Besides canned food and essentials, they were also collecting monetary donations.

Communication Association advisor and assistant professor Robert Loy organized this event for his students to interact with other club members. Loy said this was a collaboration between him and communications instructor Yeprem Davoodian.

“What we do is try to encourage our students to get involved and form a small group and develop and organize an event,” Loy said.

Loy said his students have been working on this assignment all semester, creating posters and figuring out what they want to do.

“My group is realizing that there are a lot of loopholes and logistics when it comes to developing an event. Organizing and communicating with other people, especially, when you have a small group and many people.”

Loy said he wanted the Communication Association to collaborate with another group on campus. That’s when he said they

chose to work with St.A.S.H.

“They have a sense of comradery. They feel a part of part of something, and that belongingness,” Loy said.

“That doesn’t happen with every group.”

Rachel Razon, a communications major, said the event was a collaboration with other communication classes and clubs on campus.

Razon said they collaborated with other communication classes as part of their last assignment.

This is just the Vegan(ing)

Clubs bring awareness about eating healthy and taking care of the environment

CHRISTIAN JUAREZ Reporter @roundupcaj

Being vegan isn’t just an everyday diet for some, but more of a life changing experience to better themselves and the environment.

The biggest drawback for vegan food, is that people are sure it taste terrible.

There's a group of people at Pierce who spent the whole day trying to change that.

The Vegan Society hosted its first Pierce Vegan Day in the Great Hall Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event consisted of speakers discussing environmental issues, what it means to be vegan, animal rights, and offered a taste of plan-based snacks to participants.

The “Ask a Vegan” panel discussion had panelists Denise Robb, Vegan Society Vice President Matt Phelps, and Vegan Society Treasurer Galit Ashkenazi.

The event was created to bring awareness to a vegan lifestyle to students on campus. Ashkenazi said it is important to introduce something that students might not understand.

Students were able to enjoy

Profs challenge chancellor

English Department advocates for remedial classes

MANNY LUISSI Reporter TAYLOR THIBODAUX Reporter

The English Department issued a statement stating that students shouldn’t be required to take a class to which they’re not prepared. The proposal stems from enough students failing to meet course standards.

In the Academic Senate meeting, English instructor Charles Sheldon said that for a student to take English 101, it is required that they test into the course directly or take the prerequisites they place into, which are ESL, English 21 and English 28.

A letter presented by Sheldon on behalf of the English Department asked about a push for modifying existing English assessment tools without removing remedial courses.

Razon said they wanted to help others for Thanksgiving, so they decided to take action locally before the holidays.

“Originally, we were going to donate to a charity or a local church,” Razon said. “I thought it was a great idea to work with a club and donate to something like St.A.S.H.”

After doing research for the project, Razon said learning about the statistics was an eye opener.

“Loy said about 17 percent of

college students just within the United States are homeless, or don’t have a roof over their head, which gives them less access to food, which is a reason why we decided on this,” Razon said.

Volunteer Maria Collazo was encouraging students to donate at the booth and said they received many donations. She said they were able to raise $45 that day.

“We weren’t even aware that there were cases that students were coming to school hungry. It’s

good to know that they have a food pantry, and we are able to help at least before Thanksgiving,” Collazo said. “It’s nice helping students as a student.”

Loy said these issues need to be addressed among college students.

“We need to solve food insecurity and hunger, especially among college students,” Loy said.

“But also, we wanted to collaborate with a club that’s already doing so.”

“Our experience as English composition instructors, however, suggests that students will not succeed without developmental instruction of prerequisite skills for English 101 or higher courses,” the letter states.

vegan food from the restaurant, “Follow your heart,” and goodie bags with vegan snacks and coupons.

“They don't really understand what it is, and I think the first step toward becoming vegan is understanding what the point is and why we’re doing it,” Ashkenazi said. “A lot of people might be interested in going vegan if they knew what it’s all about and what the reasoning is.”

One of the speakers was Paige Parson- Roache “Vegan Rama Mama,” who brought up issues about recycling and encourage students to eat healthier.

The Vegan Society does outreach and advocates a vegan lifestyle on campus, Ashkenazi said.

“We invite people to have a conversation with us so they can make knowledgeable decisions about whether they want to become vegan or not, and whether they are interested in helping dissolving animal mistreatment,” Ashkenazi said. “We’ve invited guest speakers who are social media influencers in the vegan community to talk about something they are passionate about.”

Ashkenazi’s said she is vegan because she would like to leave

Earth knowing that she has caused the least amount of harm to the world.

“I see a lot of harm being done to animals in the farm industry, and the truth is, at this point in time, there’s no way to eat animal products without causing harm to the animals,” Ashkenazi said.

Vegan Chef Josue Solis worked in the national health industry for over a decade and was giving students advice on eating healthier, drinking enough water and being more active.

Matt Phelps, who has been vegan for four years, said he can’t morally justify eating animals.

“This is an issue that affects everyone. This affects the environment, this affects the nutrition, the food that we eat, it directly affects the animals,” Phelps said. “There are so many injustices that are attached to this industry of eating meat.”

Speaker from vegan outreach Gwenna Hunter spoke to the audience about love, compassion and spirituality of veganism.

Vegan Society Advisor Stephanie Winnard said being vegan is one action that can make a huge difference.

“Being vegan can solve a multitude of extremely serious

urgent problems that we are faced with, including climate change and animal cruelty,” Winnard said. “By going vegan, we can make a more peaceful world for all.”

Vegan Day brings awareness and hopefully inspires people to take action with their lifestyle, Winnard said.

“The vegan movement is exploding, it’s growing exponentially, and the demographic that’s exploding the most is college students,” Winnard said. “The young people are leading the way with this movement, this gives me hope.”

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In the letter, it mentioned that LACCD Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez cited a lack of equity in the progress of disadvantaged or underrepresent community college students which is the reason the district wants to eliminate remedial classes.

The letter describes potential reasons that these students are unable to successfully pass a college level English course.

“Acceleration of student progress does not address and cannot compensate for the many underlying factors behind the lack of college readiness,” the letter states.

According to the letter, these factors include: inadequate secondary instruction in English, unrealistic and often unattainable expectations of student work/ family/college life balance; insufficient, ineffective, or inappropriate use of financial aid for essential course materials and the additional stress, anxiety due to uncertain immigration status, family, mental health and other personal crises.

