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Volume 128 - Issue 8
A FIRST AMENDMENT PUBLICATION
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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2 doubles teams and 3 singles players move on to state tourney RANDI LOVE Editor-in-Chief @RandiLove̲29 After no tournament play for two consecutive seasons, tennis made a comeback, taking the
Western State West Conference Doubles title on Friday, April 13. Gavin Dail and Darvel Lossangoye are the WSC Doubles Champions, defeating Priyank Soni and Adrien Etiemble of Ventura College, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 15-13.
Gavin Dail lost in the semifinals for the WSC Singles title to Ventura College’s Solal Cherqui. Although Gavin Dail did not win the singles title, he still advances to the Ojai State Tournament alongside teammates
Lossangoye and Siraj Dail. Doubles teams Gavin Dail and Lossangoye and Siraj Dail and Daniel Garcia also advance to Ojai. The state tournament starts with the Men’s California Community College Team
Championship on Wednesday, April 25, at the Pierpont Racquet Club in Ventura, Calif. The Brahmas find out the date of when the singles and doubles matches on in the days prior to Thursday, April 26 in Oxnard, Calif.
The tournament ends on Sunday, April 29, with the Men’s Doubles Semifinals at 8 a.m., Men’s Singles Finals at 11 a.m. and the Men’s Doubles Finals at 2 p.m. rlove.roundupnews@gmail.com
A big community on a small stage UMOJA hosts open mic opening up a creative platform
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Sherrie Bradford reads a poem in front of the crowd at the UMOJA Open Mic event in the Great Hall at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on April 12, 2018.
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herrie Bradford delivered an original poem about the struggles and successes that she and her family faced, which led many people in the crowd to stand and
cheer while wiping tears from their faces. Bradford was one of many that performed Thursday, April 12, during UMOJA’s first open mic. The event was a outlet for different types of expression including musical performance, poetry readings, dance performances, artwork displays and food submissions. Editor-in-Chief Katie Elliot of literary magazine Directions was excited to witness people on campus bold enough to
be on stage to share their stories. “[The open mic night] is just such a vulnerable place and a place where rough drafts are okay and where messing up is okay,” Elliot said. UMOJA counselor Melody Smith said all of the 13 participants did great and she appreciated their bravery in getting up on stage and was excited to see everyone encourage the performers. “I felt like the community was really
there and there was a lot of support in the audience for the students going up,” Smith said. Smith said that part of what UMOJA is doing with events like this is reaching out and finding different ways to get involved on campus. Smith said that the open mic night created an opportunity for students to have an outlet to express themselves creatively.
ASO elections are next week starting April 23
Students seeking representation on campus will have the opportunity to amplify their voices and cast their ballots for Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD) new student trustee and the 2018-19 Associated Student Organization (ASO) officers on April 23. Student Engagement Coordinator Lara Conrady-Wong said the elections will span the course of a week, beginning April 24, and students will vote online. “Voting is a privilege. I would encourage all students to be engaged in this opportunity to
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select a Pierce presence to represent you, not only on campus, but also on the state level,” Conrady-Wong said. Dean of Student Engagement Juan Carlos Astorga said that students who run for election show initiative and care for the college and its community. “They have this commitment for what they want to do in this world, and they want to play a role in making our campus better,” Astorga said. “It prepares them to really think about future opportunities when they transfer from a community college to a four-year university. Hopefully it can grow to other opportunities in the future.” Conrady-Wong said once students receive an email asking them to vote, those interested may log into a web portal using their SIS password. Conrady-Wong said students
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are encouraged to vote on behalf of each campus they are enrolled in. “You’ll see the candidates for your campus and the student trustees. If you’re taking classes at Harbor, Valley and Pierce, you get to vote on all of those campuses, but only one trustee,” she said. The physical ease of the voting process should encourage more students to vote, Conrady-Wong said. Conrady-Wong organized a candidate forum in the Student Engagement Center on Wednesday, April 11 to introduce students to the faces and platforms of their tentative leaders. Marek Jansin, the candidate for ASO treasurer, and Janvi “Isha” Pasricha, the candidate for ASO president, were in class during the forum and had their statements read in their absence. [see VOTE on pg. 4]
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Cast your ballet online REBECCA O'NEIL Reporter @ & JORDAN NATHAN News Editor @JNathan̲Roundup
Pierce’s literary magazine Directions joined in collaboration with the event and presented a confession booth where students wrote down and submitted anonymous submissions. Elliot said she created the confession booth to catch the students that wanted to express themselves but did not feel confident enough to go onstage.
Steven Blugrind dances in the Library Learning Crossroads courtyard. “Dragon Ball Z inspires me a lot. Goku trains every day, he’s a very nice person, he loves to eat a lot and he’s very friendly. He keeps it real, he’s a real friend, he’ll fight for you. The way how he trains everyday makes me want to train every day." Quote gathered by Danielle Padilla. Photo by Natatlie Miranda
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