Volume 129 Fall 2018 Roundup Issue 9

A day to remember

Dias de los Muertos brings 15th annual altar celebration

good idea.

the altars for Chicano Legends in the arts and also described the hard work her students put into them.

Pierce College’s Dia De Los Muertos celebration reminds students of the greater aspects of life.

The yearly event was held on campus Thursday and featured a blessing by Aztec dancers, a live band and student altars celebrating the lives of Chicanos in the arts.

Chicano studies professor Angelita Rovero decided to showcase the 15th annual altar exhibit as a way to get more students involved.

“The altars are a tradition that I've been doing at another campus, but this year I wanted to bring it to pierce college,” Rovero said. “Next year I might do it at both, but I wanted to bring it here and get students a little bit more involved here at Pierce College because we don't really have that kind of stuff here.”

Rovero explained that her Chicano studies students are creating

“We have one for Selena Quintanilla, we have one for Ritchie Valens,” Rovero said. “It's a whole process, Its very intense, they just have to research and put a biography so that its actually a celebration of life, so that anybody that comes in learns about the people that we are honoring.”

Rovero will also have performances to coincide with the exhibit.

“We are going to have a live band called Cuicani, and they’re based out of East LA I work with them before and they're really good,” Rovero said. “We are going to have Aztec dancers come and bless the event with sage for the spirit and the soul.”

Rovero also hopes that family members of those honored will come to the event as they have years prior.

“Because I pick certain people, I invite the families, like Ritchie Valens’ cousins and sisters,” Rovero said. “The families, sometimes they come and they come in and they’re

weeping because the students have done such a great job.”

Rovero states that part of the Chicano studies class requirements involve students creating their alters by hand, rather than buying the supplies.

“They have specific guidelines, and everyone has certain things that they have to have on it, and everything has to be homemade,” Rovero said. “We don't do anything that is bought from a Michaels and a Jo-Ann’s or any kind of store, everything is handmade.”

Former altar constructor and history teacher Scott Stewart thinks that holding the event at Pierce is a

“I'm glad they have it at pierce, because when people think of the Valley, they think of white people, but the valley hasn't been so called white in eons,” Stewart said. “The Valley is a melting pot in America, and this is great that the Latino heritage is celebrated like this.”

Event participant Amber Arias sees inspiration through the altars on displayed.

“Its my first experience with the altars, and I just felt a lot of inspiration, and I can see the community is enjoying it as well, it inspires both the hearing and deaf community,” Arias signed. “Lupe Ontevaros, because she has two kids that are deaf, and we just found out they were involved in the deaf community, and it was just one of my favorite altars out of all of them.”

To Stewart, this event is always a delight.

“It’s a big community event, it brings a lot of people together,” Stewart said. “I give it 100 out of 100, an A plus, this is a superbowl championship.”

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Hanging on the Garland of Dreams

NICK MARTINEZ Reporter @NickEsai

Pierce College Interim President Larry Buckley launched a campaign to further student engagement at the Transfer Fair. The I AM initiative has already made its presence known through banners along the mall, but what is its purpose?

The goal of the campaign is to have the students set goals, that way they are outlined and there for attainable.

President Buckley reflected on where the

idea to start the I AM had come from.

“A couple of things that I've done in other schools and it was about trying to rally students towards them identifying why they were at Pierce, what they expected,” said Buckley. “To make some kind of a conscious effort to go well what am I doing here, what is my goal?”

Public Relations Manager Doreen Clay explains how the I AM initiative came into fruition.

“President Buckley said that he wanted to do a campaign, something like I can, or I am, and his purpose was to get students involved, excited, and engaged about what

they could become after they go to Pierce,” Clay said. “He asked me to put something together where they could write their dreams down, and that's how we came up with this whole idea to do these ribbons, we are calling it the Garland of Dreams.”

The Garland of Dreams was a student engaging activity that had students write down their hopes and dreams for not only school, but life as well, on a ribbon and they were hung on clothes lines to share with the Pierce community.

NICK MARTINEZ

Reporter @NickEsai

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Sidra Bahadar hangs ribbons for the I AM Campaign at the Pierce College Mall, Woodland Hills, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018.

“I give it 100 out of 100, an A plus, this is a superbowl championship.”

- Scott Stewart History instructor

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Joaquin Chavez, lead dancer, leads the ceremonial dance and blessing at the Visual Arts Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018.

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Emiliano Chavez , lead drummer, holds his daughter Azulea before the ceremony at the Visual Arts Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018.

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Mindy Ruiz , the log drummer, leading the ceremony blessings of the Day of the Dead student exhibits at the Visual Arts Center at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018.

From the desk of the Roundup: Editorial

The Queer Brahma Collective (QBC) is introducing a project on campus that aims to help students access gender affirming clothing in a safe, judgement free space through donations.

This project is titled ‘Closet for the Closeted’ and open for all queer students to access, with a focus on transgender and gendernonconforming students,” said Oliver Guss, the vice president of the QBC.

Pierce College is one campus that is putting their students first, leading the way for other community college’s to follow in its footsteps.

This type of resource will help many students embrace their identity, build a strong support system for the LGBTQ student body.

The “Closet for the Closeted” should be embraced by administration and the Pierce community.

While the closet is to accommodate LGBTQ students, Guss said they will not turn students away who are in need of clothing.

Although the concept for what is sometimes referred to as a “Trans Closet” has existed, the embrace of it on college campuses is relatively new.

West Virginia’s Marshall University, University of California, Santa Cruz, Kennesaw State University, Rowan University and Pennsylvania State University are some of the campuses across the country that have opened a Trans Closet in recent years.

President of the QBC Nate Mendoza said they are also

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offering workshops that educates students on how to wear binders, get fitted for bras and shop safely in public settings.

The donations accepted include washed, gently used clothing, binders, bras, accessories and makeup. Currently the donations

are held in their adviser’s office (Fields?). This closet is a resource that supplies clothing, but it also

provides an internal support system for those that need it. Many trans or gender nonconforming students experience discrimination and

harassment at much higher rates than most traditional students.

