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Elans to tour California universities BY STEPHANIE GARIBAY Staff Writer
Central American Studies
First program of its kind BY DORANY PINEDA Staff Writer
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new Central American Studies Program is now offered at East Los Angeles College, the first of its kind in California’s Community Colleges. The program comes after decades of talk and attempts to offer the program to the growing population of Central American students in ELAC. The population makes up 13% of its Latino student body. “For years there was no support from the administration,” Assistant Professor in the Chicano and Central American Studies department, Andrew Monzon said. The program gained momentum with the arrival of the current Chicano Studies department chair Eddie Flores four years ago, and was launched last Fall with the support of president Marvin Martinez. The only college in California that currently offers a bachelor’s degree in Central American Studies is California State University, Northridge. There are currently two known classes in the program offered at ELAC and two more that will be offered. The classes offered this semester are The Central American Experience and Introduction to Central America Studies. The Central American Studies Program will offer an associate’s degree to students within the next five years. All of the courses offered are California State University and University
of California transferrable. “Latinos are the number one ethnic group in the United States and Central Americans are the third largest population of Latinos and a continuously growing demographic,” Monzon said. “Students that know the issues in the Central American community are not only more marketable and stand out, but their knowledge will help in their future well-being and that of our country’s,” Monzon said about the importance of the Central American Studies program. Flores said that the implementation of the Central American Studies program is a significant step in the college institution and a small step in a much bigger vision. Several ELAC professors have teamed up with the nonprofit organization CARECEN, the Central American Resource Center, and are doing outreach at Jefferson High School among other local high schools with predominately Latino student populations. “Studies have shown that when students see themselves reflected in the curriculum they’re being taught, they do better in school,” Monzon said. Monzon said that historically Chicanos and Central Americans have been portrayed as being at odds with each other and hopes that providing Central American classes to the students at ELAC can bring both communities together. For more information on ELAC’s Central American Studies Program, visit https://www. elac.edu/academics/departments/chicano/.
The Northern California University Tour, hosted by the accounting club, will take East Los Angeles College students on a trip to University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; San Jose State University and University of California, Santa Barbara to learn about applying for transfer. The trip will take place during spring break on April 4-6. It includes a guided tour and presentation at each school. “This is a really good way for students to get information on transferring. It’s really cool because on the tour students really get to learn a little bit about the history of each building,” inner adviser club member, Arthur Tu said. Students interested in going do not have to be accounting majors or club members. “We started planning this in the winter. The vice president of the club and I would get together after class and start making phone calls to different schools to see who could accommodate us,” President of the accounting club, Henry Jimenez said. Although the tour is sponsored by the Associated Student Union, the club still had a lot of fundraising to do for the trip. “When you charter a club, ASU gives every club a match funding which is $5,000 for each year in total, but the accounting club members used more than half of it last year on a banquet. We also went to visit the Ronald Reagan library and only left us with about $1,000 so because of that we had to do a lot of food sells to raise more money,” Jimenez said. At first, the club was having trouble getting students to sign up. Only a handful of students are
interested in going. This made it difficult for the club because if they didn’t get 57 students to join, the trip would have been cancelled. “We put up flyers all around campus and made sure everyone knew all majors are welcome and really tried to tell everyone about it, but even then people were not signing up,” Jimenez said. Jimenez decided to contact all the clubs on campus so they could help spread the word. “We contacted every club and I didn’t know this but we contacted the Asian American club and it just so happened the adviser of the club is Song Su, the (employee) in charge of emailing every single student at ELAC. He sent me a message that said he would sent out an email to everyone,” Jimenez said. The following morning, Jimenez saw the email that had been sent to everyone. That same day he received multiple messages and phone calls from students wanting to sign up for the tour. “In the email he had sent out, he put my contact info and I remember my phone would not stop ringing that day. I was getting messages and phone calls non-stop. And that same day we actually sold out,” Jimenez said. The tour sold out last Thursday. The club now has a waiting list, which currently includes 16 people. Those on the waiting list will only get a chance to go if someone backs out. The tour, which is a $400 value, will cost students $65 if they are active accounting club members. This means they participate in food sales, presentations and other activities. It is $85 if students are non-active club members, $105 for non-club members and an extra $10 if the student is not an ASU member.
