Taboos

Dogs: that is probably the first thought that comes into the average person's mind when someone says the phrase "man's best friend." Morgan McNair, a second-year broadcast journalism student at Pierce College, has embarked on a journey to find out how valuable dogs really are to some people. Originally from Dallas, Texas, McNair's question is "Can dogs be more than just...

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...

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...

There are a variety of athletes who do different rituals for good luck in competetive tournaments. In plenty of different cases, sport rituals have been passed down from generation to generation. It is a great gift to sense that you have a good luck charm while being competitive. It gives an athlete hope; for example, the Yankees baseball team has a ritual...

In today's every changing world, feminism can be a challenge. Marielle "Mariey" Stober, a journalism/fashion editor student and staff reporter for The Bull Magazine, delves into what feminism is in our modern world. Stober, a 22 year old graduate of Taft High School in Woodland Hills, explores the "other" side of feminism. She is a tall, thin, fashionably-dressed unassuming but eloquent...

Since I was unable to get paired with someone that I didn't know in the classroom, I had the honor of interviewing my old editor and friend Michaia Hernandez. Michaia decided that she wanted her topic for The Bull Magazine to be male prostitution. She believes it would be interesting to explore the different dynamic about being a male who actually...

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...

When Jeffrey Howard was around 6 years old, he experienced his most prominent supernatural encounter. He recalls sleeping in a room with the lights turned off, when something woke him up. Illuminated against the hallway light shining into his room was a shadow of a figure walking toward him. “This was about a 15-second affair,” Howard said, remembering. “Looking back, now I...

Kimberly Meza, 19, is a sophomore at Pierce College with the intent to major in journalism upon transferring. She has decided to take on cultural customs as her topic for The Bull Magazine's issue on taboos. This was initiated by her interest in the strange and/or odd things that certain individuals do which weren’t accustomed to her. By watching different shows on...