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A FIRST AMENDMENT PUBLICATION Volume 123 - Issue 11
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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Volleyball served Brahmas place second in the state
LUIS AYALA Sports Editor @LuisAyala2323
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he Pierce College women’s volleyball team’s season came to an unexpected second place finish last weekend after being swept by the Cabrillo College Seahawks in final match of the CCCAA State Championship. The team was served its second loss of the season (25-21, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17) on Sunday, Dec. 6 at College of the Canyons. Head coach for the Brahmas Nabil Mardini thought the team did not get comfortable in playing the way that they usually do. “We didn’t have any momentum today at all and I think it had something to do with it. We were never in a grove like we’ve been all year and we picked the wrong day to be like this but that’s just the way it goes, that’s sports for you,” Mardini said. Pierce went into the final match having won the two previous matches the day before only dropping one set to Foothill. While not having lost a match they advanced to the finals as they waited for the winners of the
early games on Sunday. The state finals were in a double elimination format meaning the teams would have to drop two matches to get eliminated, giving any team that loses one match a second chance. Mardini isn’t a fan of the double elimination. “I’ve never been a big fan of it, even though I’ve won three state titles doing the double elimination format. It’s going to go away eventually, they are gonna go to the single elimination. I’ve never really liked it, if you lose, you lose, there are no second chances that’s the way I look at it. I’ve won the suddendeath game and I’ve won two state titles without the sudden-death game so I’ve been on both ends of the benches,” Mardini said. In the first set the Brahmas started off slow as Cabrillo continued to increase the lead halfway through the set. Late in the set Pierce was able to cut the lead down and make a run but would not be able to catch up to the Seahawks. Pierce did not look like the team that had made it all the way to the State finals. [See VOLLEYBALL, pg. 9]
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Pierce College volleyball huddles together while holding the second place CCCAA trophy at College of the Canyons on Dec. 6, 2015.
President’s open house Burke hosts event to thank Pierce College staff
“It’s always about students and student success and completion. It’s about making sure that students achieve their own personal goals and move on successfully whatever that means to them,” Burke said.
RICHIE ZAMORA Copy Editor @RZamoraNews
Paper snowflakes and finger foods were available for members of faculty and staff for the President’s Holiday Open House. Kathleen Burke hosted an open house on the third floor of the student services building to celebrate the end of the year and to show appreciation for the year’s work. “It’s a thank you to the staff for all they do all year,” Burke said. The President’s Holiday Open House is an annual event hosted at the end of the year to show appreciation for faculty and staff for a year’s worth of work and to say goodbye before the holiday break. Staff and faculty from all departments and areas of the campus came to enjoy refreshments and speak to the president and wish one another happy holidays. Along with recognizing the efforts of the past year, Burke maintains that helping the students reach their individual goals.
“It’s about making sure that students achieve their own personal goals and move on successfully whatever that means to them.” -Kathleen Burke
President of Pierce College
“Whether that’s coming here and taking courses that lead them right straight to employment or if it means they are going to transfer to a four-year institution. However they define success it’s our job to help them get there.”
Health care on campus Student Health Advisory Committee plans event for spring
MOHAMMAD DJAUHARI Reporter @17thletter
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President Kathleen Burke with Cheryl Smith during the President’s Holiday Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the staff lounge at Pierce College.
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Affordable health care is an important issue for many people, and a campus group is trying to bring awareness to students that cheap and affordable health care is available to them on campus. The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) will host a Health and Wellness fair at the Great Hall early next semester on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, to raise awareness of the services the Health Center provides to students. “When you pay the $11 health fee, think of it as an access fee,” said Loralyn Frederick, who is a Health Center assistant. “You as a student being here, during that semester, can see any of the health providers
on campus which includes nurses, physician, clinical therapists and nutritionists, for free.” The health fee a student pays each semester when they register for classes, which is $8 during the winter and summer intersessions and $11 during the spring and fall semesters, allows students access to Health Center services and discounted costs for items like flu shots. and tuberculosis tests. “Students often don’t utilize these resources,” said Frederick. “They just don’t know about us so we’re trying to get the word out through SHAC, the different events we have on campus and this fair.” To bring a greater awareness of what the Health Center provides to students on campus, the fair plans to have multiple booths at the Great Hall which will provide the services normally offered by the center
such as blood pressure checkups, rapid HIV testing and a raffle that includes prizes like parking passes and a FitBit health watch. The main goal of SHAC is to inform students of the Health Center and its services as many students are unaware that these services are available to them nor do they know exactly where the $11 health fee goes to or for. “It’s amazing to see how many students don’t know that the services are available or how to get them,” said Lori Peters, ASO senator and SHAC committee chair. “The students pay the $11 fee with their enrollment each semester but have no idea where that money goes. They pay it because they are told it is mandatory.” [For the full story visit theroundupnews.com]
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