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Veterans dissatisfied with new location

Cinco de Mayo Opening of new facilities to spice the evening

BY ROGELIO ALVAREZ Staff Writer

East Los Angeles College will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration, which includes a ribboncutting ceremony, food-tasting and a mariachi opera performance titled, “El Bracero,” next Thursday.

“We want the entire Monterey Park and East LA community to get to enjoy and see what the new East LA College looks like,” ELAC Public Information Officer Alejandro Guzman said.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will showcase the new Student Success and Retention Center, Campus Student Bookstore and the Campus Quad.

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the campus quad located between the E3 and E7 buildings.

“It’s an opportunity for us to talk about and celebrate the opening of these buildings,” ELAC president Marvin Martinez said.

ELAC administrators, the Associated Student Union and faculty have been planning the ceremony since February.

“It’s definitely a lot of coordinating, but it’s worth it because then what you get on May 5 is an event that reflects everyone’s efforts,” Guzman said.

Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees members, local elected officials from the surrounding cities, California State Assembly leaders, local residents, students and faculty have all been invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“The keynote speaker will be Hilda Solis, LA County Supervisor,” Martinez said.

Solis is part of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Martinez will give a speech on the development of the new buildings. Special guest attendees will

new room.

“On average, we used to get 20-25 veterans a day. Now we get about 10 veterans,” she said.

It has caused many While most student services problems internally and on campus have been content according to Hernandez many with their newer and bigger veterans have stopped going locations, the Veterans Resource because they feel it’s too small, it Center, now known as the has no privacy to study and they “Veterans Lounge,” has fallen would prefer to go back to their old short of approval among student location.

Veterans.

The old location is said to Since the new Campus Students become a financial aid office.

Center opened on April 11, many The veterans referenced a student services on campus, such statistic from a 2012 as Associated suicide data report Students Union and that says the number the Health Center 22 has a bad “I believe have moved from connotation because their old locations that the new it represents the into the new facility. veteran on average center does Member of the who commit suicide not adequately Political Science daily.

Club Oscar support Student Veterans Alexander Estrada have also expressed the veteran is one of these concern over the unhappy student demographic on location. veterans.

Disabled veterans campus.”

“I believe that can’t get to the the new center does room easily because OSCAR A. ESTRADA not adequately it is located on Member of the Political support the veteran Science Club the third floor when demographic it was previously on on campus. It is the first floor. probably a quarter of the size of The automatic door has our old office,” Estrada said. not yet been programmed The room capacity at the new and the handicap button doesn’t location in F5-323 holds 22 people. always work which can be a With over 700 veterans nuisance to them. on campus, this has been Some veterans are not fond of an issue to the Veterans of the new name “Veteran Lounge” East Los AngelesCollege president because they believe it implies Dominique Hernandez has had that it is a kickback place and not to face since their new location a place where they go to feel the opened. camaraderie.

Hernandez has noticed a decline in visitors due to the size of their VETERANS Continued on page 3

BY JULIE SANTIAGO

be given a tour of ELAC’s new facilities.

“We’re just trying to invite everybody. We want this to be an all-inclusive type of event,” Guzman said.

After the ribbon cutting ceremony ends at noon, ELAC’s ASU will host “Taste of ELAC,” a foodtasting event at the campus quad.

“We (will) open up the quad and all the student organizations, about 30 of them, will have food booths. They’ll be selling food and drinks,” Martinez said.

People can sample food and drinks from each club’s booth.

Wristbands will be sold at the event and will grant attendees the opportunity to sample as much food and drink as they want.

“It’s an opportunity for students to make money for their organizations,” Martinez said.

As part of the day-long Cinco de Mayo celebration, “El Bracero” will have a free matinee performance at 3 p.m. at the Ingalls Auditorium for students. The ELAC foundation will also host an auction at 5:30 p.m. outside the Ingalls Auditorium. Proceeds from the event will go toward ELAC scholarships.

Before the evening performance of “El Bracero,” the ELAC Foundation will host a “Taste of East LA.” “The foundation has gone out to businesses in the community for sponsorships and also local restaurants to see if they want to have booths and do food-tasting. We’re trying to get confirmation on the food, the wine and tequila tasting as well,” Guzman said.

