Campus News Spring 2018 Issue 22

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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‘Hire A Husky’ welcomes new employees

BY GISELLE PALOMERA Staff Writer LA Youth at Work partnered up with the Los Angeles College Promise Works to provide students with paid summer internships in the entertainment industry, last Thursday at the Hire a Husky career and job fair.

East Los Angeles College has partnered up with the Evolve Entertainment Fund through the Career and Workforce Development Center to provide students with paid summer internships in the film, music and TV industries.

Pre-registration was required for students whose goal is to get paid for their work through an internship in the entertainment industry. Students were interviewed on-sight for internships with major companies like Spotify, DreamWorks Animation and Univision Los Angeles, among others.

The on-site interviews gave students an opportunity to experience an interview in that type of environment. On February 12, Mayor Eric Garcetti joined actors Ava DuVernay and Dan Lin to launch the Evolve Entertainment Fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide opportunities for students of communities who have been historically excluded from the entertainment industry.

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According to the mayor’s website, “The EEF has already secured 150 paid summer internships for students participating in the HIRE LA’s Youth program — partnering with leading entertainment and digital media organizations that include DreamWorks Animation,

Ryan Murphy Television, Film Independent, Creative Artists Agency, Kobe Bryant’s Granity Studios, and Anonymous Content.

That number is expected to grow to 250 by the end of 2018, with a goal of 500 placements by 2020.”

Students who missed their

opportunity for an on-thespot interview, can still go to LAYouthAtWork.com to find more information on what positions are still available.

There are some requirements for applicants. For example, students must be between 18 and 24, be

willing to commit to a full-time schedule, and be enrolled in a community college or Cal State university.

The Hire a Husky job fair featured many agencies who are looking to hire students of all types of experience and education

levels. Some employers are only requiring a high school diploma and a big smile to qualify for entrylevel positions. Employers like Waterworks Swim School only require an open schedule to enjoy being around young children and to be at least a self-taught swimmer.

The Career and Workforce Development Department had many resources available, including a resource guide. The Career and Job Resource Guide aids students in their quest for a job or career. The resource guide includes template resumes of various careers to tailor to the exact skills and qualifications needed to be considered for a position. It also includes different resources towards finding internships geared towards specific careers.

“If you want to have a resume for the job fair, you kind of want to have different types, because you don’t know what employer is going to be there. You can only control what you are looking for, so always suggest creating different resumes to bring to the job fair, and maybe have a general resume to hand out to employers in specific industries,” said Janet Huang, Director at the Career and Workforce Development Center.

The next Hire A Husky Job Fair will be held tomorrow at the South Gate campus parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information email ELAC_CAREER@ELAC. EDU or call 323-415-4126.

‘Chavez Ravine’ to showcase next Friday

BY KEVIN CAMARGO Staff Writer The play, “Chavez Ravine,” will be showcased in the Proscenium Theater starting May 18 at 8 p.m. There will be eight total functions of the play for two weekends.

“Chavez Ravine” is written by Culture Clash and is being directed

by Ramiro Segovia.

The play will show the lives of people before and after Dodger Stadium was built on what used to be Chavez Ravine.

“The play tackles gentrification, race and class divisions, urban power

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structures, McCarthyism, community identity and the search for a home, among other issues,” said Segovia.

Segovia said that auditions for the play occurred last November, while rehearsals started late March.

“I must say, I am extremely impressed with the actors and their dedication in their research and efforts toward the production,” Segovia said.

“There has been many times that I have walked by the theater during the day before rehearsals and have discovered the cast working together on stage.”

This is the first play that Segovia

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the mom and dad of the show,” said Peralta.

Peralta said she loves that the play is bringing back the awareness of it into a new generation.

“It’s important to bring cultural plays into our community so that we remember, educate and even celebrate,” said Segovia. “Stories like the Battle of Chavez Ravine reminds us that we all have a voice and together we can build positive communities through storytelling.”

“Chavez Ravine” tickets are now being sold in the P2 building. General Admission is $10 and $12 at the door.

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directs at East Los Angeles College.

