A FIRST AMENDMENT PUBLICATION
Darkness delays soccer game Woodland Hills, California Volume 137 - Issue 3
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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Light malfunction plays role in Brahmas win BY FABIOLA CARRIZOSA Bull Magazine Editor-in-Chief
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omebody tell plant facilities to update the stadium lights schedule, because daylight savings time is almost over and the team can’t play night games in the dark. John Shepard Stadium’s lights abruptly shut off on Friday during the soccer game against Oxnard College, delaying the second half by 20 minutes and leaving the teams and attendees in the darkness. At 7 p.m., the only things illuminating the stadium were the scoreboard and the crescent moon in the sky. Head coach Adolfo Perez said that in his 21 years at Pierce College, it was the first time that he had ever seen this happen. “Instead of resting for 15 minutes, we rested for 45,” Perez said about the prolonged halftime. “It kind of took the tempo out of the game.” Athletic Director Susan Armenta said that the lights are on a schedule where they turn off automatically. “One can’t simply f lip a switch and turn the lights on,” Armenta said. “It could be easier, but certain departments make it harder.” Staff present at the game were unhappy with the situation. Dean of Student Services Claudia Velasco said that the administration should give control and access to the lights to the athletic director or the
of the night. “Today was a great game with a great score of 5-0 for us,” Pereira said. “I scored two goals so I'm even happier.” Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Pereira also said that they are now in a conference where every team will be good. “I want to help the team with the abilities that I have,” Pereira said. Richwine said that she thought that the Brahmas started passing more after the lights went out. “We just needed to communicate and get that ball going,” Richwine said. “I think that we started to accomplish that and once that came on our minds. We locked in and that's when we connected.” After the game, Richwine commended the Condors for how they played. “Oxnard was a good opponent, especially with how their defense played,” Richwine said. “They did so well.” With the win, the Brahmas came from the first loss of the year last Tuesday. Perez knew that they were going to come out and play better on Friday. Photo by Kayla Kossoff (Special to The Roundup) “Next game is going to be The soccer team after the lights went out in their game against Oxnard College at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on a war against Ventura,” Perez Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. said. “They finished first last year, and we finished second.” Dean. Richwine said that she talked had a 2-0 lead,” Richwine said. The Brahmas ended the first The next game is against the So much time had passed about the lights shutting off with “But we were happy that they half with a goal from forward Pirates at Ventura College on before the problem was fixed her team, and they were scared came back on so we could finish Heidi Ricketts and another from Friday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is at 5:30 that the players from both teams that if the lights didn't come the game strong.” midfielder Arianna Vigil. p.m. could be seen in the darkness back on, that the game would get Not to be outshined by the Ricketts also scored a goal having to warm up a second time delayed. spectacle of lights shutting off during the second half. around. “Obviously, we didn't want mid-game, the Brahmas beat the Left winger Livia Pereira Center defender Layla the game to be postponed—we Condors 5-0. scored the third and fifth goals
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Iranian community marches in the streets of DTLA 20,000 people demand freedom and respect for their country BY PAMELA KALIDASAN Features Editor
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rotesters chanted “Zan (Women), Zindagi (Life), Azadi (Freedom)” as they marched from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall, holding vivid and bold signs of Mahsa Amini, a woman who had allegedly been tortured and killed while under the custody of Iran’s morality police, on Saturday, Oct. 1. Pierce Sociology Professor Mitra Hoshiar said that this protest is about bringing awareness to the atrocities that happen to women across the world. “It means a lot,” Hoshiar said. “This is not just about Mahsa, this is just not about Iran, this is not just about the women in Iran. This is all the women from all over the world who have been dealing with
oppression. All over the place we see politicians getting involved with women’s rights and their bodies.” It wasn’t always like this in Iran. According to the Brookings timeline of the Iranian Revolution, before the Iranian/Islamic Revolution, Iran was under a monarchy, where the last Shah and his Regency Council had ruled in an authoritarian system before he exiled. In the timeline, the regency council along with Shapour Bakhtiar came to stabilize things, but a chain of violent interactions between loyal members of the Shah and rebels, led Iranian people to vote in the national referendum with a majority to overthrow the monarchy and have Iran become an Islamic Republic. Hoshiar added that Iran used to be a place like western countries, but four decades after Iran’s revolution she said that men have forced women to comply with the
rules. “The majority of men forced them to wear the hijab,” Hoshiar said. “The moral police that we have in Iran, they’ve always been there, but now they are more active. Since then, many women have lost their lives just to stand up against the moral police and the current oppression going on in the country.” Thousands of men, women, children and dogs walked through the streets while chanting "Mahsa Amini" and "Zan. Zindagi. Azadi." as event coordinators and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) safely guided the crowd to Los Angeles City Hall. Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse said that she stands in solidarity Photo by Benjamin Hanson with the crowd and she has her City Thousands of people march down 1st St. towards City Hall during a Freedom for Iran rally in Hall illuminated. Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. “I am honored to be here,” Bosse said. “I am proud to say that this Justice for Mahsa Amini. And across the United States and across that change and we will not stop we have already illuminated our I implore for every government, the world to do the same. To finally until we do.” Beverly Hills City Hall and with every elected official, every person stand up united and we can make pkalidasan.roundupnews@gmail.com
Football finishes nonconference 0-5 [see SPORTS on pg. 6]
Opinions.................................2 News........................................3 LA Life....................................4 Photo Essay............................5 Sports......................................6