Multilingual education comes back to California BY JULIE SANTIAGO Staff Writer Voters will get a chance to vote for SB 1174, a Senate bill put in place to bring back multilingual education in California on the November 2016 ballot. Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1174 in 2014, which added the proposition to the November 2016 ballot. If passed, this proposition will repeal much of Proposition 227, first passed in 1998 that has since put restrictions on multilingual teaching. This prop went into effect around the time many millennials,who are now in college, were in or just
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beginning grade school. The ones particularly affected by this law were English as a Second Language learners who are also known as ESL students. “I was never told to not speak Spanish, but I was told to try my best to say everything I could in English,” former ELAN and ESL student Gabriela Martinez said. She attended Nimitz Middle School in Huntington Park at the time. Martinez immigrated with her family in 2005 when she was nine years old. SB 1174, which is supported by Senator Ricardo Lara will allow public schools to decide whether they want to have multilingual instruction. Currently, Prop 227
requires ESL students start in a special class with their first language and are pushed to classes that are only taught in English in usually no more than a year. Prop 227 also requires government to supply $50 million for English classes over the next ten years. Those who attend the classes must promise to tutor ESL students. People who plan to teach English as a second Language classes can benefit from this. The purpose of Prop 227 was to educate ESL students in a fast one-year program that would help them learn English faster through immersion and by limiting the use of non-English languages in public schools, but it was controversial.
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According to national media `many people believed it was a political move to counter its Latino majority Spanish-speaking problem by assimilating them and therefore doing away with their culture. Today, according to the US Census 2010, Latinos are the majority ethnic group of California. The US Census also projects that the number of Spanish speakers is expected to rise, due to new Latino immigrants. However, Hispanic Research at the Pew Research Center believe that the number of Hispanic Spanish speakers will drop by 2020 and the number of nonHispanic Spanish speakers will
rise. Researchers believe this is due to third-generation Hispanics not speaking Spanish at home because they grew up in a place where speaking Spanish is just not necessary. Studies show that many cultures who immigrate to another country lose their native language by the 3rd generation. Immigrants assimilate and over the years, the generations after know less of their native language, especially by the third generation. If SB 1174 is passed and schools choose to teach in Spanish and are successful in bilingual teaching, then the number of Spanish speakers who lose their native Spanish language will be
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less.“Repealing 227 can help, but only if we confront the challenges,” Chair of the Modern Languages Department Norma Vega said. “The proper implementation of a bilingual program,such as dual immersion, is pivotal. If California is to develop school districts with dual immersion programs, for example, the state will have to invest in heritage languages and teacher-training,” Vega said. This would be especially beneficial for heritage speakers.
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A major problem in the E7 building is the elevator because it’s the only elevator working. The other one doesn't work and makes it really difficult to be on time for class, because some students don’t give space for someone in a wheelchair to get in, so the wheelchair-bound student has to wait until the elevator has fewer students. In the past, if both elevators didn’t work, I would miss class. The left elevator is broken and it has more space. The workers will fix it until the right elevator stops working, but that's not fair because it breaks and the student in the elevator would get stuck. If I was in a situation that I was stuck on the any level, I would be able to get off my chair and use the stairs or crawl my way out, but other students can’t do that. How will they get help? There is a basket strecher that could help them, but it is too small. Plus, the disable students come in different sizes with different conditions that may need more help. Being disabled can be really hard, because sometimes the school doesn't have the right accommodations for students with disabilities, especially when trying to use the bathroom. There’s often someone using it and sometimes students use it to talk on the phone or to change clothes for physical fitness. Sometimes it feels like a game because people are using the handicap restroom and running all over campus just to use it. At noon, the restroom gets packed with people, especially for the females, but there is hardly a line for the males who feel like going to the male restroom.