Representing the English department Sheldon asked the Academic Senate if it could retain existing pre-collegiate English courses, revise currently used measures, verify GPAs for high school graduates and non graduates, facilitate extracurricular resources, and reduce course size limits to meet current needs.

Senate Treasurer Angela Belden said that she supports the English Department and the content of the letter.

“They are seeing students underprepared, which is a bad idea,” Belden said. “It’s not a good idea to have students underprepared.”

However, Belden also sympathizes with students that have to go through a prolonged process to take college level courses after high school.

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Communications Association organized a food drive on the Mall and collected food cans and money to donate to the St.A.S.H club food pantry on campus in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.

Gisela Tarifa

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Gwenna Hunter, from vegan outreach, speaks to students about the love, compassion and spirituality of veganism, at the Great Hall for Vegan Day in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Thurs. Nov. 16, 2017.

From the desk of the Roundup: Editorial

The benefits of CBD for many patients is so significant that it would be worth it for Pierce College to allow the medicine on campus.

When considering whether any drug should be permitted on campus, the answer instinctively seems like an automatic no.

Marijuana has long been considered to fit under the umbrella category of illegal drugs, however recent changes in legislation, coupled with increasing evidence of the therapeutic value of marijuana is separating it from the same group as other drugs, such as cocaine or LSD.

These changes represent a climate which should make Pierce College reevaluate its policy regarding marijuana products on campus.

Despite California’s decision to legalize marijuana, there are still legal implications that deter its use.

According to safeaccessnow.org, “Under federal law, cannabis is treated like every other controlled substance, such as cocaine and heroin. Under the CSA, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug, which means that the federal government views cannabis as highly addictive and having no medical value.”

Because Pierce College receives federal funding, this may present some obstacles in declaring CBD a permitted medicine for students to use and possess on campus.

Without declaring its support of this medicine, Pierce could choose to not persecute students who are found in possession of CBD products.

While many associate marijuana use with the typical smoking of dried flower, there are differences in the types of medical products this benevolent plant produces. Cannabidiol is gaining more public visibility. ProjectCBD.org describes it as, “a cannabis compound that has significant medical benefits, but does not make people feel ‘stoned’

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and can actually counteract the psychoactivity of THC.”

CBD has received recognition in the treatment of pain, inflammation, anxiety, seizures, psychosis, cancer, and withdrawal symptoms from substance abuse.

CBD products do not produce a “high,” like THC products tend to do. Why should students be denied the right to use a treatment that is safe and effective and does not

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lead to their being perceived as intoxicated on campus?

Some health professionals still dismiss marijuana as a mindaltering substance that is, at its core, damaging and detrimental. However, these same health professionals might condone an individual taking Klonopin for anxiety, or Adderall for ADHD. These drugs are proven to be dangerous, mind-altering, and

Pro: CBD for students A-OK

SOFI MATZAGANIAN Reporter @sofimatz

Products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) can prove effective for students who suffer from depression, anxiety and stress.

Obviously, there is a stigma surrounding hemp and hemp products. Normally, people associate them with the actual smoking or usage of marijuana. However, using products specifically containing CBD have been proven to help relieve certain problems. CBD oils, for example, are used to treat a variety of conditions, including extreme pain. CBD oils also have been known to treat other conditions which are related to pain.

These conditions include, depression, fibromyalgia, anxiety and fear. In addition to helping with pain relief, some people say it helps them to fall asleep. There are many benefits to having these products readily available to students on campus. Some of these benefits include: helping with stress, sleep management and pain management.

In addition to CBD oils, there are also CBD powders, capsules, topical creams and sprays. As students, we are put under massive amounts of stress on a weekly basis. Some students also suffer from anxiety, depression and

intense pain. With the use of CBD products, students can manage that pain in a simple yet effective way right here on campus. The benefits to the usage of CBD products are endless.

Students who suffer from chronic pain would easily manage it discreetly on campus. Students should not feel as if they cannot use these products, because some people truly rely on them to alleviate pain, anxiety or depression. Additionally, some students suffer from anxiety related to school work and academics. If students were allowed to use CBD products on campus, they could better manage the anxiety they feel before taking a test, giving an oral presentation, or participating in class discussions. Studies have also shown that CBD has a positive effect against cancer. Not only does research show that the use of CBD is effective in fighting against breast cancer cells, CBD has also been proven to be effective in hindering the growth of cancer in the lungs and colon.

Students who suffer from severe pain, depression, anxiety and nausea can benefit immensely from the use of CBD products on campus. These products can be used to alleviate pain, subside nausea and calm students down.

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addictive, and can be replaced or supplemented by responsible use of CBD products. In fact, emerging research suggests that CBD is a much safer, viable alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.

The stigma attached to marijuana is being widely reevaluated, bolstered by the positive experiences many are having using CBD to treat illness and replace dangerous

TAYLOR THIBODAUX Reporter @taylorthibbs

CBD is drug that has negative side effects when misused and could bring problems to a college campus.

“Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 60 naturally occurring cannabinoids found in a cannabis plant,” according to thecbdistillery. com

Any prescription drug taken in high amounts can cause a multitude of side effects in a person’s body, and there’s no way to know how that person may react to the drug.

According to elixinol.com, the side effects of CBD are dry mouth, increased tremor in Parkinson’s patients, low blood pressure, lightheadedness and drowsiness.

The first time a person takes the drug, they don’t know if they might experience adverse effects. Things could go haywire. On a college campus, things aren’t as monitored as a high school. There isn’t a school nurse that will let the teacher know what to do in case of a reaction.

If this person was in class and began to have side effects, their instructor would not know what to do, and neither would their classmates. Medical intervention could end up being necessary. At this point wouldn’t it have been better for the person to just refrain from consuming the drug?

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pharmaceuticals. The availability of this medicine can contribute to a better quality of life for people dealing with certain medical issues. College students should be entitled to use CBD treatment if they feel it is the right choice for their health, and they should not feel like a criminal for having their medicine on campus.

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When someone has low blood pressure, they run the risk of fainting, having blurred vision, nausea, fatigue, and a lack of concentration. As a student, one needs to be aware of everything going on. Such things could prohibit one from being successful in school.

