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South Gate announces new building construction BY JERRY FLORES Staff Writer Associated Student Union hosted a meeting on March 23 and announced a new building construction at South Gate Educational Center campus. The new building will be constructed across the street of the South Gate Educational Center and will be done in January 2022. It will have new resources, one of them is the science department.
Calling local entrepreneurs for new incubator program BY SUSAN LORENZANA Staff Writer The East Los Angeles College Foundation and Omni Works launch the first ESTEC LA Incubator For Women, Veteran, Minority, Formerly Incarcerated, and LGBTQ Owned Businesses. This program will help students feel comfortable learning about the business world. Paul De La Cerda is the Executive Director of the ELAC Foundation, Dean of Resource, Economic and Innovation’s Office and External and Government Relations and Corporate Partnerships. He had the idea of starting the incubator and will manage the program. “When you think about when babies are born, you put them in an incubator so they can grow and
get stronger,” said De La Cerda. “This program will give you knowledge that you need to grow a strong business,” De La Cerda said. The new program is funded by a $150,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase, with additional support of Union Bank and the California Strong Workforce Program. Omni Works is part of the program of entrepreneurship. Their role and mission is to support women who want to start a business. This program will provide twelve months of business curriculum that will help people who want to start their own business. Those who enter will also work with mentors and advisers. The program’s goal is to help build economic prosperity, support quality job growth,
develop intellectual property and create generational wealth in underserved communities. This new program will launch on April 13 and will start off with a two
“This program will give you knowledge that you need to grow a strong business.” PAUL DE LA CERDA Executive Director, ELAC Foundation
day boot camp. In those two days the program will start talking to the first fifty students who will qualify. They will talk about how business works and how to be
successful in the business world. After the workshops, they will qualify to take five more shorter workshops. When those students finish those five workshops, they will qualify to enroll in a series of two classes. In addition, college credit will be earned and will be transferable. Students don’t have to be a business major to enter the free program. This process will consist of 15 weeks of ELAC business curriculum integrated with OmniWorks interactive workshops on contemporary business strategies, planning and launching, building and growing community based businesses marketing strategies. Students will also get help with interpersonal skills, legal roadmap and building financials.
There will be notable guest speakers actively working in relevant California industries and nine months of high-touch incubation with executive mentors. After the program is completed, those who enter will receive an ELAC Certificate of Completion. The goal is to help students who want to start their own business even if it’s at home. “I started my first business my sophomore year of college,” said De la Cerda. “I invented a dog door that for instance, a dog’s collar will have a chip and when a dog gets near the door, it will open automatically,” said De La Cerda. De la Cerda wants to help people because when he started his business, no one helped him. Paul said students should take this opportunity because it is rare to see programs like this.
“We really need the building to attract the South Gate student community because, otherwise, if we don’t have a bigger campus, they will choose to go to other colleges.” ERIC CALDERON
Commissioner of Arts and Humanities and Physical Education
Currently, students who attend the South Gate campus can only take general education classes such as English and Math. ASU made changes to its constitution-- including a proposal for the election of a vice president at the South Gate Campus-- if approved by the board members. They want a student from the campus to run for office. The elected Vice President will take office in Fall 2018. “We are proposing that this new position, if passed, should be occupied ideally by a student from South Gate Campus. This will help the South Gate students to get more involved on campus activities. We think that having three senators and a vice president will allow more representation and more power to the campus,” Eric Calderon said. ASU will host another meeting on April 13 at 1 p.m. in F5-209. Visit www.elaccampusnews.com to read the full article.