The East Los Angeles College Scholarship Foundation will also host a 7:30 p.m. performance of “El Bracero.” Tickets can be purchased for $15 for a seat in the back section, $20 for center section seating or $25 for front section seating online at elac-foundation.org.

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Nursing students provide health assistance for Elans

BY ROGELIO ALVAREZ Staff Writer

East Los Angeles College nursing students voluntarily held a free checkup event which provided testsing foron blood pressure and, blood glucose and addressed health questions.

Nursing Program students set up tents outside of the Nursing Building last Wednesday.

“We want to help people in our community. That’s why we have the fair,” Nursing Department Chair Lurelean Gaines said.

The main goal for the health fair is to bring awareness of general health to all students.

While walking to classes, students were being brought over to tables which served as different stations of physical check-ups.

They also had access to many different outlets which offer healthier options in all aspects of

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life.

Nursing students used blood pressure meters and stethoscopes to determine students' blood pressure with the normal rate of 120/80.

At one of the booths, students were asked to have their DNA recorded to see if their blood type matched with that of individuals with blood cancer patients.

If a match was found, students received a blood donation appointment .

According to Gaines, one in every three people born in 2000 hasve diabetes, especially within minority communities.

The American Diabetes Association handed out pamphlets on how to manage diabetes.

Other organizations on hand included the National Kidney Foundation, the Veteran’s Leadership Development, Alto a La Diabetes and the Monterey Park Hospital.

The Nursing Department invited

different health organizations to provide health information awareness to students.

Nursing students used a Fat Loss Monitor to detect the percentages of body fat and body mass index (BMI).

ELAC nursing student Johnny Vinh Ta said that individuals with higher percentages of body fat are more prone to developing type 2 diabetes.

Health organizations had booths that focused on diabetes education, prevention and health management.

One booth educated students about ultra violet rays that cause skin cancer and provided demonstrations on how to apply sunblock.

“People should be educated on these matters. I want to help students,” nursing student Crystal M. Amaya said.

REMEDIES Continued on page 3

Invitational Dance Consortium The East Los Angeles College Dance Deparment and the Let’s Dance Company will host Invitational Dance Consortium at the S2 recital hall on Friday at 5 p.m. Admission will be $5. Students can contact Kristin Reutimann for ticket information.

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WOMEN’S CENTER—Staff member of the East Los Angeles Women’s Center, (left) Luis

Mendoza and Osvaldo Cruz, speak to Elans at their booth in the Health Fair last Wednesday.

They are part of the Engaging Men Project at the East LA Women’s Center.

First annual career fair

Correction

The East Los Angeles College South Gate Education Center will host its first annual Mini Career Fair on May 10 from noon to 3 p.m. Free giveaways will be given to the first 30 participants who show their student IDs.

In issue 17, professor Joe Kazimir is name was misspelled in “Math holds students back: Valid complaints or just student excuses?”

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016

Elans face financial scams

BY DIEGO OLIVARES Staff Writer Financial hardships could cause stressed college students to easily fall victim to scams set up to take their money.

Going to college can take a lot out of a student’s wallet.

Many of them turn to working or asking their parents for some cash.

The usual method of getting money is through school financial aid.

This includes applying for grants as well as loans.

Students try to avoid loans as it means repayment.

Depending on the student’s qualifications, he or she could take either a loan or a grant.

If a student was to end up with a loan, it could increase a student’s stress. Who would want to owe money?

Adding to the stress is the fact that students have to pay more than just the loan.

Loans build interest, which means that a student would have to pay extra money.

The interest builds as the time goes on, adding more stress on a student.

This would result in them wanting to pay off the loan any way possible.

In this state of mind, a student comes across ads on social media sites or emails sent to them.

These ads are for “student loan forgiveness programs.”

The ads promises to help students to repay those debts.

It sounds as though a student may relax upon learning this, however once a student applies, the site requires a fee.

This sounds rather odd for a site that’s offering to aid a student with financial issues.

That is because this is not a student aid forgiveness site.

It’s really a scam set up by cashstarved students.

Now let’s be honest, students could easily fall victim to these scams.