The U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS), with over 27,000 trans adults participating, found 24 percent of respondents – who were out as or perceived as trans in college – reported being verbally, physically, or sexually harassed at that time. Sixteen percent of those that reported being harassment, ultimately left college because of the harassment (James et al., 2016).

The service of a “Trans Closet” on a college campus offers students aid in transition, making their educational journey more pleasant, potentially changing one’s overall college experience.

According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS; Grant et al., 2017), participants reported harassment, financial issues related to transition and lack of financial support as deterrents in their educational career, putting them in situation that made them remove themselves from school all together.

Additionally, trans and nonbinary students often lack financial support.

The Point Foundation reports that 80 percent of LGBTQ students pay for school themselves versus the 53 percent of students that don’t identify as LGBTQ.

The QBC introducing ‘Closet for the Closeted’ to the Pierce College campus gives a resource to students who may be struggling in silence.

Pro Con Political parties class

Pro:

Voting is the key to the United States’ political system.

The United States is rank 31 out of 35 in developed countries in voter turnout, according to a 2016 study from Pew Research Center.

The best way to get people to vote is to teach them who they’re voting for and what they are voting on.

“People are more likely to vote if they have information about the candidates and the process of voting,” according to Barry Burden, a political scientist at the University of WisconsinMadison.

American politics have become more partyoriented than ever. Rarely do people aligned with different parties agree with each other.

Many vote for a candidate simply because they have a “D” or “R” next to their name on the ballot. For that reason, teaching people about each party is necessary to ensure that people vote for what they truly believe in.

We need to find a way to get more students interested in voting and politics. Many students say they don’t care about voting, or that it won’t

on the candidates

affect them even if they do vote.

During the 2014 elections, only 42 percent of 18-24 year olds said they were registered to vote, and just 17 percent of them actually voted in the election, according to Campus Vote Project.

As Barack Obama said, “You wouldn’t let your grandma pick your playlist. Why let her pick your leaders?”

Making students more aware of the issues and parties would likely make them want to vote and get involved in the political process.

We also need a class educating people about political parties because two parties aren’t enough to represent all Americans.

According to a Gallup poll from 2016, 57 percent of Americans believe that a third party is needed in the United States.

While the results wouldn’t be immediate, educating more people about the minor parties in the United States could help them grow and eventually get to a point where they have a real chance to win an election.

The future of the United States is dependent on informed and active voters. People won’t vote if they don’t know who and what they’re voting for. It’s time to teach people about the political parties of the United States.

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Con: Keep politics

DEVIN MALONE Reporter

There is a place for politics in every school and class, but there should be no room for partisanship, let alone entire classes dedicated to it.

With the current political climate, it is very important for students to be aware of the what’s going on in Washington D.C., as well as the legislative changes that are happening within our own state.

Although, students be very much removed from the pressures of partisan politics as much as possible in order to make their own decisions without their mind being polluted by the opinions of their peers.

This is especially true in regards to current politicized events. Granted, students should be aware of current events, and they should be able to debate with fellow classmates, but they shouldn’t be trained to see issues through a specific lense.

This will only serve to taint the objective facts with partisan dogmas.

In an interview with National Public Radio, Diana Hess, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison and co-author of “The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics in Democratic Education,” believes that while teachers should be allowed to share their opinions with the class, they should opt out of showing their partisan bias.

“The practice that we found most troubling, from the study, is what we referred to in the book as political seepage: teachers who make sarcastic comments, who use partisan humor,” Hess said. It's these offhanded comments that are sort of biting and mean-spirited about the political climate that I think is problematic.”

Political classrooms will only serve as a hub for reinforcing old biases and partisanship.

Those who are genuinely interested in learning about a party’s stance on different issues will be outnumbered by those with preconceived notions of another party, and will ultimately reduce the class to something akin to a club for like-minded students.

In the end, there should be no need for a political class. Students should be informed on the current topics and choose for themselves on how to act about it. After all, this is a free country.

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Sweeping up certificates, one class at a time

Adult Education programs are free for students looking to earn certificates

CHELSEA WESTMAN Reporter @chelsea_spero

Cleaning may not be first on your list of fun things to do. However, a paycheck may be more of an incentive.

Pierce’s selection of cost-free vocational programs help students learn skills that can earn them a certificate and get them jobs.

The Adult Education program is one that focuses on career certificates. One of these programs is the Custodial Technician Training course.

important because it spreads awareness about campus sanitation and techniques that are not invasive to the environment at Pierce.

“It would assist in us keeping the campus a lot cleaner because then they will have a better understanding and appreciation of what the custodian staff members do here on the campus,” Brignac said.

Students gain experience working on the campus, but learn skills that can be applied custodial jobs outside of the college.

“It’s an opportunity for them to get jobs even more so there’s a lot of opportunities for job growth in this industry,” Brignac said.

Music Major Matthew Williams said he finds the class to be much more than what he initially expected.

Williams said this course explores a diverse range of knowledge pertaining to cleaning and custodial service.

“I was also learning about the different materials as well as the different chemicals to use,” Williams said.

The course instruction delves deeper into the specifics of the career being taught. Students learn about the different approaches to sanitizing and gain the necessary skills to be a certified custodian.

learn more about what goes into commercial cleaning.

“They can learn more about the difference between disinfecting their area and sanitizing an area,” Brignac said.

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Rundown Brahma Blotter

These incidents were reported between Oct. 28 - Nov. 3

Reported by: Danielle Padilla

10/28

•Traffic Incident

An unknown driver hit a parked vehicle in Parking Lot 7.

10/29

•Hit and Run

goal.

the chance to take advantage of the situation and go to school again.”

The course provides short-term vocational training to anyone who is looking to learn more skills or prepare for a career in a specific field.

An unknown driver hit a parked car in the Auto Tech Parking Lot.