‘One Book, One College’ discussion turns opression into opportunity BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Staff Writer Oppression of women in the modern society was a topic of discussion by the faculty and student panelists at One Book, One College. A paraphrased quote from the book that began the discussion said “Over the ages, the view and treatments toward women have evolved, but some of the old ideologies have stayed. Developing countries and some modernized countries still have the old ideologies of women.” The focus of this discussion was “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into an Opportunity for Women Worldwide” by
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Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Natalina Monteiro, one of the panelists, has used the book for years for her political science classes. She wanted to debunk the assumptions that the authors had made through their book. “My inspirations to attending the panel is to continue to bring awareness and challenge the ideas on some of the things the author spoke of,” Monterio said. Monterio disagrees with the ideologies both authors talk about Islam and female circumcision. Monterio mentioned during the panel that within the book, Kristof makes it seem as if the females circumcision are related to Islam. Monterio said this process is older than the Pharaohs
and many believe that Cleopatra was circumcised. “I don’t see why he made Islam seem misogynistic. This is a form of control that is seen in various cultures for many years,” Monterio said. Anisa Abeytia, a graduate student who is completing general education credits currently at East Los Angeles College, was part of the panel. She said that the stereotypes placed upon Muslims continue the insinuation of their own moral judgments. “The author makes a statement regarding how Christianity was misogynistic, but they have moved on. No one can make this type of comparison to Islam. This is just showing that masked racism is being implied by Kristof
ESTEC LA Entrepreneur Workshop The free two-day Entrepreneur Workshop will be on Friday at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at G1-301A. Registration is required and space is limited to 50 participants.
and WuDunn,” said Mendez. LaQuita Jones, who is a sociology professor and panelist, said how in some countries they use obsidian glass to cut the girls’ clitoris, in order to prevent the young girls from growing a penis or even for pleasure. Apart from these ideologies, allowing women to get an education to improve their future contributes to the transformative thinking of society. “The first things that need to be challenged are the cultural ideologies of the mindset that poverty indicates the practices you will be doing in the future and especially that the living conditions can improve,” said Jones.
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‘Chicano!’ film screening today In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of East LA Student Walkouts, the ELAC Chicana/o Studies Department will screen the film “Chicano!” today at noon, at the S2-Recital Hall.
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BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer As more and more information is reported d a i l y a b o u t F a c e b o o k ’s use of unethical practices, many people are looking for alternatives without any luck. During yesterday’s Senate joint-committee hearing, Senator Lindsey Graham asked CEO Mark Zuckerberg if he thinks his corporation is a monopoly, in which Zuckerberg replied, “It certainly doesn’t feel like that to me.” Facebook users are rightfully frustrated, and some are deleting their accounts. However, the only way to prevent Facebook from using user data to sell targeted ads is when the account is deleted. Even then, a lot of people use Facebook to sign into a lot of other third-party services; make sure to replace these logins with your email address. Targeted ads wouldn’t be possible without collecting user data, which makes it a valuable thing. Facebook should make money as a corporation, but users should also educate themselves on the ways Facebook and other social media sites and smartphone apps use their data. Facebook should also allow users the option to opt-in rather than opt-out. During the testimony of Z u c k e r b e rg b y C o n g r e s s yesterday, senators brought up the idea of a paid-version of Facebook. However, why should people pay for a service that is already making so much
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money off their data? In the digital marketplace, data is a valuable thing, but with
Its goal is to ensure users understand what data is being collected as well as giving control to the user... Facebook’s revenue at $40.653 billion for 2017, Facebook and other social media companies
should share the wealth with the users. In an article published by Forbes, Facebook’s revenue grew to $19 billion in 2016, which was a 56 percent growth in revenue compared to the previous year. Facebook generates most of its income by providing an advertising service that is designed to target or in some cases, exclude, specific groups of people. It’s an effective tool for advertisers, but without regulations it has been used
to cause harm, both foreign and domestic. In 2016, the website ProPublica.org published an article where it purchased an ad under Facebook’s housing category and was able to exclude people from seeing the ad based on ethnic affinity, which, when selling or renting a home, is prohibited by federal law. In December of last year, a class-action suit was filed against major companies for placing ads on Facebook that excluded workers 40 years
or older from being able to see the ads, this on top of the Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll-farming scandals. Next month, the European Union will enact a new privacy law called the General Data Protection Regulation. Its goal is to ensure users understand what data is being collected as well as giving control to the user in how it is used. Facebook is no longer the small start-up it once was. It is important that Congress enact similar laws for Americans.
