Fall 2015, Issue 7

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FINISHING TOUCHES—

Construction workers laying down pavement and working on exterior details of the Student Success and Retention Center.

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Construction in progress

BY IVAN CAZARES Staff Writer East Los Angeles College has several construction projects in progress and it has faced multiple obstacles that have delayed those projects.

ELAC President Marvin Martinez said the construction of the Student Success and Retention Center and the Campus Student Center will be completed before the end of the year.

Both buildings were scheduled to be completed in February, according to a project summary published by JACOBS Project Management Co. in March 2014.

English classes are already scheduled in the Student Success and Retention Center for winter and spring 2016.

The Retention Center will be the largest building in the district when it is completed.

“I need to sign off on the building before they turn over the keys. If it’s not ready, then I can’t,” Martinez said.

The building must meet federal, state and local requirements for structure, fire and safety before it is occupied.

The classes in F9 will be transferred to the the Retention Center when the building is completed.

The F9 bungalows would have been removed when the Retention Center was completed, however, Martinez said ELAC’s population is growing faster than the school expected.

He plans on purchasing new bungalows to host additional classes.

The Distance Education Program Office outgrew its office space and was transferred to ELAC’s recently purchased Corporate Center.

The Payroll, Personnel, Purchasing and Budget Office previously located in G1 was also transferred.

Administrative Services was transferred to the third floor of G1 where the ELAC Foundation’s office was located and the Foundation was transferred to the Corporate Center.

In response to Assembly Bill 86, the

unoccupied office space will be used to host adult education classes.

The bill grants schools money to better serve the educational needs of adults.

Martinez described it as a continuation school with its own office.

Construction of the new Science Career and Mathematics building is scheduled to be completed in 2017.

Martinez said the exterior of this building has yet to be completed, and the impending storm “El Nino” might delay construction.

When it is completed, G8 and H8 will be demolished.

G8 will be replaced by a two story building and H8 by more bungalows.

“Anymore construction would be out of our budget,” Martinez said.

The Retention Center is 90 percent complete, the Campus Center is 75 percent complete and the Math and Science Building is almost 40 percent complete.

Construction on a building that will replace the South Gate Educational Center is scheduled

to start in summer 2016. This project has faced the most setbacks. It’s been in the works since 2003.

ELAC faces the challenge of hiring new faculty and staff to accommodate the school’s growth.

The current maintenance staff isn’t enough to service the new buildings. Custodians, engineers and foremen must be hired. ELAC must hire 60 classified staff members.

Classified staff must go through a four-year probationary period that is extended to 10 years if completed.

A probationary committee must be established by the Faculty Senate for each new classified staff member.

“Hiring staff is one of my most important jobs. They will have an impact on students’ lives. I want it to be a positive impact,” Martinez said.

The state provides some funding to accommodate ELAC’s growth. However the college must use some of its general funding for the hiring process.

ELAC community comes together for support

BY ELIZABETH TOY Staff Writer The recent deaths of a former ELAC student and a prospective student spurred distress among Elans and roused the Associate Student Union to hold the Huskies Solidarity for Life event on Thursday in front of the S2 building.

The Associated Student Union collaborated with the Health Center and local law enforcement to host an assembly to discuss mental illness and the many resources offered to those who need help.

“Suicide is the number two cause of death on high school campuses this year,” Jane Hightower said.

Hightower is a member of Attitudes in Reverse, a new nonprofit suicide prevention program launching in November.

Attendees were invited to write and draw chalk messages on the ground to encourage and cultivate

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a community environment at ELAC. Attendees were invited to sit in a semi-circle around various speakers, including the Dean of Student Services, law enforcement, ELAC mental health professionals, ASU members and students.

Each contributed their own personal experience and ecouraged those in need to ask for help.

The assembly had a moment of silence for Nelly Virginia Murray and the unidentified man.

“Together as one community, we will help make sure that everyone is heard, with a special focus on those who might be suffering in silence,” ELAC President Marvin Martinez said.

Maria Martinez, supervisor of the School Threat Assessment Response Team (START), informed the assembly that START offers access to a clinical psychologist and licensed clinical social worker.