Drowsiness, according to rxlist. com, can cause memory problems, dizziness, spinning sensations, muscle weakness, slurred speech, blurred vision and double vision.

There is a risk that a student can take more than prescribed and be irresponsible. If anything happens to the student on campus as result of consuming too much, the school itself could be liable. In hindsight, it was the student being irresponsible.

There is a parking lot on campus filled with cars that are operated by students. Any of the side effects can kick in, and cause a car accident that can be fatal due to drowsiness and the symptoms of low blood pressure.

How does a school so big regulate prescription drugs? There is no way that a school can keep watch for something of that nature. At the end of the day, we are all adults, and schools are not required to monitor a person’s every move.

Anything that could make one lose consciousness should be exempt from any campus. It could be harmful to the person and those around them.

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Brief: Online resources implemented in courses

SOFI MATZAGANIAN Reporter @sofimatz

Textbook costs continue to rise, affecting student budgets nationwide.

The average price of a new textbook increased from $58 in 201112 to $80 in 2015-16, according to the National Association of College Stores.

To help students who can’t afford the required class texts, the Open Educational Resources (OER) program was implemented on campus. This option allows instructors to use low-cost or free textbooks for students in their courses.

These textbooks are often offered in an electronic format, available online or as a printable PDF.

Cara Gillis said that although there is no mandate that requires instructors to use OER in their classes, it is often recommended.

Gillis said that students will see OER classes marked on the schedule in the spring 2018 catalog.

“There is a state law being passed, which says that if a class is OER, it must be denoted in the course catalog,” Gillis said.

Clay Gediman said that OpenStax has some of the best OER textbooks. He said they expand their array of books and consistently update the information in them.

Gediman said that students are charged for physical, low-cost texts to pay for the materials used to make the book. He said books available online are free because there is no cost to make them.

“I think we are making good progress on it. We are not moving as fast as I would like, but we are definitely moving forward,” Gediman said.

Although OER has been implemented in a lot of classrooms, some departments are having a difficult time incorporating it in their classrooms. However, this does not stop Benny Ng. He said he is one of few chemistry instructors on campus who uses OER in his classes.

“I found that a lot of students were not buying the textbook because they could not afford it,” Ng said.

“This puts students at a disadvantage because they cannot read the textbook. This is why I include the OpenStax version on the syllabus.”

Ng said most science courses cannot offer OER because though the textbook may be free, students still need to pay for other materials for these classes, such as lab coats and protective eye-wear.

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Paws up, vets are here

Veterinary Technology Center provides students with hands-on learning experience

Brahma Blotter

These incidents were reported between Nov. 12- Nov. 18

Reported by: Jose Herrera and Vanessa Arredondo

11/13

•School Cart Damaged School cart possibly vandalized while parked outside the Alder building around 10:30 a.m.

11/13

•Hit and Run

A stationed vehicle in Parking Lot 7 was struck by another car around 11 a.m.

11/13

•Found Property Vending machine was found near room 3401 vandalized and sacked of its money and snacks around 8:01 p.m.

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On Sundays, Pierce is closed. But this last weekend, woofs, meows and cooing owners could be heard in the Pierce Veterinary Technology Center, as they waited in line for affordable vaccinations and microchips.

The clinic helps Veterinary Technology students gain experience administering vaccines, restraining animals in preparation for shots, watching animal behaviors, and practicing client education and front desk reception skills.

The clinic also raises money for the Veterinary Science program.

“The clinic is completely ran by the students. There is a veterinarian and a registered

veterinary technician on site, but beside that, the students are doing all the groundwork,” said Kay Nicklaw, a volunteer and coordinator.

vaccinations, whereas the entry and mid-level students handle the front desk work and restrain the animals for observation.

“Every animal is different; you can’t just teach out of a book as if this is the way every single animal is going to respond to this needle or restraint technique,” said Angela Killips, Instructional Assistant for the Veterinary Technology program. “Every animal responds to situations differently, so the broad range of breeds and species is a great learning opportunity for the students.”

The clients check-in, and the animals and owners are escorted to the lab, where experienced students get hands-on practice of behavioral and technical veterinary education.

Technology program. “It’s a great opportunity to be able to actually utilize the skills that we have been taught and apply them to a real practice.”

Before vaccinating the animals, students check the animal’s pulse, respiration and temperature, to make sure that the animals are in a stable condition. Then they clean the intended puncture site with alcohol and inject the animal with the vaccine necessary.

“Everyone should support the Veterinary Program, it’s amazing and it is the only one I know of that people are driving fifty miles to get to. You get great hands on experience that prepares you for the real world,” said Limor Golan, senior in the Veterinary Technology program.

•Ill Student Student fained in the Financial Aid Office at 3:29 p.m. and was taken to the Student Health Center.

11/16

•Vehicle Report

An unknown suspect stole a vehicle from off campus and parked it on the school premise.

The senior-level students handle the prep and administration of the

Council adjorned

PCC talks projects and concerns for campus

YADIRA GONZALEZ Reporter @yadhiralGS

Construction issues, sheriff feedback, enrollment and a selfevaluation were in the air for the final Pierce College Council meeting of the fall semester.

Construction:

Ed Cadena, college project director, addressed the existing north of mall phase one project.

Cadena said he will meet with the general contractor and he hopes to find a resolution for the project perhaps on the first quarter of next year.

Cadena said it would take a year to get a master plan through and approved, and three and a half to four years to get a new building constructed. He said the north of mall phase two, which is the digital and Media Arts Building project would be on hold until the other phase is completed.

“I think we are in a great shape for this particular project because it is replacing square footage,” Cadena said. “We are working towards a full complement of staff to be able to execute the work that is in front of us.”

Cadena said at the moment they have a remaining budget enough for renovation but not for destroying and reconstructing buildings on campus.

Campus Security Feedback:

Captain Rod Armalin of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community College Bureau talked

about a field audit process they are implementing which means a sheriff’s supervisor will look at calls received for service and call people back to ask about their experience and how the employee responded to the service requested.

Armalin said they need to have this type of feedback and find out how they are doing and how they can improve their service to the community.

“I ask for you to give us the honest truth,” said Armalin. “We are human. We do realize we make mistakes.”

