Vol. 68, Issue 13, Nov. 6, 2014

FEATURES

EL CAMINO COLLEGE

FAVORITE PLACES TO GRAB GRUB ON CAMPUS, P. 3

November 6, 2014

ARTS

PHOTO ESSAY

HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENT MAKES OWN FILMS, P. 6

PHOTOS OF THE WARRIORS’ FALL SPORTS, P. 7

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Torrance, California

Jerry Brown re-elected Tuesday for fourth term Thomas Schmit

Opinions Editor @ECCUnionThomas

Beating out Republican candidate Neel Kashkari, Gov. Jerry Brown was voted to be California’s first four-term governor in the state’s history in Tuesday’s general election.

“I think it’s pretty neat, actually,” Brown told reporters, according to an “L.A. Times” article.

“This fourth term, no one’s ever had it, no one’s ever going to have it again.”

Alongside Brown, voters chose incumbents Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris to remain in office, according to lavote.net.

Voters chose to pass Proposition 1, which will set aside $7.12 billion for water supply infrastructure, and Proposition 2, which would add money to California’s John Fordiani/ Union

Vice President of Academic Affairs Francisco Arce and EC Police Chief Michael Trevis leave Torrance Courthouse after testifying at James Lemus’ preliminary hearing Tuesday. Lemus is due back in court on Nov. 19.

CASE WILL GO TO TRIAL The student who threatened to kill administrators and students had his preliminary hearing Tuesday at Torrance Courthouse

Jessica Martinez

Co-editor-in-chief @ECCUnionJessica

NEWS LINE

The 35-year-old Hawthorne man who threatened to kill EC community members had his preliminary hearing in Torrance court Tuesday, where Judge Raymond Mireles ruled the case will go to trial.

During the nearly two hours spent in the courtroom, James Lemus, clean-shaven and dressed in a light blue L.A. County Jail jumpsuit, leaned over and whispered to public defender Jonathan Cruz several times.

At the hearing, Veterans Center employee Miriam Jauregui, Vice President of Academic Affairs Francisco Arce, Police Chief Michael Trevis, and Detective Jeffrey Lewis testified.

During her testimony, Jauregui said she took Lemus’ comments as a “serious threat,” adding he talked to her about several things, including his childhood and being upset about his morning class.

Jauregui said she told her colleague, Veterans Certifying Official Martha Angel, about the threats immediately after she finished talking to Lemus, which was around noon or 12:15 p.m. Sept. 30, she said.

Lemus told Jauregui Sept. 30 that “he was going to kill the Administrators of El Camino College, and named Dr (Francisco) Arce

(Vice President of Academic Affairs) as one of them; he was going to create a massacre at the schools library lawn like the Santa Barbara shooting; and he was going to kill the parents of the children walking around on the campus, tie them up to pole’s (sic) or a wall and rip them to pieces,” according to Lewis’ police report in the first of two temporary restraining orders (TROs).

Jauregui told her supervisor, Esperanza Nieto, assistant director of admissions and records, that Lemus was upset and angry, but did not immediately tell Nieto the full details of what he said, Jauregui said.

Jauregui did not tell Nieto the extent of the threats until 4 p.m. Sept. 30, after she said Angel told her to. Jauregui, Angel, and Nieto did not call the police, and Nieto told Jauregui to tell Director of Admissions Bill Mulrooney about the threats the next day when Mulrooney returned to the office, Jauregui said.

Cruz asked Jauregui if what Lemus said to her Sept. 30 seemed to make sense. “Yes because he was upset,” she said. “No because no one talks that way.”

Jauregui said she didn’t remember what she did later that day, including when she took her lunch break and what she told her colleagues. “I was traumatized,” she said.

Arce said he found out about the threats through email from Mulrooney Sept. 30 or

Oct. 1. “There were threats made against staff members and me, naming me,” Arce said.

“That I would be killed.”

He said he immediately asked Mulrooney to speak to Trevis. Arce spoke to Trevis “a day or two later,” he added.

Arce said he had not seen Lemus before Tuesday’s hearing, but was “very concerned” about the threats. “If someone makes a death threat against you, you should be concerned regardless of who says it,” Arce said. Lemus nodded.

Trevis said he received a phone call about the threats from Mulrooney Oct. 1.

“He seemed to be highly agitated and, quite frankly, scared,” Trevis added.

Trevis said notification of the threat was “circulated widely throughout campus” through discussions with faculty.

He added there was “tremendous concern with how we, the police department, were going to protect faculty and students.”

Cruz asked the one felony count against Lemus of threatening a school official be reduced to a misdemeanor. He said the reasoning behind his request was Jauregui did not call the police immediately after the threats were made to her, nor did Arce after he learned of them. Both went on with their — See Case to trial, Page 2

rainy day fund, by a wide margin.

Proposition 47, which will reduce drug possession and thefts under $950 to misdemeanors punishable with a maximum of one year in prison, also passed with a more modest lead.

However, Proposition 45, which would increase state oversight of health insurance rate increases, Proposition 46, which would increase the maximum award for medical malpractice suits, and Proposition 48, which would have allowed off-reservation tribal gambling, all failed to pass.

More locally, Jim McDonnell was elected as L.A. county sheriff with 75 percent of the vote.

While voter turnout was predicted to be as low as 40 percent this election, only 1.1 million of Los Angeles’ 4.8 million registered voters went to the polls yesterday, a minuscule 23 percent, according to ca.gov.

Awareness Fair steers students to think twice about driving under the influence Andrew Wieland

Staff Writer @ECCUnionAndrewW

highlight the difference between impairment and sobriety, ECPD set up several interactive demonstrations for students to take part in.

Detective Jeffrey Lewis, who organized the event, felt the golf cart obstacle course was the most effective tool at the event because it captured the biggest audience.

“That’s the one that draws the most attention because it’s a lot more fun,” Lewis said. “Everyone drives a car, so everyone wants to drive a golf cart.”

At the event, students had the opportunity to wear impairment goggles while shooting a

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious problem in the United States. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), in 2012 alone, there were 10,322 fatalities in the U.S. that were the result of a DUI related collision.

On Oct. 29, El Camino Police Department (ECPD) organized and hosted the 14th Annual DUI Awareness Fair to discuss the ongoing battle against DUI. ECPD made use of special eyewear that simulated impairment by both alcohol and marijuana. To — See DUI Awareness Fair, Page 2

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Shadera Woodland, 18, physical therapy major, steers a golf cart while wearing drunk goggles as ECPD Officer Matt Ryan holds on at the DUI Awareness Fair Oct 29. ECPD hosted the event for students to learn about the dangers of impaired driving.

Tour the UC San Diego campus

Benefit with an internship

Apply for one of 650 scholarships

Interview Skills Workshop offered to students

A UC San Diego tour will take place tomorrow. Tour times are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students must be enrolled in at least one course at EC, have a current class print out, and a refundable $5 when signing up for a tour. For more information, email Rene Lozano at rlozano@elcamino.edu.