Modern video games are full price with half the content BY GUSTAVO BUENROSTRO Staff Writer
Video game companies’ focus has shifted towards3 profit rather than having a complete game. Video game companies 10 to 15 years ago would focus on giving a complete game to players. The game that they would give would have extra levels, different skins or even entire levels that are locked out and the player would have to play the game to unlock them. Big companies like Bungie, Activision and Epic speed up the process of games being complete so the games can meet the launch date. What the players end up getting is an incomplete game where there is nothing to do. The way these companies fix this is with Downloadable Content that the companies sell to the players for an additional charge. If the base game is 60 dollars, than the DLC would be $20. So that is $80 in total for a game. In the case of Bungie and Activision, they have multiple DLC’s ranging from different prices. Some can be $20, $30 even up to $40. Let’s take Bungie’s game of “Destiny” with the base game being $60. They had four follow up DLC’s that cost a total of $110 put together. The total amount on the complete game would be $170. Sometimes companies offer season passes. Where people can buy DLC’s for a reduced price. So instead of paying $40 for two DLC’s,
the players can pay $30 or $20. Which sounds good but in reality, the difference is marginal and if the product is still incomplete, there is no point in getting the pass. That is outrageous for any game to cost that much. Yet they still do it, because the gaming industry has changed to an extreme emphasis on the business side of it. No player ever believes that the gaming industry doesn’t care about money and that it isn’t a business, but the very least they can do is give us complete games. In today's age, video game
companies spend more time trying to find the next trend to sell the game rather than making their game a good game. The biggest example of this is battle royale games. Games like “Fortnite: Battle Royale” copied the battle royale formula f r o m “ P l a y e r U n k n o w n ’s Battleground,” which itself copied from other games like “H1Z1” and “DayZ.” However, what makes these games different from say “Destiny” is that these games are free to play. They also have the tag “early access”
which tells the players that the game isn’t complete yet. What makes these types of games different from AAA games, games with high budgets, is that players know exactly what they are getting when they download the game. Games like these also sell cosmetic items like different skins or backgrounds in loading screens. Because players can see exactly what they will buy from the cosmetic items that these games sell, the players buy them. While these games are
popular and are doing something right by being transparent, it is also hurting the chances of players getting fully realized games. The way the industry will look at the successes of games like “Fortnite” or “PUBG,” is that they can sell games that have a minimalist goal and have a lot of cool looking things to sell to the players. Video games like “The Last of Us” and “Horizon: Zero Dawn,” games with fantastic stories, rich world-building and complete releases, will become rare as the gaming company moves forward.
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Latin American Animation Day pays homage to legend short was trying to give the brain, heart, lungs and the entire organs of the human body the proper characteristic,” Mastuda said. Both Baisley and McLean believe that the most important thing to remember while creating a storyline is to be direct. “The best short is the shortest
BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Staff Writer Latin American Animation Day showcased short films from Mexico, Chile and Brazil, including “Inner Workings,” a Disney short film directed by Brazil-born Leo Matsuda. As a tribute to the late Bill Melendez, there was a section showing his various works for Disney, Warner Brothers and Charles Schulz. Tom Sito, a friend to Melendez, spoke about the various projects and styles Melendez typically did for his assignments. Sito is a professor of animation at the University of Southern California and has done work for Disney such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid” and many other projects. “In the 1950s, Melendez had done some of his best work during his time. This is during the time he began working with Schulz. He had done the voice of Snoopy for the show and the movie, in ‘The Peanuts Movie (2015)’ he is the
short,” McLean said. Being direct in the storyline and not losing the audience is one of the main objectives the animator and storyteller should keep in mind. The event is in collaboration with East Los Angeles College and Cinema Without Borders.
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ANIMATORS IN ACTION—Tom McLean, left, news editor of Animation World Network, Leo
Matsuda animation director, Ennio Torresan storyboard designer, Jean Thoren owner and publisher of Animation Magazine, Sarah Paisly former editor in chief of AWN, and Enzo animation background designer on Latin-American Animation Day speak during the panel discussion. voice of Snoopy, they used his original recordings,” Sito said. Some of the projects Melendez completed during his career include “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Piggy Bank Robbery,” “Bambi” and “Pinocchio.” A few shorts that were presented at the event include Mexico: “Muros no Fronteras” and “Poliangular”; Brazil: “Plate,” “Sinias Do Sim” and “Camino Gigante”; Chile: “The Bear Story” and “Gift.”
