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From foreign to modern langage department

BY Jose rojas, Darllene Galvan Languages decided to change its name is because American and bianca garcia Sign Language also belongs to

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ELAC’s Foreign Language Department will officially change its name to the Modern Language Department in fall 2015, it was decided on Nov. 25, 2014.

“This change was a unanimous decision and we decided to do it because we believe that the word foreign refers to something that belongs to somewhere else.

All languages we offer in this department are already modern languages in the United States.”

Norma Vega, Ph.D, the Foreign Languages chairperson said. She said that it was not to difficult to develop the name change petition.

“We agreed and are happy with the decision to change the department’s name.” Irene Mah y Busch, Secretary of the Foreign Language Department said, Vega proposed the modern language change because it’s more, representative of where the US is now Mah y Busch said.

“Another reason that the Foreign

this department and ASL is not a foreign language but it is a modern language,” Vega said.

With this name change the Foreign Language Department is hoping to get more recognition and offer more modern language classes.

“We would love to offer more modern language like Vietnamese, Filipino among other,” Vega said.

“As of right now we offer summer study programs; like the summer study in Paris, the summer study in Spain, also summer 2015 will be our first summer study in Tokyo. But (we) would like to offer more summer study programs in different countries; like in Ecuador, Peru and Mexico. Unfortunately, at the moment we do not have the sufficient resources to make all this happen, but hopefully in a short period of time the ELAC administration would support us with the budget,” Vega said.

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Students at risk of losing priority registration fast facts

BY GIL MILANES Staff Writer

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ore than 25,000 students received an email from the administration regarding the loss of priority registration for the upcoming Winter 2015 section and Spring 2015 semester.

Students who will lose their early registration privileges are those who have completed more than 75 nonexempt units, students who have completed over 100 degree applicable units and students who are on their second semester of progress or academic probation.

Students are placed on academic probation when they have attempted at least 12 semester units and earn a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0.

Priority registration is lost when a student is placed on probation for the second consecutive semester.

The Loss of Registration Priority is a law being enforced by The

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California State Legislature and is taking effect this fall on our campus.

Students are able to appeal by submitting a Petition to Appeal Loss of Enrollment Priority form found in the Office of Admissions and Records.

“Although the due date has expired, we will still take petitions and process them as quickly as possible,” said Dean of Admissions Jeremy Allred.

Forms will be taken past the due date because emails were sent later than when they were supposed to.

According to Allred, The Board of Governors of The California Community Colleges (BGCC) system was in charge of the notifications sent to students but decided individual colleges should send the emails instead.

“That delayed the process and it is the reason why admissions is still accepting the appeal forms,” Allred said.

A student’s appeal will be approved by a committee vote, if approved students will be notified

via email.

The State of California passed this law to ensure classes are available for students seeking associate degrees, transfers or job training.

The main purpose is to reward those students who are in good academic standing by providing them the opportunity to take advantage of priority enrollment.

To avoid losing priority the Office of Admissions urges students to only take courses that will help towards associate degrees or transfer plans.

Taking unnecessary courses will increase the chances of losing priority registration.

Students should maintain a GPA at 2.0 or higher and meet with a counselor for a Student Education Plan.

The BGCC is hoping this law will motivate students to take college more serious and set up a plan to achieve their goals quickly.

Students who have lost priority still have a chance at enrolling since classes aren’t completely full at the moment.

Ceramic Sale The art department will be having a ceramic sale December 9 to 11.

Students at risk of losing priority: CN/Tadzio garcia

•Those with more than 75 non-exempt units, •Those who have completed over 100 degree applicable units •Students on second consecutive semester of academic probation •Students placed on academic probation after recieving a GPA lower than 2.0 What students could to avoid probation: •Students are able to appeal their academic probation by submitting a petition •Students should stay away from taking unnecessary courses.

VELAC toy drive

Veterans resource center will be having a toy drive from Dec. 1 to Dec. 22 at the Veterans Resource Center E1-142.

making plans—Steve Mojorro, former football head coach, designs a play in his first season in a 28-27 win against Santa Barbara City College

ELAC will not renew football coach’s contract BY bryce ronquillo Staff Writer The football program at East Los Angeles College will have a new coach at the helm for the 2015-2016 season.

“Our head football coach, Steve Mojarro, was informed by me (Athletic Director, Allen Cone) and the Dean of Admissions that his contract would not be renewed on Thursday, November 20,” Cone said.

Coach Mojarro has been a part of the football program for six years,

three as an assistant coach and three as a head coach.

Under Mojarro, the Huskies football program has had a record 9-21, three wins and seven losses in each of the three consecutive seasons. Cone said he made the decision to give the football program a new start and install a winning attitude.

“We wish to hire a new person to take over the ELAC football program and change the entire culture of ELAC football,” Cone said.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

Campus library hours impede students’ needs Gil Milanes Staff Writer With more than 30,000 students at East Los Angeles College, the Helen Miller Bailey Library hours of operation and basic students needs are not being met.

The college library was recently remodeled with state of the art equipment on both of its two floors, but it still lacks in providing flexible hours of operation for the college students.

The library is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on all Sunday except for four towards the end of each semester.

The school is failing to acknowledge that many of the college students attending ELAC are part time students, meaning they have either full or part time jobs, or other personal matters that stops them from being full time students.

Students use the library to complete their homework away from home, since they may not have the space or environment necessary to concentrate at home.

With the amount of students enrolled, the school should have longer hours of operation from Monday through Sunday.

This will allow those students

who do not have a set schedule at their jobs to have a place to study before and after work.

ELAC has the largest population in the Los Angeles Community District, therefore it should take the lead to accommodate its students with superior services similar to those higher institutions. It can help ensure better success for students.

Most California State University libraries are open from 8 a.m. to midnight everyday, while university libraries are open all day every day.

With new building being built, more students are expected to be enrolled here and the demand for library usage will increase.

As of now it seems that the library’s peak hours are from noon to 4 p.m.

Sometimes it is impossible to find a table to sit and study.

Some students even opt to sit on the floor, or find an empty book shelve and use it as a desk.

It seemed for a moment that the library chaos would stay at the former temporary library in the men’s gym while construction workers remodel the Helen Miller Bailey Library. The chaos still exists.

The library still lacks of private individual and group study rooms.

During peak hours it takes between 10 to 15 minutes to use

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the express print stations.

The two copy rooms often have copy machines out of order and there is a machine at every corner of the library to add funds.

ELAC has to take a better

approach in order to fulfill basic students needs.

Constant maintenance on electronic equipment, to reassure accessibility, is vital and necessary.

The library needs to extend the

hours of operation so students can’t be limited on the time they can use the library. If hours are extended then students might choose to come at a later time when the library is not extremely busy.

Minimum wage denies students’ basic necessities, causes problems be used to purchase four 20 oz. of Coca-Cola.

Staff Writer The government is debating on raising the minimum wage The minimum wage should be to $10 per hour. Even then, it raised and the prices of the items may not be enough. Because even if the government shouldn’t change. decides to raise the In California, the minimum wage, it minimum wage is $9 “Students could would also mean that per hour as of July the government will spend the time 2014 and the living most likely raise the wage is about $11.37 that they use prices of small things for one adult. This working to study like Coca-Cola up as only includes food, well. medical, housing, for upcoming “Having a transportation, tests or even m i n imum wage monthly income, won’t help pay for catch up on annual income n e c e s s and annual taxes. sleep instead of a s t u i tiit oi ens, sruecnht It doesn’t take in working a late and food. Unless account how much a person has some people have to pay night job.” type of government for their student support such as food loans. stamps, financial aid, Most apartments or if that person has multiple jobs,” in the Los Angeles area costs Jasmine Quan, a student at ELAC $1769 a month A part-time worker said in a statement. makes roughly $1080 per month, Financial aid can be extremely if working 6 hours a day 5 times difficult to obtain. a week.