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I feel that I’m not going to make it on time and will have an accident and it will be too embarrassing. No one should feel that way. In the S2 Building, the art department restroom can be difficult to access. Getting inside it is the easy part, but the hard part is getting out, because the pathway from inside the restroom is too narrow to get out. At times, students may have to wait for someone to open the bathroom door to get out. T h e l i b r a r y d o e s n ’t h a v e tables that raise up and only one computer desk that does raise,
but sometimes students use it and when they are asked nicely to change computers because someone in a wheelchair needs it, they get mad. Even when I take the shuttle, the students get upset and I have been called bad names. I require classroom accommodations, meaning that I get a table for every class I take, but this year is the hardest because I am getting tables that don’t work. Other buildings have new tables that other disabled students can use. Why not me? The notetaker wouldn’t take the
notes. Sometimes they wouldn’t show up or called to let me know they were not coming. The Disabled Student Program and Services is supposed to help those who need it, but lately I feel that my request is a problem they didn’t want to deal with because they think I’m complaining too much. Every time I ask why the student workers haven’t fixed the problem, they tell me that I complain. I don’t feel like going there to ask for help because I feel that the workers won’t listen. That makes me feel that I don’t
Mr. Flowers’ education system BY ROBERT FLOWERS Staff Writer While sipping a mimosa on the terrace of my beach home in my silk kimono, I felt bored with the extravagant view, so I turned on the television. I had every channel on Earth and I still couldn’t find anything to watch, so I just turned on the news like a good journalist should do. I found myself watching two idiots arguing over whether or not education is on the down in America and could only laugh. I knew an article when I saw one, and this was it. I needed to get dressed and start right away. Suddenly I heard rustling at the door. I didn’t know what to do, so I decided to play dead. Then I realized how stupid that seemed and decided to play alive. Even worse. Before I could try teleporting out, the door flew open. In came a man, a woman and a child. How rude, to just barge into my house. The first to see me was the woman, who screamed and covered the child’s eyes. Next, the man blocked her view and told her to go outside. He kept saying stuff, like “Who are you?” and “What are you doing in my house?” which didn’t make sense. Then, it hit me and I just laughed and laughed. This wasn’t my house. I just walked in and took it over like some amazing conqueror and forgot all about it. I walked toward him, laughing uncontrollably, trying to calm him down, but then everything went black. When I woke up, I instantly knew that I was in the backseat of a police car, handcuffed. Normally, I wouldn’t care about going to jail, but I needed to start my story immediately. I used a spare cuff key that I always have on me to escape the cuffs and found the hidden mechanism to open the back doors. FYI, all police cars have it. I jumped out of the backseat of the car and got away from the officers using a combination of parkour and magic (magic, meaning
waving my hands in front of my face, saying, ‘Abra caf**k-ya,’ and throwing bottles and trash cans at the officers). Prison could wait. I had a story to write. I found myself walking around campus and asking, “Do you believe America has failed its education system?” The usual answer was, “How about you ask your mom?” or “Why do you smell like Fabuloso?” Humanity has really lost its way. Talking to college students was my own mistake. I decided to try and ask the premier power in the country: Kim Kardashian. Unfortunately, she wouldn’t answer any of my calls, text, emails, tweets or nudes I sent her, so I had only one other choice in this matter: President Barack Obama. I sat across from President Obama and asked the most obvious question, “Are you comfortable?” He quickly exclaimed, “Of course not!” You attack the White House completely nude, throwing bricks, then you kidnap me and tie me up! And to top it all off, you’re still nude!” He began to cry and continued, “For God’s sake, man. Put on some clothes!” What gall the President had, to order me around like he was some leader of the free world. Like Kim Kardashian! I calmed myself down with a shot of Absinthe and said, “So you’re comfortable. In which case, let me ask you, is America failing its education system?” President Obama looked me in the eyes and said, “Is this what the f**k you wanted to ask me? Seriously? Of course it is. “Four-year colleges, graduate schools and universities are basically the largest known scams in the world. “The amount people pay them mainly goes toward the pockets of the people who invest in those schools.” “I see. Isn’t that illegal?” I asked. “Not under the pretense of investments,” Obama said. “So the education received at these schools are not worth the prices?” “No. Absolutely not. It makes no sense to force someone to spend
hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a doctor to save lives. It’s idiotic to say the least. We need more doctors.” “But the fact that it isn’t free raises the criteria, right?” I asked. “What criteria? Whether you come from a rich family or not? Whether you can gamble on scholarships to pay for your education? ” “My apologies, Mr. President. Just remember to not take that tone of voice again or I’ll shove this grenade in your mouth and pull the pin.” “So-sorry, sir.” “It’s OK. So colleges have moved away from education and become businesses. Am I correct?” “Yes, but it’s not just the schools’ fault. Students now are so engrossed with the online world that they forget about studying. They fail classes and retake the classes. They spend more money toward the school and make it richer.” “So some of the blame goes toward the student.” “Yes. Things like sports, clubs, activities and etc. are used as simple distractions from educational progress. “If such things never existed, imagine how focused students would be during their college years? “True dat. But wouldn’t that just be boring?” “You go to school learn, to have an education, so you can get a good job.” “Understandable. I would like to personally thank you for your time seeing me.” I said. “You kidnapped me.” “You say kidnapped, I say forcibly brought you to another location.” “That’s the same thing.” “Whatever Mr. President. I guess I’ll see you next time.” I rose to my feet and began to leave. Then, President Obama yelled, “You’re just going to leave me here?” “Yeah. Bye. Bye.” As you all know, the president was found soon after. In conclusion, I don’t believe I need a conclusion. I’ve said enough. If you got a problem, then find me. I accept all fights… except if you’re bigger, stronger, faster, smarter or just better than me.
