Woodland Hills, California Volume 142 - Issue 12
May 21, 2025
Deputies attempt to build community with students
By Myraneli Fabian Reporter
TheAssociated Student Organization partnered with the Pierce College Sheriff’s Department to present “Coffee with a Cop” on May 14, on the Mall. Attendees were offered complimentary coffee, pan dulce and donuts while interacting with LA County Sheriff’s deputies, as well as representatives from LAPD.
Dean of Student Engagement
Juan Carlos Astorga and Deputy
Isaac Jorge invited the campus community to interact with safety officers to get to know them and learn about available opportunities. The district has a contract with the Sheriff’s Department to provide security for the campus.
“Each individual officer has their own inspiring story to share. It isn’t just that they represent a badge,” Astorga said.
Recruitment also took place during the event if attendees were interested in the field with fellow officers.
“We are here 24 hours a day
on campus,” Jorge said. “It’s nice when people come and say hi to us.”
Captain Israel Renteria, who also participated in the event, emphasized that campus escorts are available to anyone who needs assistance getting to their destination safely. He also reassured students, particularly those who are undocumented, that they should not hesitate to report any crimes, as their immigration status will not be questioned during the process.
“My parents retained amnesty in 1974.” Renteria said. “I know
the fear of deportation, we are here to help keep our students safe and we don’t enforce any federal laws.”
During the event, some students opposed the presence of law enforcement on campus, such as President of the club Students for Mutual Aid and Liberation (SMAL) Wyatt Waters and history major Luna Choi.
“We don’t want cops on campus, we don’t feel comfortable having them,” Waters said. “We think they pose a threat to students and don’t help.”
Choi emphasized the feeling of
discomfort people may face with law enforcement on campus.
“Police officers are negative in our community.” Choi said. “They are better ways to keep our community safe and secure and provide relief efforts.”
However, Renteria said the deputies aspire to be approachable and integral to the community college.
“We are not robots.” Renteria said. “We have feelings, we see a lot of things and we miss a lot of holidays, birthdays and anniversaries to keep the college community safe.”
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(From left): Anthropology major Wyatt Waters, arts and humanities major Alejandro Pineda and history major Luna Choi, who oppose law enforcement on campus, speak with Deputy Isaac Jorge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at the “Coffee with a Cop” event at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 14, 2025.
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Column: The looming threat of the spotted lantern fly
By Raiden Vazquez Opinion Editor
The Agriculture
Department at Pierce College is an important part of its history, having been the focus of its founding. So, it should be a point of focus for Pierce to inform its students on pertinent information related to farming when the U.S. Department of Agriculture is lacking. California’s number one industry is agriculture and made $59.4 billion in 2023, according
to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. As a significant part of the state economy, Californians should be made aware of invasive species that could slip through the cracks of the government’s pest control efforts, such as the spotted lanternfly (SLF).
Unintentionally spread to the United States sometime in 2014, the SLF is an invasive pest that hitchhikes on shipments and vehicles. So far, its influence has affected 14 eastern states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Illinois.
When SLF feeds on crops, it drains sap from the plants, inhibiting photosynthesis. It also produces a sugary waste product referred to as honeydew that is especially attractive to types of sooty mold. Feeding in swarms, they can decimate plant life, and in Pennsylvania alone, they caused a reported $554 million in losses within the agricultural sector in 2020, according to a study conducted by the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences.
With an affinity for grape vines in particular, if the spotted lanternfly were introduced to California, it could be especially harmful to the wine industry.
With reports of hundreds of lanternflies per vine, they can cause a lack of winter hardiness, no return crop and vine death.
Just affecting grapes would be a blow to California’s agriculture by itself, but SLF has 56 plants it can feed on in North America. Among the crops it could target are apples, mulberrys, blueberries, cherries, peaches and plums.
California’s climate and crops are ideal for proliferating the spotted lanternfly, so resources are put toward making sure that none of the pests or its egg casings are found hitchhiking on shipments into the state.
