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News Briefs
Taco Thursdays [10/24]
The Hot Sauce Truck near the South Gym will be offering $1 tacos on Thursday, Oct. 24 to show continued appreciation for students and staff who support their food truck. As their truck says, this deal “is anything but a tease.”
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Topanga Vintage Market [10/27]
Over 180 vendors will be selling antiques, vintage clothing and collectibles in Lot 7 on Sunday, Oct. 27 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Guests can anticipate live music, fine art, and food trucks. Entry is $2 per adult.
Midnight madness [10/30]
The men’s basketball team will be hosting a fundraising “Red vs. Black” intrasquad basketball game after the women’s volleyball game on Weds, Oct. 30 in the South Gym. The game begins at 9:30 p.m. and funds raised will benefit the men’s basketball program.
Annual transfer fair [10/31]
The Career & Transfer Center will host their annual transfer fair on Thursday, Oct. 31 on the mall between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Students can expect to interact with representatives from 40 different schools within California and out of state to answer any questions or concerns about their transfer needs.
Behavioral policy in the works
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“It concerns me what could go on in a classroom,” Cain said. “My main concern is if I had a student act violent towards me –in email or in person- I might be hesitant to report it if I thought that student would know I made a report of their action against me.”
Gillis is working together with Special Services and the Sheriff’s Office on what steps need to be taken to take control of this situation.
“We have had David Phoenix from Special Services come talk to us with respect to students who had violent altercations in the past and he mentioned to the committee that there was some existing infrastructure in place with respect to students kind of making it OK for special services to divulge previous instances to existing faculty,” Gillis said.
Student Services Senator and Health Center director, Beth Benne, explained that all of the complaints the Ethnic Committee has been getting from faculty should be reported.
“The behavior intervention team is up and running and any of these complaints from the Ethnic Committee should be immediate electronic behavior intervention referrals so we are tracking these students and their behavior,” Benne said. “We should know these things.”
Jewel Dominguez, an 18-yearold child development major, explains how the policy could assist the faculty.
“I feel the potential policy would be beneficial for everyone because it would help the teacher understand the various needs of a student and better help them if a tough situation does arise,” Dominguez said. Gillis and the Ethics Committee are working together to come up with the policy but it is difficult since there are a lot of law and legislation in place that protects the students’ rights to privacy.
“The committee is in the process of talking to different parties on the campus that have dealt with students with this aggressive behavior and once we are done with the investigation we will come up with a proposal to bring to the senate,” Gillis said. “It’s a conflict, but it looks like we are leaning in to coming up with some sort of policy that will work for everyone.”
For more info on the Oct. 21 Academic Senate meeting visit theroundupnews.com attached to emails sent to faculty and staff to further educate Pierce on the “Drop, Cover, and Hold on” method to stay safe in an earthquake, according to a ShakeOut flyer.
The phone call consisted of an emergency safety message that repeated for one minute before ending the call. The automated voice instructed students that it was a test call, but if it was an emergency, there would be detailed instructions to help students stay safe during an emergency.
Some students hanging around the Freudian Sip were so surprised, they immediately began comparing emails and calls with their friends and other students around them.
“The call was really helpful,” nursing major Grace Santos said. “I don’t check my email often, so the call was more direct.”
Pierce administration sent out an email notice to students and faculty stating that the campus was testing the school’s communication system.
“I really like it,” Leo Monjaras De Lao said, a 20-year-old Kinesiology major. “I got the email as a text, but the call was good too.”
Both Santos and Monjaras De Lao felt safe while on campus, especially with this emergency communication method.
Pierce is additionally working on different safety systems to execute a campus-wide evacuation drill in the future using an alarm system, Nieman said.
“Pierce doesn’t have a campus siren system, but we’re looking at the options,” Nieman said. “Other than that, (the drill) was really successful.”