In the Mexican films they show animations with a wall separating the two characters, which is referring to the United States and Mexico border. The Brazilian animations show the destruction of forestry in the country by industrialization. The films didn’t use voices just music throughout. The two films from Brazil won Academy Awards in 2016. The panel for the question and
answer section included: Sarah Baisley, Enzo Baldi, Leo Matsuda, Jean Thorean and Tom McLean. Mastuda tried doing various styles for the short while doing “Inner Workings.” “I had envisioned the way the story was going to plan out. One of the approaches I recommend to upcoming animators is just going with what you think is the best for the film or short. The most challenging part of creating this
The special begins as a show until the shot reveals the scene is in front of a live audience with the camera crew in full action. At first there is a plethora of penis and stoner jokes between Rogen and the creator of “Big Mouth” Nick Kroll that will either make viewers laugh or be uncomfortable. Nonetheless, it’s the perfect tone for the rest of the touchy and raunchy jokes throughout the special. The next skit shows Rogen going to hell after a crash from tweeting and driving which lands him right in the devil’s lair. After some short conversation about Rogen’s selfishness, he devises a plan and tells the devil, played by Ike Barinholtz, that he
will make up for his wrongdoing by creating a charity. As Rogen wakes up and realizes it was a dream, he is then shown leaving the set and actually walking up to the stage to begin the introduction. The skits are recorded in a “Saturday Night Live” fashion. Viewers hear the audience and see the comedians being recorded in front of them. Rogen explains that he is raising money for Alzheimer’s in a very serious manner and then introduces the comedians and artists that will be performing that night. The comedians chosen are well recognized from shows or other stand-ups and the guests included are there to solve what Rogen
called the “Netflix algorithm,” the equation to get the special on several genres across the streaming platform. A meaningful segment in the show, is when Rogen and his wife, Lauren Miller Rogen not only explain their own family battles with the disease, but also give facts and pieces of information that aren’t typically shared unless a person is dealing with it themselves. Phone calls and personal anecdotes of their successes over the 6-year period their charity has been running add an emotional feel to the stand-up that isn’t typical, especially in anything that is categorized as comedy. Some of the jokes touch upon sensitive subjects such as sexual
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THE MAN HIMSELF—The late Bill Melendez holds some of his famous “Peanuts” drawings at his studio in 2000.
Netflix original raises awareness through stand-up special BY ANDREW AYALA Staff Writer “Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity” is an entertaining and interesting Netflix original with the purpose to raise money and awareness for the research and cure of Alzheimer’s. The annual event hosted by Seth Rogen always includes some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. The stand-up is filled with a starstudded cast of famous and well known comedians, special guests and artists such as Michael Che, Sarah Silverman, Justin Roiland, Tiffany Haddish, Jeff Goldblum, Post Malone, The Muppets and many more.
harassment, racism and even Alzheimer’s itself, but are executed properly and perfectly. One thing that’s interesting throughout the whole special is that during or after their stand-ups, the comedians would urge to donate for Alzheimer’s or speak of their own family struggles with it and incorporate it in their time on stage. This did add a bit of a serious tone, but then once the punchlines hit, it returns to its original. Justin Roiland, the creator of the very famous pop-culture television show “Rick and Morty” even includes an animated short that was quite a surprise, but managed to show the website with the donation link at the end. The live band and musical
performances by The Muppets, Post Malone and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious are executed at the perfect time, and are overall fun to hear and watch. It is different to see Craig Robinson as a musical artist on the keyboard since he usually plays a comedic role in films and shows such as “The Office” and “Pineapple Express,” but nonetheless, he plays well and proved to be a man with many talents. This comedy special is an innovative but overall successful w a y t o s p r e a d A l z h e i m e r ’s awareness and the messages of care and compassion to a larger audience than those who attended the live showing at the Hollywood Palladium.
