The students' future fair

College Fair Extraordinaire helps pave a university path for the undecided

their futures and make wellinformed decisions.

Applying and attending a fouryear institution can be a pivotal moment in a student's life. The College Fair Extraordinaire helps them prepare for their academic future, so they can ultimately pick the right university to further their education.

There were more than 60 instate and out-of-state college and university booths with representatives introducing high school students and community college students the value of college, student life and academic requirements.

Attendees had opportunities to attend numerous workshops, some such as “Financial Aid,” “Making Your College Applications Stand Out” and “Tips on Making College Affordable.”

Not all college and university representatives were college officials. Many were continuing students.

While some high school and college students may not feel the need to attend a college fair, representatives have said the information helps attendees direct

Jonathan Cottrill, a student representative from Pepperdine University, said students often think that representatives are just trying to sell a university to them.

“Realistically, I don't want any student, especially being a student myself, to come to a university and then be unhappy with it because it was advertised to them incorrectly,” Cotrill said.

He said the ability for students to use representatives as resources and to find where they fit and belong is the most important aspect.

The Associated Students Organization (ASO) is currently working towards finding a new president after the impeachment of Angel Orellana.

At the Academic Senate meeting on Monday, Treasurer Brandon Le addressed the impeachment.

“Even though we've had a rocky start this semester, our entire senate is still enthusiastic and ready to go despite that problematic event,” Le said.

The ASO presidential seat will remain vacant for the time being however.

“We still have yet to figure out who is going to be the next president and what not,” Le said.

Dean of Student Engagement Juan Carlos Astorga explained that ASO operates in the same way as other elective bodies.

“When the president steps down or is impeached, the bylaws in the constitution require that the vice president be elevated to the presidency,” said Astorga. “Now if the vice president doesn’t want to move up, then the position is open to anyone within the go on record about what he went through.

“Coach Woods told me that I was valid to move to L.A. from Orlando, Florida, and that my housing would be set up with other players coming in and returning athletes,” Cordova said. “Woods told me that it would be four to five players in a three bedroom, and we would all split the bills and each pay $350 for renteverything included.”

ASO Senate.”

Vice President Stephanie Lopez commented that she does not want to be ASO president. As a result, the presidential position will be open to anyone on the ASO senate.

Lopez also said that ASO is currently focusing on their new senators rather than on finding a new president.

“We’re still in the process of interviewing our new senators and hopefully next Tuesday we will swear them in,” Lopez said.

Student Engagement Coordinator & Counselor Lara Conrady Wong said that the presidency issue will be discussed in future ASO meetings.

For some students, community college is the final stop of their academic careers.

But what if that college could take them further?

While most community colleges offer only associate’s degrees and certificates, some of them have started offering a bachelor’s degree.

It’s time for Pierce to join this growing trend and look into starting a bachelor’s degree program.

There are 23 states that allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, and California is one of them. In 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that allowed 15 California community colleges to offer a bachelor’s program, according to Study.com.

By 2017, all 15 of the colleges had a bachelor’s degree, and the results have already shown some positive outcomes, according to a report from Judy Heiman, a fiscal and policy analyst for the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

The report showed employers who previously struggled to find workers with bachelor’s degrees have been able to hire students as interns and part-time workers who wanted to stay in the area.

Due to the success of the program, Brown signed legislation that extended it through 2026, according to the San Diego Community College District.

While it isn’t clear if they’re ready to expand the program, Pierce should try to get to the front of the line because it could benefit students.

The ability to earn a bachelor’s degree from a community college also makes an education a lot more financially feasible for many students.

A bachelor’s degree from a community college cost around $10,000, which is about half the cost of a degree from a California

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Volume 131, Issue 4:

Photo Essay Page 4:

Captions were wrong for the photos:

Top: Duros, also known as wheat chips are distributed during the Hispanic Heritage Month event at Pierce College's Rocky Young Park. Photo by Cecilia Parada.

Bottom Left: Close up of a set of Lotería playing cards at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Photo by Angelica Lopez.

Bottom Right: Students got a taste of Mexican culture, this table provided horchata and aguas fresca. Photo by Taylor Watson.

Campus Life Page 6: Performance is spelled wrong in the deck.

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