ELAC Campus News Spring 2023 Issue 20

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Students voice concerns over coffee dean. Associated Student Union President Steven Gallegos offered Staff Writer his phone number and told Perler Student questions focused to visit him to discuss his issues o n i s s u e s w i t h t h e A l l i e d further.

Perler has been at East Los Health Department, instructor Angeles College for two years now accountability and concerns about elevator and bathroom accessibility and has had the same issues with during Tuesday’s Coffee with the more than one department.

He said the focus of the department Presidents’ open forum. is student Allied Health recruitment Student complaints for funding covered different “It’s good that purposes and issues within the not on the they gave me the department. success of S t u d e n t s opportunity to reach students who said they have experienced push out to them and to go a r e a l r e a d y enrolled. back from their more in depth with B o t h instructors in the form of attitude, them so I’m going to p r e s i d e n t s want students laziness and do that.” to know that unavailability. there are Christian CHRISTIAN ALEXANDER PERLER avenues that Nursing Student Alexander Perler should be was in the medical followed for assistant program, any grievances but changed to the nursing program because of students may have, starting with the lack of support from faculty and department chair or dean.

When it came to the responses he staff. Perler asked about instructor accountability, wanting to know was given, Perler said, “It’s good who oversees the quality of online that they gave me the opportunity to reach out to them and to go more classes.

President Alberto J. Román in depth with them, so I’m going to encouraged him and others in his do that.”

Another student spoke about her position to report any issues they experience as a former student in have to the department chair or

when trying to use these elevators.

The same student caretaker also said there was a need for more gender neutral restrooms so that if they are taking care of a student of the opposite gender, they are able to help them use the facilities.

Gallegos said ASU is there to help with student advocacy so students don’t have to do it alone.

Both presidents said students

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should communicate their needs and concerns so that they can be properly addressed.

Román said he plans to start having office hours for anyone that wants to reach out to him and ask questions in-office.

Gallegos said he wants to see more students voting in the current elections.

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EXCUSE ME MR. PRESIDENT—Nursing student Christian Alexander Perler asks the presidents about the quality assurance for online classes after experiencing insufficient instructor communication. the medical assistant program. She participated in an internship and has since graduated.

Her complaint was she has gone through all of the proper channels for formal grievances to remedy her situation and has still not had her problems resolved. She has yet to receive her diploma which has prevented her from being certified

as a medical assistant which she needs to obtain a job. She said she felt “left in the dark.”

Vice president of Administrative Services Michael Pascual said the process of revamping the elevators in the E-3 building started back in November. This was in response to a student’s caretaker’s complaint about the difficulty they encounter

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GRAB SOME COFFEE—Attendees load up on provided refreshments, such as, muffins, fresh fruit, chips, juice and coffee.

Child Development Center, Women’s Center encourages students to PBS SoCal meet in person for first time in three years express themselves through words, art

BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer After three years of meeting virtually, the Public Broadcasting Service SoCal Edcamp–along with East Los Angeles College Child Development Center–will meet in-person for the first time Saturday for the PBS SoCal Edcamp.

“An Edcamp is an event where teachers come together to share experiences about different topics in the classroom,” Susie Hicks Education Facilitator for PBS SoCal said.

Hicks said that similarly to previous Edcamps held virtually, participants are encouraged to discuss issues relating to their work life in early childhood education.

As early childhood educators, events like these provide an opportunity for everyone to exchange ideas and better not only the lives of the children at the centers, but to the teacher and staff who work at them.

Among those participating are 150 ELAC Child Development majors, education majors, Child Development professors, staff and teachers. This includes other local colleges and members of the community.

Topics include classroom management and parent engagement aimed at problem solving. At the event, everyone will breakout into multiple groups.

“Literal breakout rooms this time, not Zoom breakout rooms,” Hicks said. This event will also be the first time a breakout room will be in Español.

After the students choose the topics, each groups will have 45 minutes to discuss and troubleshoot as a group. Hicks said that it’s an opportunity to share stories inside the classroom as well as successes.