Due to their desperation from their financial troubles.

I first became aware of this

because of my own financial aid troubles. Back in 2009, I attended a trade career school.

In order to become a student of the trade school, I had to apply for school loans.

Sadly, the career I’d studied for didn’t take off and I was stuck with loans, having no clue how to repay them.

Eventually, the debt grew due to building interest, causing me to go further into debt.

The feeling of owing a lot of money got a bit stressful for me.

I was able to get by using deferment when I enrolled in East Los Angeles College, studying for another career; ironic.

About a few months ago, I came across an ad to offering financial aid forgiveness.

Foolishly, without really looking into it, I nearly signed up for it.

I thought it was part of the Obama Student Loan Forgiveness program.

But again, I should have really looked into it.

What stopped me from joining the program was the realization that I would have had to pay a fee.

Plus, I heard through close friends and family about the scams they experienced.

While I’m thankful that I didn’t fall victim to this scam, many other college students do.

Now this doesn't mean that all student debt forgiveness programs are scams.

There are programs that are legitimate, but it’s really about finding the real ones.

According to the site, getoutofdebt.org, programs like the Public School Loan Forgiveness Program is one that cares.

According to the FAFSA Website, there are ways to get real student loan forgiveness and ways to identify a loan scam.

Students could apply for true loan forgiveness programs.

According to the website BBB. org (Better Business Bureau .org).

A student can spot a scam by noticing the following: students should never pay upfront, because scammers will take the money and run.

Another is if the program wants a student to give a third party power of attorney.

This could give the scammers control over the loan, which is a good thing of course.

But when we’re feeling desperate, we don’t think clearly, and it’s that kind of thinking that allows scammers to prey on unsuspecting students.

There are ways to get loan forgiveness, but research must be done carefully.

DSPS member speaks out Letter to the editor

Division of ELAC and SGEC

BY DORANY PINEDA Staff Writer An ever-present disconnection between the East Los Angeles College and its branch campus, South Gate Educational Center, exists beyond their geographical distance.

Part of the disconnection is due to the actual 11 mile distance that divides the two campuses.

As a former student at the South Gate Educational Center, the divide is also attributable to the lack of social events for the students at the South Gate campus.

These events would otherwise bring students with common interests and goals together.

ELAC’s extended branch that,

serves the growing population of students in the southernmost communities of the college’s service district.

I remember feeling isolated from the whole of the student body.

I felt like my experience going to school was lacking something fundamental: the feeling of togetherness with my peers.

The evolution of systems of higher education have transformed the college institution from simply being a place of knowledge and training for a future career to a setting bustling with social energy.

It’s that friendly spirit that acts as the medium for ideas and knowledge to spread and expand past the classroom walls.

Though the South Gate Educational Center does well what it is meant to do, it feels insular and is missing an element

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of connectionness with its mother campus.

A possible solution to this would be for ELAC to provide a special event transportation bus that could take students from the southernmost area of the campus to ELAC for big campus events.

That would allow students who don’t have convenient or reliable transportation to go to the central campus to attend valuable and fun events there.

A benefit of creating a more active bridge between ELAC and the South Gate Educational Center is that it can strengthen students’ bonds with their larger communities, ultimately exposing them to a more diverse range of ideas and perspectives.

When there are more minds in dialogue with each other stimulated by friends, peers and strangers alike, big things can happen.

My experience at ELAC and what the DSP&S Program does for us, I would like to share my experience at ELAC. I have been going to ELAC for six years and will be graduating in 2017. I am part of the DSP&S (Disabled Student Program and Services). As a student, I have excellent experience with my note-takers and with using a tape recorder to help me.

These resources are provided by DSP&S. This has been helping me out with my classwork and tests. DSP&S has an excellent director. She supports all the students by listening to them about any issues, hosting information workshops and selling snacks as a fundraiser. The staff, including Grace, Pat, Connie, Jovany and Kevin in High-Tech, put 120% of their time to help us students. By DSP&S expanding its hours in Spring 2016, students who need to use the lab longer have been helped. Without this program has over 1,400 whom they provide assistance and resources. DSP&S student workers go to the classrooms and inform the class about note-takers and see if any of the students in the class want to take notes for disabled classmates. The special needs students can meet with the note-takers, exchange phone numbers or just receive the notebook anonymously through the professor. For disabled students who need a special table or chair, DSP&S makes sure the equipment is working and is in the place where it needs to be. All DSP&S staff is very kind and helpful.