“Minimum wage could barely A 20 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola (allow you to) afford housing let costs $1.50, which means every alone the cost of school material,” hour worked at minimum wage can

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student Cinnara Pan, said, “It can’t pay for your school supplies, unless you were living with your parents.”

Students could spend the time that they use working to study for upcoming tests or even catch up on sleep instead of working a late night job.

Having students focus mainly on school work rather than work and school could drastically improve their grades.

Society wants people to be independent. It frowns upon those who don’t get a college education, but doesn’t present students with enough opportunities to further their education.

Most students continue to live with their parents due to the fact that they don’t have the money or time to go to school.

When students have the time to go to class, they don’t have the money to pay for the classes needed.

Because of the lack of assistance the government provides to students, they are forced to go out and find more then one job. They overwork themselves to support their families , instead of getting a higher education that would allow them to pursue a career.

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Traffic on Floral Drive threatens students’ lives, becomes hazardous a street where students are crossing.

ELAC student Nathan Orta,who Staff Writer lives in the area says when he Floral Drive can be a dangerous crosses the street he has to wait street if a pedestrians are not careful. for either the cars to stop so he can cross or for the car Floral Drive is to pass by. “There on the north side of should really East Los Angeles be a crosswalk “Since there’s College. It’s a long r something, street where cars tend no crosswalk or osometimes the cars to speed and because there are no crosswalk sign on the whole that pass by go signs, neglecting that block, many cars way too fast. I’ve seen a couple of pedestrians cross tend to go fast people have close constantly. which can make calls with cars on The intersection this street, myself of West Floral Drive it a dangerous included. The and Crest Vista Ave street to cross if other day I was is a very active spot about to cross the with many pedestrians not careful.” street, when a car crossing the street. passed by me when Students park across I was halfway the street and some live across the street. in the neighborhood around Elac and cross the street to He missed me by a second. I live just around the block and you can enter campus.

Since there’s no crosswalk or constantly hear the sounds of car speed limit sign on that whole block, tires screeching from getting into many cars tend to go fast which can an accident or barley avoiding one.”

To avoid any accidents there make it a dangerous street to cross, should be crosswalk signs put on if not careful.

It can be very active with students one or both of the corners to ELAC crossing the street. Some drivers on Floral Drive. It will let drivers don’t even know they’re driving know there are pedestrians who are pass a college so they aren’t fully constantly crossing the street and aware they’re driving fast through they should slow down.

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High hopes for Dream Act students

BY ALEXA SANTANA Staff Writer The immigration reform that was announced by President Barack Obama gives high hopes for Dream Act students at East Los Angeles College.

On Nov. 20, Obama gave his nationwide speech on our nation’s broken immigration system.

Immigration reform is the president’s most committed topic since he was elected into office.

He began by securing our borders, and border crossing has been cut by more than half.

It is at its lowest since the 1970s.

For the past year and a half, he has worked with Congress on a comprehensive fix.

The plan has the ability to double the number of border patrol agents, and give immigrants who pay taxes a pathway to citizenship.

This strategy would have helped our economy and shrink the country’s deficits.

If both the House and the Senate could agree with the proposals, enough support could be gained to pass the act.

For the past year and a half, Republicans refused to allow a simple vote.

Obama has taken stops to help

provide millions of undocumented immigrants a chance at citizenship.

He feels that the undocumented immigrants who contribute to our country, such as high skilled workers, graduates, and entrepreneurs can help our society and that the focus on undocumented criminals and felons should be taken action on.

What the president proposed was if a person has been in America for more than five years, has children who are American citizens or legal residents, register to vote, pass a background check, and agree to pay taxes, they can apply to stay in the country temporarily.

Even a temporary pass has been

a challenge to pass in both houses of Congress.

The California Dream Act allows children under the age of 16, without proper visas or immigration documentation, and who have attended school on a regular basis, and have the appropriate GPA requirements to apply for financial benefits.

To apply, students must meet all requirements, send valid documentation of transcripts, pass a background check, and pay a fee of $100.

The act has been great help to AB540 students because it gives them the opportunity to further

their education without the financial burden.

Although, AB540 students can apply for financial aid, the act does not grant citizenship.

If Obama’s proposal were to pass by both parties, it will give immigrant students the opportunity for citizenship.

It would benefit students at ELAC. ELAC is the neighboring community college to the Los Angeles area such as Boyle Heights, East LA, Montebello, and many others.

These areas are predominantly Hispanics, where many young adults

are undocumented immigrants.

Although many students benefit from the Dream Act, if this proposal passes, it will benefit students on a larger scale.

The bigger picture is whar is more important.

Just like the president said in his speech, our immigration system is broken.

Undocumented immigrants would not only benefit from reform, but our country as a whole would benefit from such a bold act.

ELAC having a high minority population, many students can relate to family members eagerly wanting this act to pass.

Unsafe driving causes problems in parking structures

BY AMBER PARAMO Staff Writer Looking for a parking space when class is about to start is never an enjoyable experience.

Students can get stuck circling around the parking lot looking for a spot, or trying to get out of the lot, or just trying to find their car. The combination of a little common sense is what can make the experience less stressful.

Let’s work together to make our parking experience simple and easy.

Most students are in a rush and have more important things to do than to sit in traffic and be at risk of an accident in their school’s parking lot.

Being in a rush and driving recklessly are two different things.

Just because you are in a rush doesn’t mean to drive unsafe.

Students should be smart in every

move they make in the parking lot structure. Students never know what damages they can cause by not paying attention to their surroundings.

Students should pay attention to oncoming traffic and traffic that is constantly stopping. Students shouldn’t text and drive even though traffic may be stopped. It is important to pay attention to traffic and pedestrians in order for it to flow.

If students are trying to go into a designated area, use your blinker.

The only way to inform other drivers of where you want to go or what you want to do is by using your blinkers.

Blinkers not only inform other drivers of what desired moves you want to make, but also informs pedestrians who are walking vehicles.

Whether students are on foot or

in their vehicle, it is important to know when it is their turn to make the moves they want to make.

Although pedestrians do have the right away, it is best to make eye contact with the person who you desire to walk across.

Do not walk or drive through traffic as if you are invincible, because guess what you are not.

Please be considerate by letting that person park while you are exiting, or vise versa. When in a compact parking space it is hard to reverse in traffic when some people are not generous enough to let that person go ahead of them.

If you really want to speed up the process of getting out of there, try backing into a parking spot. It is not only speedy, it’s also safer to exit.

However, if you are not confident on reversing into a compact parking space, please do not try. This may cause damages or delays.

New program aids Montebello students with transfer process

BY JONATHAN GOMEZ Staff Writer The Career Pathways Program will give students from K-12 in the Montebello School District a better chance to succeed and transfer out of community colleges faster.

This program helps students in Montebello by preparing them for life after high school or just out of community college.

It will provide students with a list of classes they could take depending on their major. This way students don’t have to worry about taking classes that aren’t needed.

East Los Angeles College President Marvin Martinez said this program will surely impact the rates of transfer students that are attending college now.

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have students spend the least amount tomorrow.

If this program does in fact work, of time at ELAC and transfer out.

This program is excellent and the student transfer rates will rise and students won’t can help students in stay at ELAC for too the Montebello area It will also help much time. Ayana greatly. Students at ELAC are frustrated students decide Arroyo says, “On average a student at when they don’t know what classes on a major faster. ELAC stays three to five years before they they need to sign transfer.” up for and what the requirements are for the major.

One issue concerning, is the It will also help students decide programs availabilty. It is open on a major faster. Most students only to students coming from the when entering college, still don’t Montebello School District. know what they want to major in.

This program should be This program will help guide implemented in every school district, them through their decisions. It’s so every student can have the same absolutely a great idea to have this advantages. Many students at program at school.