“I’ve done a bunch of these and some of the examples are social and emotional learning, parent engagement, classroom management and discipline—that’s a big one,” Hicks said.

Topics have shifted over the course of previous events. Hicks said after the pandemic started, virtual resources and digital tools

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for the classroom were the big topics.

Since only being able to attend virtual events, Hicks said that this event will mark the first time meeting many of the people working on these Edcamps.

“We had a whole Edcamp that was just about how like, are you okay?” Hicks said.

During that specific Edcamp, topics like self-care and ways to combat issues like burnout among teachers were highlighted.

Nancy Duran of the ELAC Child Development Center explained how virtual happy hours, during previous Edcamps, helped her to discuss some of the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on centers and the teachers themselves.

“Others are feeling the same way,” Duran said. “On Saturday, hopefully educators are able to gather together and share their thoughts and share how they feel, as well as the difficult topics.”

Duran said that many of her students ask her for guidance on how to implement ideas into the classroom, so events like this are helpful.

Hicks said this is a true collaboration between PBS SoCal and ELAC students in the Child, Family and Education Studies Club at ELAC because they are working directly with the team of facilitators at PBS SoCal and handling many of the duties at the event including registration.

The Edcamp model was adopted

by PBS SoCal from the non-profit organization Digital Promise. The organization said that an “Edcamp” is an event that is free and consists of attendees collaboratively deciding on topics the day of the event.

Breakfast, coffee and certificates of professional development hours will be provided to those who are registered.

The event takes place this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room and only a few registration spots are available.

For more information, contact the Child Development Center.

BY JANET GUERECA Staff Writer The “Healing Through Art” event h allowed students to be creative and spend time outside while expressing themselves through words and art.

The event held Thursday by the Student Health Center and the East Los Angeles Women’s Center let students know about services provided at the ELWC and what the month of April signifies.

April is sexual assault awareness month and the ELWC has held different events and workshops for students on campus.

Topics such as domestic violence, sexual assault services and mental health are not always talked about at home or in friend groups.

The goal is to host events that feel like more of a get together . They focus being able to do something that everyone can do. Seeing people attend these events help students that feel alone or discouraged.

The idea is that it’s easier to have important conversations before, during or after the events.

In case anyone wants to share something, they have extra representatives from the ELWC, such as campus advocate Daniela Herrera.

“You never know if the next person walking by may be needing the extra support,” Madelin Melara a sexual assault and domestic violence therapist with the Women’s Center said. “A big part of what we do is prevention. We want people to know that this is a service that exists.”

The event provided a space for important conversations about sexual assault and domestic violence. Something as simple as a painting can be the first step to opening up and becoming interested in one on one counseling or joining a support group.

Art can help clear minds instead of being focused on only studying and lectures.

Students who don’t have a lot to say can still be able to express what they’re feeling. Being vocal can be hard when busy with school and other responsibilities.

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THIS LOOKS FANTASTIC—Monica Alcala, Estela Sanchez and Kevin Roa show off their painting skills as Alcala paints a half brain with flowers, Sanchez paints a tree and leaves and Roa paints a tree with birds.

Those who walked by slowed shared advice for those who might down and took time for themselves. be struggling.

Estela Sanchez drew a painting “It’s okay not to be okay,” that represented Sanchez said. the importance of “ Yo u ’ r e mental health. n o t going “You never know if the next “ I l o v e to struggle person walking by may be painting. It’s very forever. Things needing the extra support. will get better. therapeutic, and I A big part of what we do haven’t painted in Just give it a while, so it was time,” Alcala is prevention. We want nice,” Sanchez people to know that this is said. said. “ Yo u ’ r e a service that exists.”

S t u d e n t s never alone. without a There’s always MADELIN MELARA support network someone there, Sexual Assault and Domestic got a sense of even if you Violence Therapist community and don’t expect it,” support.

Roa said.

Monica Alcala A wall of and Kevin Roa joined Sanchez in encouragement was also set up with the art activities. They painted and markers on a table which allowed

students to read and write messages.

It was displayed in a way that if someone walked by, they could read the messages and get a sense of encouragement.

