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just some work to do with respect to the footing,” Mahaffey said.

The Camelot March hunter/ jumper show also brought in a local jewelry vendor.

Nancy Louie, owner of Horse Coin Jewelry, was at the event selling her custom-made jewelry and hats.

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Cal Lutheran University

On-the-spot admissions are being accepted on Wednesday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Transfer Center. Pepperdine University Representatives will visit from 4 p.m. to 12 p.m.

Fake news vs real news workshop

The next Fake News vs. Real News workshop will run from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,on March 21, in the Library / Learning Crossroads.

Theater Manager Michael Sande gave the information for the play to Public Relations Manager Doreen Clay from a flyer that she had to reformat to fit the configuration of the the marquee.

Clay created four slides and she used the visual part of the poster, which were partial faces of the four characters in the show, Sande said. However, the

“So, in looking at that, when people were driving by, they didn’t happen to catch the three photos before, but even if they did, they’d probably be thinking, ‘What is that?’,” Sande said. “It wasn’t presented in a way that made it sound like a play, much less a comedic play.”

The Theater Department issued a statement on Thursday, March 9, addressing the community about the play and the situation.

Mayer Greene a resident of the community heard of the issue through an acquaintance. Greene said he was initially confused because it was a quick glance, and he did not understand why the words ‘Bad Jews’ were displayed.

“The government can never stop free speech, but the look was not nice and I didn’t like it,” Greene said.

However, Greene went home and did his research on Pierce and what was being advertised.

“I immediately looked it up,” Greene said. “Pierce College did not mean any ill intentions. They simply didn’t realize the message of the the advertisement.”

He added that he was impressed by the civility and quick action that the school took to handle the situation.

Hillel 818 is an organization that aids and supports the Jewish community on college campuses.

David Katz, executive director of Hillel 818 for CSUN,

Pierce and Valley College, was first notified by a student of his about the marquee.

According to Katz, a photo was shared with him, and soon after, he reached out to the Theater Department to provide insight about how the promotion could be taken out of context.

“There was nothing but good

Free CPR training

There will be a free CPR/AED training course on Saturday, March 25, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is open to all Pierce students but seats are limited. Must RSVP.

intentions,” Katz said. “It could be a potential issue and easily be averted.”

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However, it seems as if many professors have found some loopholes.

Participation points and most in-class work are merely tools that

Cyber security

by Madeline Martinez

In just the past year Yahoo Inc. had to admit to two different incidents where hackers had gotten into their networks and compromised almost two billion accounts.

Read that again. Two. Billion. Accounts.

Yet most of us do not take the time to secure our information on the internet or even know where to begin.

The number one step to make sure you are safe online is knowing what sites you are using and making sure you understand what you are clicking on.

Second: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Don’t believe everything you read at first glance. Even if it came from Google doesn’t make it safe.

Third: Create multiple email accounts for different functions on the internet. Use an email just for school, use one for newsletters, one for personal use, such as banking and other sensitive information.

Fourth: Never use the same password twice, nor an iteration of the same password. There are free password managers out there such as LastPass that can store your passwords for you and even generate harder ones to crack.

Lastly, never share too much information on the internet.

Following all these safety precautions will ensure the highest level of cyber security for anyone and will help deter the spreading of your information.

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“No,simplybecauseIthinkitjust comesdowntoexams.Ifyouknow thematerial,whyshouldyoube gradedonparticipating?” andatory class attendance in college has been debated for years. Students and professors are found on both sides of the argument. According to the California Community College curriculum “Attendance is not part of a course subject matter or a discipline-specific skill and therefore may not be separately assessed as part of the course curriculum.”teachers have to require students be in class each day.

But the truth is, teachers at this level are not babysitters. They do not have the same level of responsibility for their students as teachers, and the school as a whole, at the high school and lower levels do.

A Bloomberg article from 2007, “Treating college students like school children,” urges that students be graded on “how they perform and what they create, not whether they keep a seat warm.”

If a student completes the work needed and passes any quizzes and exams, whether or not they were in the room for the other days

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Most teachers at Pierce College drop students if they miss the first day or week of class, and they have good reason to do so.

A student who cannot show on the first day of class, or even the first week, likely doesn’t care about the course. Some students register for classes just to fill a spot that they need, and if they don’t have a care in the world to stay in, why should the teacher keep them on the roll sheet?

You’re getting off on the wrong foot with a professor, showing up to class to find out they’ve already dropped you.

More importantly, there are students who are trying to get into certain classes, and if there’s a person who doesn’t show up has their spot removed, someone else can add to the course. This allows those students who have enough drive to show up to these classes to get the roster spot, rather than having it sit with someone who doesn’t show the first day of class.