In the Distance Education Center, students will learn about internships Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Students will learn about the benefits of having an internship and getting help with searching and applying for internships. For more information, call 310-6603593, ext. 6137.

EC offers more than 650 scholarships a year and on Nov. 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., there will be a scholarship workshop in the Reading Success Center. Students will learn how to apply for scholarships and techniques on writing essays. For more information, call 310-660-3670, ext. 6729.

There will be an Interview Skills Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 18 in the Distance Education Center. Students will learn about different types of interviews, the interview process, and how to present yourself professionally.

For more information, call 310660-3593, ext. 6137.

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news

2 El Camino College Union POLICE BEAT

By Jay Bamba

Male takes books from Bookstore, then tries to sell them at Bookstore Nov. 3, 9:55 a.m.—Officers responded to the Bookstore regarding a theft report. An employee said that a male subject went to the back of the Bookstore and selected two books. He then approached a staff member at the register and attempted to sell the books he had just gotten from the shelf. The suspect was confronted by the staff member and the suspect walked out of the Bookstore with the two books in his hands, totaling about $300.

Officers checked the area but were unable to locate him.

November 6, 2014

Student government brings recycling petition to fruition Jay Bamba

Staff Writer @ECCUnionJay

Starbucks, McDonald’s, sodas from the vending machine. As EC has a lenient rule regarding drinks inside classrooms and throughout campus, students take advantage of that and purchase their favorite drinks before heading to class.

Often, bottles, cans, and plastics go straight into a regular trash can. The lack of recycling bins on campus has caused a petition to be made by Associated Students Organization (ASO) members to

install more recycling bins.

“It’s important to have at least a recycling system in this campus,” Sabrina Farah, ASO director of external affairs, said. “The petition is hosted by the ASO committee to appeal bigger systems, such as administrations and faculties of EC.” “The petition is raising awareness of the lack of recycling here and having the students voice their opinions and see how they’re feeling,” Janae Alvira, ASO director of student and community advancement, said. “Having ASO members going out and talking to

students one by one about it is a good way to communicate with them and having them sign the petition is a record of how they actually feel.”

The path for EC to become an environment friendly campus has just started. However, the petition will not only put more recycling bins on campus.

“I think that the problem is that our school has no campus committee with administration delegated to talk about sustainability,” Alvira said.

The sustainability committee exists only within the students in

Female student vomits in classroom

Lorilynn Lomeli

Features Editor @ECCUnionLorilyn

Dizzy student goes to Health Center for help

Car gets hit in Lot H

Amira Petrus/ Union

Daniel Duong, 19, computer science major, is escorted to the Humanities Building by Community Service Officer Hannah Jessop of the El Camino Police Department.

Oct. 29, 3:15 p.m.—Officers responded to the station regarding a traffic collision report. A female student said that a male student backed out of a parking stall on the second level of Lot H and struck the passenger quarter panel of her vehicle.

Campus courtesy shuttle operates to ensure safety

Disabled student falls near North P.E. Building

Juan Lorenzo Gutierrez

Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m.—Officers responded to the patio located at North P.E. regarding a medial aid call. A physically disabled male student fell to the ground in P.E. 27. The student did not sustain any injuries and was assisted back to his feet by a faculty member.

He refused emergency medical service and went to class.

Student with difficulty breathing transported to hospital Oct. 29, 8:15 a.m.—Officers responded to the Health Center regarding a medical aid call. A female student had difficulty breathing while she was walking to class. The student told officers that she suffers from asthma and forgot her inhaler at home.

Paramedics immediately arrived on scene and transported her to a local hospital for further treatment.

Door locks on SUV in Lot H removed Oct. 27, 11 a.m.—Officers responded to the station regarding a vehicle burglary report. A female student said her SUV that was parked on the ramp between the fourth and fifth levels of Lot H was broken into. The suspect gained entrance by removing the door locks on the driver’s door. There were no surrounding cameras in the area.

The El Camino Police Department’s phone number is 310-660-3100.

Corrections In our front-page story “Student threatened massacre” in our Oct. 23 issue, Espe Nieto was incorrectly called the director of admissions and records. She is the assistant director.

The Union regrets these errors.

petition will not have any effectiveness. Farah believes that there is a realistic chance that the petition will succeed. “I believe that if it gets about 2000 signatures, the petition will get a chance to make it happen.”

If students have a bottle they wish to recycle, they can walk into the ASO executive office in the Student Activities Building, as the ASO committee have their own independent recycling bin. The petition has about 200 signatures so far, and any student can sign this in the executive office in the Student Activities Building.

Daylight Saving Time’s end leaves some in dark

Nov. 3, 9:43 a.m.—Officers responded to a medical aid call where a female student was reported vomiting five to six times inside a classroom.

Paramedics were called and the student was transported to a local hospital.

Oct. 30, 1 p.m.—Officers responded to the Technical Arts Building regarding a medical aid call. A male student was feeling dizzy in a classroom. He refused help from paramedics, but agreed to be escorted to the Health Center, where he was treated and released.

ASO. This makes bringing changes to the campus more difficult, as they do not have the actual power to do so.

Alvira noted that other community colleges in California that have active recycling systems have administrative committees that stands behind on decisions.

“Only students can do so much.

It’s good that we have a committee that’s working towards that but without an actual campus committee to back us up, it’s going to be hard,” she said.

Though the goal will be difficult, this does not mean that the

Staff Writer @ECCUnionLorenzo

As it gets darker earlier with daylight saving time going into effect last weekend, the campus courtesy shuttle can be a welcoming alternative after late night classes instead of walking across campus.

“It’s to assist our students and staff,” EC Police Chief Michael Trevis said. “We try our best to accommodate everybody, but sometimes people need assistance getting from one place on campus to another for a variety of reasons.”

The shuttle service hours are from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, Trevis said. On Saturdays, the shuttle has limited

services because the department has fewer cadets working then.

According to a campus courtesy shuttle flier, escorts are also available after 10 p.m.

“It depends on how many people call them because when classes end at the same time, then one shuttle has to go to all over campus,” Gina Marino, 22, nursing major, said. “When that happens, I wait a little longer. But when there are few people to pick up, they usually come right away.”

Marino has used the shuttle service when the library closes or when she is alone and needs to get across campus, she said.

Trevis said there are no requirements for the service.

He added the shuttle service might adjust operating hours

when daylight saving time goes into place.

“I think is a good idea, because it ensures safety on campus,” Alexandria Wilson, 18, undecided major, said. “I have night classes and I get out late, so sometimes it is unsafe. Especially with the threat going on that just happened; it just ensures safety and makes people feel comfortable coming out of classes.”

The students can contact the shuttle service by using the blue poles that are around campus.

Students can also call the police station at 310-660-3100.

“I would encourage our students that - if they feel they want to use the shuttle service — we are more than happy to try to accommodate them,” Trevis said.

