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Staff WriterErik Luna
‘Carlos Enrique Prado: The Personal Experience of a Cuban Artist’
The Vincent Price Art Museum and Art Department is hosting a guest lecture with Cuban sculptor Carlos Enrique Prado, next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in S2- 203.
College informational night
The Child, Family and Education Studies Department welcomes child development majors to a college informational night, tonight 6 to 8 p.m. in G1 AB, C and F.
Musical comedy ‘Dream On’The Speech, Theatre Arts and Broadcasting
Department is presenting the musical, “Dream On,” next Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and March 17 at 2 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre. Tickets are on sale for $10 with an ASU discount in P2-121 and at the door for $15. Tickets are available at elac.edu.
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Final Stop—East Los Angeles College’s Transit Center, located on Collegian Avenue next to the new ASU parking structure, will open in the upcoming weeks.
Luis Valdez’s “I Don’t Need to Show You No Stinking Badges,” will close out its performances at Boyle Heights’ Casa 0101 on Sunday. This marked the first time the play has been on stage in 25 years.
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ELAC to process women’s studies major degree
Rep. Fee advocates education
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A new women’s studies major is in the process to come to East Los Angeles College, being the first women’s studies degree to hit the Los Angeles Community College District,
ELAC Honors Program Director, Susanne Spangler presented the idea as an outgrowth of the honors program.
“In the district there are no other women’s studies majors...there is a general studies AA degree at Pierce that you can do with a women’s studies emphasis, but there’s no actual women’s studies (degree) at any college in the district.
“We will be the first one,” Spangler said.
The date in which the degree will be available at ELAC is unknown, because the request has to go through three major approvals.
It has to be sent to the college curriculum committee first, then to the district curriculum committee and then to the state.
In the past two and a half years, Spangler and 25 women’s wtudies committee members created a curriculum to fulfill the criteria of obtaining the degree.
Spangler, who is also the chairperson of the women’s studies program, initiated the idea to the honors faculty.
Within the 18 months of working and creating eight new courses adding on to the five pre-existing courses, the curriculum is almost set to be sent to the college curriculum committee.
The classes already exist at ELAC, so there were no additional funds needed for the program.
The classes in the curriculum were designed with pre-existing courses from different departments throughout the campus. Courses range from anthropology to sociology.
Spangler said she had two students in the honors program a little more than two years ago who said they were transferring to University of California, Los Angeles as women’s studies majors, which caused her concern.
She said, “The students said ‘Why don’t we have a women’s studies major at ELAC,’ and I said ‘Why don’t we?’”
Women’s studies courses are all gender studies classes with an emphasis on women.
Although the studies are about women, the classes are not just for women students.
“We don’t want this to be seen as classes that are focused just for women, but classes of interest to male and female students,” Spangler said.
For 10 years, East Los Angeles College has been fighting to establish the Student Representation Fee used to advocate student education.
The Student Rep. Fee made its way into community colleges in the year 1988. Over the years, half of the community colleges in California implemented the Student Representation Fee and in Winter 2012 ELAC joined them.
According to Education Code section 76060.5 of the Student Fee Handbook approved by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the Student Rep. Fee said that a student enrolled in a community college must pay a fee of $1 per semester.
The handbook also said that a student can request their dollar back for religious, political views or personal reasons.
Students can talk to Oscar Valeriano, Vice President of Student Services, if they wish
to get their money back. He will resolve issues or questions students may have.
Since this policy is new at ELAC, some students might still wondering what this dollar is being used to fund.
ASU had p l a n n e d to use this money for the March in March trip to Sacramento, but many students did not sign up to go. Therefore the money will go toward future ASU trips.
The Student Rep. Fee can also be used to bring a speaker from ELAC to speak about student rights or to encourage student advocacy.
Students who wish to use this money, can go to the ASU office, request a form and fill it out.
The form will then be viewed by the ASU’s board members who will determine if the student will
be given the amount of money the requested.