“It is a nice way to give back but also receive,” Melara said.

Rosemary Ruano stopped by the table and with a marker wrote, “Honesty is the best policy.”

“Living an honest life is the best way of living because then you have nothing to hide. You are who you are and have nothing to hide,” Ruano said.

The art made during the “Healing Through Art” event will be displayed starting at 5 p.m. in F5 multi-purpose room on Friday at the “Invincible Event” put on by Student Health Center and ELWC.

Red lips. Hoops on.

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The East Los Angeles Women’s Center will host a runway show featuring an immersive multimedia experience this Friday. The show sends a message to students that what you wear doesn’t define you. The event will be in the F5 multi-purpose room from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Student Health Center will host an HIV Prevention Theme Loteria Game tomorrow at noon in E3-470. The game will focus on prevention and treatment. Snacks and prizes for winners will be provided.

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Women’s Center offers resources for anyone experiencing sexual violence

BY BEATRIZ GARAY Staff Writer In order to inform students of sexual violence that occurs on campuses and what they can do, the Women’s Center held a Zoom workshop to inform sexual violence that occurs on college campuses and what students can do.

The workshop was held by Madelin Melara and Daniela Herrera.

Melara discussed how the majority of sexual assaults are committed by who the victim knows, as well as in familiar settings. 13% of both undergraduate and graduate students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation. Of those college students who identfy as TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) 23% have been sexually assaulted.

Some statistics that were presented in the workshop were 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted during their college career, 1 in 13 men will be sexually assaulted in their college career, and 8 in 10 survivors knew their attacker. Every 21 hours someone is raped on an American campus.

When students are sexually assaulted on college campuses, it can be scary, as most of the time stories like this go on with the victim not saying anything. It also creates an uncomfortable environment for the victim to be attending school

as they might run into their abuser frequently, or even attend the same class. This causes trauma for the victim to which can lead to them to stop attending school. Melara made it clear to always make sure the victim says something, especially if it happened on college campus. No matter what kind of sexual violence it might have been, the victim needs to voice what happened to make sure there’s justice.

Herrera and Melara pointed out that fraternities, which are college social organizations, should be watched carefully as there are studies that show men from fraternities are three times more likely to rape.

According to the study, gang rapes that happen on college campuses are tied back to fraternities. In the workshop, Melara mentioned a story of a rape accusation that happened at Stanford University in 2015, where a member of the Stanford swim team had raped an unconscious female student outside of a fraternity home.

Consent was another issue that was spoken about. Melara said to make sure you always consent to anything that one might be involved with. She also said consent is a very big deal now where if one doesn’t agree to anything, it’s OK to walk away. Even though there can be social pressures, if a student or anyone feels uncomfortable in a certain environment it’s OK to walk away.

Melara and Herrera also

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mentioned campus advocates as a resource for students who need help to deal with sexual violence. They are there to help the victims and guide them with anything they need help with. Some of the help that can be provided are accommodations, calling the campus police and much more. ELAWC works alongside East Los Angeles College students

in anything they need help with.

Even though their title refers to a women’s center, they also help men.

In case anyone needs help with sexual violence, the ELAWC crisis hotline can be reached at (800) 585-6231. Other resources include the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233 or text

‘START’ to 88788 http://www. domesticshelters.org/help/ca, http:// www.elac.edu/Student-Services/ Student-Resources/Student-HealthCenter/Support-Center, National Sexual Assault Hotline (800) 6564673 and RAINN (rape, abuse, & incest national network) www. rainn.org

Combined registration allows enrollment one semester in advance

BY JONATHAN BERMUDEZ Staff Writer

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Combined registration for Summer and Fall semesters began on April 17.

Students who are qualified can now enroll in classes for summer and fall at the same time. This plan was implemented so that students can have an easier time planning their courses for the future. With combined registration, students can now plan what courses are needed to transfer and the courses they need for a degree ahead of the next school semester.

Due to legislation policy Title 5, LACCD created three tiers that show the qualifications for combined registration.