But he is not the only newlyexperienced person at ELAC. “Its very interesting because I’ve assisted stage management, so I kind of gone through the process before.

But doing it with Ramiro is a complete different experience because he is not used to the department,” said stage manager Rachel Peralta.

Peralta has been at ELAC for a year, but this is her first play she executes as a stage manager.

“We kind of had to learn and grow together being our first production. It was nice in a sense that we really are

East Los Angeles College will assist high school students with free tuition for the first year of any of the nine Los Angeles Community College District colleges with College Promise Day last Wednesday.

LA College Promise is a proposition made by Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016. The goal is to increase the number of community college graduates and university transfers in the city of Los Angeles.

LA Promise allows students from Los Angeles Unified School District and charter schools who are in route of graduating to have one-year of free tuition to any of the nine colleges in the LACCD. Schools like Felicita and Gonzalo Mendez High School, John Hope continuation, South Gate Senior High School, South East High School, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Academy of Boyle Heights High School, and many others.

“It’s getting the word out.

College promise day lets students know what’s available here, and it’s better for students to know what they’re getting into before they actually get into it,” Joshua Rodriguez, a professor from the English Department said.

Apart from the English department, the event had other clubs and departments. The Student Health center, Child Development Center, Honors Program, Computer Applications & Office Technologies, Learning Center, Language Center, Puente, Mesa and many more clubs also attended.

“I’m surprised at how many students have come up to us and inquire about child development so it’s a good thing. The nice part is that we had ELAC students come up to use and ask us about child care and about other services that we offer,” Marcia Cagigas Director of the Child Development Center said.

President of the Philosophy Club Leonardo Escobar, believes that these events aren’t just to

show new and current students about the services that ELAC provides, but also to show that the campus is a safe and highly spirited environment.

“I think the energy we show here is indicative of how much spirit and how much love we have for our campus. It shows to new and continuing students that this is not just a school, but it’s also a home where we’re all safe,” Escobar said.

Escobar said that he wished he was offered the classes at ELAC when he was in high school, but is glad that high school students now can get the opportunity that he didn’t.

“I’m incredibly jealous... opportunities not just to enroll in two classes at once, and get that wide breath of education, but also opportunities to get educated in an affordable and welcoming environment like ELAC on things that matter and issues that you won’t be able to explore until you get to a university,” Escobar said.

The partnership is between the Los Angeles Community College

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COME TOGETHER—High Schol students gathered in front of the E3 Quad for College Promise Day last Wednesday.

District and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The departments and clubs handed out flyers, gave information to students about their club or department and some handed out food and snacks.

“At first the students didn’t want to come to ELAC, but now I see that they’re motivated and

they’re starting to ask questions about what they can be involved in and they’re pumped up to come here.

When they were giving information about LA Promise, I loved it because they were able to apply right there and then,” Jackie Villalpando a counselor at Oscar De La Hoya Charter School said.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018

Removal of ELAC mural: censorship, ignorance

BY EDDIE MIKE GARCIA Staff Writer It was upsetting to hear about the short-lived history of East Los Angeles College’s mural of 1979.

The mural put ELAC on the map of a growing Chicano art movement of the time.

In 1974, ELAC had an opportunity to merge its educational goals for Chicana/o students with those of the Chicana/o Mural Movement, a critical component of the larger Chicano Movement.

That year, Roberto Chavez, an art instructor for 12 years and chair of the Mexican American Studies Department, was awarded a $3,500 Instructional Development Grant to teach a class on painting murals.

Stimulated by the cultural and political ideas of the designed a mural that brought together images of nature with symbols of deceit, war and pollution.

Its title, “The Path to Knowledge and the False University,” suggested criticism of curricular activities within educational institutions.

The mural was a distinctive image of Chicano muralist paintings on L.A.’s eastside.

The span of ELAC’s west-facing

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HASTA LA VISTA— Mural by Roberto Chavez on the G-3 auditorium called “The Path to Knowledge and the False University” façade of the G-3 auditorium building allowed Chavez and art students to paint a mural that was 30 feet high and 200 feet in length.

