ASU sponsored blood drive tomorrow at Main Campus
By Jade Inglada ASU is sponsoring a blood drive Wednesday from 8 a.m. – 7:15 p.m. in the Auditorium Foyer. Go to redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code “ELAC” to schedule an appointment.
News Briefs
‘Shake Out’ earthquake emergency test this Thursday
By Jade Inglada ELAC will participate in the “2014 Great California Shake Out” Thursday at about 10:16 a.m. This will activate the Emergency Notification System. Students will not be evacuated from class.
‘Know Your Rights: Immigration/Deportion’ workshop on Thursday
By Sergio Berrueta ELAC Auditorium Foyer will be host to the “Know Your Rights: Immigration/Deportation, Teach-In” workshop this Thursday. It will explore the legal rights that Elans may not know much about. The workshop will run from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Artist’s walkthrough for Hoy Space this Monday at VPAM
By Sergio Berrueta Artist Roya Falahi will be leading an artist walk-through this Monday at the Vincent Price Art Museum. The artist walkthrough will be held at Hoy Space with Falahi giving background on the art that is on display from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. VPAM is closed on Mondays, but for will be open for this artist walkthrough. Hoy Space: Roya Falahi runs from Dec. 6. The walkthrough…
Animation Club to fundraise at Pasadena Art Walk
By Sergio Berrueta ELAC”S Animation Club will be at Pasadena ARTWalk this Saturday, Oct. 11 to raise funds. The Animation Club will be selling hand-made prints created by club members in order to fund the club. The club will be in attendance from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pasadena ARTWalk is located in the Playhouse District from Colorado Blvd. to El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. For more information on the…
Main Campus Construction Alert
By Jesus Figueroa The construction crew on the East Los Angeles College main campus will be pouring concrete on Oct. 7 and 14 beginning at 3 a.m. and ending at 9 a.m. Their truck will access the construction site by entering and exiting on Collegian, using the roadway north of the S2 building. ELAC students should make time for delays making their way to class during those times.
Scheduled Data Center shutdown causes system remodeling problems
By Sergio Berrueta The LACCD Data Center is underwent a shutdown this past weekend after a cooling system failure last Wednesday. The shutdown occured from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two recent failures have occurred during a 24-Hour period, causing engineers to manually reset the system. This has caused the planned remodeling of the LACCD to be investigated. Services that were shutdown including the Student Information Service, library services such…
Banned Books Week highlights controversial, challenged books
By Sergio Berrueta Banned Books Week, which runs from Sept. 21 to 27, celebrated works of literature that have been challenged or banned by local libraries. Books such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and the “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling are a select few of the overall 100 list of books challenged for removal in the…
Limited water supply areas to be shutoff due to construction
By Sergio Berrueta East Los Angeles College’s water supply will be shutoff in the E7, F7 and E9 buildings tomorrow at 6 a.m. This temporary shutdown is to allow the water supply to be connected to the new bookstore building that is currently under construction. “Restrooms will be available in the D5, G8 & G9 (buildings). Signs will be posted,” Abel Rodriguez, Facilities Director, said in an e-mail earlier today….
Mother of ELAC student crashes car into gate
By David Rios The mother of a student at East Los Angeles College drove her car into the back entrance gate of Weingart Stadium last Wednesday around 8 a.m. The woman decided to drop off her son along the back entrance into the school. The back entrance into the disabled parking lot was often used by parents as a student drop-off, however due to the ongoing construction there has…