But SLF already has a “man” on the inside that could make the potential problem even worse.
The Chinese sumac, also known as the tree of heaven, is an invasive species of deciduous tree that has spread to more than 30 states, including California,
and it produces problems of its own. It grows quickly and produces toxic chemicals in its roots that inhibit the growth of other plants nearby.
Not only does the tree kill off plant diversity, it also is the ideal host for SLF, the two species having evolved in tandem in their native environments of China and Vietnam. Should the spotted lanternfly get past security, the presence of the Chinese sumac will make quarantine and eradication difficult.
The USDA collaborates with local agriculture and wildlife organizations to try to keep the spotted lanternfly in check, but with the recent cuts to funding and staff by the Trump administration, their resources are getting spread thinner, and it may fall to the local level to keep our crops safe.
An effective way to prevent the spread of SLF is by being informed of the signs. As a college with a rich agricultural history, it is in Pierce’s best to teach its students about what to do if the SLF is spotted.
A look into the archives: 70+ years of the Roundup
OnMay 21, 1970, Pierce College’s Roundup News published Volume 32, Number 32 of the Roundup. This issue contained more information about the protests held on campus against the Vietnam War.
The issue’s main story consisted of a student sit-in at the Administration building. The sit-in was in support of a list of demands that had been sent in before the anti-war rally that was held the Thursday before this issue came out.
At around the same time of the sit-in, Voices In a Vital America (VIVA) had scheduled a meeting in the Men’s Gym to help create a discussion about the protests. Members of VIVA attended the sit-in and tried to get the crowd to move to the gym to have an open discussion.
Tensions started to rise as one member VIVA addressed the crowd, comparing them to “Hitler’s Youth.”
The crowd was able to be calmed down by a student from Valley State, now CSU Northridge. He was able to quiet the crowd by reassuring them that there will be people who try to “rile everything up,” but those people can’t be allowed to do so. The protest must remain peaceful.
After around two hours, a list of what Pierce’s faculty could do was brought out to the crowd. The sit-in ended with Mark Rosenberg, one of the anti-war leaders, telling the crowd that the list would have to be thoroughly studied before any further action was taken.
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Column: Cancelling classes early can hurt students and instructors
By Zamourad Iqbal Reporter
Classes with low enrollment should never get canceled, although some might agree that doing so saves the school from financial issues and enhances productivity. However, class cancellation affects students and faculty in various ways.
It is unfair for the students who waited to attend the class, and for the teachers, who spent their time creating coursework for those classes only to see their hard work go to waste.
It’s problematic for the students because, as an Ed Source article states, “Cancelling community college classes is shortsighted.”
“Canceling these classes is devastating for individual students who are already trying to balance work, life, and schooling. Losing a course after signing up creates another hurdle that is often too high for them to overcome.”
An opinion article from Santa Barbara City Colleges’ news publication, The Channels, states that the drawbacks of class cancellations or offering some classes once a year include a delay in students’ graduation
plans.
“The inaccessibility of classes can push some students back an entire semester, throwing off previously devised plans and forcing people to make separate arrangements.”
Moreover, the article also sheds light on the fact that it creates fewer earning opportunities for the teachers.
“Professors planning on receiving income from teaching multiple courses are now left empty-handed and are required to find a way to make do with the pay they are given.”
According to the same article by Ed Source, the class cancellation policy results in the loss of adjunct faculty.
“The secondary effect of these class cancellations is a significant loss of faculty, especially within the ranks of part-time faculty.
Editorial: From the desk of the Roundup
Celebrate the Greek diaspora at an
Greece is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. This is a stark contrast to the relatively flat geography of the San Fernando Valley.
But there is a substantial Greek population in the Valley, as will be showcased by the 49th annual Greek Festival, which is scheduled for this Memorial Day weekend at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Greek Church in Northridge.
This festival is a celebration of Greek history and culture brought to the Valley.
Los Angeles County has a long history of Greek immigration.