Adjunct Instructor Marquis

Brignac has been teaching this course for two semesters.

Brignac said this class is

[I AM CAMPAIGN

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Clay goes on to explain how the I AM campaign originated from something that has been previously used on campus.

“The first I AM was about five years ago, and it came out of a student services campaign at Go Days, which was a freshman orientation,” Clay said. “Since

“I’ve actually gained a better insight of the dos and don'ts of becoming a custodian,” Williams said. “I’m also learning that certain things can be taken care of at home and how to clean better.”

Brignac said students can

we already had the shirts, and the idea so we figured we would tag on to that and just develop it and make it more I AM because now you can say what your dreams are going to be.”

After coming up with the idea of the ribbons, Clay goes on to explain their significance and their plans moving forward with the I AM initiative.

“Its just to get students excited

Since the course is free of cost, all students can acquire new skills from the program.

“It gives the person a chance to have a better understanding in certain scenarios in the working field,” Williams said. “The fact that it is a free course gives people

about what they could do and to dream big, and it's really all coming from the President, and I'm really excited about it, and the ribbons are going to look beautiful,” Clay said. “We are going to hang the ribbons side to side on the mall to make our Garland of Dreams.”

ASO Adviser Lara ConradyWong thinks the initiative is a great idea, and is also getting

Courses offered within the Adult Education program prepare students solely for the work force and do not require any prerequisites.

The classes are open to anyone at Pierce who has a career-oriented

involved with the movement.

“It’s his initiative that he wants to bring to Pierce College to help students identify with their dreams and hopes for transferring, or just personal goals. We thought it would be a fun day since there's so much activity on campus,” Conrady said. “It’s great to see that our vision that we had, and his vision kind of came together and we are on the same page, it’s

More adult education classes that Pierce offers include classes such as the medical assistant, geriatric care, phlebotomy and workplace success programs that focus on career readiness.

Students can enroll in these courses for the Spring semester through the Student Information System during their designated appointment time.

kind of awesome.”

The I AM campaign has made its way to social media, trying to connect with students in a more familiar way. They have a Facebook, Instagram and a Twitter that students can get linked to so that they may get involved.

Students can share their story by using the hashtag #IAMPIERCE.

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10/29

•Student Injury

A student was hurt playing volleyball in the South Gym.

11/1

•Theft

A female student reported that her pursue was stolen from her trunk in Parking Lot 7.

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Increasing in popularity, online courses are proving to be a thriving method of education that has led to a rise in success at Pierce.

The Academic Senate meeting on Nov. 5 approved several measures to continue improving the quality of online courses, including clarifying online office hours and offering refresher courses for the teachers.

According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Credit Course Retention/ Success Rate Summary Report, Pierce’s enrollment count, retention and success rate have significantly increased since Spring 2017.

“Our goal is our students’ success and so anything we can do to increase students’ success is what we are focusing on,” Distance Education Coordinator Wendy Bass said.

According to the report, Pierce’s Spring 2017 enrollment count was 3,573 and the success rate was 60.71 percent. In Spring 2018, enrollment count rose to 5,499 and success rate rose to 69.25 percent, which is about 4 percent more than the district average and the highest among all nine colleges.

Vice President of the Academic Senate Margarita Pillado said that in the past, all instructors that were interested in teaching an online class were informed that they should have a certification.

“Today, we approved that policy for five years, which means that if you have the certificate and didn’t teach any online class for five years, then you need to do some training,” Pillado said. “This to ensure that the instructors who are teaching online have the best training possible to offer a quality product to students”

The senate passed this policy using the term “should,” meaning that teachers are encouraged to participate in the training.

The importance of changing the language to “should” versus “shall” in the policy is so it does not conflict with faculty union contracts. The Senate also discussed the importance of equal working hours whether in person or online.

“The obligation is the same in terms the number of hours worked,” Agriculture Instructor Jennifer Adelini said. “So if you are teaching online or teaching in person, you are still required to have the same number of office hours.”

Instructors are required to hold a certain number of office hours based on how many classes they have, which should be reflected in their syllabus.

Instructors have several options for holding online office hours such as, phone calls or online chatting tools/ Canvas applications that allow real-time interaction include ConferZoom, Zoom, and Cranium Café.

Students lobby for new degree

Animal Science Transfer program now offered

ARIELLE ZOLEZZI News Editor @ArielleZolezzi

When students transfer from Pierce, they can now move on to greener pastures with the Animal Science Transfer degree.

Pierce College recently approved and is gearing up to offer an Animal Sciences Transfer degree for students.

They are looking to have the degree available for students by the fall of 2019.

Students have made it known to the Animal Science department that they wanted to get a transfer degree so that they could move on in that field and get their bachelor’s degree.

“We also have other programs like pre-veterinary medicine, but that transfers straight to a

veterinary school,” said Lu Dao, instructor of agriculture. “So we just want to give the students as many options as possible.”

With the Animal Science Transfer degree, students get hands-on experience as well as get their general education requirements out of the way.

Animal Science programs in general educate students in a broad field that encompasses the biology and trade of animals. Certain in-depth fields exist for students interested in areas such as livestock management, aerial animal science, aquaculture, equine (horse) science and companion animal biology.

“This is going to make it easier for people to get a bachelor’s degree and move on to get a doctorate or be a veterinarian,” said Tabitha Binner, a student in the Animal Science programs. This way, when students get

to the next level, they will be fully prepared to continue their education, and focus on the actual classes that they want.

“Most of the degree includes the general education courses, but you will have big laboratory classes as well as spending a lot of time on the farm,” Dao said. “It’s a lot of hands on so that students have the experience that they need for university.”

Dao explained that the Animal Science Transfer degree was just approved by the curriculum committee.

“This is important so that we can give students who are interested in such, a chance to do so,” Counselor Joseph Roberson said. “Not only that, but to support inclusivity.”