Health Center offers free informational workshops for students Aryn Hicks

Staff Writer @ECCUnionAryn

Located by the Pool, the Health Center is a place where students can receive free and low cost services like immunizations, vaccinations and psychological counseling.

“Our goal for the Health Center is to keep students in the classroom,” Debbie Conover, student health services coordinator, said.

“When you have healthy students, you have students who reach their educational goals.”

The Health Center also offers free workshops to help students be successful - not only in the classroom but in life. The workshops are free and are led by a clinical psychologist.

The workshops are held in the Health Center during walk-in hours. If students are interested in being a part of the nine workshops available on campus, all they need to do is go to the center 15 minutes before the workshop starts

and sign up.

Workshops are titled Assertiveness Skills, College Students and Substance Abuse, Stress Management Techniques, and Test Anxiety among others give students the skills to navigate through college.

“You have to try it for yourself,” Kimberly Lambeth, 45, accounting major, said. “There are many things that help and this (Test Anxiety) workshop has given us some tools to work with and I think they will help if we try to use them.”

The workshop gives students the opportunity to ask for help and the tools they need to navigate through whatever difficulties they are facing in their lives.

Everything in the Health Center is confidential and nothing that is done there goes in a permanent record. They provide a safe place for students to come and realize they are not alone and there are people who are just like them.

The Health Center is supported by the student health fee which every student pays. This means that

the nurses, doctors and psychologist can offer several services to students.

To receive these services, all a student has to do is be enrolled at EC and have a current student ID. Health services are also offered to the Compton Center students. All they need to do is pay the student health fee which is $19 to the Cashier’s Office at EC, Conover said.

In addition to medical services, the Health Center also offers psychological counseling. The counseling is Monday through Friday by appointment only.

Students are entitled to six free 50-minute sessions per academic school year. The Health Center’s services allow students to come for assistance with whatever problems they are facing and the workshops are an extension of that.

“I think more people should go to the Health Center. Personally, I go for the chiropractor,” Xitalalic Canchola, 19, psychology major, said. “Since I am a cross country runner, it helps a lot with my performance.”

A student carries pepper spray as she walks briskly to her car after her night class. After daylight saving time came to an end this weekend, students and faculty are thinking about their safety.

“I am taking a night class from 7 to 10 (p.m.),” Morgan Bryant, 20, criminal justice major, said.

“So I try to park as close as I can.”

Since it will be darker earlier, there are a lot of safety precautions students can utilize.

“I always recommend that students should have a buddy. Walk out with some of your classmates,” Cynthia Bahti, communication studies instructor, said. “I think there is safety in numbers.”

Parking closer to campus is another common safety tip many suggest.

“I park in the faculty lot, because after 6 (p.m.), students can park there,” Christina Gan, 19, business management major, said.

There are personal defense trainings on campus, such as physical education lecturer Bill Hood’s workshop that took place last week.

“My favorite training is the one offered by the EC Police Department,” Janet Madden, English professor, said.

The trainings offered by the EC police department offer students safety advice, such as carrying a whistle and not wearing headphones.

“I feel safe,” Madden said. “I think the campus is a lot better lighted than it used to be. There is a lot more awareness.”

However, there is more congested traffic when daylight saving time ends.

“I think the issues for students when the clocks change over (is) people don’t know how to drive in the dark,” Bahti said. “They forgot.”

Taking classes at night appears to be a safer alternative to taking classes in the morning, Bahti said.

There are fewer students taking early morning classes than classes in the evening.

“I used to teach a 6 a.m. class and that was a little more scary,” Bahti said. “There wasn’t anybody on campus except for the custodian and maybe some campus security.”

Sometimes classes are only offered at night, forcing students to take them. However, sometimes students take night classes to accommodate their work schedules.

“I enjoy the night students,” Madden said. “It’s a different group of students. Often a little older. Often highly motivated.”

Case to trial

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mother, Maria Lemus, who was present for the two hours, shouted, “I love you,” to James Lemus as regular activities, he said. he was escorted out in handcuffs.

“I don’t know if (the people) Once he was gone, Maria made probable cause,” Cruz Lemus said she didn’t understand said. “I don’t believe there was what the court was doing. She said any immediacy to the James Lemus made the threats — at least not threats Sept. 30, but she heard in the testimonies took him to school Oct. today.”

1 and “picked him up Mireles said given at 11:30 (a.m.),” adding recent school shootings he went to classes and threatened ones, that morning. “This is reducing the case to a harassment,” she said. misdemeanor “would James Lemus’ next not be appropriate at court date is Nov. 19 at James Lemus this time.”

8:30 a.m. in Torrance After Mireles ruled that the court. His bail remains at $1.2 case would go to trial, Lemus’ million.

DUI Awareness Fair — Continued from Awareness Fair, Page 1

basketball into a hoop. An officer was also giving field sobriety tests to students who volunteered.

During the event, a wrecked car that was provided by MADD was on display. The car, which was encased in a transparent trailer, looked like a pile of wrought and contorted metal.

From the event, students received positive reinforcement for their previous knowledge. Others obtained new knowledge that they plan to implement in their own lives.

Others found the event enlight-

ening.

“It’s a good eyeopener for the youth, because I’m pretty sure a lot of people drive under the influence,” Cheyenne Ross, 19, psychology major, said.”

EC Police Chief Trevis said the event had received positive feedback, adding that being able to see and participate in these activities is different than hearing someone talk about the consequences.

“I hope and I pray that students walk away understanding and tell their friends that they participated in this event,” Trevis said. “The whole goal is to save lives. If we can save just one life, this is worth it.”

Features

November 6, 2014

El Camino College Union

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36 percent Strawbana

The crepe is filled with strawberries and either Nutella or caramel. The crepe is topped with whipped cream, powdered sugar and chocolate drizzle.

10 percent Family Fruit

The crepe is brimming with fruit: strawberries, mangoes and kiwi. The crepe is topped with whipped cream, powder sugar and chocolate drizzle.

3 percent Buffalo Chicken

This savory crepe is filled with chicken, diced celery, buffalo wing sauce and mozzarella cheese.

24 percent other crepes John Fordiani/ Union

The Strawbana crepe at Common Grounds is the most popular crepe among students, according to a survey distributed by the Union. The crepe is filled with strawberries and either Nutella or caramel.

It’s topped with whipped cream, powdered sugar and chocolate drizzle.

Other crepes offered at Common Grounds include the Pizza Party and Strawberry Love. Strawberry Love is filled with strawberries and either Nutella or caramel. The crepe is topped with whipped cream, powdered sugar and drizzled with chocolate. The Italian inspired Pizza Party is filled with pepperoni, pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

According to a survey by the Union, the most popular crepes at Common Grounds are the Strawbana, Strawberry Love, Family Fruit and Pizza Party.

The simple way to a student’s heart: food Common Grounds, Cafe Camino, Manhattan and Campus Deli are four popular eateries on campus

Trent Ledford

Staff Writer @ECCUnionTrent

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tomachs growl as Thanksgiving nears.

