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Farm festival features fun, food and frights
Halloween harvest has herecometh Mike Washington Roundup Reporter
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Pierce defeats Mt. San Jacinto
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“If You Mess With The Bull ... :” Defensive Lineman Hakeem Allonce leads the Pierce College football team onto the field carrying a bull’s horns in a home game against Mt. San Jacinto. Pierce would go on to win the game 38-31. Saturday Sept. 14, 2013. Woodland Hills, Calif. [For the full story and photos See FOOTBALL, pg. 8]
ntering its ninth year as a holiday tradition, the annual Halloween Harvest Festival at Pierce College officially opens its gates Sept. 27 at the Farm Center on Pierce College’s campus with activities designed with guests of all ages in mind. Robert McBroom, director of the Pierce Farm Center, said the Halloween Harvest Festival is a six week, end of season event. “The farm is harvesting their goods for the last harvest before winter so it’s always been a time when people come out. Other kinds of harvest festivals often have old family farms, barbecues, with community gatherings in rural environments with pumpkin patches and other commercial opportunities,” he said. “We have taken the commercial side and slowed it down a bit to the rural feel to what a harvest type festival is.” Activities such as rides, stage shows, petting zoos, pumpkin patches and food venders of all kinds are just some of the attractions for guests to enjoy this year, with the park switching gears
9th Annual Halloween Harvest Festival Where: Farm Center Admission: $5 Begins: Friday, Sept. 27 Ends: Sunday, Nov. 3 Sun - Thurs: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri - Sat 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
and hosting more Halloween type scare zones after dark. “We have 10 food vendors this year. Everything from Italian, barbecue, kettle corn, Peruvian chicken, corn on the cob, LA Ice and funnel cake,” McBroom said. “Everybody likes corn and funnel cake.” “I’m mostly looking forward to the food booths,” said Nick White, a metal shop fabricator for the Farm Center. “Those caramel apples are killer. Especially the cheesecake and Oreo kind.” For the last few years, the Halloween Harvest Festival has been centered around a theme that [See HARVEST, pg. 3]
Senators name a new president
Academic Senate elects new senate president after controversy over vaccancy Michaia Hernandez Online Editor
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ierce College faculty senators voted Monday for the succession of the Vice President of Academic Policy to President of the Senate, denying the claim of the same position by the Vice President of Curriculum. The Pierce College Academic Senate, one of the organizations that make up the school’s shared governance model, voted 15-9, with eight abstains, to instate Vice President of Academic Policy Kathy Oborn into the presidency. “I respect what the senate decided,” said Vice President of Curriculum Margarita Pillado. “I wanted the sense of the senate regarding this issue.” The succession of the presidency has been heavily debated by members of
the Academic Senate, particularly by its executive committee. During the first few days of August, former president John Zayac--elected last May for a two-year term--expressed his intention of leaving his post for personal obligations. Though Zayac didn’t formally inform the other Senate members of his plan to leave until Aug. 17--his resignation was slated for Aug. 23--he began discussing through email his departure from the college with the members of the executive committee more than a week before his announcement, according to multiple accounts from those involved with the situation. A series of emails were then exchanged, where the executive committee members discussed how to move forward with the situation. In the event of a vacancy--described
“This is not just what’s happening in this room. It’s the perception on this entire campus.” -James Mckeever
Chair of Philosophy and Sociology Dept..
as existing when the person holding the position “announces his or her resignation to the Academic Senate”--in the office of the president, the vice president of academic policy is responsible for filling the position, according to the Senate bylaws. However, Zayac, whose term as the Senate president commenced July 1, felt that his situation has unique circumstances,
according to Oborn. “He said that he felt concerned [that] he hadn’t really served as president,” she said. “He said that the faculty should choose their next leader.” Additionally, Oborn emailed the members one day after Zayac’s initial email to the executive committee, saying that she was turning down the presidency due to conflicting responsibilities as chair of the professional development committee. “After some long mental deliberation I will be turning down the senate presidency but will continue to be Chair of chairs. I have dept transition considerations and a brand new prof Dev system to roll out for fall. Whatever the group wants to do in terms of filling the presidency I am there 100% to help. You can count on me,” according to the email sent by Oborn to the executive committee members on Aug. 9.
Following the email, Vice President of Curriculum Margarita Pillado, whom the bylaws state is next in line for the succession of the presidency, emailed back to accept the responsibility of taking over the position. She sent in a written acceptance of duties on Aug. 12, according to a statement to the Roundup. During a meeting that took place in the afternoon of Aug. 15, Pillado said that the executive committee “communicated to me their decision to disavow the process of succession that took place between Aug. 8 and Aug. 12,” and that “Prof. Oborn further indicated that she had rescinded her previous statement declining the presidency and therefore she was she was the incoming Senate President.” At that point, Oborn said that she was able to find someone who was willing to take [See SENATE, pg. 3]
Parolee arrested on campus
‘Lines that Speak’ Art installation located at the Art Hill below the Performing Arts Building will display the works of Srboohie Abajian.
Man threatens students and teacher in village
Tim Toton Opinion Editor
A 27-year-old parolee charged in the classroom intrusion in Village 8402 on Monday, Sept. 9, is being held on $85,000 bail in Twin Towers Correctional Facility while awaiting arraignment at Van Nuys Municipal Court, Division 100. Branden Sileon Saighe failed to appear for his first arraignment on Monday, Sept. 16 because of a “miss out” – his transportation from jail to the courthouse was not available. He also failed to show up
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for a second arraignment yesterday, the Van Nuys public information officer said. The parolee, who is unaffiliated with Pierce College, attempted to take over the classroom by threat and intimidation. “A non-student walked into the classroom, went to the back and threatened to take over the class with a weapon,” said Lt. Rod Armalin of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Community College Bureau. It began about 20 minutes before a Communication Studies 101 professor – who is not being
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identified for safety concerns – arrived to start class. Students were followed into the classroom by two unknown adult males, the professor said. The two made rude, odd and derogatory comments to students while standing in the back of the room, one of them singing to female students, the professor said. The professor said that when she arrived in class, “everyone was weird and quiet,” and one large adult male dressed in orange was standing in an aisle and entering [See PAROLEE, pg. 3]
The Pierce College Weather Station has provided meteorological data to national agencies since 1949.
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Srboohie Abajian, will have her art pieces and window murals displayed Thursday, Sept., 19, at the Pierce College Art Gallery.
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Where: Art Hill, Room 3300 Admission: Free Begins: Thrusday, Sept. 19 Ends: Wednesday, Oct. 23 Opens at 7 p.m.
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