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When Pierce gets political Students get an opportunity to engage with participants in local government SHIR NAKASH Staff Snakash.roundupnews@gmail.com
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Eryn Krouse swims freestyle in the Steven E. Schofield Aquatic Center at Pierce College on Monday, May 9, 2016 in Woodland Hills, Calif.
The Endless Summer
Student balances competitive swimming with school and modeling GABY SORIANO Staff
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s Eryn Krouse dives into the pool at the Steven E. Schofield Aquatic Center, she sheds the day’s troubles while gliding through the cool waters. For Krouse, this is where she finds peace. This is where she abandons the constraints of school and work, and melts into the shifting depths. Nicknamed “shark” and “dolphin” by her followers on social media, Krouse balances her life as a swimmer and as a model.
Krouse, 20, began taking swimming lessons as a young child. Soon after, she started competing in swimming competitions at the age of 8. On her growing list of pastimes, Krouse is a serious surfer, and also indulges in free-diving. The full-body workout and teamwork of competitive swimming challenged Krouse both mentally and physically, which attracted her to the sport. “When you’re able to push yourself to what you think is your limit, but then you push past that – it’s just a great achievement, and that’s why I found it interesting from both the physical and mental aspects,” Krouse said.
Krouse credits her ability to withstand the robust physicality of long-distance swimming to her time in the ocean, which has kept her stamina going throughout a race. Krouse’s swimming stroke is the backstroke, and admits that it came to her from natural ability from her body type and her movements. Being part of the Pierce College women’s swim team, Krouse’s hard work was noticeable among her teammates and coaches. Her diligence and drive was a key component in helping the team when they competed against opponents. “She’s one of the fastest people on the team and one of the top
“When you’re able to push yourself to what you think is your limit, but then you push past that – it’s just a great achievement, and that’s why I found it interesting from both the physical and mental aspects,” -Eryn Krouse Student swimmer [See Making waves, pg. 8]
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The Student Store ended it’s contract with the Freudian Sip franchise on April 1, 2016, and became the Brahma Cafe. At Los Angeles Pierce College on May 9. 2016.
“Freudian Sip“ turned “Brahma Café” SAMANTHA BRAVO News Editor Sambravo.roundupnews@gmail.com
Students will never order an iced coffee in Pierce College’s Freudian Sip again. Instead they will get their drinks from the new Brahma Cafe. Brahma Cafe is the new name of the coffee shop on campus after the
Pierce College Student Store did not renew its contract with California State University Northridge’s (CSUN) Freudian Sip franchise when it expired in April. The Student Store took down the old sign on Thursday, May 5, and put up a temporary Brahma Cafe sign. Assistant Bookstore Manager Candy Van said they are waiting for
the new logo to be approved by the legal department, and have put up the sign in the meantime. “We’re planning on changing the whole look,” Van said. “We’re moving forward.” Shant Varazian, senior cashier at the student store, is excited to be able to make more choices and not be limited to food and drink
options. “It’s nice to have something with the school name and school spirit,” Varazian said. “Hopefully we can get away from the other franchise name and see where it can take us. Now that we are in charge of everything we can be more creative and think of our own drinks.” According to the Assistant
Pierce College is inviting all interested students to drop by the Great Hall, and participate in its spring semester Day of Politics from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 Professor of political science, Denise Robb, has been in charge of organizing this event every semester for the past five years. The event’s content changes from year to year, depending on what elections are coming up. However, regardless of the content, Robb started Day of Politics to generally give students an easy incentive to get more politically involved. “On this day, students can meet candidates who are running for office and learn about the propositions on the ballot,” Robb said. “They can gain debate skills and learn what’s going on in their city, their state, their county, and the central government.” This semester, the event will start out with District Director Ron Rubine hosting an hour long teachin on the Porter Ranch gas leak. The teach-in will include a discussion with panelists organized by Rubine. He was unavailable for comment on who the panelists are exactly. The main event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. when Pierce College and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) are co-sponsoring a debate among five of the six candidates running for District 27 State Senate. The debate will be moderated by Professor Anthony Gabrielli who said that, though he has been teaching political science at Pierce for the past eight years, this is his first year getting involved with Day of Politics. “We’re going to ask questions on a broad range of issues,” said Gabrielli. “Some questions will be on local issues in the district and some will be on bigger, overarching issues because, even though all elections are local, [they] still have to show that [they] have a grasp of the bigger picture.” The primary election for State Senate District 27 will be held on June 7, 2016. The general election Bookstore Manager Grigor Hogikyan, they are currently waiting for the new logo to be approved before they can purchase new furniture and appliances with the Brahma Cafe logo. “For summer, we close at 3:30 [p.m.] and sometimes at 3 [p.m.], and we close on Friday,” Hogikyan said. “We don’t have enough employees to cover those [evening shift] shifts.” There is no official date when the cafe renovation will be completed, but according to Hogikyan, their estimate is before the end of the semester. “It’s not just because we decided to close early, when we review the sales, we find out that after 3:30 p.m. we’re not making profit because of labor,” Hogikyan said. The Pierce College Student Store paid CSUN $25-36,000 a year for the franchise since 2006, according to assistant bookstore manager, Candy Van. Those fees will stay in the budget and help pay for the new logo, according to Hogikyan. “We don’t have to pay any fee’s for it, it’s going to be a campus logo,” Hogikyan said. “More profit because we’re not going to pay the franchise.”
will be held on November 8, 2016, the same day as the presidential election. The winning candidate will succeed Democratic Senator Fran Pavley. Following the candidate debate for State Senate, Assemblymember Matt Dababneh, who represents the 45th Assembly District, will be hosting a meet-and-greet and a Q&A session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A financial education and literacy booth will also be available. Assistant Director for State Government Relations Chaitanya Komanduri, who has been working with UCLA for the past five years, will be the UCLA representative at the event. Komanduri said that UCLA often co-sponsors forums throughout LA County, but this will be the first time they collaborate with Pierce. “We heard about [Pierce’s Day of Politics] and they’ve had a lot of notable politicians show up in the past, including the mayor,” Komanduri said. “It’s a very visible event in the San Fernando Valley and it gets a lot of community engagement, so we reached out to participate.” Robb said that in addition to UCLA’s co-sponsorship, she also received help from ASO and from the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute. All organizations said they’re hoping for a big turnout and Robb said they’re expecting about 200 people to be present at any given time. Day of Politics is a free event and, while there is no need to register ahead of time, the city of Los Angeles will be registering voters at the event. Robb wanted to send out a general reminder that you won’t be able to vote in the presidential election if you’re not registered to vote by the second week of May so she strongly encourages students to come by and register if they haven’t already. “Due to social media and technology, our society is becoming singularly issued and people don’t take time to go out of their little circle; if they’re interested in economics or fashion, they’re not going to know about politics,” Gabrielli said. “So the biggest thing that I think can come of this day is for people to just broaden their horizons and know what’s going on in the world next door.” The campus is going to upgrade the furniture and appliances, as well as new computers, televisions and electronic message boards for menus inside the cafe. “It would be easy for customers to see [the menu], and would be easy to update and change,” Hogikyan said. “We could put some pictures and partner with different departments to advertise.” The generated funds that the student store has accumulated will be used to upgrade the cafe, according to Hogikyan. “Once the logo is approved and all the furniture arrives, we’ll have a grand opening,” Hogikyan said.”
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