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On a hot June morning, a sprawling community college in the West San Fernando Valley was the place where students from m...
06/07/2024

On a hot June morning, a sprawling community college in the West San Fernando Valley was the place where students from many walks of life, from life-long valley residents to at least one from a village in East Africa, turned a page in their academic journeys.

The 76th Commencement honored Pierce College’s 2024 graduating class on Thursday at Shepard Stadium.

✍️ Fabiola Carrizosa
📸 Owen Meza-Vandermeer

To continue reading and to view more photos, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/06/06/76th-commencement-caps-off-to-class-of-2024/

The Mall was awash in CSUN red, UCLA blue and other vibrant college colors on May 15, as Pierce College students celebra...
05/28/2024

The Mall was awash in CSUN red, UCLA blue and other vibrant college colors on May 15, as Pierce College students celebrated their transfer acceptances.

To continue reading and to view more photos, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/05/22/from-brahmas-to-transfers/

✍️ Delilah Brumer
📸 Karla Delgado/Sophie Lotterstein

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Pierce College’s founder completed his vision of teaching about agriculture when the Clarence W. Pierce School of Agricu...
05/26/2024

Pierce College’s founder completed his vision of teaching about agriculture when the Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture opened its doors to its first class of students in 1947.

But now, more than 75 years later, a piece of his vision for Pierce has become murkier.

Recommendations discussed in a February Academic Senate meeting are being considered to help sustain the future of the Equine Science program on campus.

To continue reading, visit theroundupnews.com/2024/05/22/the-future-of-equine-science/.

✍️ Christian Castellanos
📸 Christian Castellanos

The somber dancing light from the candles in the Multicultural Center portrayed the mood as family, friends and faculty ...
05/21/2024

The somber dancing light from the candles in the Multicultural Center portrayed the mood as family, friends and faculty came together on Friday to celebrate the life of Pierce College student Shandani Jackson. Jackson died on May 4 at age 41.

To continue reading, visit
theroundupnews.com/2024/05/15/remembering-shandani-jackson/.

✍️ Brandon Harrell
📸 Veronica Rosas/Myraneli Fabian

As the lights dimmed, the first performer—a singer—took the stage. The Applied Music Program (AMP) at Pierce College hel...
05/20/2024

As the lights dimmed, the first performer—a singer—took the stage.

The Applied Music Program (AMP) at Pierce College held their first recital of the semester in the Performing Arts Building on Thursday at 1 p.m., bringing in a crowd of about 100.

✍️ Taj Robles
📸 Abraham Elizalde

To continue reading, visit
theroundupnews.com/2024/05/15/students-take-the-spotlight/

The Roundup News, the award-winning student-run newspaper at Pierce College, is looking for staff reporters, photographe...
05/17/2024

The Roundup News, the award-winning student-run newspaper at Pierce College, is looking for staff reporters, photographers and editors for the Fall 2024 semester!

To become a staff member of the Roundup, there are different class options available:
Journal 219 (to join the Editorial Board)
Photo 020 (to be a staff photographer)
Journal 202 (to be a staff reporter)
Journal 218 (to contribute articles)

Here’s a bit of background about the Roundup:

Our website is theroundupnews.com, where you can read our most recent stories and find our digital coverage dating back to 2006.

Our weekly-printed issues, as well as the semesterly issues of the Bull Magazine, can be found at issuu.com/piercecollegerounduppublications/1.

Our fellow student-run publications at Pierce include the Bull Magazine () and KPCRadio.com (), both of which would be happy to chat with interested students.

To reach out to us, send an email over to [email protected] or DM us on this account.

📸 Photos of former and current Roundup reporters and photographers at work, both in the field and in the newsroom on campus!

The ground is barely visible, with darkness hugging the horizon, fog forming and faint lights illuminating the distance....
05/14/2024

The ground is barely visible, with darkness hugging the horizon, fog forming and faint lights illuminating the distance.

This is not a scene from a horror movie, but the Pierce College campus at night.
The campus is too dark at night, which becomes not only a safety issue for students who take night classes, but can also be an uncomfortable experience. Recently, there have been reports of vehicle break-ins in the area surrounding campus, along Victory Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue.
With darkness-related concerns on the minds of students, Pierce’s next permanent president should make finding solutions a priority.
To continue reading, visit https://theroundupnews.com/2024/05/08/pierce-after-dark-lets-talk-about-it/.
Photo caption: Students walk past the Library and Learning Crossroads to and from their night classes at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 7, 2018.
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📸 File photo by Brian Caldera

Vietnamese lion dancers dressed in fiery red and yellow costumes carried a massive paper mache head as they traversed th...
05/11/2024

Vietnamese lion dancers dressed in fiery red and yellow costumes carried a massive paper mache head as they traversed the Mall at Pierce College on Saturday, kicking off the 3rd Annual Valley Asian & Pacific Islander Cultural Festival.

