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hess is a universal game that brings people together. During this time where students and faculty haven't been at school, it is important to find ways to reconnect with each other. The possibilities of the different ways this can benefit the campus would be significant.and into the campus architecture itself — Chess Plaza on the south end of the mall features four human-scale outdoor chess boards.”

--IdaAkopian

Adedicated calendar of campus events on the Pierce website that is easily accessible to students and other members of the community would draw more people to Pierce, something the school desperately needs. The only calendars on the Pierce homepage are for the Academic Semester, the LAPC Theatre, a Sports Schedule and

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--Nick Pacheco

Mac and cheese because itʼs the bestcomfortfood,andyoucan nevergowrongwithmacand cheese.

--ChristieNguyen

--J.T.Thompson Mashedpotatoes.Theyʼresoftand mushy.Theyʼremyfavoritefood onThanksgiving.

--DylanCourchaine

Quotes gathered by Pamela Kalidasan

Photo illustration by Dominique Duñgo a Performing Arts calendar. They are all subpar options and don’t give a full view into the happenings on campus or on Zoom. Additionally, they all consist of unpleasant designs and are only reached by tiny links on the bottom of the homepage.

It would also be better if all the events were on one calendar color-coded by category rather

The University of Texas at Dallas has implemented similar tactics. In 2001, Tim Redman created a program for everyone to join. “Chess permeates life at UT Dallas, so much so that it has been built into academic programs than on four different ones.

All of the other colleges within LACCD have campus events calendars, so the issue of not having one is isolated to Pierce.

City, Mission, Valley, East LA, LA Trade Tech and Southwest have a simple list of “upcoming events” on their homepages as well as a button to view the full calendar. City

Black Friday means shop 'till you drop

BY ALANA KING News Editor and Reporter

Every year, people get geared up to rush shopping centers and hunt for great deals on Black Friday. It’s an exciting tradition for many people.

There is a lot of controversy over whether Black Friday is beneficial. This is a way for people who can’t normally afford products to be able to shop and get things that aren’t priced as high.

Black Friday is an indoor sale where you get to see all kinds of products, unlike Cyber Monday, which is online. Black Friday shopping has been around since the 1950’s and hasn't disappointed since.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in online sales. John Lewis research reports more than 60% of shoppers plan to buy presents before December, and only 2% say they’d wait until Christmas Eve. aking.roundupnews@gmail.com

A lot of people don’t want to shop when there's a rush because of the risk of COVID-19. Big corporations know this and advertise to people for this specific reason.

Even with a lot of safety restrictions and long lines, Black Friday still prevailed. Since the pandemic, there have been stores that promote Black Friday deals as soon as Nov. 1. It is important to note that this is a tactic made to pull people in. Consumers can shop for Christmas gifts and other necessities without having to rush the stores with a crowd on actual Black Friday.

According to Investopedia, some retailers have kept operations going on the Thanksgiving holiday, while others begin offering deals earlier during November. There is a fight to have the best deals and the best products because a lot of stores sell the same thing.

This is a chance for people who usually cannot afford high end or expensive products. Items can be bought for little to nothing. Money has been short and hours have been cut, so this is an amazing chance to buy, buy, buy!

There will be more promotions of happy families and gifts being given because of all these great deals. Places like Toms, Amazon, and Box Lunch, use profits to give back to people in need, which is an amazing initiative. Not only are customers buying things at a great price, but they’re giving to those who cannot afford to do the same. BoxLunch's program donates one lunch to a child in need for every $10 that’s spent, and it's very easy to spend more than $10 on all the cool things on their site.