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Elans walk to remember domestic violence victim BY ivan cazares Staff Writer About 100 people gathered in memory of Jamay Michelle Sticca at the football stadium on Saturday. Sticca was a victim of domestic violence and was murdered in 2008. East Side Spirit and Pride (ESSP) Club adviser and uncle of Sticca Dennis Sanchez was the first of several speakers to stand in front of the crowd. Sanchez thanked everyone present and introduced Sticca’s parents, Ron Sanchez and Jackie Joo, who traveled from Sacramento to attend. A sign expressing people’s condolences was presented to Sticca’s parents. The Rev. Mark Torres from Homeboy Industries also took to the podium. “Thank you for taking seriously something that needs to be taken seriously,” said Torres. Torres cited Buddhist teachings and said that acknowledging suffering is the first step in overcoming it. He then led everyone in a moment of prayer. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Among the speakers was Athletic Director Al Cone, who emphasized the need for males to be a part of the solution. The NCADV states, “boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partner and children when they become adults.” Psychology Professor Jody Adewale, Psy.D., explained a big part of the problem is the state of mind of young people. “I was talking to a group of students about the Ray Rice incident. I asked them what they thought about what Rice did and was surprised when some of them asked what his wife did, as if hitting her could be justified somehow,” said Adewale. “Domestic violence is never justified.” Sticca’s mother was the next to speak. Joo encouraged those present to never give up on their goals. Sticca was a dedicated nursing student and worked full-time, Joo said.
After Joo spoke, two domestic violence victims shared their stories. One of them was a young woman who’s the same age Sticca would have been. An estimated 1.3 million women experience domestic violence in the United States every year. Joo and step brother Damian Sanchez described her as being a feisty girl. “She would have been the loudest one in the crowd,” they both said. “I looked up to my sister. She always looked out for me, she wouldn’t even let boys talk to me,” Teylor Sanchez, her younger sister, said. In memory of her older sister, Teylor got a lion tattoo, which incorporates Sticca’s favorite color, her initials and hair which Teylor compared to a lions’ mane. Adewale said getting out of an abusive relationship is difficult because it becomes a cycle consisting of three stages. “It starts with the honeymoon stage; then the stepping on eggshells stage, which is when the victim is fearful of their partner’s - Jody Adewale, reactions; and finally the explosion stage.This is when the perpetrator physically abuses their partner. It then starts all over again,” Adewale said. Participants walked around the perimeter of stadium and twice around the track. The crowd was lively and interacted with each other and Sticca’s family. Adewale ended the meeting by asking everyone to stand up and “make some noise,” instead of the traditional moment of silence.
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starts with the stage; then the s t e p p i n g
honeymoon
on eggshells
stage, which is when the victim is fearful of their partner’s reactions; and finally the
explosion
stage. This is when the perpetrator physically abuses their partner. It then starts all over again.” Psy.D.
Community college network names ELAC leading institution BY jane fernandez and jade inglada Staff Writer East Los Angeles College is one of three new California community colleges recognized by Achieving the Dream (ATD) as a leading institution for 2014. AT D i s a n e t w o r k a i m e d to increase community college student success. Sixteen community colleges were added to the network this year. The network consists of more than 200 participating colleges across the country sharing a commitment to use data and past program outcomes to determine which activities, services and courses are the most helpful
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toward student success. The programs which served 150 students in 2009, has more than 600 students this year. “These colleges have shown how data can inform policy and practice to help community college students achieve their goals, resulting in improved skills, better employability and economic growth for families, communities and the nation as a whole,” reports the ATD website. ELAC’s first-year experience programs integrate counseling, student success courses, supplemental instruction and access to highly impacted courses. The faculty has specifically focused on addressing the needs
of new students in the subjects of Kozeracki said. mathematics and English. Kozeracki said the network ELAC joined the network in 2011 explicitly influenced the process and has since created the school followed programs that have to establish the furthered student objectives and learning outcomes. action items in the “We are proud The developmental six-year of our efforts to institution’s English success rates plan. date, but will not for first time college ELAC has seen students increased i m provement rest on them.” from about 22 in students percent in 2007 to through increased Marvin martinez 31 percent in 2010. persistence, ELAC President “Our entry into improved math the ATD network results and higher coincided with assessment test the development of our college’s scores after participation in Educational Master Plan,” Dean workshops. o f A c a d e m i c A ff a i r s C a r o l School representatives have been
Halloween Parade The Child Development Center is holding its Annual Halloween Parade this tomorrow between the auditorium and library. The morning group will be at 10 a.m. and the afternoon group will be at 2 p.m.
attending ATD national conferences over the past three years. The main purpose of the conference is to share ideas with other colleges about new programs that help students achieve their academic goals. The implementation of one new program involved full-time and part-time English faculty working together to integrate technology into a developmental English course. The course was for people did not pass the assessment test, and consisted of online assignments, chat rooms and high interaction among faculty and students. Thirty percent of the students who passed the class retook the assessment test and were able to skip to a higher
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level English course. “East Los Angeles College has put in place programs that are not only successful, but that also propel our overall college outcomes forward,” stated ELAC President Marvin Martinez. “We are proud of our efforts to date, but will not rest on them. The college is dedicated to continued efforts to improve the outcomes for all students.” By keeping track of student outcomes, the college has added and modified projects that have been successful for students. Kozeracki is excited about discovering additional approaches other leading colleges have found effective and hopes to expand the scope of the existing projects.
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