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Woodland Hills, California Volume 126 - Issue 2
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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Student Information System errors
First week tech issues complicate students access to readily add or drop classes
Private school transfers dropping Students prefer a clearer path to public universities VANESSA ARREDONDO News Editor @v_anana
A cracked computer screen simulates the frustration students experienced when logging into the system during the first week of the semester.
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he district’s new student information system PeopleSoft has hindered students, and faculties’ ability to access and submit applications and add classes at Pierce. Dean of Student Services William Marmolejo said that the new system was overwhelmed with student records, resulting in the technical errors. "When you have thousands and thousands of records, old records as well as new students coming in there, the system takes a break,” Marmolejo said. “Students couldn't even register
for classes on day two. We were scrambling. We found out it was one of the servers we set up. We fixed it, and we haven't had a problem since then.” AJ Dimalanta, a full-time student, said that registering for classes has been more confusing since the implementation of the new system. “Searching for classes now is more complicated,” Dimalanta said. “With a little more instruction it could be manageable, because once they introduced the website they kind of lose you. They should display the new process on how to do these things. The system crashes a lot and is not the best.” Student Roni Rosen said that the financial aspects of dropping and paying for classes was the most tedious to figure
out. “To make it easier to access, I would want things to be more clear. I was able to pay for classes, but the only thing was that I couldn't drop a class, and it didn't really tell me how much money I was expected to get in return. I had to go wait in line at the business to find out,” Rosen said. Lauren Dziedzic, said that because the system was down during the summer, it was more frustrating trying to sign up for classes for the semester. "The first time I logged in and saw it was available, the link was a bad link and the system was down a few times,” Dziedzic said. “Especially during summer before school started which made it difficult for me.”
Other students, particularly those who are new to the district, found the transition much smoother. “It's honestly been an easy experience to get into classes,” Malia Ewart, a transfer student, said. “I can get everything done in a day or two, which is pretty nice. The system seems to be pretty efficient, adding classes is efficient, and transferring units has been pretty easy." According to Marmolejo, students won’t have anymore issues with PeopleSoft. “The new system is supposed to work better with deadlines. We will do whatever it takes to accommodate, and we will not turn people away,” Marmolejo said. “We will do whatever it takes to get students into the class if there are issues on
Photo illustration by Taylor Arthur
their transcripts that shouldn't even be there. In do time it will work out. I am confident that a year from now, you will not be having questions about the PeopleSoft system.” Enrollment numbers continue to be down throughout the district. According to Marmolejo, the low numbers are due to various reasons, but confusion with the new SIS system may contribute to lower numbers for the next few semesters. “Our enrollment numbers have been off,” Marmolejo said. “I do believe the issues could have something to do with it. I haven't seen the numbers, but I imagine that it is impacting it. stan.roundupnews@gmail.com
Making it up as she goes
An up-and-coming artist shares her talent to inspire NATALIE MIRANDA Reporter @natalierosemir Like a painter’s blank canvas or a sculptor's block of clay, the human face is where Priscilla Jauregui finds her inspiration. Jauregui, a liberal studies major, was the only child in a family raised by inspirational female figures. Her earliest memories of makeup come from her mother, grandmother and older cousins. “My grandma used to do makeup when she was younger, and I would see her do her makeup and use her eyebrow brush,” Jauregui said. She also recalls taking inspiration from her cousins and wanting to be just like them when she grew up. “All my cousins are older than me, and they all wore makeup. My cousin curled my lashes, and I just remember loving how big my eyes looked,” Jauregui said. After having her cousin
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curl her eyelashes for the first time, Jauregui said, she started experimenting with eyeliner. She would line in and around her eyes, then brush through her eyebrows, and after that, apply mascara. When she decided to move on from lining her waterline, she soon discovered her love for winged liner and has since made it a staple in her day-to-day makeup routine. Jauregui showcases her makeup abilities on her professional Instagram page, which attracts new clients. No’Elani Nevis, Jauregui’s friend, encouraged her to take advantage of social media as a platform to share her talent when she first began her journey as a makeup artist. “You need to get out there. Do Instagram, really push it, do all the tags, get yourself out there and get some followers,” Nevis said. She advised Jauregui to “create a screen name and just start using social media.” In addition to Instagram, Jauregui said she is experimenting
with creating makeup videos on Youtube. However, she is still contemplating whether or not to post them. “It’s scary. It’s kind of nerveracking. I have a few videos, but I haven’t hit the upload button,” Jauregui said. Jauregui has been doing makeup professionally for approximately two years, and she has seen the most growth in clientele due to recommendations from family and friends. “It’s all by word of mouth,” Jauregui said. “Honestly, that’s the biggest help. All of my clients started with my cousin, and then my cousin’s friend, then my friend, and then my friend’s friend, and people just recommend me.” Jauregui, who began playing with makeup when she was 13, said she never looked at it as a challenge.
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Taylor Arthur / Bull Magazine Editor in Chief Priscilla Jauregui stands outside her apartment in Winnetka, calif. on Sept. 15, 2017 after she put on her makeup for the day. Jauregui is a makeup artist that specializes in weddings.
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Pierce College leads the district with overall transfer rates to public California institutions, however transfer rates to private and elite universities are in the single digits for the school. According to the LACCD Office of Institutional Research, in 2012, 4,628 students transferred from one of the district’s nine colleges to a California public institution. Of those students, 1,247 were from Pierce College, about 27 percent of all transfers. “I think we have a really strong Transfer Center. We have really good career counselors who do a good job of helping students find out what options are available,” PIerce counselor David Turcotte said. “Primarily, it's our counselors who do an amazing job of informing our students about how to transfer. Our transfer director does an amazing job working with our counselors and staff.” According to Turcotte, transferring from a California community college to an in-state public university is considered easier because of the standardized requirements of general education. Most UC’s accept IGETC certification, and most CSU’s take the CSU Breadth, both achievable at all LACCs, according to Assist.org. “LACCD has agreements with UCs and CSUs that many of our students take advantage of,” Turcotte said. “Those type of degrees make it extremely easy for our students to transfer. I don’t know that we have as many agreements with private schools. It doesn't mean we don't articulation agreements, because we do, I just think students prefer to take advantage of other agreements.” Private and elite universities have different, non-standard articulation agreements, in addition to a higher level of requirements and limited space for enrollment. Pierce College has special articulation agreements with private and specialized colleges, such as Loyola Marymount University, USC, FIDM, USF, as well as out-of-state universities Kansas, Oregon and Arizona State. In 2016, 649 LACCD students transferred to in-state private schools, 113 of them Pierce students, according to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Though Pierce has one of the highest transfer rates in the district, Dean of Student Services William Marmolejo said that enrollment numbers at Pierce have been lower than previous years. [For the full story visit theroundupnews.com] varredondo.roundupnews@gmail.com
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