Volume 128 Spring 2018 Roundup Issue 11

Relaxing with the kids

Animal

Culture

Sciences Club

who were stressed or sick,” Morse said. “The goats would help people forget about everything.”

hosts fitness sessions with baby goats

Downward dog, warriors’ pose and sun salutations may seem enticing for yoga fans, but when you toss in baby goats you get a different type of relaxation.

Goat yoga is a new phenomena that has stormed the country, including Pierce College.

The concept was started in 2016 by Muskegon, Michigan, native Lainey Morse, who said she realized the power the goats had while she was battling an illness, according to an article in the Detroit Free Press.

In the article, Morse explained how the idea came about.

“I hosted something last year called ‘goat happy hour,’ and that was basically people coming over

The Animal Culture Sciences Club hosted a Pierce baby goat yoga class on Tuesday and Thursday last week, led by Kinesiology Department Chair Shilo Nelson.

Students in the class use the goat yoga method of exercise to learn how to interact with animals as a form of therapy that helps with relaxation.

Co-president of the Pierce College Democrats Melody Niv said baby goat yoga offers a positive impact.

“It helps bring a healthy lifestyle and moment of happiness that changes lives,” Niv said. “It helps let out your emotions and time to relax into your own world.”

Anna Rull, a Veterinary Science Club member, said she volunteers so that she can see the happiness people show after the class ends.

“We get a lot of positive feedback from students, and from what I have seen, it has brought smiles to peoples faces,” Rull said. “I come to volunteer to make sure everything is OK and people enjoy being here.”

Sam Hodds, a student who took the yoga class, said she loved the opportunity.

“It's a good time to relax so you don't become too stressed, and it is entertaining to be around the goats when you exercise,” Hodds said.

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Into the Woods Football’s

new head coach brings life lessons to the field

JOSHUA MANES Spotlight Editor @TheManesEvent

Lessons learned both on and off the field shape young athletes as they grow. For Carlos Woods, the newly named head coach of Brahmas football, each stop along his path helped mold him into the man he is, and the coach he wants to be.

Woods has a professional pedigree and tutelage under legendary coaches Tony Dungy and Joe Paterno, his lessons for the game started years before ever stepping onto a field.

Growing up, Woods’ stepfather, Michael Smith, was in the Navy.

Smith’s lessons of discipline and

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Some profs. are unaware

One program that can help improve student success has been gaining traction, but some faculty don’t know it exists.

Open Educational Resources (OER) strives to provide classes at zero cost for students. It offers books that can be downloaded and printed online as PDF files.

The OER program has been improving by the semester, according to Technology Librarian Clay Gediman.

“Although students can’t get a degree with just OER, we do have more materials now,” Gediman said. “And we are able to integrate Canvas now.”

Gediman is working toward making a degree obtainable with just OER.

“I know it is possible because I’ve seen it in other campuses,” Gediman said. “As more classes get covered by OER, it’ll be more possible.”

Gediman thinks that not all classes will be able to be covered.

“Sometimes there will be material that just can’t be provided for free,” Gediman said. “And it could take time and energy from faculty to transition.”

There are two laws that have been implemented to mandate OER. The first was AB 798, which provides incentive to colleges to think about OER. The second is SB 1359, which requires colleges to clearly highlight which classes are OER.

responsibility have remained with Woods all these years later.

“He is the epitome of what hard work is and seeing the fruits of his labor,” Woods said. “It taught me how to be hands on.”

That idea of hard work paying off showed in Woods’ start in football. In seventh grade, Woods didn’t make the team. Woods said that at that point, he made a deal with himself. He would either make the team the following year, or he would quit.

Woods remembers being one of the last players to learn his fate with the team in eighth grade. According to Woods, coach Lacklin would call each player into his office and let them know.

“He will look you in the eye, man to a young man say you made the

team or you didn't make the team,” Woods said.

Woods made the team, and even though he didn’t play often that season, the lessons he learned from Lacklin have carried over just like those he learned from his stepfather.

“I'm very direct. I'm as transparent as they come,” Woods said.

When Woods took the head coaching job, one of the first things he did was enact an open door policy and began meeting with players oneon-one. Those meetings weren’t about football, but to find out about the players’ school and homelife.

“Those things to me are essential to just getting an understanding for each player,” Woods said. “Football comes and goes, it’s just a small part of our life.”

Heading into high school, it was a different part of Woods’ that life had to go to make room for football.

Since elementary school, Woods had played the saxophone. Heading into the start of his ninth grade year, he met with the band director and the football coach. Woods was told that both practiced at the same time and he would have to make a decision.

While he loved music, Woods chose football. That decision eventually resulted in him earning a scholarship to Delaware State University, where he played football and wrestled.

Woods’ first coaching job came as a graduate assistant at Penn State University in 2005. Here, under the late coach Joe Paterno, Woods learned how to bring a team together. The entire team would eat dinner together Monday - Thursday, and would then be joined the families of the coaches and staff on Fridays.

“It was beautiful to see. You would see linebackers and running backs, receivers with offensive linemen. It was family,” Woods said. “And I said if I ever have a program where I could do that I'd love to emulate that because I just like it brought the team so close together.”

After almost two years at PSU, Woods moved on to the NFL as an assistant with the Indianapolis Colts and head coach Tony Dungy, receiving a Super Bowl ring from the 2006 victory.

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Time between classes can allow more activities and socializing

hour classes will not begin during the 2:30 p.m. block, but four, five and six hour classes can still take place.

scheduled. This allows students and faculty to attend club meetings and office hours.

The college hour may seem like a foreign thought at Pierce, but Los Angeles Valley College currently has a time slot that allows for campus activities and club events.

With the implementation of a semblance of the college hour starting in the fall, Pierce may be heading in that direction.

Vice President of Administrative Services Sheri Berger said that three-

“I suppose for fall we will have a quasi, unofficial college hour because there aren’t as many classes scheduled at that time frame,” Berger said.

A champion of the college hour, Vice President of Student Services Earic Dixon-Peters brought the idea to Pierce a few years ago after seeing it successfully implemented at other colleges. College hour is a block in the day when little to no classes are

“The typical intent and purpose of it is to provide an opportunity where the campus community can come together to do a few things: to learn and engage and explore together different topics, ideas through activities and workshops,” DixonPeters said. “It also gives faculty a chance to engage with students beyond the classroom at a particular hour at a particular time to have robust learning opportunities.”

Berger said that when she came to Pierce College in September 2014, there was a conversation to implement a college hour, but administration decided not change the scheduled class times.

It wasn’t until January this year that they again began talking about the possibility of an hour block.

Berger said she became aware of some issues that needed to be solved within those scheduling blocks, which were unrelated to the college hour. She presented the conflict to the department chairs’ taskforce,

and proposed a solution that would remove three-hour classes from the 2:30 p.m. block, effectively giving more students and teachers free time.

“Not everything always fits nicely into this grid,” Berger said. “The task force decided to see if they could incorporate a college hour because they were going to be relooking at the grid anyway.”

Different approaches to the hour are being considered by faculty and administration to avoid a schedule block with conflicts.

Professor of psychology

and statistics Jennifer Moses said a schedule was initiated by administration, and the department chairs created a task force to respond to the suggestions.

“Scheduling is a very complicated thing. Because there are different departments that have different class lengths, you want to create blocks of time so that classes don’t overlap,” Moses said. “If there’s even a minute of overlap between two classes, students can’t take those two classes.”