Some students take advantage of this food-centered season by visiting the dining services on campus; other students crank down on their studies, ignoring the growls from their ravenous stomachs.

“I noticed less customers around (the) holiday season,” Shaphir Macareno, crepe maker at Common Grounds, said. “More students are focused on studying and worried about passing their exams.”

For students with time to appease the loud interjections from their stomachs, there are four eateries on campus: Common Grounds, Campus Deli, Café Camino and Manhattan.

Common Grounds, a convenience store and a quickservice restaurant, is located next to the Student Activities Center.

It sells both savory and sweet crepes. There is also an assortment of drinks for purchase, such as coffee, smoothies and boba. Their menu is wide-ranging including grilled sandwiches and quesadillas.

“My favorite dish to eat at the school is the Strawberry Love crepe from Common Grounds,” Jessica Cortez, 19, nursing major, said.

The Strawberry Love crepe is

Illustration by Lorilynn Lomeli/ Union

Information gathered by the Union. Students were asked what restaurant was their favorite at EC.

filled with strawberries and either Nutella or caramel. The crepe is topped with whipped cream, powdered sugar and chocolate drizzle.

According to a survey distributed by the Union, the Strawberry Love crepe is the second most popular crepe among EC students. The Strawbana crepe is the most popular.

Campus Deli is located just north of the Art Building. Campus Deli sells a medley of different cuisines including Mexican, American and Greek; the menu consists of enchiladas, french fries

and gyros, for example.

“Most of the students that come here usually buy the grab-and-go items, because they don’t have enough time to eat a full meal,” Nat Pis, cashier at Campus Deli, said.

Café Camino, a cafeteria-like restaurant with outdoor seating, is located in the Humanities Mall, next to the Humanities Building.

Some meat centric dishes available at Café Camino are the bacon double cheese and Philly cheesesteak.

“My favorite meal to eat is the western bacon burger from

Café Camino,” Ryo Haro, 25, automotive major, said. “I dislike the asada burrito from Café Camino the most.”

Lastly, Manhattan, which has a menu with a lot of meals and beverages, is located next to the Bookstore. It has a variety of drinks like ice blended coffee and boba.

“Manhattan is the best place to eat,” Haro said. “They sell curry rice and have a variety of meals.”

However, some students do not enjoy the dishes offered on campus.

“I dislike the chicken tenders

John Fordiani/ Union

This burito from Café Camino costs $5. Café Camino offers hot food including burgers and fries as well as chips and drinks.

the most, because it’s so dry and disgusting (from Café Camino),” Cortez said.

The quick-service style restaurants on campus have a wide-assortment of foods. The prices vary, dividing students on the reasonableness of the amount.

“I think the dishes here at EC are at a reasonable price,” Cortez said.

However, the pricing at EC is not as attractive as surrounding restaurants, Haro said.

“Students could go to food places around the campus like Wasabi Sushiya across the street

and get the same thing with more for cheaper,” Haro said.

Although all the dining services at EC have “A” ratings, other improvements can be made to help attract more customers to the dining services on campus.

“The food places here are only good for a few things, such as the chili cheese fries from the Campus Deli and crepes from Common Grounds,” Lewis Kingman, 24, psychology major, said. “Café Camino could improve on their main dishes like (the) breakfast burrito and stop charging students for napkins and forks.”

EC W ELCOMES NE W FULL-T IME FACULT Y An ongoing series: 22 new faculty members were hired before the fall semester began. Below are Q’s and A’s with two of them.

Amira Petrus/ Union

Stefanie Frith, journalism assistant professor and Union co-adviser, next to Union newspapers.

Amira Petrus/ Union

Yun Chu, human development instructor, shows fliers posted in her classroom before class begins.

Brenda Soriano

Stefanie Frith, journalism assistant professor

Q

: Why did you choose EC as your next teaching job?

A

: I was here as a student in the late 1990s and was on the newspaper and the magazine. I was actually the first editor-in-chief when it changed names to The Union, because it used to be called The Warwhoop. I knew at some point I wanted to come back and teach here, and I got that opportunity as part-time in 2008. So when the opportunity came to work full-time, I absolutely had to jump at that chance to come back home and work with the program that gave me my start as a journalist.

Staff Writer @ECCUnionBrenda

Q: What is your focus in teaching?

A: I worked as a journalist for about 11 years

before I got my first full-time teaching job at Pierce College for five years. In my career as a journalist, I covered the California prison system, public safety, national wildfires, state education, political corruption and these are the things that I’m trying to bring forward into my classroom. I want my students to have that. So that if they have questions about how to cover a story, I know how to cover that story, because I’ve actually done that article before.

Yun Chu, human development instructor

Q

: Why did you decide to continue your teaching career at EC?

A

: I came from a community college myself so I really believe in starting at a community college.

I also really liked the panel, the other faculty that interviewed me. We have a really supportive group of people for human development specifically, and also because it’s a long-term job.”

Q: What is your focus in teaching?

A: I want to be relatable to the students and

connect with the students, because I think that if the students know that you care about them, they’ll try a little bit harder. They’ll be more motivated.

Q

: How has your transition been from studying in Hawaii to teaching here?

A

: I was there from 2004 to 2007. So those three years I was there getting my doctorate, I was teaching a lot of classes. It’s been seven years since then. I went to Japan to teach English for the Japanese government. I did that for one year.

EDITORIAL

4 El Camino College Union

November 6, 2014

Commentary

Thomas Schmit

Opinions Editor @ECCUnionThomas

‘TIS THE SEASON TO DRIVE SAFELY For some reason, no matter how many times we’re told not to, people still drink and drive.

We’ve all seen the public service ads, the shocking videos of hamburger meat people in driver’s ed, even sometimes attend events about the dangers of driving under the influence like EC hosted last week.

And yet, 1 in 5 college students surveyed admit to having driven under the influence, and 40 percent admit to having ridden in a vehicle driven by someone under the influence, according to an article from usnews.com.

Perhaps students think that nothing bad will ever happen to them. That it’s just other, less intelligent, less capable students who “can’t handle their alcohol,” who make the sort of mistakes that get them killed.

Or perhaps they just think that driving home drunk from the bar is less of a hassle than getting a cab home and then a ride back in the morning.

Whatever the reason may be, they’re dead wrong, and often as not, they’re not the ones who will suffer most for their poor decisions.

A perfect example happened less than a week ago on Halloween, when a drunk driver struck and killed three little girls in the midst of trick-ortreating in Santa Ana. According to police reports, the suspect never even touched his brakes.

While Halloween has passed, DUI season has only just begun. According to thelawdictionary. org, New Years Eve has the highest rate of DUI arrests of the entire year. Another fast approaching holiday, Thanksgiving, while having less arrests, actually has a higher record of DUI related fatalities.

