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OPINION Proposition 62 to repeal the death penalty.

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District indecisive on food vendors for ELAC

BY DANIELA JALTECO Staff Writer

Low test scores challenge Nursing Department

BY GIL MILANES Staff Writer East Los Angeles College’s nursing program was placed on warning by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN) with intent to close down the program.

Nursing students at ELAC are at risk of losing the program if the average test scores during the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) don’t improve.

Once the nursing student completes the accredited nursing degree, the student must take the NCLEX test, which will determine whether the students are prepared for an entry level ursing position.

In the past five years, the average test scores of students who have taken the exam for the first time have failed to meet the CBRN minimum requirement of a 75 percent passing rate. The Nursing Department in 2012 was the only exception with a passing average of 82.26 percent.

The CBRN requires that while the nursing program is on warning, ELAC nursing chair, Lurelean B. Gaines, must submit a quarterly report explaining measures taken in order to improve the program.

“We are doing everything we can do. We send emails, invite students back to use our lab, review our videos,” said Gaines.

Once the students finish with the program they must wait at least four to seven months before the CBRN schedules dates for testing, Gaines said.

During those months students should continue to study and review all the information learned at the nursing program.

“We can’t force students to come back and help them once they have finished the program. They have met all the criteria for passing the program, but they are not meeting the standard when taking the national exam,” said Gaines.

Failing the test not only affects the student directly, it also affects the ELAC nursing program by bringing down the college’s average. The students can take the exam multiple times, but the CBRN will only use the score from the first test toward the school’s average.

One major challenge for nursing student Gerri De Alba is memorizing information.

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of homework, a lot of studying. The tests are not easy. I can imagine all of the studying needed for the NCLEX,” said De Alba.

De Alba also mentioned that it doesn’t help when the BRN takes long to schedule the testing.

“All this information that you acquired, you can (easily) lose,” said De Alba.

Gaines is optimistic that the nursing program will remain available. Applications will be accepted in January for the spring semester.

East Los Angeles College will not be provided with a food vendor for the Student Center cafeteria.

Over several years plans have been discussed to have food vendors for all of the nine schools in the Los Angeles Community College District, but it has been challenging to do so.

LACCD is made up of nine schools: Mission College, East Los Angeles College, Pierce College, Southwest College,Trade-Tech College, Valley College, West Los Angeles College and Harbor College.

“The district has a desire to provide a one-source food vendor for all nine schools. But it’s proved to be difficult because even if you had one food vendor, most vendors are in one area. East Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles they don't travel all over and it all comes down to that there are few companies that provide food services for colleges,” ELAC Administrative services Vice President Dr. Ann Tomlinson said.

“Most food vendors, when they determine that they want to service a college or a whole college district, determine how much money they need to make that work,” Tomlinson said.

Room and board is something many colleges and universities have, and included students pay for an on campus meal plan.

When students pay that fee, the vendors are able to provide services for that college or university because the vendors will receive the money they need to keep their business going on campus.

That is not done here at ELAC, and it would take a big food vendor company to be able to service all nine colleges.

Tomlinson said she does not know if food vendors will be

provided at ELAC. If they are, she does not know when.

All nine schools in the district have been provided with some type of food option for their students, staff and faculty, but none have been provided by a food vendor.

A buffet-style cafeteria was considered for the student center cafeteria, but that will not happen.

Despite the kitchen being fully built for food services, the facility would not be large enough for a food court.

One out of the nine schools mentioned the idea of having a food court at their campus, but it was never approved.

“The concept was tried but was discontinued I think because of financial reasons,” ELAC Administrative services Associate Vice President Bill Gaspar said.

Though a food court or food vendor has not been provided at ELAC, the district still wants to help make it easier for students, faculty members and staff while they're on campus.

“You have grab and go pre-made fresh sandwiches, salads, yogurt, fruit cups, frozen foods, burritos, burgers and we have a series of microwaves [to heat up the frozen foods] provided in the student center,” Gaspar said.

This makes it easier for everyone to just go by the cafeteria, grab a quick bite and go.

“Rather than taking their car and trying to fight traffic to get out and back in, they have options here on campus,” Gaspar said.

“We’re excited and we’re trying to develop a base where we can see what sells and what doesn't sell and see what people want,” Tomlinson said.

Based off of what the students, staff and faculty members like, the district will add variety to the menu.

“We continue to monitor it and improve,” Gaspar said.

Football raises muscular dystrophy awareness

DMD is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle Staff Writer degeneration and weakness. It The East Los Angeles College is one of nine types of muscular football team welcomed Avery dystrophy.

It is caused Faeth before a game by the absence against San Diego DMD is a of dystrophin, a Mesa College to create awareness on genetic disorder protein that helps keep muscle cells Duchenne muscular that causes healthy. dystrophy Sept. 24. progressive DMD is usually Coaches from found in boys around the country muscle ages 3-5, and in wore a patch in degeneration rare occasions can unity and welcomed guests with muscular and weakness. affect girls.

