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I am Erick Salgado, a 22-year-old student at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. I am a photographer for The Roundup News at Pierce.
A vehicle cut into the intersection causing a car to flip and another to crash into the curb at the Victory Boulevard exit at about 1:20 p.m. Student Robert Andris said his car flipped when a car cut him off and hit the back of his vehicle.
A dancer and theater lover, Gisela Tarifa, grew up performing and experiencing the relationship between culture and art. That relationship taught her the importance of community and leadership, a lesson she would someday use to make the world around her better.
There wasn't an established queer community on campus until Alice Payne and others formed the Queer Brahma Collective, a club that provides a safe space for LGBTQ students. Payne is secretary of QBC and said the club is hosted by students and focuses on building the community.
Many teachers give a lecture and call it a day, but some live their lives to inspire their students through passion and commitment and use that towards teaching. Elizabeth Cheung started teaching at Pierce in fall 2010 and is an engineer instructor and department sheriff of the Industrial Technology Department.