Giovanni Fernandez from the Student Health Center introduced

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Jermaine Strickland and Nelly ask for help because we think people Vasquez, ELAC’s onsite therapists, are going to judge us, but I want to encourage people. and shed light on the There are resources. resources offered at Reach out to your the Heath Center. friends. There are Fernandez stressed “Together as people out there that that the mental health one community, want to help us,” said professionals are Rubie Madragon of here for all students we will help the Sociology Club. and want to bridge make sure that Suicide doesn’t the gap between the everyone is simply affect the one students and faculty. who ends his or her “This is for heard.” life. the campus to get It affects everyone together so we whose life has been know that students a ff e c t e d b y t h a t are supported all person, whether it’s around, to let people MARVIN MARTINEZ ELAC President a family member, know there’s help p a r t n e r, f r i e n d , out there,” Contreras classmate or mentor. said.

First-year student Many students bravely shared their own personal Jessica Kelly testified to the experiences with mental illness hardships she endured because whether they experienced it directly suicide took her father and friends or through someone else that had it. away from her.

“Sometimes we’re embarrassed to “It’s important to let others know

The Child Development Center will host a Dia de Los Muertos celebration on Monaday. The celebration will take place at the Childrens Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to everyone.

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how much you care about them,” Kelly said.

Child development major Victoria Harris delivered an emotional speech about her own struggles. As a former victim of bullying, Harris has faced many adversities.

Her brother was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and attempted suicide but fortunately, she and her mother stopped him in time.

“People with mental illnesses are very sensitive to yelling and screaming and negative attention.

You just have to be patient with them and just be positive,” Harris said.

Adrian Caceres is an ASU Commissioner and counselor for Veterans.

He explained that some people just go through the basic struggles of life. “We forget others are actually walking around with traumatic experiences, reliving those moments and feeling like they’re nobody

The ELAC Debate Team will host a public forum in the S2 quad to disscuss social media today from noon to 4 p.m. Free coffee will be given for liking and sharing its Facebook page. The first 30 people will get a free cupcake.

or they’re not worth it. It’s hard; it’s something that takes time and patience. We struggle and sometimes it involves a lot of pain.

We just want everyone to know they’re not alone.”

Nathan Stewart, a U.S. disabled veteran from Veterans of ELAC shared facts about suicide prevalent among veterans.

Every day 22 veterans lose the battle with PTSD and other mental illnesses and take their lives.

“Vets are trained to go to war, do a lot of horrible things, but not to come back alive. Every day there’s a struggle not to pull the trigger,” Stewart said.

“The only way we can change this is by standing up. If you are struggling, if you have issues, there are so many people to help you.”

If you or someone you know needs help with mental distress or illness, contact the START Access 24/7 Hotline at (213)739-5565 or (800)854-7771.

Halloween Parade The Child Development Center will host a Halloween parade for children on Thursday.

The parade will be held in the middle of the auditorium and the libary starting at 10:00 a.m.

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Laziness affects student education

BY DIEGO OLIVARES Staff Writer College students have to overcome the problem of laziness which could cause them some serious problems in the future.

With many students being in their 20s, it’s common for them to not want to do hard work. These are known as college slackers.

There’s a saying, “It’s easier to do something, than it is to do anything.” Many college slackers clearly relate to this phrase.

There could be serious consequences to their laziness and it’s something that should be known.

This type of laziness leads to lack of effort put into assigned class work. That causes reduced grades in their classes.

Adding to that is stress that they could feel by doing class work last minute. Other times they don’t get any work done at all.

It’s hard for people to break from this habit but it’s a bad habit that they must break away from before it ruins their educational future.

As a student of East Los Angeles College, I sometimes find myself being a slacker.

There are days when I’m assigned class work and I don’t want to work on it. Sometimes I end up not doing the assignments at all.

This resulted in me being behind on my grades. It caused me plenty of stress, yet I was the one bringing the stress upon myself in the first place, due to my laziness.

There are numerous reasons as to why college students act this way.

Part of it could come from selfdoubt. A lot of students feel they

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can’t do a good job on their class work.

They refuse to do the work out of fear of failing. Much of their selfdoubt can also be brought upon by the influence of others.

Some teachers and friends can be bad influences on these college slackers. They don’t encourage students enough to get their work done.

Another factor is students’ lack of interest in their classes. Students sometimes attend these classes to complete an obligation for school or family.

There are ways to break out of this habit.

Students need to give themselves some positive motivation. One way they could do it is by reminding themselves about the dangers

of not doing work.

That kind of reminder could get students to want to do their work.

Another way is to seek motivation from positive people.

By surrounding themselves with positive friends and family, students could push themselves to continue their school work.

This is something that I tend to do when I lose confidence in what I’m

working on.

