New funding helps high school students transition
California Representative Judy Chu presented a $200,000 check to the East Los Angeles College Family and Community Engagement Services program on August 26.
Judy Chu
Disabled program loses advocacy
In 2010, ELAC instructor Linda Wilbur wrote a grant with the University of California Los Angeles for the Side-By-Side program.
ELAC campus prime political stop
With East Los Angeles College’s 75th anniversary, many students may find ELAC’s history in the political sphere interesting. The campus has hosted many political events such as rallies from presidential candidates, some as recent as last year, to debates for local races. ELAC even has a former professor currently serving as an elected United States Representative in Congress, former professor Judy Chu.
Congresswoman fights back against Anti-Asian hate
Congresswoman Judy Chu has recently been an outspoken voice in the aftermath of recent attacks on Asian Americans.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Judy Chu talk health at ELAC
California Congresswoman Judy Chu and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held a discussion at East Los Angeles College last Tuesday entirely focused on health care. ELAC students and faculty from the Nursing Department were invited to the not widely known event. The emphasis was on the Affordable Care Act, public charge and reducing the prices of prescription drugs.
Don’t protest if you don’t vote
By Brian Villalba If you don’t vote you are telling the government you don’t care because everything is going perfectly. Clearly things are far from perfect, but some of us seem to not care. If you consider yourself a political activist and you are not registered to vote, then can you really still consider yourself a political activist? To vote is to participate in government. That is one way that…
Coach Lynn Cain terminated after successful season
By Erik Luna State championship winning coach Lynn Cain was fired after four years as head coach for the Huskies’ football program last week. His being fired prompted many to speak out against the East Los Angeles College Athletics Department. ELAC Athletics Director Al Cone asked Cain to collect his belongings and turn in his keys by Feb. 3. “Quite often with these situations communication between coaches, administration and staff is a…