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Volume 105, Issue 9
The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena Since 1915.
May 10, 2012
Education a-bruin
Teresa Mendoza
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Courier
Transfer hopefuls Agnes Wong and Dayoung Kim discuss educational opportunities with Derek Hoskin, UCLA peer mentor in
the Quad on Wednesday. Below, Anthony Merrill inquires about UCLAs application and admission process.
Throngs crowd Quad for transfer day
Tiffany Herrera
Staff Writer
Despite the heat, a large crowd
flocked to the Quad on Wednesday for
UCLA Day to get information about
transferring, majors, and other pro¬
grams.
There were about 18 tables with at
least one representative each to hand
out information and talk to students.
The UCLA Departments and the
Undergraduate Admissions tables had
the most students waiting to gather the
information available.
"We're excited that PCC students
have an opportunity to talk with
UCLA firsthand," said Tameka
Alexander from the PCC Transfer
Center. "They're able to learn about the
transfer process, the admissions
requirements and... especially if there
are any changes that are coming down
the pipeline. [It's] a great opportunity
for students."
Assistant Director for the Center for
Community College Partnerships at
UCLA Santiago Bernal praised the
event. "It's really helpful to bring
departments from the university that
can give students information that [is]
sometimes hard to get," he said.
Former PCC student Tatev Papikyan
was representing UCLA and helping
several students to transfer. Papikyan
transferred in 2011 and was happy to
be visiting PCC.
Continued on page 6
Homeless student works to create outreach program
Christine Michaels
Staff Writer
Erroll Cayald seems much like other
students suffering through the budget
cuts; not getting the original 15 units
he was enrolled in, not getting the
financial aid he was looking forward
to. But despite being homeless and job¬
less, he has found his way through
school, and then some.
Cayald is working to create a plan
for students to overcome the obstacles
they face in his current situation.
Twenty-one-year-old Holistic
Medicine major Cayald had a challeng¬
ing road to get to where he is today.
"I've been in foster care since I was 8
years old," he said solemnly. His par¬
ents were reported for physically abus¬
ing their children, he said. "[At the
time], I didn't know what was going
on. I was just trying to keep my family
together."
Cayald, the eldest of 11 siblings,
tried to keep them together through
the years. It wasn't until 2001 when his
grandmother, Shirley Ann Perkins,
took them all in that Cayald's family
was together. However, when Perkins
died from a major heart attack on his
19th birthday, Cayald was left to care
for his family alone once again.
After her death in California in 2010,
Cayald's siblings were put back into
foster care, and he went to meet his
father in Washington. "My father and I
didn't exactly see eye to eye on, well,
anything," Cayald said. Cayald came
to PCC in spring 2011, and stayed with
a friend, until he was kicked out in
November.
"My friend ordered me to find work,
which, naturally, I was doing anyway,"
he said. "He kicked me out anyway,
the same day as the wind storm. I
never felt so alone that night," he said
with a sigh, then looked and smiled at
his fiance, Holistic Medicine major
Emani Matthews "until I met her."
Emani and Erroll had met at the C
Building steps last semester.
"I personally didn't have anyone to
Continued on page 6
Scholarship
scam costs
thousands
Philip McCormick
Staff Writer
A student was swindled out of $2,146 after he
was approached by a man claiming to work for a
company which awards scholarships to students,
said Chief of Police Stanton Perez in an interview
Friday.
Perez said the student was approached near the
Sculpture Garden by the man, who identified him¬
self as a representative of J & J Prudential. The man
said the company was awarding scholarships to
students who were doing academically well.
"The student reported the scam on May 1 after
he found out that he was overdrawn in his bank
account," said Perez.
The police chief said that the student fell for the
scam and called a telephone number that the man
gave him. The student then called the number pro¬
vided by the imposter, and gave the con artist his
bank account information.
The con artist deposited $8,250 into the student's
bank account and then explained to the student
that he was to return $7,000 to the con artist. The
student withdrew the money and met with a
woman, who was supposedly a representative of
the company who accepted the cash, then depart¬
ed in her car, said Perez.
"We have sent out an alert to all the surrounding
colleges in the area," said Perez on Monday after¬
noon. "The Pasadena Police Department has sent
over a member of its Financial Crime Unit to help
with the investigation."
Perez went on to say that there might be a con¬
nection with a similar scam reported at Glendale
Community College. "The GCC campus police
department told us of an incident that involved a
man of similar description as our suspect," said
Perez.
Sgt. Steve Matchan of Campus Police said
Monday that he would be going over to GCC to see
if he could get any additional information for the
case.
Teresa Mendoza
/
Courier
Erroll Cayald is a homeless student who's working
to create outreach programs for students in similar
situations.
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