ELAC agreed that such a program From what it looks like, the Los would benefit everyone.

Angeles Unified School District The students of today are the is trying their hardest to have future of tomorrow, so everyone has the future of the USA ready for to be well prepared for the future.

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Football: Mojarro’s contract not renewed Continued from page 1

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ON YOUR MARK—Rick Gamboa, right, prepares the first turkey trot contestants for their start on a mission to complete two miles at the Weingart Stadium track on Nov. 25.

Kinesiology Department runs for hunger BY stephanie guevara Staff Writer

The first ever Turkey Trot and Thanksgiving Food Drive was held at the Football Stadium by the Kinesiology Department on Nov. 25th.

This is the first event they have organized as a department.

Professor Rick Gamboa, coordinated the event to promote the Kinesiology Department’s recent unification since the department used to be divided into men and women.

Gamboa said he was thinking

“It feels great to promote health, of an event that could introduce the newly united Kinesiology fitness and wellness,” Gamboa said.

The collected Department and food was the Turkey Trot donated to food was the best way Gamboa said he was banks who then to introduce it. thinking of an event distributed all S i n c e T h a n k s g i v i n g that could introduce the a r o u n d L o s Angeles to was coming, Gamboa said that newly united Kinesiology organizations s u c h a s a food drive was Deparment, and the H o m e b o y also a good thing Turkey Trot was the best Industries. to do. way to introduce it.

G a m b o a He said that invited all the Turkey Trot administraton is a way that the Kinesiology and staff to be Department can part of the event promote fitness and also collect food he and the Kinesiology Club put on. for the less fortunate.

Cross Country member Stephanie

Trelles poured a bucket of ice with water on Gamboa and thanked him for this event.

She participated in the mile race.

Antonio Cervantes, a business major, who donated to the food drive, ran the race and said he felt great .

He said this event is a great way to see how the Kinesiology Club functions.

Cervantes said this wasn’t the first race he ran. He ran the L.A Marathon and Disney Marathon.

“I felt excited to be part of the first Turkey Trot race,” Cevantes said.

Cervantes hopes to run for the Turkey Trot again next year.

Yesenia Gutierrez, a Kinesiology major, was also a participant of the

Turkey Trot. She didn’t run the race, due to a sprained ankle, she walked.

“It feels awesome to be part of this event,” Gutierrez said.

She aspires to be a basketball coach for women and will be transferring to Cal State Long Beach. She said this event helped the ELAC community.

Through the Turkey Trot Race and Food Drive, the Kinesiology Department was able to show the public they are now united as one group and aim to work together towards good causes.

Gamboa said it felt great to see staff and administration involved.

With the help of the Kinesiology Department, he hopes to do it again next year.

Cone said that he has had success in recent years with building up the athletic programs. Hiring a new staff has proven successful with the men’s basketball and volleyball programs at this school, both which have improved their record within the past two years.

As for the football team, it still has much to improve and prepare for next season. The recent success for other sports programs has set the bar high for the team.

“This is a tremendous athletic department that improves every year. The newer head coaches have really done a great job… having all the kids buy-in to their respective programs and transferring studentathletes to the next level. This is what we will be expecting our new football staff to bring to the table,” Cone said.

Freshman cornerback Ryan Cisneros said that an aspect of their game that was missing this season was discipline.

“If a coach could bring that to the table our talent should be able to do the rest,” Cisneros said.

Cisneros will be returning to the team next season to play his final year at the college level.

With high school football in its last stages of playoffs, it is critical that the football team’s coaching staff begins recruiting.

Cone said he hopes to have a new football head coach before the start of winter break.

He also said that there is no love lost for Mojarro and his staff. Being the head football coach “didn’t quite work out as well as hoped.”

The past six seasons Mojarro gave many children and staff an opportunity to be a part of a community and an up and coming football program.

“Coach Mojarro will land on his feet and coach again, really soon.

Our administration wishes him the

Reading Rockets Youth Literacy Program at the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library

The Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library and its partner organization, Asian American Economic Development Enterprises (AAEDE), are seeking paid tutors for the 2014-2015 Session of the Reading Rockets literacy program.

Reading Rockets is an afterschool literacy program designed for at-risk children in 2nd through 6th grades. Students receive personalized tutoring to develop vital literacy skills and build confident readers. Reading Rockets was recently awarded the Public Library Association’s 2013 “Innovations in Literacy” award which recognizes unique and inventive literacy programs that result in a measurable impact on the library’s community.

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Staff Writer

Students Against Substance Abuse (S.A.S.A) is a club through a chemical dependency program that deals with addiction and mental health.

At the S.A.S.A. club meeting on Nov. 25, Professor Kevin Stepanyan spoke about his journey of being a student at ELAC to working on his PhD. “It was difficult but rewarding when I was offered the chance to work as a substance abuse counselor after earning a master’s degree,” Stepanyan said.

People often relapse because they go through depression or go through domestic violence issues, but a counselor’s job is to know how to handle or work through the situation.

Stepanyan’s style as a counselor is to be in control until the client starts to realize or understand they might

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get some control back.

Stepanyan stresses the importance of listening and paying attention. Clients disclose too much information that might hurt the counselor.

Counselors have an emotional reaction to their clients because the client doesn’t ask questions or disclose enough information.

“It is always important to be honest, be professional, and for counselors don’t pretend that you know something if you don’t,” Stepanyan said.

As an example, he said giving the right to a client would be wrong because it goes against ethics. A counselor’s responsibility is that he/ she is liable for the client.

“Pay attention to your mistakes,” he said.

Stepanyan believes counselors who are just entering the field are going to make mistakes. Counselors don’t want clients to look at them as a friend or as if a client is on the same level.

Stepanyan gave his opinion on

being protective against clients.

“I don’t let anyone know this is my office. When clients walk in I don’t have any degrees hanging up.

There are no pictures of my kids or me on my desk for my personal transparence,” he said.

Stepanyan does this in order to keep his clients focused on their reasons for their visit.

If the problem persists, Stepanyan believes counselors should take another approach such as validating the client’s emotions.

For example, telling a client why they don’t take a little bit of time and talk about how this can benefit them.

This way the counselor doesn’t say no, and they wouldn’t be saying yes, while speaking to the client in a mellow tone. The counselor stays calm, and in a sense, sensitive.

The club is working on a proposal to start an eating disorder program.

S.A.S.A goes out to the community and schools to inform youth and teens about the dangers of substance abuse and ways of preventing it before it happens.

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3D team questions ELAC’s budget plan for the facility, education and technology. Under these plans, Staff Writer there are certain objectives to The 3D team came together implement certain goals. The goals to discuss whether or not East are then reviewed and priority is Los Angeles College’s financial given to departments whose goals resources are being used sufficiently. are in alignment with the master Each year, the school is given plans’ goals. an annual budget by the state of “Having specific objectives and California. This budget is used to plans allows us to say ‘okay, let’s support and sustain student-learning give priority to that toward funding,” programs. The accreditation professor Jeffrey Hernandez said. c o m m i s s i o n h a s s p e c i f i c Hernandez is a part of the 3D team. expectations for every community Each department is given a college related to financial resources. certain budget, but can ask for The school is expected to manage more resources for the budgets. the resources with integrity in a way “They have shown how it’s tied to to ensure financial stability. the school’s plan,” Hernandez said.