There is dystrophy as part of It is one of nine promising research the Coach to Cure Muscular Dystrophy types of muscular that might one day help those affected.

Program. dystrophy.

However there Coach to Cure currently is no cure.

Muscular Dystrophy Eteplirsen will be the first is a partnership of coaches and staff from more than 10,000 disease-modifying drug to be schools dedicated to fundraising marketed in the United States. for muscular dystrophy patients and treatments.

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COIN TOSS—Offensive line coach Tyrone Carter, defensive back coach Joshua Thompson and head coach Bobby Godinez greet their guest Avery Faeth and his family.

Pizza night at Shakey’s

The East Los Angeles College Kinesiology Club will host a fundraiser at Shakey’s Pizza from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 6. at 1955 S. Atlantic Blvd. Proceeds from food purchases will go towards the club.

Pre-sale for comedy event

The ticket pre-sale for the upcoming “Fluffly Breaks Even Tour” comedy show featuring Gabriel Ingelesis ends on Oct. 15. Tickets can be purchased at B5-114 on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. or online at: www. comedytrain.net

Correction

In the last issue, Juan Garcia Flores’ name was misspelled. “Men’s soccer fails to score equalizer in away game.” The correct spelling is Juan Garcia Flores instead of Juan Carlos Garcia.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016

Prop.58 fights for multilingual education

BY JULIE SANTIAGO Staff Writer Voting yes on Proposition 58 is a step toward a more progressive educational system with more opportunities for future Californians.

Prop. 58 is of particular interest to anyone whose first language wasn’t English and went to a public school.

Anyone who feels they lost the opportunity to learn literacy skills in their first language, whether it was Spanish or Mandarin, will now have a chance to vote for multilingual education for future students.

The California legislature has made it hard for its students to develop and benefit from bilingual teaching.

Instead of the state utilizing its already multilingual rich population and improving dual language teaching, most schools have been forced to teach English only.

While there are some multilingual schools in Southern California, they can sometimes be difficult to get into.

They work best with parent involvement, and many of them belong to wealthier communities.

Due to requirements and distances, not all of these schools are accessible to everyone.

In 1998, California voters passed Prop. 227, which requires public schools to teach English learning students in special classes that are taught in English only.

English learning students start off in a special class with their native language. Then they are placed into English classes for about a year to help these students immerse in the language and learn faster.

In the late 1990s to early 2000s, I was one of these English learners affected by Prop. 227. Even though I was born here in Los Angeles, Spanish was my first language.

I remember my mom pulling me

to the side before school to tell me that my teachers wanted me to speak English.

She once looked at me with a serious face and told me,“You have to start speaking English. They don’t want you to answer them back in Spanish.”

It was hard for me, since I spent most of my time with my grandma and uncle who only spoke Spanish.

As an adult, I have now lost much of my fluency in Spanish.

It’s important to ask why students aren’t taught their native language until later in life. And when it is introduced, it is labeled as a foreign language even though it was their first language.

Fast forward to the present time: Eighteen years later, Senate Bill 1174, now known as Prop. 58, drafted by Senator Ricardo Lara and

signed by governor Jerry Brown, meant to repeal Prop. 227, has emerged.

Ricardo Lara is from the city of Commerce and represents the 33rd district, which includes Bell Gardens, Vernon, South Gate and other nearby cities.

This November, California voters will get a chance to vote for Prop. 58 on multilingual education.

In our fast-growing competitive society it does not make much sense to choose to teach only one language and not another.

It’s becoming more apparent to equip future citizens and workers with more tools to succeed.

What some considered unnecessary at one time has now become more useful and, in some cases, needed.

Countries such as France, India

and China have recognized this and have started teaching foreign languages to their children at an early age when it is most effective.

According to pewresearchcenter. org, learning a foreign language is a must in Europe. Many of these people are even trilingual by the time they graduate.

According to CNN, Spanish speaking is expected to decline among Latinos, while rising among non-hispanics.

The possible reasons for this are many. Many immigrant parents don’t have the funds to properly teach their children like other upper middle class acculturated families.

There also seems to be a trend where wealthy families hire Spanish speaking nannies to teach their children Spanish. They also hire tutors and can afford extra

bilingual teaching.

Despite the obvious advantages to knowing more than one language, there’s also some reasons why Prop.

227 passed in the first place.

If Prop. 58 passes, educators will have to work hard and fund for more bilingual teacher training to ensure that California school districts can handle the challenges of multilingual education.

Many voters have been doubtful that multilingual education could work effectively. Multilingual education is expensive and not every teacher is qualified to teach bilingual classes.

Before Prop. 227, many people graduated with little knowledge of the English language because of poor teaching.

Some voters such as The English Language Advocates, a conservative national organization, believe English should be the primary language, and are worried that by passing SB 1174, other languages would dominate over English.

While these issues are valid and should be solved, voting for Prop.