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Matthew Williams wipes down the the men's restroom mirrors during the Custodian Tech Training class on Sept. 6, 2018 at Pierce College, in Wooland Hills, Calif.

“The fact that it is a free course gives people the chance to take advantage of the situation and go to school again.”

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The hero they deserve

New QBC President Nate Mendoza embraces the role of leader

The world of superheros isn’t just confined to the pages of a comic book.

To some, being a hero involves a secret identity and latex costumes, but to others it can be as simple as being the president of a club.

Nate Mendoza is the new president of the Queer Brahma Collective, a club which specializes in dealing with LGBTQIA issues, setting up events and donating clothes to closeted youth in need.

In order to describe their new position as President of the Queer Brahma Collective, Mendoza used a brief comparison to a well-known orphaned superhero.

“I’m like the Batman of the QBC,” Mendoza said. “But I don’t hate my family, and my parents are alive.”

Mendoza recently took the role as acting president of the group after the previous one retired. Before that point, Mendoza had been the vice president.

To describe the shift in power, they used another comparison to the Dark Knight.

“You know how Batman dies and Dick Grayson becomes Batman temporarily and then Batman gets revived?” Mendoza said. “Well I’m like Dick Grayson and Batman is still dead.”

The new position means more to Mendoza than comparisons to Batman, and they have shown their appreciation for not only being the leader, but also simply being a part of the group.

“It’s an honor,” Mendoza said. “I think the QBC is a very talented, kind and amazing bunch. If I had to choose from the Queer Brahma Collective and the Justice League, I’d choose the Queer Brahma collective. They’re all passionate, driven, and amazing people.”

Oliver Guss, the vice president of the Queer Brahma Collective, believes that Mendoza’s communication skills and overall humbleness is a breath of fresh air.

“They’re great at communicating and it’s just really nice feeling listened to,” Guss said. “They’re a good listener and they know how to take criticism

where criticism is due. They know their strengths and they know our strengths and they are wanting for us all to be well rounded individuals. It’s really refreshing working with them.”

Like many heads of office or caped crusaders, Mendoza has goals to that they believe will hopefully make a change for the LGBTQIA identifying students who are seemingly lost.

“I feel like a lot of the struggles I

had with my identity was feeling like I was alone, isolated, and not wanting to do things because I felt like I couldn’t be accepted for who I am,” Mendoza said. “My goal is for students to not feel like that anymore, and that they know there is a place for them to go and things for them to do and resources for them to access. I want to make sure that it’s easier for them than it was for me.”

Dale Powell, a former student at Pierce, believes the club provides a place of reinforcement for those who are currently feeling persecuted, but might not be visited by those who are more open.

Behind the position of power that they sit behind, Mendoza is very much a person like anyone else on campus, with an identity based on actions and past experiences that makes them

wholly unique.

“I don’t really define myself by interests or anything. I’m me because I exemplify the characteristics I want to be as a person, outside of things like how I dress or what I like or what I eat,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza is a person that seeks to help those in need of finding themselves or for a place they can call home, and will offer a hand to

just about anyone who needs it. The only thing that seems to trouble them is choosing between Marvel or DC Comics.

“If you’d ask me about Marvel and DC, I’d say go to indies because it’s like picking between Democrats and Republicans,” Mendoza said. “You’re never gonna be satisfied.”

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Stepping up when needed

New ASO Vice President brings real-world

experience to student government

Students often have the desire to participate, but lack the knowledge and experience needed.

The new Vice President of the Associated Student Organization (ASO) has plenty of both.

Dominic Le Fort is not only the new ASO VP, but he is also a founder and executive director of a non-profit organization called QEDU (queer education).

Le Fort, who plans to major in gender studies or gender and sex studies, decided to form the organization after California made Assembly Bill 329 and Senate Bill 48 to include information about gender identity, sexual orientations and the contributions of LGBTQ members in U.S. history to public school education.

“When I saw these legal changes had been made, being a passionate member of the LGBTQ community, I took it upon myself to start an organization, QEDU, to help bring comprehensive LGBTQ education directly to public school students and faculty members,” Le Fort said.

Le Fort decided to take the position as he’s been at Pierce for about two years and is hoping to transfer to his dream school UCLA.

“I’m actually a nontraditional

student, so coming back to Pierce I already had a number of years of professional working experience,” Le Fort said. “Part of the process for me was getting involved, using the experience I had developed professionally and contributing to my campus in a meaningful way. I couldn’t think of any better way to do that than participating in the ASO.”

ASO Adviser Lara Conrady Wong said that sometimes there is more than one person running for a position in the executive board for ASO president, vice president, treasurer and club council president, and other times there isn’t like this time around for vice president.

“This season no one ran for that position so it was vacant,” Conrady Wong said. “Once the senate got formed, senators, like Dominic, was a senator a few months ago. He applied to be a senator in August. When he became a senator and knew that position was open he then ran for it and was elected at that time.”

Some of the responsibilities as the ASO vice president include preparing the agendas, attending the senate meetings and having six hours of available office hours for students. Conrady Wong said that he’s doing great taking on all these responsibilities as vice president.

“He’s completely embraced his new leadership role. It’s a lot

because the meetings follow Brown Act and also Robert’s Rules of Order for parliamentary procedures,” Conrady Wong said. “He’s really taken it on very well. The meetings run very smoothly, the agenda is always on time, his responses to the people who are coming to the meetings are so professionally written.”

Le Fort said that because he’s had real working experience he’s been able to use those skills for many different roles.

“A lot of the experiences that I’ve had as an executive director of a non-profit directly correlates to leadership responsibilities and program oversight,” Le Fort said.

“On top of the vice presidency, I also am the chairperson of the publicity committee. Which has been a really great opportunity for me to use so many of the tools and resources that I developed through the organization that I run and bringing them here on campus and show other students about some of the different processes that we can use to standardize program initiatives and how we get things done around here.”

Besides the job responsibilities, Le Fort said he likes being a part of the campus community.

