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Volume 131 - Issue 8
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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Yee haven't seen anyone like her
Prodigy student and child actress Vivian Yee takes over the ASO presidential seat AARON ESTRADA Reporter @AirOnNews Do you remember what you were doing at 13 years old? The Associated Students Organization’s (ASO) newest president Vivian Yee does because she didn’t turn 14 until today. Yee was elected as the new president weeks after former president Angel Orellana was impeached.
Yee said she found out she was a gifted student at a young age and believed Pierce was the best institution to further her education. “I took a test when I was young and scored highly gifted with the LAUSD test, which allowed me to go straight to college,” Yee said.“I had a very unique academic needs, so I decided to go to Pierce College. I started at the age of 12 in the fall of 2018.” Aside from being classified as “highly gifted” by the LAUSD, Yee is also recognized as an official
member of Mensa, an organization reserved for those who score in the top 98th percentile on approved IQ tests. Yee says she doesn’t like to be categorized as “highly gifted” but instead wants people to look at her determination in her work. “ Hard work beats talent when talent refuses to work hard,’” Yee said. “‘Smarts can get you to a certain level, but after that, it's always just hard work and persistence.”
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Katya Castillo/ Roundup Vivian Yee, the Associated Students Organization (ASO) president, holds the ASO letters in Rocky Young Park at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2019.
Enrollment challenges MARC BLAIS Reporter @MarcTBlais1
Benjamin Hanson/ Roundup Players celebrate Jalen Sartor's (23) interception during the homecoming game against the LA Harbor Seahawks at Shepard Stadium in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2019. The Brahmas won 17-2.
Brahmas ground Seahawks
Interim Head Coach Anthony Harris gets his first win on homecoming night PETER VILLAFANE Reporter @pcavillafane
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ffective on both sides of the ball, the Brahmas beat the undefeated LA Harbor College Seahawks on Saturday night. Pierce got the win over Harbor 17-2 in the first victory for acting head coach Anthony Harris. “We're such a better team than our record is,” Harris said. “I think our structure and organization over the last couple of weeks and getting our plays in got the guys really believing in themselves.” Receivers coach John Austin credited the win to the Brahmas’ defense strategy. “Defense played a perfect game,” Austin said. “They played turnovers fundamentally sound. They played smart today--no mental errors.” Harris plans to build on the high morale from this win. “When you have success, you feel good about yourself, and when you feel good about yourself, you start to practice better,” Harris said. “You start to pay closer attention to the details.” The Brahmas’ lead began with a
field goal by kicker Juan Perez during the first quarter. During the second quarter, a 37yard touchdown from quarterback David McCullum to wide receiver Brandon Brock brought Pierce’s lead up to 10-0. Defense continued their lights out strategy, preventing the Seahawks from completing passes. Defensive back Eric Best intercepted a pass with two minutes left in the second quarter. Harris said the defense was instrumental in the Brahmas’ win. “Our defense had been playing lights out and we got shut out tonight,” Harris said. “We're really proud of them for that.” The first half ended with the Brahmas attempting a 47-yard field goal, which was wide to the left. The score remained 10-0 at the half. During the third quarter, an offside penalty, a holding penalty and a fumble held back the Brahmas. Austin and strength and conditioning coach Dylan Flannery cited penalties as an issue the team needs to work on going forward. In the last few minutes of the third quarter, a touchdown from quarterback Andrew Young to wide receiver Kareem Miles brought the Brahmas’ lead up by 17 points. Incomplete passes by the
Seahawks maintained the Brahmas’ lead going into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Seahawks gained safety points after running back Kevin Ascencio was tackled in Pierce’s end zone. The Brahmas’ next game will be against Allan Hancock College,
a tough opponent according to Flannery. “It's going to just come down to heart because [Hancock is] going to try to take the will out of you,” Flannery said. “They're gonna try to beat you down and that's when they usually start separating with the
score. So we'll see what kind of heart our guys have this coming week.” Following this win, the Brahmas’ record is 2-6. They will travel to Santa Maria on Saturday to face the Allan Hancock Bulldogs. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. pvillafane.roundupnews@gmail.com
Members of the administration, faculty, staff and student body met on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Faculty and Staff Center to discuss issues regarding enrollment. The meeting was led by Transfer Center Director Sunday Salter and Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Anne Gavarra-Oh. There were many different constituents present in the meeting, from the janitorial staff to Pierce College President Alexis Montevirgen. Montevirgen said that it is important for all of the members of the Pierce campus to be involved in the conversation of enrollment. “Enrollment management is a campus-wide concern, and is something that needs a campuswide approach in order to be able to get everyone on board,” Montevirgen said. “From the leadership on down, we see the importance of bringing the campus together to address this type of concern.” The event started by addressing the issue of how to bring in more potential students. In the fall of 2018, Pierce had 5,013 applicants but only 2,253 students enrolled. Everyone present was given the opportunity to speak and suggest ideas on what can be done to either attract more applicants, or keep students from leaving.
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Brief: Coach
investigation ongoing CHRIS TORRES Editor-In-Chief @chris_t_torres
Benjamin Hanson/ Roundup Kevin Ascencio runs through the line during the homecoming game against the LA Harbor Seahawks at Shepard Stadium in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2019. The Brahmas won 17-2.
The internal investigation of Head Football Coach Carlos Woods is underway. Pierce College President Alexis Montevirgen confirmed that the investigation is still going and has not given any updates on it. “I don't want to provide any additional update at this time until the investigation has had a chance to proceed,” Montevirgen said. ctorres.roundupnews@gmail.com
Campus Life
Photo Essay
Sports
Transfer Day helps students keep calm and transfer on.
"Backwards Baseball" makes its spooky return.
Volleyball drops to 2-9 on the season after loss to SBCC.
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