Its size made it the largest mural ever painted in East Los Angeles and could be seen driving east from downtown L.A. on the 60 Freeway before exiting on Atlantic Boulevard.

It took two years to paint and one weekend in 1979 to eliminate it.

The mural depicted images of war, industry, deceit, pollution, and death.

Even though the mural did not suggest or give reference to a specific educational institution, it raised some controversy.

The newly-elected ELAC president Arthur D. Avila ordered the removal of the mural without giving a valid reason.

The whitewashing of the mural was the beginning of the end for the Chicano Studies Department’s crusading spirit.

Some students and faculty believed that the mural was removed because of administrators’ concerns

about Chavez’s connections to the Chicano political and social movements.

“It has become clear that the mural’s removal was part of a larger agenda by the new college president and the administration to dull the progressive, political, and ethnic edge that had developed on campus,” Sybil Venegas, who was the first female full-time staff member of ELAC’s new Chicana/o Studies Department, told a L.A. Times reporter back in 1979.

“Why had an institution that had

supported Chavez, the mural, and the Chicana/o studies program taken away something many of us felt connected to in one fell swoop?”

Venegas said.

It’s discouraging to know that an institution that promotes education and enlightenment has the audacity to silence the message of an artist and the mural.

The fact that this happened almost 40 years ago does not mean that it should be forgotten and that this type of censorship doesn’t exist today.

Healthy food should not cost more than fast food

BY SUSAN LORENZANA Staff Writer As young people, we crave delicious food without knowing the effects.

Being a healthy eater is not easy.

Doctors say we should eat a lot of fruits, vegetables and various meats.

Eating fast food can lead to health complications. “Over 60 percent of American adults, as well as 27 percent of young Canadians aged between 2 and 17, meet the criteria for being overweight or obese,” according to Reader’s Digest.

It’s no mystery that one of the major factors behind these numbers is the increase of fast food diets.

ELAC student and Jack in the Box employee Olivia Ramirez says that she eats fast food often because she does not have time to cook.

When she’s at work, she can’t help but eat from there because she is on the go. “My mom spends about $200 a week for groceries,” Olivia says. Parents feel they can save precious time and money at a drive-thru.

Low income families believe that

using coupons would be convenient because they do not have time to cook a homemade meal.

The first mistake they make is skipping the most important meal of the day: breakfast.

When people have to wake up early to go to work or school, they do not have the time to wake up extra early to prepare a meal.

Instead, people rush to fast food restaurants.

People have to build a certain routine to get up early and cook a healthy dish. Last week Jack in the Box released coupons.

“These coupons will attract consumers into buying more and eating out more,” Ramirez.

Fast food should be more expensive than healthy food. The only way people will be healthy is if healthy food is affordable.

When people go to a fast food place like Carl’s Jr. , a small combo comes to be priced at $10.

At Jack In The Box, a Spicy Chicken Combo is $8 plus tax.

Jack also has a special of three tacos and a small drink for $3 plus tax.

This will attract consumers into buying more fast food.

Staff Writer One automated teller machines (ATM) for hundreds of ELANS is ridiculous.

There needs to be more options for the amount of students we have here at East Los Angeles College.

The lack of ATMs at ELAC has added another layer of difficulty for students this semester who are already dealing with problems with

the SIS system and financial aid.

Hundreds of students receive financial aid at ELAC, and yet there is only one student-friendly ATM on campus located inside the library.

The other ATM located by the Grab N Go is not affiliated to ELAC and charges a fee every time it’s used, making it an inconvenient option for most ELANs. Come disbursement time, it becomes a race to see who gets to this one ATM before it runs out of

money or stops working.

ELAC has more than 25,000 students, the most in the Los Angeles Community College District.

Having at least two ATMs would be beneficial for the many lowincome students who receive financial aid. Another advantage is the ATMs wouldn’t run out of money as quickly.

If a student encounters a broken ATM, they would be able to walk to the other.

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If people continue eating fast food, they are more likely to diagnosed with diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or obesity.