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Andrea Amaya and Mea Lane participate in Baby Goat Yoga on May 3, 2018, at Pierce College's Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Shilo Nelson, department chair of Kiniselogy and Health, leads the Baby Goat Yoga class on May 3, 2018, at Pierce College's Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Carlos Woods poses on the football field in Shepard Stadium, while potential football players practice behind him on May 7, 2018 at Pierce College.

Community colleges often act as a stepping stone for students to transfer to four year universities. For many non-traditional or returning students, community college serves as a tool for acquiring more professional or technical skills they may need to advance in their existing jobs.

Students who need to balance work and family life with school, may need to take most, if not all, of their classes at night.

Pierce should have more resources and create a stronger community for those students.

Night students don’t receive the same basic needs traditional

Column: Fighting Depression

By Jordan Nathan

Depression can be found in onein-five students and is a reason why they seek counseling, according to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health.

Depression is the number one cause of suicide, according to psychologytoday.com. It is also one of many mental health issues that can affect any student regardless of how long they have been in college.

When students attend college they tend to go through challenges that they did not face at any other time in their school experiences. These issues can be both exciting and frightening.

Transitioning from high school to a college or university can be the first time a student has felt alone and/ or away from home. Meeting new people, developing relationships, new living environments, financial troubles and new living situations can cause students a lot of anxiety.

Learning to handle these challenges is fundamental and can help keep students healthy and avoid going over the edge. Depression can be overcome if there is a balance. No one can get better if they go it alone. Help is always available on and off campus.

students get because many offices close before, or soon after the start of evening classes.

Special Services closes at 4:30 p.m., the Counseling and Health centers close at 7 p.m. and the Library / Learning Crossroads closes at 8:30 p.m. If students needed access to any of these services during class, it would be close to impossible.

If food is desired before classes or during a break, students don’t have much time to stop at the Brahma Cafe, which closes at 7:15 p.m., or the Food Court, which closes at 8 p.m.

Also some students may not be able to meet with a professor during office hours or get tutoring help,

which makes it difficult to achieve a higher grade.

A possible solution may be offering more online resources, such as counseling and tutoring, according to the Education Commission of the States (ecs.org).

The website also reports schools can provide non-traditional students with degree outlines (roadmaps) that may help them complete their courses within the time they need.

Some students that take night classes may never have the opportunity to take one during the day. Shouldn’t they have the option to obtain a degree with only online or night courses?

While the college hour is being

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JOSHUA BLEIWEISS Reporter @JoshuaReporter

Since the beginning of graffiti existence, the form has evolved from simple scratches into elaborate, colorful and stylish pieces of painted art on walls that you see today. Because of how normal and iconic the art form is, it should become legalized.

While many see graffiti as ugly and horrible, it is an important form of art that should be recognized and appreciated worldwide, not just in the United States.

In the New York Times opinion piece, “Graffiti Is a Public Good, Even As It Challenges the Law,” director Lu Olivero compared graffiti to hip hop, writing that the social view around it will soon change.

Throughout the world, there are many places where graffiti is already legal. From Queens to Warsaw, from Taiwan to Paris, from Venice, Calif. all the way to Melbourne, cities have started to recognize the beauty and magnificence of street art and how it impacts the urban environment in positive ways.

In the Huffington Post article, “Graffiti Can Actually Be A Good Thing For Cities,” Cameron Keady spoke to journalist and photographer Patrick Verel, who compiled information that helped show how graffiti can make a

positive impact.

“When one of these graffiti murals comes together, you get the best of both worlds: jaw-dropping artistic talent from men and women who’ve in many cases honed their craft for decades, and partnerships between them and local property owners that will outlast the very art they’re creating,” Verel said.

Venice Beach is known for its interesting and fun pieces of street art, all of which are fully legal. Once an artist receives a permit, they can paint on the beach, as tourists come by to see how artists are working to make the public perception of street art a positive ideology.

Street art is made by people from all over the world, from all walks of life and age. It is an inclusive medium that anybody can join with the right tools, to make their own mark on their city.

Art is incredibly important as it brings a positive impact on people and communities. It has managed to stay alive for years and resulted in artists being recognized as icons.

The vibrancy of colors that street art and graffiti bring to the streets, can make people feel happy and alive.

As graffiti continues to be loved by many, it is one step closer to becoming legalized.

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discussed, it would only benefit the community during the day, which leaves night students and resources lacking yet again.

The demand for day classes may be higher, but there are dozens offered at night, and those students should have the ability to be a part of the Pierce community as well. There aren’t any clubs that have night meetings, keeping some students from joining and being active in an organization.

Why should students that can only attend at night be considered less important than those who attend during traditional school hours?

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Expression, beauty, and creativity are often seen in artwork which can be found on a piece of paper, canvas or a public mural. Though when illegible sketched words begin to show up on public and private property, it turns into illegal graffiti, not your typical form of “beautiful” art.

Graffiti is an ugly, damaging crime as well as vandalism. And it should stay illegal.

Today in society, specifically in downtown Los Angeles, one will regularly come across sightings of gang names or inappropriate language drawn on a public seat in a Metro bus or on a public restroom stall at McDonald’s.

According to the article, “LA scrubs away 30 million square feet of graffiti each year,” published by radio station, 89.3 KPCC, author Aaron Mendelson writes that the cost to remove graffiti is continuously increasing.

“LA spends about $7 million per year dealing with graffiti, a price tag the city sees as a bargain but that others argue could be better spent elsewhere,” Mendelson wrote.

Students pay an $11 health fee semesterly, which grants unlimited access to the Pierce College Health Center.

“People with depression might not acknowledge that they’re struggling. Lack of awareness about symptoms of depression can cause people to consider their feelings normal or dismiss them as a time-limited struggle,” according to PSYCOM.

People experiencing depression don't always understand what is causing them to feel down.

People who might have friends with any symptoms should encourage them to seek help, and to let them know people are there for them.

newly renovate their public restrooms. These fixes don't last very long thanks to “818” being sketched onto the toilet paper holders. Because of graffiti, the business owner’s money has been wasted.

Another act of destruction is graffiti found on homeowner’s properties.

A friend of mine recently moved into a newly built home and the very first week of living there, a tagger scribbled an illegible name on the mailbox. Since then, she's seen multiple sketches on many of her neighbors’ homes.

Graffiti instantly adds a touch of unpolished damage to a neighborhood, making it trashy.

Legalizing the destruction of a well kept home, public restroom or a playground at a park is as dumb as allowing murderers to commit manslaughter without any penalty. Graffiti is a crime that deserves no justice.

Many people may vouch for graffiti, claiming it’s a form of expression, art, or that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but graffiti is an act of ugly destruction. Art is a Pablo Picasso piece found at the Getty Villa, not a cartoon figure drawn on the back of a stop sign.

There is no fair point in destroying property by drawing graffiti. Graffiti is draining the city, business owners and private homeowners of their money.

Think about franchises that

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Let the night classes run their course

Some instructors dismiss students before the designated time

VANESSA ARREDONDO Managing Editor @V_anana

It’s two hours before the campus closes for the day, and some students are still in class. They got off work not too long ago and managed to make time for their education during the 7-10:10 p.m. late-night classes slot. But some students who are taking these classes are not getting their money’s worth.

While some classes may end early, administration says that’s not in accordance to school policy.