Using ideas The budget is from previous also used to self-studies pay the staff and questions, “This year, the budget a n d f a c u l t y the 3D team salaries. When decided upon was sufficient enough, budgets are cut, new text for the but a couple years back, so are the staff standard III.D.1. and faculty This document our budget was cut, so a m e m b e r s ’ discusses the lot of faculty and staff lost salaries. team’s meetings “This year, their jobs.” along with the budget t h e s c h o o l ’s was sufficient current financial enough, but a resources. couple years The proper back, our use of the budget budget was Jeffrey hernandez is vital in the cut, so a lot of Political Science Professor education of faculty and staff the students. It lost their jobs,” is used to start Hernandez programs like said. This year, the college transfer initiative, GO the annual restricted budget was East LA partnership, the Student roughly around $105 million. The Success program and the First-Year 3D team determined this budget Experience program. The goal of was sufficient enough to cover all these programs is to increase the costs. number of students who transfer to The team anticipates “a substantial four-year universities. projected year-end balance as has These programs provide sources been the case at ELAC for several for students to learn the basics years due to the college’s ability to of college life like what course grow and provide quality education to take, what majors to choose efficiently and effectively” as stated from and a guide to help students in the III.D.1 document. transfer. The programs are also The 3D team will meet once part of the campus’s master plan. more on Dec. 5 to elaborate more Each department is given the on the financial resources at the opportunity to come up with goals Administrative Services conference that are aligned to the services of the room. Students are allowed to view campus’s number of master plans. the meeting and encouraged to These master plans include a volunteer for the 3D.

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voice for the voiceless—The East Los Angeles College community unites on the front steps of the campus on Nov. 20 to show solidarity for the 43 students kidnapped in Mexico.

Elans demand justice for missing students Jose Rojas Staff Writer Approximately 100 peceful participants manifested in front of the Helen-Miller Balley library at East Los Angeles College last Thursday, Nov. 20.

Students and participants were heard chanting “Justice for Ayotzinapa!” to show their support for the male students who disappeared last Sept. 27 in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. The students went missing after protesting against what they considered to be discriminatory hiring and funding practices by the Mexican government.

Several plastic bags containing human remains believed to be that of the students were found 10 miles from where the students went missing. Over 70 suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping, including Iguala’s mayor and his wife, who are believed to be the people behind

the abduction. Investigations are victims of violence in Mexico. As still underway.

Mexican, or Latino, I'm already ELAC students Alejandro Nuñez, tired of so much violence that exists, Vanessa Díaz Venegas and Jacob not only in Mexico but in many Garcia Castellanos are the students other countries of Latin America,” who organized this peaceful Alejandro Nuñez said. manifestation.

T h e s e They began the events that demonstration “This crime committed o c c u r r e d explaining the against the e v e n t s t h a t a r e by the Government s t u d e n t s h a p p e n i n g i n against the students i n I g u a l a , Mexico and why it Guerrero, is important to show is something that we M e x i c o a r e our support to the as students can not not the first. victims of violence In 1968 the tolerate.” in Mexico.

Mexican a r m y, b y “Kidnapping and disappearing order of the Jacob garcia of the 43 students president Student of Mexico is a crime against Gustavo Diaz students committed Ordaz, killed by the government that can not go unpunished. It's time hundreds of students because to raise our voices and demand an students were demanding lower end to the violence,” Vanessa Díaz tuition in universities.

“I think that violence against said.

“Not only 43 students have students around the world affects experienced violence, there are us students from East Los Angeles thousands of people who have been College in many different ways.

This crime committed by the Government against the students is something that we as students can not tolerate.” Jacob Garcia said.

“We as students have the power to change a world full of violence for a better world full of peace, we have a powerful weapon, which is our knowledge and our education. We have the power to change the world and leave a better future for the upcoming generations.” Nuñez said.

Other departments such as social sciences, English, Chicano studies, administration of justice and the foreign language joined the peaceful manifestation.

“It’s very important to encourage student activism in students since many of them just come to their classes and leave but are not really aware of what is happening on campus or in the community of East Los Angeles,” Muñoz said.

It is the first time a manifestation of this type occurs in East Los Angeles College where people are supporting students from another country.The peaceful demonstration lasted a little over an hour.

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with the budget.” Norma Vega said.

An announcement is tentatively scheduled for next year. Mah y Busch shared that the department will be moving from the C2 complex to the new Student Success Building. This is currently under construction and will be located in-front of the Technology Center building. Once transferred into their new location the department’s new name will be reflected in fall 2015.

“I can’t even change my signature email yet,” said Mah y Busch. She was instructed to not make any statement of the name change, including in her email signature, because an official announcement has not been made yet.

On the proposal Vega rationalized how the current department’s name, the Foreign Language Department, does not accurately represent the true identity of the department’s community. “Pierce college and Santa Monica college have changed their language department’s name to Modern Language and we also wanted to do that. Dr. Vega and now all of us have decided to accurately represent who this community is,” said Mah y Busch.

East Los Angeles College is not the first institution to make the name change in its Foreign Language department. A lot of other institutions have changed their Foreign Language Department

name to be Modern Language. In fact, East Los Angeles College is a little behind in making this change being that other colleges and universities have changed the name of their foreign language departments years ago.

The department believes that the name says a lot about them. With the name change, the department now expects to have more impact on students who decide to take classes in modern languages.

Changes are also occurring in the theatre arts, speech and broadcasting departments, which will split due to funding purposes. Students of these departments are concerned about how this will affect them.

Art student Elena Cervantez who is currently taking acting classes said she is concerned about classes being cut. "I don't know why the departments are splitting, I just hope they don't cut any classes or the entire theatre arts program in the future," Cervantez said.

When interviewing an anonymous student that holds a high position in the theatre arts department they explain why exactly the departments are splitting.

"It has come to my attention that the departments are splitting because each department will now have their own budget as before the three departments had to share a budget."

The two departments will still share the theatre and dance studios when the other departments need it.

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Health center— Medical Assistant Lizette Tapia takes a patients blood pressure at East Los Angeles College Health Center, which is one of the services the student health fee covers.

Mandatory health fee benefits students Maria Salas Staff Writer Every semester each student enrolling in classes pays an $11 health fee in which their assumption is “its just another fee,” said J. Alvarez DNP. Hectic schedules don’t allow students the time to see where their money is going. They do not realize that the money they’re paying benefits them.

The cover fee provides students

with services like, over-the-counter pain relievers/first aid, condoms, pre-employment, physical required by specific school programs, STD screening, pap smears, TB testing, consultation with medical providers, preventive health care, family planning, mental health services, emotional/behavioral counseling (individual and couple), confidential support groups and annual flu vaccine. Plus, provision of blood tests and immunizations for a low cost.

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What many students don’t know is that the health center is not just for health information or minor injury needs like a band- aid. It’s actually a clinic designed for the convenience of the students Alvarez DNP takes the initiative in talking to the faculty and board commissioners to let their students know about the different services offered. He makes it aware to them about the different risks in chronic diseases and how a simple check up can help prevent such a thing. Nonetheless, she makes

it a priority to whoever comes in her office to get the tenderness and love they need in order to feel comfortable. Moreover, Lizette Tapia states how unfortunate it is to know how many students don’t know what they’re offered. She wishes the students, all students, know about the facility period Tapia recently started working at the health center, but has made it her purpose to make sure students get high quality service and feel comfortable enough to comeback.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

Respiratory therapy program aims to educate students

BY Stephanie Garibay

Fast Facts:

Staff Writer For most college students the health of their lungs isn’t a main priority. Taking the right steps to prevent things like lung cancer might not be something the average person thinks about on a daily basis.

According to the American Lung Association an estimated 33% of college students have used tobacco products, the leading cause to lung cancer, including cigarettes, cigars, hookah and many other products.

Although East Los Angeles College is a smoke-free campus, students can be seen hiding behind buildings smoking cigarettes.

“I actually didn’t know ELAC’s campus is smoke-free,” said student Mariah Gardena The Respiratory Therapy program at ELAC held an experiment called “The 400 Cigarettes experiment” so students could see the harm that cigarettes could do to the lungs.

The experiment also showed the process of extracting tar from tobacco.

The cigarettes were smoked and inhaled using a vacuum machine, which then released many types of harmful substances.