According to the Cathedral of
Saint Sophia Los Angeles, the largest immigration happened between 1900 and 1930 with more thanr 350,000 Greeks coming to the United States. The 1930 California Census listed more than 10,000 Greeks in the state and a little less than 6,000 in Los Angeles alone.
The original influx of Greek immigration can be loosely connected to the first and second Balkan Wars, an economic crisis and involvement in World War I. These conflicts likely drove out many native Greeks in search of a safer life in the United States.
The Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company was a major employer to early Greeks in
Our community colleges rely heavily on part-time faculty.”
The district should consider allowing smaller class sizes instead of canceling them. The maximum size of students impacts their learning abilities and teachers’ workload.
Smaller class sizes improve student-teacher relationships, according to Furman University. Moreover, it also enhances productivity instead of getting distracted.
Furthermore, there should also be more transparency for the students regarding class availability, and the school should provide an alternative measure to ensure that the students’ or professors’ needs and wants are acknowledged.
When do you register for classes?
“I have my classes picked out a month in advance when they’re released, and I keep them in my shopping cart, and then the day that they open, I enroll for them.”
Lila Rahimi - Biology Major
annual festival
California. At the time, most Greeks who came to America were men, and they were hired to dig ditches and lay lines across the area.
The next large influx of Greek immigration started around 1945, most likely due to involvement in World War II and the Greek Civil War.
According to data from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey, California’s Greek population has increased to more than 135,000, making it the second largest state population in the country, behind New York. The data also shows a population of close to 29,000 in Los Angeles County.
More recent data shows more growth in this community.
According to an article by Eric Brightwell that explores the Greek population in L.A., the 2020 American Community Survey showed a near 20,000-person increase at 52,000 Greek Angelenos.
As the Greek population has increased throughout the years, it is important to learn about the history and culture of these people, and attending the 49th annual Greek Festival is one way to do that.
Pierce should stand with its international students
Pierce College should show solidarity with its students in the face of student visas being revoked and particular students getting singled out and arrested for participating in protest against government overreach by the administration of the executive branch.
Pierce can display support in a number of ways, such as by putting out a statement condemning the administration’s actions or by echoing the statements made by others affected by raids and deportations. With Secretary of State Marco Rubio stating that he has revoked about 300 student visas, the students should have reinforcement from
the faculty that they will be supported.
Pierce could write an open letter to the Trump administration in line with the letter written by Harvard University. A statement condemning the violation of the rights of students and supporting the actions taken by the Big Ten universities such as the defense compact would be much appreciated.
While Pierce doesn’t have the legal power of a big law school, displaying a similar sentiment would be good for the mental well being of the students.
The administration could join the list of signers on the public statement developed in
collaboration with the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The statement “A Call for Constructive Engagement” is an advocation for open discussion and questioning. People in a place for higher learning should not fear having their inquiries be censored or be cause for retribution or deportation.
The statement calls for reasonable action and condemns the government intrusion of colleges and universities that question the government’s action. The statement is open for signature by any academic institution and has been signed
by many colleges, universities and organizations, such as West Los Angeles College, CSU Northridge, UCLA, Harvard and the New York Academy of Sciences.
As of May 16, there were more than 650 signatures from institutions and organizations across the country. Pierce President Ara Aguiar should be on that list. Not only would this show that Pierce is dedicated to upholding the rights of students, but it would contribute to the growing movement against government stifling critical thought.
“I try to sign up a month before the semester starts to try to get the classes, but I often just do it at the last minute and get on the waitlist.”
Wyatt Waters - Anthropology Major
“I normally register the day that it opens up, just because I feel the classes get filled really fast for some classes, and I do like to have control over my schedule.”
Anisah Khan - Chemistry Major
“I register for classes early, so that I can ensure I get the slots and time that I want.”
Addison Koepke - Communications Major
Interviews by Emily Garcia
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Student fee schedule changes discussed in Academic Senate
By Joseph Acuña Reporter
District-wide deficits continue to be a major concern for Pierce College, which were discussed throughout the Academic Senate meeting on Monday, May 19, in Building 600.
