Opinion

By Edgar Lopez Former East Los Angeles College president Ernest H. Moreno’s retirement leads to the question of how he would be remembered. Although his work will be remembered by current staff and students, it would soon be forgotten after they graduate or retire and move on with their lives. Therefore, there should be some way to help preserve Moreno’s legacy. In honor of all the work he did to…

By Augustine Ugalde California’s crippling budget cuts in education have adversely affected each and every one of the state’s 112 community colleges, including East Los Angeles College. The state’s education budget became a favorite target during former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time in office and there is no indication this negative trend will soon end. The University of California State systems were not spared the ax either as each institution has…

By Thy Lam   With classes being cut every semester and students fighting every minute for the classes that they want, seeing a counselor and being prepared for the meeting always helps students and can save time and money. Making appointments with a counselor can help students, especially ones who are struggling with their educational plans. However, students are used to waiting to the very end of the semester to…

  By Augustine Ugalde Jr.   The Los Angeles Community College District has been difficult to deal with since day one, whenever approached by someone carrying the “student journalist” moniker. I have never known a more uncooperative group of people in my life. The most disturbing part of this scenario is that these are the people who are entrusted with our educations. We are their students. It has been nearly…

  By Christopher Yee I had just gotten home from a family dinner Sunday night when I received a startling text from a friend, “Bin Laden is dead.” I stopped immediately halfway up the stairs and responded with the only thought I could muster, “Whoa.” I ran to my computer to verify what that stark text had said, and it was all over every news outlet—Osama bin Laden dead, President…

    By Abraham Jauregui  Spring Break is over, and it’s time for East Los Angeles College students to refocus on their academic work. The break came with great timing as it helped revitalize the overworked student body, but spring semester nears an end, and we must push forward to achieve the best grades possible. The anticipated spring break gave students an opportunity to travel, visit family elsewhere, or simply…

      By Augustine Ugalde During the recent spring break it occurred to me that this break is counterproductive to advancing student education. The students at East Los Angeles College have spent the last nine weeks attending classes, doing homework, visiting tutoring labs and studying in order to accomplish their academic goals. Most students find comfort and a sense of continuity in a routine that includes going to class…

By Edgar Lopez  The Associated Student Union offered members free tacos in order to encourage them to vote in the ASU election two weeks ago. What’s so wrong with that? The problem was that they overestimated how many members would vote and ended up giving tacos away to anyone on campus. Cash was misspent, and that’s a huge thing with budget cuts going around. It was cash that could used…

By Augustine Ugalde, Jr. It has been about a year since ELAC decided that enough was enough in regards to smoking cigarettes on campus. Falling short of banning the practice of smoking on campus altogether, the powers that be chose to designate three areas and only three areas on campus where smoking would be allowed. Because of the construction of the latest parking facility at the northeast corner of campus,…