You like jazz?

Thursday concert series debuts with soulful trio

jumped from one string to another.

York and its feeling of home.

A Dream comes true

Resource center available for undocumented students on campus

The Dream Resource Center will provide more than 600 undocumented students with the tools they need to succeed.

It will open Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Library / Learning Crossroads courtyard according to Kimberly castillo, a staff member for the DRC.

“We want to honor this accomplishment and celebrate with everyone,” Castillo said.

The DRC collaborates with the I.D.E.A.S. club at Pierce to expand their outreach to undocumented students.

We gave up a lot of big plays in the first quarter,” Head Coach Carlos Woods said. “We didn’t execute, and the better team won. It wasn’t up to our standards and you can see the end result.”

In the second quarter, it all went downhill for the Brahmas. Keeshawn Johnson scored in the opening minutes, followed by a long run from quarterback Austin Amor. Devean Randall would score the next two TD’s to add more insult to injury, giving West LA a 52-14 lead at half time.

The Brahmas started the second half scoring through David McCullum, but Darrian Boyd respond with a touchdown of his own.

Brahmas’ wide receiver Lord Jones went on to score his third touchdown of the season, making the score 59-26.

“I felt pretty good. Came out second half but it felt good, but its regular, I do this all the time,” Jones said. “That was our worst play, we are way better than that. I don’t know what happened today, but I guess everyone came out sluggish.”

A field goal extended the Wildcats’ lead to 36 points. Woods talked about what he’d like to see from the team in their next game.

“Just starting fast, making sure we start with a lot of energy and cut down on the penalty. Way too many penalties, we got to play much more disciplined football,” Woods said.

Flannery said he hopes this was a wakeup call to the team.

“I hope this opens up their eyes to being humble and they see that their way doesn’t work,”

Flannery said. “As Soon as we can address the problem as individuals, and as a team, then come together and build on that, I think will be alright. We have so much talent. That’s the big piece where I am shocked.”

Flannery said that they must be disciplined and focused because talent isn’t enough in football.

“Everyone wants to be a champion, but very few are willing to do what it takes to be a champion,” Flannery said.

I.D.E.A.S. Club President Yajaira Garcia explained the clubs responsibilities.

“We try to do workshops, events, and collaborate with other clubs to get the word out and make sure that everyone here at Pierce can have the same opportunities and same successes that other students have with their residency,” Garcia said.

The DRC will assist undocumented students in finacial aid, peer mentoring, applications and scholarship information.

“I’m there to support them and guide them in the right direction,” Castillo said. “Roughly, as of right now, I want to say we have a little over 600 students. I haven’t met with all of them, but I want students to know that this space is there for them.”

Aside from mentoring and assistance, the center also has computers and tables that students can use.

Hunched next to a 120-year-old double bass that towered over him, the musician closed his eyes and swayed to the music as his fingers slapped the strings and jazz filled the crowded room. Next to him, a man sitting at a bright red drum set subtly switched his sticks to accommodate the shift in tone and volume. All the while, a longbearded guitarist improvised, his fingers barely visible as they

Together, Jake Leckie (bassist), Shawn Baltazor (drummer), and Nadav Peled (guitarist) make the Jake Leckie Jazz Trio, who performed Thursday Sept. 12 at the Performing Arts Building at Pierce College. Leckie, the bassist, composed the majority of the music. He says, “my rule for composition is that it’s one page long, easy to read, and fun to play.”

The line-up included songs from Leckie’s debut album “The Abode,” which focused on his connection to New

The first song, “The Abode,” introduced the trio. Each instrument was showcased in small, improvised solos throughout the song.

The next song, “Métis,” began with just the bass. Leckie plucked and slapped for almost a minute before Baltazor played his first note. Gradually, the drums and guitar grew louder and the sounds of each instrument rang throughout the theater.

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While the first few weeks of school might be a bit of a mess for both students and faculty, more effort by either Pierce or the LACCD should be put into notifying students that there has been a change in their schedule, especially when it’s a week before school starts.

Students receive little in the way of notification if a class has been dropped by the school, or if a professor has been replaced with another person at the last minute. There’s also not much of a safety net if this happens either, because if a student’s class is dropped, the only thing they receive is a refund.

While this may be a problem in the first few weeks of school, this lack of notification could still could cause a lot of unneeded confusion among students in what is arguably already the most confusing period of the semester.

In the 2017-2018 LACCD Annual Report, the estimated annual average of enrolled students in the Los Angeles Area was between 200,000-240,000. Pierce College estimates on its website that has a population of 20,000 making up roughly around 10 percent of the LACCD’s population. With a population of this stature, a few surprise drops could send hundreds of students on a tailspin.

One simple way of addressing this would be to send a notification through canvas (an app that most students have and use) to alert them that a class has been or will be dropped in the near future. This solution generally would have the largest outreach to most students on campus.

Another possible way of notifying students would be to have them give their student email address to the professor after they purchased the class. If something happens then an automated would be sent out to those students. This would require students to check their student email far more frequently, but this still would at least still be a way of notifying students of the discourse.

Using the Pierce proposed new notification rules to all it’s schools that fit under its umbrella. Some students from Pierce may also be taking classes (online or in person) at other community college campuses, and these surprise cancelations might affect them, as entire commutes would need to be changed. If Pierce could get behind such changes, much of the stress caused in the first few weeks of school newsroom.roundupnews@gmail.com

Students who are fresh out of high school are often confused during the start of their path toward higher education. Community college can be overwhelming and deciding on the right major could already leave new students feeling stuck.

The transition from high school to a two-year institution will bring a new environment and more challenging curriculum, and first generation college students are prone to more academic challenges.

Pierce College has a First-Year Experience Center on the first floor under the Library Learning/Crossroads building. The center offers counseling after first attending a mandatory New Student Counseling Group. The purpose of the group is to prepare new students for taking community college classes and learning the academic policies of LACCD and Pierce. Finding a way to fit in the community can be another emotional barrier, so a way to familiarize with the new campus is a vital part to extracurricular growth.

There are FYE programs within the California Community College system available as a valuable resource for students to participate in.

According to the Pierce College website, “The mission of the FirstYear Experience Counseling Center is to serve the educational planning, matriculation, and adjustment needs of Pierce College students who are new or have completed under 24 units from any US regionally accredited institution.”

Counseling is an important part to staying on a solid academic path, and FYE is one way to help students keep up with appointments and meet with other students for academic support. FYE is not limited to counseling, as the program includes others tools for students to make their higher education journey smoother.