Before discussions took place, Pierce Academic Senate President Margarita Pillado informed attendees of a GoFundMe that had been created for East Los Angeles College History Professor Aki Maehara, who was injured during a hate crime on his way home from teaching on Tuesday, April 29. With a goal of $50k, Maehara’s donations have already reached $76k, as of this writing. Maehara is recovering but requires home health aid, according to the GoFundMe.
Pierce President Ara Aguiar spoke about the new payment policies for classes. Previously, an owed balance of $100 or more would unenroll students from the upcoming semester, but the cutoff threshold increased from $100 to $200. Students can check when they will be disenrolled by checking their Student Portal.
“This resulted in 2,400 students district-wide saved from unenrollment, with 300 to 400 from Pierce for this summer semester,” Aguiar said. “Text and emails have been sent to students.”
Associate Vice President of Administrative Services Ron Paquette spoke alongside Aguiar about the payment changes, later elaborating about possible pressures to come.
“The first couple of semesters, summer and fall, will be the roughest,” Paquette said. “One of the things the district wants to do is minimize student debt, which was quite high.”
The education pathway designed to help students fulfill their lower-division general education requirements, California General Education Transfer Curriculum (CalGETC), submitted their evaluation of Pierce courses.
Articulation Officer Cristina Rodriguez expressed her concern over the assessment and the severity of the denials of articulation with four-year institutions.
“Fifty-three courses were submitted for over 70 different areas. 35 were denied,” Rodriguez said. “All of our
Slime, sun and relaxation
By Delilah Brumer Managing Editor
As finals week inches closer, the Associated Student Organization brought out glitter, beads and lots of glue for Pierce College students to get their hands gooey and their minds off of studying.
Attendees of ASO’s “Relax with Crafts” event made multicolor, sparkly slime on Tuesday, under the shining May sun along Rocky Young Park. It was one of several ASO activities this week, with “Pawsitivity” and “Grad Fest” events coming up on Thursday.
Jasmine Vargas, who chairs the ASO committee that helped organize these events, said the slime activity was a way to bring joy and relaxation to students.
“We wanted something fun and nostalgic,” Vargas said. “I have a lot of good memories making slime as a kid and others do too.”
Public health major Karen Pacheco came to the event with her childhood friend, Kimberly Olivera. Once they arrived, Pacheco and Olivera grabbed some glue and activator and got
ethnic studies submissions were denied. I will work with the faculty on revising these courses for resubmission if we’re able to.”
Pierce’s 77th Commencement ceremony will be on Tuesday, June 10, at 8 a.m., in the Shepard Stadium at Pierce College.
With around 100 students participating in the ceremony, Academic Senate President Margarita Pillado asked for
volunteers ranging from parking attendants and traffic directors..
“We’re not going to have the traditional name readers we’ve had before,” Pillado said. “It’s going to be AI-assisted, so we’ll have backup in case it doesn’t work.”
The next and last Academic Senate Meeting for this spring semester will be held Monday, June 2, at 2:15 p.m., in Building 600.
to work making slime.
“It’s a good way to de-stress, building up to finals,” Pacheco said.
Olivera, a philosophy major, said she enjoyed the creativity of the event.
“I’m having fun and I’m getting creative,” Olivera. “It’s slime, and you can never go wrong with that.”
RIGHT: Students Jasmine Vargas and Ranah Grace make slime during the Associated Student Organization “Relax with Crafts” event, which Vargas helped organize, at Rocky Young Park at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 20, 2025. Photo by Delilah Brumer.
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Film Club turns campus into ‘Barbie Land’
By Elizabeth Tirheimer Reporter
Rocky Young Park was transformed into “Barbie Land” on Thursday, May 15.
As part of the Pierce College Film Club’s Feninomemon series about women’s empowerment, members picked movies that correlated with the theme.