It might seem like more of a hassle to catch a cab, or even walk home from a night of drinking, but it’s important to keep the consequences, both legal and health-wise in mind.

A person stopped for driving under the influence is certain to be arrested and charged. They’ll likely lose their license, and face a minimum $1800 fine.

If they actually manage to hurt someone before they’re arrested, the consequences will be much more dire. Chances are good they’ll be making small talk with their cell mate for years to come.

A person who takes a cab home spends maybe $20, and might have to make small talk with a stranger for a few, brief minutes. Now, which of these sounds like the better deal?

Illustration by Eugene Chang/ Union

TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE As you finish your last sip of water from your bottle, you search for a the campus doesn’t have any designated recycle areas where students can easily throw away their recyclable items. recycling bin to throw your bottle away.

Along with becoming a more eco-friendly campus, the To your dismay, you will find that on campus there aren’t college would reduce the number of non-school related any simple recycling areas for you to throw away your people from coming on campus to scavenger the trash for bottle. bottles.

In a time where recycling bins are found in most While the issue may seem small, across the nation areas, EC’s lack of a designated area adds to the fact that • EC’s lack of recycling americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles an hour the campus needs to become more up-to-date with it’s efforts should be addressed according to dosomething.org. recycling areas.

By adding a recycle bin in every class, EC would It shouldn’t take a proposal from the Associate tudents help reduce the amount of trash that is picked up and Organization to petition for these simple things for the transported to landfills. college to take notice the vast lack of recycling options • EC should place recycle This reduction would help the amount of pollution on campus. bins throughout campus to that is emitted.

The campus could fix this issue fairly quickly by become a more While the number wouldn’t be great the campus adding recycling bins at every building. eco-friendly place would help.

The college can also inform students when the So, while the campus may be hesistant in approving changes are made so they can help make the campus such a petition, it should also realize all the benefits that more environmentely friendly. having a recycling program could bring.

According to dosomething.org, the average person This isn’t about just throwing away paper, plastic, and generates over four pounds of trash every day and about aluminum properly, but it would aslo help EC catch up to 1.5 tons of solid was per year. what a lot of other college are doing in the area.

Also of that 1.5 tons 75 percent of is is recyclable, but Recyling should already be on campus and EC should only about 30 percent of it is recycled. stop wasting time.

The numbers are astonishing considering the fact the

The Issue

Our Stand

VOTING IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A CHORE Without our involvement, democracy falls apart It’s unfortunate that even in the midst of major policy changes, the average California voter seems less informed and motivated than ever before.

Despite the passing of Propositions 1, 2, and 47 in Tuesday’s election, voter turn out was dismally low, with only 23 percent of LA county voters taking the time to make their voices heard.

The low turnout isn’t surprising in light of the atmosphere of the election. Gov. Jerry Brown, who beat out Republican candidate Neel Kashkari, was so confidant of his victory that he didn’t even bother to do more than the most perfunctory advertisement for his campaign.

However, while the low turnout is understandable, it’s definitely not desirable. After this election, there’s been a major power shift in the National

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Senate, California has made itself the leading edge in sentencing reform, and more than $7 billion is being devoted to the state’s water supply infrastructure.

With such dramatic changes, it’s more important than ever that voters have an understanding of the political landscape.

For instance, while penalties for crimes in California were sorely in need of changes, the phrasing of Proposition 47 could have some unintended consequences. One example is that the penalty for many thefts were previously based upon what was stolen. Under Proposition 47, any theft of less than $950 is now a misdemeanor.

Unfortunately, the average price of a hand gun is around $500. With the changes under Proposition

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47, anyone stealing such an inexpensive firearm faces a maximum penalty of a year in prison.

Likewise, the changes to the penalties for drug possession are uniform as well. While most people would agree that merely possessing small amounts of drugs such as cocaine and heroine don’t warrant stuffing California prisons to the gills, some might not realize that date rape drugs now fall under the same category.

While Proposition 47 is likely to ultimately do more good than harm for California, it’s minor details such as these that are absolutely vital for people to be aware of.

As citizens of a democracy, we have both the duty and privilege of guiding our government’s decisions. While it may seem tedious to constantly

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keep abreast of politics, such efforts are our first and greatest defense against tyranny and corruption. In many places throughout the world, people are denied this right that we often regard as a chore.

Even now, large portions of mainland China remain unaware of the massive protests that swept through Hong Kong months ago due to near total censorship. In Iraq, an oppressive theocracy rules through violence and intimidation, and makes no secret of it’s goal of violent expansion.

Compared to situations such as these, a little boredom seems a small price to pay to protect the rights that our forefathers struggled so hard to earn and maintain.

If we aren’t willing to take the time to even go out and vote, do we really deserve that privlege?

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By: Thomas Schmit @ECCUnionThomas

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Is America’s prescription drug habit out of control?

Angela Yim

Union Columnist @ECCUnionAng

TIME IS THE MOST VALUABLE PRESENT Midterms, midterm elections, preparations for Thanksgiving, Hanukah, and Christmas – Is it 2015 yet? Between the stress levels skyrocketing and bank accounts diminishing, who isn’t ready for some snow and spiked hot cocoas?

This time last year, my column was about reflecting upon yourself and giving yourself the admiration and treats you rightfully deserve.

This year, I will tell you the same but with a twist.

Albert Einstein said that the only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once. Well, Einstein clearly wasn’t a multi-tasking, socialmedia driven, 21st century college student. Because we can all – for the most part – contend that more often than not, everything happens at once.

More often than not students are dealing with more work, thrown into more unfavorable situations, juggling more than countable on both hands. And it’s about this time of the year that the reality hammer begins to tap down on the top of our eggshell bubbles.

From a previous Union article about full-time students, we learned that according to collegeboard.com, experts agreed that a student who works more than 15-20 hours per week often experience decreased school success – leading to dropping out entirely.

Looking at that statistic now, it’s ludicrous because those hours are now the middle cusp between working part-time and full-time.

Depending on the company, most full time hours are capped at 30 hours now (research California labor laws; they’re more extensive than the federal laws).

Over the last 20 years, the birthing age of women have jumped up from 21 years old to 25 years old, and ironically that also is the age of the average college student according to usnews.com.

Therefore between dealing with trying to get paid jobs to make ends meet without working too much, and every other Facebook friend getting married and or having babies, midterm hysteria is breathing down your neck and just as the last vain in your neck is straining to burst – we have the holiday season encroaching.

That’s a lot, a lot of time wasted; these are stress levels that even Einstein couldn’t have fathomed.

William Penn said that time is what we want most, but what we use worst. Steve Jobs also confirmed that the most precious resource we all have is time.

The holidays are suppose to be the season of giving, so give yourself some time; time to enjoy whatever it is that your happy heart desires.

We are not told this enough, so allow me to be that person: it’s OK to be selfish sometimes.

We are perpetually consumed with mapping time, creating idealistic timelines, constructing time-managing graphs, and not wasting a second of it. But sometimes, it’s the quintessence act of indulging that we require.