Armalin said if anyone from the department didn’t do something right it’s important to let them know because they are also in the business and customer service environment.

He said the biggest part and main priority is the education of the students.

“Our small piece of that is to make sure they are safe and comfortable so they can focus on their studies,” Armalin said.

Enrollment:

Enrollment Management Committee member Doreen Clay said they have a joint task force with the Student Success Committee on barriers to enrollment.

Clay said a company evaluated the district enrollment process and found out that LACCD is losing 44 percent of its students between the time they apply and the first day of class.

“They call this unheard of and never seen before in any other district anywhere and it is pretty

shocking,” Clay said. Clay said the key to preventing this is the communication with students since the first time they show up to class. She said it’s important to follow up throughout the semester.

Self-Evaluation:

Accreditation Committee

Representative Margarita Pillado said the quality focus essay is a component of the institutional self evaluation report that the college submitted to the Accrediting Commission Community of Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

Pillado said they identified three areas that they would like to improve, the student learning outcomes, professional development for not only faculty, but employees and students and information technology (IT) infrastructure.

“We were given 18 months to address this deficiency. We can not be out of compliance with the accreditation standards,” said Pillado.

Pillado said since they did the action process and focused on IT a lot of things have improved.

“We have the smart classrooms, we have a lot more support in terms of personnel for faculty, a lot of people helping us. In that area we have shown a lot of progress,” said Pillado. “In other areas we are still trying to figure out in what ways the district will help or hinder our effort to achieve the remaining goals."

“During our labs we get to practice, but our practice is generally on stuffed animals and only for so long,” said Alyson Zillner, a senior in the Veterinary

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Angela Killips, instructional assistant for the Veterinary Technology program, hands a customer her cairn terrier chihuahua mix during the Vaccine Clinic in the Veterinarian Technology Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2017.

“Every animal responds to situations differently, so the broad range of breeds and species is a great learning opporturnity for students.”

-Angela Killips Instructional Assistant for Vet Tech

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All signs point to a good time Students communicate through American Sign Language

MANNY LUISSI Reporter @mgluissi

As the classroom fills up, not a word is spoken, yet the communication among these friends overflows the space with smiles, laughter and energy.

The American Sign Language Club allows students to have an open door to the deaf community. Students can learn about the culture and history in a space with those who know or are learning ASL, to socialize and use their language beyond a classroom setting.

ASL Club President Jennifer Brasuell said that the club is a safe space full of learning opportunities.

“We want to help them get their feet wet with entering the deaf community,” Brasuell said. “We all also want to improve; everyone in the club does. It’s a great socializing event, even for our more advanced members. It’s like an all inclusive way to benefit everyone involved.”

She said the club creates an atmosphere of inclusivity, where all students are allowed to take the floor and speak to each other about anything. The club serves to help students improve their understanding and use of the language.

Club meetings include games, challenges and storytelling to get an immersive experience of the signing, and to interact with other students who sign, are learning to sign or are interested in signing.

Lucy Roberts, a sign language interpreter major and ASL Club member, said that practice is important, because without it, you will lose the language.

“We create a foundation here for using the language in the real world,” Roberts said. “The

best way to learn a language is to use it in a social environment, as opposed to just in a classroom repeating and repeating.”

The club has created a group on Canvas that lets members create discussion boards and ensures communication among members, where they can continue to socialize, organize future meetings and help each other learn.

ASL Club Vice President Zachary Goldstein said the club uses Facebook to post ASL video challenges. These videos tell a story, with progressive difficulty, so students can practice their comprehension at home and bring their translations to the club to gauge their understanding.

Goldstein said the club’s goal is to challenge and expand the members’ knowledge of the different uses of signs in their language.

The fall 2017 semester marked a new beginning for the club, and a new board took control at the beginning of the semester.

Goldstein said that new board members came into the semester without much knowledge of how to run the club. But he said they wanted to create a community for the school, where they can take students’ interest in ASL and make an environment of encouragement, where students can learn to sign, make friendships and grow with this community.

“Anyone would be welcomed, as long as there is a passion to do it,” Goldstein said.

The club had its Halloween Bash at Schoonerville Sports Bar and Grill in Canoga Park. The event was hosted there to coincide with the weekly ASL night every Thursday.

The ASL Club arranged entertainment for the event and assembled talent to perform karaoke. The event also included a costume contest and a performance

by The Reynolds Twins, a duo of deaf drummers.

The Halloween Bash was the first official event hosted by the club, but members are updated about events happening in the deaf

community.

“It’s a way to interact with not just students, but actual deaf people who actually use this language everyday, the natural users of it,” Roberts said. “You

need to be able to speak to native signers to be able to really develop your language quickly.”

The club will host its next event on Nov. 30 and present a show put on by ASL Inside owner Missy

Keist.

All students interested in the club can find more information by attending meetings on Mondays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. eluissi.roundupnews@gmail.com

ASO Senator shows passion to help others by serving at Pierce Food, clothes and shelter for all

A dancer and lover of theater, Gisela Tarifa, grew up performing and experiencing the relationship between culture and art. That relationship taught her the importance of community and leadership, a lesson she would someday use to make the world around her better.

Tarifa is an ASO Senator, cochair of the ASO Community Welfare Committee and the author of the Brahma Initiative.

Tarifa, a Bolivian-Nicaraguan American, grew up in a big family where she learned the Bolivian culture, and became very family oriented.

She was born and raised in Pacoima, Calif., although living in Northridge now, she spent a lot of time in Pacoima visiting grandparents that play a very influential role in her life.

Her grandfather, Tomas Tarifa, was the original leader and organizer of a Bolivian folklore group called Bolivia Andina, a group created to raise awareness in Los Angeles about the Bolivian people and their culture.

“I got a role model from my grandfather to be a community leader and essentially help people and to present a perspective of a community that other people don’t realize or see,” said Tarifa.

As Tarifa grew older, she realized that she was fortunate. She had parents who had always worked hard to keep her sheltered, fed, and clothed. She had also grown up in a community that embraced each other and were there for one another, and this is when she began to notice that there were people out there that seemingly did not have the good fortune she had and she did not find that fair. She wanted to help.