There is also a con. If people do not go out to fast food places and either use coupons or pay original price, restaurants will go out of business and make no money.

On the other hand, there are places like HomeGoods and Fresh and Easy where organic food is overpriced.

Grocery stores sell one avocado for $1.

Low income families have to depend on weekly specials at Food 4 Less, Superior, Northgate and Lucky.

ELAC student Melanie De Santiago lives a healthy lifestyle and feels that buying healthy food will give you energy. “I feel that healthy food in general isn’t so expensive when you know how to prioritize what to buy and how to make healthy meals.”

It’s fast food restaurants that make healthier options more expensive by advertising much more food for a better “deal,” said De Santiago.

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Students need more working ATMs on campus

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The odds of both ATMs breaking McDonald’s. The machine never down at the same time would be less works when I want a soft serve,” if there were more. said Alonzo.

“Sometimes it works. [the ATM] “It runs out. They need to have seems to [not work] when that one more on campus,” said student student needs Cristina Moreno. it badly,” said “I download[ed] librarian MJ the [BankMobile “If it is functioning then Vi b e ] a p p s o Alonzo. it is out of money.

According I know where t o A l o n z o , I feel like it’s McDonald’s. they’re at,” said he’s seen the Moreno after The machine never ATM reloaded seeing the ATM about twice a works when I want a soft wasn’t working month and more on more than one serve.” often when occasion. people begin According to MJ ALONZO to receive their the BankMobile LIBRARIAN financial aid Vi b e w e b s i t e , disbursements there are four and students. m o r e AT M s That’s when they begin withdrawing within a mile radius of ELAC. money in large sums.

However, it is unclear if they charge The library does not have any students a fee. official connection with BankMobile The library’s ATM location also Vibe, the company in charge of the poses some obstacles.

ATM, except that they call the Since the ATM is inside the company when it is not working, library, students can not get their which is often. money when the library is closed Alonzo has worked as a librarian during the breaks or late hours. for 10 years and has never seen In the past, Alonzo opened the anyone repair it, but says the door for students to use the ATM. response time for money reload is Alonzo remembers when there used good. to be three ATMs on campus and “If it is functioning, then it thinks there should be more ATMs is out of money. I feel like it’s on campus again.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018

Guard signed by Central Florida

BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Staff Writer Shooting-guard Frank Bertz signed to the University of Central Florida for the upcoming season.

Bertz was named to the first-team all-conference lineup for the South Coast-North division this season.

He has played the sport since he was five years old, starting in a peewee league and worked on his skills all the way to where he is now.

“My coach at Sultana High School prepared me for the transition to college practices. Now, Coach Mosley is making sure I am ready for UCF. Without their help, I don’t think I would have been able

to do it on my own,” Bertz said. for the basketball team.

He is a first-generation college “When I first met Frank, I had a student and the second oldest of feeling we would get along pretty three children. well. We usually He is in his just do homework secoond year at “I have seen him get when we are home.

East Los Angeles When we have free stronger and faster College as a time, we play video as a player. I know criminal justice games or watch he matured both major. movies. Literally, A p a r t f r o m academically and on the anything that will playing basketball, make us laugh,” court. He represents Bertz is part of the Cross said, ELAC very well.

Male Leadership “I’ve helped Academy on Frank after practice campus. improve his JOHN MOSLEY J a m i e r C r o s s , Men’s basketball head coach techniques. He is who is currently like a brother to me Bertz’s roommate, so I want to make said they first met during summer sure he is improving.”

Huskies’ Center Colin Bell met 2016, when they both began to train

Bertz after transferring to ELAC last year and said that the two got closer this semester.

He said that although Bertz is 20 years old, he’s more like a 12-yearold kid.

“Frank could play video games for 24 hours if given the opportunity. (He) is really a little kid in a 20-year- old person’s body,” Bell said.

Bell said that Bertz is the most unorthodox shooter that he’s ever played with, but is probably the best.

“I think it's crazy ... He ended up signing to the biggest school out of everyone on the team. I think that surprised a lot of people. I think a lot of people will be surprised when he does so well there,” Bell said.

