By Cristal Gomez Latin American Animation Day showcased short films from Mexico, Chile and Brazil including “Inner Workings” a Disney short film directed by Brazil-born Leo Matsuda. As a tribute to the late Bill Melendez during the event, there was a section showing the various works that Melendez had done during his time working for Disney, Warner Brothers and Charles Schulz. Tom Sito, who was a friend to Melendez, spoke…
By Cristal Gomez Oppression of women in the modern society was a topic of discussion by the faculty and student panelists at One Book, One College. A paraphrased quote from the book that began the discussion said “Over the ages, the view and treatments towards women have evolved, but some of the old ideologies have stayed. Developing countries and some modernized countries still have the old ideologies of women.” The…
By Cristal Gomez Army veteran and student Damien Winter is a ghostwriter for the “Warhammer” book series by Games Workshop. Ghostwriting is when an individual writes for a person or a company anonymously. Winter was deployed in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. During his time in the army, he was part of the first Platoon. To escape what he saw in Afghanistan, Winter began to write down his emotions. He…
By Cristal Gomez Schools are meant to be a safe haven for students to get an education, not a place for guns to be kept in classrooms. Since the beginning of 2018, there have been 17 school shootings, and it’s only February. The shooting that happened in Florida on Feb 14 was just one of the many school shootings in the U.S. Between the year 2000 and 2018 there have…
By Cristal Gomez “Empowering Network” workshops created by Title IX coordinator Angie Toledo focuses on women empowerment, events will take place in both Spring and Fall semester. “Unfortunate things are happening right now. The time to bring the issue for a forefront is necessary to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” said Toledo. Before the movement began with the Harvey Weinstein incidents, ELAC offered workshops to the students, faculty, and…
By Cristal Gomez Financial aid is not helping students in need. During times like these, financial aid isn’t fulfilling its purpose as is making students worry if they will be able to pay for their semester. Winter session helps students obtain credits in order to graduate earlier or on time, but the money was not given to students who needed the aid in order to get their classes. A freshman…