We all can use a pick-me-up.

So before our brains are crammed any further, fried any hotter, take a moment to stretch your legs and enjoy the present. For a lack of better words, it is called a present for a reason.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author. They do not represent the views or opinions of the Union, its staff, editorial board or advisers.

Michael Evans, 18, undecided “There are people out there who abuse prescription drugs, but the amount of people they help outweigh the people abusing them.”

Illustration by Eugene Chang/ Union

Elizabeth Figuracion, 20, psychology “I never really thought about it.

I wouldn’t say so, because this is one of the first times it’s ever been brought to my attention.”

UP FOR DEBATE Is America’s prescription drug habit out of control?

A bitter but vital pill to swallow

Drug dealers with a medical degree

Prescription drugs are often stigmatized as dangerous because of the prevalence of drug abuse.

However, regardless of the drug, some amount of abuse is inevitable.

Furthermore, drug abuse does not detract from the importance of prescription drugs in our health care system.

Alcohol is a legal substance which Lorilynn Lomeli is often abused; in 2012, 24.6 percent Features Editor of people 18 or older reported that @ECCUnionLorilyn they binge drank in the past month, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Despite this, in moderation there are both health and social benefits. It is a similar case for prescription drugs.

It is impossible to completely circumvent prescription drug abuse; on the other hand, the benefits of prescription drug use is too high to ignore.

The contrast of mortality rates between developing and industrial countries illuminates the importance of prescription drugs. Mortality rates are high in countries lacking access and funds for prescription drugs.

In South Africa, the death rate was 17 deaths per 1,000 people in 2012. In the United States, the death rate was 8 deaths per 1,000 people in 2012.

Diseases like malaria and sexually transmitted diseases spread more rapidly in the absence of prescription drugs.

Viruses, like Ebola, are also more deadly in countries lacking prescription drug availability. In West Africa, the death count from the Ebola virus nears 5,000 deaths, according the World Health Organization (WHO).

Ebola kills approximately 70 percent of those affected in Africa. In the United States, only one person has died from EVD. Although the Ebola virus was introduced to the United States later than Africa, it is estimated that the death count will remain low in the United States because of the quality of our health care, including the availability of prescription drugs.

The normality of prescription drug abuse is alarming, but the frequency of such abuse should not distract from the necessity of prescription drugs. Some people gravitate toward abuse, but there are also many individuals who use prescription drugs appropriately.

Though prescription drugs are touted as the solution to almost all modern diseases, they are more harmful than beneficial. With all the abuse that arises from them, and the doctors who keep feeding to citizens, it has become a bigger drug problem than even most illegal drugs.

Part of the problem is that medical professionals today often Patrick Cruz receive incentives to push certain Staff Writer medications, especially if they are @ECCUnionPatrick new, to people who do not really need them. Doctors are trying more and more to treat the problems they come across with prescription drugs.

The media today has advertisements of prescription drugs all over the place. They even have drugs for helping you get over drugs. With ads like “Hey do you want to stop smoking?

Well take Smokertal and watch your habit disappear!”, they make people think that there is something wrong with them requiring medication. Often times these issues can be treated with alternative methods, and the side effects of the medications can be worse than the original symptoms.

Direct to consumer prescription drug ads encourage doctors to push medications and it also encourages people to take more and more prescription drugs. Ever since the late 1990’s prescription drug abuse has been on the rise and is a bigger problem for the U.S. than one might have thought.

Prescription drug abuse is when a person takes medication for reasons, ways or amounts not intended by the doctor. It usually is taken by a person who was not prescribed that certain medication, they can get it from friends, family or a street dealer. 52 million people over the age of 12 have used prescription drugs for non medical reasons in their life time.

That is almost a sixth of the population.

Overdose is a big concern when it comes to prescription drug abuse. In 2013 deaths from opioid prescription drugs exceeded those from all illegal drugs. Every day 114 people in the U.S. die from prescription drug abuse. Among people ages 25-64, more people have died from overdoses than car crashes.

This is a serious problem for our society and is the cause of more harm than help. More people should consider alternative treatments before making a final decision on using prescription drugs.

Patrick Hernandez-Ball, 19, psychology “I definitely think so. If a young child doesn’t focus in class, they give him medications for ADHD, but it’s not that he can’t focus, it’s just that he’s bored by that subject.”

Adriana Owens 19, child development “Yes, I think they’re just too easily accessible for people to get.”

Jordan Somoza 20, psychology “I kinda feel like it depends. Some people abuse it, they got addicted because of chronic health problems, like Michael Jackson, but some people use them just to relax and be able to function, like people with A.D.D.”

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Tyrone Oraguzie, 24, film major, visualizes the school’s scenery as the sun sets near the library. Oraguzie uses his phone often to record some of his music videos with American Sign Language but when he wants to get the job done he refers back to his iPad where he records the majority of his videos.

Hardworking filmmaker is hard of hearing Juan Lorenzo Gutierrez

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alking by the hall, he sits on the bench before his friend comes out and they start to sing in a different way, they are moving their hands, they are expressing and singing at the same time with sign language.

Tyrone Oraguzie, 23, filmcrew major and American Sign Language teacher, shares his talent as a director and filmmaker to the ASL community through his videos.

"Sign language of the deaf culture inspired me (which) connected with the music,"

Oraguzie said.

For Oraguzie, movies and TV shows gave him some of skills for filmmaking and helped him to get the inspiration to create his sign language videos and be a director.

Oraguzie's favorite video is "Ho Hey" from The Lumineers. "(This is my favorite video) because it shows love and pain as I make it look like a music video," he said.

In addition to that, his favorite way of directing a video is when he performs with a partner or a group, Oraguzie said.

However, Oraguzie's inability to hear possibly affected his experience of directing.

"I am born deaf and hard of hearing," Oraguzie said. "I use a hearing aid (which) helps me

develop my ability to hear."

At the beginning, he had a lot of trouble directing his videos because his lack of experience, as he had trouble choosing the right spot or angle to get the perfect shot, Oraguzie said.

"I believe nobody helped me to get that experience," Oraguzie said. "I learned all those films from YouTube as I try a new experience."

Furthermore, the system for directing a video is a lengthy process.

"My friend and I have to take (the) time to be prepared by memorizing the lyrics by memorizing their act," Oraguzie said.

Even then, Oraguzie’s filmmaking process is still not

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done.

"Next, I have to take these videos in the program by editing the video and finally I have to wait for the process of a program I use to complete."

The person who inspired him

to be a film director was his friend who shared his passion and talent of filmmaking with Oraguzie, he said.

Deandre Moody, 24, computer program major and friend of

Oraguzie, said that Oraguzie is a rising star because he felt inspired from other filmmakers.

Moody helps Oraguzie in the process of filming by following his directions, Oraguzie said.

"I think he is amazing as a filmmaker because Tyrone always comes up with good ideas," Moody said. "It really surprises me how he can be good at film making out of the blue."

