Volume 71, Issue 22
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Track and field team brings home gold jose bivian and ruben hernandez Staff Writer
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through dark areas alone. The announcement of the Staff Writer incident was delayed because the Sheriffs Department wanted a better Suspect of a recent indecent understanding of the situation. exposure incedent at the Helen They wanted to make sure the Miller Bailey Library was caught information presented by the victim on May 1. was accurate before proceeding with A female victim reported the apprehending the suspect. incident on April 5 to the Sheriff’s “We wanted to have all of our Department, the day it happened. ducks in a row before moving The suspect, who reportedly forward. To be fair and imperative exposed himself, was caught on to the suspect,” Barragan said. ELAC campus by Sheriff Deputies They didn’t want to unfairly and is currently awaiting to be treat the suspect and jump into sentenced by the court system. conclusions before the facts were The suspect’s properly name is not being understood. released because Due to the the details of nature of the Though this is not the incident occurrence, the first incident in are still under the Sheriff ’s which someone has investigation. Department incedently exposed Details on how said that a themselves, this is the suspect was sensitive issue the first case in which apprehended should be are classified attended with someone has made a and cannot be extreme care report of it. disclosed at the and without moment. judgment. Sheriff Deputy Humberto Barragan According H u m b e r t o Sheriff Deputy to Barragan, B a r r a g a n these incidents elaborated more could occur on the matter. anywhere After the incident, the security at anytime and students should in the school library has been be aware of their surroundings. increased. According to Barragan, According to a statement, the students were advised to walk Sheriffs Department has done with precaution, to stay aware of everything in their power to increase their surroundings, and not to walk the safety of the students.
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May Revise 2014-15 State budget proposal affecting California Community Colleges
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LEADING THE PACK— Laura Aceves, far right, is in front of the pack in the 5000 meter race. From left, Elizabeth Nelson from Glendale Community College, Daisy Esperea from Fullerton Community College, Cynthia Torres from Golden West Community College, and Evelyn De La Luz from Los Angeles Trade Tech.
For the first time in East Los Angeles College’s history, the track and field team took home the gold in two steeplechase races on Saturday at the SoCal Track and Field Championships. The Huskies won back-to-back first place steeplechase gold medals in for the first time in ELAC’s 68 year history, ELAC track and field Assistant Head Coach David Loera said. “We devised a plan and they both followed our instructions an easily ran to victories,” he said. Laura Aceves won the gold medal in the women’s steeplechase. She additionally won the 10,000-meter run and will be the favorite at state finals. Aceves added a silver medal to her two golds, with a second place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the SoCal finals. “I compete to win. I am happy with the results,” Aceves said. Gonzalo Ceja won the men’s 3000 steeplechase run and was awarded a gold medal. He ran a lifetime best. “I don’t set myself up for failure, which is why I led most of the race. I looked back at the last 200 meters and saw I was alone in first place,” Ceja said. Ceja’s times allowed him to qualify for the state finals in two events, the 10,000 run and steeplechase. However, he will only participate in the steeplechase event at state finals. “It’s my best event and I want to win. Running a 10,000 run a day before the steeplechase lessens my chance in my best event,” said Ceja when explaining why he would not compete in both events. The CCCAA Track and Field state championships are this Friday and Saturday and will be held at Mt. San Antonio College.
“Defferred Maintenance” will receive an increase of
$200 million
$60.5 million
Reconstruction and maintenance will receive a total of
$148 million
Proposition 98 General Fund monies will receive a decrease of
$16 million
Revision makes room for
70,000 more students
Cal Grants programs received an increase of
$25.1 million
For technology equipment, each community college will receive an ongoing
$4.6 million
May Revise gives students hope Margarita Cancino AND Maria C. Isidoro Staff Writer Governor Jerry Brown’s May Revise proposal will give students the opportunity to afford school and graduate with minimal financial stress. The 2014-15 State Budget proposal was announced yesterday morning. It includes a one-time increase of $50 million from Proposition 98’s General Fund, which is the annual funding provided to public schools and colleges in California. The May Revise promises to strengthen and expand student success at community colleges.
ELAC’s Theater Department invites students to register for “Costume, Draping and Patternmaking” and “Costume Design for Theatre” classes for fall 2014. For more information visit the Costume Shop Building P2 119.
The proposal plans to support the existing Economic and Workforce Development program at California Community Colleges. The CCC budget will remain at $200 million. Budget adjustment plans will payoff the delays on revenues. These are expenses that were put on hold by the U.S. House of Representatives. Room for 70,000 more students in California Community Colleges will be provided as a result of this revision. Student fees of $46 per unit will not change. EWD programs will have a onetime increase of $50 million for the 2014-15 school year. This will expand the resources
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given to community colleges, as well as help students better prepare for the regional labor market demands. Starting 2015-16 funding for non-credit classes will be equally distributed. Currently non-credit classes are in higher demand, even though they are not required courses. An increase of $60.5 million will be added to the “Deferred Maintenance.” A total of $148 million will go toward the reconstruction and the maintenance of community colleges. Because of a reduction of growth from 3 percent to 2.75 percent in community college enrollment, $16 million, Proposition 98 General
This week’s issue of Campus News was written, produced, editted and photographed by the Journalism 101 classes held at East Los Angeles College main campus and South Gate campus.
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Fund monies will be decreased. Each community college will receive a one-time increase of $1.4 million and an on-going $4.6 million for technology equipment. The technology services include electronic transcripts and online education. Cal Grant Programs received an increase of $13.9 million in 201314 and will receive $25.1 million in 2014-15 to reduce the amount of student debt. Board of Education chairman Jerome E. Horton responded to Brown’s budget revision proposal shortly after with great approval. Ashley Leon and Sergio Lepes contributed to this story,
Dioseline Lopez’s has signed a Nationl Letter of Intent to play basketball for University of California, Santa Barbara. The interview audio will be available online at elaccampusnews.com.