58 is a step in the right direction.

Education is and always will be a valuable investment.

It is not fair to deny students their first language or even keep them from being able to learn a new language because some people fear that other languages will dominate.

“We should all learn other languages. It is becoming more apparent that the U.S. should have a population with a higher rate of biliteracy and bilingualism. We have to tap into the enormous linguistic wealth that is already a part of this country. The current education system simply does not do this,” said Chair of Modern Languages Department, Norma Vega.

In order to vote for Prop. 58, you must register to vote before October 24.

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BY DANIELA JALTECO Staff Writer Supporting Proposition 66 will endanger many innocent lives, and voting yes on Proposition 62 will save those lives.

Prop. 66 aims to speed up the appeals process from conviction to execution, as a result it would give those who are wrongfully convicted less time to prove their innocence.

The Death Penalty Information Center informed that, between the 1990’s and 2015,149 death row inmates in the United States were exonerated, and on average those exonerated served at least 14 and a half years in prison.

Prop. 66 will ensure that every person sentenced to death row is executed, and it will eliminate the five years (sometimes more years) of time that is given for appeals.

Speeding up the process will only increase the risk of executing the innocent.

The Death Penalty Information Center provides studies that show capital punishment has consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing murder or other horrendous crimes.

Those studies indicate that in the U.S., the states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than those states with the death penalty.

The purpose of the death penalty is to condemn to death those who

commit horrendous acts of murder.

This demonstrates that the system is contradicting its whole point by executing people. They’re main objection is not to kill, but they kill the convicted. Execution will not stop others from committing such crimes.

Prop. 66 will cost taxpayers 10s of millions of dollars.

It proposes changes that will be more expensive and complicated There are costs for anybody necessary in assisting to conduct the execution, for the physicians and the inmate’s lawyer.

The execution process is a lot more expensive and complicated than having the inmates in jail without parole.

Since 1978, California taxpayers have paid $5 billion toward the death penalty. On average, that is more than $384 million per execution.

Prop. 66 is so flawed that it is impossible to know all the hidden costs it will bring for California taxpayers.

Prop. 62 will completely abolish the death penalty, and instead have the accused sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Under Prop. 62, inmates sentenced to life in prison will be required to work to pay restitution to the families of the victims.

Inmates who are found guilty of murder will work while in a state prison and have up to 60 percent

of their pay be deducted for any debts they owe to the families of the victims.

Killing the murderer has no purpose, the families of the victims will not be given back the family member who was killed. The families deserve to be compensated in some way.

Having the person who committed the crime work and pay the families of the victim is a much better form of punishment.

Prop. 62 will finally end a failed system and will put a stop to tragic mistakes that have been made in the past and will make sure that these incidents never occur again.

The proposition will save the innocent lives of those who are currently facing death row for something they did not do.

Prop. 62 will save California taxpayers $150 million a year, according to the Legislative Analyst’s office.

Yeson62.com states that the death penalty costs 18 times as much as life in prison without parole.

Those in favor of Prop. 66 believe that sentencing someone to life in prison without parole is inhumane, cruel, and unusual punishment.

The only thing inhumane is supporting Prop 66. Killing people for whatever crime they committed is not a form of punishment.

The best way to punish those who are guilty is by leaving them behind bars for the rest of their lives.

Should schools be allowed to offer multilingual classes to students?

How would it benefit students?

“Schools should allow it to come back because there are students who would understand more instead of having to struggle.”

CYNTHIA CASTILLO

“I think it’s beneficial to students because certain languages correlate. If one knows a language, that language will help them learn the other language.”

JOSE VELAZCO

“Students will learn better and they won’t have trouble understanding the material.”

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LAUGH ATTACKS—Comedians Thomas Dale, Beth Sterling and Sarah Silverman make the audience roar with laughter with jokes about sexuality, accidentally pooping yourself and why squirrels are fascinating creatures.

Comedians boost voting with humor

BY DORANY PINEDA Staff Writer Funny or Die and NextGen Climate teamed up for the free “Jokes for Votes” comedy show that promoted voter registration on Thursday at East Los Angeles College.

Comedians Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, James Adomian, Thomas Dale and Beth Stelling took the Auditorium Foyer stage for two hours of laughs and voter registration promotion.

“Sarah Silverman was as brilliant and provocative as she always is.

You expect Silverman to talk about her run-in with a 9-year-old abortion protester who told her she would burn in hell, but she then made her smile by telling a poop joke,” Eros Saldana, an ELAC student who attended the show, said.

The performers, among

others, will alternate their show appearances at an additional 19 stops at other college campuses and universities before the Oct. 24 California registration deadline.

Other campus stops include California State University, Los Angeles; San Diego State University; University of California, Riverside; and CSU Northridge.

“We’re trying to hit every major stop. We want to hit everyone we can and make sure we’re finding where these unregistered students are and students who have seemed checked out to the whole process,” Michael Burke of Funny or Die said.

