“It's all about that collaboration.”

Intro to Laser Cutting was led by club member Emilio Nicolas, as he cut names of students and drawings of Sailor Moon characters. CoPresident Joel Simonoff was in charge of the Fundamentals of Arduino, Circuits and Programming Logic workshop.

“Most universities have very elaborate MakerSpaces and it’s interesting because when you

Ashkenazi.

“Vegetarian is basically when you don't eat any animals, you still eat cheese you still eat eggs, dairy and all of that,” Ashkenazi said. “When you are vegan you don’t eat anything that comes from an animal, so whether it’s the meat, dairy or eggs, nothing that is associated with an animal is to be used.” been sexual assault reports since the beginning of last year. All the deputies on campus have training on how to handle these situations.

Becoming conscious of the extension of animal cruelty beyond the consumption of meat was the rationale behind Ashkenazi’s decision to choose a vegan diet.

Stephanie Winnard, adjunct professor of psychology and the faculty advisor of the Vegan Society, believes farming is first in line in the causes for the natural disasters of today.

“Agriculture is the leading cause of pretty much every environmental ill known to humanity, including climate change, species extinction, deforestation, resource depletion, water pollution and ocean deadlines,” Winnard said.

“People don’t realize that the deputies on campus have worked the field, meaning different cities, before coming to colleges,” Guerrero said. “We are not exclusively just campus police.” see these MakerSpaces, it's part of the curriculum,” Macander said. “You have to be prepared to enter at that level knowing that these other students have already had the experience. So having a MakerSpace on campus here is critical.”

Guerrero suggests for students to always be aware of their surroundings, walk where there are people, and not park at a far distance from the campus.

In case of emergency students can call the Sheriff’s Station number, (818) 719-6450 which is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week even campus is closed or on holiday. The emergency contact number is 4311.

“We just want Pierce to be a welcoming, and safe community for everyone and I think anytime we can have an event that educates students about safety is great,” Wong said.

To prepare for MakerSpace Week the MakerSpace club had asked for funding from the ASO, which was approved for $1800 last semester.

They also underwent training on how to run these workshops along with learning how to

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operate the machinery by attending Hexlab during winter break.

Architecture major Xenia Bran attended the workshop and enjoyed learning what MakerSpace had to offer.

“They’ve been making an effort for the last year and a half to have a functioning MakerSpace here on campus,” Bran said. “They’re trying to unite all different sorts of majors to come into a room and let their creative side out.”

The event itself was organized by members and was a way for the MakerSpace club to dip their toes into the water.

“The most exciting thing is seeing all these guys excited about something, seeing everybody sharing information and everybody smiling and talking,” Macander said. “That to me is the beauty of it.”

4/17 - Intoxicated person Officers responded to a disturbance in Parking Lot 1. Paramedics were called to transport a female non-student to the hospital on April 17, around 7p.m.

4/18 - Gym Locker Burglary Gym locker was broken into in the women's locker room on April 18, around 7 a.m.

4/20 - Vandalism Student states her vehicle was keyed in the parking lot behind the pool.

Pierce College Sheriff’s Station General Information: Emergency: (818) 710 - 4311