“I am not aware that Professor X is letting their class out early,” Vice President of Academic Affairs Sheri Berger said. “Faculty, regardless of when their class is scheduled, should be in their classroom for the duration of the class.”

A 20-minute break is in included in multi-hour classes. That break should not be occurring at the beginning or end of class, Berger said. It should either be two 10-minute breaks or a break in between.

Administration becomes aware of these occurrences through the faculty evaluation process. If students complain to department chairs, they try to take action from their end, Berger said. If it’s ongoing and pervasive, the dean of that area will take disciplinary action.

Instructor of Life Sciences

Hasmik Agadjanian teaches night classes and said she almost never lets them out early because the material is intense, and less class time might affect student grades.

She said the class lost three hours this semester due to the campus evacuation.

“Now those hours are haunting us. Students are having their labs

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Moses said administration’s suggestions for the schedule are that classes wi start before 8 a.m., and none end after 10 p.m., in addition to having a possible college hour slot between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

“We felt that the schedule created was too constrained by the objectives of the administration. It would be beneficial to have a college hour at a time when students are on campus,” Moses said.

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During the spring semester, 27 classes were offered using OER. The summer sessions will include 8 classes, and the fall will have 36.

Sometimes, the transition isn’t what stops teachers from implementing OER in their classes. Travis Orloff, the Physical Science lead, uses OER as much as he can.

“I use OER for my more lecture-based classes like in my Physical Science 6,” Orloff said. “For my labs, I use a book that is from a research group I’m a part of and the lab materials are already provided to students.”

before they have the lecture,” Agadjanian said. “It’s harder for them to follow those lab instructions, so we are already behind. That’s why I don’t want to create anymore situations that would cause us to fall behind anymore.”

Christina Ramirez is a business major at Pierce and has only taken a night class due to necessity.

“It was a question of: Do I take a really late night class? Or do I leave school early in the day, but take a few more semesters to graduate,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez said the earliest her

Moses said that during a college hour, faculty and students can meet without scheduling conflicts.

“It would be an optimal time for instructors to have their office hours because they know all their students can attend,” Moses said. “Clubs and committees can attend meetings because they know there are no scheduling conflicts. It allows us to create campus-wide events.”

Dixon-Peters said this block would increase student engagement on campus, which

Orloff said OER is helpful to students and faculty. “I want to have free resources available for my students that are high in quality and just as effective,” Orloff said.

Some professors are unaware of OER and its benefits. Tom Putnam, an instructor of mathematics, hadn’t heard of the program.

“I use an online course where an access code is the only cost and the textbook comes with it,” Putnam said.

Although it isn’t zero cost, Putnam thinks it is a low cost.

“Although it is not an OER class, the student doesn’t have

Participation

accomodate different students.

Berger said students who work full time and take classes in the early hours of the morning are like the students who take late-night classes: both kinds are trying to fit school into the most convenient time.

“Clearly there are some people who are morning people, I am not one of them, but there are morning people who would benefit from being here early,” Berger said. “They might not be night people, so taking a class from 7-10 p.m. might not be on their prime list. They might think, ‘Who wants to take a class that late at night?’ Everybody is different, so we are trying to meet the needs of our students.”

Agadjanian said night classes provide opportunities to a wider pool of students.

“Night classes are so important because many students work during the day time,” Agadjanian said. “If we don’t offer these classes, we are restricting their options, so these classes open up opportunities for them.”

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class let out was 20 minutes before 10 p.m. She said she would gladly take an early dismissal.

“It’s hard to stay awake in class, especially when you have classes throughout the day,” Ramirez said.

“I’d like to be let out early so I can enjoy my night, hang out with whoever, have a decent meal.”

Pierce student Neil Juarez said that his engineer lab class is mostly autonomous, and unless there is a project, the class is let out early. He said he usually doesn’t mind.

“If it’s a class that I’m particularly enjoying, I’d be a little ticked off,” Juarez said. “As long as

correlates to student achievement.

“Our success rates are low and our completion rates are low, so we really want to do something to engage differently,” Dixon-Peters said. “Ask our students, ‘What can we do differently that will help our students be connected and be successful and complete their educational goals?’”

Berger said that a college hour could provide more opportunities for community engagement on campus.

“It would afford us to schedule a meeting time so that more

to buy the physical copy of the textbook,” Putnam said. “This makes it cheaper for them.”

Some programs, such as STATway and Algebra Success at Pierce, have fixed textbooks that can’t be changed, Putnam said.

Gediman wants to help with student success goals.

“We see sometimes students don’t buy the textbook and lots of them have electronic devices,” Gediman said. “Our goal is to help students succeed with zerocost courses that use online and printable PDFs.”

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Low attendance equals low grades for students

MONICA VIGIL KPCRadio.com Program Director @monica_a_vigil

Everytime you skip a threeunit class, it will cost you about $5. But if your instructor grades on attendance, you may pay a steeper price.

Professors across California community colleges are not allowed to grade students on class attendance, in accordance to the California Code of Regulations.

“Attendance is not part of a course subject matter or a discipline-specific skill and therefore may not be separately assessed as part of the course curriculum,” according to the same regulations.

However, it goes on to state that instructors may include an “attendance and participation” factor such as in-class quizzes, activities and assignments when determining a course grade.

Though teachers are not allowed to give points to students for showing up, they are able to use in-class assignments as a way to grade those who are in attendance.

Department Chair of Performing Arts Michael Gend said that some classes in his department are deliberately structured in a way that requires students to attend to prove they have mastered the material.

“There is this law where, technically, you can’t grade on attendance,” Gend said. “I think that the reason the participation quote is part of that same rule is to give instructors that have activitybased classes a way to still properly evaluate the students.”

Gend teaches the technical stage production class in which students build the sets for the department’s plays.

“In my classes, participation is almost 50 percent of the grade. My students are very much encouraged to be there and to be

it’s not a recurring event, because I think it’s always a fun surprise when the professor lets you out early.”

Agadjanian said that she thinks teachers who dismiss class early have reason to do so.

“Sometimes things happen. Maybe the professor isn’t feeling good, or maybe they assign students work that they can do at home so they compensate for the lack of time in class,” Agadjanian said. “I don’t want to think that teachers just don’t want to teach.”

Classes are offered different times throughout the day to

faculty and staff can participate. It would afford students to have student activities,” Berger said. “More students can attend those events because they are less likely to be in class.”

However, she isn’t sure that everyone agrees with scheduling a college hour block, so she is taking all sides in account.

“I know there are some faculty, staff and students would very much like to have a college hour, and then you have people on the other side of the issue as well,” Berger said. “I don’t know where

Agadjanian said that night classes also provide opportunities for teachers. She said she worked conducting research during the day and would come to Pierce and teach at night.

Berger has also taught a threehour late night class and said she knows it can be difficult to keep the class engaged.

“I always kept my class. It was hard, yes, because people get tired,” Berger said. “I would hope that teachers plan accordingly, and that students would enroll in classes and understand that they are signing up and making a commitment to that class as much as the teacher who accepted the assignment.”

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everyone is, but I’m trying to remain neutral and be open to whatever comes up.”

Berger acknowledged concerns that the quasi college hour next semester might be during a time when less students are on campus.

“It might be a little late. Students may not want to stay for an event at 2:30 p.m., but without putting the whole schedule into chaos, this was probably be the least disruptive to that process,” Berger said.

