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Volume 131 - Issue 9
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Health Center took in Valley students LA Valley charged health fee despite sending students to Pierce JACKSON HAYANO News Editor @HayanoJackson
Benjamin Hanson/ Roundup Players watch as Kristopher Howard (5) attempts to block EJ Bushner's (25) layup during the home opener against the College of the Desert Roadrunners at Ken Stanley Court in Woodland HIlls, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2019. The Brahmas lost 89-82.
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Roadrunners dash past the Brahmas in the second half, lose home opener PETER VILLAFANE Reporter @pcavillafane
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second half surge by the Roadrunners resulted in men’s basketball losing their home opener on Saturday to the College of the Desert (COD). Head coach Charles White credited the loss to defensive issues and turnovers during the second half. “We were out of control a little bit,” White said. “We lost our composure. We were overaggressive and guys were coming up out of position and when that happens, good teams will make you pay for it.” Pierce held a tight lead over the Roadrunners in the middle of the second half but could not keep it by the end of the game. White said those minutes were critical to the loss. “In the last five minutes we just started not being under control and showing that we might've been a bit inexperienced,” White said. “The guys know better. We've been playing well.” The Brahmas were leading 44-
43 at the end of the first half. COD scored first during the second half, quickly gaining a 5046 lead. The Brahmas retaliated and took the lead halfway into the second half. The teams were neck-and-neck, tied at 70-70 with eight minutes left in the game. COD took the lead in the last five minutes, taking the score to 77-74. Their lead steadily increased following 2-pointers and free throws. Pierce tried to catch up, but in the final minutes of the game, the Roadrunners were already up by seven points. Assistant coach for College of the Desert Kevin Lacy said the Roadrunners’ aggression contributed to their win. “We just came in and came ready to play hard,” Lacy said. White said the team will treat the loss as a lesson on how to improve for the rest of the season. “Instead of running our sets and coming down and being more patient, we lost our patience because we wanted to catch up again,” White said. “Moving forward, [we will] make sure that we learn how to take care of the ball and that we play as a unit.”
Assistant Head Coach Mike Farmer said the loss showed that the team needs to improve their defense and clean up their turnovers. “We got kind of wild at the end,” Farmer said. “We were overplaying assignments [and]
leaving our position to go help somebody when we shouldn't have.” Farmer said teamwork will be key to winning games in the future. “We've just got to get back to being disciplined and trusting our teammates to do their job,” Farmer
said. The Brahmas’ record is now 3-2. The team will be in Pasadena from Thursday to Saturday for the Pasadena Tournament. Schedules have yet to be announced. pvillafane.roundupnews@gmail.com
Benjamin Hanson/ Roundup Kristopher Howard (5) attempts to block EJ Bushner's (25) layup during the home opener against the College of the Desert Roadrunners at Ken Stanley Court in Woodland HIlls, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2019. The Brahmas lost 89-82.
Students from Los Angeles Valley College (LA Valley) used the Student Health Center at Pierce during the summer session. LA Valley switched health care providers which resulted in their Student Health Center being temporarily closed for the summer. Students at LA Valley in need of health services began coming to the Health Center at Pierce, according to the Director of the Health Center Beth Benne. Benne said that LA Valley still charged their students a student health fee over the summer even though the Valley Student Health Center was not available. “Valley chooses to charge their students the $8 health fee, which is technically illegal if you don’t have an operating health center,” Benne said. Benne said that the Health Center at Pierce should be compensated for their services to Valley students. “We should get 50% of whatever health fees were collected over the summer sessions.” Benne said. “We haven’t seen a penny.” Los Angeles Valley College Dean of Student Life Maria Negrete confirmed in an email that the Student Health Center at Valley had been temporarily shut down over the summer. A note posted on LA Valley campus told students “if you need immediate assistance, please visit the Student Health Center at Los Angeles Mission College.” Both the note and the email mention LA Mission College but not Pierce. Negrete also confirmed that LA Valley did collect the student health fee over the summer. Benne said that Vice President of Student Services Earic DixonPeters had been “in discussion” with LA Valley college regarding the matter. Dixon-Peters declined to comment on the subject.
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Appreciation of the Arts Theater students and ASO host first Art Walk MARC BLAIS Reporter @MarcTBlais1 The stairs to the art area of the school are an arduous climb, but there was a reward waiting for them at the top on Thursday evening. That’s where guests found the inaugural ArtWalk. Sponsored by ASO and hosted by the Journeymen, Pierce’s theater club, the event featured live music, dance, art and games. Michael Gend, a professor of theater arts and the department chair of performing arts, said it
was a creative way to celebrate the artistic endeavours of the school. “These students came together to say, ‘Hey, we have all this cool art going on at Pierce College. Let’s showcase it all together at the same time instead of at different events.’ I think that is really important,” Gend said. Alexa Maris McGinnis, a theater major at Pierce and vice president of the Journeymen, said that the group had been working on ArtWalk since the summer. McGinnis said the event featured the Art and Architecture and Performing Arts departments. McGinnis said that she thought it was important for the different
departments to uplift one another. “I think this type of collaboration is really important because it makes students feel connected to their school, it makes students feel pride in being a Pierce College student and it makes students feel really supported, like the departments are supporting them,” McGinnis said. “We wanted to support other departments and have other departments support us. We wanted to raise awareness of all these great programs that Pierce College has to offer students.”
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Katya Castillo/ Roundup Zachary Friday plays the guitar during the music performance portion of the Art Walk on the Art Hill at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2019.
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