It’s actually something that does work for me. Students should also keep away from the negative influences in their lives.

Motivation is done by positive influences and without negativity.

College slackers have ways to break out of their slacker behavior, but they just need to get themselves to do it.

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“That’s how I ended up at ELAC. Since high school, I’ve procrastinated, and it has affected the results to where I went.”

“Really badly. It’s gone in the way of not doing my homework and me not focusing in class.”

“At home I get all tired and cranky because I’m trying to finish whatever I had to finish a while ago. ”

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Students find job fairs intimidating

BY M. CASSANDRA ISIDORO Staff Writer

Looking for a job in career fairs can be intimidating if students have no social skills.

Being able to cooperate with others, having enthusiasm and communication skills is important when looking for a job.

Employers are looking for both cognitive and social skills.

The combination of technical and interpersonal skills are what employers need.

Environments such as career fairs in colleges can affect a student’s behavior. It can also result in extreme stress.

Even as a journalism student, I was afraid of talking to people at first, but with practice outreaching to students and school administrators, I acquired social skills.

Career fairs can make a student feel excluded from activities, such as applying for a job opening or approaching an employer at the booth.

Even though students of all educational backgrounds are encouraged to participate in career fairs, students sometimes approach this in the wrong way.

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It is hard for students with introverted personalities to feel comfortable networking.

Preparing a cover letter and résumé are good ways to attract the attention of employers and to land a job.

The most powerful tool for students when it comes to getting a job is networking.

Students who are shy usually

withdraw from interacting with new people because they find it difficult to communicate and fit in.

Career fairs can help students network, make positive first impressions, but for others it can be a waste of time.

If students find it difficult to meet and interact with employers, companies will move on with other candidates who seem more

polished.

Employers are looking for potential candidates who can get involved in teamwork as a key for the company’s success.

The school should offer programs where students can develop strategies in social skills, such as negotiating and cooperating with others in the world of work.

If community colleges prepare

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students for acquiring technical skills, then the school should also offer workshops on how the workforce is changing versus hosting career fairs.

According to research studies from Harvard University, the periods from 1980-2012 show the growing importance of social skills in the workforce.

Students should adopt another way of networking with professionals at career fairs to gain employment.

This could be done by offering workshops that would help students to be more outgoing and to overcome the terror of talking to professionals.

Students should never give up and disqualify themselves from a job opportunity that could improve their potential.

It is very important to network as well as to have discipline when looking for a job.

Networking can help a student land a job or a significant promotion.

Taking advantage of the services that Career and Job Services provides to students could make the process of finding a job at career fairs less intimidating.

Students should revise frequently some of the workshops that Career and Job Services offer to students, such as interviewing skills, choosing a major and finding a job .

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SPOTLIGHT Jazz performers to present music from native countries

BY ELIZABETH TOY Staff Writer The Music Department is preparing for the arrival of Justo Almario and Abraham Laboriel, two famed jazz instrumentalists who will star in the First Friday Jazz Series Nov. 6.

Listeners can look forward to a fusion of Cuban, Afro, Improvisational jazz as well as jazz standards, American funk and modal jazz. “During the evening (Laboriel and Almario) will introduce music from their native countries of Mexico and Columbia,” Music Department Chair Robert Dawson said.

Born in Colombia, Almario studied music at the Berklee College of Music.

A woodwind aficionado, he is a master of the tenor and alto saxophone.

He also has experience in teaching saxophone at California State Los Angeles and countries including Brazil, Mexico and Sweden.

Almario is most known for his fusion of Latin, Afro-Cuban, South America and Funk in his jazz music.

Mexican native Laboriel originally trained in classical guitar, but switched to bass when he studied at the Berklee School of Music.

Since moving to Los Angeles, he has worked with such music greats as Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson.

Almario and Laboriel now both play for the instrumental jazz band Open Hands with pianist Greg Mathieson and drummer Bill Maxwell.

“When I started teaching at (East Los Angeles College) in 2001, it surprised me that the students and community had such little exposure to quality jazz.

Jazz is one of the few American art forms and Los Angeles is home to many famous jazz artists,” Dawson said.

A large part of Dawson’s career is performing and arranging jazz.

“I am fortunate to be able to call many of these artists friends. Immediately I wanted to have my friends come to ELAC and perform,” Dawson said.

He says the listener will experience a level of musicianship that exists only in the top percentile of all the jazz musicians on the planet.

