Taboos

From the moment the interview began, Tim Toton was completely engaged. All of his energy and passion was being fueled into this moment; he is unmistakably present. His laidback style--glasses propped up over his forehead, a plaid button-up T-shirt with leather sandals, and backpack slung over his shoulder--gives him an aura of approachability. “I’m pretty sure I’m 44,” he joked. “And I...

Imagine yourself just getting home from a long day of work. It’s around 3:00 a.m. as you pull up to your driveway, exit your vehicle, and open the door to your house. You’re alone. As soon as you step inside your residence, you hear the floor creaking in another room. You proceed slowly to investigate but find nothing. Paranoia begins...

People who live on the edge of what many voices in society deem normal — those who deal drugs for a living, those who sell skin for a living and those who live without a god or religion -- will be profiled in an upcoming article for the Pierce College Bull magazine. With one interview down and the spring 2014...

For Adam Mendelson and Miranda Mendoza, a modern-day interracial couple's struggle isn't always discrimination, but other people's perception of them.

When first impressions mean everything, what adversities do tattoos fabricate?

Pierce College students share their thoughts on this generation's use of social media.

The theme of Los Angeles Pierce College's Bull magazine this semester is taboo and very few taboos have evoked unease as long as interracial relationships (IR) but that is what attracted one writer to the subject. Pierce student and native Angeleno, Michel Williams, 20, who lives in Porter Ranch and hopes to transfer to either USC, UCLA or CSUN next year as a communications major, felt compelled to...

Michelle Back, 20, has been going to Pierce College for two and a half years. Originally a biology major, she changed to Broadcast Journalism because she has been interested in that industry since she was a child. Born in Sylmar, Calif. she currently resides in Van Nuys, Calif. "Technically it is Lake Balboa, but I'm new to the area and everyone...

Pierce College had a deserted feel to the campus early Friday morning as Richard Zamora sat alone in the newsroom. It’s now a common sight to see “Richie” typing away writing articles for the Roundup newspaper and The Bull magazine, but at 27, this once-California State University, Northridge student has come a long way. He describes himself as an introvert who...