The first tier consists of students in the following programs: Calworks, DSPS, EOPS, Foster Youth and Activate Duty/Veterans. The second tier consists of students in Athletics, College Promise and Completion.

The last tier consists of students

who have completed a certain amount of units. Each tier has a different date for when the students can start enrolling in both semesters.

“Even though there are three tiers, they are only given three days for priority registration between the tiers,” Associate Vice Chancellor Betsy Regalado said. Regalado said that since there are only three days for priority registration between the three tiers, she encourages students to take advantage of the combined registration.

“It saddens me to say, but most students don’t take advantage when the system opens,” said Regalado.

She said that data showed that a low percentage of students enroll during priority registration.

She speculates that maybe some students wait till they can see other classes in different semesters. She hopes to see that data change with combined registration.

Students will also be allowed to enroll in subsequent classes with combined registration.

“The system will assume the student will be passing the prerequisite course,” said Regalado.

Students who enroll in English 101 in the summer will be allowed to enroll in English 102 in the Fall at the same time. She said that those who do not pass will be notified that they have to drop the subsequent class.

“We are not trying to give people a heads up and others not,” said LACCD Trustee David Vela. He said the combined registration is to help those who are at a disadvantage.

He said the board is trying to further the goals of those who need help.

Regalado said that with open registration being earlier than it’s ever been, she doesn’t see anyone being at a disadvantage if they are not qualified. She said that students who are not enrolled in programs or qualify yet will still have the advantage for next semester when combined registration opens for winter and spring semesters.

Meta lawsuit doesn’t American Red Cross should continue address data breach issues offering appealing incentives

BY YANEIRA RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer Meta’s Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725 million dollar settlement.

Users should be aware and cautious when using the app.

The lawsuit alleges that Facebook allowed third parties like Cambridge Analytica, a former British political consulting firm, to access about 87 million users’ personal information.

Cambridge Analytica allegedly paid Facebook developers for user data.

The data breach gave Cambridge Analytica access to the social media activity of Facebook users in the United States to build voter profiles and allowed the company to aid former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign in 2016.

Meta denies any wrongdoing, but agreed to the settlement stating that it was, “in the best interest of our community and shareholders.”

The settlement is one of the biggest claims in data breach history, but Facebook is not new to accusations of privacy infringements.

Late last year, a lawsuit alleged that Meta evaded Apple’s privacy rules. Apple’s new privacy rules made it more difficult for apps to track users’ behavior, but Meta is alleged to have evaded the restrictions by opening web links in an in-app browser, rather than the users default browser.

The payout will be divided among users who apply and qualify to receive part of the www.ELACCampusNews.com

settlement. The longer the user has been on the site, the larger the payout.

However the payout is likely to be very small.

Although, $725 million seems like a lot of money, Meta is such a big company that it is only about three days of revenue for them.

Facebook has been accused of putting profit before public good, and this settlement highlights that.

Money and influence can get someone out of taking responsibility for their actions.

Facebook refused to take responsibility and opted to pay their way out.

The small amount users will likely receive seems inequitable for the damage they caused.

Data privacy is very important.

A person should be able to determine when and how their data is collected.

If Facebook is regularly collecting data without a user’s consent, then it can easily collect private information from other sites.

Given Facebook’s history on privacy infringements, this may not be the last time users will file and collect from a settlement.

Users have until Aug. 25 to apply by entering their mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and Facebook user names and confirming they were active on Facebook from May 24, 2007 to Dec. 22, 2023.

Users can receive their payment through their bank account, Venmo or other payment methods.

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BY JONATHAN BERMUDEZ Staff Writer The American Red Cross is giving limited edition Snoopy shirts for donating blood, and it’s the best incentive they have ever given.

It seems like the American Red Cross is heavy on promoting Snoopy shirts to get people to donate blood as it’s been promoted via social media. First it was promoted on TikTok, then on an Instagram ad urging viewers to sign up to donate blood and get a shirt.

Snoopy is a very popular character and the thought of having a shirt with him on it for doing something as noble as donating blood seemed easy to do.

Since high school, the American Red Cross buses would arrive on school grounds and classmates would donate blood.

