Villanueva under investigation for campaign donations
Formal Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is under investigation after soliciting campaign donations from deputies.
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South Gate enrollment fair
Various programs, including NEXT up program which focuses on foster youths, were present at the South Gate Educational Center’s enrollment fair Wednesday.
South Gate Center expansion continues
continue the construction of East Los Angeles College’s South Gate Educational Center after the previous contractor left the project.
Rising Scholars program opens new center
The opening of the Education Justice Rising Scholars program’s new center on Wednesday is the culmination of the hard work done by the program staff and formerly-incarcerated students.
Student falls five stories on campus
An East Los Angeles College Asian female student, 19, fell in what sheriffs have called a possible suicide attempt from the fifth floor south west corner balcony of the Ernest H. Moreno E3 building Tuesday. The fall was between the ELAC Student Services E1 building and the E3 building.
Cheer team stands firm on their belief that cheerleading is a sport
The life of a cheerleader is more serious than you think. Valerie Lugo, a cheerleader at ELAC, said cheerleading isn’t considered “sport enough” to be added to the ELAC athletic department.
CLUB RUSH
WHAT A RUSH—ELAC mascot, Avalanche (left), with a forensic pathology student posing for a picture during club rush. Photos by C/N Zasha Hayes
Webinar provides tools for balancing work, school, and life
Los Angeles Unified School District’s leaders presented a webinar last Wednesday with useful information for college students and families about balancing work, school and life.
Lecture Series ends with well-known architect
Well-known Los Angeles based architect Barbra Bestor presented her list of projects she had worked on throughout the years.
Black Student Union activist fought for on-campus equality
It was a friend named Donald Crump who invited Harold Welton to join the Black Student Union at East Los Angeles College in the Fall of 1969. Welton was already involved in activism prior to enrolling at ELAC in 1969 as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.