matter and my voice is not being heard. They are not organized because some students can take their exams at the office, but they’re never on time to pick up the test. Students can’t focus because it so noisy in the tesrt-taking section of the Hi Tech room that students can lose their train of thought. There are students with disabilities that have the same problems, but for some reason students don't speak up. But it's time to take a stand for our rights and get unions together to do some thing about it!
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Professor’s conduct considered extortion First, it is “B-U-K-O-W-S-K-I.” If you plan to invoke the man’s name, at least spell it correctly, okay? Now let’s look at your recent “defense of […] free speech.” If you had wanted to insist that the “facts are not in” or use an “innocent until proven guilty” gambit, your letter might work- weak to be sure, but at least sellable. However, you chose the “free speech” routine to counter seemingly credible accusations against the professor in question. Incidentally, I hope your letter was a joke, not a serious defense. Don’t get me wrong: as a joke, it is lousy, but if you’re serious, well, I hope you aren’t looking at a career in law. Now lets look at the original allegations in conjunction with your conclusions, shall we? A professor, after self-publishing a book, offers “extra credit” to students in his classes if they: 1. Purchase his book (with their own money) 2. Write a report to him on his book (presumably positive) 3. Turn that into a “review” (under what is legally an unenforceable condition of non-disclosure) to post on Amazon where his book is (conveniently) sold to the public 4. Then (and only then) will those students be awarded extra points to bolster grade. This you call “free speech.” I call it “extortion.” One added note: Bukowski never had to publish his own work and then force people to buy it, so let’s not lionize this guy with that particular equivalency.
-Bill Cushing, English Instructor, ELAC
Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the letter submitted by Abiy Yacob, which referred to the stories “Professor exchanges grades for likes, follows, reviews” and “Students say professor’s conduct was inappropriate.”
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Elan discovers artistry in costume designing BY MAYRA S. VENTURA Staff Writer East Los Angeles College student of costume design Kristina Moore designed two dresses for the West Coast premiere of RED VELVET a play presented by The Junction Theatre at the Atwater Playhouse in Los Angeles. Moore is a costume design major with a minor in art history. This is Moore’s first costume designer job outside of ELAC. This project has helped her apply her skills. It also gave her more experience with her social skills. She designed two dresses for the play, one for actress Nicola Bertram, who plays the character of Ellen Tree, and the other actress Amanda Charney, who plays the role of Betty Lovell. Moore’s professor, Jessica Hansen, forwarded her the details about the costume designer opportunity. Hansen was contacted by Benjamin Pohlmeier, the director of RED VELVET. “I read the play and then I talked to Benjamin about his vision and then we worked for each other,” Moore said. Benjamin wanted the costumes to be historically accurate and as Moore explains, “It’s slightly historically accurate, on a budget.” Moore took patterns from different time periods to make the dresses. The bodices are from the 1860s and the skirts are from 1950s patterns. She also chose the patterns to reflect the personalities of the characters.