However, as the semester moves on, students may eventually stop coming to class for their own reasons. Regardless of whenever they stop showing, I’ve had professors email the students to should not matter.

In fact, if students that fully understand the material don’t go to class it allows more possible one-on-one class time between the instructor and students who need assistance.

While attendance may not be part of the grade, there is the ever looming threat of being dropped from a class after a certain number of absences, and in the case of some classes, tardies.

The policy was created to combat financial-aid scammers. There are reports of people signing up for classes merely to receive financial aid. Once the check clears they’re never in class again.

Similarly, teachers are instructed to drop students that do not attend the first class meeting. The school is fined for each of these students that is a no show and never dropped. College students have responsibilities beyond classes. Sixty percent of community college students work 25 hours, while 25 percent work more the 35 hours. Work, family and other needs require a student to not attend class. They are hurt by missing the information presented in lecture. That is compounded by points, and at times entire letter grades, lost due to absences and tardies.

Punishing hard working students can diminish their desire and motivation to continue their education. Requiring class attendance could actually increase dropout rates. According to collegeatlas.org, inability to balance school, work and family is one of the top reasons for dropouts.

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Con: Let them stay check if they’re still attending. If they, in turn, get no reply, then the students absolutely deserve to be dropped from the course.

Communication can bring a lot of stress off the shoulders of the professors who don’t know where their students are. Professors should be mainly teaching those who are willing and capable of showing up, not constantly trying to chase down those who aren’t. If they get caught up trying to get a student who either didn’t show the first day or week, they can’t devote their full attention to teaching their subject material.

Students who don’t show any care will learn the errors of their way. One way of looking at classes is that you paid to learn by way of a professor and if you’re not willing to show up even if you paid, then you’re terrible at managing money. Students should realize that they aren’t just blowing off their teachers and peers by doing this; they’re also wasting money.

There’s no point for professors to constantly try and cater to those students who don’t show enough responsibility or care to show up. The students who attend class will be rewarded with an education, and the students who don’t show up will have to live with the consequences.

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Students should be able to decide if they attend class or not without fear of a teacher dropping them.

According to the Pierce College Attendance Policy, “any student who has accumulated more than one week’s worth of unexcused absences by the census date (normally in the third week of a 15-week semester) will be excluded from the class.”

In some instances, students are unable to attend class because of work, family emergencies or because they have a project that needs to be completed for a different class. Attendance should not keep students away from other responsibilities.

A lot of students at Pierce have jobs with a specific schedule, and resetting that schedule can be tough. Sometimes, it might even be harder to find a class that fits the specific hours one is looking for.

Imagine that the class you want to enroll in is only available during the hours you have work. As a result, you don’t regularly attend the class. Later you find out that you have been removed from that class. Wouldn’t that be miserable?

According to CNBC News, “more than 70 percent of college students have worked while attending school. And the number of working students

“Ithinkitshouldbepart ofgrading.Itʼsabigpartof lecturingandmakingsurethat youʼreactuallytakingnotesand understanding.”

EmilyMartinez,Nursing,18 has grown as college enrollment and tuition have increased.”

Withdrawing students from a class due to attendance is like punishing the students for wanting to work while trying to better their education.

Students are paying for the class, and if they are doing their work, and meeting their deadlines there is no reason for teachers to remove them. The students should be able to decide whether or not they attend the lectures. Teachers should not have the ability to decide that for them.

Another issue that may affect a student’s attendance is having to complete projects for another subject during the lecture of a different class.

In numerous courses, there is work that has to be completed outside of class hours. Students may have to attend an event during lecture hours and it is illogical for teachers to hold that against them by eliminating them from their class.

Every human being gets sick at some point and that is another reason why students may be missing class lectures, but that does not mean that they don’t care about the class or their education. Getting sick should not be a motive to remove students from a class.

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“Ibelievetheyshouldpartially,justto makesurepeopleareactuallypaying attentionandactuallyinteracting withtheclass.Ifitʼsnotlikethat,they mayaswelltakeanonlineclass.”

“Ithinkyes,professorsshouldgive creditforparticipating,becauseit isaveryimportantthingtoinvolve yourself.”

BushraAktar,Biology,21 a letter. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. the Sunday prior to the issue date. Editorial Policy: The Pierce College Roundup position is presented only in the editorials. published as a learning experience under the college journalism instructional program. The editorial and advertising materials published herein, including any opinions expressed, are the responsibility of the student newspaper staff. Under appropriate state and federal court decisions, these materials are free from prior restraint by the virtue of the First Amendment