Following the lion dance, dozens of other performers ranging in age from kindergarteners to adults showcased their musical and rhythmic talents at the festival. The performances included a fast-paced barrel drum song, as well as the Korean “Buchaechum” fan dance, put on by seven teenage girls adorned with intricate pink head accessories.

✍️ Delilah Brumer
📸 Delilah Brumer

To continue reading, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/05/08/hundreds-celebrate-aapi-heritage-month-at-pierce-college/

throughout the Pierce College campus this week📸 Myraneli Fabian/Icy Smith
05/04/2024

throughout the Pierce College campus this week

📸 Myraneli Fabian/Icy Smith

There’s a California Historical Landmark on the Pierce College campus—but most students don’t know about it, and many of...
05/03/2024

There’s a California Historical Landmark on the Pierce College campus—but most students don’t know about it, and many of those who do are not happy about it.

Old Trapper’s Lodge is a folk art installation and California Historical Landmark (no. 939). It was completed in 1981 by John Ehn for his family’s motel, the same year in which he died. In 1988, the motel was bought by Burbank Airport to clear space for a longer runway, according to an appraisal commissioned by Pierce in 2021.

To continue reading, visit
theroundupnews.com/2024/05/01/updates-on-old-trappers-lodge/.

✍️ Brandon Harrell
📸 Owen Meza-Vandermeer

Featuring dramatic sword flourishes, intricate Elizabethan-style costumes, lively drum beats and comedic allusions to ...
04/30/2024

Featuring dramatic sword flourishes, intricate Elizabethan-style costumes, lively drum beats and comedic allusions to several classic plays, “Shakespeare in Love ‘’ isn’t subtle—and it’s not supposed to be.

“It really is a love letter to theater itself,” said acting major Farbod Farrokh, who plays Rose Theatre owner Philip Henslowe. “I hope that people enjoy seeing us on stage making theater together and they fall in love with the play like we did.”

LAPC Theatre’s performance of “Shakespeare in Love,” directed by Theater Professor Shaheen Vaaz, will run from May 3 to 12.

To continue reading, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/04/24/a-romantic-comedy-400-years-in-the-making/.

✍️ Delilah Brumer
📸 Owen Meza-Vandermeer

Interim President Ara Aguiar spoke about the recent sanctioning of the Pierce College women’s basketball team during Mon...
04/28/2024

Interim President Ara Aguiar spoke about the recent sanctioning of the Pierce College women’s basketball team during Monday’s Academic Senate meeting in Building 600. Due to a sanction by the California Community College Athletic Association, the team cannot compete for two years.

“We need to determine a game plan for the players,” Aguiar said. “The students have to be provided with an opportunity to manage their needs. We want to work with other institutions, so the students can continue to play basketball.”

Aguiar said the reasons behind the sanction are confidential, but she and athletics department personnel will continue to update the Pierce community about the women’s basketball situation. Aguiar said she hopes to partner with a nearby college until the sanction period is over, in order for the women’s basketball team to continue playing and to have the opportunity to facilitate potential four-year university transfers.

During the April 22 meeting, the Academic Senate also discussed the looming statewide budget deficit, and Pierce’s efforts to minimize excess spending.

To continue reading, visit theroundupnews.com/2024/04/27/academic-senate-discusses-recent-sanctioning-of-womens-basketball-and-looming-budget-deficit/.

Photo caption: Academic Senate members sit in attendance in Building 600 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2024.

✍️ Delilah Brumer
📸 Owen Meza-Vandermeer

A two-car accident occurred by the Pierce College Winnetka Avenue campus entrance at Brahma Drive on March 12. This is ...
04/27/2024

A two-car accident occurred by the Pierce College Winnetka Avenue campus entrance at Brahma Drive on March 12. This is the same intersection where collisions occurred in May 2014, March 2015, August 2017 and November 2022.

To continue reading, visit theroundupnews.com/2024/04/24/preventing-car-accidents-near-campus/.

Photo caption: A car and motorcycle accident occurred at the Pierce College Winnetka entrance on Nov. 4, 2022.

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📸 Benjamin Hanson

Two renowned men stood on stage reciting an anthem well-known in the Chicano movement. One man with a delicate gold neck...
04/25/2024

Two renowned men stood on stage reciting an anthem well-known in the Chicano movement. One man with a delicate gold necklace adorning his black-on-black formal attire cried, “We did not cross the border,” while the other in a casual button-down and slacks completed it, “The border crossed us.”

The audience gently repeated it but after encouragement from the speakers, they loudly echoed the powerful phrase.

The Political Science, Economics, Criminal Justice, Law and Chicano Studies (PEACh) Department hosted its Fifth Annual Flor y Canto event on Thursday, featuring Luis Valdez and Jorge Huerta.

