Instructor hosts business seminar

Ebola is transferred by direct human contact with blood and other bodily fluids from an infected person or animal. It attacks white blood cells, and multiplies within them. It is not an airborne virus, which is a common misconception, Cooper said.

Cooper explained that fruit bats who put their saliva on fruit can also spread the virus to other animals and humans.

“Studies have implicated that the virus can circulate in bats as a possible reservoir of Ebola,” Cooper said.

The virus can be transferred for up to three months after an infected person is declared healthy.

There are two potential Ebola

Nov. 14 - Nov. 23 – Compiled by: Seth Perlstein

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11/21—Bomb Threat

LA City College was evacuated because of a bomb threat at 6 p.m.

The threat was relayed from the LAPD to the college.

The LAPD and Sheriffs searched City’s campus, but didn’t find anything, according to Pierce Sheriffs Deputy Al Guerrero.

11/22—Student Incident

Three men were reported to be inside the Farm Center’s cow area at noon. A Farm Center employee called the Sheriffs, but when they arrived, the men were gone.

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Toys for Tots

[Nov. 21] vaccines, with one of them to go into testing, Cooper said.

The F.A.S.T. Club and R3 will host a “Toys for Tots” toy drive from Nov. 25- 27.

Toys can be dropped off at its booth by the library, or at IT 3600.

The best way to avoid spreading Ebola is to use proper equipment when treating infected patients, and to have good sanitation.

When Ebola hit Dallas, Texas, people worried because the virus was closer than ever.

“When I first heard about it I was a little bit worried,” said health major Jonathan Ruiz. “Because of all the movies that I have seen.”

Ebola is another deadly virus, but there is one out there that is far more common, and far more deadly, Cooper said.

“We have to worry about the flu,” Cooper said. “The flu kills 3,000 - 49,000 people every year.”

– By Seth Perlstein

‘Cowspiracy’

[Dec. 2]

The Vegan Society will host a screening and discussion of “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” a feature-length documentary about environmental issues.

Food for Life instructor Lisa Karlan will host the discussion after the screening.

The event is set for Tuesday, Dec. 2 in the Great Hall.

– By Seth Perlstein

Adjunct instructor of business administration Norris Dorsey has charged up to $10,000 for his entrepreneurship workshops. But on Nov. 21, in BUS 3208, he didn’t charge Pierce College students a dime to attend his three-hour seminar.

The event featured Dorsey, guest speaker Tina Lewis, and College of the Canyons Director of Transfer Center Danielle Butts. Dorsey’s main message was that it’s possible to run your own business.

“They learn that it is doable, and they also learn that they can dream,” Dorsey said. “All it takes is a dollar and a dream to start your corporation.”

It was the fourth entrepreneur workshop at Pierce this semester.

Norris Dorsey Adjunct Instructor of Business

This installment covered the trials and errors of starting a business, and how to use your money to the best of your ability.

Butts urged students to save money by starting at a young age.

“No one has ever sat down and talked to people about how their money works,” Butts said. “We take our money and put it in the bank, and the bank gives you less than one percent interest, and we think that’s great.”

Young people need to make up their mind to put money aside for retirement, Butts said.

“You have time on your side right now,” Butts said. “There are so many people today who can’t retire at the normal age because they didn’t put enough money away.”

Butts also stressed finding something you love and pursuing that as a career.

“It’s very important that you find something you love to do,” Butts said. “When you get up in the morning, and you’re doing the thing you love, it’s not a job. You’re doing something you really enjoy.”

Dorsey emphasized just how important business knowledge is.

“Most of the time you don’t need world history, but you need business,” Dorsey said. “Everyone needs business. The world revolves around business.”