From the desk of the Roundup: Editorial

-CorrectionsVolume 130, Issue 1:

Front:

Deck for “Top Girls” was the wrong acronym. It should be KCACTF.

The Enrollment Graph incorrectly showed zero students were enrolled in Spring 2018. The correct number was 17,529.

Opinions 2:

The Pro/Con subheads were for a previous opinion topic.

News 3:

Dean of Academic Affairs

Mary Anne Gavarra-Oh was spelled incorrectly.

Director of Facilities Paul Nieman was spelled incorrectly.

Ban on meat story in paragraph two, it was incorrectly stated that the Vegan Society believes processed meats are a Class 1 carcinogen. However, The World Health Organization classifies processed meats as such.

Photo wasn’t labeled as an illustration.

Photo Essay:

Photo essay photographers names were spelled wrong in the credits.

Sports 8:

The caption for the baseball game incorrectly stated that Johnathan Lavallee pitched in the 8th inning and he didn’t.

In the baseball story, Bill Picketts's name was misspelled.

Volume 130, Issue 2:

Front:

The jump from the new technology story did not get included in the news page.

Opinions 2:

The Roundup incorrectly stated that multiple parking passes are needed for parking at different LACCD campuses. Only one parking pass is necessary.

Sports 7:

In the third paragraph of the tennis recruit story, the article states that a match was cancelled because a lack of players. The match was canceled due to weather conditions.

Sports 8:

The swim preview mentions Cecilia Jansen's name. She hasn't been on the team for five years.

See any errors we missed? Email us at: newsroom.roundupnews@gmail.com

When it comes to being part of a community college, all students should feel included and safe on campus. That goes for student minorities such as the LGBTQ+ community, which is trying to achieve the same educational success as others in a healthy environment.

Unfortunately, sexual harassment and discrimination will always be a recurring issue within society, but minorities likely face harsher occurrences.

According to campusexplorer. com, “13.4 percent of LGBTQ+ students who experience frequent verbal harassment don’t plan to attend college after high school. Only 6.7 percent don’t intend to go to college if they experience less frequent or rare verbal harassment.”

With anxious high school and community college minorities trying to transfer to a four-year institution, the question, “Will I be safe here?” frequently comes to mind. Acquiring campus safety usually means having access to a secure environment, and that is what many California Community Colleges already have set in motion. But not all of them.

Pierce lacks a pride center on its campus. Queer Brahma Collective (QBC) is a club that exists on campus where students can join and meet in a designated space. They helped initiate a project called "Closet for the Closeted," which assists students in accessing gender affirming clothing in a judgement free environment.

Otherwise known as the "Trans Closet," this initiative offers students with certain worshops and receives donations to provide for those in need of assistance.

This is the only LGBTQ+ resource students can reach, and even then, there is only so much a student-run club can do.

Other community colleges like Mt. San Antonio College and Sierra College have legitimate pride centers on their website and campuses. Sierra College is one of only three community colleges in the nation that have professionally staffed LGBTQ+ centers, according to the Campus LGBTQ+ Centers Directory.

“The Pride Center is where student-scholars can rest, do homework and socialize in a safe environment dedicated to the LGBTQ+ student. Scholars can also check out books, magazines and films,” according to Sierra College’s website.

California State University, Northridge also has a pride center that lists community news and events. According to CSUN’s website, their pride center’s values are: “Advocacy, Communication, Empowerment, Fun, Inclusivity, Intersectionality,

Learning and Social Justice.”

Mt. SAC’s Pride Center makes clear what their space has to offer, as stated in their mission statement:

“The Mt. SAC Pride Center provides a safe, supportive, and educational space for students across the gender and sexuality spectrum.” The center offers their LGBTQ+ students walk-in counseling and mental health services on top of a safe environment.

A pride center like the ones listed above could help enhance the lives of many LGBTQ+ students who call