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Student government resumes talks of adding hydration stations and Finals Madness
Hearing for former student accused of threatening to kill professor is next month ASO meeting approves money for Phil Sidavong
Managing Editor @ECCUnionPhil
The former student accused of threatening to kill a professor will have another hearing on May 5, according to the March 17 article by the Union. English professor Cynthia Somin found out that she had been receiving numerous threats via Facebook from a former student in December 2015, according to an article by The Union. One month later, a permanent restraining order was denied against that student by a Torrance court judge, according to the same article. Dashiell “Dash” Porter, 28, former student of El Camino was released on a $350,000 bail, according to another Union article. Porter sent 13 messages to Somin after earning an unsatisfactory grade in one of Somin’s classes. “I’m coming to kill you tomorrow!!!! (Gun’s loaded),” Porter’s final message said on Dec. 8, 2015. In the last hearing on March 15, the defense needed more time to prepare its case against the prosecution and asked for more time. The judge granted the request and Porter will be in court on May 2, for his next hearing.
Finals Madness funding and talks about adding water stations John Fordiani
Staff Writer @ECCUnionJohn
The Associated Student Organization (ASO) approved an
extra $100 for Finals Madness and resumed talks about placing hydration stations around campus at their meeting on April 7. Finals Madness is an event that ASO hosts at the end of each semester to provide students a place on campus to study at night with before their big tests. ASO also approved $3,000 for their end of the year banquet, $500
for leadership awards, $500 for the commencement speaker and $1,500 for senate banners. Talks of placing hydration stations around campus were revisited by former student trustee Eman Dalili, current ASO president. “You can lease it. If you lease one to four it’s $200 a month for 36 months,” Dalili said. “If you lease
five or more it’s $150 a month, or you can purchase one through four for $5,000 or five or more for $3,500.” The hydration stations go along with ASO’s sustainability program to be a more eco-friendly campus. “I think it’s something that we can do that will have a nice legacy for ASO,” Dalili said. “It’ll save a lot of trees, a lot of bottles and save
a lot of lives.” Locations for the stations have yet to be determined, as ASO has to get approval by the facilities department first. The hydration stations will not be replacing water fountains, Dalili said. The next ASO meeting is on April 21 at 1 p.m. in the Alondra Room.
And the winners are...
POLICE BEAT By: John Fordiani Staff Writer @ECCUnionJohn
Roy Garza/ Union Headshot of Eman Dalili. Dalili is the new Associated Student Organization President. He is the former Student Trustee.
Roy Garza/ Union Headshot of Nicole Mardesich. She was recently appointed the Student Trustee after the ASO elections.
President
Student Trustee
Eman Dalili
Officer, where’s my car? April 7, 10:53 a.m. A student who parked her vehicle in Lot H reported that her vehicle was stolen. Later that day an officer located the student’s vehicle in Lot J. The student was contacted and she told the officer that she forgot where she parked.
Overheating leads to lots of screaming April 7, 7:01 a.m. Officers responded to the MBA Building first level bathrooms for a man who was screaming inside. Officers made contact with the man who was rinsing his face. The man who is not a student told officers that his vehicle was overheating so he pulled into Lot A. When he opened the radiator cap, hot steam and liquid from the radiator burt onto his face and eyes. Paramedics were called and transported the man to an area hospital.
How did it feel to be elected?
“It feels good. I loved (being) student trustee, it was great to do that but this year specifically coming up I’m really, really excited to be president. As trustee, it’s great to have the voice, but as president you have a more tangible hand in the organization and on campus. I have some ideas that I’d love to have a hold of and try to make happen.” Do you have any projects you want to work on as president? “I came up with the idea for hydration stations about six months ago, I gave it to the sustainability committee but I figured that my time as president is coming up so I might as well do it myself. I met with Rocky, director of purchasing, he said there’s some things to check out but that looks like it’s going to happen and if it does I’ll be really excited.” What are you most exited about in this position? “I’m excited about the tangible differences I can make; setting up two amazing Finals Madness’, setting up these hydration stations, maybe trying to implement some type of book exchange/fair for the end of the year. There are a lot of things, but this organization can make a tangible difference in students’ daily lives.” Stories by Roy Garza
Nicole Mardesich
How do you feel about your new position? I couldn’t be more excited for my term as student trustee, I am beyond honored to be able to serve as the voice of the students to the board (of trustees). I decided to run for the position because I believe El Camino is a wonderful institution that continually puts its students ahead of everything else. What made you want to run? “I personally have learned so much during my time as a Warrior and becoming student trustee is a way I can repay the school that has done so much to help me. I whole-heartedly believe I embody the students’ voice and can continue to make the curriculum, campus and college a better place.” Do you have any goals for next semester? “I have two main goals that I’m really excited to work on in the upcoming year, the first is on implementing open education at our school. Open education is essentially providing textbooks to students free of cost because they don’t have a copyright attached to them. My other main focus is improving sustainability on campus. ASO is currently in the process of researching and planning things such as filtered water stations, drought tolerant gardens, and recycling bins. These things will not only improve the daily lives of students but also help make EC an eco friendly campus.”
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