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present, because I don’t know how to teach a theater class without having people be in the room,” Gend said.

Instructor of physics and planetary sciences Craig Meyer said he was not aware such a rule was in place.

“My understanding is that you have a right to establish your grading criteria as long as it’s clear from the beginning,” he said.

Meyer does not grade on attendance or participation because he thinks it is not necessary to police college students about where they choose to spend their time.

“I figure if you don’t come to class, you won’t get the information and you’ll penalize yourself,” he said. “At least in my class, you can’t get it if you’re not here getting the information. It seems to be a self-correcting problem.”

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Students walk pass the Library / Learning Crossroads to and from their night classes at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 7, 2018. Night classes are typically offered in three-hour sessions once a week.

A Marvel Professor

NATALIE MIRANDA Copy Editor - Bull Magazine @natalierosemir

Sarcasm rolls off his tongue as if it’s second nature, followed by a deep chuckle that is met with the sound of laughter and wideeyed amusement on the faces of 20 seated before him.

History is not usually associated with humor, but associate professor of history Brian Walsh knows how to put the two together.

Walsh brings a sense of levity to the classroom, intertwining comedic lines and course material with an off-the-cuff, improvisational style that keeps students engaged.

Walsh left his hometown in New Jersey to attend American University in Washington, D.C., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. After five years, in 1999, he moved back home to New Jersey for grad school at Monmouth University, where he majored in history.

Walsh had the opportunity to dip his toe into a diverse pool of job opportunities with trial and error, but as an educator, he is open with his students about his past failures.

“You want to open up the world to students and show that there are many options in life. There are many roads you can take and it’s always good to just seek out these roads and these opportunities,” Walsh said. “Life is a complex and full of failure and trial, but you have to take it all together.”

One job venture came a year after returning to New Jersey, when he worked at People Magazine in ad sales for about five months.

“I was just no good at it and I had no interest in it,” Walsh said. “There was just no future for me there. I was so culturally tone deaf to a lot of what people magazine covered. There’d be like these fashion gurus walking through the office. Some guy I remember was

Steven Cojocaru, I never heard of him, but he walked through the office and a lot of people would like whisper ‘Steven Cojocaru.’”

Walsh said the same night he was fired from People, a friend told him about a job opening at a newspaper.

Walsh worked on the News Transcript Newspaper for six months while finishing grad school.

“I was a newspaper reporter, which was an incredible job,” Walsh said. “The pay is s---, but trust me, it was the best.”

In 2001, Walsh drove cross country and moved out to Los Angeles for a comedy gig, he was a co-host and writer for a Comedy Central show called “Midnight with Chris Wylde Starring Chris Wylde.” The 30-minute show featured comedy sketches and celebrity guests.

“[Chris] is one of the funniest guys I’ve ever met and he’s also just like a true hustler in terms of the entertainment business. That’s something I really couldn’t do,” Walsh said.“I couldn’t hustle in Hollywood, but I can hustle here.”

Walsh joked about Dick Cheney’s heart condition and said it most likely caused the ratings to plummet. The show ultimately was canceled.

“Nothing develops a thick skin like America firing you. I worked for People Magazine and they fired me back in like 2000. And that sucked, but when America gives you a collective thumbs down, that was pretty brutal,” Walsh said.

In June of 2003, Walsh was the head writer on a gameshow named “Taboo.”

“We filmed like 40 episodes in two weeks. We did like two or three episodes a day, and it was insane,” Walsh said. “I mean, it’s all this prep work, but when you finally do it, it’s just like boom. Then it’s over.”

After the game show wrapped, Walsh worked for Marvel Comics. He wrote five books for Marvel,

Simon says ...

ANNA CLARK Managing Editor - Bull Magazine @annaclarkreport

There is a moment at the start of Greg Simon’s physical anthropology class when a spark goes off, as he finishes reminding students of deadlines and begins his lecture.

As the term “natural selection” leaves Simon’s lips, his eyes widen and the corners at his mouth turn up in excitement, while he begins to discuss his passion.

The Pierce College professor never thought that the occupational role he chose would be one in the field of anthropological studies.

He entered the field by happenstance.

Simon, who took his first class in Indonesian language at UC Santa Cruz, did not enroll in the course by choice, but by process of elimination.

“If you were in your first year, you had the lowest priority to get into classes,” Simon said. “I had a friend that told me she had gone to the first day of this Indonesian language class and that they wanted more students, so I went to the next class in case I didn’t get into something else.”

Simon ended up enjoying the Indonesian class, so much that when he got accepted into the classes he had planned to take, he stayed in the foreign language class instead.

According to Simon, it was the professor, Marcus Kaufman, which made the class more enjoyable.

“He made it fun and I had always been intimidated by language classes,” Simon said.

As a young college student, Simon said he didn’t know anything about the country of Indonesia, and had no history with it.

“I didn’t know where it was,” Simon said. “I couldnt have found it

on a map.”

Simon went on to spend his junior year abroad in Java, Indonesia, for the reason that it was one of the only places that didn’t require language skills.

“I was a little nervous to go there because it seemed like a big change, but there was sort of one moment that I realized I’m going to be an Anthropology major and I’m going to go to Indonesia,” Simon said. “The two fit together.”

While visiting Java, Simon’s path of becoming an anthropologist started to unfold in front of him.

“I found there was so much to know about human beings, that anthropology really allowed you to study from so many angles,” Simon said.

After Simon received his bachelor’s, he decided to attend grad school at UC San Diego.

“I felt like, ‘I don’t want to stop this, I know some stuff about this’ and to just let it go there didn’t feel right,” Simon said.

Simon, a native to the San Fernando Valley, has taught as an adjunct professor at Pierce for six years, but the classroom is not the only place where he completes his work.

Simon’s research of the Minangkabau people in Indonesia, carried out in 2002-2003, formed the basis for his book, “Caged in on the Outside: Moral Subjectivity, Selfhood, and Islam in Minangkabau, Indonesia.”

“Caged in on the Outside,” which was published in 2014, is based on the Minangkabau phrase, “Taimpik nak di ateh, takuruang nak di lua.”

“It is about trying to thread the needle between conflicting demands and getting what you want, while appearing to not rock the boat and doing the impossible,” Simon said.

one of which was a special series called “Spiderman, this Tangled Web, issue 22.”

“It got great reviews. So based on the strength of that, they gave me more work, and that’s when the wheels fell off,” Walsh said.

After the Spiderman series came to an end in March of 2003, Walsh said he worked on a series that featured three witches and Dr. Strange. However, they had only

two issues before it was evidently canceled.

After navigating to the path of teaching, Walsh was hired full time at Pierce College in 2008.

Walsh recalls the moment he felt like he was on the right path.

“I think it was the first class in the first lecture and it was when I started talking and students were just writing down what I was saying. I was like, ‘What the hell are they

doing?’ Because I’m always talking about history with my friends and they don’t write anything down. They just seem bored,” Walsh said.

History Department Chair James McKeever said Walsh gives his all into Pierce.

“He brings a keen analytical perspective, which is really important and has a lot of knowledge about history itself. He also brings humor to the classroom and I think

it lightens it up and makes it more enjoyable for students,” Mckeever said.

Jennifer Fuentes, a history major, said Walsh’s humor helps pique the interest in the classroom.