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SEAMSTRESS—ELAC student costume designer Kristina Moore explained the details of pattern and style that reflect RED VELVET’s time period last Saturday in the ELAC costume design shop. Moore and Pohlmeier wanted Ellen to be chic and mature since she is a character in her late 20s, and they wanted Betty to reflect a younger character in her early 20s. Moore included little elements that will reflect how Betty aspires and tries to mimic Ellen.
Because this is her first outside project, it was different from other plays she had worked on. “The difference between inside projects here is that you have a team of people helping you and for outside projects, you are really on your own,” Moore said.
In October she worked on the costume designs for “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” and she is currently working on “Run for Your Wife,” a wild 80’s comedy play showing at ELAC. “I think RED VELVET (is) great. I like the historical plays, I think
it’s great that it’s based on true characters and it’s still relatable today,” Moore said. RED VELVET produced by Pohlmeier, will run for six weeks at the Atwater Playhouse from March 26 – April 30, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays
at 5 p.m. General admission is $25 per person. Students, seniors and veterans admission tickets are $20 each and groups of ten or more are $15 per person. Tickets to the play can be purchased online at www.redvelvet. brownpapertickets.com.
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ESL LAW Continued on page 1 Heritage speakers are those who are raised by Spanish speakers and speak Spanish but don’t necessarily read, write or speak it at an academic level. Heritage speakers will have a chance to become academically fluent in their ethnic language as well as English.“California has the largest economy in the country, and in order to keep climbing, its workforce needs to be fully prepared with the appropriate skill sets,” Senator Ricardo Lara who is sponsoring the Senate Bill, said. Other countries all over the world like France, India and China teach foreign languages in schools to their students at an early age. A study conducted by neuropsychologist Tamar Gollan of the University of California, San Diego, found that elderly SpanishEnglish bilinguals were more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The higher the degree of bilingualism, the later the
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Health Center promotes health tips through workshops BY DANIELA JALTECO Staff Writer The East Los Angeles Health Center has workshops providing information about sexual assault, domestic violence, HIV, AIDS, human trafficking and depression. ELAC students, faculty, staff and people who live in the community can use these services and receive support and counseling from the advocates and counselors who are continuously available to help and support all who are in need of these services. Each workshop will have workers speaking about health issues. The Health Center provides a series of workshops to help people understand what self care is about as well as information on shelters provided for people suffering from domestic violence.
In some circumstances, the person counselor is confidential. Advocates may want to visit a legal office and counselors are readily available depending on a to accompany anyone health issue he or in need of support she encountered. for hospital and legal Health Center “We are here to visits. also offers “We are here to help help you start resources and you start the process the process of guidance for people of healing, to help seeking to see legal healing, to help address the event or office. issue and help you “ We p r o v i d e address the event cope with it,” said support for any or issue and help ELAC health center circumstance they for sexual you cope with it,” advocate are going through assault victims Luis and help to access Mendoza said. the services that The staff at the they need,” Beatriz Health Center help LUIS MENDOZA Vega, ELAC health people develop skills to ELAC Health Center Advocate for sexual center counselor become independent, assault victims who specializes empowered and in sexual assault overcome difficult therapy said. matters. Everything disclosed between They provide a safe and the patron and the advocate or comfortable environment for
anyone who enters the offices or workshops. The ELAC health fee, which all students pay each semester, covers all services provided by the Health Center, meaning there are no additional fees incurred through using the Health Center’s facilities or services. “I always announce it as you're already paying the health fee (to) use us. We are here for you,” Vega said. If students know anyone who is need of assistance, he or she can refer that person to the health center.. For further assistance, call (323)780-6754 or visit the office located at G8-127. Any student in need of immediate assistance who cannot make it to the Health Center can call the hotline at (800)585-6231 for advocates and counselors on call 24/7.
age of onset. Some voters are doubtful of SB 1174 because of the money it takes to make multilingual education successful. 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, due to poor instruction. Some voters believe English proficiency should be the primary objective and are worried that by passing SB 1174, other languages would dominate over English. English Language Advocates are amongst the bill’s critics. ELA is a national organization that focuses on making English the official language at all levels of government. Ron Unz, former governor candidate who first drafted and proposed Prop 227, said the academic performance of over a million immigrant students roughly doubled in the four years following the passage of Proposition 227. If 1174 passes, voters will have to be assured that California school districts can handle the challenges of multilingual education.
