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Council votes for rental increase Pierce College’s operations are losing money Caleb Johnson Roundup Reporter
Carlos Carpio / Roundup
WIN: Pierce displays the American Division Championship trophy after defeating the Chaffey College Panthers, 21-13, on Nov. 23 at Grigsby Field in Rancho Cucamonga.
Pierce wins American Division Bowl
Tracy Wright News Editor
With a division title on the line, the Pierce College football team won its third bowl game in the last four years and clinched the first American Division Championship since 2010. The Brahmas were victorious over the Chaffey College Panthers making a comeback in the second half after being down 13-7 finishing the game with a final score of 21-13. “Winning was our goal,” said defensive line coach Kort Huettinger. “And we did it. These guys played their hearts out. They did what they were supposed to. Two years in a row.”
“We came out and we put our foot on their throat and we kept it on their throat and we never let up.” -Bobby Baker Defensive Back
Returning to the field from an important win the prior week against Glendale Community College, the Brahmas started off strong against Chaffey College with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Nick Arbuckle to sophomore tight end
Academic Senate to change bylaws
News task force created Michaia Hernandez Online Editor
Approximately three months after the Pierce College Academic Senate voted to promote one of its vice presidents to presidency following weeks of heated discussion, the group is still arguing over setting up a special election for faculty to vote on a new president. During the latest Senate meeting on Nov. 18, debate on a motion to do a special election “as soon as feasible to fill the remaining terms of office” took up nearly the entire meeting, according to those
present at the discussion. Because of this, some items included in the meeting’s agenda were not discussed. “It’s a time suck, basically,” said Kathy Holland, adjunct faculty atlarge representative. The motion was passed with 18 yeses, 11 objections and 5 abstentions, according to notes provided by the Senate’s secretary to Richard Skidmore, chair of the Bylaws Taskforce. However, the result that the motion passed was reported in error, as the Academic Senate bylaws state that amendments to the bylaws — special elections to this effect are not covered by the document — require a two-thirds majority vote, not a simple majority vote. [See BYLAWS, pg. 3]
Tyler Kolodny in the first quarter. Chaffey responded quickly scoring a touchdown on the team’s next drive on a one yard run by quarterback Dimitri Morales to tie the game at 7-7 and cap a 73 yard drive with 2:34 remaining the first quarter. The Panthers were able to score again in the second quarter when Morales connected his second touchdown of the game on a nine yard pass to running back Jamie Snowten taking a 13-7 lead after kicker David Young missed the extra point attempt. Going into the second half Pierce was able to stop Chaffey on a big drive when cornerback Max Lyons came up with a huge interception in the red zone and returned the ball 97 yards to put the Brahmas at the 1 yard line. [See CHAMPIONS, pg. 8]
Volleyball digs for four-peat // Online
Nelger Carrera / Roundup
DIG: Kira Guarino, #6, digs the volleyball at the volleyball game against Hancock College. Pierce College won 3-0. At Pierce College in Woodalnd Hills, Calif. on Nov. 21, 2013. [See page 8 for full story | Slideshow online]
The Pierce College Council voted 13-4 Thursday to recommend that the college president increase on-campus rental prices for services and areas used by the community. The college rents classrooms, the pool, the football stadium, the gym and other facilities around campus to raise revenue to maintain facilities. The current rates are significantly lower than many other colleges in the area and are below fair market values, according to Associate Vice President of Administrative Services Larry Kraus. “What we found is that we are very low in our pricing,” Kraus said. “In many of our operations we are losing money.” This change in pricing will attempt to remedy the loss by looking at a study comparing Pierce and other similar places, and charging the fair market price derived from that. “When we talk about the pool, we know the definite cost,” Kraus said. “Right now we are losing money on that pool because it is so expensive to maintain.” There is worry amongst a few of the council members that this could alienate the community by driving them out with the high prices. Deborah Hefter, current manager of the pool, voted against increasing the on-campus rental prices for this reason. “To have that pool just sitting there empty is going to cost us way more money than it is to have people in there using it,” Hefter said. A slow increase in the rates over time had been attempted, but it was rejected because it wasn’t aggressive enough, with the flat increase going forward to the president. The worries of alienating the community were calmed by possible freedom in pricing and the thought of revisiting the issue if problems arise. “It will have some impact on our community,” Vice President of administration Rolf Schleicher said. “There’s no doubt about it.” Gus Sandoval, president of the associated students organization, believes this is a necessary step to get business at the college moving again. “If we don’t act, the district will continue to not approve our contracts,” Sandoval said. “If we start losing community involvement, we can revisit the issue.”
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