ASU president candidate focused on marginalized students
Paul Medina is a first-generation student running for East Los Angeles College ASU president.
Daniella Molina
ASU president candidate focused on better communication tools
Rosa Mendoza is in her third year at East Los Angeles College and wants to provide students with a sense of community.
Advice for applying for scholarships, given by the Dream Resource Center
The East Los Angeles College Dream Resource Center held its spring 2021 virtual scholarship workshop aimed at bringing awareness on scholarships available to ELAC students regardless of immigration status.
Artist speaks to students about her journey of art and the stories behind them
Colombian-American artist Natalia Arbelaez talked to ELAC students of the propounding motivation that inspired her concepts of art and about who inspired the work she does.
Mail-in ballots have problematic issues
By Annette Quijada Mail-in voting has always been an effective way of voting, but in this political climate it’s become problematic and has created more issues today than in previous years. The 2020 presidential election is expected to have the highest number of mail in ballots due to the pandemic. Being able to mail in is supposed to be a stress-free and safe way that Americans could participate in their…
New bill of rights redefines policies
A virtual ceremonial signing of the LBGTQIA+ Bill of Rights occurred during the board meeting.
The Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees met to discuss the new LBGTQIA+ bill of rights and commemorate educators that passed away in recent weeks.
Dance Department steps into online study
The East Los Angeles College Dance Department kicked off fall 2020 with a warm welcome meeting, via Zoom, September 8. The various dance forms taught ranged from jazz, hip-hop, tap dance, choreography to yoga and more, all of which would need to be done from home.
Cities adds international variety to its menu
By Daniella Molina New taste has been added to the city of East los Angeles. A two minute drive from East Los Angeles College, Cities Restaurant has a very different menu from Taco Bell, Carls Jr., or any other restaurant located on Avenida Cesar Chavez. Matter of Fact, they like to change their menu every month. A revolving menu theme has been designed to bring flavors from around the world…
Occupy L.A. marches for May Day
By Daniella Molina Thousands of Occupy protesters, labor workers and immigration activists exercised their First Amendment rights through the streets of downtown Los Angeles, last Tuesday. The Occupy L.A. organization conducted a “Four Winds” demonstration consisting of four massive caravans that marched from four different corners of the Los Angeles County. The Four Winds movement was based on the idea that each cardinal area of north, south, east and west…
Berkeley hits ELAC for ‘La Raza Day’
By Daniella Molina University of California, Berkeley students and volunteers arrived on campus to extend their “LA Raza Day” conference to Husky students on Saturday. The Raza Recruitment and Retention Center began 34 years ago on the Berkeley Campus. The organization is dedicated to increasing the number of RAZA students who attend UC Berkeley. Their focus is on the low income and underprivileged. “A lot of the reason that minority don’t…