“Barbie” was directed by Greta Gerwig and follows the story of a “stereotypical” Barbie who lives in Barbie Land, where all women are in a position of power. She then experiences the real world, where the gender dynamics are completely different. This film correlates to the theme as it is about validating women’s experiences and emotions as well as showcasing women’s leadership which challenge societal norms and empower women.
Film Club Vice President Gia Lydon explained the reasoning behind choosing a theme for screenings.
“We like to do film screenings based on topics that matter currently in our society and sometimes in politics,” Lydon said. “We like to do it on issues we can talk about afterwards, so we can have really good discussions about it. Things with a lot of themes that are really important to us and I feel like
‘Barbie’ encompasses that.”
Film Club Adviser Ken Windrum broke down the process of what goes into planning an event such as this.
“A variety of things. You got to get the rights to the film, which means you got to raise money or get money from the Associated Student Organization (ASO) and ASO helped us with this event,” Windrum said. “Picking the date, picking the films. We voted on a ton of titles and these were the three winners.
Students are encouraged to join the film club as all are welcome, no sign-up needed. Students just have to show up to the meetings and they become a member.
Film Club Historian Tyler Lee talked about his role as serving as the historian.
“As a historian, I am documenting the history of the club. Part of my interest is photography and it’s coming out here and taking photos of different events and helping uplift the club in different ways,” Lee said. “I’ve also taken liberty outside the original scope of my role and helped create new events and coordinate those for people and just have fun with it.”
Windrum gave his thoughts on how an event such as this can bring the community on campus closer together.
“This campus has never really recovered completely from
Honoring Patsy Mink
ByAlyssa Lupercio Reporter
Mostpeople may not know the first woman of color elected to Congress, Patsy Mink, but those who attended a performance in the Great Hall on May 15 do.
The East West Players Theatre company brought Mink’s story to life on the Pierce College campus. She played a role authoring Title IX legislation and was an advocate for educational reform and women’s rights.
The East West Players, an Asian American theater in Los Angeles, were invited to campus as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
In the play, Kailani, a student athlete and high school senior whose dream is to play Division 1 basketball, is waiting to hear back from her dream school to see if she has been accepted. Mink is introduced when a framed picture of her comes to life and begins giving Kailani advice. Mink’s life story is then performed and shows her journey before and during her career.
Throughout Mink’s life, many people doubted her or thought that she was too good of a candidate and she would outshine her male counterparts.
Students chatting and getting food while waiting for the screening of “Barbie” to start in Rocky Young Park at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on May 15, 2025.
recovered completely from COVID,” Windrum said. “We still don’t have people here the way we used to. College life can
be so alienating, all you do is take a class and leave. I’m just hoping people could get to be friends and have some fun together.
Mink went to school to study law, and experienced discrimination throughout her college career. When she arrived at her college, she was told that she would have to stay in the dorms, specifically for international students and students of color, which inspired her to start a petition to end these policies that were rooted in racism.
Director of Arts Education for East West Players Jade Cagalawan explained the process of the production and the inspiration for a show on Mink.
“It was going to be election season, so I thought, well, why don’t we do a show about her?,”
Cagalawan said. “Also, at the time, I was seeing that colleges were rewriting their Title IX policies as well.”
Cagalawan hopes that the attendees will be able to take away messages from the play.
“Perseverance is everything,”
Cagalawan said. “You can have a plan for how things are going to go, but you have to be open to change. There’s going to be a lot of things that will happen that’ll make you go in a different direction and that’s okay.”
She mentioned that this play can impact anyone, no matter the age.
“I think especially at the
Community is such an important thing. I love the fact that we’re all going to sit out here.”
to their stage crew during a play on the life
Hall at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 15, 2025.
college level, when you’re trying to figure out what major you’re going to be or what career you’re going into, that can be a really important message to hear,” Cagalawan said.
History professor Sheryl Nomelli, who teaches U.S. women’s history, attended the event and said it’s focused around the curriculum she teaches and she encouraged her students to attend the event as well.