During the Fall semester of 2012, enough students voted in the school electionsto pass the Student Rep. Fee.
Jesse Orellana, Vice President of Associated Student Union, says, “Not many students knew, and some still don’t know, what the Student Rep. Fee is. ASU tried informing students and clubs about what it was and it informed and encouraged students to get involved and vote.”
Due to students who are not well informed, ASU board members feel it is important for students to be more involved in policies that can benefit the college.
Anybody that is a student at ELAC can use the money for an event that will benefit students.
Joana Guerra, ASU Treasurer, says that if by any chance the money does not get used each
semester it keeps accumulating to the next semester.
Guerra says that ASU is representing 33,000 students this semester. Since students are not requesting their dollar back, this semester, ELAC should gain $33,000 from Student Rep. Fee revenue.
ASU is still waiting on results for this semester from the Fiscal Office.
ASU board members can use some of the money for any conference or event they need to go to. The Student Rep. Fee is for student advocacy, meaning it is not only there for ASU to use.
Someday in the near future it is estimated that this extra money will let ELAC have a bigger word in education.
For example, posting posters around campus about upcoming propositions that benefit community colleges.
“Even if it is a dollar, it helps out. Don’t expect things to change overnight, it’s a stepping stone to better our school,” says Orellana.
The Student Rep. Fee is established in every campus.
Even though construction to the Transit Center had been delayed, the Monterey Park Department of Public Works plans to open it in the upcoming weeks.
Due to the parking structure on the corner of Collegian Avenue and West Floral Drive being built, the Transit Center had to be halted according to Amy Ho, Transit Manager for Monterey Park.
“Part of the delay was due to the construction in the college,” Ho said. “Because the Transit Center is located next to the new
parking structure, we were not able to start construction until the parking structure was completed, so they could get their equipment out of the property.”
In a 2011 issue of Campus News, the scheduled completion date for the Transit Center was set for early 2011, and then changed to the summer of last year.
Jacobs Pacifica, Project Managers at ELAC, stated in a weekly project update late last month that the estimated finish was planned for last Thursday.
The Transit Center will station Metro Transportation Authority line 68, Montebello Bus Line 10 and the Monterey Park Spirit
lines 5 and 2.A representative from Jacobs
said that no bond money was used in the construction of the Transit Center.
It also stated that the planned start of the project would be Feb. 1, 2011.
Construction on the Transit Center officially began in late November 2011.
In the aforementioned project update, it also stated that the construction budget for Jacobs was $418,427 and that the project was 85 percent to completion.
According to Ho, the cost of the Transit Center for Monterey Park, as a whole will be roughly
$2 million dollars.The architectural company,
Barrio Planners, Inc. headed the designs for the Transit Center and E C Construction was hired as the contractor.
It will be a U-shape and will be managed and maintained by Monterey Park.
The Transit Center will have seven spots available for busses to stop and load and unload passengers.
No plans have been announced by either Monterey Park, or ELAC to have the shuttle that drives to and from the main campus to the South Gate campus operate from the Transit Center.
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Going green benefitsenvironment, wallets
Christopher Dorner should not to be portrayed as hero
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One day, as I was walking back to the E7 building from the A bungalows, I started to get a bit hungry. Seeing that I had to pass by the lunch truck, I figured I would stop by and get a hamburger.
Then what do I happen to see in the free speech area?
None other than obscene bloody and grotesque posters of aborted and dismembered fetuses. Yeah, I will pass on that hamburger.
This will not be a prolonged verbal assault on the Human Life Alliance, who were the anti-
East Los Angeles College takes pride in taking step forward to become a more eco- friendly campus.
On the ELAC website, you can find out what steps and measures have been taken to make the campus a cleaner, and more environmentally friendly place, but what about the parking lots? Are they as green as they could be?
Many of the new buildings are outfitted with the highest standards in green technology and the older buildings are being upgraded to those same standards.
In an era of greenhouse gasses and global warming, solar panels and extra recycle bins are far from being green.