To continue reading in both English and Spanish, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/04/17/celebrating-chicano-theater-and-arts/.

✍️ Violet Garcia
📸 Raquel G. Frohlich

Islamic Society of West Valley, a mosque in Canoga Park which was created in 2013, came to Pierce College to celebrate E...
04/22/2024

Islamic Society of West Valley, a mosque in Canoga Park which was created in 2013, came to Pierce College to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Shepard Stadium on April 10. Muslims from all over the world, including the San Fernando Valley, got together on this day.

✍️ Myraneli Fabian
📸 Myraneli Fabian

Reporter Alfonso Vargas and photographer Abraham Elizalde went out on campus this week to ask students, “What do you do—...
04/20/2024

Reporter Alfonso Vargas and photographer Abraham Elizalde went out on campus this week to ask students, “What do you do—or think should be done—to protect the environment?

✍️ Alfonso Vargas
📸 Abraham Elizalde

At 2:16 p.m. today, an email from LACCD Alert was sent out saying, “Los Angeles Harbor College is on Lock Down - Report ...
04/12/2024

At 2:16 p.m. today, an email from LACCD Alert was sent out saying, “Los Angeles Harbor College is on Lock Down - Report of possible Assailant.”

A first email sent out at 2:08 p.m. did not specify which campus was on lockdown.

Financial aid applications are important—but so are free tamales.Students gathered in the Dream Resource Center (DRC) th...
04/03/2024

Financial aid applications are important—but so are free tamales.

Students gathered in the Dream Resource Center (DRC) this Wednesday to eat tamales and receive help with financial aid matters during the California Dream Act Tamales & Treats event. Coffee, tea, baked sweets, keychains and socks were also available to attendees.

Dream Resource Center Lead D’arcy Corwin said the event was organized to help students complete their California Dream Act applications. Undocumented students who are AB 540 eligible can fill out the application, explained Corwin.

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Las solicitudes de ayuda financiera son importantes, pero también son los tamales gratis.

Los estudiantes se reunieron en el Dream Resource Center (DRC) este miércoles para comer tamales y recibir ayuda con asuntos de ayuda financiera durante el evento California Dream Act Tamales & Treats. También había disponible café, té, dulces horneados, llaveros y calcetines para los que asistieron.

La líder del Dream Resource Center, D’arcy Corwin, dijo que el evento se organizó para ayudar a los estudiantes a completar sus solicitudes de la California Dream Act. Los estudiantes indocumentados que sean elegibles para AB 540 pueden completar la solicitud, explicó Corwin.

To continue reading in both English and Spanish, visit theroundupnews.com/2024/03/30/a-dream-resource/.

✍️ Raquel G. Frohlich/Icy Smith/Daniela Raymundo
📸 Icy Smith

Reporter Benjamin Hanson and photographer Karla Delgado went out on campus this week to ask students, “Do you think Arti...
04/01/2024

Reporter Benjamin Hanson and photographer Karla Delgado went out on campus this week to ask students, “Do you think Artificial Intelligence is beneficial or detrimental to society?

✍️ Benjamin Hanson
📸 Karla Delgado

In a world where stigma often shrouds discussions of mental health, a presentation on ending the silence and fostering o...
03/30/2024

In a world where stigma often shrouds discussions of mental health, a presentation on ending the silence and fostering open dialogue, understanding and support was brought to the Pierce community.

Last week the Student Health Center at Pierce College partnered with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to organize an event called “Ending the Silence” with presentation speakers Danielle Brahinsky and James Wolff.

To continue reading, visit theroundupnews.com/2024/03/27/voices-to-address-the-silence/.

✍️ Xavier Boyston
📸 Icy Smith

Building 600 is usually reserved for academic meetings, seminars and award ceremonies. But as the clock struck 5:30 p.m....
03/29/2024

Building 600 is usually reserved for academic meetings, seminars and award ceremonies. But as the clock struck 5:30 p.m. last Friday, it transformed into a dance floor for students to boogie their stresses away. Much like the fairy godmother magically transformed Cinderella into a princess, the Associated Student Organization (A*O) sprinkled their own magic on Pierce College. Pierce’s A*O hosted the first Block Party event on the Mall in front of the Library.

The party was the brainchild of A*O President Gayane Zazyan, who wanted to help build a sense of community among students during her final semester at Pierce.

✍️ Benjamin Hanson
📸 Benjamin Hanson/Owen Meza-Vandermeer/Kyle Camacho

To continue reading, visit
https://theroundupnews.com/2024/03/27/brahmas-take-the-block/

Reporter Alfonso Vargas and photographer Icy Smith went out on campus this week to ask students, “How much should a 4-ye...
03/26/2024

Reporter Alfonso Vargas and photographer Icy Smith went out on campus this week to ask students, “How much should a 4-year university tuition cost?

✍️ Alfonso Vargas
📸 Icy Smith

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