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Deano’s delivers BY MEGAN G. RAZZETTI
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Deano’s Deli brings a unique taste of East Coast deli-style sandwiches to the West Coast, all through the mobility of a food truck. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Deano’s uses fresh deli meats and cheeses and freshlymade authentic Italian hoagie rolls in each of their sandwich creations. The menu changes regularly, but the flavors still hold with each sandwich. The ‘Oy Vey’ features a fantastic approach to the traditional pastrami sandwich. This incorporates hot pastrami that is so well cooked that its juices lock into each and every piece. The meat is then combined with a generous portion of pickled cole slaw reminiscent of curtido, a lightly fermented cabbage relish sometimes served with Salvadoran dishes, such as pupusas. The pickling of the slaw is subtle but it complements the other flavors of the meat, melted swiss cheese and dijon mustard so well that it is hard to stop eating. The French dip is also another sandwich that is stacked with a roast beef that has been cooked with true care. The meat maintains its moisture even as it cools down during consumption. The meat is topped with caramelized onions and served on warm bread with a horseradish mayonnaise baked onto it. The baking of the bread with the mayonnaise is a nice touch because it adds to the flavor of the sandwich without the goopy mess mayonnaise tends to make. The sandwich is served with a light beef au jus sauce on the side that is full of the same seasonings used to create the flavor of the roast beef.
Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold fell into food writing by accident. After graduating from UCLA and landing a job as a proofreader, he found himself bored with his work and decided one day that he would eat at every restaurant on Pico Boulevard. Within a year, he trekked, discovered and savored over 15 miles worth of food. Thus emerged who has now become Los Angeles’ most beloved, trusted and feared food writer and the inspiration for director Laura Gabbert’s documentary, “City of Gold.� Gold is the Los Angeles Time’s restaurant critic who is, more accurately, a cultural critic, commentator and culinary cartographer of the grand multicultural city that is Los Angeles. “City of Gold,� Gabbert’s insightful documentary, follows Gold in his green pickup truck through the glittering diverse mosaic of the city, visiting everything from upscale Italian restaurants to hot dog stands, pho parlors, taco trucks, strip-mall eateries and a slew of other fancy and unassuming food joints, all for the joy of discovery. But his appetite and his heart hunger the most for the undiscovered and typically overlooked restaurants, mainly those in working-class communities where immigrants who open up eateries do it solely to feed and please themselves and their neighbors. This is what Gold believes sets Los Angeles apart from the rest
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of the country’s Little Tokyos, Koreatowns and Little Ethiopias, and what he terms an “anti-melting pot.� He emphasizes repeatedly throughout the film that it is the immigrant populations that have defined and elevated this vibrant and complex city. Gold, as the documentary shows, has played a significant role in
pulling neglected restaurants out from the dark, cold corners of the city and onto the tabletop. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, “Meals by Genet,� an Ethiopian restaurant owned and led by Genet Agonafer, came to a depressing standstill. But after several visits and a favorable review by Gold, the restaurant was bustling with so
many customers that “I could not cook the doro wat fast enough,� Agonafer said. “City of Gold� is as much about Los Angeles as it is about the influence of Gold and his connection to its versatile food and people. Gabbert’s documentary shows the genuine curiosity and passion that comes from seeing Gold pointing
out his favorite restaurants as he drives in his pickup truck or eats his favorite Oaxacan mole. It paints an affectionate portrait of what Gold describes as a “huge number of cultures that live in this city who come together in this beautiful and haphazard fashion,� as experienced through the eyes and tastebuds of a man trying to understand it all.