In this situation, every grain of sand counts and ELAC understands that. The campus is outfitted with eco-friendly buildings, but they
A few weeks ago residents of California viewed the televised updates of the hunt for Christopher Dorner which ultimately resulted in his death.
The former Los Angeles Police Department officer had been wanted for the deaths of two officers and for possible connection to the murder of an Orange County couple.
Dorner was terminated by the LAPD in 2010 for misconduct during a patrol.
He disputed that his termination was retaliation for his reporting of excessive force used by another officer.
The actions led to a published manifesto where Dorner stated grievances and listed specific officers involved with the department’s decision to fire him. This was followed by his actions, which included killing four people and wounding three officers. This resulted in chaos and widespread panic.
The media’s portrayal of Dorner depicted him as a dangerous individual who presented harm to the public at large.
For some unknown reason, some
Going green will help the environment as well as student’s wallets.
Without realizing it, our everyday actions harm our environment whether it is throwing a wrapper on the floor or not recycling.
There are things that students could do to go green.
With gas prices going up, there are other alternatives to reaching one’s destination.
Students can ride their bikes, skateboards, scooters or even walk to school or work.
This will save students money and it will prevent the air from being polluted with smog which contains ozone.
Other means of transportation will also be beneficial to students’ health since they are a good form of exercise.
T h e U . S . E n v i r o n m e n t a l Protection Agency website, epa.gov, says that ozone can irritate the respiratory system, reduce lung function, worsen asthma and damage lung lining.
The website also says that “some scientist have compared ozone’s effect on the lining of the lung to the effect of sunburn on the skin.”
Students can also carpool with friends. When students carpool, they could split the cost of gas.
Those who carpool could alternate and share driving duties along with saving money and reducing traffic.
One does not have to spend thousands on a hybrid, but making small changes to our forms of transportation can stretch a long way.
People do not often think much of the damage we cause to our environment because we do not see the big picture.
also strive to teach students the importance of green living.
At elac.edu, you can find a section called “How Can I be Greener?” This section has advice on how to think and be eco-friendly.
The website says that students can use florescent light bulbs, switch to rechargeable batteries and take short showers instead of baths. Students can keep their cars clean to decrease extra mileage.
According to Boston.com, “The owners of hybrid cars will soon get preferred parking at Logan International Airport, and cabs that use alternative fuels will have head-of-the-line privileges that allow drivers to jump to the front of the taxi queue outside terminals.”
ELAC already has preferred parking for carpool drivers in an attempt to incentivise students to be more eco-friendly.
What about Elans that drive Hybrids?
Many colleges in the United states are rewarding Hybrid drivers by giving them preferred parking,
For example, On a daily basis, we see wrappers on the floor and we simply think “What is one wrapper going to do?”
The reality is these wrappers end up in drains and flow into the ocean.
Once in the ocean these wrappers destroy eco systems and hurt animals who consume the waste or get entangled in it.
The EPA says that, “volunteers p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e 2 0 0 8 International Coastal Cleanup event discovered 443 animals and birds entangled or trapped by marine debris (2008 ICC report Ocean Conservancy).”
Trash is an unavoidable part of our lives. “In 2010, Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash,” says the EPA.
We cannot get rid of trash all together, but we can do things to reduce it. One measure is to recycle more.
Throughout East Los Angeles College campus, there are trash cans and recycle cans located side by side. It is important that students adequately use these bins.
Throw thrash where the trash belongs and recyclables where they belong.
Students should not mix both trash and recyclables together.
Another good idea to reduce waste is to purchase a reusable water bottle. Constant coffee drinkers can also buy a thermal mug.
Besides recycling bottles and cans, students can also recycle paper, glass, batteries and old electronics.
What use are old cell phones and VCR players that are stored in drawers and buried in the garage?
Next time you are tempted to throw something on the floor, you should stop and walk to the nearest trash can. Adapting to these small measures will benefit your health, save money and most importantly save mother Earth.
people on the internet treated this news as if it were some three dimensional action movie where it was acceptable to cheer on the villain.