-Melissa Sawyer

“South Gate is not isolated from ELAC. The Student’s Writing Center is always open, and has the same services as this campus.”

“They are isolated because they do not have as much services as we do here.”

Do you think students who take classes at the South Gate campus are isolated from the main campus?

ZULEIMA GARCIA

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“The difference between the two is that this campus is bigger and has more places students can visit.”

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Math instructor overcomes odds, achieves success

BY ROGELIO ALVAREZ Staff Writer

East Los Angeles College professor Luis Soto-Ortiz, Ph.D., knew very little English when he first arrived to the United States at 10 years old, but his passion for learning would later reward him with a bachelor’s, two master's and a doctorate degree.

“I picked up the (math) book in Spanish and read it on my own and learned mathematics on my own. I loved it,” Soto-Ortiz said.

After his father lost his job in Mexico, Soto-Ortiz and his family migrated to East Los Angeles.

His father worked in loading and unloading sacks of potatoes while his mother was a seamstress.

Soto-Ortiz’s family did not have a car while he was growing up.

Instead, his family relied on public transportation to commute.

“Fortunately, there was a bus, Metro line 65, that ran to Cal State LA,” Soto-Ortiz said.

Soto-Ortiz received a work permit that allowed him to work legally and landed a job as a math tutor at the California State University Los Angeles.

When he was not assisting students with remedial math or Calculus 3, Soto-Ortiz worked toward his bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics.

He later returned to CSULA and obtained his master of Science in biomathematics.

Soto-Ortiz was the recipient

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PARABOLA—Math instructor Luis Soto Ortiz takes advantage of power point to explain his lesson on how to “Graph Quadratic Functions” during his Monday morning math class.

of ELAC President Martinez’s $5K-Innovation award on March 15.

“I’m very happy because with that I’ll be able to get students involved in biomedical research,” Soto-Ortiz said. Students will work on computer-aided analytical math

programs that are used in studies to combat cancer.

“My grandma from my mother’s side had breast cancer. She died of breast cancer. That’s one of the inspirations for all of this,” SotoOrtiz said.

He’s a member of the American

Association for Cancer Research and a Member of the Biomedical Engineers Society.

ELAC Math Department Chair Joe Kazimir, Ph.D., said he was very happy when he received an email stating that someone from his department won the award.

“It just goes to show you that we hired the right guy,” Kazimir said.

His love for math continued to grow and motivated him to obtain his Doctor of Philosophy degree in biomedical engineering from University of California Irvine.

Soto-Ortiz began teaching math

at David Starr Jordan High School after graduating from CSULA. “If you taught at Jordan High, you could teach anywhere,” former nuclear engineer and retired math instructor Carlos Carossino said.

“I learned to drive at 25 since we never had a car. I met an instructor at Jordan High School who taught me how to drive,” Soto-Ortiz said.

Carossino taught Soto-Ortiz how to drive when they worked together at Jordan High School.

Carossino later sold his car to Soto-Ortiz, who still drives that car to this day.

“We were going to go eat lunch and I said, ‘I’ll go in my car and you’ll go in yours,’” Carossino said.

“I was shocked that he didn’t have a car because he didn’t know how to drive.”

Soto-Ortiz is a self-described car enthusiast and has a fondness for muscle cars.

In his spare time, Soto-Ortiz enjoys reading. Some of his favorite books are by Charles Dickens.

“Growing up in Buenos Aires, I hated reading. He’s the only person I know that reads for fun,” Carossino said with a smile on his face.

Soto-Ortiz will teach Math 110, 241, 245 and 270 for the upcoming Fall semester.

“Be persistent with your goals.

Don’t let anybody tell you that you cannot make it because you don’t have a work permit or because of your race,” Soto-Ortiz said.

Soto-Ortiz is scheduled to continue teaching math for Fall semester.