“Justo Almario and Abraham Laboriel are virtuosos on their respective instruments,” Dawson said.

“The East L.A. students and community have an opportunity to not only listen to, but meet in person and talk to some of the most prominent, gifted musicians on the planet in a beautiful venue with perfect acoustics.”

The First Friday Jazz Series will be in the ELAC Performing Arts Center S2 Recital Hall at 8 p.m.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.

General admission is $12 online or at the door. Student admission is $6 with a valid ID. For more information, call the Music Department at (323)265-8894.

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DEMONIC PRESENCE—A demon manifests itself in front of Leila, played by Ivy George, while she sleeps.

‘Paranormal Activity’ lacks substance

BY IVAN CAZARES Staff Writer “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” is a generic but funto-watch horror film with several moments that will make viewers jump from their seats.

The film is about a little girl named Leila, played by Ivy George, who is being stalked by a demon that appears as a fuzzy CGI blob.

At first it resembles a shadow and slowly gets darker as the film progress.

It’s not gory or shocking, but it is creepy in some scenes.

In one scene, the demon stands in front of Leila’s bed and nobody can see it, even though they are in the same room.

Scenes like this build anticipation, but the film doesn’t make full use of this.

The 3D effect adds to the film.

The demon leaves behind particles and the 3D effect makes it look like it surrounds the audience.

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BY JOSHUA INGLADA Staff Writer A slideshow of muralist Raúl Anguiano’s work will be shown to honor his memory tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the G3 Ingalls Auditorium.

Anguiano’s “A Biography of Mexican Painting,” his last mural in his career, is at East Los Angeles College.

The mural also serves as a visual biography of his life’s work and the development of Mexican art as a whole.

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“We will offer a VIP reception at 5 p.m. and special viewing of the mural Raúl Anguiano painted and other select artwork at our campus,” Dean of Resource and Institutional Development Paul De La Cerda said.

Internationally acclaimed speaker and Smithsonian scholar Gregorio Luke will speak about Anguiano and provide a slideshow after the presentation at 6:30 p.m. It will serve as the main focus of the event.

“In this lecture, I draw on the many and rich conversations I had with the Maestro,” Luke said.

Pictures of Anguiano’s famous murals will be projected onto a large

screen for viewing.

Moments from Anguiano’s life will also be shown, such as his expedition to the Mayan ruins of Bonampak in 1949.

“The Anguiano mural at East Los Angeles College is an unknown masterpiece,” Luke said.

“A few months ago, I gave a lecture on Anguiano in Mexico’s prestigious Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Critics and collectors were amazed when they saw slides of this mural.”

The Raúl Anguiano Centennial event is free and open to the public.

Students are encouraged to attend to learn more about the world of art.

For more information visit elac.edu/anguiano.

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character tropes found in almost every horror film.

George plays her role well. She’s silent during the scenes she needs to be and her childish mannerisms help her depict a playful girl who is slowly becoming distant.

The plot progresses when Ryan finds an old video camera that shows things only the girl can see.

It’s a campy effect that sets it apart from the first film, which had no special effects at all.

The film has ambient music that builds up tension and a lot of the scares come from that build up.

“Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” is the kind of film that’s best enjoyed in theaters with a group of friends.

The demon doesn’t have a clear motive, which makes the plot dull.

The film can be enjoyed without having watched the previous movies.

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A lot of the comedy comes from the interaction between the father, Ryan, played by Chris J. Murray, and his brother, played by Dan Gill.

Gill’s character Mike is funny.

He’s the skeptical one out of the two and constantly makes jokes about Ryan.

His jokes are usually cliche with references to pop culture.

They’re jokes people have probably heard from a friend or said themselves, which makes him relatable.

Mike isn’t a deep character and is in the film for comedic relief.

He immediately resorts to cursing when the demon makes its presence known, which is entertaining.

The mother, played by Brit Shaw, doesn’t play a big part in the plot until the end of the film.

Shaw does a good job of filling her role. She plays a skeptical mother for the first part of the film and a concerned mother for the other half.