“I want to give back whatever time, energy, motivation that I can so they have the same things I have. I believe that everybody deserves that. It’s just like a human right. You

Gisela Tarifa, Associated Students Organization senator, stands near a tree in Rocky Young Park at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 8, 2017.

shouldn’t be left out just because you can’t afford it,” said Tarifa. Having understood the importance of what her grandfather did for the Bolivian community and raised awareness, Tarifa grew passionate about spreading awareness of her own to highlight the importance of food and housing insecurity in our community and how to help those who are less fortunate. After taking a political science on campus, Tarifa began to find ways to

reach out and help the community in need. She began volunteering with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority where she found that the homeless population was on the rise and it strengthened her resolve to make a difference. She became the homeless liaison for the Northridge West Neighborhood Council, a position in which she researches about services, programs and events that benefit the homeless population of her neighborhood.

In the summer, a study from the LACCD came out that stated that 1 in 5 LACCD students suffered from food and housing insecurity, and that is where Tarifa began working on a plan to tackle to problem of food and housing insecurity at Pierce College.

Alongside ASO President, Efren Lopez, Tarifa co-created the Brahma Initiative, an initiative that focuses on the food and housing insecurities of Pierce College and spreads awareness of this problem and how to work on minimizing these

problems for students.

“It’s to make sure that the students have resources or have something attainable that they need that helps them try to be successful in their academic careers,” said Tarifa.

Efren Lopez explained that the initiative was an extension of Tarifa and her personality, and that he believes that she feels the need to help others.

“She’s committed to what she believes in and what she believes in is being generous, bringing an

approach of help to those who are not as privileged. She extends her personality into her work and how passionate she is,” said Lopez.

ASO Club Council President, Kosar Afsari, also explained that Tarifa is determined to succeed and that she is proud of what she is doing for the school.

“I’ll sound like a mother, but when I look at her, I am proud. We have new senators but she’s the one that really stands out. She’s the one that has passion, she goes for it, she makes things happen, she doesn’t let things get her down,” said Afsari.

The plan is made up of five steps in which ASO lays out the goals of the initiative.

These five steps are creating awareness of food and housing insecurities, establishing information resources on campus, expanding the St.A.S.H pantry, working with homeless organizations and offices and lobbying and advocacy.

The initiative has hosted an event in the Halloween Donation Drive, in which ASO had students donate costumes and clothing to donate to students who may have needed articles of clothes to complete costumes or simply needed clothing for other use. The drive ran throughout October on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in which red bins were set up for students to donate by sizes. The clothing was donated to students and remainders of the women’s donations were donated to the Good Shepherd Center in Los Angeles.

The initiative has plans to host a food drive in November to benefit the St.A.S.H pantry and to once again create a discussion among students about food and housing insecurities.

The future for Gisela Tarifa is full of plans to continue helping others, and full of hopes of bettering the campus community as well as the neighborhoods and communities that surround the school. Tarifa hopes to learn more as she helps more as well.

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Zachary Goldstein and Emily Greer sign the word “French” while playing a game during the American Sign Language meeting on Nov. 13, 2017.

Runway to heaven

Models strut down a makeshift catwalk.

One by one, they sashayed down the runway wearing “I Vote Jesus” printed shirts.

A fashion show was hosted in the Great Hall on Friday by the Love Is For Everyone (L.I.F.E) Club, a Christian group that focuses on spreading the scripture and giving back through Mercy

Worldwide, an international nonprofit organization. The event featured performances by a jazz duo, a break dancing group, singers, a rapper and artists.

The Mercy Worldwide Organization is backed by the International Christian Church, and students of the L.I.F.E Club are ambassadors of the organization.

The L.I.F.E Club charged a $10 admission fee.

The President of L.I.F.E and Coordinator Carver Bedeau said this event’s core objective was to aid charity work world wide.

“We’ve built 75 water filtration systems in Haiti. We built a clinic in Abidjan. We built an orphanage in Santiago, Chile,” Bedeau said. “There’s amazing things we are doing around the world, and we just want to continue that, but we need more funds to make that happen.”

Bedeau said this was an opportunity for people to show their talents to the community.

“It’s a platform for individuals to showcase the gifts that God gave them,” Bedeau said. “An atmosphere like this produces confidence and produces character. I wanted to create a stage where people can showcase their talents on campus.”

The show had two fashion segments. The first was “Malachi,” a Christian clothing line by Garrett Underwood.

“My objective is to make clothing that represents God,” Underwood said. “‘Malachi’ was the last book of the Old Testament, and he represented a messenger that predicted when Jesus was going to come. I wanted to put messages on my shirts.”

Underwood said his design inspiration for the “I Vote Jesus” shirts rooted from the past presidential election.

“I didn’t want to vote for Trump or Hillary in the election, and I wanted to make a shirt that made that statement,” Underwood said. “We need someone like Jesus to run this country.”

The second fashion segment showcased a line of printed shirts from Mercy Worldwide. Bedeau said he designed the shirts with the message “Know Mercy.”

“This clothing line represents giving back to the community,” Bedeau said. “If you look at the shirt it says ‘Know Mercy,’ not ‘No Mercy,’ but to know mercy.

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mountains and deep holes and valleys opened up with different kinds of terrain in different places. That thing makes it real,” Fields said.

Jimmy Smith performed in the break dancing group Funk Adikts, and said his crew attended the event after seeing a flier posted on campus.

“I enjoyed the overall vibe along with the great hosting, and the performers that went before us

were phenomenal,” Smith said. “I definitely appreciate the amount of support everyone was giving us.”

The fashion show was also organized to act as a social event for students to make connections.

Fashion Show Coordinator Kenny Garcia said the L.I.F.E Club wants students to become more involved on campus.

“This event is important to the students because many people here don’t know the other students,” Garcia said. “We allow students to interact and express themselves through their art.”

Funk Adikt member Ulises Vazquez said this event is beneficial for students to engage and interact with each other.

“This is what college is all about,” Vazquez said. “When we are socializing, we can network with other students and find common ground, whether it be religion, goals or majors, and we can help each other out.”

Club Member Isaac Montoya said he hopes the event attracts new members.

“Our role on campus is to make

disciples,” Montoya said. “We want people to know that, ‘Hey, Christians can have fun.’ We just want to get to know people, show people love and compassion. I feel that the more we evangelize, the more people are willing to help and do the same thing.”