Horror film becomes box office sensation BY FRANK PORTILLO Staff Writer With its unique use of sound and silence, “A Quiet Place” is a thrilling roller coaster ride of emotion that all movie lovers should experience. Starring John Krasinski, who also directed the film, and his wife Emily Blunt, the story follows a family as they try to survive mysterious creatures in a post apocalyptic world that attack and kill people who make any sound. With the threat of death, survivors in the world are forced to use sign language and try to engage in activities such as hunting and cooking without making audible noises. This can be especially tricky, however, for a family expecting a child and a young daughter who is deaf. The film’s quiet tone is set within the first ten minutes as the family experiences tragedy during the early days of their new livelihood. The first sound doesn’t come until the ten minute mark, when the audience first experiences what’s at stake. The silent atmosphere in the film extends into the audience, adding to the experience. With the film mostly silent, loud noises are heavily emphasized so that they make the jump scares a
lot more effective. Use of silence also allows the audience to connect with the characters on a more personal level and the intriguing story grabs viewers’ attention for the full runtime of 90 minutes. Instead of focusing on the origin of the creatures, screenwriters Scott Beck, Bryan Woods and Krasinski crafted an incredibly dramatic story that focuses on the Abbott family and how they navigate the world that they live in. The audience goes on an emotional journey with these wellwritten characters. “The Office” alum Krasinski shines in both the co-lead role and his direction of the project. The high stakes of the world created is perfectly realized by Krasinski in his performance and direction of the young actors, who also deliver great performances. Blunt is perfectly cast as the mother-to-be, who does whatever it takes to keep her family safe. Known for portraying strong female characters, her role in this film is no exception. The chemistry between the two actors is beautiful and adds to the emotion of the film, especially in the intimate moments between the two life partners, who are focused on keeping their family alive. The young actors in the film also deliver great performances. Millicent Simmonds plays the
daughter of the family who is also deaf. Her inclusion in the world adds to the suspense and uniqueness of the film. In a great decision by Krasinski, when she is the focus of the scene the audio is muted, putting the audience in her shoes. Her connection to the tragedy early in the film allows Simmonds to develop an intriguing character who serves as one of the emotional ties. Her performance, along with Krasinski’s, will have audience members become emotional. Grossing an estimated $50.2 million in its opening weekend, “A Quiet Place” had the second biggest box office opening of the year behind Marvel’s “Black Panther,” and boasts a score of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. This is certainly a film to be experienced on the big screen, with the sound system of the movie theaters as opposed to waiting for the digital or physical release to view at home. By the time the film ends, audience members will want more of this universe. The prospect of another film set in the same universe seems likely given Beck’s and Woods’ comments in an interview with Fandango in which they teased the possibility of further exploration of their creation. “A Quiet Place” is rated PG-13 for terror and some bloody images.
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They (Rio) got a couple of runs which was unfortunate but I hit my Staff Writer spots and they got little jam shots East Los Angeles College that went through but that’s what baseball swept Rio Hondo College happens,” Kosanovich said. in a three-game series after a 9-3 ELAC head coach James Hines win away on Saturday. said that pitching was what won The Huskies won both away them the game but that they still games, first with a 6-4 win last need to improve in defense. Tuesday and again on Saturday to “We could’ve made a couple complete the sweep against Rio. better pitches and decisions on ELAC won its home game on defense but we pitched well and it Thursday to win the second game gave us an opportunity to win the of the series game by walking against Rio only one player and after a close forcing them (Rio) “I think I did a great to earn their runs,” 4-3 win. ELAC and said Hines. job. Throughout the Rio were The Huskies had game I hit my spots neck-and-neck a one run lead in in five innings, the bottom of the and let them get but in the second inning, bottom of the themselves out.” after Jarrad hit a sixth inning run batted in so that the Huskies sophomore catcher PAUL KOSANOVICH scored the Matthew Shults can Freshman pitcher winning run. score