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LACCD calls for $2 million increase for new district staff actually assist in the education of students,” Wardinski said. The district plans to add new positions ranging from Capital The Los Angeles Community Outlay Accounting Manager for the College’s District Office is Chief Financial Officer’s Office to requesting an increase of $2 million a Data Communications Specialist from the 2013-14 final budget in for Information Technology with the order to fund 13 positions at the $2 million the district is requesting. The final 2013-14 budget for district’s office. According to Faculty Co-chair the LACCD totals $3.19 billion. of the East Los Angeles College This includes $2.12 billion from Shared Governance Council , Jeffrey Proposition A, AA and Measure J Hernandez, the Board of Trustees Bonds in the Building Fund. ELAC will receive $98.23 million evaded the process of presenting the request to the District Budget for the 2013-14 school year. This Committee and some positions had is $14.72 million more than our already been approved by the time current fiscal year and 5.89 million more than the 2011-12 fiscal year. the committee heard the news. District-wide, the budget is up Hernandez said that a ruckus at DBC got back to board members, from the 2012-13 budget by $2.01 billion and $1.88 because process billion from the wasn’t followed, “I would urge 2011-12 budget. and the board was According to then interested in us to strongly the final budget the DBC’s views on protest against report by the these positions. adding yet $ 2 Office of the “These all seem like valuable million more to an Chancellor, the state’s economy positions, nearly entity that doesn’t i s s l o w l y all of them. On the actually assist in recovering and down side, a $2 has generated million increase in the education of significant the district office’s students. ” revenue along budget means the with the passage money comes Steve Wardinski of Proposition from the colleges,” ESGC faculty member 30 in November Hernandez said. 2012. This has Hernandez presented the matters on Monday produced increased funding for the to the council for reactions to take 2014 Fiscal Year. This budget will enable the district back to the DBC. “We already have a district office to increase class sections for student that has a budget more sizable than access and enrollment growth as two of the colleges in the district, well as restoring student support despite the fact that the district’s programs and services. The district office doesn’t educate a single is planning an enrollment growth student. This would be $2 million target of 3.63 percent, two percent more, which might actually give above the state funded growth cap them a larger budget than three of 1.63 percent. Hernandez will take the council’s of the colleges in the district,” said ESGC faculty member Steve reactions to the DBC in order to make proper recommendations Wardinski. “I would urge us to strongly to Interim Chancellor of the protest against adding yet $2 million LACCD Adriana Barrera,Ph.D., on more to an entity that doesn’t approving the LACCD’s positions. Freddy Monares Staff Writer
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his month marks the 20-year anniversary of the death of iconic horror-film actor, author, art aficionado and philanthropist Vincent Price. Price is by far the most notable person ever associated with East Los Angeles College. His legacy, and love for the school, live on today at the Vincent Price Art Museum.
The building that bears his name, on the southeast corner of the campus, opened in 2011, but traces its roots to the ’50s when Price donated 90 pieces of his personal art collection to the school. His daughter, Victoria Price Ph.D., credits her mother Mary Grant Price, for swaying Vincent to donate to ELAC after attending a graduation ceremony in the ’ 50s. Mary Price was greatly influenced by the diversity of the student body at the time, and in 1957 the Vincent and Mary Grant Price Museum was officially opened. Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1911. His interest in art was a life-long passion, studying art history at Yale University, graduating in 1933.
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Over the years—Top left, Vincent Price celebrates his birthday in the Gallery being filmed by Tim Burton. Top right,
Price in his Los Angeles home in the mid-1950 shows off pieces that he donated to East Los Angeles College art museum. Bottom,In circa 1980 Price came to visit ELAC’s art classroom.
Olympic gold medalist returns to ELAC roots Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer Paul Gonzales knew at a young age that his life would involve boxing. He was the first MexicanAmerican to win an Olympic gold medal in 1984 when he was 19 years old. Gonzales was honored at the football game during halftime at Weingart Stadium on Saturday. His gold medal bout was a walkover against Salvatore Todisco of Italy. He beat Marcelino Bolivar of Venezuela 5-0 in the semifinals. He won Olympic bouts 5-0, over boxers from South Korea, Uganda in the first round, followed by a 4-1 win over John Lyons of Great Britain in the quarterfinals. He began classes at East Los Angeles College while training for boxing after graduating from Roosevelt High School in the ‘80s. He graduated from ELAC in 2009. “He was my student and very polite, but I did not know he was
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a boxer,” ELAC English instructor Dennis Sanchez said. Gonzales was an up and coming boxer while attending ELAC. “ I had to win to qualify for the Olympics. There was no doubt that I was to going to go to the Olympics,” Gonzales said. Gonzales advanced to the gold medal bout in the 1983 Pan American Games. “I won silver on a controversial decision. I gave it my all no matter what country I was in,” Gonzales said. “I told (American sports journalist) Howard Cosell I wanted to give everyone a boxing lesson,” Gonzales said. In 1984 Gonzales went to Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs where he also lived for a while. He began his family a year prior and had a one-year-old son at that time. The pre-Olympic boxing tournaments included the world’s top boxers. Henry Tillman beat Mike Tyson to make the 1984 Olympic team. He was at Caesars Palace in his
Stadium parking lot to close for East Los Angeles Classic
final Olympic trial box-off. “My opponent needed to beat me twice. I only needed to win once and I won,” Gonzales said. Evander Holyfield joined Gonzales on the U.S.A. 1984 Olympic Boxing Team. Gonzales is the only American to win a gold medal in the lightflyweight division. He went pro after winning his gold medal. He beat Bantamweight legend Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight title in 1986 by an unanimous decision. “When you are in the ring it’s like a chess game. You out think your opponent, and make them do what you want them to do. It’s the greatest feeling in the ring,” Gonzales said “My pro career was important, it was all important. I had the greatest feeling in the Olympics. I was representing my country. Millions of people were watching. I had to blank this out and focus.”
The Stadium parking lot on concourse will close Friday to start preparations for the East LA Classic.
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ELAC’S GOLDEN BOY—Alumnus Paul Gonzales raises his hat to acknowledge the ELAC crowd who reacts to the announcement of his 1984 Olympic gold medal feat, at Weingart Stadium last Saturday during halftime at the Husky football game.
Library opens Sundays for upcoming finals The Helen Miller Bailey Library will open up its doors for finals this Sunday until Dec. 8 from 12 to 5 p.m.
Veterans schedule speakers for Veterans Day Celebration
Congress Members Lucille Ailard-Roybal and Judy Chu are schedule to speak at the Veterans Day Celebration in the Foyer on Nov. 6 from 1 to 2 p.m.
ASU to hosts Fall Homecoming week
ASU will host a fall homecoming event next week. For more information on events and homecoming themes see page 3.