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ELAC loses beloved soccer coach to Covid-19 Sandoval would tell players, don’t be foolish in Spanish. This slight Staff Writer reprimand was to help students focus on the priorities of school. Flores said he had seen Sandoval Gilberto Sandoval, assistant around in different capacities before soccer coach at East Los Angeles Sandoval came to ELAC. College, died Sept. 7, leaving behind Sandoval had a great amount of family, ELAC friends and players. support and respect from the soccer Sandoval died of complications due communities in Cudahy, South Gate to COVID-19. He was 54 years old. and Sandoval’s home He started his town of Bell Gardens. coaching career Despite being a bit at ELAC with the challenging when it women’s soccer came to tactics on the “I really value team. He then field, he worked well became assistant and appreciate with the coaching coach on the ELAC His fit at ELAC him. I just think staff. men’s soccer team. was great. Sandoval served that he is just “He had a brilliant as assistant coach soccer mind,” Flores a great father, of the soccer team said. since 2016. husband and Te s s a T r o g l i a , Eddie Flores, former head Coach head coach for family, he really for ELAC women’s E L A C m e n ’s soccer and current valued that. soccer, had a sports interim head coach relationship with And you saw it at Cerritos College, Sandoval that ran worked with Sandoval in every aspect for close to two when he first started decades. Flores of his life. You at ELAC. During his said that he and time as assistant coach can tell that he Sandoval always on the women’s team agreed on instilling prioritized that.” Sandoval’s daughter forward thinking in also played on the their players. team. He said they TESSA TROGLIA When it came to worked together Former Head Coach of soccer, Sandoval had at teaching their ELAC Women’s Soccer a different approach players to focus on than Troglias. She the next phases of said growing up, her life, not just soccer. coaches were more Sandoval’s and Flores’ style militaristic and the differences emphasized student advocacy, between her and Sandoval were and making sure students got their good for the players. Differing degrees and were able to move on styles brought balance to the team. scholastically. “One was not better than the Sandoval was always focused other. It (Sandoval’s coaching style) on the most important thing: just gave the girls more perspective. the players’ futures. Flores said
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I think it helped a lot,” Troglia said. Troglia said he had a father-like presence for the young women under his charge. Sandoval had positive messages, not only for the players, he also maintained that positive outlook with Troglia. She said she posted an update to her life on social media and Sandoval took the time to write her a positive message. He also congratulated her when she became the interim head coach of Cerritos College. She said soccer as a sport has become very business-like. In contrast, Sandoval was always genuine with the way he connected with others and the kindness he showed on and off the soccer field. “I really value and appreciate him. I just think that he is just a great father, husband and family, he really valued that. And you saw it in every aspect of his life. You can tell that he prioritized that,” Troglia said. Sandavol’s family held a private memorial this past Saturday.
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Students, victims of fraud financial emails BY ERICA CORTES Staff Writer East Los Angeles College Students were sent fraudulent emails involving a scam to gain access to their bank accounts. Over Labor Day weekend, students received an email giving them an opportunity to work from home on a part-time schedule. The email says, “I am a staff here at this institution, a professor of medicine shared a link for an interested student who might be interested in a paid UNICEF[United Nation Children’s Fund] part-time position job to make up to $400
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(United States Dollars) weekly.” The email also says that the student can travel remotely from home. The reason the email seemed email is because the domain is “student.laccd.edu” This email is part of a scam to receive a student’s info and bank account. The Los Angeles Community College District Chief Information Officer, Patrick Luce, sent out a district wide email that said the email is false. “Emails of this nature are frequently fraudulent, regardless of who they appear to be from,” Luce said.
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The district wide email also said that if the student follows the steps the scammer will ask for a cash check with their personal bank and have the student wire a portion of that check to an unknown account. The check will later bounce making the student pay back all the funds they lost. “This is a reminder to all of us to be extremely careful of any unusual emails for job opportunities, requisition for personal information or requests that appear to come from an LACCD employee or student,” said Luce. The district’s response did not detail how the alleged scammers were able to obtain student emails.
The LGBTQ+ center will be holding a mixer on Friday from noon-1p.m to help guide students on transfers, current class schedules, additional resources, etc. RSVP at https://bit.ly/OneZone092421.
ELAC’s Theater Department mastered comedy in an encore presentation of their Spring 2021 production of “From the Works of John Leguizamo East Coast to East Los,” at El Centro del Sur, A Place Called Home’s inaugural Latinx Theater Festival. The performance consists of eight monologues that were chosen from, and inspired by “The Works of John Leguizamo’s Freak, Spic-O-Rama, Mambo Mouth and Sexaholix.” Leguizamo’s work consists of him making fun of the stereotyping of Latinos in the United States. Each actor in this performance aced their character in accordance with -the performances Leguizamo has made in the past. Actors had little to no contact with each other and had to audition and rehearse via Zoom and they still managed to perfectly portray their characters.
The performance starts with Saul Rodriguez who plays “Agamemnon,” a latino host of a live tv show, who sees himself as a lady killer, and oozes with machismo. Rodriguez is a great opener for the comedic rollercoaster the audience goes through, for the next few monologues. Other outstanding performances include Esperanza Bandera who plays “Loco Louie,” a 13 year-old boy describing his drama filled first sexual experience with a sex worker. Jasia Topete, playing “Manny the Fanny,” a transgender woman in that consoles her friend with an a abusive boyfriend. Andrea Vidalia who plays, “Gladyz” who wishes she’d followed her mother’s advice when her husband Felix was first looking to date her. Director Ramiro Segovia came up with the show when he was attending UCLA and was assigned to do a one-man show thesis.
Segovia said his show is a homage to what Leguizamo did with his one-man show. “He (Leguizamo) inspired me to write and create my own one-man show and I think for me that was the most rewarding experience as an actor.” “As a cast, our real focus was to give dignity and honor to his (Leguizamo’s) work,” said Segovia. This play is recommended for anyone who appreciates or has interest in stand up comedy. John Leguizamo’s “Mambo Mouth,” was first introduced in 1991, where the use of certain words and actions did not cause a lot of offense unlike today as sexual references and extreme stereotyping continue. Therefore, this play is not recommended for those who are sensitive towards these topics. For those who missed out on the performance, it will be available in the A Place Called Home website, apch.org/elcentrodelsur until the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT!—Student Saul Rodriguez embracces his character “Agamemnon.”
Fall 2021 Club Rush
East Los Angeles College ASU will hold club rush on Sept.29 and Sept. 30 at E3/E7 quad from 11a.m. to noon. South Gate Campus club rush will be on Sept. 30 from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby.
Student Financial Literacy Fair
LACCD will be hosting a financial literacy fair at Los Angeles Trade Tech College on Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. RSVP at bit.ly/3zyuYoH.