However, it was only for movie tickets. Movie tickets never seemed worth losing a pint of blood, especially with how risky donating blood can be to one’s health. Most people love tangible objects that last long. A movie ticket is a one-time use thing. It allows you to see any movie for

free, but what if the movie is bad or if the person loses the ticket?

The shirt lasts longer than the ticket and it has the beloved character Snoopy on it. While sitting in the American Red Cross RV, there were some first-time donors and they were there to receive the Snoopy shirt in return for donating blood.

Some of them weren’t students at East Los Angeles College, but most of the other locations were booked.

Once it was known that a free Snoopy shirt was being given, BE COOL. GIVE BLOOD.— The Red appointments were Cross trailer on Campus for blood quickly booked. Since donations. Students who give blood it is a limited edition recieved limited edition Snoopy T-Shirt. shirt, it makes it more right now and the American Red persuasive to donate blood to get Cross needs to take note. People the shirt. are doing a lot for this shirt The craze for the shirt seems to be and it’s definitely bringing a lot getting out of hand though. Lately more awareness to the American the shirt has been seen on eBay for Red Cross. Hopefully, they can $250 and $120 on Mercari. Some do something like this again people are selling knock-offs on because it has been beneficial to Etsy and Redbubble. The shirt the American Red Cross. is creating a lot of commotion

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023

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ON MY MARK—Stephen Alvarez looking out at the Black Box Theater stage from the sound booth above before the opening night performance of “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

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CALIBRATION—Nathan Davis and Tim Reyes, ELAC performance technician and student stage manager, in the Black Box Theater sound booth preparing for the opening night performance of “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

Student sound designer immerses audience

BY HENNESSY MACHADO-HIDALGO Staff Writer Student Stephen Alvarez uses sound as a palette to augment visual arts, as sound designer for East Los Angeles Colleges’s production of “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

Alvarez is also the production’s sound board operator.

Alvarez said a sound designer is responsible for creating and choosing sounds that convey a play’s ideas, while the sound board operator runs the technical sound levels and cues as the show happens.

A sound designer aims to invoke feelings in the audience while a sound board operator maintains that mission in real time. “ I t ’s f u n t o b e t h e s o u n d designer for the show and then being the sound board operator working the show.

“I know what’s coming next

because I designed it and I also moment to build is the cuckoo fully understand it. If something clock chime that ends an act just goes wrong, I know where to pick as the lights blackout. up and how to fix “There’s a cuckoo it,” Alvarez said. clock that makes Aside from the the weirdest sound fun of occupying ever heard. It starts the two positions out normal then for “Skin of Our slowly descends Te e t h , ” A l v a r e z into madness and also enjoyed the insanity. (The clock) opportunities for screeches all kinds exploration the of weird noises very source material loudly. It’s jarring, offered. and that’s the point,” Alvarez said, Alvarez said.

“This play is not Alvarez said the your average play. moment’s conception I t ’s o u t t h e r e . came from Director STEPHEN ALVAREZ T h e r e ’s a l o t o f James Buglewicz.

Sound Designer experimentation to He wanted a try new things… reprisal of previous It’s actually sounds in the act to freeing because you can go in build the climax. Alvarez decided any direction stylistically. It’s to reprise the cuckoo clock chime liberating as a designer.” with the Antrobus family’s theme A l v a r e z s a i d h i s f a v o r i t e music and to then distort them.

“If the idea comes across and people feel that, then I win; we all win.”

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RAISING AWARENESS—Hellen Miller Bailey Library displays five books about austim and showcases a documentary to offer more insight regarding neurodiverse students on campus.

Hellen Miller Bailey Library offers resources for neurodivergent students

BY ADONIA BURCIAGA Staff Writer In honor of Autism Awareness Month, the library has displayed various books meant to help students with autism excel in their studies.

Erika Montenegro, instruction librarian said she had noticed many neurodiverse students come into the library and to the workshop she teaches.

During the pandemic she took an online class for librarians on how to support students with autism.

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to find different ways on how we could let neurodivergent students know that we are doing the best to create a welcoming environment.