“After we put all the 400 cigarettes to be inhaled through the vacuum, this black substance came out. We took this black material and all the chemicals inside of it and we melted it down and we cooked it and it made tar,” said Kyle Amuzquita, an ELAC student in the respiratory therapy program.

The cigarettes were placed in a straw-like holder, which went through a jar and was being inhaled by a small vacuum. The black material would fill up the jar with each cigarette. The jar contained water and the smoke would cross

-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma are just some of the respiratory/lung problems caused by cigarette smoking

-an estimated 33%

of college students have used tobacco products.

-East Los Angeles College is currently a smoke-free campus.

-The ALA states that lung cancer causes more deaths than colon, breast and pancreatic cancer combined.

-The ALA also states an estimated 159,260 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer in 2014.

the water at high speeds. Eventually, the water went from transparent to brown to black.

On the side of the experiment was a plate containing the tar they had cooked up that looked like black hardened dirt.

“This is the part that goes to your lungs, the tar, this is what ends up in your lungs when you smoke,” said Amuzquita.

The highly toxic tar residue

contains at least 19 cancer-causing substances called nitrosamines. The tar residue is also what causes teeth to fall out and leads to gum disease.

Also on display were two sets of lungs: one healthy and one severely damaged by the use of tobacco.

“Everything you see on the damaged lung is irreversible.

There’s nothing you can do to get your lungs back to normal,” said Amuzquita.

Students were able to put on gloves and feel the difference between both lungs.

“The healthy lung felt squishy and the damaged lung felt sort of hard,” said Mariah Gardena.

In the experiment, the respiratory program used pig lungs because of their close resemblance to human lungs. The damaged pig lungs had been manipulated to resemble an unhealthy lung since pigs do not

smoke. The lung was dyed black and the texture was changed to resemble hardened muscle.

Being able to see and feel real lungs helped make the harmful effects of smoking more tangible to students. Rather than just being told that smoking is bad for you, students were able to really see and conceptualize the harmful effects cigarettes have on the body.

“As respiratory therapists,

we deal with patients who have lung cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma and many other respiratory diseases,” said Amuzquita.

COPD and asthma are just some of the other respiratory/lung problems caused by cigarette smoking and other environmental factors.

Our lungs have broom-like hairs to keep bacteria out called cilia.

Cigarette smoking can slow down the action of the cilia for hours and also reduce the number of cilia.

Although smoking is a big factor in respiratory and lung problems, there are other factors that contribute to breathing problems.

“Obesity restricts lungs, so exercising and not smoking are the two best things you can do to protect your lungs,” said Govi Frousto, another student in the respiratory therapy program.

Respiratory diseases related to obesity include sleep apnea, a disease in which a person pauses in breathing or has infrequent breathing while sleeping. Other diseases include exertional dyspnea, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, asthma and many other diseases.

“People think smoking cigarettes is the only type of smoke that will damage your lungs, but that’s not true. Smoking weed damages your lungs just as much,” said ELAC student and nursing major, Mayra Alimena.

Lung cancer is the leading killer cancer in both men and women. The ALA states that lung cancer causes more deaths than colon, breast and pancreatic cancer combined.

The ALA also states an estimated 159,260 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer in 2014.

“Our lungs are large and in charge of breathing. It’s about time we start taking care of them,” said Alimena.

Fast Facts

Prevent plagiarism and spare your paper •What is plagiarism?

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

BY Amber Paramo Staff Writer

East Los Angeles College library offers a variety of workshops throughout the year, one of them being on how to cite properly and avoid plagiarism.

Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s work and failing to give credit to the source. A person’s work can range from written articles, essays, books, websites and direct spoken words.

Amy Guy is part of the Helen Miller Bailey Library personnel and is in charge of hosting the Cite Right workshop.

Guy feels responsible to bring awareness to the students in our

•If you understand your subject you are more likely to write in your own words.

campus about the importance of citing properly. The purpose of the workshop is to learn how to give credit to the sources and not take the credit.

Plagiarism can be accidental or purposely done when students get frustrated and choose to take the easy road. “People get desperate and plagiarize. It is easy to do,” said Guy. There are different citation formats depending on the writing style. Some of the most common used are MLA, APA and Chicago, all three unique in citing.

The work cited page informs the reader in full detail where information searched was taken from.

Professors in colleges and universities determine how much

•Include a bibliography: quote and cite your works properly.

research was invested by simply looking at the work cited page.

“Teachers always flip back there first. This gives them a clue about the paper and how valuable the information is,” said Guy. During the workshop, Guy informs students about in-text citation, direct quotes and signal phrases. Guy provides a variety of examples of how students can properly incorporate quotes by paraphrasing or using direct quotes.

Other resources are also offered, including online tools that can be easily accessed at any time on the Internet.

Easybib.com and Worldcat. org are two websites that provide step-by-step instructions in the correct way to cite. “These websites walk you through the process of

•Understand what doesn’t need to be cited i.e. common sense obser vations, folklore, your own experiences, your own media creations, your own gathered scientific evidence creating citations because there are certain rules and formulations when creating a citation,” said Guy. There are serious consequences for plagiarism. In her seven years of experience as a student, and now librarian, Guy has seen various scenarios dealing with plagiarism.

“A student at UCLA got his Ph.D. revoked for... plagiarizing,” said Guy. Currently at ELAC, if a student is caught plagiarising, that student will be expelled and not accepted at any other college in the Los Angeles Community College District.

Students can sign up in person at the library or on ELAC’s website by clicking on the library tab for future cite workshops. Other workshops are available throughout the semester in the library.

New cafeteria threatens food truck’s future

BY Darlene Galvan Staff Writer The future is uncertain for Malibu Bagels Food Truck once East Los Angeles College’s upcoming student center opens.

On a daily basis the food truck serves more than 100 customers according to Marla Fuentes, manager of the food truck for the past two years.

A great majority of students and faculty have a larger variety of food selections directly across Collegian Avenue and in the Atlantic Square shopping plaza. Pizza, burgers, burritos, fish, sushi, Chinese food and Thai food are some of the foods in close proximity to ELAC, within walking distance.

While the food truck on campus has generous food options, a larger

food selection on campus would be ideal for ELAC students, faculty and staff.

“Students don’t have time for slow (made) food, a food truck is fast,” said Fuentes.

With the upcoming student center, Fuentes s a i d that the food truck’s l e a s e with ELAC would potentially be coming to an end when the new building currently in construction is complete. The

new building will be providing students a cafeteria with a dining hall for students and faculty.

“We don’t have plans to stay when the cafeteria opens, but nothing has been discussed yet,” s a i d

Fuentes.

It would be challenging for her business to stay at ELAC once the cafeteria o p e n s , as there will be more competition between both venues, and finances will play a major role.

The menu of ELAC’s future

cafeteria is unknown yet.

Currently, ELAC has one food truck with selections ranging from breakfast sandwiches, meat burritos, burgers. There are also various vending machines around campus with a variety of snacks.

More food options on campus would having to wait in long lines with the rest of the people during lunch hour.

It would be ideal to have more than one food truck on campus to provide more food variety. It would also help students save time by staying on campus instead of going elsewhere to have lunch.

On the “About ELAC” section on the school website it states that ELAC has a cafeteria as one of its facilities. Although the website page was last updated in 2011, and there have been plenty of renovations since then, a cafeteria

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Film Screening East Los Angeles College presents a screening of the Chinese American film, “Always.”

“Always” is about a cross-cultural couple who fight for their relationship in southwestern China.

Lead actor Nathaniel Boyd will host a Q&A for the audience after the film screening.

The screening will be held at the P2 theater on Thursday Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.

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Students prepare for winter fashion sweatpants, and leggings as a relaxed trend. ELAC students Nadia Marin and Ashly Palomares believe that it is a way for one to be comfortable throughout the day and is not something only for exercising.