“Anytime you can recognize some really key pieces of legislation that have helped women gain their representation and equality and equity in this country is super important,” Nomelli said.
Before collaborating in bringing the play to campus, Multicultural Center Coordinator Tatevik Melkumyan shared that she did not know much about Mink and that she was able to
learn throughout the process.
“The most important thing that I learned about her was her perseverance and how she kept going and how you can relay that to any part of your life,” Melkumyan said. “The play did a really good job of showing the perspective of all the work she accomplished but also the perseverance that it took.”
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(Left to right): William Bremer (John Mink and ensemble), Chloe Madriga (Patsy Mink) and Evelyn Wu-Coffey (Kailani Ailana) appalaud and show their gratitude
of Patsy Mink in the Great
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Pierce baseball returns to playoffs for first time since 2018
By Melanie Somoza Reporter
Thesound of cleats scraping against the dirt and the smack of fastballs into mitts echoed louder this spring at Joe Kelly Field.
For the first time in seven years, the Pierce College Brahmas earned their spot in the playoffs. A season milestone that brought excitement and a new sense of direction for the team.
Expectations were low since they haven’t advanced into the playoffs since 2018. But a mix of team chemistry and training turned doubt into momentum.
“No one knew where we’d stand as a team,” Center fielder Wyatt La Marsna said. “Then we beat Oxnard and made it and all hell broke loose.”
According to La Marsna, the team’s confidence began to shift after taking two out of three games from Santa Barbara, a team considered the strongest in the conference.
“I think it proved to all of us that we could beat the best teams in the conference, hang with the best teams that we’re going to play, and that we actually had a real good shot to go and make the playoffs and compete in playoffs.” La Marsna said.
Assistant Coach Will Picketts, a former Brahma who was a part of the 2018 playoff team, said he saw a major shift in the team’s mindset and camaraderie compared to past years.
“Seeing the sophomores step up, especially coming off such a bad season last year only winning seven games, was a very good feeling,” Picketts said. “If you have a group that likes each other and wants to win for each other, that’s super important.”
The leadership extended beyond the field, according to Pitcher Brayden Briscoe, who credited the coaches for building a culture of accountability and support.
“They held us to a high standard and made sure that we were getting our work in,” Briscoe said. “They really pushed us to be the best we could be, but they also kept morale high and everyone engaged.”
Briscoe said he believes this year’s success has reset expectations for the team, internally and for the program moving forward.
“With all of our guys who come in making the playoffs, having a successful season, I think we’re going to raise the standard of the program, or try to raise the standard to where the bar is now,” Briscoe said.
As for next year, the returning players hope to build on that foundation and carry the momentum into the new season.
“My hope for next year is that, with the guys we have coming back, we take the success from this year, and now that’s the baseline for years going forward,” Briscoe said. “And we’ll instill that into the freshman coming into the program next year.”
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(Left to right): Centerfielder Wyatt La Marsna, Assistant Coach Will Picketts, and pitcher Brayden Briscoe celebrate a successful season after making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2018 on Joe Kelly Field at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. on May 15, 2025.
An afternoon of duets and high notes
High
MIDDLE: (Left to Right) Computer science major Chanhon Konkankit and psychology major Yaxkin Tellez sing “Always,” by Daniel Caesar during the AAPI club karaoke event in the Student Services Building’s third floor at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 14, 2025.
LEFT: Financial Aid Officer Eddie Zelaya sings at the Asian American Pacific Islander club karaoke event at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 14, 2025. Photo by Gelareh Behdad.
BOTTOM: Students sing at the Asian American Pacific Island Club karaoke event at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 14, 2025. Photo by Gelareh Behdad.
TOP: (Left to Right) Film major Mariame Quijano and sociology student Jericka de Jesus sang at a karaoke event for the Asian American Pacific Islander club at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on May 14, 2025.
Photo by Gelareh Behdad.
Photo by Dominic
notes echoed throughout the room as students sang during a karaoke event hosted by the Asian Pacific Islander Club on May 14, 2025.
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