Another friend that supports Oraguize by watching his videos and helping him giving him an opinion or idea is Amber Grace, 28, deaf studies major.

"I had experienced his videos before; I saw them few times and their actually pretty good," Grace said. "Sometimes he has to make some adjustments and corrections

and edits."

At the moment, Oraguzie is not working on a video, but he said his past work is on his YouTbe channel, Tyronematrix30.

"I use it with a music video for sign language translates," Oraguzie said.

Oraguzie lives in Carson; he has been at EC for two and a half years studying and this semester he is taking six units.

Oraguzie also enjoys watching entertaining TV, listening to music, and using social media. "(Film) is part of my passion and I only use it when I get inspired," Oraguzie said. "However, I could get inspired by someone's talent as they should approach me with their major of filming for my exact kind of passion.”

‘Nightcrawler’ brings disturbing characters to life Kris Aguilar

Staff Writer @ECCUnionKris

Filming blood-ridden scenes, manipulating dead bodies, even setting up deaths.

Whatever it takes to get the money shot.

“Nightcrawler” puts viewers in the dark streets of Los Angeles as it follows Luis Bloom, a thief turned reporter played by Jake Gyllenhaal, as he attempts to hustle money by any way possible.

Whether pawning stolen property, or auctioning off news footage of a bloody and disturbing crime scene, Bloom only has one concern and that’s making money.

The film takes the audience to several recognizable locations, including the boardwalk of Venice, the 105 Freeway overlooking the Raytheon Building in El Segundo,

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and the famous Capital Records Building in Los Angeles.

After an encounter with a freelance cameraman, Bloom gets inspired to pick up his own camera and start shooting on his own.

As the film progresses, it seems as if Bloom is changing from being a thief to a rising star cameraman.

Bloom quickly learns that the more graphic a film, the more money a station will pay for it.

This prompts him to capture footage so disturbing that the news station he works for is repulsed, but they will still pay for it.

With each passing scene, it starts to become more evident that Bloom’s regard for people, whether dead or alive, is nonexistent.

The once admirable underdog is soon perceived as a heartless cutthroat whose main objective to make money has never changed.

Most scenes take place in

small-enclosed areas such as Bloom’s apartment or his car, and the sounds mostly heard come from Bloom’s television and police scanner.

The small cast in each scene helps establish a quiet and intimate atmosphere allowing for a dramatic contrast in noise.

Many current films are riddled explosions and gunshots like “Transformers” or the “Marvel” films, but they are barely used in “Nightcrawler.”

When there is a car chase or gunshot, the scene becomes dramatically more intense.

The intimacy also allows the audience to notice the growing changes in each character and their development as the film plays on.

Despite this, audience will be unable to really describe Bloom or the other characters, as there is no

backstory to who they are or how they ended up where they are at.

Even Bloom’s partner, Rick, who he hires later in the film, just shows up to interview with no clarification on how he found Bloom.

During his interview for the job, the only thing Rick says about himself is that he needs a job, and has worked in landscaping.

With a main cast of about three characters, audiences learn almost nothing about them.

Overall, “Nightcrawler” is definitely an interesting thriller that will keep audiences engaged with its ominous storyline.

Bloom becomes more repulsive with every scene, as he keeps the viewer wondering what other lines he is willing to cross to get what he wants, even if it’s inhumane.

In Bloom’s head, it’s simply business.

Kenneth Walker Dance Project at Marsee Auditorium

Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” performed at EC

EC Concert Band featuring Dane Teter

The Kenneth Walker Dance Project (KWDP) is a show full of interesting music, risky athletic dance performances, and innovative movements that will capture the audience’s attention. The performance will showcase Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at Marsee Auditorium. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at the Ticket Office or by calling 310-329–5345.

Directed by Matthew Talbott, “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare is a comic twist where in the Forest of Arden, Rosalind is seeking refuge after being abandoned by her uncle.

No children under 5 years of age will be admitted to the show. The play will be on Nov. 7-8 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. in the Campus Theatre. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 310-329–5345.

Director Dane Teter is hosting the EC Concert Band Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. in Marsee Auditorium. Saxophonist Ann Patterson will also be featured in the concert. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Ticket Office or by calling 310-329–5345. The Union interviewed Teter and Patterson about the performance; it can be found on our website, www.eccunion.com.

Photo courtesy of New Age Films

Humorist Charles Phoenix in Southern Californialand

Author and pop culture humorist Charles Phoenix will be performing a comical stand-up of car culture, space age suburbia, fast food stands, shopping centers, drive-ins, Hollywood landmarks, and more. He will be performing at the James Armstrong Theatre Nov. 7-8 at 8 p.m.

Tickets range from $20-$30 and can be purchased at www.torrancearts.org.

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EC wide receiver Michael Simmons makes a 13-yard catch during the Oct. 25 game against Los Angeles Harbor College. The game went right down to the wire, but the Warriors managed to win 30-22 against the Seahawks.

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iving in the air freshman wide receiver Michael Simmons catches a pass from sophomore quarteback Joey Notch in a game against crosstown rival Los Angeles Harbor College.

With fall sports in full swing the Warriors are prepped and ready to go up against any opponent that comes their way.

The women’s water polo team is

busy attacking the cage to defeat its opponents.

The teams have spent all summer and are now using all their hard work to make a final push for playoffs.

Freshman midfielder Carlos Rosales is ready to do whatever it takes to help his team win, even if it involves using his head.

The soccer team is on an 10-game unbeaten streak and is currently seating in first place in its conference.

The women’s volleyball team is on a hot streak of its own and hasn’t lost a single conference game this season.

The team’s only losses have come

to Cypress College and the team is working toward a possible rematch when the playoffs come.

The football team is looking to finish strong with two games left and a tough game against Mt. SAC on Saturday.

The team will look to win consecutive games for the first time in its temproary home at Redondo Union High School.

Hardwork and dedication is what the EC athletics teams strive for and they will look to continue that as some teams will make the playoffs and others will work toward finishing strong even if playoffs are a long shot.

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To the Right: Sophomore 2-meter Tiffany Oliver takes a long shot at goal and scores the point during EC’s 22-7 victory over L.A. Trade Tech on Sept. 24. Oliver had 5 goals and 1 assist in that game.

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To the Right: EC outside hitter Laynie Thompson spikes the ball for a kill during the Oct. 30 game against East Los Angeles. The Warriors achieved a clean sweep, defeating the Huskies three games in a row to win the match.

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Sophomore midfielder Edgar Esquivel found himself surrounded by defenders and managed to find a bit of space on the right wing giving him just enough space to chip a pass to sophomore forward Andy Nunez.

Nunez then advanced the ball a few yards before taking the clinical shot into the net, doubling his team’s advantage and all, but clinching the win for EC. The Warriors (8-1-7, 6-1-3) defeated Pasadena City College (5-93, 3-6-1) 4-1 at EC on Friday. The win bumped the Warriors back to the top of the South Coast conference. “(The goals) mean a lot,” Nunez said. “We were practicing a lot on our finishing and if we didn’t put it in today we would’ve put it in next game.”

