Volume 75, Issue 24
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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Confidence lost in State Chancellor Oakley learn from a computer rather than up others that are starting to make physically coming to class and being this motion. I think it’s beyond time for the colleges to work together to instructed by a professor. “(The online college is) one more stand up to the powers that are in way to make us all more and more the state to have a voice in this,” isolated from each other. We sit in Secretary Julie Bernard said. “We are so frequently struggling our cars, we don’t communicate, the kids are playing on an xbox and scrambling to try to implement all day and we’re not interacting the changes that are being made from the top. This is with each other,” a crucial time for us Adjunct Faculty to band together and Representative Linda “This is a make sure that we’re Doran said. crucial time being listened to,” Other Academic Senate members for us to band Bernard said. An article from in the ASCCC together EdSource stated that expressed their and make unlike traditional opposition to the c o m m u n i t y sure that chancellor. Santa colleges where Barbara City we’re being students interact College‘s Academic listened to.” with professors Senate opposed the who are preparing 115th Online College JULIE BERNARD them for associate and the medical Secretary or bachelor’s coding program degrees, the online because it interferes college would be a with their current programs. short-term training with industry The Academic Senates of Allan standards. Hancock College and San Diego The proposal made by Governor Mesa College were two campuses Jerry Brown has until June 15 to be that approved a vote of no confidence. approved. They sent their resolutions to the “It’s up to us as individual California Community College campuses to have our voices be Board of Governors, Los Angeles heard in a louder and more effective Community College District Board way than just relying on the state of Trustees and to the Chancellor’s senate leaders to do it for us when office. they’ve proven to be not capable of “I’m glad that colleges are backing doing so,” Wardinski said.
BY NOE ORTEGA Staff Writer The Academic Senate joined other colleges in California with a vote of no confidence in State Chancellor Eloy Oakley yesterday. ELAC’s no-confidence vote echoed the votes of other college academic senates notifying the Chancellor of their disapproval of him. The vote came in response to the Chancellor’s lack of consultation with the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges about recent state initiatives like AB 705 (a bill that requires students to complete Math and English courses within one year) and his decision to launch a state wide online-only community college that will compete with online courses offered at ELAC. “I don’t think the chancellor has left us any choice but to follow through with the other colleges that have done this first and vote no confidence in the chancellor’s leadership,” Steve Wardinski, Chair of the Curriculum Committee, said. The Governor’s proposal for the 115th Fully Online Community College states that the online college is not to compete for students and that it will not impact traditional community college enrollment. But faculty weren’t on board with giving students the liberty to
Cone resigns as Athletic Director BY STEPHANIE GUEVARA Staff Writer
PHOTO BY MARILYN LADD
MEDAL WINNERS— Swim Coach Elias Roach is flanked by ELAC Special Olympics Swim Team members Melissa Rivera (left) who won gold and Ramsey Sanchez (right) who won silver.
ELAC wins gold in Special Olympics BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer Gold and silver medals were awarded to ELAC’s Special Olympics Swim Team Saturday during the 2018 Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Special Olympics Spring Regional. Winning gold in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle was Melissa Rivera, who also won a silver medal in the 50 meter backstroke. Athletes can only compete in three events, and Rivera won in all of the events she entered. The silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle went to Ramsey Sanchez, who also won a silver medal for the 50 meter backstroke. For the 25 meter freestyle, Beatriz Uribe won gold.
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“This is the first year that ELAC has fielded a Special Olympics Swim Team, and based on results, they did very well for their first meet ever,” said Marilyn Ladd, ELAC’s Adaptive Swimming Instructor and Special Olympics Team Adviser. Saturday’s games, held at Whittier College, were regional competitions for Los Angeles and San Gabriel. The team was practicing weekly since March with the Special Olympics Swim Coach and ELAC Lifeguard Elias Roach. All three winners are ELAC students, but being one was not required to join the swim team. After the application process, practices are scheduled and events are assigned based on several
factors. “It goes by their skill level, their intellectual ability to understand the swim -- some are assisted, some unassisted,” Ladd said. Following Saturday’s big win, two of the three big winners were eager to get back to practice. “That’s the only thing they’re interested in -- ‘Do we have practice today?’” Ladd said. As a new team, they were unable to compete in the championship. However, Rivera, Sanchez and Uribe will return to compete next season with a chance to go to Dubai for the 2019 Special Olympics Summer games. For information on joining the ELAC Special Olympics Swim Team, contact Ladd from the Kinesiology Department.
Jazz Spring Concert tonight Cuicani “CuiCui” Rangel will be the featured guest vocalist along with Jazz Ensemble Director Bobby Chavez during the Jazz Spring Concert. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the S2-Recital Hall.
After 18 years as the East Los Angeles College athletic director, Allen Cone resigned to become a full-time instructor. He decided to step down from his position because he lost the passion and enthusiasm the job requires, he said. “I never took myself that serious, but (I) sure (as) hell took what I did very serious… This is a great institution. I don’t care what is happening with the administration today with the budget deficit and the other controversy created,” said Cone in an email. Coaches and athletic department members said that football head coach Bobby Godinez will likely become the new athletic director. Godinez said Cone’s decision wasn’t surprising because of his long history at ELAC. “Whenever you do something for 18 years, it’s never a surprise. When someone decides (to resign), they want some time off,” Godinez said. Cone accepted the athletic director position in 2000 alongside Marilyn Ladd when there were separate men’s and women’s athletic directors. Cone said he wants to return as an instructor to teach and mentor students at ELAC. Cone started his ELAC career in 1989 as the head baseball coach. During his second year as baseball coach, he coached James Hines, the current baseball head coach. Hines played at ELAC under Cone from 1991 to 1992. Hines then was one of Cone’s assistants before
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becoming his only one. “It was my opinion that the athletic director respected [Hines] enough to only interview James and he gave him the job. After that, they (the baseball team) were pretty bad. In his second year, he took the team to the state championship game,” Cone said. At the time, Jerry Heaps was the athletic director. Athletic department members had different reactions about Cone’s resignation. Hines said Cone’s decision was a surprise because the sports teams have performed well. “You want to think that the guy that’s been there guiding the
Dancers: open call audition Let’s Dance Company is calling all dancers to audition tomorrow at S2-106 Dance Studio. Registration begins at 3 p.m.
athletic department is going to be here for longer, but the reality is that situations change. Sometimes individuals have different thoughts on what they want to do with their lives,” Hines said. Cone became the only athletic director under President Ernie Moreno. “I will forever be indebted to former ELAC President Ernie Moreno, who completely entrusted me with the responsibility of hiring and dismissing coaches and staff and making this Athletic Department the best in the LACCD and one of the most respected in the state,” Cone said.
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