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“Frank started to play for the team in the fall of 2016.

We recruited him out of high school, I had a relationship with his coaches in high school.

“His family and coaches thought coming to play at ELAC would be a good fit for him.”

“I have seen him get stronger and faster as a player. I know he had matured both academically and on the court. He represents ELAC very well, I’m honestly very excited to see him on tv,” John Mosley, head coach of the basketball team said.

On the team, Bertz had the second highest minutes played per game.

He also had the second highest average for points per game.

LMU transfer student to receive huge payday

BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Staff Writer

First-generation college student Lizabeth Garcia received the Phyllis Grace Mozillo scholarship to attend Loyola Marymount University.

Originally, Garcia received $20,000 in financial aid funds to help with the $30,000 tuition costs but she received $61,960 through the scholarship.

She is a sociology student and is currently in her second year at East Los Angeles College.

She visited LMU for the first time during a school trip with ELAC last semester.

Garcia only applied to two private universities, the University of Southern California and LMU. “Once I stepped onto campus, it felt like my home. We visited USC

first and I didn’t have that same her that she won the scholarship. reaction. USC, for me, felt like an During her time off, she is apartment or a part of the Los temporary place.

Angeles School I just knew that Police Explorer LMU had to be Program. my next home,” She has been Garcia said. part of the program for two Once she had years. received her In LASPD she financial aid trains exercises package through and runs the mail, she saw scenarios about the amount LMU police situations. was offering her.

Garcia also “I honestly helps Long couldn’t believe Beach City I had won the Hall with beach scholarship. I cleanups. felt so grateful.

“I enjoy doing I never thought Lizabeth Garcia the cleanups.

I would have It saddens me received it,” Garcia said after receiving a call sometimes to see how dirty the from LMU financial aid to notify beaches are, especially once you get

More LGBTQ students regret taking out loans for school

BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer Forty-five percent of student loan borrowers regret their decision to accept loans, compared to 60 percent of LGBTQ students, a new study finds.

The national survey was conducted over two days in February

by Student Loan Hero, a website that provides resources on student loans to students.

11,184 current students, 18 and over, participated in the survey.

Screening questions for the survey included: “Do you, personally, identify as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer?” and “Do you have student loan debt?”

Miranda Marquit of Student Loan Hero said that paying off student loans can be difficult for LGBTQ students in particular, because 1 in 4 LGBTQ employees have experienced employment discrimination within the past five years.

“We asked student loan borrowers why… a lot of the responses had to deal with the fact they’ve gone through school. They got these loans, but then they faced employment discrimination later, so they couldn’t get a high-paying job,” Maquit said.

According to the Movement Advancement Project, there

are no federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace.

Students who identify themselves as part of the LGBTQ community can be fired from their jobs in 28 states, 30 states if the student is transgender.

The unemployment rate among

Students who identify themselves as part of the LGBT community can be fired from their jobs in 28 states, 30 states if the student is transgender. the transgender community is three times higher than the national average, according to Out & Equal, a nonprofit organization that advocates for workplace equality.

“It all ducktails. You get this education (and) you think you’re going to have a good job, but then you face employment discrimination.

Then, you’re drowning in student loan debt and you can’t find a good job… it becomes a vicious cycle,”

Marquit said.

According to the survey, students felt that they would be paying their student loans back for the rest of their lives.

In a report from the Government Accountability Office published last month, schools nationwide hired consultants to encourage students to put their loans in forbearance, an option that allows the student to put a three year hold on the loan, but increases the debt amount.

In a report by The Washington Post last month, some colleges promoted loan forbearance, as opposed to alternative methods that benefit the student like loan payments based on a student’s current income.

According to a 2017 article published by Time, Navient, the largest student loan company, was sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last year for making it difficult for students to pay back student debts. “(Navient) created obstacles for repayment, provided borrowers with bad information and otherwise acted to keep borrowers mired in student loan debt,” the article read.