the third run. Sophomore Rio caught up to infielder Zech Jarrad got a base hit ELAC in the top of the fourth and advanced to first base off of a inning after sophomore infielder fielder’s choice so that sophomore Aiden Gutierrez hit a ground ball third baseman Matthew Sosa can to right field so that sophomore score the winning run. catcher Steven Mendoza can score. “They’re pretty scrappy. You With a player on first and third can’t give them (Rio) anything. base, sophomore utility player I didn’t have good games in the Tony Rosario capitalized on the past, but I came in today’s game miscommunication between knowing that I was going to do Kosanovich and Shults to bring good,” Sosa said. home freshman infielder David Sosa finished the game with two Campbell after a sacrifice bunt to hits and two runs with three at bats. tie the game 3-3. ELAC freshman pitcher Paul “Our conference games are Kosanovich took the win. always going to be tough. We all He pitched eight innings and know what each other do in regard finished with three earned runs, to game planning toward them one walk and seven strikeouts. (Rio) and they game plan for us so “I think I did a great job. it’s a matter of who does a better Throughout the game I hit my spots job of executing and who’s gonna and let them get themselves out. stick to their plan the best. And
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we’ve done a good job of sticking to our plan,” Hines said. ELAC outscored Rio on last Tuesday’s game early in the first five innings with a 5-1 lead. Rio attempted to make a comeback in the fifth and sixth innings by scoring three runs to cut the lead by one. But the Huskies ended up scoring again in the eighth inning to defeat Rio. The Huskies won the series after Thursday’s victory, but Hines said that ELAC were going to go with the same aggressive mentality that they brought to the first two games. “We’ve been fortunate to jump ahead in both games so far, but now it’s going to be even tougher to try and get a sweep on Saturday,” Hines said. ELAC had a slow start on Saturday’s game and was going exactly how Hines didn’t want it to. By playing catch up, the Huskies defense shined as they shut out Rio in six of the nine innings played. The Huskies finished strong by scoring two runs in the seventh inning, to turn the score around, and scored three runs in each innings eight and nine. After Saturday’s win, the Huskies improved their record in the South Coast Conference-North to 9-5 and sit in the second spot of the table behind Mount San Antonio College. ELAC lost in the first match of another three-game series against Pasadena City College at home, 9-5 yesterday. The Huskies next match will be tomorrow as they travel to PCC to avenge their loss from yesterday in the second match of a threegame series in the SCC-North at 2:30 p.m.
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CAN’T TOUCH THIS—East Los Angeles College freshman pitcher Paul Kosanovich pitches
at a Rio Hondo College batter on Thursday’s home win 4-3 in a South Coast Conference-North play match.
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East Los Angeles College softball was dominated by Pasadena City College in a 8-3 loss at home yesterday. After yesterday’s defeat, the Huskies are now 3-4 in the South Coast Conference-North and sit in the fourth spot of the table. PCC began and finished the game with the same intensity that made it difficult for ELAC to get base hits. In the bottom of the fourth inning, sophomore catcher Destiny Avena hit the ball toward right field so that sophomore first baseman Jessica Hernandez can score and cut the lead by two runs. Sophomore designated player Sara Serrano smashed the ball to center field and a miscommunication between PCC outfielders and infielders allowed sophomore right fielder Natalie Acosta to score and cut the lead by one run. The Huskies were down by one run but PCC extended its lead in the top of the sixth inning. Sophomore pinch hitter Jazmine Cabrera came on for freshman right fielder Leilani Montanez. Cabrera hit the ball toward left field so that sophomore center fielder Angel Urbina can run in and score. Unfortunately, Urbina had to be subbed off after she collided with Avena when she slid to home plate. “We didn’t come to play. Our top players didn’t play today and when your normally battling for playoffs, you want your top players to hold their weight. Be big for us and they weren’t big today,” head coach Erika Blanco said. PCC continued to play aggressively as sophomore third baseman Angelica Lopez smashed the ball toward left center field so that Montanez and freshman pinch runner Audrey Sebastian can score. “We made errors and we let it get the best of us instead of coming back and recovering. We just let it set us back,” Sophomore shortstop Angelina Gonzalez said. Gonzalez got a hit, run batted in and strikeout