Everyone should have shoes made for winter. With so many types of styles for men and women, like Doc Martens and Uggs, they are great for one to keep their feet dry from the rain.

Footwear with tougher material, such as authentic or faux leather, is essential for winter. Using maintenance products like weatherproof sprays can help leather goods stay spotless throughout the winter weather.

A winter look can be complete by adding accessories like headwear and/or gloves. Beanies and fedoras are stylish add-ons suitable for winter and can help make an outfit stand out. Gloves are essential to own when it comes to immensely cold days, according to student Adrian Cordova.

Students won’t feel regretful about spending money with all the holiday sales. They should enjoy shopping for fashion this winter, explore different stores, and have fun with clothing to find what best fits their style and personality.

BY Edgar Montoya Staff Writer With the winter excitement here, East Los Angeles College students should be able to purchase their winter must-haves without feeling guilty about it later.

Some might not consider shopping when dealing with educational expenses, and there are many alternatives for getting clothing items that cost less.

Just because school is in session during winter, it doesn’t mean one can’t look fashionable.

Some may find it difficult since they are likely to wear heavy outerwear that can feel like a burden.

However, winter is the perfect time to layer and it gives one the freedom to really create depth within their clothing.

Whether it is an unbuttoned flannel over a top or simply adding a scarf, layering can enhance someone’s look by adding warmth.

To help get through the winter season, there are some essential items that men and women can rely on and find at affordable prices.

Finding the correct coat or jacket is important because these items are designed to protect people from gusty winds and rain. Students should buy the most comfortable and affordable coats and jackets, since they’re likely to wear it throughout the season.

Rainproof outerwear is also essential to help keep clothes dry during wet days and to avoid the uncomfortable wet feeling.

Flannels are a wonderful during winter, not only because they are unisex, but because they also come in various fabrics for different climate levels.

From cotton, linen, to wool and in so many colors and patterns.

Pairing a flannel with a cardigan, cashmere sweater, jacket or blazer,

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Strike a pose—Mannequins at the Citadel Outlets’ H&M in Commerce are shown wearing apparel appropriate for the

winter season. They are displayed wearing heavy sweaters, flannels, and coats which can be worn by both male and females.

gives this shirt a completely different look. It can be buttoned up or not, over a t-shirt, with sleeves down or rolled up or just worn around the waist to add a touch to their outfit.

Other essential wears for both genders this winter are statement sweaters and chunky sweaters.

Wearing statement sweaters will be the first thing people notice when walking into a room.

Through stand- out graphics, prints, designs, and colors on

clothing, people can make a personality.

Oversized and chunky sweaters have become a sensation from the runway to street life, making them a must-have for a fashionable look.

“Not only are they comfortable and warm, but they’re good for any body type and can go paired with anything,” student Faviola Argueta said.

This trend of sweaters offers students a relaxed way to dress for

school.

Extra-large scarves have become a must-have to wear during the winter days. With so many varieties of fabrics, colors, and prints, these are great for anyone to throw over their outfit to add a fun, stylish layer.

“Even if you’re wearing a simple outfit, adding a scarf can make it look different,” Argueta said.

“They’re great for both boys and girls.”

Wear them wrapped, looped,

braided, as a shawl, or around your neck. There are so many ways to be styled in a scarf.

Wearing spanx, leggings, or sweatpants is a good alternative for college students who prefer not to bundle up too much or for those whom don’t have the time to layer on an outfit. Paired with a sports or college sweater and a pair of tennis shoes, students are ready for a cozy day.

Some have adopted sweatshirts,

A great place to shop for these winter essentials are stores like H&M, GAP, Old Navy, and Foreign Exchange because they have affordable prices.

Other places to shop for such items are thrift stores.

Another great website for students to do winter shopping is 10dollarmall. com. There one can get men’s and women’s winter clothing from outerwear to t-shirts and what’s best of all is that everything is either $10 or less.

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App gives students self-control to study

BY Lucero RodrigueZ Staff Writer With procrastination being a factor with common distractions of Facebook, Instagram and other social media, stopprocrastinatingapp.com blocks these distractions from getting in the way of doing school work.

Stopprocrastinatingapp.com helps students achieve their academic goals. It provides three different options to help manage the Internet and block specific websites in which distracts the user.

According to the website, the first option is “to block the Internet, but reboot if you want to get back online.”

The second option is to “block the Internet, but prevent Internet access even if you reboot. You will get back online once your time is up.”

The third option is to “stay connected, but filter out the most distracting websites, social media sites and email accounts.

It’s a how-to application for students to stop procrastinating. www.ELACCampusNews.com

This app is a student’s aid to selfcontrol and helps students focus and manage time. Students are given three options to help themselves toward a more successful academic grade.

In a more psychological side, the application informs the user to write down their goals before blocking sites they often visit.

In community colleges, the system allows students to retake a class up to three times. Students go to school to be able to graduate to attain good habits that eventually lead them to their dream career. This app helps students become more responsible for managing their time and setting academic goals.

Stopprocrastinatingapp.com can help with individual classes, but also help reduce students from repeating courses due to their distractions.

T h e w e b s i t e stopprocrastinatingapp.com says, “Young people love using Stop Procrastinating to block and filter websites and social media sites when they do their homework. It helps them control their own Internet

use, encouraging responsibility and self-control… research shows that young people are more likely to cut digital distractions if they do it themselves.”

This helps students achieve their goals. Students are seeking ways to improve, and this application can be the beginning to a more successful path toward graduation. The app is $8.99 and is offered for Mac and Windows.

Students at one point in their lives have wondered how they can help themselves from being distracted.

Some students have taken the liberty to find a method that can help them finish their work on time and also help improve their quality of work.

On the webisite it says, “research shows that writing down your work goals helps you to achieve them.

That’s why Stop Procrastinating gives you the option to do this before you block the internet, making it the most effective productivity software on the market today. But if you want to concentrate more, give it a go. You might be surprised to find it helps you to focus.”

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

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DO RE MI AMAZING— Anthony Lupica accompanied by Lucy Nargizyan conducted the students of the East Los Angeles Chamber Chorale Nov. 26 in the S2 recital hall during the

showcase.

Chamber Chorale performs in student recital

BY Rachel acosta Staff Writer A Student Recital was held in the S2 Recital Hall featuring music from students and a performance by the East Los Angles College Chamber Chorale.

The recital featured students from Anthony Lupica, Associate Professor of Music, Voice and Director of Choirs, Ken Nagatani, Applied Guitar, Lucy Nargizyan, Applied Piano, and Lori Stinson, Applied Voice.

The recital was free admission and offered a wide variety of music from the students that were singing, playing guitar and piano. The ELAC’s Chamber Chorale ended with a performance.

The repertoire featured different genres of music from both students in beginning and advanced music classes. There will be another student recital on Dec. 10.

There was music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francesco Molino, Johannes Brahms, and others. With the theme of the recital being love, Hermik Hagnazarian, a soprano, sang a song by composer Roger Quilter called “Love’s Philosophy.”

Among the performers was Yunting Xie, an applied music student, who was awarded the 1st Prize in the CAPMT Honors Auditions competition this past weekend. In the recital, Xie performed ‘Grande valse brillante in E- flat Major, Op. 18” by composer Fréderic Chopin on the piano.

When the students finished their performances, some went back on stage because they were a part of ELAC’s Chamber Chorale. Joining the students

was accompanist Nargizyan, and Lupica conducted.

Lupica introduced the pieces the Chamber Chorale was going to be performing and talked a bit about what the pieces meant. One of the pieces they sang was by a favorite composer of Lupica, Emma Lou Diemer.

When introducing the pieces of music they would be performing, Lupica explained how the theme of the recital was love. The first song was about love it was from man to God and from God to man; the song was “Ubi Caritas” by Ola Gjeilo.

