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New Associated Student Organization officers elected Matt Gottesman / Roundup
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21st Annual Farm Walk File Photo / Roundup
1976 Year of the first Farm Walk, then called Harvest Festival
The 21st annual Farm Walk, a day-long event that showcases Pierce
6,000 – 33 Number of chickens then
College’s Agriculture Department, will take place Sunday, April 28 from
compared to the number of chickens now
50 Number of chicks that were
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Farm, located on the west side of campus.
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ttendees of the event, which is open to the community, are requested to pay a $5 donation fee, but children under 12 years old can play for free. Booths from various organizations and campus clubs will
be set up on Lot 8, and parking is free. Attendees can enter the campus at
recently purchased
Mason Avenue off Victory Boulevard. Among the activities and performances
450 – 15 Number of cattle then
for Farm Walk are live music, wool spinning and dyeing, cow milking with the Dairy Council, arena sorting, and sheep shearing.
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embers of the Associated Student Organization’s next executive council, elected last week, say they intend to enact change reaching beyond their one-year terms in office. The incoming officers-President Gus Sandoval, Vice President Mariela Valdez, Treasurer Adriana Lemus, and Club Council President Krishna Ayungao-wants Pierce’s student government to be more readily accessible and better known among students. Sandoval strived to become president to be more involved in campus government. “I went to my first sociology class and Professor James McKeever got me involved with things on campus,” Sandoval said. “I really wanted to know how ASO worked, I wanted to get certain messages across to students, I wanted a greater hand in responsibilties, so i decided to run for president.” Sandoval’s goals for his next two semesters as president involve reassessing the ASO’s distribution of duties and working on plans that reach beyond his term. “Some of them are projects for the year, some of them are projects for the next three years,” Sandoval said. “There needs to be some type of consciousness past my term to continue to work toward those efforts.” Before he takes office, Sandoval said he wants to change some of the ASO’s fundamental guidelines and procedures, such as their constitution. “The constitution was made years and years and years ago. It’s
an antiquated document,” Sandoval said. Vice President-elect Mariela Valdez said that she was hesitant to run for office, but ultimately felt being an ASO officer would help her change the campus for the better. “I decided to take the position because I feel that there are many things that need to be changed,” Valdez said. “I feel that many students aren’t aware of what’s going on at Pierce.” A primary issue Valdez wants to address is the school’s advertising policy that she said restricts student interaction. “I feel that we’re so restricted with where we can post flyers or where we can publicize our events,” Valdez said. “I would like to get more people to know to really get people to know what’s going on at Pierce and what they have.” The president, vice president and club council president agree there should be more places on campus for students to meet outside of class. “Students don’t have a place to stay on campus. I believe that would help students feel at home on campus,” Ayungao said. Sandoval also said building a student union would bring students together and inspire more student involvement in the Pierce community. “When you see people on campus, they’re usually walking in onesies and twosies,” Sandoval said. “If we had a student union building, they’re going to be more engaged, and the more they’re going to realize there’s an ASO.”
ASO President, Gustavo Sandoval
“I wanted
compared to the number of cattle now
250 – 12 Number of sheep then
a greater
compared to the number of sheep now
hand in
250 – 1 Number of pigs then
compared to the number of pigs now
responsibilities
3 Number of donkeys now
so I decided
1 Pierce College is the only
John Gutierrez / Roundup
college in the Los Angeles Community College District with a farm
BAHH: Pierce, a 3-year-old Dorset sheep who does tricks for treats, was trained by student Alice Christensen, a veterinarian science major and Pre-Vet Club member. Pierce is a remarkable sheep due to his size, intelligence and lack of shyness around humans. Christensen has been taking care of Pierce since birth because his mother was paralyzed and training him for the last several months to do a variety of tricks that he will be performing at the upcoming “Farm walk” that the Agriculture Department puts on once a year at Pierce College.
Information provided by Agricultural Department Chair Leland Shapiro
ONLINE: See a video about Pierce, the Dorset sheep.
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P I E R C E The Pierce College Weather Station has provided meteorological data to national agencies since 1949. The information in this graph was provided by our weather correspondent, Sean Clemmons.
Wednesday April 24 High: 73° Low: 55°
PAGE 4: Boots & Saddles club prepares for Farm Walk
to run for president.” Jasson Bautista / Roundup
PREZ: Gustavo Sandoval, poses outside the entrance of the Library and Learning Crossroads building on Tuesday, April 23.
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