Though the Student Loan Hero team earns commission when recommending products and services, there are free resources available after submitting an email address on their website.

closer to the water and see the plastic is what makes her stand out from rings from sodas or beers. It feels everyone else. good to give back to “There was a the environment in time when we went some way. I was able shopping to Forever to meet new people 21 and a Logic song “I enjoy doing and we all came on and she just (beach) cleanups. came together to help began to sing the It saddens me to song. People were clean the beach,” Garcia said. see how dirty the looking at us, but we were just having When Garcia beaches are.” fun,” Desai said. took her first math Garcia is part of course at ELAC, she met Kajol Desai EOPS, where she at the Educational met her counselor Opportunity Carmen Soto.

Programs and Soto helped her LIZABETH GARCIA Services Office. with the application Scholarship recipient Desai was a math process for private tutor for EOPS universities. during the fall 2016 “Lizabeth is semester. tenacious, curious and creative.

“Lizabeth is an honest and caring I will often recommend certain person. She will always tell you the opportunities for students, such as truth, no matter what. I think that exploring private universities …

Sometimes students are hesitant because it may feel like unknown territory for them.

“Instead, Lizabeth met this opportunity with a desire to know more, visit different campuses and take a risk to apply to private universities like USC and LMU, that she had never considered,” Soto said.

Soto said that she got to know Lizabeth through her college applications.

“She had a great story to tell in her transformation from being a high school senior, unsure of what to do and coming to ELAC, to realizing her interest in Sociology.

“She also has great perspective in respect to the challenges students face in the transfer process, which I think has allowed her to better understand her peers and I expect she will be a great role model for future transfer students,” Soto said.

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Spring Choral Concert interprets religious hymns

BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer Songs of a religious nature were sung Monday by the East Los Angeles College Choir and Chamber Chorale at the Spring Choral Concert.

Presented by the ELAC Music Department, the conductor for the evening was Dr. Anthony Lupica.

The ELAC Choir began the evening with “Go Down Moses,” which contains the famous line “let my people go!”

The ELAC choir was positioned in a semi-circle around a single piano, played by Dr. Melissa SkyEagle.

After the first song was complete, conductor Dr. Anthony Lupica said to the crowd that the following two songs, were of Celtic origin.

The first of the two songs was “The King of Love My Shepherd Is.” The ELAC Choir skillfully distributed harmonies of various pitches; without the use of microphones, the sound flowed nicely throughout the S2 Recital Hall.

The mood shifted to a more somber tone for the performance of “Be Thou My Vision,” arranged by Alice Parker.

Half-way through the song, soprano Valerie Valdez slowly minimized her vocal contributions as she walked toward the front of the stage to deliver her solo.

The choir followed with a

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BEL CANTO—Anthony Lupica, Ph.D., conducts the East Los Angeles College Choir as they sing “The King of Love My Sheperd Is” by Henry Baker. Melissa Sky-Eagle, Ph.D., accompanies them with the piano at the S2 Recital Hall. performance of “Thanks Be To Thee.”

Prior to the song, the conductor noted that it’s frequently played at graduations.

The ELAC Choir wrapped up their performance with “Shall We Gather at the River.”

In the Spring Choral Concert program, Dr. Graham Raulerson said “You just might recognize this favorite U.S. American hymn from one of several Western

films.” Some of those films include 1941’s “Tobacco Road,” 1966’s “7 Women,” and 1956’s “The Searchers.”

As the ELAC Chamber Chorale took the stage, their numbers doubled that of the ELAC Choir.

Mimi Chun accompanied the Chamber Chorale with her flawless playing style.

At one point in the evening, she wrestled with a sagging page from her songbook without

faltering a note.The performance of “Adoramus Te, Christe” was the most musically different compared to the other performances.

The ELAC Chamber Chorale did an excellent job at emitting a deep drone that slowly faded in and out as the higher-pitched vocals were delivered rapidly in time with the piano.

Conductor Lupica displayed excitement for the next trio of Felix Mendelssohn songs: “See What

Love” (Saint Paul), “How Lovely Are the Messengers” and “He’s Watching Over Israel (Elijah).”

