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CSUN students clash with LAPD and CHP officers off of Reseda Blvd. in Northridge, March, 4. LHeredia

Students walk out of class and into resistance

Streets around California State University at Northridge were temporarily shut down between 3 and 8 p.m. yesterday to protest the rise in education costs and slashing of classes. Students, teachers and the rest of the community came to support the "National Day for Public Education. Full story

Pierce continues remodeling

Book club has first meeting

Trailer park shrinking one trailer at a time

Sheriff's Blotter

Dr. Drew Pinsky's alleged stalker found on campus

Charles Pearson was found yesterday in the library by sheriffs

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Students gather to protest budget cuts, class cuts, and teacher layoffs at CSUN March 4. Louie Heredia / Roundup

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Around Campus

A student walks by recent fencing put up near the cafeteria Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Students wait in line and sign paper work at the new weight room in the South gym Monday, Feb. 22.

Varun Kumar, Anthony Cruz, and George Jacinto (front to back) compete in a small pie eating contest

Sina Ghiabi (center) and friends congratulate pie eating contest winner Varun Kumar (right).

Anthony Cruz (left) and George Jacinto work on completing their pies in a small competition.

New baby lambs with their mother on the farm at Pierce College, Feb. 11, 2010.

Sports

William Chapman, a deaf pitcher for Pierce College, pitches against Long Beach City College.

Chris Corsini follows through on his delivery to home plate as a runner attempts to steal second.

BaseballSophomore David Whetstone rounds third base to score a run against Long Beach City College.

Jeremy White turns heads as he goes for a lay-up against Moorpark College in the Regional Playoffs.

Patrick Massey returns a ball against Dinushu Wijesuriya Tuesday, Feb. 23. (Photo by Louie Heredia)

Ari Cohen of Pierce College returns a serve from Ventura College’s Alexandre Piccin Feb. 18.

Patrick Massey returns the ball against Ventura College's Pedro Arteaga Feb. 18.

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Baseball walks off vs. Citrus

Matt Moreno delivers a walk off homer to give the Brahmas the victory

The Pierce College baseball team (11-2, 1-0) pulled off an astonishing win Monday at Joe Kelly Field as they stunned Citrus College in the ninth inning to get their first league win. In the ninth inning of a tied game, Pierce third baseman Matt Moreno came up to the plate with the bases cleared and scorched a deep home-run to centerfield on the first pitch to give the Brahmas the victory. Full story

Softball drops double header versus Ventura

A different kind of Sign

Brahmas pitcher William Chapman has overcome adversity to become the player he is today

Brahmas lose to Santa Monica

Baseball's Bat's never start as they lose to Cuesta

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Q/A of Star Micheal Hovance

An interview with the star of the upcoming production "The Importance of being Earnest"

Q: What’s your fondest memory of where you grew up? A: I had a lot of fun memories of where I grew up. This is going to sound weird (laughs) but also in High School we would get together with a group of friends and we would go to each other’s houses and unload and stack fire wood. Full story

An 'Intimate' look at Phil

Los Angeles Symphonic Winds play Performing Arts Mainstage

Performance of Mistaken Identity

Symphony to be performed at Performing Arts center Feb. 27

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Vet Program gets ready to welcome eight adopted parakeets

The Agricultural Science Building at Pierce College will soon be the home to eight fortunate parakeets that were adopted from the East Valley Animal Shelter last month. Full story

New Bike Club on Campus

Pierce College continues to grow with the addition of The Los Angeles Pierce College Bicycle Club

Pierce College continues to grow with the addition of The Los Angeles Pierce College Bicycle Club a new club on campus that meets every Monday at the Student Community Center from 1-2 p.m. The Pierce Bike Club, as it is known, is a baby project of the Valley Bikery, which is a bicycle co-op started last year in the San Fernando Valley that promotes cycling as a sustainable, healthy, and fun method of transportation. Full story

Math Professor receives Teacher Excellence Award

Bruce Yoshiwara, Math Teacher, received the Teacher Excellence Award at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges 35th annual conference held in Las Vegas on Nov. 12 2009.

Last term, lasting impressions for Shani Simms

As President of the Associated Students Organization, she serves the students through a variety of different jobs, such as organizing programs—now Shani Simms is just as organized when returning students’ bags in a quick and friendly fashion outside of the school bookstore. The long line of students stretching out on all sides doesn’t seem to bother her.