to how she will recruit, but is confident that people will want to join. Only one badminton player Ortega did not think she would at East Los Angeles College is be a part of the team because hispanic and she wants to make the academic demand. team more diverse. “I didn’t think I was going to be a Bianca Ortega is the only good fit for badminton, but I figured badminton team player that isn’t it was worth a try. What could it asian, which makes her feel slightly hurt to try something new?” said isolated. Ortega. “I’m not super best friends with She has played three games so everyone. I’d say it’s in the middle far this season, and plans to make since I really don’t share any improvements throughout. “Friday classes with them, I only see them will be our fourth game, and we during practice,” said Ortega. plan to get revenge,” said Ortega. Ortega balances her academic Lately the ELAC life with sports. badminton team Ortega became has gone through “I didn’t think interested in a few consecutive badminton after her I was going to losses; however, biology classmate, Ortega remains be a good fit for optimistic that they Chinh Chu Lai, who is currently ELAC’s will succeed. “It badminton, but number one ranked makes me a little I figured it was player and captain, sad because nobody introduced her. worth a try. What likes to lose, but Since Ortega is a it motivates me to could it hurt to Science Technology want to win and to Engineering want to do better. try something Mathematics major, Losing doesn’t scare new? ” she does not have us,” Ortega said. a lot of time for Head coach extracurricular Qui Nguy also has BIANCA ORTEGA activities, but confidence in his Freshman badminton found badminton to team. These past player balance out perfectly few losses are with her academic learning experience life. “It’s fun, it isn’t anything super for his players. “It is not all about hardcore, it isn’t draining like track winning, but practice makes perfect. is, or other sports that demand all At the end of the day, it is all about your time,” said Ortega. getting along with each other,” said She currently attends badminton Nguy. practice twice a week. Prior This season has mostly freshman, to joining badminton at ELAC, except for Lai, who is the team Ortega was part of the track team at leader. The coach also mentioned Garfield High School. Ortega has that the team works together in been part of the badminton team order to guide each other. since the winter semester. “Players work with their partner Ortega says she will try to recruit to practice what they need to more of her peers for the Badminton improve,” said Nguy. team for next year, since some Ortega specified that she plans of the current players will soon to continue next year as well, and transfer out. “I’m just going to plans to make her way up to team reach out to girls I know, or girls captain. who are in my classes.” Badminton’s next game is Friday She does not have a plan as at Pasadena City College.
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BATTER UP—East Los Angeles College sophomore right fielder Natalie Acosta bats at a Pasadena City College pitcher in a South Coast Conference-North match 8-3 loss yesterday at home. with four at bats. Freshman left fielder Nathalia Velasquez capitalized PCC’s best inning with an RBI single so that Lopez could score the last run of the game. “Before the game I would’ve never thought that we would’ve played this way so it’s hard. But you just try to have them focus on their goal. We came within one (run) but we let it go again so we just didn’t bring it today,” Blanco said. After yesterday’s loss, Blanco
said that she isn’t sure if her team is strong enough to make it to playoffs. “Before today I would’ve said that we’d be ready and fired up but after today, I don’t know,” Blanco said. But team leaders like Gonzalez and Manning believe that yesterday’s game was an awakening. “Going into Thursday’s game, I feel really confident about that because now that we got this wake
Softball Softball looks to improve its record tomorrow when it faces Mount San Antonio College at home in a South Coast ConferenceNorth match at 3 pm.
up call, we’re going to be able to come Thursday and win,” Manning said. Manning had four at bats and got zero hits in a game that she described as a slumpy game where the team was too relaxed. The last time ELAC played PCC was on February 20, where the Huskies lost 7-4 at home. The Huskies look to bounce back from their conference loss when they host Mount San Antanio College in another SCC-North game tomorrow at 3 pm.
Track and Field The Track and Field team competitors look to break personal records in the Twighlight Open tournament that will be held all day at California State University, Los Angeles.
Women’s Swimming and Diving Women’s Swimming and Diving will compete in the South Coast Conference Diving Championship at El Camino College on Friday and Saturday at 12:30 pm.