A stage arrangement occurred before the performance of “How Lovely Are the Messengers,” with the women on stage left and the men on stage right. The title is from a line from the Mendelssohn oratorio, “Paulus (St. Paul).”

The score was originally written in German, but a portion of the English translation is: “The Nations

are now the Lord’s, and Paul came to the congregation, now we are Ambassadors, how lovely are the messengers.”

Prior to the performance of “Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name,” the Chamber Chorale shifted positions once again.

During the transition, Lupica said “poor guy,” referring to a choir member who was on crutches due to a motorcycle-related injury.

Showcase manifests importance of student art

BY ANDREW AYALA Staff Writer Four young and talented artists displayed, performed and expressed their messages through their art in a enticing fashion at the Art and Short Film Showcase on Saturday.

The event included an art walk, poetry, short films and an artist Q&A. At the entrance of the event, beautifully drawn pencil sketches were displayed to the left and meaningful poetry with flowers below them ran along the right side.

There was a total of four pencil sketches all drawn by Guillermo Haro.

They included an image of his younger nephew, Tupac with a meaningful message that can be read inside his bandana, his deceased grandpa and an interesting sidefusion of Kanye West and Donald Trump.

All of the drawings were well done and proved to have a deeper meaning other than something nice to look at.

Viewers were able to see the time and dedication taken to perfect these pieces of art. As they are looked at them for a while, a hidden message can be grasped.

The pencil sketch of his nephew looked like a photo-copied image because of how realistic and detailed it was.

The sketch of Tupac had the perfect balance between pencil and marker, which made the facial features and shading stand out.

All aspects were exact to a real image of the late rap artist.

From the scruff of his facial hair to the clarity of his nose piercing, the sketch was so intricate it made eventgoers look more than once and almost completely matched

the original image.

The quote in the bandana shows the emotion expressed on Tupac’s face and adds to it. “ My biggest inspiration is my family. Always looking through someone else’s perspective is important. I draw my emotions and put it in my art,” said Haro.

This is why he included a pencil sketch of his grandfather, despite never meeting him.

This sketch had more going on than the rest of his work, because every part had a different meaning to it.

The original portrait he drew four years ago could be seen on the bottom right and the newest additions were around in the center.

He redrew his grandfather in the center with his face split in half. One side was flesh and the other was a skeleton signifying his death.

“Today’s youth needs to express themselves.

This showcase is a way to send a message and impact someone’s life positively.”

CRISTIAN CARIDAD Filmmaker

There were railroad tracks in the back to symbolize where his grandfather worked.

The balloon deflating with the child’s hand holding the end signified that “Even happiness fades away.” This seemed to be the pencil sketch that had more than a few messages to grasp.

The fusion of West and Trump was drawn due to the latest actions

between the two.

Haro looked up to West as an artist, but said he disappointed him recently, which caused him to put their faces side by side in a caricature style sketch.

Although related to recent events, this drawing signifies Haro’s past, present and future.

He has been West’s fan since he was younger and he has many family members in Mexico, which is one of Trump’s immigration targets.

“Never give up and always keep dreaming. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do.

Afterall, everything takes time and dedication,” said Haro.

The poetry that was recited and along the windows of the hall was written by Timothy Williams and Jonathan Vermillion.

Both poets recited poems with themes of sadness, happiness and love.

This was their first time reciting in front of a live audience and did well.

Vermillon recited a total of three poems, two of which were titled “Happy” and “Inside Me.” Each seemed to be dealing with love in someway.

It was delightful to hear someone talk about the stages of emotion and to elaborate on how much it matters to human beings.

“This is an opportunity to show art and how you influence others.

Showcases allow you to put yourself out there and make connections,” Vermillon said.

Williams also recited a total of three poems which were titled “Carnival,” “Inevitable” and “Yellow.”

These poems dealt with love as well, but dove deeper into the everyday struggles most viewers can relate to.

His poems seemed to be tales of

pain and truth.

“Everybody has a message and they are all perceived differently,” Williams said.

The metaphors and similes were painted perfectly. With their words, listeners could get an image of what they were saying in their heads.