“I’ve really been enjoying the opportunity to participate in the student organization,” Le Fort said. “It’s been so wonderful getting to connect with other like-minded students who are

passionate about giving back to their school and being an active contributor.”

ASO senator Aleksandra Alimova said the same about how well he’s doing in his new role.

“He’s so organized,” Alimova said. “He completes all tasks on time, he sends his weekly agendas. He’s the one who actually does all the meetings right now because our president, she’s not doing them anymore because now she has a vice president. So he’s doing a really great job with that, with paying attention and he knows the by-laws.”

Alimova had only good things to say about what it’s like to work with Le Fort.

“He’s a really bright person,” Alimova said. “He actually brings a lot of positive emotions into our small group. He’s the person if you really need to go and talk to him, he’ll be the one to give you advice.

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When he’s not working his role as vice president, Le Fort said he enjoys doing a couple of things outside of school.

“I don’t have a whole lot of time for hobbies right now being that I’m so busy, but when I do have time I like karaoke and I really love dressing up, specifically Halloween,” Le Fort said. asaldate.roundupnews@gmail.com

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The Queer Brahma Collectiveʼs President Nate Mendoza holds a pride flag on the Pierce College Mall on Oct. 25, 2018, in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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Thursday Concert Series continues with student recital

ALEXIS CANELO Reporter @alexiscanelo_

Notes ranging from high to low graced the stage featuring tunes from Italian operas, rock jams with electric guitar riffs, and numbers from the musical West Side Story in this week's student-led rendition of the Thursday concert series.

The Applied Music Program (AMP) held a concert in the Performing Arts building where students were given the opportunity to display their skills.

The lights dimmed and the first performer came out. The audience was engaged and focused on Leslie Lopez, one of the singers.

Her first song was Già il sole dal Gange, an Italian opera composed by Alessandro Scarlatti. The piano work of Lance Merill, the accompanist, complimented Lopez’s high notes. Her second song was I Feel Pretty from the critically acclaimed musical West Side Story. Lopez’s lively rendition of the song brought to life the role of Maria (the female lead in West Side Story).

The next artist was Grigor Vartevanian on the flute, playing Vartevanian Sonata for Flute in E Flat Major by J.S. Bach and Three Preludes for Unaccompanied Flute by Robert Muczynski. The flutist captured the audience with his rhythmic finger motions and focused demeanor.

Sahand Zare on violin performed afterward. Zare gently moved the bow up and down changing the pitch for Gavotte en Rondeau by Boch. The second song, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, sounded like a good mix of excitement and

Preview:

panic in violin form.

Noe Centeno sang Asturiana, a Spanish song from Siete Canciones Populares Españolas composed by Manuel de Falla. His clear and deep voice could be felt throughout the auditorium. His second song, O Del Mio Amato Ben by Stefano Donaudy, was just as intense as the first.

Samantha Rosenberg, a singer, was relaxed and composed. Her first song was Pur Discesti, o Boca Bella by Antonio Lotti. Rosenberg reached all the high notes with complete ease. The next song was I Could Have Danced All Night by Frederick Loewe. It was a striking contrast from the Italian number.

The accompanist stepped off the stage and the guitarist, Kevin Nguyen, entered. Nguyen performed Minuet in C by Fernando Sor and Bagatelle No. 2 by William Walton on acoustic guitar. Nguyen seemed to lose himself in his music.

Nathan Gonzalez walked on stage with his arms raised, anticipating applause. Gonzalez, a guitarist, brought a playful presence to the stage. He played St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins and Now’s the Time by Charlie Parker. His red, electric guitar matched his red tie. Cassandra Leisher, a singer, performed Vittorio Mio Core by Giacomo Carissimi and Cloud Shadows by James H. Rogers.

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Leisher’s rendition of Cloud Shadows was passionate, as if she truly wanted to ride the clouds as the lyrics suggest.

Lastly, Abtin Hamedani, a violinist, performed Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The AMP holds auditions at the beginning of each semester. Those who get into the program are given one-on-one lessons each week. The program is open to all music majors who are willing to meet the requirements.

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Dancers get ready to move

The Pierce College Dance Team prepares to kick off their weekend long event

EZZAT WANAS

Reporter @EzzatWanas

Some people like to dance the night away.

The Pierce Theater Department, however, would rather sway, trip and twirl all weekend long.

The dance concert series The Movement hits the stage Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10, at 8 p.m., following a matinee show on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m.

According to dance and theater instructor Brian Moe, the dancers performing in the shows are a combination of 70 Pierce and Taft High school students.

“We also have Taft High School students performing with us, so they are doing two numbers and we have six student choreographers and

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one piece by the Pierce College dance group,” Moe said.

Moe also expressed how this concert is different from others due to its eclectic use of genres in the dance world, featuring various forms and styles of dancing.

“There’s a lot of hip hop this year, salsa, modern, jazz, funk. There’s something there for everybody, so it is going to be a really good concert,” Moe said.

Moe hopes people will become inspired to audition for the next dance show in the spring after seeing the performances.

“Dancing is performing arts so it has to be seen to be enjoyed. We have auditions at the the beginning of every semester. So if you look for those flyers, you can come audition and then from there you go into the rehearsal process,” Moe said.

Joyanne Tracy, one of the dance group said her love of

dancing stumps the reality of the intensive labor that goes into performing

“Dance is like an exercise, But I don’t feel like i’m exercising, but I don’t feel it like exercising I feel like performing I just enjoy making other people happy which makes me happy.

It’s just lovely,” Tracy said.

Yesenia Alvorodo, one of the performers in the dance concert stated that she is interested in transferring to a university as a dance major.

Alvorodo expressed how she has created a deep connection with her fellow dance partners and feels she has learned a lot being involved in this show.

“It is very fun to dance with a group, it is like a family,” Alvorodo said.

Katya Castillo, another member of the dance group said she enjoys dancing for her own innate love for the art and also

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regarded the dance group as a close between friends.