Club Member Andrew Magadan said he is a proud club member.

“It’s probably the most important club that could ever be,” Magadan said. “The objective is to seek and save the lost. That is one of our mottos.”

Bedeau said he enjoys fulfilling a leadership role as the president of L.I.F.E.

“Seeing people’s lives change is rewarding. There’s no price you can put on that,” Bedeau said. “Personally, I’ve seen a lot of drastic changes in my life five years ago when I met Jesus Christ. I just want to see that for many young men and women.”

Auteur Film Festival: "Lolita"

The stars have been used to navigate and tell stories historically, but these days, when living in the city, they can go completely unnoticed.

The Physical Science Department is hosting a telescope night on Monday, Nov. 27, from sunset to 10:30 p.m. in the veranda outside the Planetarium in the Center for Sciences building.

Telescope Night is a free event and open to the public. Guests will observe a range of objects in the sky through motorized telescopes with built-in GPS systems.

Dale Fields, the Physical and Planetary Sciences Department chair, is organizing Telescope Night along with a few astronomy student tutors. Fields said guests will have a view of the moon, a few galaxies, several planets and glass clouds that light up as new stars are born within them.

Fields said the motorized telescopes allow guests to name the planet they want to look at, and then it points right to it for viewers to enjoy.

“You are not just seeing some fantasy drawn up on a laptop. You are seeing that the moon has some geography to it, that it’s got

Astronomy tutor Joshua Becker is helping set up and align all the telescopes. He said it is important to have good weather conditions to see the moon and other deep sky objects clearly.

“The stars of the show will be the moon in its waxing gibbous phase, the andromeda galaxy, the orion nebula and much more,” Becker said.

Becker said anyone should attend these events to experience and view the universe from a

different perspective.

“It’s not often we can actually connect with our place in the cosmos, especially living in the city. You look up at night and you’re lucky to see just a few stars, and you forget that there’s an entire living universe out there,” Becker said.

Marielle Stober, an astronomy tutor, has been participating in Telescope Nights for a few years and said everyone in the department wants to spread interest about the subject.

“There’s such a lack of enthusiasm when it comes to physical sciences because they are hard, so everyone is intimidated by it,” Stober said. “We want students to take astronomy classes because they want to, not because they have to.”

Stober said people can see galaxies and the birth and evolution of a star or planet by looking through a telescope.

Aside from the sights through the lens, Stober knows what else people will see Monday.

“A bunch of the tutors just nerding out. You’ll know that person is a tutor if they are freaking out and geeking out over what they are seeing,” said Stober.

Screening and panel take a look into the mind of Kubrick

JESSICA VAUGHAN Reporter @JVaughanRoundup

A half-full audience with differing opinions gathered their snacks and sat in front of a black and white screen to watch an old film present timely ideas.

The recent Hollywood controversy about sexual misconduct made Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita” (1962) an interesting film to play because it depicts an adult man lusting for the young daughter of his new wife.

Philosophy instructor Melanie Mcquitty and English instructor Brad Saenz coordinated the Auteur Film Festival to present auteur filmmakers. Auteurs make a film their own through an individualized style and approach to filmmaking.

This was the second installment of the Auteur Film Festival, the first was a showing of David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” (1986).

“Lolita” is based on Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. He and Kubrick wrote the screenplay of this 1961 adaptation.

“One of the things that made this film so great is what Kubrick and Nabokov did to satisfy the censors. The book is far more explicit,” Mcquitty said.

Mcquitty said that it is up to the consumer to figure out some of the sexual references that were alluded to in the film.

“That is part of what makes this ‘Kubrick’ to me,” Mcquitty said.

A panel discussion following the film was led by Mcquitty.

Panelists Saens and Chris Corning, an assistant professor of English, answered Mcquitty’s questions about the film and had a discussion with the audience once the panel opened for questions.

Corning said that these events provide an opportunity to get people to look at older films.

“As someone who grew up not wanting to watch films made before I was born, it is always cool to see people coming in to watch films that are more 50 years old. We are still looking at them, talking about them and engaging in a meaningful way with them,” Corning said. “It’s great to see students get excited about that.”

Once the panel opened the floor for audience questions and discussion, attendants vocally expressed their confusion and disgust with the story. Many said the main character was pitiful and worthy of sympathy. Conflicting opinions were discussed during the panel.

Corning said he liked listening to the students’ questions, and their

input made him think about aspects of the film he hadn’t considered in a while.

“It was interesting to see what issues the students walked away with from the film,” Corning said.

Humanities major Jesse Monterroso only attended the panel discussion for “Blue Velvet,” but she thought it was a better experience to watch “Lolita” and participate in the discussion.

Monterroso said that hearing opinions from people who have experience analyzing films gave him a different insight about “Lolita.”

He said that listening to the film panel has made him consider paying attention to detail when watching films to get to the root of the meaning and the symbolism.

Monterroso said the panel discussion was informative, educational and exciting.

“The knowledge that you are gaining, and being able to use critical thinking skills when you dissect movies is beneficial,” Monterroso said.

Mcquitty said that the auteur theme will be kept for the film festivals next semester. Alfred Hitchcock and Pedro Almodóvar will be two auteur filmmakers showcased next semester.

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Deborah Durodola walks down the runway in a "16 Mercy" shirt during the L.I.F.E. (Love is for Everyone) club fashion show in the Great Hall at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.

It’s just about spreading love around the world.”

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“I didn’t want to vote for Trump or Hillary in the election, and I wanted to make a shirt that made that statement. We need someone like Jesus to run this country.”

-Garrett Underwood Creator of "Malachi" clothing line

Dominique Ringler/Special to the Roundup Oscar Callejas works on a painting during the L.I.F.E. (Love is for Everyone) club fashion show in the Great Hall at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.

“A bunch of the tutors just nerding out. You’ll know that person is a tutor if they are freaking out and geeking out over what they are seeing. ”

-Marielle Stober Astronomy tutor

Home grown

When Clarence W. Pierce founded the college in 1947, he had three main goals he wanted for the School of Agriculture.

1. Educate future farmers and ranchers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, florists, equestrians, horticulturists and others involved with our vast industry.

