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Volume 70, Issue 15
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Two trustees fill seats, one seat in runoff Brian Villalba Staff Writer
Out of about
Ex-president of East Los Angeles College, Ernest H. Moreno was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees Tuesday with 67 percent of the vote. Assemblyman Mike Eng was also elected Tuesday to the board, and two candidates for the final seat are headed for a runoff election on May 21. The runoff was triggered by a close race between Montebello Unified School District board member David Vela and incumbent board member Nancy Pearlman, in which neither won a majority vote.Vela received the most votes, with 35 percent of the vote, while Pearlman received 29 percent. Pearlman is the oversight committee chair of the A/AA and Measure J bond program, which is responsible for the
181,707
Registered L.A. Voters
16% voted
LACCD Board of Trustees
Election turnout Seat No. 2 Mike Eng John C. Burke
construction across the district. The bond program is worth more than $2.4 billion. The beleaguered bond program was a common target of candidates as an example of where their leadership is needed. Moreno lists the bond program completion as the first of his primary objectives. He said his focus is budget management. Eng said “reform, oversight and transparency of the bond program,” are a primary objective. The American Federation of Teachers Political Director, John McDowell held a faculty meeting at ELAC before the election to introduce and endorse both Eng and Vela. McDowell said that AFT endorsed Pearlman the last time she ran, and that the union was not satisfied with Pearlman’s oversight of the Bond program. Pearlman is the chairperson of the committee that is charged with the oversight of the beleaguered bond program. McDowell said “She didn’t ask enough questions.”
Seat No. 4
64% 36%
Ernest Moreno Jozef Essavi
Of Pearlman’s campaign priorities, the only mention of construction is to continue green building programs & make campuses ecological. Retired Pierce College and Mission College President Tom Oliver almost unseated Pearlman with 27 percent of the vote. Oliver has held a number of administrative positions at LA Mission, Pierce and Valley College. Tuesday’s election had a low turnout. Just over 14 percent of the registered voters turned out to cast ballots. The union-endorsed candidates all fared better than the candidates that did not have union support. The two candidates the AFT endorsed, Eng and Vela, both won. Moreno had the support of trade unions, but the AFT did not endorse anyone on the ballot for seat 4. The Los Angeles Times endorsed Moreno’s opponent Jozef Essavi, however the endorsement acknowledged he had a lack of experience and understanding of the LACCD.
67% 33%
Moreno is in favor of a college- based budget model over the current district-based model. “We need to learn the lessons of the ’80s, when the district-based budget model didn’t work.” At the AFT meeting, Eng distanced himself from the title of politician when he said “I hated politicians. I didn’t get into politics until I was 50.” Eng is 66 now. He is the husband of Congresswoman Judy Chu, who was a professor at ELAC for 13 years. Eng was a professor at Los Angeles Trade Tech College. Chu endorsed Eng, along with the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Vela, in contrast to Eng, has a background in politics. He has a master’s of public policy from Pepperdine University, and has worked as a legislative aide to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina.
Seat No. 6 David Vela Nancy Pearlman Tom Oliver Michael Aldapa
*All percentages are approximations. information compiled by brian Villalba
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Auto students to compete in Eco-Marathon
CN/JESUS FIGUEROA
An unidentified man was taken away on a stretcher after disturbing a Chicano Studies class in the C2 bungalows about 6:25 p.m. last Tuesday. The man was on the floor howling and screaming outside of classroom C2-125 AB, as the Sheriffs surrounded him.
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ELAC Foundation Scholarships available
where the main purpose of the vehicle’s design is to reduce weight and maximize fuel efficiency. The second A small team of students category is urban concept. from East Los Angeles The objective for urban C o l l e g e ’s a u t o m o t i v e concept is to build a more technology department will conventional 4-wheel roadbe participating in this year’s worthy vehicle. annual Shell Eco-Marathon Vehicles that enter must held in Houston,Texas on follow certain dimension April 4. requirements and can only The team will be competing run on gasoline, diesel, with other colleges around biodiesel and ethanol. the country to design and Miramonts, who build the most fuel-efficient manufactures and creates vehicle. This will be the third parts for the team’s vehicle, time that ELAC has a team wrote a computer software compete in the marathon. for creating components Te a m a d v i s o r a n d of the vehicle on a CNT instructor, Adrian Banuelos machine. hopes to do better than last Miramonts explained what CN/BRYANT MEJIA year. the Eco-Marathon meant “With due process we are to him and why he takes getting better over time. We GRINDING GEARS— Luis Miramonts (left) makes a sprocket for the pride and joy in the event, redesign everything from the team’s vehicle on a CNC mill as Automotive Technology Instructor Adrian “ It’s a way to represent ground up. Banuelos checks on his work. They are preparing for the Shell EcoELAC and gain experience “Compared to last year we Marathon on April 4. for engineering. There are are going to be using a smaller few community colleges engine, a lighter chassis, who compete, so to gain respect for reduce the weight considerably since last semester, designing and and because of that our design is ELAC and show other colleges that and change the rear wheel design,” constructing the vehicle as they go. constantly changing.” we can succeed is great.” Miramont Banuelos said. Kunichika, who has taken part The goal of the Eco-marathon is said. This year ’s team has four in designing the vehicle said, “We to consume as little fuel as possible The team is called the Wolf members, Emigdio Alaniz, Luis are designing and destroying the over a set distance. pack and the car’s name is Green Miramonts, Kellen Kunichika and vehicle as we go. For most of us on Teams can enter vehicles in two Mile 1. Melinda Tejeda. The team has the team, this is the first time using main categories. Students are still able to join been preparing for the marathon the machines that build the vehicle The first is futuristic prototypes, the team. Bryant Mejia Staff Writer
The deadline for ELAC Foundation Scholarships is March 15 at midnight. Applications are on www. elacfoundation.org.
Transfer 101 Workshops
Transfer Center will have a workshop on Tuesday for students interested in transferring to UC, CSU and private colleges. Students need at least 30 units to attend. It’s from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in E1-189.
Society of Hispanic Engineers guest speakers Three motivational speakers will speak out at “Strategies to becoming a successful engineer” on Friday from noon to 2 p.m. in E7-306.
Corrections:
In last week’s issue “African Cultural Influence in Latin America” was incorrectly stated as being part of the dance department. Also, the baseball article was credited to Tadzio Garcia, but was written by Carlos Alvarez