T h o s e p e o p l e c i t e d misappropriations and the covering of criminal acts by the department as what set Dorner off on his rampage. Using that as justification, they proceeded to support his every move no matter how violent.
Applauding or supporting the actions of a criminal act that results in someone losing their life, is insane.
We live in a society where we have a judicial system that works for the people. If someone loses their job and they feel they are wrongfully terminated, there are many ways to dispute the unjustified termination.
With officers and civil workers, it is no different. They too have access to these options, but it requires time and dedication to fight what is considered an unjustified termination.
Violence that results in death should not be the answer. By supporting these murders, what message is sent to the public?
It seemed like this was the latest story for the conspiracy theorist looking to attach themselves to the next hot topic.
Organizations need to rethink presentation methods
Hybrid drivers should get prefered parking
abortion group that were passing out flyers last week in the free speech area, but a plea for human decency.
The only thing that should be mediated upon is the right to eat comfortably without having to look at such sickening images.
Yes, their message was received, but at what cost.
Countless students passed by with disgust in their faces, but also others stopped to see what the HLA had to say.
There is no denying that their technique to get their message heard was a success. But, why subject students to these images, especially right in front of where they eat?
lower parking rates, or in some cases, their own parking lot.
Montgomery County Communty College is one of them.
Sarah Cocchimiglio, writer for Montgomery County Community College reported that, “Drivers can apply for a permit to the 185-space lot, as long as they plan to carpool or drive an approved vehicle – any electric and hybrid vehicles and conventional vehicles which have earned an EPA rating of 27 mpg city and highway combined (or higher).”
It is time for ELAC to jump on the Green bandwagon and offer incentives to those who drive environmentally friendly vehicles, motorcycles and carpools.
As green as ELAC is, there are still a few things that can be done.
Does ELAC have to designate eco- friendly cars their own parking structure?
No, but it would be nice to see ELAC make a push and incentivise students’ efforts to be more Eco-friendly. After all, our school color is Husky Green.
This is not to say that there are not issues that need to be addressed with every police department including the LAPD. This is a department which has been under investigation for use of police brutality in the past.
Some students know of someone who at one point or another has been stopped or mistreated by what they deemed irregular conduct by an officer of the law, but that does not mean that all police officers are corrupt or out to get you.
We have to put faith in our system and when we do not agree, use the appropriate channels to ask for change to be made. Those channels in this case include filing a grievance, human resources, internal affairs and even filing a lawsuit against the department and city.
Everything on television seems distant and out of reach until it hits home.
Far too many of those bullets that killed or hurt innocent bystanders were close to places I frequent.
This was not a movie or entertainment, but real life actions that resulted in death.
The next time someone cheers and applauds vigilante actions, they should ask themselves “What if one of those lives lost belonged to a loved one?”
Their opinions would change.
Their ability to use what is guaranteed to them by the first amendment is commendable, yet, as the old saying goes, two can play at that game.
There should be a different approach to this delicate situation.
There have been countless other organizations that have used the free speech area to spread their message in a less assertive manner.
For example, one organization that uses the free speech area to spread awareness of animal cruelty, displays shocking and uncomfortable images of animals being abused. However, they display these images in small
television monitors. They first ask students if they
would like to see these images. The same strategy can be
employed in this situation.As it states in the Free Speech
Area Usage form, “the college has the responsibility to designate time, place, and manner.”
It is the “responsibility” of the college to look out for the student’s best interest.
If just one person was either offended or bothered by these images, who knows how many more were?
According to Chapter Nine, Article Nine of the Los Angeles
Community College District’s Board of Trustees Board Rule 9902.10, “All persons using the Free Speech Area of a college are expected to monitor the content of their speech such that the expression is not obscene… does not substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the college.”
The topic of abortion is an extremely sensitive subject, there is no denying that, and some may be really bothered by these images.
It could even go as far as to disrupt their day. This could easily be fixed if they were to choose a different approach to spreading their message.