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Hell’s Kitchen serves up punishment BY GUSTAVO BUENROSTRO Staff Writer “Daredevil,� last year, showed that comic-book-based shows can be wildly entertaining while also dealing with some heavy themes and a fantastic story, and season two is no different. Season two of Daredevil proves to be one of the best shows out there. “Daredevil� continues the story in New York’s district of Hell’s Kitchen with Matt Murdock, played by Charlie Cox, fighting against the criminal underground trying to keep the people of Hell’s Kitchen safe. A new character shows up to Hell’s Kitchen and becomes a vigilante as well, but not like Daredevil. Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, doesn’t just beat down gangs, he systematically kills people. This is what the show did well when bringing in the character from the comics. The Punisher is a complex character, and it could have been easy to just make him the primary antagonist to Daredevil, but the show did not do this. The show’s writers respectably made The Punisher more sympathetic and gave him his reason to kill. The show makes you root for The Punisher and his war against
organized crime. Killing people is what needs to be done to keep people safe from gangs. One of the best parts of the show is the way it is written and the characters’ dialogue, which makes it feel real and grounded. A good example is when Daredevil is fighting against The Punisher and they discuss the way Frank handles criminals. This scene also proves why Bernthal is a solid casting choice to play The Punisher. “When you knock someone down, they get back up. When I knock someone down, they stay down. You don’t realize it yet, but you are just one bad day from being me,� The Punisher said. Not only does it show The Punisher’s view on criminals, but it also shows the different tactics the two characters use. Although Daredevil beats up and even hospitalizes criminals, he never kills them because he believes there is light inside everyone, no matter how small. The Punisher, on the other hand, believes that criminals don’t have light and must be taken out. This conflict of views is why the two characters fight. The season deals with the question of whether killing criminals is right or wrong, with Punisher being one of the characters who thinks killing is the only way to deal with criminals.
The season isn’t just about Frank Castle, but is also about Elektra Natchios, played by Elodie Yung, who is introduced as Murdock’s old flame. Elektra has come to Hell’s Kitchen looking for the help of Murdock. The chemistry between Cox and Yung was undeniable, making the interactions between them all the more believable. Many older characters come back, like Foggy Nelson, played by Elden Henson, who Murdock runs a law firm with and who also knows that Murdock is Daredevil. N e l s o n a n d M u r d o c k ’s relationship is strained even more when Murdock starts to focus on his work as the Daredevil rather than the firm. Karen Page, played by Deborah Ann Woll, also returns and becomes interested in The Punisher ’s background and tries to understand him. Some of the best things about the first season were the fight sequences and choreography, and this season had them in spades with one scene showing a one-shot take of Daredevil fighting a bunch of gang members, like in the first season. For more on this story, visit elaccampusnews.com
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DOING THE FISH—Guitarist and vocalist Aaron Barrett (left) plays alongside trombone player Billy Kottage and the brass section of Reel Big Fish at the 6th annual Skanking Reggae Festival held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday.
Pick it up! Ska festival unites cultures BY IVAN CAZARES AND MEGAN G. RAZZETTI Staff Writer The sixth annual Skanking Reggae Festival featured bands singing in English for the first time at the Shrine Expo Hall Sunday. Bands singing in English included Reel Big Fish. The band gained popularity during the 90s and its ska-punk sound felt right at home with the cumbia-infused music of El Gran Silencio. 8 Kalacas’s skacore music could be described as violent by anyone unfamiliar with the genre. The Skatalites, originally founded in Jamaica in 1964, are considered the quintessential ska band by many. The band became legendary, backing up and coming artist of the era such as “The Wailing Wailers,” featuring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. As the band began their set, the audience exploded into a frenzy of moshing, screaming and dancing. “It’s a pleasure to be here playing with you guys, representing this music that came out over 50 years ago and is as relevant today as it was then,” tenor saxophone player Azemobo “Zem” Audu said. The festival also featured Adhesivo, a Ska band founded in Salvador, alongside well known Mexican bands like Inspector and Pantéon Rococo. Mexican flags and Salvadorian flags were waved by enthusiastic fans during their sets. Another band that performed was the Riverside-native Voo Doo Glowskulls. They incorporate a combination of Spanish and English lyrics into their songs but their music isn’t lost in translation. According to lead singer Frank Casillas, Voo Doo Glowskulls have been widely received in other parts of the world such as Japan and France. During their set, the band pays tribute to their Mexican roots by wearing traditional Mexican luchador masks or wrestling masks. Over the years, the masks have become a trademark for the band. “I used to watch lucha libre when I was a kid. It’s just something the fans can relate to, there’s a strong connection there,” Casillas said. The Voo Doo Glowskulls tend to play on the faster side of ska while integrating elements of metal and punk into their sound. Despite the many influences that each band incorporated in their music, the overall camaraderie shared by reggae and ska fans made the festival a great experience.
