By Stephanie Garibay The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College has appointed Pilar Tompkins Rivas as its new director, making her the first Latina to oversee the museum since it opened in 1957. “It’s a very exciting moment for me and my family. “I live in this community and I’ve been a fan of the Vincent Price Art Museum for a number of years,” Rivas said. Rivas…
By Stephanie Garibay For the second consecutive year, members of the East Los Angeles College speech team were awarded the national championship title in the 2016 Phi Rho Pi National Competitive Speaking Tournament for Community Colleges. Nearly 600 students from more than 60 colleges across the United States competed in the tournament. “I think what really helped us get through all of this was the fact that we are all…
By Stephanie Garibay Although it was interrupted by protesters, East Los Angeles College’s Cinco de Mayo celebration officially unveiled two new buildings, the renaming of one of the buildings and the new Campus Quad. “It’s always exciting to be back at East Los Angeles College, you never know what’s going to happen,” Ernest H. Moreno, member of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District, said, referring…
By Stephanie Garibay The Associated Student Union is holding elections for the 2016-17 student government in front of the swim stadium, where candidates campaigned to students passing by. The elections started yesterday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will continue today and the same time. Students who are ASU member and non-ASU members are eligible to vote. “There has been a lot of people voting, our box here with…
By Stephanie Garibay The Northern California University Tour, hosted by the accounting club, will take East Los Angeles College students on a trip to University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; San Jose State University and University of California, Santa Barbara to learn about applying for transfer. The trip will take place during spring break on April 4-6. It includes a guided tour and presentation at each school. “This is a…
By Stephanie Garibay The Associated Student Union at East Los Angeles College has started to accept applications from students for the 2016-17 ASU board, although no applications have been turned in. “We really need to spread the word about these elections. That’s why no one has actually applied because no one knows about them,” ASU president Romel Lopez said. Although the elections are being promoted around campus, Lopez still does…
By Stephanie Garibay Nearly three years after Gabriel Soto, former East Los Angeles College football player, was killed, the Los Angeles Police Department has arrested three men in connection with the murder. The arrests came just days after the LAPD announced a $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. The reward was announced on Nov. 19, but has yet to be claimed. The three men were identified as…
By Stephanie Garibay Full time East Los Angeles College student, Francine Gardea, has contributed a lot to her community, but her next move could be the most important yet: running for mayor of Bell Gardens. Gardea’s has lent a helping hand in many things around her community including being a secretary for the neighborhood watch, volunteering as coach for her daughter’s T-ball team, being the education commissioner for the City…
By Ivan Cazares and Stephanie Garibay For the first time, members of the East Los Angeles College Architecture Club were awarded the most habitable award at the 2015 Design Village. The winning team Circadian Rhythms included members Ivan Hu, Saul Navarro, Matthew Rivera, Eddie Ramirez and Thomas Gin. Circadian Rhythms was one of three ELAC teams included in the competition, but was the only team to win an award. The…
By Stephanie Garibay The CalWORKs staff’s initiative to create a video on behalf of the program led to the department’s recognition as one of the top programs in California. The staff was recognized at the 2015 CalWORKs association conference in San Diego on April 14. The YouTube video caught the attention of Vice Chancellor of California’s CalWORKs departments Denise Noldon as she was searching online for student success stories. The…