“Actually I prefer to dance for myself than others, sometimes I struggle dancing, but I love it. With the group I definitely feel better. I feel the energy of the others and we push each other especially when it is competition,” Castillo said.

You can buy tickets to attend the event at www. brownpapertickets.com for $10. Or you can buy the tickets at door, but it is recommended that you arrive a half hour early.

Showtimes

Friday Nov. 9 at 8pm

Saturday Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.

Sunday Nov. 11, at 2 p.m.

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Debate forum discusses guns control and genders

BLAKE WILLIAMS Reporter @BlakeMWIlliams_

Should only women have the right to bear arms?

That was the topic of spirited discussion on Monday afternoon as Pierce hosted the British Debate Team in The Great Hall. The event ran two hours and nearly 200 people were there.

Kenneth Martinez represented Pierce college for the affirmative side. He was joined by Mé abh Flanagan of the British Debate Team.

On the negative side, Pierce was represented by Roni Rosen, who was joined by Owen Mooney of the British Debate Team.

The event was organized by Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Robert Loy Jr. and the Associated Student Organization and the Communication Association.

“I decided to organize it so that we could bring conference level discussions and activities to our students,” Loy Jr. said.

“This activity is a part of the National Communication Association. But the thing is, students at Pierce College, and I think at the community college level in general, really don’t sometimes have the access to go to these conferences

Martinez, a student in Loy’s honors argumentation and debate class, said he enjoyed the debates done in class which inspired him to participate in this debate. He said he was nervous at the start but it ended up being a great experience for him.

“I never had my heart beat so fast in my life,” Martinez said. “This was my first debate. It was fun; It was great. I’m looking

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forward to the next one.”

Rosen, also a student in Loy’s class, said the in-class debates were interesting and they inspired her to join the communication club and participate in this debate. The experience of participating in the debate was one she would like to have again.

“It was nerve-wracking and it was thrilling,” Rosen said. “I was listening to what they’re saying and writing down different points on how I could attack. It was really exciting. I wish I could be here next year to do it.”

When the debate was over, Loy Jr. asked the audience to vote, by a show of hands, who they believed won the debate. The audience overwhelmingly voted for the negative side.

“I knew it was going to be tough,” Martinez said. “The affirmative was very specific, it made it very difficult. So the outcome did come as I expected, unfortunately. But I believe that we did sway a good portion of the students here.”

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Owen Mooney of the British Debate Team and Roni Rosen of the Pierce College Debate Team both argue opposing sides. Nov. 5 in the Great Hall. in Woodland Hills Calif. 2018

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Encore for ENCORE

Floppy hats and colorful swimsuits may sound like leisure wear for a pool day, but Pool Manager Deborah Hefter, alongside about 69 ENCORE students, meet once a week to work up a sweat and improve fitness and overall health.

Hefter teaches an Aquatic Fitness class for ENCORE students at the Steven Schofield Aquatics Center that is scheduled to meet Thursdays from 9 - 11 a.m.

According to the course description, the class is a “fun, fat-burning fitness workout using shallow water techniques designed for swimmers and non-swimmers. Improve posture, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.”

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Top Right: Pool Manager Deborah Hefter demonstrates how to use weights during her Aquatic Fitness class for ENCORE students in the Steven Schofield Aquatic Center on Oct. 25, 2018, in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Middle Left : A trail of weights line the edge of the pool.

Middle Right: Pool Manager Deborah Hefter teaches her ENCORE class.

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Bottom Right: Pool Manager Deborah Hefter guides her ENCORE students.

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The 2018 men’s basketball season is nearly upon us, and the Brahmas prepare with new objectives in mind.

It will be their first year under head coach Casey Weitzel, who previously coached at Division II school Azusa Pacific University.

Weitzel feels great about the upcoming season.

“We’re kind of at that hard part of the season because we practiced for so long and we haven’t gotten to play any other teams so everybody’s a little bit tired of each other. They’re ready to go play someone else,” Weitzel said.

The Brahmas finished last season with an overall record of 10-16, while finishing 5-3 in conference play.

Weitzel said he shares a similar coaching philosophy as Pete Carroll, the head coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He is optimistic on the upcoming season.

“I always think something great is gonna happen. We could be down 40, and I think we’re going to turn it around, and there’s only a minute left. Obviously that’s impossible, but that’s my mindset. I always think we can,” Weitzel said.

Associate head coach Charles

White was the interim head coach for the past two seasons. White feels he works well with Weitzel, which is vital to the team.

“It wouldn’t have worked if we were bumping heads. I would’ve seen early on and so would the players. They would have seen early on and it would have been a difficult transition, but the transition has been really good,” White said.

According to White, the summer conditioning class significantly helped the players.

“The guys got to work on shots, play games, get ready for the new coach as well,” White said.

“[Weitzel] was able to sit in on it and watch some of the guys, so that helped a lot.”

Assistant coach Bruce English came to Pierce because of Weitzel. Weitzel coached English at Azusa Pacific University and they formed a good relationship. He has been focused on keeping the athletes in check academically.

“Keeping them focused in the classroom is probably the most important thing that we’re doing right now,” English said.

English said the team is all on the same page.

“We’re all trying to achieve that one goal. The outcome, regardless of what it is, is going to be beneficial,” English said.

Weitzel has similar feelings about the team’s cohesiveness. Weitzel said it is rare for college teams to get along so well.

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Christian Guillory dribbles the ball during basketball practice as the team prepares for the upcoming season at Pierce Collegeʼs Ken Stanley Court on Nov. 6, 2018, in Woodland Hills, Calif.

“They might not hang out all the time outside of basketball in school, but when they’re here, they have fun with each other. They enjoy competing against each other and when they walk off the floor they’re all kind of buddies. Sometimes people will harbor that competitiveness after the practice and that can become toxic and we haven’t had any of that. So I’ve been really pleased with them,” Weitzel said.

Anthony McIntyre said the new coach has prepared them well.

