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donated, most notably free tickets to the Los Angeles County Fair for the first 50 students. They also gave away ice cream and T-shirts. The Bloodmobile will be back at Pierce College before Thanksgiving, for a two-day blood drive, according to Keys.

Students interested in donating blood may contact the Associated Students Organization at (818) 710-4211 about upcoming blood drives.

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Amending bylaws still a concern for campus

Kate Noah Copy Editor

Discussion among the Pierce College Academic Senate members became necessary when the topic of the presidency arose in their meeting on Monday.

Former Senate Vice President of Academic Policy Kathy Oborn succeeded to the presidency on Sept. 23 after much debate about protocol and bylaws when former president John Zayac stepped down from the presidency, as reported by the Roundup. With the confusion behind it and the new president elected, the Senate started a discussion on the topic of amending its bylaws to allow for special elections in order to set a clear protocol, should it be needed in the future.

“I think we really do need to modify the bylaws to say what scenarios would cause a special election,” Senate member David Schamus said. “Because of the lack of clarity this time I’d like to get the faculty involved so that a bunch of people made this decision, not 15.”

The discussion took a turn when Margarita Pillado, who previously made a claim for the presidency opposite Oborn, made a suggestion for a vote.

“I think another question to pose to the body is [if] we want to have a special election to elect a new president or to ratify the current president,”

August 26 - September 14

8/26 - Petty theft - Unknown person stole backpack from staff member’s office. A day later it was found behind the mailroom.

9/5 - Possible criminal threat - Student making threats at Auto Tech building toward L.A Pierce College.

9/9 - Grand theft - Unknown suspect stole construction rebar from campus construction site between the dates 7/2/13 and 7/3/13.

9/10 - Vandalism - Unknown person broke student passenger car door window in lot 8. Nothing was taken.