“He tries to connect things to modern day situations, so the content is more relatable. And it’s easier to grasp the concepts,” Fuentes said. “He adds a lot of comedy, which is refreshing because it makes it stick more.”

Aside from teaching history, he is also a grievance representative for the Faculty Guild, and he plans on running for chapter chair president for the union.

“The way I see the union and my role in it, is that teachers are the craftsman. When you think about different types of labor we’re craft workers, we’re not industrial workers. This is not a factory. This is a workshop,” he said.

McKeever said he has been instrumental in changing and shaping the campus into what it is now.

“Brian brings a lot of leadership to this campus. He has been at the forefront of this change, from an old guard of faculty that we all have a lot of respect for, to this younger and newer faculty,” McKeever said.

Walsh said getting hired at Pierce is his dream job.

“I once read about this a thing called imposter syndrome, and it’s very strong. It’s kind of uncomfortable to talk about, but it happens when you’re happy and you feel like you don’t deserve it,” Walsh said. “There are people who didn’t get the job that are also brilliant, and you’re thinking like, ‘Oh my god, I think someone made a mistake,’ but you really don’t have the luxury of marinating in that sentiment.”

Walsh said all of his past jobs guided him to where he is now.

“I learned from all of them, the good and the bad. So I don’t think I would’ve changed a whole hell of a lot. Everything’s for a reason or purpose,” Walsh said.

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“It’s a very complicated saying, but it’s about wanting to be on the outside while caged in and wanting to be on top when pinned down.”

Simon said that the people he spoke with in West Sumatra, had their own ideas about the topics he was studying, including moral issues and how to navigate being a good person.

“One of the key things that I ended up focusing on was the conflict between being an individual who determines one’s own path and works on its own interests and the real importance of the fact that who you are really depends on the group that you belong to,” Simon said. “That’s a fundamental conflict for humans in general.”

Adrian Youhanna, department

chair for anthropological and geographical sciences described Simon as dependable, reliable, and responsible.

“He’s actually one of our most well rounded anthropologists,” Youhanna said.

Youhanna, who has known Simon for a little over five years, said that he is respected in the department, by his colleagues.

“He’s one of those adjuncts where he knows what to do from one semester to the next,” Youhanna said. “He does everything that’s required of him.”

Youhanna said Simon is unique, as his experiences in Indonesia set him apart from other professors.

“He’s not just getting up and

teaching from the book, but he is incorporating,” Youhanna said. “I think all good instructors should bring their own experience into the classroom, because that makes them also human and relatable.”

Simon said that while he does not directly teach his own research, examples from it can make studying anthropology come alive for students.

“I use things like a child’s drawing that was made for me in West Sumatra and I can use that to talk about the about Minangkabau society,” Simon said.

Sergio Lopez, 29, English and communications major, said that Simon’s past research helps him as a professor, as he has practiced what he teaches.

“You need people, especially in the educational field, that have actually lived with what they do,” Lopez said. I think that experience brings a lot into the educational foreground.”

According to Simon, any person that teaches anthropology is an anthropologist, but there is something special about students knowing that their professor has a tight grasp on the curriculum - something only possible from first hand experience.

“You’re not just talking about this stuff, you really have knowledge,” Simon said. “It’s reminding students of that, and it makes it seem real and not just something in a book.”

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Brian Walsh poses for a portrait in the Digital Darkroom on March 21, 2018 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Greg Simon poses with his book “Caged in the Outside: Moral Subjectivity, Selfhood, and Islam in Minangkabau, Indonesia” in the Botanical Gardens on Feb. 26, 2018 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. Si mon researched material for the book from 2002-2003.

Drawing cake and winning it, too

Student Art Gallery showcases works through May 24

tell their students if they want to submit art in for the show,” Ramirez-Wee said. “If there are similar ones, we choose the best one out of the bunch.”

Ramirez-Wee pointed out that the process is not based solely on skill.

“We also look for the back story when choosing the pieces,” Ramirez-Wee said.

Ramirez-Wee also explained how the guest juror is chosen.

“I try to choose someone in education, so they are more familiar with student work,” Ramirez-Wee said. “More specifically I try to choose someone from a school that a lot of art students transfer too, so that we could collaborate with them.”

Ramirez-Wee also gave history on the art show.

DAVID ZAYER Reporter @DavidZayer

Pierce College's Department of Art and Architecture presented their annual Student Art Show and Award Ceremony in the Fine Arts and Art Gallery buildings on May 3 from 6 p.m.8:30 p.m.

This year they brought back the People’s Choice Awards where the people get to help choose the winner by dropping votes in a box. The guest juror Erika Lizée made the ultimate choice of who

wins.

The winner was Skylar Angel Silva, a life drawing student, who used graphite to draw a picture of a cake she made to come out about being transgender, and it reads, “Your Son is Trans”.

“I never submitted my art for anything or even have it displayed,” Silva said. “I didn’t expect to win.”

Silva tries to express herself through her art.

“I thought using my art would be the perfect way to express myself and come out,” Silva said.

Art Gallery Graphic Design

intern Crystal Hall, handled all the marketing for the art show.

“I designed the posters for the art show with the thought of trying to attract people to come to it,” Hall said. “and then I posted and promoted them up around the campus.”

Hall wants more people to see the art.

“I’m trying to get the art more exposure when I market the show,” Hall said.

Monika Ramirez-Wee, Director of the Art Show, explained the process of how the show gets put together.

“I ask the art professors to

Transfer Celebration Takes Over the Mall

CAMILLE LEHMANN Reporter @camilleslehmann

The time has come again when Pierce College holds its annual Transfer Day Celebration!

Along with the transfer celebration, it was also UCLA and CSUN Day.

Sunday Salter, Transfer Center Director said, “The celebration is open to all students; any transferring student can come, in fact any student can come. We have games, prizes, ice cream, churros, hot dogs, and a photo booth.”

The celebration took place on the mall near the Brahma Bull, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Most students have received emails and letters from universities stating whether they are admitted or not. To celebrate the success of students, Pierce College holds the Transfer Day event.

Review: Soothing tunes

Thursday classical concert series takes

musical trip through the centuries

ZAYER Reporter @DavidZayer

Classical music and mental visualization appeals to the senses to bring you in the moment.

Music that soothes the soul

Pierces thursday concert series continues with a performance that continues to impress Pierce College’s Music Department featured a Piano, Violin/ Viola and Voice Concert on May 12 12:45 p.m. in the Performing Arts Building.

Before starting the show, the artists explained the pieces with historical context. They also asked the audience to close our minds and imagine ourselves within the world the writer of the piece.

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others including the imagery. The show started with B minor Mass: Benedictus by Johann Sebastian Bach. The mellow violin combined with the piano gave off vibes of being in an open grass field that felt reminiscent of the eighteenth century English countryside. The third song, Nigun by Ernest Bloch, moves into a salon where they did a song that is supposed to be something like an obituary in music form. It sounded more like a celebration of a person rather than something sad.

The scenery changed when the audience was asked to imagine themselves coming back to England after World War 1. The depression and struggle of the soldiers was well translated as Kirsch explained that England was different after the war.

“The Art Gallery has been here since 1958,” Ramirez-Wee said. “I imagine that the art show has been going on just as long as there has been a space to highlight students work.”

Donations are made by Graphaids, an art and digital design supply store, as well as by participants in the donations box around the art gallery. This allows the art show to be possible and makes it possible for the first place winner to get a prize, according to Ramirez-Wee.