Their goal, said Burke, was to identify them and give them an amazing free show.

According to the Jokes for Votes tour press release, 7 million eligible Californians are not registered to vote, most of which are a younger demographic.

NextGen Climate, a political organization who aims to combat climate change, is trying to reduce the number of unregistered voters in California.

Workers and representatives of NextGen Climate were in the auditorium registering students and encouraging them to register their friends and families through social media.

ELAC caught the attention of Jokes for Votes for its diverse group of students and for being an underserved market.

Burke emphasized that the event is a fully nonpartisan campaign, and that “they have no stated goal outside of just getting students registered and getting them to the polls.”

For tour details, ticketing information,updates on locations, lineup and additional dates and stops, you can visit: www.jokesforvotes.com.

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COMICS ON—James Adomian (left), a self-described pot-head, recounts his failed attempt at being funny in Europe where “no one gets it (irony).” Reggie Watts (right), amuses the audience with his weird antics and his fluffy, bobbing hair at the “Jokes for Votes” comedy show.

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Program offers students preview to law school

BY GUSTAVO BUENROSTRO Staff Writer The East Los Angeles Pathway to Law Transfer Program offers opportunities to students interested in law that want to find out more information.

Pathway to Law gives students the information to make a decision on whether or not they want to pursue law when they transfer.

The program provides students with experience and networking t h e y n o r m a l l y w o u l d n ’t g e t anywhere else.

Students visit law schools and attend lectures from law professors at law schools.

Certain law schools have law days where they give additional information.

On these law days, students can meet other students in P a t h w a y t o L a w, a n d m e e t lawyers who practice different forms of law like environmental or constitutional.

Judges and lawyers present as

guest speakers as a part of the program.

The point of these events are mainly to give the students exposure to law.

Students can leave the program if they don’t feel like law is a career they want to follow.

“I’d rather students find out here that law is not for them than spend time and money in a law school and find out law is not for them.

This program is not for everyone,” said program coordinator Christine Rodriguez.

Anyone can join with any major at anytime in the semester but there are requirements that students must have before they can join the program.

The minimum requirement is to be either enrolled or have completed English 101 and Math 125.

Students must also take English 103, Political Science 001,Communications 104, History 011 or 012, Math 227 and Sociology 014. Sociology 014 is Democracy and Law. These classes can be taken during

“I’d rather students find out here that law is not for them than spend time and money in a law school and find out law is not for them.”

CHRISTINE RODRIGUEZ Pathway to Law Coordinator

the student's time at ELAC. In addition, a student must maintain a 3.0 GPA. The program is associated with a club that students can join. The meetings sometimes have speakers that talk about law and their practices.

Anyone can join the club but trips to other colleges are exclusive to those who are apart of the program.

The meetings are at F7-215 at 12:10-1:30 p.m. and are held every first and third Tuesday of the month.

The program was created by the California State Bar to increase the number of students with “historically marginalized background” in the profession of law.

The State Bar wants more attorneys with different backgrounds.

The State Bar began the program with high schools in low income areas in 2010 called law academies.

The State Bar then did a study and found that most attorneys with “historically marginalized background” came from a community college.

In 2013, the State Bar approved 24 community colleges.

ELAC was not one of the 24 who were approved as Rodriguez only had a three week notice to write a proposal.

ELAC President Martinez and Rodriguez agreed to start their

own program.

In Spring 2015, the program was created and in that following September, the program was launched.

The State Bar increased the number of community colleges to be approved for the program to 30 colleges.

Two months later, ELAC would be approved by the California State Bar and would have access to resources and mentors.

Pathway to Law had its first advisory meeting in February 15, 2016.

An advisory meeting is where a group of lawyers and judges become advisors to help the students get internships or be mentors.

The resources and information provided for the students can help them make an informed decision about whether they wish to continue being apart of the program.

Six colleges will give students who complete the Pathway to Law Program preferential consideration.

These six colleges are University of California, Davis, University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University in the north. University of Southern California, University of California, Irvine and Loyola Marymount University in the south.

There is additional information for Pathway to Law at https://www. elac.edu/pathwaytolawschool/.

Student parents build network through new club

BY DORANY PINEDA Staff Writer

The new Motivated Parents on the Go Club at East Los Angeles College aims to provide a network of support for student - parents and their specific needs.

The MPOG strives to increase the success of parent - scholars who are pursuing educational degrees for themselves and their families.

It offers support groups, motivational speakers, various

topic discussions, group study sessions, resource referrals, help with the transfer process, trips to California State Universities and University of California campuses and monthly family events.

S o f a r, t h e m o t i v a t i o n a l s p eak er s th at h ave vis ited the meetings are people that have gone to school and dealt with the pressures of balancing multiple responsibilities at once, but accomplished their goals.

Christine Lopez, President of the Motivated Parents on the Go Club, started the club with Vice President

Dan Stevens after meeting in a psychology class.

“It’s hard to find that person that sympathizes with you and can talk to you about it (being a parent and a student),” Lopez said.