“Prayer” by Morten Lauridsen is about parental love which was inspired by a poem that was written by Dana Gioia. Gioia’s poem is about the loss of her child due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It was then turned to music by Lauridsen.

“Three Madrigals” it is by composer Emma Lou Diemer, it is a threework movement about love, but each part signifies the type of love it is.

It was inspired by William Shakespeare’s plays and contains some texts from some of Shakespeare’s plays.

The first part of the three- part song is called “O, Mistress Mine, Where are you roaming?” and it is about youthful love. The second song called “Take, oh, take those lips away” is about forbidden love. The third song is called, “Sigh no more, ladies. Sigh no more!” the song is just about love, and loving each other.

Speech team to offer showcase team to present their skills and talents,” Herrera said.

Staff Writer After a winning season beginning The award-winning Speech and in October, and the final competition Debate team is bringing the night of the season on Sunday at Mt. San of drama, comedy, and poetry to Antonio College, this exhibition the Proscenium Theatre on Dec 9 and night of entertainment will be and 11. a nice break for the team to relax Traditionally there is a one and have fun. night showcase at the end of each “When it comes to ELAC it might semester, but this year there will be feel as if it’s difficult to link or two nights. connect, but being part of the speech Members of team, it feels the speech team like they are are preparing a second themselves for a f a m i l y, ” “Those who are chance to perform, Herrera said. consistently showing since space to “ T h i s their dedication, and participate is team is so limited. connected continuosly improving “Although to each and have a high interest, o t h e r a n d not all members perform, all it has also will be considered to team members helped me participate.” are involved. connect to They work the the school.”

Michael Haro venue and will B e i n g Speech and debate team member be in charge of part of the preparing the team has event. Only one encouraged fifth of the team Herrera to competes, but we are all a part of pursue a degree in communications. it,” said two year member Manuel Herrera said that the traveling Haro. experience and talking to coaches “Those who are consistently from different schools as well as showing their dedication, and being a part of this community has continuosly improving and have a encouraged him to change his major high interest, will be considered to from English to Communications. participate.”

Herrera also said that his goal is The most prepared and refined to coach and teach a college team. will be taking part of this special Speech and debate has opened his event. eyes to a whole new world.

Peer coach Junior Herrera, who ELAC’s team is currently ranked was a member of the team for two second among colleges after its years, and now a peer coach said competitions in November. that there will be a lot displayed The team continues to get ready on stage. There will be Prose’s, for these events which will take dramatic arts, poetry, and a various place at ELAC. amount of portrayals of artistic The event will be held on Dec. 9 merit. and 11 in the P2 building.

“Events like this allow for Tickets are $5 pre-sale and $7 at practice, and give chance for the the door.

BY Joel Arellano

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bON appetit—The Les Napoli turkey panini has provolone cheese, grilled peppers, fresh basil, sundried tomatoes and garlic aioli in focaccia bread alongside with customers choice of a spinach and meatball soup or a salad.

Crepes and Grapes Cafe provides French inspired dishes

BY Cardling Del Real Staff Writer The Crepes and Grapes Café is a French inspired crȇperie in Uptown Whittier. The café sells handcrafted Paninis and a variety of food.

The café is located on Greenleaf Ave and Bailey St. in Whittier. It is only 15 minutes away from the East Los Angeles College campus.

The aroma of herbs and spices filled the café.

The wait to be seated is no longer than five minutes.

The Les Napoli Turkey Panini has provolone cheese, grilled peppers, fresh basil, sundried tomatoes and garlic aioli in focaccia bread.

The plate includes a choice of either a side of salad or the spincah and meatball soup.

The wait for an order is no longer than 20 minutes.

The panini’s presentation is neat side of the crepe. and looked very appetizing.

The top of the crepe has chocolate From the first bite of the hearty and powdered sugar on top. panini, there is an immediate taste of To top it off there is whipped turkey and provolone cheese. cream and sliced banana.

The taste T h e of the panini strawberries is mouthand Nutella watering. complimented The garlic The taste of the panini is each other in the way. aioli is mouth-watering. The garlic best The inside perfection. aioli is perfection. The of the café is T h e freshness of freshness of the peppers is very calm and soothing. The the peppers instant. décor was the is instant. right amount of The focaccia artistic and bold. bread is T h e c a f é ’s crisp and o u t d o o r complimented the ingredients well. ambience has a vintage look to it, The cafe also offers a variety of much like several of the restaurants dessert crepes. and stores located in the area.

The Nutella Crepe is folded over The café has seating outside, and the glazed strawberries peek out which overlooks some shops in

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Uptown Whittier. They also have their menu outside for customers to see.

Not only is the food enjoyable but the service is great.

The employees tend to customer’s needs and offer refills with no hesitation.

Customers gets what the pay for at the café.

The cafe’s menu has a variety of choices depending the time walked in. The cafe offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert.

They also have a children’s menu, which is convenient for families with children.

The café also sells a variety of wine for those whom enjoy fine dining.

The café is a family owned restaurant. The owners Sandra and Frank Hahn opened the café alongside their daughters 10 years ago.

Arts

EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

Orchestra prepares for upcoming concert

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BY Carolyn Viraphandeth Staff Writer The East Los Angeles College’s Symphony Orchestra, celebrates the end of the semester with preparations for their upcoming winter concert, under the direction of Samvel Chilingarian.

The orchestra will be playing classic songs such as Robert Smith’s “Jingle Bells Forever” and John Williams’ “Superman Returns.”

Alex Tu has been a member of the orchestra for two semesters and he is currently in his third semester at ELAC. He said, “We rehearse as a group every Thursday from 7-10 p.m.,” “While it may seem like three hours per rehearsal is a lot of work, it’s not really work if we’re doing something we enjoy.”

He says that he has enjoyed his overall experience with the orchestra, as it is fun and entertaining.

“Everyone is very interactive in terms of helping each other improve,” Tu said, “We spend lots of time practicing and I believe it helps the members of the orchestra work together as a team.”

Besides rehearsing with everyone in orchestra, everyone else’s individual practice times are different among each other.

“For individual practicing, practice time varies from person to person,” said Tu. The orchestra has two more group practices before the day of the concert.

“I feel confident that we will be more than ready to give our best performance,” Tu said.

The orchestra has two more group practices before the day of the concert and Tu said, “I feel confident that we will be more than ready to give our best performance.”

Entry to the concert is free and begins Decemeber 11, at 8p.m.

It will be held in the S2 Recital Hall at the ELAC Performing Arts Center.

Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Recital Hall.

Winter Wonderland comes to town

BY Stephanie Flores Staff Writer For the very first time a winter wonderland with, live reindeers, 3D effects and singing elephants returns to Griffith Park after five years.

The L.A. Zoo Lights, is a new and different experience for children and families.

Santa Claus will be visiting from November 28 through January 4.

Gifts and goodies will be available including holiday crafts and photos.

A self guided tour, 60 to 90 minutes long through selected areas in the zoo is available while the animals are asleep.

Also there will be an introduction of a clever troop of animated LED monkeys commandeering an electrical power source hidden in an unusual holiday tree as well as other animals like the singing elephants.

Daytime visitors to the zoo can see the reindeers during regular hours, which are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along with a flurry of

seasonal festivities.

City council member Tom LaBong partnered up with the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association to give Los Angeles a holiday experience to replace the beloved DWP Festival of Lights, which was canceled due to construction back in 2009.

“Griffith Park is accessible to so many residents of Los Angeles and occupies a special place in the hearts of many” said LaBong.

Cornerstone partners are Edison International, 99 cent only stores,

Service System America and WeMo. Eleven donors volunteered at the LA zoo lights.

L.A. Zoo Lights will be open from 6 to 10 pm starting from Friday November 28 through January 4.

Free parking is provided and admission for adults is $13.