We practice every day. We have weight room three days a week. I feel like our new coach has been

Construction causes problems for soccer

Installation of drainage pipe leads to dry field conditions throughout season

NICK MARTINEZ Reporter @NickEsai

Soccer is one of the most popular sports across the world and most of the fields are taken care of and watered on a daily basis so the teams don’t play on bad conditions.

Due to construction being conducted right next to Parking Lot 7, the soccer team are being plagued by a dry field.

According to GMZ Engineering Inc. personnel Matt Narcissi, the installation of the drainage pipe is to ensure the soccer field doesn’t flood.

preparing us pretty well as well as our assistants. We compete every day in practice,” McIntyre said. Mikaeel Atiehsefat, power forward, cannot wait for the season to begin.

“We [have] mainly been focusing on how to execute and run our plays and, overall, our athleticism, and focusing on trying to pay more attention to how to read and react,” Atiehsefat said.

The Brahmas will tip off their season on Tuesday, Nov. 13 when they host Glendale Community College at 6 p.m.

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End of women’s volleyball season closing in

FELIPE GAMINO Sports Editor @fgamino13

Women’s volleyball entered the final stages of their season and the team dropped both of their games against the Citrus College Owls and the El Camino College Warriors.

The Brahmas came into both games having lost against the Santa Barbara Vaqueros and Santa Monica Corsairs.

The team gave fight to the Owls winning the second set 25-17. However, Citrus would win the other three sets 25-13, 25-15 and 25-14.

Head coach Edison Zhou evaluates the team’s performance against Citrus and El Camino.

“We didn’t play bad. Right now we are missing Rachel [Wiley] and something that we can focus on is how to get kills,” Zhou said.

Catelynn Pulido led the team with 12 kills followed by Landry Bearden with six. Bearden had 13 assists in the game against the Owls.

For Citrus, Gina Lipscomb had 24 kills, while Iris Bernal and Jazmine Carlos had seven.

Jullianna Aceituno had 36 assists. Pulido said that the team were lacking energy throughout parts of the two games.

“It is a lot of hesitation and sometimes we didn’t know what to do and that prevented us from getting points,” Pulido said.

The Brahmas made a lot of errors in the attack having a total of 19, three more than the Owls.

For the game against the Warriors, things went differently for the team. In the first set, three straight attacking errors, two from Keturah Scott and one from Linnea Romero gave the Warriors a 4-1 lead.

After the timeout, the team would get back into the game cutting the deficit to three points, however it would be the Warriors who would get the upper hand and would win the first set 25-17 off another attacking error this time by Catelynn Pulido.

In set number two, it was Scott that gave the Brahmas the lead. However like in the first set, service errors proved vital as the Warriors quickly took over.

Kills by Pulido and Bearden gave Pierce momentum making the score 7-5 in favor of the Warriors.

The Brahmas were down by two points in the majority of the set, however the Warriors took off winning set two 25-13.

In the third and final set, El Camino would put the game to bed winning the third set 25-7.

Like most of the game, attacking and ball handling errors

gave the Warriors a 6-0 lead.

The Brahmas had no response for theWarriorsoffenselosingby18points, their biggest deficit of the season.

Pulido led the team with nine kills, followed by Bearden with four. Bearden also had 10 assists.

Renee Brydon, Deeann Smith, Sophia Loiola and Merris Ewell all had five kills for the Warriors.

For this game, the Brahmas made 20 errors, 14 more than El Camino.

Bearden said that the errors they made could have been prevented.

“Little mistakes can be controlled from our side of the court and improving on our serving would be a good start,” Bearden said.

The Brahmas are back on the court for their last two games of the season. They face Victor Valley College on Nov. 7 and Glendale two days later. Both games begin at 6 p.m.

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“When heavy rainfall comes the whole back side of your guys soccer field floods out,” Narcissi said.

Head coach Adolfo Perez said that, although the purpose of the construction is to prevent flooding of the field, it has never affected them before.

“I have been here 18 years, and they built the field in 2002, and we have never had a game suspended because of rain,” Perez said. “I know the water was high, back in 2003 or 2004, and we even have pictures on it with a canoe, and that was it, we never had a game canceled.”

Team captain and midfielder Diana Salonga said the dry field has become an issue for everyone.

“Our field is already really thick to begin with, but when its dry its just a little tougher to play on,” Salonga said. “When you fall you are more susceptible to being scratched.”

Salonga also said that choosing to do it during their season makes things even worse.

“Honestly I don’t think it’s fair, because we are only in season for a couple of months,” Salonga said. “They took a part of our field, and i know it’s for the better, but now

we don’t have water and i feel like they should have done it before our season started.”

Perez said that they were going to start the construction in the offseason, but due to financial issues it had to begin sooner.

“We were told at first that they were going to do it after the season, and I think what happened is it was going to cost the school too much money if we had waited,” Perez said. “I think that’s why they started, and it was supposed to not affect the field, but as we know obviously it has.”

Perez said that keeping the field in good condition is always his priority.

“We get water on average once every two weeks at the end of last month or so, and we worked so hard in the summer to get our field up to date,” Perez said. “Now I tell my assistant coach what we are going to work on today, and then we go around and cover holes ourselves with a shovel and extra dirt.”

Perez believes that the current quality of the field can have a negative effect on his team’s performance.

“We are the only team in our conference that plays on grass, everyone else plays on turf, so in theory it should be an advantage to us,” Perez said. “The fact that it’s not in good shape it’s a disadvantage, and were a team that actually likes to pass and likes to play so it’s definitely not helping us.”

Even with the field in disarray, Salonga believes that it won’t hold the Brahmas back from getting good results.

“It would be better if our grass is grass, but now we are playing on hay,” Salonga said. “Despite that, we will still do well.”

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Soccer stopped at SMC

Hopes for 18th straight postseason remain open

GAMINO Sports Editor @fgamino13

An injury and missed opportunities are what prevented the Brahmas from getting their 12th conference title in Friday’s game against the Santa Monica College Corsairs.