The titles correlated to the poems and gave insight to what the poem was going to be about.

Usually things that deal with love are cheesy and romantic, but these poems showed sides of love that most don’t like to express to one another.

Listeners were able to gain a better understanding on how this emotion affects everybody and how important it truly is.

The short films that were included were titled “Coin Laundry” by Timothy Williams and “Stand Up”

by Cristan Caridad.

Both were well thought-out films which included messages and plots that viewers were able to relate to.

“Coin Laundry” seemed to be a comedic short where it explains how some women don’t understand common courtesy and mistake kindness with flirting.

“Stand Up” had a dramatic message of standing up for what is right regardless of the situation.

Both were filmed wonderfully and included each directors preferences in camera shots and angles.

“I like shooting with tight focus and close-up because it makes the story understandable and relatable,” Cristian Caridad said.

Viewers were able to see just how tough it was to complete the films and were also able to grasp the messages that were in them.

“Today’s youth needs to express themselves. This showcase is a way to send a message and impact someone’s life positively,” Caridad said.

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MAKING A MARK—Four pencil sketches drawn by Guillermo Haro that include his nephew, Tupac, his late grandfather and a side-fusion of Kanye West and Donald Trump hang at the S2 Recital Hall during the showcase.

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DADDY!—Leonardo Montenegro (Eugenio Derbez) is hit with sudden false fatherhood after his accident and is greeted by his new children Olivia (Alyvia Alyn Lind) and Molly (Payton Lepinski) while Kate (Anna Farris) watches in amusement.

Remake surpasses ’80s classic

BY MARIA MARROQUIN Staff Writer Hollywood’s latest remake of the classic ’80s film “Overboard” is guaranteed to make moviegoers laugh throughout the film due to its engaging comedy.

Starring Mexican comedian and actor Eugenio Derbez as Leonardo Montenegro, he plays an entitled rich playboy who is used to getting his way with anyone around him.

Anna Farris as Kate, is an overworked underpaid single mother of three trying to get her nursing degree.

A reversed gender twist combination of Spanish/English language and a lot of jokes involving Mexican culture are some of the differences from the original film.

Montenegro meets his fake wife Kate because she is hired to clean the carpets of his boat. He acts like the typical entitled wealthy person and decides not to pay her for the services she’s providing after she refuses to be one of his servants and get him a snack.

Following the altercation between them, he suffers an accident and wakes up with amnesia. Kate finds herself in need of a lot of money and after some discussion, she takes the advice of her friend and boss Theresa, played by Eva Longoria.

Together they decide to bring justice into their own hands and tell him he is married to Kate so he can work and help around the house while Kate studies for her nursing exam.

Montenegro then goes from not having worked a day in his life to experiencing the similar struggle many people go through of balancing several jobs and also

trying to enjoy quality family time.

The film only gets funnier from that moment on. The chemistry between a comedic genius like Derbez and known American comedian Farris could not be better, since they bring the best of both worlds to the big screen.

Moviegoers will definitely enjoy the humor behind the movie, even though non-Spanish speakers may be confused at times, but subtitles provide clarification.

Although the original film stars real life couple Goldi Hawn and Kurt Russel, it is seen as a romantic classic while the remake is more on the comedic side. The plot and storyline are not entirely the same, but the remake definitely holds its own weight. Both movies are good in their own way.

This is a refreshing but cliche move from Hollywood. The whole millionaire-falls-in-love-witha-poor-but-charming-person is already a scenario that’s overplayed.

While most of the movie causes laughter, there are parts that will leave moviegoers choked up a little.

Derbez is an up-and-coming actor in the Hollywood world, even though he is a huge star in Mexico.

He is better known for the movies “Instructions Not Included” and “How to be a Latin Lover” in the U.S. Both movies reached a high level of popularity among the Latino community and this film is certainly not the exception.

Overall it is a great movie with a lot of meaning behind it, perfect to enjoy with family or a fun date night. Total running time is 120 minutes and the film is rated PG-13 for suggestive material and some nudity.