As parents, they related on the stresses and demands of being both a student and a parent, and realized that support groups for them were nonexistent.

“It’s hard to go to school and then go home and have to deal with homework and everything.”

“And you have that guilt, especially when you’re working, going to school and have kids, that you’re taking time away from your kids, and it hurts,” Lopez said.

Lopez and Stevens then decided to create their own club so they

Lopez and Stevens then decided to create their own club so they could be each other’s emotional support system and help others alike.

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“I think they (the ELAC wide receiver Kyeree Wallace’s idea to let him do the coin toss,” Director community) can rally around us of Football Operations Lakesha and help,” Godinez said.

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Meetings are held on Tuesdays in the F5 building and alternate between rooms 209 and 219.

Meetings are also occasionally held off campus on Saturdays at various locations to accommodate the lives of certain students.

Club members are encouraged to bring their children to these weekend gatherings.

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They hope to find more resources that could benefit all of them.

Lopez spoke about her inspiration behind the name of the club.

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Shave Shack offers cool hangout

BY DORANY PINEDA Staff Writer

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BULLETPROOF—Mike Colter as Luke Cage, taking on a barrage of bullets while trying to rid Harlem of organized crime.

The Shave Shack is a refreshing, Hawaiian shaved ice and ice cream parlor that was one-and-a-half years in the making and is owned by two business partners.

Hidden in the plaza just steps away from East Los Angeles College is a small, colorful, tikiadorned Shack that opened its doors to the public early last month.

Upon entry, customers are greeted by oldies music playing from the speakers and the friendly face of one of the business owners from behind the c o u n t e r.

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‘Luke Cage’ adds diversity to Marvel

BY FRANCISCO PORTILLO Staff Writer Marvel delivers its best Netflix original series yet, as “Luke Cage” adds some much needed diversity to the growing Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Like “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage” focuses on the darker and grittier cornerstones of the Marvel universe.

This series marks the first time in the Cinematic Universe that a minority has served as the main character in his own outing, beating out “Black Panther,” which is coming in 2018.

Even though they take place in the same universe, each show has it’s own unique feel to it and this show is no different.

The series is set in Harlem, NY and follows the titular character who made his debut in “Jessica Jones.”

Taking advantage of his powers, he tries to release Harlem from the clutches of organized crime-boss Cornell Cottonmouth Stokes.

With indestructible skin and super-strength, Cage dons a hoodie on his heroic escapades throughout the season.

This superhero offers a more relatable character to minorities as opposed to the many caucasian characters that inhabit the universe.

Tackling social issues like Black Lives Matter, or black on black

violence, is what makes this show so great. It transcends simple entertainment and provides social commentary.

Fans will be pleased with the many easter eggs placed throughout the 13 episodes.

One of which shows Cage dressed in his original 1970s Power Man attire from the comic books.

Cage is played by Mike Colter, who does an amazing job at portraying a man who is an unstoppable force with a mysterious past.

He brings a certain amount of charm and emotional weight to the character, putting his range of acting on display.

Also starring in the show is Simone Missick, who plays comic book fan-favorite, Detective Misty Knight.

M i s s i c k ’s p e r f o r m a n c e as Knight cements her place in the universe as a truly badass character.

Rosario Dawson reprises her “Daredevil” role as Claire Temple, who is seeking to help out the heroes that fight for New York.

L i k e K n i g h t , Te m p l e is a formidable character who is more than able to defend herself.

The addition of strong female characters is crucial to gaining a new audience and providing more opportunities for minority and female actors.

The arrival of her character hints

at the expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Her subtle comments about knowing a certain lawyer from Hell’s Kitchen will make fans excited and eager to see all the heroes finally come together as the Defenders in 2017.

Mahershala Ali, who plays the organized crime boss Cottonmouth. does a fantastic job at playing up his character’s intimidation factor.

Other villains in the show are played by Alfre Woodard and Erik Harvey.

Mariah Stokes, who is played by Woodard, is the sibling and partner of Cottonmouth.The character acts as the calm thinker to the operation that they are running.

Diamondback, who is played by Harvey, acts as the only villain who can match Cage’s strengths, being a more formidable obstacle.

The most memorable villain, Shades Alvarez, is played by “Sons of Anarchy” alum Theo Rossi who does a great job playing such a menacing character.

Variations of the villain’s costumes from the comics are used in the show.

The show does an impeccable job of integrating the action with great music.

In one of the best scenes, Cage puts on his earphones before raiding a fortress with armed men.

Before the fun begins, “Bring Da Ruckus,” by the Wu-Tang Clan

sets up the scene.

Taking on a barrage of bullets, viewers discover why he is given the moniker of black Captain America.

The action in the show is plentiful, entertaining and different than that of “Daredevil.”

While Daredevil reaches the verge of death in his adventures, Cage is a different bullet-proof beast.

Each episode ends on such dramatic and dire situations that the series is easy to binge watch.