The characters in the film are all

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Football loses consecutive conference game ahead of them, then ran the clock down to 13 seconds in their Staff Writer second possession and sealed the win by not allowing any last second The football team was an extra heroics. point away from heading to overtime The end of the second and third against College of the Desert on quarters ended in similar fashion Saturday in a 21-20 loss. with the Huskies down near the end The Huskies' aerial attack in the zone, the quarterback droping back, second half kept them in a game in and the drive ending in a turnover. which four turnovers and a missed According to COD Head Coach kick led to a COD win in Weingart Jack Steptoe, he told his team Stadium. coming in that game, although A touchdown they're undefeated pass from Marty to in conference play wide-open freshman this season, they running back shouldn't take ELAC Shaquille Shelton lightly. with 5:18 left in the "I thought our game gave the ELAC defense made crowd some life as some crucial plays the score was 21-20. to change the Freshman kicker momentum," said and punter Vicente coach Steptoe.

Luis Juan then came "Sometimes it does onto the field, lined get down to the X’s up for the Huskies and O’s, but I always to tie, and missed the believe in Moes and ERIC MARTY extra point wide left.

Joes too."

ELAC Head Coach ELAC's defense Sophomore held its own against receivers Leonard the leaders of the Taylor and Iheanyi Mountain Division, but the offense's Obinna caught 15 passes for 141 inept ability to score in the second yards. Freshman running back and third quarters also proved Shaquille Shelton ran for 119 yards costly. from scrimmage on 24 touches and "Our defense played great. a touchdown.

Our defense did what they needed The Huskies fell to a 2-5 overall to win," said Head Coach Eric record and 1-3 in conference play Marty. "We did enough offensively after the loss with three games to get back in it, but we let them left on their schedule. hang around. We didn't cash things Freshman kicker and punter in and turned the ball over in Vicente Luis Juan lined up for the the end-zone, and that was the Huskies and missed the last extra difference." point wide left.

After their first touchdown ELAC quarterbacks Marty ofthe fourth quarter, ELAC and Levi Wells combined for attempted an onside kick that failed 28 completions and 283 yards on to make it past ten yards from the 36 attempts. line of scrimmage and gave COD ELAC will travel to San Diego the ball on their own 42-yard line.

Mesa College, who is winless in COD mustered a seven-play conference games this season, on scoring drive with a short field Saturday at 1 p.m.

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HEAD IT OUT— Both teams catch sight of the ball as Husky freshman defender Stephanie Valenzuela jumps in the air in an attempt to head the ball away from LAHC freshman central defender Meghan Esposito. ELAC won the game last Friday at Weingart Stadium, 2-0.

Women’s soccer conference trimuphs continues

BY ROGELIO ALVAREZ Staff Writer East Los Angeles College women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to three games after defeating Los Angeles Harbor College, 2-0, Friday at Weingart Stadium.

Huskies sophomore forward Tara Cofer scored both goals in the victory.

Cofer’s second goal was a oneon-one with LAHC freshman goalkeeper Cynthia Prado.

Huskies freshman midfielder Lizeth Delgado snuck a pass through LAHC defense to set up Cofer’s second goal of the match.

“I knew we had the game after the

second goal. (With) the first goal I was still worried because they could tie, but after the second goal I knew that they were going to give up,” Cofer said.

ELAC currently occupies second place behind undefeated conference rivals, Cerritos College.

Huskies midfielder Maria Gastelum ran down the right flank and made a lobbed pass through LAHC defenders to assist Cofer with her first goal.

“We just looked to chip it over the backline and run them down the whole second half,” Cofer said.

The Huskies dominated possession in the first half, but failed to find the back of the net after several attempts at goal.

ELAC continued to dominate

the match in the second half and increased its pressure on the opposing team.

“I think we had chances in the first half where it wasn’t going our way, so it was a little frustrating,” ELAC Head Coach Tessa Troglia said.

Huskies sophomore goalkeeper Penelope Roman recorded her tenth shutout of the season.

Roman looked confident in her clearances each time LAHC made an attempt on the goal.

Roman and the Husky defense worked hard to prevent LAHC from scoring.

“They work really well as a unit.

They have good chemistry,” Troglia said.

LAHC’s closest chance to scoring came in late in the

second half. After LAHC midfielder Daniela Martin’s shot slipped through Roman’s grasp, Huskies freshman midfielder Maria Gastelum hustled quickly to clear the ball before it went in.

“I’m really happy with our progression and really happy with our effort. These girls’ heart, dedication and commitment has been probably one of the best since the seven years that I’ve been here,” Tessa said.

After playing away at thirdplaced Mount San Antonio College on Tuesday, ELAC hosts Pasadena City College on Friday at 4 p.m.

“We’re looking to win out the season until we come in first place,” Cofer said.

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Our defense did what they needed to win. ”