We started to order up-to-date books about different aspects of neurodivergence and those books are coming in soon.”

Montenegro said she and her colleague Cynthia Orozco, associate professor of library science, both taught a workshop in the last year and a half.

The workshop was for faculty and staff to familiarize themselves to the terms neurodiversity and neurodivergence, what groups fall under those terms, and how that might look in the classroom.

Montenegro said she has a son who has autism. She was able to apply what she knows to what goes in the library and is able to share her knowledge with anyone who wants to create a welcoming environment on campus. Orozco and Montenegro created a research guide titled “Neurodiversity Resources” which is available on the libraries website.

The research guide covers the term neurodiversity, the powerpoint from the workshop they taught, the best practices for supporting neurodivergent students, suggested readings and videos regarding neurodiversity.

“I wanted it to sound like a dream, like waking up from a nightmare. Some sounds seem very distant and as you’re coming to consciousness the sounds sort of come closer, but also get more intense and you suddenly wake up and it cuts out,” Alvarez said.

He said sound design starts with reading the script, but is completely transformed by opening night. Getting the audience to feel what the play conveys is a collaborative effort between all designers, actors,

crew and head of production.

“If the idea comes across and people feel that, then I win; we all win,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez graduated from ELAC in 2018 with a music degree and a recording arts degree.

He then transferred to Cal State Los Angeles and got an undergraduate degree in jazz studies and piano performance.

He is a jazz pianist and is interested in post-production for film, video games, podcasts and music production.

Alvarez is now exploring sound as a theater student. “The Skin of Our Teeth” is the second play Alvarez has designed sound for.

Alvarez said post-production is linear, while theater is live and mistakes can happen.

“It’s kind of like being a jazz musician. There’s no wrong notes when you’re playing jazz. And that’s how I feel about (“The Skin of Our Teeth”). It hits all the notes. Every note, every feeling,” Alvarez said.

Equivelant Allied Health coursework offered at both campuses

BY JUAN CALVILLO Staff Writer Allied Health students from East and South Los Angeles have the same resources and classes available to them at both the Monterey Park and South Gate campuses of the college.

The South Gate campus of East Los Angeles College makes both the lecture and lab coursework for theory and clinical classes in Allied Health available to these diverse communities of students.

Pablo Garcia Jr., director of Allied Health Department’s Health Occupations Program and ELAC professor at South Gate, said the communities served at South Gate are from different walks of life.

He said the students are young and old; they take classes during the day and online and have different backgrounds.

He said the main idea is that the communities in the area are being serviced and that students can see the feasibility of taking Allied Health courses at South Gate.

Garcia said the overarching idea is to be there for the students.

He said the best way to show students that they can become part of the Allied Health Department is through recruiting events and community outreach.

This means showing students that they can take both their lecture and lab classes at South Gate.

Monica Thurston, Allied Health Department chair, said the department has offered classes in the various programs that make it up at South Gate since the fall of 2020.

She said setting up the program at the campus was a challenge due to some of the limitations of space in the building.

She said the department was able to figure out how to create a viable workspace with the help of Erica Mayorga, South Gate campus dean.

Thurston said Mayorga found the department the adequate space for a lab that was dedicated entirely to the Allied Health Department. Mayorga also helped with allocating a bin for storage of the supplies needed for Allied Health Department courses.

“The coursework at both the Monterey Park and South Gate campuses are the same,” Garcia said

PABLO GARCIA JR. and clinical courses at the center are held during the day time. Thurston said this caused some issues with holding them at South Gate.

“I had to be creative and strategic in creating the schedule every semester. This was very challenging at times because all programs wanted to offer daytime courses to the students and there were not enough classrooms on campus,” Thurston said.

Garcia said being able to offer all the different disciplines with the same content and experience is entirely a testament to the department staff.

He said all the clinical skills and information for each class in the department are the same throughout.

Garcia said faculty collaborate to make sure that all classes have the same information and all students learn the same things.