The Art Show will be held in the Pierce Art Gallery every day from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. until May 24.

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Victoria Kirsch, the pianist, gave most of the information before songs and mostly told the audience how songs would move or transition into

Transfer Center counselor

Akadina Amrekhasadeh stated, “For students who are transferring this year in 2018, we’re celebrating them and letting them know we appreciate their hard work, and ready to send them off to success and reach their goals.”

Andy Pelaez, student majoring in Computer Science, stated he was transferring to Humboldt State University. He’s excited and is also the first son going to college and said he wants to be an example for his siblings.

“I’m the first son, first brother, first uncle, first one,” Pelaez said.

Amy Mendel, student majoring in Child Development, is transferring to CSUN in Fall 2018. “This celebration has gotten me more excited and the photo booth was fun, I liked that,” said Mendel.

There were many booths for the students to ask questions to the representatives and also booths for carnival games, food, and prizes.

On the Mall, there were different departments from UCLA and CSUN helping students understand majors and finding the right path, as they will begin their journey at a new institution.

Not only was this event for transfer students, it was also for students who are still taking classes and graduating

next year. Amrekhasadeh said it is inspirational to see all all the students completing their transfer journey as it will motivate future transfer students.

Albert Ben-Yair, Business Marketing major, has two semesters left at Pierce College and is planning on transferring to CSUN for Fall 2019. Ben-Yair said, “I’ve been on the campus and I like it, so I think I’d get comfortable and adapt to the social scene and classes.”

Amrekhasadeh said there was an advice booth for future transfer students to read get into the groove. She said that the whole goal of the event was inspiring and motivating.

“We just want to have a fun atmosphere out here to let students know that we want to support them whether they already applied and got in or if they’re still working on their transfer,” Salter said.

"We want to support them whether they already applied and got in or if they’re still working on their transfer,"

-Sunday Salter Transfer Center Director

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Elizabeth Wilson (Left), Victoria Kirsch (Middle), Thomas Segen (Right) perform at the Thursday Concert at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 3, 2018.

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Students gather to view the pieces at the Annual Student Art Show the Pierce College Art Gallery in Wodland Hills, Calif. on May 3, 2018.

Students were invited to participate in festivities on the Mall

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Savanna Moore, Romeo B. Miguel, (LtoR) Savanna is asking questions to Romeo at the Transfer student celebration event at the Mall at Pierce College in Woodland Hills Calif. on May 3, 2018.

Downward facing goat

Little bundles of fur with hooves and horns hop, skip and frolic through aisles of yoga mats within a gated coral, while occasionally nibbling grass, hair and loose items alongside 20 students in mid yoga poses.

The abundance of baby goat bleats and cooing seem to sum up the ambient sound hovering over Rocky Young Park. Pierce College offered students the opportunity to sign up for Baby Goat Yoga. Only 20 spots were available and they filled up quickly.

This trendy activity is all the buzz, and incorporating it on the Pierce campus allowed students and the farm to collaborate to help relieve stress while cuddling up to cute animals.

Lainey Morse originated the goat yoga concept in Albany, Oregon.

While hosting a charity auction for a child’s birthday party, a mother inquired about instructing a yoga class on Morse’s farm where the goats roam.

Morse, who is a photographer, shared and promoted photos of the goat yoga class, which captured the attention of mainstream media.

After the word got out, goat yoga became a popular way to merge fitness with friendly farm goats.

The concept is a widespread phenomena that has made its way to the Pierce College campus.

Top: Anna Rulle, a veternary science club member, kisses a goat in April RoeLangley’s arms after Baby Goat Yoga on May 3, 2018, at Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Middle: Andrea Amaya and Mea Lane participate in Baby Goat Yoga, while a goat nibbles on Lane’s hair on May 3, 2018, at Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Bottom Left: Shilo Nelson, department chair of kiniselogy and health, leads the Baby Goat Yoga on May 3, 2018, at Pierce College’s Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Bottom Right: Cari Meyer pets a goat during Baby Goat Yoga on May 3, 2018, at Pierce College’s Rocky Young Park in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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He’s looking at the big picture Media Arts professor shares storied career in fields of journalism and photography

KARAN KAPOOR Reporter @KaranRoundup

Aphoto might be worth 1,000 words, but the opportunity to learn from a photographer with a deep well of knowledge and a bounty of unique experiences is priceless.

Gerard Burkhart is an adjunct instructor of media arts at Pierce College with a long history of work shooting as a photographer both independently and for awardwinning publications. However, photojournalism wasn’t always the path Burkhart envisioned for himself.

Prior to his interest in becoming a photographer, Burkhart said he was studying to become an athletic trainer. He said he wanted to work with sports teams and get into the profession of physical therapy, but that a desire to fuel a sense of creativity inspired him to pursue a career in photojournalism instead.

Burkhart said his foray into the field of photography began in 1978 when he joined his college newspaper. Not only did his desire to be creative influence his decision to get into the business, but his interest in journalism assisted as well.

“I love the interaction with people and being part of a community, so it seemed like a natural fit, as it turned out,” Burkhart said.

Burkhart said that he has earned various awards for his photojournalistic work in his time, including 3rd place for his photo story with the Press Photographers Association of the Greater Los Angeles. However, he cites his win at the Orange County Fair during the earlier days of his career as one of the most significant.

“I won 1st place portrait, which was a big deal because all the LA Times photographers were competing,” Burkhart said. “I had just finished an internship, and I had beaten all these guys who had been working, and that is what made people stand up and notice my work.”

Burkhart began working with

the Los Angeles Times in 1991 as a freelance photographer, and went on to be a part of three Pulitzer Prize winning editions of the paper. He said his experience with the publication and winning awards gave him a sense of validation and courage in his abilities.

“It made me think that I could actually do this job,” Burkhart said. “You keep getting hired to do a job, and that’s cool, but then you go beyond just doing the job, and you get an honor from peers or some additional organization that has some merit. I think it’s classic in this industry that no one tells you you’re any good,”

Burkhart has been a part of several ventures throughout his career as a photojournalist, including one on a neighborhood project for the Los Angeles Public Library in North Hollywood, which was published in 2000. His latest project took him to the Mojave Desert, where he worked as an artist-in-residence.

Before he set out, Burkhart said he visited his doctor to ensure all his shots were up-to-date. During his visit, he said his doctor researched the area he would be working in.

“He Google Earth-ed it, and he said ‘I don’t know about this. It looks like the road ends in nothing but billowing clouds of dust and the screaming of lost souls. Are you sure this is a real job or one of those Stephen King jobs?’” Burkhart said. “You got to love a doctor like that.”

Burkhart said the desert environment of the Mojave was fascinating to experience, and gave him an opportunity to look inward.

“I spent the entire month of this January from supermoon to supermoon living in a big canvas tent in a place called ‘Hole in the Wall.’” Burkhart said. “It was sort of soul searching and soul affirming, and it was kind of interesting to be out there.”

Burkhart said that the goal of the project, which is titled “Shimmering Sky,” was to select 13 pictures out of a possible 2000 and present them to an audience. Burkhart said that being a part of the project gave him a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment as a

photojournalist.

“It allows you to go out and try to be more professional in your approach to things,” Burkhart said.

“You have to achieve something. You have to create a body of work, and I love that extra pressure. Just wandering around and taking beautiful photographs can be satisfying in its own way.”

