By Juan Calvillo In a series of tweets made early Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that deportation raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement were postponed. Information is available on the LACCD website for students that are undocumented or have the benefit of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. There, the district has provided something it calls the LACCD Blue Card. This simple card gives the students instructions on how to handle…
‘Toy Story 4’ writes new path
Pixar Animation Studios “Toy Story 4” focuses on duty to others, and duty individuals have to themselves, by mixing both laughs and character introspection.
South Gate class schedule to be updated this spring
Juan Calvillo Dr. Michelle Cheang, dean at East Los Angeles College’s South Gate campus, and a committee are working to create a more focused class schedule for the spring semester. Cheang said the group is made up of department chairs, both South Gate deans and Vice President Armida Ornelas from Continuing Education and Workforce Development. Cheang wants students to participate with input on what is essential for the schedule to…
Sculptor geeks out East Los style, comic book store owner prepares for third East LA C.A.P.E.
Luis Angel Cano captures part of the aesthetic and pop culture influences of East Los Angeles using plastic toys and polymer clay. Perhaps the hand-crafted figure that best represents his style is a figure of the “Muppets” character Gonzo who wears clothes styled after Hunter S. Thompson in the film adaptation of the book “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” A self-proclaimed social media introvert, Cano avoided using for a…
ASU charters clubs in meeting, some clubs miss
By Johanna Calderon The Student Union held a meeting on Friday for all the clubs who had to request approval of the funds. In addition, one of the club members had to present the reasoning to obtain funding because the board members wanted to know how they were going to use the funds. Some clubs didn’t attend the ASU meeting which caused them to not be able to access the…
ASU might remove student lounge due to mistreatment
By Johanna Calderon Students may lose the student lounge because the Associated Student Union wants to combine it with the current study area and turn the current study area turn into a food pantry. Where would the students go when they need a break from all the studying? It’s a community that students feel belong and use to not feel like an outcast. It’s a place that students can go…
South Gate campus should offer more diverse classes
East Los Angeles College is great for having two campuses, but the South Gate campus needs to offers more classes. They need to offer a variety of course.
Senate meeting discusses President Martinez’s departure, future logos
East Los Angeles College president Marvin Martinez began the last Academic Senate meeting of the semester by announcing plans to resign from his position. His last official day of work is June 14.
Sanchez seeks to overcome discrimination from her disability, continue her dream
Having a disability can be a challenge because in society, people don’t think that they are capable of doing anything they desire.
Jennifer Sanchez has to face the discrimination of being different because she was born with no right arm, but that doesn’t stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a corrections officer.
Softball Comes up short against Chaffey College
ELAC couldn’t comeback after crushing loss to conference team Chaffey Community college 6-9. ELAC’s defense was a brick wall early in this game allowing no runs in the first three innings.