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Staff WriterWILLIAM HERNANDEZ
Staff WriterJESUS FIGUEROA
Local muralist paints larger-than-life characters
Gold Line gives commuters a tour
Artist displays ‘Paletas’ at ‘MexiCali Biennial’
RAFA ESPARZA
DELAURA CASTANADA
Rafa Esparza returns to East Los Angeles College with "Paletas de Sangre” (Blood Popsicles) on display in the "MexiCali Biennial 2013" exhibit at the Vincent Price Art Museum.
"I liked how the work dealt with the gruesome and violent subject of narco trafficking and revenge killings. It is terrorism intertwined with a seemingly harmless act of buying candy or in this case paletas from the local street vendor.”
“The paleta is artistically appropriated as a substitute for drugs," Ed Gomez, one of the three guest curators o f t h e " M e x i C a l i B i e n n i a l 2013" exhibit and fe l low artist, said.
H a v i n g b e e n o n d i s p l a y a t ELAC, h is f i n a l y e a r as a s tudent here , considering this to be his first serious artwork showing.
He now finds himself to be back at ELAC, this time on display at the VPAM "MexiCali Biennial 2013" exhibit.
The Metro Gold Line travels from East Los Angeles to Pasadena showing how diverse the Los Angeles County is.
Students can experience the environmental changes from city to city and the different type of people that board. The Metro Gold Line offers affordable, reliable and efficient transportation for commuters.
It also passes through several popular places known in the Los Angeles area. Regular base fare is $1.50 for a one-way trip.
If a commuter plans on riding the Gold Line or other rails/bus routes multiple times in a day, a Metro Day Pass would be more convenient.
It will cost $5.00 and can be bought at the Gold Line ticket vending machine. Most Metros require a TAP card which can be bought there too.
At the young age of 14, DeLaura Castanada became a parent of twins who gave her motivation to continue playing the game she loves. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Castanada leads the East Los Angeles College women’s basketball team’s offensive attack with an average of 12.7 points per game.
Castanada found out she was pregnant with her twin boys David and Issac Sandy in her first year of high school at Lynwood High.
G i v i n g b i r t h to twins did not intimidate Castanada from pursuing her goals in life. Instead it helped her realize what is important.
“They’ve been a blessing. They helped me work harder and realize what is important b e c a u s e I w a s obviously a wild child,” Castanada said. Castanada said she got into the game of basketball later than others.
“I got started around seventh grade. I have an athletic family, but I was more focused inside the classroom. They were the ones who pushed me into playing and that’s how I got started,” Castenda said.
He received his Bachelors in Fine Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.
"This is like so special to me. I came to school here for like eight years. The common story of its only two years. It turns into the 10-year plan. But coming back, it just feels like full circle for me," Esparza said.
"Paletas de Sangre" along with the "MexiCali Biennial 2013" caught the eye of Los Angeles Times Art Critic Christopher Knight.
Esparza was the first artist mentioned and whose display is the main picture of the article.
Knight gave the entire show a positive review and Esparza was
thrilled to r ead the review.
"I read i t t h e m o r n i n g i t w a s p r i n t e d . Amy, the c u r a t o r , texted me the link. I went to it and read it. I was super e x c i t e d a n d p s y c h e d about it,"
Esparza said.Esparza has decided
to go for his Masters in Fine Arts in hopes of bringing his knowledge to ELAC as a teacher.
"I saw a connection between SMC (Santa Monica College) and
UCLA. I want to establish one for the talented artists ELAC has," Esparza said.
Seeing the cliché of being the only person of color in the UCLA classrooms, he became motivated in creating a connection between ELAC's diverse and talented art students and that of UCLA's.
Having a foundation of support and encouragement from ELAC art professor Jim Uyekawa, as well as his parents, propelled Esparza to follow his passion for art.
"I didn't always know what it would mean to be an artist. But I think I formally made that decision (to be an artist) here at ELAC," Esparza said.
Discovering his passion really awoke the artist in Esparza during his ELAC years.