Remedies: Nursing Department provides health screenings REMEDIES Cont. from page 1 Nursing student Yadira Fernandez believes her community in East Los Angeles needs more awareness about diabetes and other harmful diseases that can affect her community at large.

ELAC cheerleaders helped attract attention to the fair. They motivated students to get checked and learn the importance of health.

“I think it’s great that they bring in more students. The more, the better,” Amaya said.

One of the booths focused on the importance of dental care and gave out free toothbrushes and

toothpaste.

The booth recommended students brush their teeth side to side and use to floss to remove extra food.

ELAC Women’s Health Center campus advocate Luis Mendoza was one of the students sharing knowledge of the organization.

“There are many women who have experienced domestic abuse and are currently victims of domestic violence and don’t know how to get out of a relationship or get help. It’s not just women who are victims, men also are experiencing sexual and domestic abuse,” Mendoza said.

The manager of Herbs of Mexico, Jade Lopez, explained that there are also traditional natural remedies to

help prevent and manage diabetes, as well as other ailments.

“I don’t have diabetes or anything, but I take a few herbs every day and I haven’t been sick in almost four years,” Lopez said.

Gianfranco Abrego, Erica Beas, Maria Becerra, Xifan Cai, Brooke Gemina, Veronica Jacobo, Santiago Lozano, Christina Martinez, Roslin Ojeda, Francisco Portillo also contributed to the story.

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YERBA BUENA—Herbs of Mexico Manager Jade Lopez informs students about the health

benefits of natural remedies last Wednesday at the nursing department health fair.

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Veterans: New center does not meet standards VETERANS Cont. from, page 1 “We didn’t feel that there was much consideration,”former president Giovanni Francisco Perez said.

According to the student veterans, they said that Dean of EOP&S/ Care Danelle Fallert and Vice President of Student Services Julie Benavides said that they were currently working on this issue, but because of politics, they have to be strategic about it and it’s not going to happen overnight.

Before the move to the new building student Veterans were led to believe they would be receiving a bigger location in the new building.

The veterans group were told by administration that they will get a new location in a new building.

However, no student veteran got a chance to look at it before the room opened.

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‘Silent Wonderment’ enchants at VPAM

BY IVAN CAZARES Staff Writer

Vinyl toy figures, paintings, zines and photos that reflect pop culture, the media and the human condition are on display at the Vincent Price Art Museum as part of the Silent Wonderment: Exploring the World of Giant Robot exhibit.

The art on display is unique and raw. Among the artists featured is Matt Furie.

Furie is best known for creating Pepe the Frog, a cartoon frog used to create several memes. “I just really like drawing frogs.

They are a chill animal versus, say, a lion or something. This was the first time I’ve had my work in a museum proper,� Furie said.

His art incorporates dark comedy and well-recognized characters to create thought-provoking pieces that capture the spirit of indie comics and pop culture.

Albert Reyes’ work is darker. He incorporates graffiti and his political views in his work.

His mixed array of drawings and photos reflect his hometown of El Sereno.

The exhibit can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

The works of more than 20 artists are on display. The art ranges from Reyes’ urban art to more traditional styles, such as Ako Castuera’s ceramic work and Rob Sato’s water paintings.

Pop culture references include Disney Land, Terminator and Star Wars. The exibit is well balanced, there is something interesting around every corner.

Giant Robot used to be a bi-monthly publication that focused on Asian and Asian-American popular culture but, the magazine also featured artists like Furie.

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UNIQUE TREATS—Tiny Splendor, a publishing collective based in Los Angeles and Berkeley display its zines in a “Zine Habitat� for the Silent Wonderment: Exploring the World of Giant Robot exhibit at the Vincent Price Art Museum.

It would feature activists and review anime, music, comics and DVDs. The publication was founded in 1994 and ended its production in 2011.

Giant Robot continues to exist in the form of the Giant Robot store and GR2 Gallery in West Los Angeles.

“I still believe in reading. I still believe in paper. Zines are sorta intermediate, if you're planning some big journalistic project. I think zines are something that is (sic) very powerful now,� Giant Robot founder, Eric Nakamura said. “I wanted to show art of different styles. I wanted to do something different for this show.�

Zines are low-budget publications that focus on local music scenes, local art and subcultures.

