EDITORIAL: From the desk of the Roundup STREET BEAT WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE RECENT RISE IN GAS PRICES?

Library Director Gary B. Thompson at Siena said, “The first item for sale was ‘Portrait of a Man’ by Peter Lely, which was assessed for $500 and sold for $2,400.”

Pierce can provide an environment where independent artists and the campus Art department could benefit the cause while providing entertainment and exposure to students and the campus.

An all-day sale could be held on the Mall at the base of the Art Hill stairs. Professors could judge the pieces and award winners would be auctioned.

According to an online article from The News Guard, Oregon Coast Community College Foundation development director Andrea Spirtos said that the OCCC Foundation’s donated auction items from their community partners, which is further evidence of how important it is to have a fully accredited post-secondary educational institution. expression of support, gratitude and love,” Spirtos said. Department representatives attending the event could use it as a recruitment tool to encourage students to take art classes. Students are striving to find careers in their field and this would be a strong way to get them started. newsroom.roundupnews@gmail.com

Student counselors are still students s students start to get used to their daily school routines, it’s inevitable that questions arise throughout their academic journey.to student counselors.

Student counselors receive a three-week training to learn the material they need to know to help. They also receive weekly updates on new information to share.

It's an ongoing concern that students may be receiving different answers from counselors for the same questions, and that likely is more true when talking

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Student counselors should get additional training to provide students with accurate and upto- date information. Pierce

“Iʼm a full-time student and Iworkapart-timejob,so wheneverIneedtofillupon gas,itʼsprettymuchlikeabig chunkofmypaycheck.”

-Jesus Arias could offer a required course that student counselors take similar to the one USC offers called Advising 101. Pierce provides a one unit course called Counseling 22 that student counselors could take to help other students with the transfer process. The course consists of lectures, use of internet resources, guest speakers and

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