The Brahmas came into the game following a scoreless draw against the LA Valley College Monarchs.

Head coach Adolfo Perez said if they wanted to beat the Corsairs, they needed all of their players available.

“It’s tough when you play against a good team, you need everybody,” Perez said.

During the game, goalkeeper Iliana Yanez went down with an injury and it changed the team’s menality.

“I was kind of sad because I was having a good game and it shakes up your team when your goalie is down so it was chaotic,” Yanez said. “I got a concussion. It was three girls from the other team just all came at me when I was on the ground and one of them stepped on my jaw.”

Ceirra Little gave the Corsairs the lead but the Brahmas tied the game through Jessica Tapia.

Before halftime, Cindy Castro restored Santa Monica’s lead.

Towards the end of the game, Filippa Strusxjo scored Santa Monica’s third goal that gave them the win.

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Perez said that when Yanez went down, it was the game changer.

Valerie Mojica took Yanez’s place in goal but she was also injured.

Perez said with the goalie change, Santa Monica capitalized on their chances.

“The first two shots went in when our other goalie was subbed on. And those things have to happen for things to go your way,” Perez said.

Despite the loss, Perez said the team still has an opportunity to make the playoffs. If confirmed, it will be the team’s 18th straight year making the postseason.

“We are the only team in California that can say that. And that for a while was in jeopardy but I think there is still a chance,” Perez said.

The Brahmas in their 18 seasons have never finished below second place.

Gisell Cruz, forward, said the team showed effort and it as a good game despite losing by two goals.

“Everyone played with so much heart. It was an unlucky game. We had our chances but we didn’t finish them and they did,” Cruz said.

The Brahmas have to get the win over the West LA College Wildcats to secure their spot in the postseason.

The seeding meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 13, but teams will submit paper work on Monday.

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Brahmas suffer fi rst conference loss to powerhouse Allan Hancock

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Football was unable to capitalize on its fourgame win streak, losing to the Allan Hancock College Bulldogs 49-24.

Cherrod Joe said the team practiced all week to come out victorious against the Bulldogs.

“We've been working hard in practice all week,” Joe said. “We knew if we won this game we would be eligible.”

Before the game began, there was a moment of silence as Carnelious Dennison, who played for the team passed away.

The Bulldogs began with possession to start the half and Rashad Beecham gave the Bulldogs the lead.

Jayden Vargas would go on to extend the Bulldogs’ lead before Premire Wilson scored a touchdown for the Brahmas making the score 14-6. They went for the extra point, but a bad snap prevented it from being a one score game.

With 29 seconds left in the half, Joe Guzman scored a touchdown giving Hancock a 21-6 lead

To start the second half, Jonathan Saavedra was the second to score with a quarterback sneak into the end-zone.

After regaining possession, the Brahmas made it a five point game with a field goal.

Head coach Carlos Woods said he told his players to give it their all in this game.

“We were right there in the thick of things,” Woods said. “I told the guys, ‘Let's come out. Let's establish the run. Let's take whatever they give us and we'll be in good shape.”

After the field goal, things started going downhill for the Brahmas. Hancock scored twice on different occasions with run plays through the middle of the defensive line.

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Brahma of the Week

Landry Bearden

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Six kills and 13 assists against Citrus College.

Four kills and 10 assists versus El Camino.

How do you evaluate your performance in the two games?

“I want to continue to set different positions and not set just the players and just getting more hitters involved.”

What do you feel you can improve on?

“The location on where I’m setting the ball and so my hitters can swing using hands down the line.”

Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions?

“I just like to play on a full stomach and listen to music and get kind of calm and prepare for the game.”

If you weren’t playing volleyball, what sport would you play? Lacrosse.

What are your plans after Pierce?

“Just to keep going and playing as much as I can and keep the sport in my life.”

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more, The Brahmas had a pass intercepted that was returned to the end zone for a touchdown.

“I thought he was wide open,” said Quarterback Jonathan Saavedra. “I didn’t see the safety come over the top. He just made a good play on me.”

After the three consecutive touchdowns for Allan Hancock College, the score was 49-16.

Coach Woods said after the touchdowns the tempo changed.

“It's one of those things that is a little bit of a momentum swing,” Woods said. “It was more about us than it was about them. Meaning everyone has a responsibility defensively by each player who is responsible for one gap and they gapped us.”

With only seconds left of the game, Wilson scored his second touchdown of the game. The Brahmas completed a two-point conversion attempt to make the score 49-24.

The Brahmas had many turnovers that affected the outcome of the game. To add to the four fumbles, the team also threw two interceptions to the Bulldogs.

Saavedra said he was trying to change the odds.

“I mean, everybody's just trying to make a play,” Saavedra said. “We were down; just trying to make too much of a play I guess.”

Woods said they can’t win with this many turnovers.

“You can't make mistakes against a good football team,” said Woods. “They'll come back to haunt you. They win with playing great defense and they thrive off the other team making mistakes. And that's what we did.”

The referees had called several penalties on the Brahmas making it harder to get a touchdown.

In total 15 plus penalties were called on the teams; some penalties

in very crucial moments of the game.

“I said to my players, ‘Look, you don't even expect to get a call,” Woods said. “You just got to keep playing. Whatever the call is, don't even worry about it. Just keep fighting.”

Saavedra said you are not going to win games if you make mistakes.

“I mean they didn't stop us, in my opinion, and everybody will tell you that we stopped ourselves,” Saavedra said. “It’s just turnovers. We had seven or eight turnovers. You're not going to win a football game with seven or eight turnovers.”

The Brahmas are on the road to face the Santa Monica College Corsairs on Nov. 10.

If they were to win this game, for the first time since 2015, the Brahmas will have a winning record.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Dehron Holloway (10) runs the ball at Shepard Stadium on Nov. 3, 2018 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. against Allan Hancock College. Pierce lo st 49-24.

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