Tiny Splendor, a publishing collective based in Los Angeles and Berkeley, collaborated with Giant Robot to create a “Zine Habitat.� “We do a lot of inhouse printing.

We invite our friends and artists we

really like and we produce zines with them,� Tiny Splendor publisher Cynthia Navarro said.

Giant Robot began as a zine in 1994 and sells a variety of zines at its store.

The store sells books, past issues of Giant Robot, vinyl figures, apparel and other memorabilia. “Zines are a great way to start

your own publishing, because you could do whatever you want. Sky's the limit. It’s nice to have something you could touch, feel the pages, you know,� Furie said.

The exhibit is now open through July 2 The VPAM is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is open until 7 p.m. on Thursday.

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THE FAIREST OF ALL—Freya the Ice Queen, played by Emily Blunt, left, faces Queen Ravenna’s, played by Charlize Theron, evil wrath in ‘The Huntsman: Winter War.�

‘The Huntsman’ disappoints

BY STEPHANIE GUEVARA Staff Writer “The Huntsman: Winter War� is what was supposed to be a sequel to “Snow White and the Huntsman,� but instead portrayed a different story.

The film left the audience with the same question, what happened to Snow White?

Though Snow White was the main character in the first film, she wasn’t in this film, except for occasional mentions of her in a few parts.

One would assume that Snow White would appear in at least a few seconds of the film, since “Winter War� is about her kingdom in danger of being invaded, but the story never acknowledges her fully.

The film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is based on former Huntsman Eric, played Chris Hemsworth, and his team of dwarfs who are on a quest to recuperate Queen Ravenna,

played by Charlize Theron, evil mirror before her sister Freya, the Ice Queen, played by Emily Blunt, finds it. The mirror had been stolen from Snow White’s castle.

After the father of her baby murders the baby, Freya embarks on a brutally cruel reign of terror that includes a sadistic law that states no one can love.

Through her horrific experience, Freya unleashes her unknown ice powers and decides to leave her sister Ravenna’s kingdom.

Freya then seeks a kingdom of her own.

As a young boy, Eric is abducted from his family, along with other children by Freya to raise an army she calls the Huntsmen, to conquer the kingdoms around her.

When Eric grows up, Freya intends to kill him and Sara, another Huntsman, for falling in love, but Eric escapes from death. Sara however is lock up and tortured by Freya. Sara is played by Jessica Chastain.

However in the previous film, Eric isn’t interested in falling

in love.

Since Eric isn’t interested in love, this creates a problems for the character.

This sequel begins before Snow White’s reign and before she meets Eric, but it doesn’t match with the previous film’s storyline.

In “Snow White and the Huntsman,� Snow White and Eric are romantically involved, but in this film, it seems as if that never happened.

The narrator, voiced by Liam Neeson, tells viewers that seven years have passed since Eric’s expulsion from Freya’s kingdom.

Therefore viewers assume that’s when Snow White and Eric meet.

Although the film had the same characters, it had too many logic issues to the point where it just failed to deliver as a sequel to the first film.

The scenes of subtle sexuality featuring a sometimes shirtless Hemsworth was not enough to save this film. “The Huntsman: Winter War� is rated PG-13 and is now in theaters.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS

Financial Aid & Scholarship Office Service Center is relocating to:

E1-135 On May 2, 2016

Type of financial aid service available: Intake center for all financial aid applications:

• Start date for intake of 16-17 FAFSA application is on May 2, 2016

• Summer 2016 BOG Fee Waiver

• Scholarship Information

• Questions pertaining to the financial aid application process

• Financial Aid Appeal submission

Priority deadline for 16-17 will be May 27, 2016. Start your campus selection process online now at Student Information System at: http://www.laccd.edu/Students/Pages/Current-Students.aspx and submit your additional documents starting from May 2, 2016 in our new Service Center: E1-135 www.ELACCampusNews.com

SPORTS Baseball goes 2-1 in playoff chase 6

EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016

BY DIEGO LINARES AND DAN GUDINO Staff Writers Softball The baseball team went 2-1 over the weekend when they faced El Camino Compton Center on Thursday and Saturday, and Pasadena City College yesterday in an attempt to reach the playoffs.