Admission for 2 to 12 years of age is $11. Children Under the age of 2 enter for free. Online early bird admission rate is $8.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be closed.

Tacos de Baja Ensenada serves mouth-watering fish tacos

BY Mario De leon Staff Writer Looking for a go-to destination for quality food at East Los Angeles College can be a task.

Just two miles away from campus, students will run into a not-so-well kept secret.

Tacos de Baja Ensenada is located on the corner of Whittier Blvd and Oakford Ave. This restaurant serves some of the best seafood tacos in Monterrey Park.

It is a small restaurant with a simple décor that lets the food really shine.

This restaurant often has a line wrapped around the building, that customers will be lucky to get a seat inside.

The patio is festive with white lights and the restaurant plays cultural music in the background.

Tacos de Baja Ensenada is full on “Fish Taco Wednesday,” because tacos are only $1.

The famous Baja Tacos is a combination of shrimp and fish in a flour tortilla; topped with cabbage and a white sauce.

The portions are big enough that two tacos will fill customers up.

Next item on the list was the Wednesday Dollar fish tacos, which like the Baja taco, is served with cabbage and a white sauce.

The fish tacos were crunchy due to its deep fried texture, and were delicious.

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TACO MANIA—Carne asada, Baja, Fish and Shrimp tacos are served for $1 on Wednesdays at Tacos de Baja Ensenada.

Last but not least were the shrimp tacos, which are that last seafood taco on the menu. It did not dissapoint.

The shrimp was crunchy and flaky with a flavor that explodes.

Customers will think that they were catching the shrimp out of the ocean themselves.

The shrimp tacos were topped with cabbage tomatoes and a white sauce that is key to all three types of seafood tacos.

The last item tried was the carne asada tacos, which like the seafood tacos had a hefty portion that dwarfed the tortilla it was on.

The meat was cooked well, but

not much came with the tacos. The taco had no sauce or veggies. A visit to the a la cart station is necessary to add condiments.

The carne asada tacos were good, but the restaurant is known for their seafood which is why the line of customers runs around the building.

Overall Tacos de Baja Ensenada is a great place to grab a bite with friends after class. The selection is great and the overall service was good.

There was no waiting staff so the customer would have to clear the table if the group before does not pick up. The long line was definately worth the wait. www.ELACCampusNews.com

BY Juan Ramirez Staff Writer Fearless Records adds to its “Punk Goes” series with Punk Goes Pop Vol.6 with new covers of Billboard topping hits.

Fearless Records first announced a new Punk Goes album was in the works on August 14 not saying much about it but details were soon to come.

A couple of months after the announcements on October 13, the album cover and the track list were released to their ongoing Punk Goes Pop series, later releasing an album teaser with a music video.

The music video was the ‘We Came As Romans’ cover of “I Knew You Were Trouble,” originally performed by Taylor Swift.

The series consists of rock bands covering new popular songs and the selected bands add or give the song its style or spin on the song.

‘We Came As Roman’ cover of “I Knew You Were Trouble” kept many of the songs original elements and expanded on them.

The original guitar riff was sped up and gives a metal core feel, they also added break down during the chorus.

They also got the WCAR touch with their signature vocal switches by their two front men Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone.

Then ‘August Burn Red’ cover of “Wrecking Ball”, switched up the

piano with metal-like guitar riff .

The guitar riff was done by guitar duo Brent Rambler and JB Brubaker.

Then Miley Cyrus lyrics were amped up with the screams and part growl vocal styles of Jake Luhrs.

The series has been ongoing since its first release in 2002 with Punk Goes Pop. Fearless Records believed the series was a stretch and would not take off. Since it was the second addition to their Punk Goes series with 2000’s”Punk Goes Metal” being the first of the installment.

Now they have gone 16 albums strong which featured many different themes such as Punk Goes: Acoustic, 80s, 90s, Crunk, Classic Rock, X, and Christmas.

Fearless Records offered their fans a variety of bands doing covers of the hits of the era and current time.

“Punk Goes Pop Vol.6” is another great addition to the ongoing series which you should totally check out and give a listen to.

Some of the songs the listeners should definitely check out are, “Wrecking Ball” covered by August Burns Red, “I Knew You Were Trouble” covered by We Came As Romans and “Sweater Weather” covered by Slaves.

These are the songs that I believe not only stood out in this album but also are what made this album a pleasant listening experience overall.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

H u s k i e s

Sports Briefs Cross country In the final race of the 2014 season, defending state champion and third-seeded sophomore Laura Aceves took third place in the CCCAA Women’s Cross Country State Championships.

The unranked women’s team placed 19th, upsetting six teams: Butte, Cuyamaca, Santa Rosa, De Anza and Fresno City colleges.

The women’s team consists of Aceves, Ruby Padilla, Stephanie Trelles, Viridiana Hernandez, Guadalupe Yanez, Luz Badillo and Amy Herrera ELAC qualified for only the second time since 2001.

Sophomores Andres De La Cruz and Cristian Flores placed in the top third for ELAC.

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Football

EYES ON THE BALL— Miles Ford, and Ante Joyner, of the Huskies defending DeAndre Page, and Davasyia Hager, of the Pirates as the ball

is being thrown inbounds before the Huskies’ 95-74 win on Friday night.

Men’s basketball places second at Neil Edwards Classic

BY LUCERO RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer The men’s basketball team placed second in the Neil Edwards Classic after a tough 64-61 loss against Cuesta College in the championship game.

East Los Angeles College defeated Orange Coast College on Friday 94-75 and battled with Moorpark College before taking the 72-67 victory to earn a spot in the championship game.

“We can’t take teams for granted and as a team we have to execute better,” ELAC Head Coach John Mosley said.

Sophomore guard Marcus Romain finished 24 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Overall in the 2014 Neil Edwards were in foul trouble.

Freshman forward Marquis Classic Romain averaged 15 points per game, four rebounds and three Salmon injured his ankle in the second half and assists. was not able The Huskies struggled in the to return to the last minutes as “We can’t take teams game. they tried to stop Salmon’s for granted and as a Cuesta from return to the court scoring. team we have to execute was questionable Romain tried as to whether better.” to take the game he’d return in into overtime but time to play in lost the ball as the Riverside time expired. tournament.

John mosley In its loss, E L A C ’ s men’s basketball head coach t r o u b l e s ELAC had a continued as good start against game play began Moorpark. to get physical.

The Huskies ELAC lost sophomore forward led in the first half of the game, but Moorpark started off hot during Richard Bivens after fouling out in second half play even though they the second half.

The lost of both Bivens and Salmon affected the Huskies’ inside presence during the last few minutes of the game.

“We have to get back in gym and get better as a team,” Mosley said.

ELAC showed great teamwork by passing the ball around efficiently throughout the entire tournament. They stayed focused and communicated throughout all three games.

ELAC had a slow start to begin the game against Cuesta College.

Both ELAC guards Marcus Romain and sophmore Je’Ron Primus finished with AllTournament honors.

ELAC’s main focus is preparing for the Riverside tournament of Dec. 9.

“We need to condition ourselves better and just keep practicing,”

Football players named to the 2014 SCFA All-Mountain Conference Second Team were: offensive guard Alfonso Cid, wide receiver Jonathon Major, defensive end Anthony Cheatum, inside linebacker DeAndre Nelson and return specialist Aaron Bartosek.

The Huskies finished their second-consecutive losing season 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the American Mountain Conference. Major had 506 yards on 54 receptions with five touchdowns. Cheatum and Nelson had a combined four and a half sacks as well as 96 tackles. Barstock had 590 all-purpose yards.

Men’s soccer Santiago Canyon College defeated the men’s soccer team in the first round of playoffs Nov. 22, 2-1.

Check out www.elaccampusnews.com to see a video of the players and coaches reactions as well as their thoughts on the season.

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