“We want to make sure that all of our courses are in alignment with one another. What I mean by that is, if we are teaching a specific course (then) everything that is on the syllabus that we are going to be teaching is universal. Whether I’m teaching it, or for example another

faculty member is going to be teaching it, we are all in alignment,” Garcia said.

He said this alignment allows for all students to be up to date and not miss out on anything that is going on.

He said week one material in a specific class is taught the same way no matter the session or campus that it is being taken at.

Thurston said the Allied Health Department’s goal is to make sure that short-term health care programs are represented and taught at the South Gate campus.

She said the department plans on offering additional courses in the future and include: Transporter (Orderly), Community Health Wo r k e r, C e r t i f i e d N u r s i n g Assistant (CNA), and Pharmacy Technology. She said the idea is to help the students in the community scholastically.

“These short-term programs will allow the students in the community to earn a Certificate of Achievement and be eligible for gainful employment,” Thurston said.

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Baseball’ late comeback falls short against Mt. SAC

BY OSCAR MARTINES Staff Writer

Despite a late comeback, the baseball team were unable to score enough runs as they fell to Mt. San Antonio College 6-4 on Saturday.

The Huskies were off to a good start although they did not record a run.

As the game progressed, Mt. SAC caught up in hits and overtook the Huskies in runs, leading to the Huskies’ eventual downfall.

With the first two innings ending scoreless, the Huskies showed up in the third to score the first runs of the game.

With two outs in the inning, catcher Michael Easter reached first base after an error by Mt. SAC’s second baseman.

Easter reached third base after the next two batters for the Huskies were walked.

With the bases loaded, left fielder Alex Mendez singled to right field, securing an RBI and the first run for the Huskies.

The Huskies would score again after designated hitter Daniel Vierra was walked, and on the next play, by a fielder’s choice, Vierra was out at second base, ending the inning for the Huskies with a 2-0 lead.

This lead would not last, however, as the Huskies gave up three runs to Mt. SAC in the bottom of the third.

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YOU’RE OUT!—Left fielder Alex Mendez swings and hits the ball but fails to reach first base as he grounds out on the play.

After pitcher F ran cis co Dominguez allowed two batters to walk, Mt. SAC would respond with a double to far midfield, scoring two runs to tie the game.

Following another single, Mt. SAC scored again after an attempted double play by the Huskies was unsuccessful as the throw to first base arrived too late.

The Huskies closed out the inning with the score 3-2 in favor of Mt. SAC. After the inning, the Huskies did not score another run until the top of the ninth inning.

During the scoreless innings, the Huskies found themselves close to scoring in the top of the fifth inning, with a player on third base, but Mt. SAC made

sure to halt any momentum for the Huskies.

At the bottom of the fifth, the Huskies made way for Mt. SAC to score another run and increase their lead.

Following a double, and with a player now at third base, a base hit that bounced towards shortstop Richard Ponce was too high for him to reach, allowing

Mt. SAC to score and push the lead to 4-2.

Moving on toward the bottom of the sixth inning, Mt. SAC found themselves in a sticky situation with two outs in the inning.

What could have been the end of the inning was instead a blessing in disguise for Mt. SAC as an attenpted catch made

by Ponce to secure the out was dropped.

This allowed Mt. SAC to continue the inning with a player at first.

Following a walk, the next batter for Mt. SAC landed a single just near the foul line to left field to advance their base player from second to home to give them a 5-2 lead.

After a scoreless inning, Mt. SAC added one more run to stop the Huskies from having any hopes of completing a comeback.

On the first play of the eighth inning, second baseman Damien Delgadillo hit a home run to left field, amplifying the advantage to 6-2 for Mt. SAC. Mt. SAC had another opportunity to increase the lead, but their inning would end after an attempt to steal second base was ruled an out by the umpire after he deemed there was interference from the player at bat that prevented the Huskies from getting the out on time.

The Huskies held their heads up high for the top of the ninth inning, with third baseman Michael McIntire being walked and Easter scoring a two-run home run to right field to put the Huskies behind by only two runs.

The home run was not enough for the Huskies as Mt. SAC found a way to close out the game and hand the Huskies a 6-4 defeat.