EC was up to 2-0 in minute 22 from identical goals. The goals were scored by Nunez and set-up

by Esquivel.

“Taking a two-goal lead was the turning point of the game," Nunez said. “(Pasadena’s) defense just put their heads down they were blaming each other (after the second goal),” Nunez said. “(Pasadena) was just bickering throughout the whole game on how they had to defend myself,Isaac, Dani, and all the forwards. It changed the game drastically.”

The second half started slow until sophomore forward Daniel Muro came on and made an instant impact.

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Warriors go for battle for a loose ball in their 4-1 victory against Pasadena City College last Friday.

Freshman forward Ryan Zein worked his way into the right side of the penalty= box and when the goalkeeper approached him he passed it leftward to a wide open Muro. The number nine tapped it into the net for the 3-0.

“I was making a run so I just tried to get into the best position I could,” Muro said. “To be honest I wanted to shoot it. If he didn’t yell I wouldn’t have passed it,” Zein added.

The Warriors rout did not cease as Muro setup a fourth when he chipped a pass just outside the penalty box to Esquivel who shot

it to the far-right corner of the goal for the 4-0.

“Esquivel sent me the ball and I had good control of it. I saw his run gave him a good little through ball and he did his job,” Muro said about his assist.”

The EC men’s soccer team went into the game ranked tenth, two spots lower than last week, in the latest California Community College Athletic Association state poll.

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On a cloudy and cool afternoon the EC women’s soccer (Warriors) team won 1-0 against Pasadena City College (Lancers), Friday Oct. 24.

The game was not a repeat of their first match, the Warriors lost 1-0, and the game was played in the Lancers’ home Oct. 7.

“This game was like our first game against to Pasadena we dominated the first game, we didn’t score,” Coach John Britton said. “Today we were lucky enough to get a decent goal.”

Britton also said that they could score more goals because the warriors had many chances.

This is the third victory of the EC women’s soccer team in the season so far, (3-14) (2-8).

However, in the first half the warriors have a good game, they were attacking more and they creating good passes.

In addition to that they scored a goal but the referee nullified the it because one of the warriors was offside.

Later in the first time after being attacking the warriors obtained the winning goal by a nice cross pass shot it by No. 4 midfielder Rocio Najera, 17, freshman.

“I was happy when I scored,” Najera said. “Thanks to my teammates because obviously they helped me get there, the goal was very tough it was from a cross obviously and it was a

good goal, it came to my feet and I scored.”

Also, the communication of the team improved a lot, but the women soccer team has to work more in improving their tackles then they can complete their passes and have better precision in their shots.

“We did great. Our hard work had pay off today,” goalkeeper Melissa Paramo, 19, sophomore said. “I definitely we could score at least five more goals but win is a win. We kept out the aggressiveness, and our offensive did pretty well too.”

H oweve r, in the second time the warriors have a different game, they looked more tired and their attack was less.

Britton is pleased with this result and he added that he hopes the team got some confident and they can win the upcoming games.

“We have four games left, two are definitely winning able, the other two are a lot harder,” Britton said.

The next game of the EC women’s soccer game will be Nov. 7 against Los Angeles Harbor College in the EC soccer field at 1 p.m. according to the 2014 women’s soccer schedule.

“We still have players that don’t tackle flat out,” Britton said. “They don’t go in a full in a tackle, so 50-50 balls we are not winning, if we tackle harder we would win more than 50-50 balls and no be chasing so much.”

October 16, 2014

“We have four games left, two are definitely winning able, the other two are a lot harder,”

John Britton said.

El Camino midfielder Rocio Najera fights against Pasadena forward Elena Heuze for control of the ball on Oct. 31.

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Once a Warrior always a Warrior Former EC football players have found their way back as coaches Kristopher Aguilar Staff Writer @ECCUnionKris

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Coach John Featherstone has led a program where players feel like they are part of a family. A number of Featherstone’s formar players have returned to EC to become coaches under Featherstone.

WARRIORS SCHEDULE Men’s Soccer: Tomorrow vs Harbor College 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer: Tomorrow vs Harbor College 1 p.m.

women’s Volleyball: Tomorrow vs Long Beach City College 6 p.m Football: Saturday vs Mt. San Antonio College 6 p.m.

Cross Country: Nov. 7 at Southern California Championships 11 a.m.

Football is a time honored tradition at EC. With a record of 208-105-1 Coach Featherstone has the highest winning percentage of any active coach in the Southern Section of California. With a winning tradiation, Featherstone and his coaching staff work hard to keep that winning tradition going.

“I can’t imagine doing anything else. I love coaching, I love the game of football (and) I love teaching as much as I do coaching.” Featherstone said.

The EC football program is one of the most successful junior college programs in the state. Featherstone who played for EC for two years came back to coach in 1985 and over the years has brought in former players to comeback and coach beside him.

Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Gene Engle(1975-76), co-offensive coordinator Dan Speltz (85-87),

defensive coordinator Andrew Alvillar (91-92), running back coach Ryan Winkler (94-95), defensive line coach Ken Talanoa (91-92), special teams coach Joe Houston(05-06) and wide receiver coach Kevin Norell (2010) have all been Warriors and have comeback to impart wisdom on a new batch of players. Their goal not only to win games but to instill values that will be with the players for the rest of their lives.

“My experience here set the foundation for the rest of my life.”

Joe Houston, special teams coach said. “I want to pursue coaching in my own career and this was the perfect platform for me to do that."

The alumni coaching staff all know what its like to play for Featherstone and Engle. With that in mind they understand what it takes to be successful in the classroom as well as on the field. Through their experience the coaches teach the players the importance of being successful student athletes.

“I played for coach Engle and

coach Featherstone, it always was about competition and competing," Speltz said. "I think I inherited that from them; putting in the work ethic and the wanting to succeed out on the field and in the classroom."

Featherstone has not only led former alumni into careers as coaches but he also has led over a dozen players into the professional football careers like Mike Harris defensive back for the "Jacksonville Jaguars", and Matt Simms quarter back for the "New York Jets" and Steve Sarkisian who is currently the head coach for the "USC Trojans".

The legacy of the EC football program is not only about the winning put it has changed the lives of dozens of players and inspired them pursue their dreams and come back and coach.

“Every morning when I wake up I've always looked forward to to going to work at El Camino," Featherstone said. "Its been a wonderful ride (for the) last 29 years, its gone fast but I have no regrets.”

WARRIORS SCOREBOARD Men’s Soccer: Warriors 1 (8-1-8), Long Beach City College 1 Women’s Soccer: Warriors 1 (8-1-8), Pasadena City College

women’s Volleyball: Warriors 3 (17-2), East Los Angeles College 0 Football: Warriors 25 (3-5), Chaffey College 36

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