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The baseball team picked up a 3-1 victory against Los Angeles Harbor College on March 17, ending a three-game losing streak. East Los Angeles College sophomore pitcher George Alamillo pitched a complete game. “I felt pretty good going into the game. I was there mentally, but not really there physically because I have a sore shoulder. “I was able to power through the game.” Alamillo said. Alamillo said his average pitch count was at about 90. “The less pitches there are in a game, the better,” Alamillo said. The game started off slowly for the Huskies, but scored late in the game in the sixth and seventh. Head Coach James Hines felt good about Thursday’s game before it started. “I feel confident. We prep well, we execute, we do well and we perform. We want to excel,” Hines said. In the sixth Harbor Head Coach Art Lopez started yelling in the umpire’s face. Lopez was angry at a call at home plate that led to a run for ELAC. The bases were loaded when ELAC freshman left fielder Anthony Mayorga was up to bat. ELAC sophomore first baseman Larson Anzaldo was on third base. Mayorga hit the ball toward Harbor freshamn shortstop Julian Villages. Anzaldo went to home plate with Villages throwing the ball to L.A. Harbor catcher Joseph Argumedo. An error occurred when Argumedo caught the ball, but did not have a grip and dropped the ball. Anzal scored and the run went unearned for Harbor freshman pitcher Bryan Correas. In the seventh inning Huskies
Swimming and Diving The Swim team placed second in the in the women’s 200 Meter Medley Relay Swim Final last Friday in a three-school race against Rio Hondo College and Mount San Antonio College. The best overall performance came from freshman Yixue Wang, who won two individual swims. Wang won the 100m Backstroke and the 200m Individual Medley. She also placed third in the 100m Freestyle Swim. ELAC sophomore Yvonne Young placed first in the 200m Backstroke and placed second in the 500m Freestyle Swim. Huskies’ freshman Alejandra Mendoza placed second in the 200m Breaststroke and third in the 100m Breaststroke. Freshman Brandy Macias placed second in the 200m Freestyle and third in the 500m Freestyle. The Diving team was well represented by sophomore Alexandra Reyes, who won the 100 Meter Dive and outscored the two Mt. SAC finalists.
Softball The bats have woken up for the softball team. After losing 8-0 to El Camino College on March 17 and 5-0 to Saddleback College March 19, ELAC has scored 20 runs in the last three games. In a double-header day against Saddleback College on March 19, Huskies won 1-0 in the Santa Barbara City College “Bash at the Beach” Tournament. On March 20 ELAC had another double-header day. ELAC beat Orange Coast College 7-0, and later lost to Golden West College 2-1. ELAC bounced back yesterday afternoon. It beat LosAngeles Harbor College 11-5 at home. CN/ MAYRA S. VENTURA
EYES ON THE PRIZE—East Los Angeles College sophomore first baseman Larson Anzaldo waits for a pitch from Los Angeles Harbor College freshman pitcher Jacob Waggoner on March 17.
sophomore third baseman Ryan Viramontes singled which led to Larson Anzal moving to second and Seve Romo scored from second base. Later in the inning, Husky freshman left fielder Anthony Mayorga hit the ball toward center field and Anzal scored for the Huskies.
After the game, coach Hines said that his team performed well, but there is still room for improvement. “Intensity is there. They are grinding through and practicing to get better. We do need to work on the offense,” Hines said. The Huskies also beat Harbor on March 19, 11-4. Yesterday ELAC played in day
one of the Allan Hancock College Spring Tournament. The Huskies lost to AHC in extra innings 10-9. AHC scored three runs to tie the game up in the eighth, later scored the winning run in the tenth. The Huskies will play today at noon v. College of the Canyons and Merced College Thursday.
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Badminton The No. 1 doubles team of ELAC beat Pasadena City College’s No. 1 doubles team 21-15, 21-15 in both matches on last Friday. The duo of freshman Jean Mornelle Buenaflor and Serena Lieu ended the 26-match win streak of PCC’s No. 1 team. ELAC will play on Friday at home against El Camino College at 2 p.m.