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Gonzales said.

Even though he went into the shop with knowledge and intent of being scared, there were still some aspects that caught him off guard.

“I've actually taken a class in that room,” Gonzales said. “All of this stuff that they did and the whole experience was really good and the way they transformed the [room] was very impressive.

Club President and Genetic Engineering major Jeffrey Lerner explained that when the club is not trying to scare the student population, they are busy at work using their talents to bring ideas to life.

“We’re making a case for Raspberry Pi,” Lerner said. “We need to make several prototypes as well as back up money and are hoping to raise $600-$900.”

Despite the name, the case is not for a delicious dessert, the Raspberry Pi is a computer chip, and as such the case will provide more than just protection.

“It will cool down the motherboard so that it can be overclocked a higher project processing ability,” Lerner said. “We are also going to make it waterproof. These capabilities will allow it to be in robots in turn, expanding their abilities.”

While this is their first hosting the event, the SME club hopes it to be a continuing event that they can do every year and start building traction.

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of choice CSUN.

“My major is a little more niche,” Bridge said. “They are actually one of the few schools in the country that have a specific major dedicated to Construction Management.”

The benefits for college fairs are far from one-sided, as UCLA Arts representative Nikki Klepper explained.

“UCLA Arts is a small visual performing arts professional school on UCLAs campus,” Klepper said. “We have five different Bachelor of Arts programs, and we have a separate application process and portfolio requirement and we are here to talk about that.”

Maximiliano Trujillo from Mount Saint Mary, a predominantly all girls campus, also shared his experience with transfer fairs.

“Actually, a lot of males inquire with us,” Trujillo said. “They have never heard of us, so they just assume that we're a typical co-ed school which gives us the opportunity to explain to them we do offer programs in nursing, as well as night and weekend classes for them in business.”

Students also had the opportunity to partake in scavenger hunt of sorts. Upon arrival, they could take a sheet of paper to be signed by eight different booths that they visited to receive a raffle ticket giving them the opportunity to win $100 visa gift card.

As long as there are students looking to further their educational pursuits and transfer to other colleges, there will always be a need for transfer events like this and Pierce is more than happy to continue to provide.

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Preview: French Film Festival

SAMANTHA NEFF Reporter @sam_neff_

Professors from various departments will be hosting the French Film Festival in November for four days that will take place at the Great Hall and will be open to everyone.

The event is free admission and even though all the films will be in French, there will be English subtitles. The first day of the festival will include Higher Education and Language Attache of the Consulate General of France Olivier Ngo, along with Dean of Student Engagement Juan Carlos Astorga opening the activities. It will begin on Wednesday, Noov. 6, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m.

President of the French Club Tara Jovicic said that she believes this event will be very beneficial for students who attend.

“Not only are we trying to spread word about modern languages and French language and culture as well, but it's a good opportunity for American students to see movies rather than American,” Jovicic said.

“Not only French, but there are so many other great foreign language movies with others perspectives and it's very nice. I think they're going to be gaining a lot.”

Event coordinators French professor Denis Pra and English professor Donna Accardo said that the event wouldn’t have been possible without the help of other professors on campus, who have stepped up to help present the films and host a Q and A so that students are able to get more information about the films.

“I have to thank many colleagues who accepted to participate and to even have these movies as part of the curriculum of their class, so it's nice,” Pra said. “Other professors accepted to have the students do extra credit based on the movies.”

The six films presented throughout this event will be “Le Retour Du Heros/ Return of the Hero” and “Le Corbeau/ The Raven” on Nov. 6, and “Polina” will be on Nov. 7. The films “Les Quatre Soeurs/ Shoah: Four Sisters” and “120 Battements Par Minute/ BPM” will be on Nov.13, and “Tazzeka” will be presented on Nov.14.

Each of these films will address a real world issue that Pra and Accardo are hoping will spark discussion among students and grab their attention. The professors presenting the films have been specifically selected by the coordinators to present because the film will relate back to the subject that the professors teach.

“The films are all really wonderful, for instance one of them, “Les Quatre Soeurs/Shoah: Four Sisters,” is the story of women surviving World War II, the holocaust,” Accardo said.

“It’s a documentary, so we asked two professors from communications to present that film.”

The event will also be hosting a few more attractions, including French pastry and Moroccan food tasting throughout the four days.

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