"I took a few graphic design courses. That's the path I was going to take, just be a graphic designer, then I started taking classes with Jim (Uyekawa).
“I took some intro design classes, some art classes, then I ended up taking every art class that he offered and I just became obsessed," Esparza said.
Esparza never thought he would transfer out to UCLA, but Uyekawa helped him in achieving what Esparza once thought would be impossible.
"When I got accepted into UCLA, Jim (Uyekawa) was bragging to the whole department about it," Esparza said.
Change occurred with the then Vincent Price Art Gallery under new director, Karen Rapp, as Esparza
was set to transfer."The year that I left (ELAC) was
either Karen (Rapp)'s first or second year. I was kind of bummed to leave because I was already seeing all the cool stuff that she was doing, even when it was in that smaller space," Esparza said.
Although taking art classes at ELAC, Esparza still grew as an artist during his time at UCLA.
"When I transferred to UCLA, I went in mostly as a painter and drawing. I had never done alot of the work that I started to do there, which was performance art," Esparza said.
The luck and success that Esparza says he has achieved brought his family to a whole new place.
"My family, prior to me being in my first show, had never been to a museum or a gallery," Esparza said.
To Esparza, artists are not "touched by an angle" or have some kind of special gift. Through dedication and hard work artist make themselves stand out.
"I definitely believe that drawing and painting that's a skill and you can learn it.
“Having gone through that process of going through that
Castanada finished her high school career at Los Angeles Jordan and graduated with honors. After graduating high school, due to her academics, Castanada enrolled at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
“I walked on the team I tried hard to get a scholarship, but never got enough playing time. Stress began to build, financial problems began to rise and that’s when I took a step back and went to a community
c o l l e g e , ” Castanada said.
“She brings a great deal of energy, lives on the edge and is always in the middle of action,” ELAC Head Coach Bruce Turner said.
After playing and practicing for a full season against NCAA D i v i s i o n I I t a l e n t , i t ’ s
arguable that Castanada has
the upper hand.Castanda did not want to throw
community college competition under the bus, but says it is slightly easier than previous competitions she went up against.
“Everyone here is looking to compete and achieve their goals. I don’t want to say that it is easy
however, with me previously being at a higher level it’s kind of easy… when I’m on the court visualizing everything, I see plays develop before they actually happen, something no one else out on the floor can,” Castanada said.
Castanada’s best game this season was in an away game at El Camino College when she scored 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and eight steals in 80-62 win.
Before arr iving to ELAC, Castanada was a pure slash player, driving to the paint was her only offensive skill. With the help of assistant coach Leonard “Butter” Owens and Turner, Castanda’s game has matriculated to her developing of a mid-range game.
“Before I was just a ‘slasher,’ I had no jumper, no shooting game. I would just drive into the paint. Now, I’ve developed a mid-range game. I can pull up for a jumper and handles here and there,” Castanada said.
“It’s so diverse with players like Karina (Ortiz). Before, she did not quite get the concepts but she hustled. When she hustles the whole team does,” she said. Along with parenting and playing, Castanada works full-time at an airplane manufacturing company in Garden Grove.
“Time management is something many college students struggle with,” Castanada said. She said that her precise time management is what keeps her on top of her game.
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Little Tokyo is one of the popular areas people like to visit because there are businesses among that area along with younger people and tourists.
People can visit little shops and browse different art galleries in the area. Daily workers and students board the Gold Line rail.
When it hits Pasadena, it seems as though more of the trendy people hop on board.
People that are looking to go shopping and just have a nice walk down Colorado Boulevard.
East Los Angeles College students can board the Gold Line on Atlantic and find themselves in Pasadena in about 45 to 50 minutes.
At times, the Gold Line may seem a little sketchy, due to the areas it stops in.
There is no need to worry though. Police officers often jump on board to make sure it is safe.
Just another stop away from Little Tokyo is the Los Angeles
Union Station.Union Station provides different
buses, trains, such as Amtrak, