Religious dispute results in hate crime

More details released on the rst hate crime at the Pierce campus since 2009

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to make us wait around for [the electricity] to come back on.”

Not all classes suffered due to the outage.

For Italian language student Kevin Cortijo, 19, the power failure netted an unexpected boost, as the people in the class simply opened the blinds at the windows in the Business building.

“We just opened the blinds and took the test,” Cortijo said. “It was way better than the harsh [electric] lights.”

Despite the scramble from their station, security officers were able to complete their sweeps, keep campus officials updated and serve the overall public trust without disrupting any student or faculty activities, according to Guerrero.

“If you don’t notice us, we’re doing our job,” Guerrero said.

The hate crime reported in the Village on Sept. 27 is still under investigation, according to Lieutenant Malve Mitchell the Operations of Community College Bureau of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Mitchell could not make any comments about the crime.

“The case is still active,” Mitchell said, “which means it is still under investigation.”