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BACK IN THE SADDLE
Stress can kill her. Her horse helps her survive. BY MEGAN BENDER MANAGING EDITOR
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n any given day, Trisha MacFarlane, 29, passes as the average student and woman. During her week she attends school, work, church and repeats. On the weekends MacFarlane visits her horse Jazzmin, spends time with friends and goes to church again. But on any given day, she is at risk of what the average student and woman is not. On any given day, MacFarlane could suffer from an epileptic seizure. Up until July 14, she had been seizure-free for four months. However, she had another seizure shortly after in August and her short-term record for days without a seizure is down to two months.
SEE S ADDLE • PAGE S 8&9 Photo by Megan Bender Clarion
Class Pass glitch troubles students
Faulty stickers have caused students to be turned away by Foothill Transit
Four elevators await inspection Administration states elevators are up-to-date and safe to use BY NICOLE SPATA STAFF REPORTER
BY AURELIA ADAME
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In spite of having a class pass that allows psychology major Nicholas Passarini to ride the bus for free, he has run into some issues boarding the bus. Passarini relies on the Citrus College Class Pass provided through the school and Foothill Transit. This pass allows Citrus students to ride specific bus lines for free to and from school. Last year, the Class Pass was implemented after students voted in favor of a raise in their fees to cover the pass. The Class Pass is an electronic
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Students board the Foothill Transit 281 bus on Oct. 17 at Citrus College. The Class Pass sticker on Citrus IDs, which provides free transportation for students, has been malfunctioning, causing boarding problems.
sticker placed onto student IDs allowing access to ride specific bus lines. In the past, Foothill Transit is-
sued TAP cards, roughly the size of an ID, so that other colleges could give SEE CLASS PASS • PAGE 5
Four out of the 18 operating elevators on campus have expired permits displayed. The Clarion had previously reported in the Oct. 25 issue that 12 operating elevators are based on information and access available to reporters as well as students. Claudette Dain, Citrus College vice president of finance and administrative services, sent out a campuswide e-memo that said Citrus has “continuously maintained up-to-date permits for all 18 elevators, in accordance with the State of California, Department of Industrial Relations,
Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards.” Citrus goes through a company named Performance Elevator Inc. to ensure that all units are up to state standard. As previously reported in the Clarion, Steve Siegel, school maintenance technician, said he knew they were up to date, but is unsure why the postings did not reflect this. Siegel said he knew the library elevator had broken down a few years ago and had to fix and maintain it to standard. It has since been fixed through the company that attends to the elevator permits. The elevator in the library has a temporary posting stating the annual permit is pending, but is dated from March 8, 2017. The newer Visual Arts building elevator is one of the four elevators awaiting inspection. “The permit, or a copy thereof, to SEE ELEVATORS • PAGE 5