East Los Angeles College currently has an overall record of 15-18, but is chasing El Camino College for third place in the South Coast Conference.

ELAC is 7-3 in its last 10 games and is 10-8 in conference play, while El Camino currently sits at 12-7 in conference play with two games left in its regular season.

“Whether they’re close or blowouts, it doesn’t matter right now, we’re in the situation where we just got to win,” ELAC head coach James Hines said after a 6-4 win against El Camino College on Thursday night.

In yesterday’s game, ELAC starting pitcher Julian Vizcarra went the distance and pitched nine shutout innings against Pasadena in a 6-0 win.

Pasadena head coach Pat Mcgee said that Vizcarra did a great job of using his fastball on both sides of the plate, and added that his team played one of the worst games of their season.

“You need to trust your defense 100 percent,” said Vizcarra, “I just tried to stay within myself and not try to do too much.”

Seve Romo, an infielder and pitcher, had two critical hits that led to three RBIs which kept ELAC in a close game on the Thursday win over El Camino College.

He then went on to pitch eight solid innings on Saturday at El Camino College, allowing a single run in a 2-1 loss.

“It’s huge, especially when you’re in a dogfight to win to try to get into

The season finale was lost to Long Beach City College 7-4.

Seven Husky sophomores were honored for their efforts prior to the emotional game and shared what they were thankful for at the end of the game.

Sophomore catcher Joslyn Macias, center fielder Sidney Alaniz, second baseman Melanie Ruelas, first baseman Ashley Day, left fielder Sujey Zamudio, pitcher Byanka Diosdado and shortstop Alizah Mayagoitia were all honored.

ELAC finished with a 17-21 record and will miss the CCCAA playoffs. ELAC finished fifth in the South Coast Conference.

Badminton Currently on a four-game, the badminton team has a 6-2 record.

ELAC was perfect against El Camino Compton CenterCollege, beating ECC 21-0. ELAC allowed only one point and swept Compton in both games with a combined total 40-1.

ELAC will finish the regular season at home on Friday at 2 p.m. against Pasadena City College. The playoffs start May 4.

CN/DIEGO LINARES

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE—Julian Vizcarra pitches out of the strectch yesterday at the East Los Angeles College Baseball Field.

the playoffs,” Romo said, when stressing the importance of defense after the Thursday game.

“The last couple games, I’ve been swinging (the bat) pretty well. I was just trying to stay short to the ball, not trying to do too much and hitting the ball hard.”

El Camino Compton head coach Shannon Williams complimented ELAC freshman pitcher Alberto Lopez, saying the pitcher kept ECC off balance while keeping the Huskies in the game.

“They’re a tough-minded team and they play situations real well,” Williams said.

“They made plays when they had

to. Coach Hines has a real good team, and they’re fundamentally sound.”

ELAC will close out the season with a game at Brookside Park against Pasadena tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., then at home against Pasadena on Friday at 6 p.m.

ELAC will most likely miss the playoffs for the second straight season.

In 2014 ELAC advanced out of the single elimination game and went into the Best two-out-of-three series against Oxnard where they lost.

The Huskies best statistic this year was its pitching. It ranked

second in the state in earned run average, where three of its pitchers ranked one, two and three in the SCC. Romo led all Huskies with a 1.16 ERA, behind him was freshman Alberto Lopez (1.54) and Jose Vizcarra (1.90).

Romo proved to be one of the better players on the team.

Romo was relied on to pitch the most innings on the team this season. He not only led the team in pitching with the best ERA and team high 57 total strikeouts, he also led the team in homeruns with three.

Romo contributed a second best 21 runs batted in.

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Playoff Schedule: So Cal. Team playoffs, May 4 SCC Individual Championships, May 6 State Team Championships, May 12 State Individual Championships, May 13-14

Swimming and Diving The Swimming & Diving team finished fifth in the South Coast Conference Swim Championships last Thursday through Saturday at Cerritos College. ELAC combined for 338 total points. First place Mount San Antonio College scored a combined 649 points.

Freshman swimmer Yixue Wang placed third in the 200 Meter Individual Medley and placed first in the 100-Yard Backstroke.

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