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Volume 131 - Issue 10
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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Pierce student dies in car accident Cesar Perez was part of the MEChA program, supported his family with 6 siblings and single mother PETER VILLAFANE Reporter @pcavillafane & ALEJANDRA AGUILERA Reporter @̲ale̲aguilera
A row of lit candles with religious figures lined the sidewalk on Parthenia Street alongside an arrangement of flowers in vases. The asphalt ground was spray painted in white cursive—R.I.P.
Cesar y Louis. Pierce student Cesar Perez, 19, and brother Louis Perez, 16, were passengers in a Chevy truck, according to KTLA, when they died in a car crash Sunday on Parthenia Street, between De Soto Avenue and Mason Avenue. The 20-year-old driver of the vehicle, Pablo Roman Trujillo Carrasco, was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to KTLA. The teen brothers were killed after Carrasco “drove into oncoming traffic, lost control and
slammed into two parked vehicles,” according to KTLA. The brothers were pronounced dead at the scene. Elva Rodriguez lives near the crash site and said she witnessed the aftermath. Rodriguez said she saw the brothers being taken away in body bags by the paramedics. “A lot of people were here and the two bodies were the only thing I saw,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t know how [the car] flew to the other side.”
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Kevin Lendio/ Roundup (Left to Right) Omar Rivera and Ernesto Suarez light the candle at the memorial of Louis and Cesar Perez on Parthenia Street in Winnetka, Calif., on Nov. 18, 2019.
Brief:
A First for everything
Top Middle: Sherry Ramos and Diana Millan hug after Pierce's final regular season game against the Ventura College Pirates at the VC Sportsplex in Ventura, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2019. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
Top Left: Nirmolakpreet Kaur walks back into position after Ventura scored during Pierce's final regular season game against the Ventura College Pirates at the VC Sportsplex in Ventura, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2019. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
kept on going,” Millan said. Millan expected for the team had done a lot better not only for this game, but in the season. “We started off slow and that is where it affected us. In this game we could have responded right away after we conceded and it was unfortunate for us,” Millan said. Isabel Diaz said most of the goals could have been prevented. [For the full story visit theroundupnews.com]
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Brahmas have made the playoffs every year in program history ... until now FELIPE GAMINO Sports Editor @fgamino13
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ince the program was founded in 2001, the soccer team has always reached playoffs. However, in the course of 90 minutes, they were unable to keep the streak going as they lost to Ventura College. The Pirates were all offense from the start as they beat Pierce 5-0.
Head Coach Adolfo Perez said it is very disheartening that they won't be in the postseason. "We were the only program to make playoffs for 18 straight years. All good things come to an end,” Perez said. “It makes you appreciate all those years more. All these [conference] stars, you never value them until you go through something like this.” The Pirates took the lead in the seventh minute through Jacqueline Rivera. The pressure mounted on the
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Brahmas six minutes later as Ventura doubled their lead when Sammy Zanini scored from 20 yards out, giving Pierce goalie Joanna Cerda no chance at saving. Ventura went to halftime with a 2-0 lead. Perez said they had dealt with pressure throughout the season with all the injuries that occurred. “We had players hurt, while others were ineligible and it was a battle. We averaged three losses in 18 years and now this year we lost 10 games. Very tough,” Perez said.
After the break, the Pirates added a third goal in the 55th minute. Jacky Espinoza scored on a shot from 25 yards out. Rivera would get her brace in the 61st minute as the Brahmas needed to score five for a chance at reaching the playoffs. Jasmin Ambriz 10 minutes later scored the fifth and final goal which gave Ventura the win. Team captain Diana Millan said she was disappointed after the loss. “This was my last game here at Pierce and I wish we would have
NAVODYA DHARMASIRIWARDENA Photo Editor @NdezyNs Students who want to change their legal names to their preferred ones can now do so on Canvas. Distance Education Coordinator Wendy Bass explained the importance of the change. “I like the idea of students choosing their preferred name because I think that’s their identity and that’s who they prefer to be,” Bass said. “Students are entitled to have the name they want to choose.” Bass said that this change will make it easier on students who want to change their legal names. “Before they would have to go through my office where they would have to take a screenshot and prove they have changed their preferred name and that we change it on canvas,” Bass said. Students can go to SIS and change their name and the grades at the end of the semester will be under the preferred name. However the name will change only on canvas. President Alexis Montevirgen said that students had been asking to change their names in the past. “This is in response to several of our students wanting to be able to identify using another name preference,” Montevirgen said.
Top Right: Head Coach Adolfo Perez reacts to a Ventura score during Pierce's final regular season game against the Ventura College Pirates at the VC Sportsplex in Ventura, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2019. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
Center: Sofia Caparelli sits dejected after Pierce's final regular season game against the Ventura College Pirates at the VC Sportsplex in Ventura, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2019. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
Name changes in Canvas
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(Left to right) Veronica Cruz, Patricia Moreno, and Treesa Kadayumkal practice during the Alert the Cul de Sac dress rehearsal in the Performing Arts Building Mainstage in Woodland Hills, Calif.,on Nov. 14, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
(Left to right) Jasmine Sanchez and Amanda Mason practice during the Alert the Cul de Sac dress rehearsal in the Performing Arts Building Mainstage in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada
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