2. Educate “city folk” on where their food and fiber comes from

3. Prepare students to transfer to a four year institution or graduate school. Pierce retains these objectives today.

The Agricultural Department is unique because of the farm that is available for students to use. Pierce is home to more than 125 farm animals, including 50 - 60 goats, 20 cows, 40 chickens, 15 - 20 sheep, a pot-bellied pig, an alpaca and a tortoise.

Michelle Carcamo is an agricultural technician for the goat unit. She teaches students and student workers how to take care of and tend to the goats.

Darren Bueno is a student worker with the goat unit and Natalie Albizo is the works with the sheep unit. Each student worker is in charge of a unit along with an employee that works with them. There are many classes students can take to learn about the anatomy and physiology, nutrition and health of animals.

Students take Agricultural Enterprise Projects (Animal Science 596A - 596D) to work with the animals. The times are varied because it is a lab, and students are assigned duties on the first day of class.

Middle RIght: Student worker Natalie Albizo prepares to take Natalamb and Bruce for their morning walk around the farm at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif on Thursday. Oct. 19, 2017. Natalamb and Bruce are a couple and Bruce gets anxiety when he is separated from Natalamb, so they go on their walks together.

Top Left: Melissa Collier throws hay into the goat cage for their morning feeding at the goat unit on the farm at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif on Thursday. Oct. 19, 2017. Collier is a student in the Animal Science 596 lab.

Bottom Left: The rainbow barn sits quiet mid morning at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2017. The barn doubles as a classroom and the home for some of the animals.

Above: From left: Student workers Darren Bueno and Natalie Albizo and Agricultural Technician Michelle Carcamo, break up lettuce for the sheep and lamb in the sheep unit to eat for their morning feeding on the farm at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif on Thursday. Oct. 19, 2017.

Brahmas Scoreboard

Soccer M’s B-ball W’s B-ball

88-79

Not just a stroll through the (Moor)park

No. 5 Brahmas top Raiders at home, move on to host San Diego City College Saturday

The Brahmas left it all on the court Tuesday night, and they needed to to defeat the Moorpark College Raiders in a five-set emotional win, advancing to the second round of the regional playoffs.

Pierce started off slow in the first set, and Moorpark showed that they were a force to be reckoned with, being the first to put 10 points on the board. The Brahmas weren’t far behind through the first set, but the Raiders held the lead, taking the first set 25-20.

“We definitely had a little bit of a roller coaster, a lot of ups and downs but overall we were able to work together and it was just great,” Kacy Hele said. “I think that our nerves caught up to us and we weren’t playing for each other which as a program is something we strive to do.”

In the second set, the Brahmas displayed a healthy rotation of the ball and dominating offense with Shari Volpis and Hele raining spikes in Raiders territory while the defense stayed on top of the ball with brick wall blocks from Cario Harrell. The Brahmas trailed the Raiders for most of the second set but closed the gap, taking the second set 25-20.

“I’m really proud of the team, I think it’s the first game we really played actually together, and that to me is just the biggest success,” said Volpis, women’s volleyball team captain. “We need to score more in transitions, and going line of approach on the block so we can make it easier for our defenders.”

Brahmas started to slow down in the third set and Moorpark took

the lead early on. Pierce’s defense struggled to block out the Raiders, and small mistakes resulted in the Raiders taking the third set 25-15.

“The girls did such a good job, it’s a gutsy win and it wasn’t pretty all of the time but I’m very proud of them,” head coach Nabil Mardini

said. “That to me is how you play, coming back from playing ugly volleyball to taking the win.”

The Brahmas needed to turn up the heat, and they showed up during the fourth set. The set was point for point, back and forth scoring between the Brahmas and Raiders.

Pierce had the set at game point 2524, but Moorpark came back to even the score. The Brahmas secured the next two points, pushing the match to a fifth set.

In the final set, both teams laid it all on the line, with the knowledge that at the end of it all someone was

moving on as another had to end their season. The scores went point for point up until they were tied 6-6, then the Raiders started to heat up taking a two point lead over the Brahmas.

Pierce wasn’t giving up taking the lead back making the score 12-

Brahma of the Week

Jennifer Veliz

Sport: Soccer

Position: Class: Freshman

High School: Taft High School

Two goals and an assist against Grossmont College to help her team advance to the next round.

If you weren’t playing soccer, what sport would you play?

Basketball

What are your goals/plans after Pierce?

Transfer to a four-year. Hopefully keep playing and major in psychology.

Greatest personal sports moment?

Assisting the winning goal in the CIF final against El Camino Real.

Winning the first game against Grossmont College, before upsetting College of the Canyons on penalty kicks. What was the feeling?

“It was a team effort in both games. The COC game was really challenging and we played with a lot of team spirit. When Kerian [Neal] scored we hugged our goalkeeper who saved the shot before.”

11, from there it went once again point for point with the Raiders scoring, followed by another score from each team making the score 13-13.

Game preview: Volleyball 11/25 vs. San Diego City

The women’s volleyball team (23-7) face San Diego City College (21-3) in the second round of the SoCal regional playoffs. The Brahmas come from beating Moorpark College in a five-set thriller

After losing in straight sets to College of the Canyons in their final regular season game, the team found a way to put it behind them as they dominated the Raiders. San Diego City come to the game upsetting No. 4 seed Cypress College in four sets. The game is on Saturday, Nov. 25. at Ken Stanley Court, time TBD.

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Pierce College’s Kacy Hele and Cairo Harrell block the ball from Moorpark College’s Moran Olsan for a win of 3-1 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 21, 2017.

Football's emotional ride

5-5 record doesn't tell the story of the Brahmas 2017 season

ROCIO ARENAS Reporter @rarenas_roundup

The football team had highs and lows this season, from losing by an inch to taking home the final victory as their last hoorah, the Brahmas reflect on their season and move towards having a 10-0 season next year.

With three weeks into the season, former football coach Jason Sabolic was fired for decorum violations and the team was left with no help from the sidelines.

Interim Head Coach James Sims stepped in after Sabolic’s dismissal. Sims said it was not easy at first, as he had to earn respect from the players.

“I had to come in and smoothe over those relationships,” Sims said. “First of all I had to go in and earn the respect of the players.”