Burkhart said that he decided to take up teaching to supplement his income as a freelance photographer.

After he was diagnosed with type2 diabetes, he said he began to put more emphasis on a career as an educator to take his attention away

from his diagnosis and to have something to depend on.

Burkhart said that, as an instructor, he encourages his pupils to push themselves and show others what they are capable of.

“I love working with students who want to learn about the craft and appreciate what you have to offer,” Burkhart said. “I’m excited that so many of them excel. I encourage them to get involved in contests for that extra validation you get from being a part of something bigger, and I’m excited when they do well in local competitions.”

Jacqueline Serrano, a

photography and graphic design major, cited Burkhart as a driving influence behind her continued pursuit to fulfill her desire to be a photographer.

“The advice that he’s given me keeps me going,” Serrano said.

“It gives me strength, because sometimes, I feel afraid and in doubt as to whether I can make this a living, and he has given me the best example that it is possible. He’s inspired me to make this a part of my life.”

David Blumenkrantz, a journalism professor at Pierce College, said he has known

Burkhart for 22 years. Like Burkhart, Blumenkrantz worked as a photographer at the LA Times. Blumenkrantz described Burkhart as a total professional who is talented and humble and who produces evocative, masterful images.

“His work has a strong composition and narrative quality. It’s a certain art form on its own,” Blumenkrantz said. “He’s always been great at telling a story in a way that’s visually interesting.”

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Gerard Burkhart , an adjunct instructor of media arts, stands in front of one of his projected photographs from the Mojave National Preserve’s Artist-in-Residence program at Pierce College on May 2, 2018, in Woodland Hlls, Calif.

Their director's chair seats 2 Moviemaking sisters

They said that they were given the opportunity to accompany their father to some of the sets he worked on in their youth.

their own production company.

Does the passion to create run in the blood? For the “Wildflower Sisters,” it certainly does.

Following in the footsteps of their father, Claire and Lily Andrew have set on the path of filmmaking. They started their own production company, and are currently crowd-funding their first full-length film, “Max and Me.”

According to Claire and Lily, the movie was inspired by Claire’s childhood health struggles.

"I grew up with my own set of health issues at the time. I craved seeing stories and media about people that were like me, or who were going through things like me," Claire said. "I was really inspired by the cystic fibrosis community, and they helped me through my health issue. This film is my way of saying ‘thank you’ and getting to show a character that has an illness but is stronger because of it.”

Lily said the story idea for their film came to Claire when

they were both suffering from illness.

"We were both lying in bed sick, and then Claire rolled over and looked at me. She said 'I have this idea for a movie, do you think it sounds good or weird?,'”

Lily said.

The story focuses on a young boy who develops a crush on his

neighbor, only to find that she had passed away from cystic fibrosis a year beforehand. It is revealed that he has fallen in love with a ghost Claire and Lily said that the first draft of the script was written in two weeks, and the theme and characters were well established. However, they said

the script went through plenty of rewrites to make the plot more solid. Claire and Lily said they have always been exposed to the filmmaking life. Their father, Tim Andrew is a television and film director with shows such as “Teen Wolf” and “Supernatural” under his belt.

"We were homeschooled, so we could travel with him depending on what shows he was working on," Lily said.

At a young age, Claire and Lily Andrew started creating their own short films. This early interest in moviemaking eventually led them to take film classes at Pierce College, which further inspired them create

Claire and Lily said they got the name for their production company, “The Wildflower Sisters,” from their mother, who often referred to them by that nickname.

Tim Andrew said that he has been consistently impressed by the writing Claire has produced throughout her life.

"I’ve always thought Claire was one of the best writers I have ever met. She's been writing ever since she was a little girl. Her scripts as a child and now as a young woman are better than professional scripts I get sent,” Tim said.

Tim said that Claire didn’t let her maladies keep her down in her youth, and instead used her experiences with them to do something constructive.

"She had her health issues growing up, and she never shied away from it. She always took charge of it and embraced it, and wanted to use her experiences to help other people," Tim Andrew said.

Claire and Lily said their goal is to screen the movie at film festivals for a large, interested audience.

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Claire Andrew and Lily Andrew in the Botanical Graden at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 28, 2018.

"This film is my way of saying 'thank you' and getting to show a character that has an illness, but is stronger because of it."

- Claire Andrew film maker

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“It's pretty funny to see kind of the impact that Odell and I

rock star like a celebrity,” Cole said.

had on everyone including other players but also in the front

office like people the creative summit people treat me like a

“I built a tiny house for Birdman onAlvarado under the freeway, and the city came and took it,” Skid Robot said. “I went back with Birdman and I tagged the @ sign to Eric Garcetti with the message, ‘You can take a man’s house, but you can’t take his spirit.’I posted it on Instagram and told my followers to tag this post to let the city know that this was not cool. Forty-to-fifty people tagged it, up to the point where the mayor responded, which blew everyone away that the mayor of LA would respond to something like this.”

“Growing up I was always like, not that I didn’t like tattooing, but

I was like man, that’s just tracing, that ain’t drawing, that’s not real art,” Poncho said.

A 7-year-old stuck at a railroad crossing stands along a stretch of metal tracks that extend as far as the eye can see. A swiftly approaching train of 70-plus graffiti-cloaked cars—painted with culture and history—flies by the face of a child, offering her first glimpse into the world of street art.

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Falcons soar over the Brahmas

Baseball season ends after losing both games to the number one seed

Baseball saw their season come to an end at the hands of the no.

1 seed Cerritos College Falcons as the team dropped both games in the best out-of-three series.

The Brahmas got the win over the San Diego Mesa College Olympians in the Wild Card Round 7-1, to set up a showdown with the Falcons.

In game one on Friday, the Brahmas put up a fight against the Falcons taking the game to extra innings.

After a scoreless first inning, Cerritos took the lead as Andre Alvarez hit a homerun into right field.

The third inning was scoreless, but in the top of the fourth the Brahmas tied the game as Bryce Vitt scored after a ground ball which led Gabe Curtier to run to third, putting the team in scoring position once again.

However, the Brahmas wouldn’t be able to take advantage and in the bottom of the fourth, Ramon Bramasco, short stop, scored to restore the Falcons’ lead.

In the top of the sixth inning, things shifted in favor of the team. Brandon Lavalle hit a homerun into left field, which also brought Curtier home giving the Brahmas their first lead of the game.

Lewis scored a homerun extending the Brahmas’ lead to 6-2. On that play both Picketts

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and Diego Harris would have unearned runs.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, things went downhill for the Brahmas. Jesus Mercado hit a double down left center of the field as Bramasco and Jakob Gonzalez would score, cutting the Brahmas lead to 6-4.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Falcons would tie the game at six. Jakob Gonzalez hit a single to right field allowing both Gabriel and Michael Gonzalez to score, sending the game to extra innings.

In the 10th inning, no team could score the winning run, but in the bottom of the 11th, Nick

Penzetta hit a single to left field, which allowed Gabriel Gonzalez to score the winning giving the Falcons the win.

In game two on Saturday, the Brahmas had to win to force a third game, but the Falcons were not interested in having a game three.

Jorge Rodriguez gave the Falcons the lead off a wild pitch, which resulted in Bramasco advancing to third base. Bramasco would end up scoring off a single by Andre Alvarez.