While none of the Netflix characters have transitioned to the big screen yet, fans are eagerly anticipating the integration.

Certain characters like Daredevil or Jessica Jones may not work well on the big screen but Luke Cage is a character that can easily be integrated into the larger Avengers team.

It would be such a treat for fans to see Cage go toe-to-toe with the likes of Iron Man and Captain America.

While the universes seem like complete opposites, it will be interesting to see if the characters are able to actually fit into the larger scheme of things, or if they are destined to be separate forever.

Unlike the family friendly motion pictures, Netflix allows the producers to focus on adults as their target audiences.

All episodes can be currently streamed on Netflix.

explains the menu and points out the customer-favorite options, even offering samples of the ice cream and some of the toppings.

The Shave Shack specializes in vibrant concoctions of ice cream and flavored shaved ice with various toppings.

The desserts here are similar to the Mexican raspado, a blended ice dessert made of various fruits or syrups.

The ice at Shave Shack is shaved, allowing for the flavored syrups to be better absorbed by the ice.

Customers have the option of combining their own assortment of flavors or choosing one of Shave Shack’s own creations.

For the experimental folk, the make-your-own option is a fourstep process.

First, you choose a size: an 8-ounce or a 12-ounce cup.

Second, you choose from one of 11 diverse ice cream flavors.

Some of the flavors include birthday cake, mochi green tea, vanilla, tropical sorbet or coconut pineapple.

The third step is picking up to three of the 30 syrup flavors,

which are brought from Hawaii, for the shaved ice, such as root beer, pink lemonade, guava, watermelon and Hawaiian punch.

The final step is the toppings.

Customers can choose from either condensed milk, sour patch kids, toasted coconut, palaroos, gummy sharks and several others.

But for those who would rather play it safe, the pre-created 802 Rainbow is just one of ten other perfected flavor combinations.

It integrates vanilla ice cream, cherry, banana, and blue raspberry syrups.

A touch of condensed milk and rainbow sprinkles are added to finish it off.

The combination of flavors and the addition of the condensed

milk added a creaminess to the 802 Rainbow, and tastes similar to an orange creamsicle popsicle.

The Kamakani, another of the pre-created options, is the most popular of the ten, and for good reason.

Its mixture of coconut pineapple ice cream, mango, coconut, guava and condensed milk, is a savory, sweetly satisfying tropical flavor experience.

The coconut and pineapple flavors is the most prominent, and the others balanced out the tartness of the pineapple.

Overall, the Shave Shack is a perfect place to cool off from Los Angeles’s fluctuating heat waves.

The prices are decent, the portions are generous, the staff is friendly, and, though the desserts could use a little more ice cream, the flavor experience is unique and satisfying.

The Shave Shack is currently having a buy-one-get-one-free special for students with a valid student identification card.

The store offers free Wi-Fi and is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is located at 2085 S. Atlantic Blvd in Monterey Park.

‘Miss Peregrine’ fails to deliver decent adaptation

BY ANASTASIA LANDEROS Staff Writer It’s a tough job adapting a novel, let alone a novel series, to film.

Although it has been done successfully, “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” is not one of them.

The film looks good on paper but disappoints.

The film was set to be a promising a d d i t i o n t o B u r t o n ’s s t e l l a r roster of movies with Hollywood A-Listers Samuel L. Jackson, Allison Janney, and Dame Judi Dench being sprinkled among the young cast.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e p l o t holes, flat acting and questionable dialogue flow had audience members audibly asking “What was that about?”

“Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” is adapted from the series of novels of the same name by Ransom Riggs.

The story follows Jake, played by Asa Butterfield, as he attempts to prove that the stories his grandfather told him before his mysterious death are true; there are strange happenings going on at Miss Peregrine’s home.

Jake journeys to the home on the advice of his psychiatrist Dr. Golan, played by Janney, in order for him to find closure and prove that the stories are nothing more than fantasy.

At the school, he meets an invisible boy, a floating girl, and other children from his grandfather’s

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TOUR GUIDE—Eva Green as Miss. Peregrine, giving Asa Butterfield, who plays Jake, a tour of the grounds. stories, as well as Miss Peregrine herself.

Jake discovers that his grandfather was telling the truth and sets out on a quest to discover more about the home for peculiar children and its occupants.

Visually, this film was appealing, as are most of Tim Burton’s movies.

The colors of the children’s world are vibrant and alive, w h i l e J a k e ’s b o r i n g r e a l i t y is pale and gray.

Visuals could only carry this film

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so far.

The viewer's attention was forced to work hard to figure out the flow of the story on more than one occasion.

The entire film had an it’shappening-because-I-said-so feel as events happened without explanation, characters were angry for no reason, and secondary-character development vanished once situations got too complicated.

The story did not lend a helping hand to viewers who didn’t read the novels. It was also surprising that the big names attached to this

film were so underutilized, with the exception of Samuel L. Jackson.