Sims said at that point in time he needed to cater to the team’s original rules so he would not disrupt the team’s existing chemistry.

“I thought it was easier for me as one person to learn what 90 other people were doing, than for 90 people to learn what I am doing,” Sims said.

Anthony Scott, offensive lineman, said despite the ups and downs this season they had an exciting match every time they went on the field.

“Coming back from adverse situations, a lot of the games were losing in the first half and then in the second half we would bounce back,” Scott said.

Scott said the last game of the season against Antelope Valley College showed they had true Brahma pride.

“The last game we were down 17-0 and our coach came in at halftime and said we had to ‘whoop it up’ and to Sims’ delight,” Scott said. “We charged up and did what we needed to do.”

The Brahmas took home the win as the final score was 22-17.

Scott said he hopes to continue to see hard work from his teammates.

Wide receiver, Quentin Palmer said the team’s offense and defense were great this season,

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but for next season he’d like to see changes.

After getting the upset over the College of the Canyons Saturday, the soccer team (13-6-4) saw their season come to an end at the hands of the San Bernardino Valley College Wolverines with the final score, 4-0.

With the loss of five starters due to injuries, the team struggled. Teary eyes and somber looks filled the players faces as the referee blew the final whistle.

The team didn’t only have trouble on the field, their truck blew a tire while on the way to the game, which made them 15 minutes late.

Gisell Cruz, forward, said the team wasn’t mentally prepared for the game.

“This game wasn’t as we planned. I think we gave it a lot of heart, but at the end of the day, we didn’t get the result we wanted,” Cruz said. “But we did work hard for it.”

Hauge said her team talked about this game because last season a lower ranked Pierce beat them and knocked them out of the playoffs. The team wanted to prove a point this time around.

“They are, regardless of injuries and games, whatever the case may be, a talented team and well coached,” Hauge said. “I knew it was going to be a challenge for us today. I told them that for 90 minutes we have to play the entire time.”

The first half resulted in two goals for the Wolverines. On a counter attack, Monica Garcia gave San Bernardino Valley College the lead.

Stephanie Doran doubled the lead for the Wolverines after a penalty was called against Pierce. Things got worse for the Brahmas when Irene Reyes suffered a concussion and was taken out of the game to undergo a physical assessment after a 50/50 clash.

The Wolverines played both of their goalkeepers. Natalie Carreon started the game and Ann-Marie O’Connell played the second half. O’Connell made three saves.

Perez said they made mistakes with the little things, and with the amount of injuries the team faced, it hindered them.

“I wish we didn’t get hurt, but that’s a part of the game,” Cruz said. “We lost three girls to season-ending concussions and two other girls to ACLs. That’s five starters.”

Perez spoke to the girls during the half and told them not to let up and not to give up because they still had a chance.

Not long after the start of the second half, the Wolverines’ Karen Jacobs added her name on the scoresheet, making the score 3-0.

Jacobs also provided the assist for Morgan Simman’s goal, that gave the Wolverines their fourth goal.

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“We can improve on finishing the game,” Palmer said. “Playing with an attitude that we’re going to win.”

Sims said the football team showed perseverance this season, but they have to keep working.

“In football there’s plenty of things you can improve on- get in the gym and get stronger,” Sims said. “But the most important thing to work on is to form a family and get to know everybody.”

Sims said the first game he watched against Southwest College where the Brahmas lost 51-13 was impactful to him because it was the worse loss of the season.

“It was our worst loss of the season and they didn’t have a head coach in the sidelines,” Sims said, “They didn’t know if they were going to have a season at all.”

The following game against Mt. San Jacinto College really changed the pace of the season.

“We were playing a team that was undefeated and was ranked, and we beat them by 28 points. That was the highlight,” Sims said.

The last two games of the season the team had to comeback from behind and they got the job done.

“We were down 22 to nothing and in the second game we were down 17 to nothing and we won both games.” Sims said.

Pierce’s head coach Adolfo Perez said that because the Wolverines had 33 girls and the ability to sub out players, things were somewhat easier for them. The Brahmas only had 13 players and could only sub out one person.

“One of our better players got dropped from her English class and she couldn’t participate today,” Perez said. “I don’t like to use excuses, but we just were down. We played an extra game more than anybody else and we just tired out.”

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“Winning the 50/50 battle that we didn’t get to win, I think those were the ones that mostly got to us and to the game,” Cruz said. “It’s just about getting there first.”

Pierce was unable to score a goal, but made five attempts in the first half. Jennifer Veliz came close to scoring for the Brahmas, but her shot hit the outside post.

Brianna Jacobo was the busiest of the two goalkeepers in the first half. After the Wolverines scored their first two goals, she was called into action denying a third. She had a total of seven saves in the game.

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Jacobs said the Wolverines practiced hard and did what they have been doing all year, playing hard and taking everything seriously.

“We took them on one-versus-one. I just knew that we had to get this win no matter what kind of goal we scored. I was just trying to be all in for my team as much as they are for me,”

Jacobs said.

Cruz plans to train harder and better for their season next year, and Perez said that he has to recruit better next time and keep the girls practicing.

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“Obviously no one likes a loss, but the girls were showing a lot of fight and competitive spirit,” said Adam Black, Moorpark College volleyball’s head coach. “Hats off to Pierce, they definitely made some plays at the end that earned them the win, they are a tough team that doesn’t crack often, we got them to crack a little bit but not enough.”

The Brahmas would put another point on the board putting them at game point match, and took it all the way home earning the 15 points they needed to end the game and take home the win.

“I think this is one of the best games we played all season, it was good to see what we can do under so much pressure,” said Cairo Harrell. “Whatever we had here we need to keep it going, for us to play as a team and keep our confidence in each other.”

The Brahmas next playoff game will be Saturday, November 25 at Pierce College, hosting San Diego City College, who upset No. 4 seed Cypress College Tuesday night. Time is to be determined.

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“In football, there’s plenty of things you can improve on- get in the gym and get stronger. But the most important thing to work on is to form a family and get to know everybody."

-James Sims Interim head coach

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Marleny Rodriguez and Wolverines Morgan Simmang battle for the ball during the quarterfinals game at San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, Calif. on Nov. 21, 2017.

[From VOLLEYBALL pg. 7]