In the top of the third inning, Cerritos doubled their lead as Rollie Nichols would score and

Bramasco getting his second run of the game off an error by center fielder Mike Scolaro.

The Brahmas would get on the scoreboard as Harris scored off a Lewis’ single to right field making the score 4-1.

At the bottom of the fifth, Nick Pico scored off a double by Lewis bringing the Brahmas’ deficit to two runs. However a fielding error by Harris would allow Rodriguez to score to make it 5-2.

At the bottom of the sixth, the Brahmas had a golden chance to tying the game as Pico got hit by a pitch which allowed Lavalle to score. Harris would advance to

second and Curtier to third.

The Brahmas were down 5-4 when Lewis scored his first run of the game, but the Falcons would eventually get the upper hand in this series as they scored five more runs to win the game 9-4.

The Brahmas end their season with a 21-19 overall record finishing second in conference behind Bakersfield College.

The Falcons advance to the Super Regional round where they’ll face the El Camino College Warriors on Thursday, May 11, at 2 p.m.

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Ending the season on a high note

Team captain Bernardo Roese led in assists this season with 10.23 assists per set and teammate Cole

Chea led in kills with a total of 23.

against the odds we actually won it,” Chea said.

Despite the obstacles that men’s volleyball faced early in the season, their perseverance led to winning their eighth state title.

The Brahmas finished the season with an overall record of 14-6. While in conference, they finished undefeated, going 6-0 and securing a spot in the playoffs.

Roese was awarded Most Valuable Player in conference, while Chea was named MVP for the state tournament which took place at Fullerton College.

“It was a tough start. We had 100 percent effort no matter what. There were times we didn’t have our setter so other people had to give double the effort. I’m proud of the team and

Chea mentioned that before the LBCC game, Walker spoke with him and said they were going to beat the Vikings.

“I remember before the game coach pulled me aside and said Cole we are going to win this game. It is going to happen. That faith pushed me harder and got rid of my nerves,” Chea said.

The Brahmas managed to bring

home another state title, even though their biggest challenge early in the season was limited players, due to players not being cleared to play.

Head Coach Lance Walker said they lost about a third of their season due to players who weren’t cleared and that affected them. Once everyone was cleared, everyone saw the changes in their record.

“We had a fantastic team,” Walker said. “Once everyone was cleared we went undefeated.”

Walker said they all knew they weren’t at their best, but they didn’t give up because they believed they could improve throughout the season.

According to Walker the Brahmas’ starting record of 4-6 was not good, but the guys trusted the process and he’s grateful that they trusted him to help them improve as well.

Roese said a lot of hard work was put into making the team because six players were showing for practice while others were dealing with

injuries and getting cleared.

Roese said the bond they had not only as teammates, but also as friends helped them stay strong throughout the season.

The turning point for them though was the second game they played against Long Beach City College and lost, where Roese and the whole team showed great frustration.

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Coach Bill Picketts speaks with the team after losing to Cerritos College in the playoffs, 9-4, on May 5, 2018 at Cerritos College in Cerritos, Calif.

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Jonathan Lavallee delivers pitches against Cerritos College in a 9-4 loss during a playoff game at Cerritos College in Cerritos, Calif. on May 5, 2018.

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Scoring in the classroom

Second baseman shows athletes can balance academics and sport

part of the plan, but as to where he would transfer is currently up in the air. He said he is considering Cal Lutheran University.

“I think his resume and his record, in terms of what he’s done as a defensive coach, speaks well,” Vice President of Student Services Earic Dixon-Peters said. “We’re excited about the opportunity for him to do some good work and help us rebuild, rebrand and refocus our football team.”

From catching ground balls to hitting the books, Nick Pico is the epitome of a utility baseball player and a student athlete.

Pico was one of the five Brahmas named to the CCCBCA All-Academic state team with a 4.0 GPA. He said he prioritizes his time when it comes to practicing with the team and studying for classes.

Pico said he takes it one step at a time.

"You've got to get everything done. You've got to get it done in the classroom first, then get it done in the field. Baseball is more of a privilege," Pico said.

Pico is the current second baseman for the Brahmas and sometimes plays catcher. He had 23 runs and 23 RBI's throughout the season.

Pico said he couldn't have been able to achieve all of his runs without the help of his teammates.

"I've got to give it up to my team, we've all been hitting greatly, they give me the opportunity. I got my teammate Diego Harris hitting in front of me and he's going to score a lot of runs because he's fast. So I mean they've been putting me into a good opportunity," Pico said.

Will Picketts, infielder said he's played with Pico for the past 10 or 11 years and speaks nothing but highly of Pico's sportsmanship.

"Nick can play anywhere, he's versatile. He is a great guy and everyone respects him. He wants to do everything he can for the team," Picketts said.

Pico started playing baseball when he was 7-years-old, he was inspired by his dad who has

always been a big sports guy.

Pico started out playing at Heart Little League in Santa Clarita, then went on to play travel ball.

He eventually went on to play at Bishop Alemany High School and now is at Pierce.

Pico is currently working

toward an accounting degree and is hoping to become a Certified Public Accountant. Transferring to a four-year is

Pico said he wants to earn a baseball scholarship wherever he transfers to. He also said that his goal is to play in the major leagues.

"If I can make money by playing the sport I love then why not? Making it to the MLB has always been the goal," Pico said.

Pico said his favorite MLB players are currently Cory Seager and Christian Yelich.

"They are both lefties and hit amazingly. I actually hit lefty too and I like to try to mimic them," Pico said.

Before each game, Pico and the whole team share a visualization of a successful game.

"We visualize success. We visualize what we can do to help the team that day and I get more mental reps," Pico said.

Head Coach Bill Picketts said Pico is very competitive and competes every time he gets to the plate.

"As far as his competitiveness, it's off the charts. His focus is almost too intense at times and it comes over in everything he does, he's always taking advantage of opportunities when he gets guys on base," Bill Picketts said.

Pico said the team is really close and that they all share a good chemistry.

Pico said he lives by the “hard 90” motto during every game.

"I go by 'hard 90', which means go hard in everything you do. Be able to flush the bad things so you can get to the next thing and build off of the game," Pico said.

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As well as meeting with players, Woods has begun meeting with coaches to fill his staff. John Austin was on the coaching staff last year, becoming the offensive coordinator following the release of head coach Jason Sabolic and offensive coordinator Torry Hughes following the second game of the season.

“He was very passionate from the jump. He’s eager to turn this program around from the top to bottom,” Austin said. “You could tell where his heart is with this program, it’s his first priority.”

Woods has plans for game days off the field, hoping to make it more of an experience for the fans. He said he wants to speak with local vendors to try and get affordable entertainment options out to Shepard Stadium such as a DJ, giveaways, and youth interaction in hopes of drawing larger crowds.

“Whatever we can do to increase the community around here,” Woods said. “It’s not about making money, it’s just about giving them an experience. A lot of people can’t afford to go an NFL game, or an SC game or UCLA game. But they might be able to afford a Pierce game, and why not give them the same experience that they would enjoy over there?”

Athletic Director Moriah Van Norman believes that Woods will affect not only the players on the team, but the entire athletic department.

“I think he’s going to be a great role model for these young men,” Van Norman said. “I’m just excited for football season. We have a lot of work to do, but he’s definitely going to set the bar for every hire after him.”

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Nick Pico sits in the dugout at Joe Kelly Field on April 2, 2018 at Pier ce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.