Dench and Janney were given little screen time for characters that had minimal impact on the overall plot leaving viewers wondering why those actors signed on in the first place.

Funnyman Chris O’Dowd’s character Franklin was boring, naive and flat.

If O’Dowd was looking for more serious roles to expand his dramatic acting chops, this was the wrong film to do it in.

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His character does nothing to advance the time-travel subplot and disappears altogether toward the later half of the film without any resolve to the strained relationship he has with Jake.

Butterfield’s Jake also missed the mark as the main character tasked with carrying the film.

The English-born Butterfield seemed to struggle with an American accent, which may have been the reason for his unconvincing performance.

Meeting an invisible boy and floating girl didn’t seem to shock him and when the story set him up for emotional moments, Butterfield failed to convey anything other than mild surprise or sadness.

Eva Green as Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine was a surprising beacon of perfect casting.

The character was a cross between Willy Wonka from Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Mary Poppins.

Her genuine portrayal of a strict, but loving, guardian to children almost outshone the lack of clear storytelling throughout the film.

If the story was better structured and thought out for viewers who had not read the book series, this film could have been a fun watch.

The child cast did a good job of portraying their assigned characters and almost made viewers forget about their lack of character development.

The dialogue seemed to be ripped straight from the novel as the sentencing didn’t come off as conversational.

“Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” missed the mark in delivering what could have been a unique and adventure-filled story.

Instead, it was a sloppy adaptation with hints of potential.

The roughly $13 price tag would be better spent ordering take-out and watching it at home when it’s released in the future.

The film runs 127 minutes long and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and peril.

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Running back carries football to victory

BY DAN GUDINO Staff Writer The football team showed resilience in a 26-21 comeback victory on the road last Saturday against Santa Ana College.

East Los Angeles College trailed throughout the majority of the first game in the inaugural season of the American Metro Conference.

ELAC’s sophomore running back Shaq Shelton split through the middle of the Santa Ana defense and carried the ball eight yards to give the Huskies the winning score in the last minute of the game.

“Namone (Mayes) got up slow after a play, and coach asked if I was ready. I said, ‘Of course.’ They needed me, and I responded. I was asked to run like it was my last run ever, and I did. I ran like it was my

last play ever,” Shelton said.

Shelton, the usual starter and leading rusher of the Huskies, did not play the entire first half of the game.

ELAC was thin at the running back postion, losing four running backs in two games. Shelton was listed as the emergency running back going into Santa Ana Stadium, as he was recovering from a shoulder injury.

Sophomore running backs Mayes (shoulder) and Josh Flores (ankle) went down in the second half, and Shelton was put in the game.

Prior to the game, Shelton said he was limited and might be used as a decoy to throw the defense off.

“It was all hands on deck. In a game like this, everyone has to contribute. We started slow, too slow. In crunch time we had to play all our guys. We had guys who

jumped in willingly and we finished the ballgame,” ELAC head coach Bobby Godinez said.

Through adversity, the ELAC defense kept Santa Ana in check.

ELAC sophomore quarterback Jonathan Santos threw four interceptions that kept the Husky defense out on the field for long periods of time.

The Husky defense stood its ground for three quarters and did not allow any points in the second half.

All three Santa Ana touchdowns came in the first quarter.

“This was a team win. We start slow, but we will always bounce back. That’s what we do best. Our attitude is no one could score on us. It’s all about communicating on the field, and that’s what we did,” sophomore defensive lineman Imani Mitchell said.

The Huskies special teams unit

had a day as they blocked two punts, the first coming in the second quarter by defensive lineman Sione Vea, and the second happening in the third quarter by freshman special teamer Branded Peterson.

Sophomore wide receiver Cemaj Douglas returned a punt 44 yards for an ELAC touchdown to put the game within reach at 21-19.

The return was one of the most exciting plays of the game and put the Huskies within reach in the third quarter.

The Huskies kept the ball in the air with the pass game. Santos nearly broke the school record for most pass attempts in a game (71).

Santos threw 61 times, completing 31 passes for 361 yards with two TDs and four interceptions.

“They made us more onedimensional. More than what I would like. You never want to throw

the ball sixty times. Santa Ana did a great job of dictating us to pass.

I had no idea (Santos) threw that much. Give Santos a lot of credit. He dug deep down and finished, even though it was not one of his better games,” Godinez said.

The Huskies crawled back into the contest down 21-0. Santos continued the success of last week with consecutive TD passes to sophomore tight end CeeJhay French-Love starting in the first quarter. French-Love used his size to an advantage and controls his body like a smaller player.

In the first quarter, Santos fired to the 6-foot-5 French-Love down the sideline in the end zone. FrenchLove twisted his body, bobbled the ball while staying inbounds, only to regain control of the ball with a tip-toe TD. The momentum then shifted to

ELAC for the majority of the game.

Game two of conference play continues on the road at El Camino Compton-Center on Saturday at 6 p.m.

