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Brahmas claim conference title
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Pierce wins Western State North title, moves on to playoffs as 5 seed Vintage Market JOSHUA MANES Sports Editor @tweeporting
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cross the street from a sandy Santa Barbara beach, the Brahmas (5-1, 13-5) kept their California dreams of a state title alive with a victory over the Santa Barbara Community College Vaqueros (2-4, 5-13). They now head into the postseason as the No. 5 seed. The Brahmas needed a victory in the season finale to ensure the Western State Conference - North title and a spot in playoffs. With their home court’s namesake, Ken Stanley, in attendance Pierce responded with a three-set sweep of the Vaqueros (25-23, 25-18, 25-15). “I’m real proud to see we’re meshing in our system and meshing in what we’re doing as a team,” head coach Lance Walker said. “And it’s always great to have the godfather himself, Ken Stanley, at our game, especially for this win.” The Brahmas were lead by setter Bernardo Roese’s 40 assists. Roese came into the match as the state’s leader in assists per set, and saw his average increase to 12.54, nearly 2 assists ahead of the next man. Making an impact with those assists from Roese were Brandon Oswalt with 14 kills and Trenton Sellers with 13. Oswalt and Sellers are one and two in the conference when it comes to kills per set with 3.93 and 3.46 respectively. “The last couple games have been really good for us regardless of what the opponent has done,” Sellers said. “It’s been all about us and what we’re doing as a team and our energy.” Libero Blake Omartian feels the end of the regular season was a chance for the Brahmas to prepare mentally. “It’s obvious we have the
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Victor Rodriguez / Roundup Men's volleyball beat the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros in three straight sets to place first in the Western State North title, on April 14, in Santa Barbara, Calif. physical aspects we need to do well in the state tournament,” Omartian said. “The games leading up to it are more for us to work on our mental game.” The Brahmas now have a date with the No.4 Santa Monica College Corsairs (2-4, 13-5) on Friday at Santa Monica in a quarterfinal matchup. A matchup Walker refers to as the “405 dirty matchup.” According to Walker, the Brahma roots run deep in this game, even on the other sideline. Santa Monica head coach Jackson Meticchechia played at Pierce, and Corsairs setter Hunter Douglas’ father coached Walker. Pierce will have its hands full
with the Corsairs. Not only did the Brahmas lose in straight sets (2927, 25-19, 25-18) on March 1 in the two teams only matchup, but Santa Monica is the only blemish on the record of No. 1 Orange Coast College (6-0,18-1). “We have to look at what kind of lineup we’re going to want to use,” Walker said. “What worked and didn’t work against them. I think Jackson’s quote at the end of the game was like ‘that was probably the worst game you guys ever played.’ And I’m alright with that.” The Brahmas have responded when they needed to at the end of the season. Victories in their final two games were critical to
capturing the conference title, and with it an automatic bid in the eightteam playoff. “We want to be the best at the end of the season and right now we feel we’re flowing and we understand what’s going on,” Walker said. “Everything we need to do on our end is working, psychologically and physically.” A victory Friday will give the Brahmas home court advantage, with Pierce hosting the semifinals and finals of the state championship April 27 and 29. “It comes down to we want to win when it matters, and it matters now, Walker said. “It doesn’t matter what our record is. We win we come
home and continue to play. We lose we’re out. I think that’s the fun part of the season.” “The guys are dialed in,” Walker said. “We’re preparing as a coaching staff. The alumni, even other sports on campus are already getting fired up. It’s a pretty exciting time for everybody, and for Pierce right now.” The matchup against SMC is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. A victory will set the Brahmas up in the semifinals against the winner of the match between No. 1 Orange Coast College and No. 8 Grossmont College. jmanes.roundupnews@gmail.com
Cookie for your thoughts? ASO council collects campus concerns to create complaint paper trail DANIELLE KIMBLE Reporter @thereal̲joi Students who think the administration never listens to them got a chance to be heard. The Associated Students Organization (ASO) took complaints from students regarding campus issues at its ASO Awareness event April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on The Mall. A suggestion box was set up on The Mall and passing students exchanged their comments for cookies and water provided by the ASO. The ASO also conducted a student survey to receive feedback to improve student experiences on campus.
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The senate plans to review the student comments to resolve concerns as soon as it can. Tracy Johnson, a first semester ASO senator in student government and a club council representative, said that the best way to represent the student body is to directly hear from them and relay the message to the senate. “I knew a couple things that I had complaints about, but I had no idea what the student body thought was the problem, so I came to the senate and asked if I could do this thing where I polled the students and actually find out what the issues are to the students,” Johnson said. “I can’t just decide for myself. As a
representative, I need to represent the people by hearing what you guys have to say,” Johnson said. Johnson says she plans to look through the written suggestions with another senator and organize them based on the ones that the ASO is able to handle. The complaints that ASO can’t solve will be passed along to the corresponding departments and senate. Johnson then intends to inform students about the progress that is being made regarding these issues. “Things like Wi-Fi and parking, we can’t do anything about that directly. But I will make sure that [administration] hears what the
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students are complaining about,” Johnson said. Johnson said that taking formal complaints will create a paper trail that forces the administration to be accountable. If the same complaints are being received, but not addressed, there will be documentation. Spanish major Thaddeus Jenkins thinks that Pierce needs to improve its restrooms and new smart classrooms. “The bathrooms don’t work where my class is at, so I have to walk all the way to the library or the cafeteria to go to the bathroom,” Jenkins said. “It’s been broken for like three weeks now.” Vice President of Student Services Earic Dixon-Peters said that ASO Awareness Day is essential for the
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ASO to properly do their job and help improve student outcomes. “My hope is that we make this a place that’s number one transfer graduation successful,” Dixon-Peters said. Johnson plans on bringing the suggestions that the ASO can solve to the senate in the third or fourth week of April. During the month of May, the ASO plans on going to various departments on campus to resolve the student suggestions. Though an exact date has not yet been determined, the next ASO Awareness Day will happen during the fall semester.
Save the Beach will “Go Green!” and give out tips on how you can help the environment on Thursday April, 20 in the Free Speech Area from 1 to 3 p.m.
Stomp conference The 18 Annual STOMP Conference will take place on Friday April 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. bus will Students interested must RSVP
English scholarship deadline Applicants for the English Scholarship must submit their work to Professor M. Kraemer’s faculty mailbox (#630) by Friday, May 26, 2017. Students interested in applying must follow these requirements to be considered. Students should include a cover page with your name, identification number and email address along with an English essay from a class within the past academic year.
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