“We need to pick it up in practice to avoid starting so slow. Practice like it’s game day, then we’ll play better. I believe in our defense. So, when the offense struggles early, we got them. We know (the offense) will come back,” ELAC freshman cornerback Sherrod Crayton said.

Crayton had an interception to help ELAC finish out the first half.

With the win, ELAC is now the No. 7 team under the Southern California - American Division in the California Community College Regional State Football Poll, tied with rival Pasadena City College.

This is the first time ELAC has been ranked within a top 10 list since 2011.

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BASEBALL—Pitcher Steve Benitez throws out of the stretch for East Los Angeles College at the top of the sixth inning in an nontraditional away match away against Glendale Community College yesterday.

Angeles College wrestler Gabriel Rodriguez takes his opponents back and looks to control wrists in a losing effort last Friday.

ELAC competed in its third non-traditional game in the last two weeks.

Huskies head coach James Hines said that these games are meant to expose new players to the community college level.

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Men’s soccer loses on controversial goal

BY STEPHANIE GUEVARA Staff Writer Men’s soccer lost by a polemical offside goal, 1-0, in the last minute of the game against Rio Hondo College on Friday at Weingart Stadium.

“Players should either win, lose or draw games, not officials. It’s simple. The game was evenly matched. It could have gone both ways. Let the players decide. Don’t let an official decide in the 90th minute of the game. That’s wrong at every level,” ELAC head coach Eddie Flores said.

After East Los Angeles College dominated most of the game, Rio Hondo forward Angel Flores took a pass from his teammate who was coming from an offside position and scored. ELAC players were in disbelief after they saw that the referee didn’t call the play offside.

“Sometimes we have no control on what the refs say, or what calls they make. All we can do is kind of go with it. I didn’t think it was a goal. I thought it was off-side, but we can’t turn the refs call back.

We have to adjust to whatever happened,” ELAC defender Jorge Chavez said.

Rio Hondo head coach, who is an ELAC alum and former men’s soccer coach, Orlando Brenes said ELAC had great opportunities where they could have gone ahead on the scoreboard.

“It was a very physical game. It meant something to both teams and it was our first league game. I felt this game could have gone either way.(ELAC) had a couple of good scoring opportunities, and so did we. We went one-nill, but I give nothing but praise to Eddie Flores and his team, because they are a good team,” Brenes said.

ELAC freshman right back Salvador Ramirez went one-onone with the opposing goalkeeper on a counter attack in the first half, only to have his strike kicked out of the trajectory of the goal by a Rio Hondo defender.

This play was reciprocated by ELAC, as Ramirez blocked a Rio Hondo shot on goal in similar fashion.

“Things happen. That play came

from an identical play from the back. I saved a goal like that on our side, so the exact same thing happened to them,” Ramirez said.

Players from ELAC seemed frustrated because the referee didn’t call Rio Hondo’s fouls.

ELAC sophomore goalkeeper Ivan Barranco became the key player of the game after saving Huskies from three clear shots on goal. In some instances of the game Barranco spoke to defenders so they would keep the defense strong.

ELAC played the most intense and physical minutes of the game during the extra minutes the referee gave.

“We played a well fought game.

I think we were the better team today. They (Rio Hondo) got a lucky opportunity with a little help from the ref. It was a very physical game.,” Chavez said.

ELAC’s offense attacked Rio Hondo until the referee’s final whistle. The Huskies have scored 10 goals in 10 games played.

ELAC’s next game is on the road at Pasadena City College on Friday at 4 p.m.

Volleyball loses in three sets

BY ROGELIO ALVAREZ Staff Writer The volleyball team was shutout against Mt. San Antonio College 3-0 last Friday in the South Gym. The Huskies are now 6-6 overall and 0-2 in South Coast-North Conference play.

D e s p i t e M t . S A C ’s w e l l coordinated offense, the Huskies fought hard to stay in the game.

“We didn’t give up. We kept fighting. We got over our mistakes quickly and we fought. We really wanted (the win),” ELAC freshman right-side hitter Esther Duru said.

Duru lead the Huskies with 12

kills out of 18 attempts. ELAC freshman setter Taryn Higareda finished the game with 14 assists.

“We’re always teaching ‘fight,’ because if you don’t have that intensity and tenacity to fight, then what happens is the game falls down below us,” ELAC head coach Elliot Walker said.

The Huskies came close to winning the first set after a backand-forth start, but came up short 25-21. Mt. SAC showed superiority in the remaining two sets, winning 25-16 and 25-15.

“The difference between our team and their team is that they’re at least about 80 percent club players, so

their experience and knowledge is little more fast in what they’re trying to accomplishing compared to our kids who are learning the game for the first time. So, what we do is, we emphasize teamwork to get to that level and how to use our game options and variations to play smart in the fight,” Walker said.

The ELAC players on-and-off the court, kept cheering their teammates on, regardless of the score.

Walker felt that ELAC could have improved their commitment to passing throughout the match.

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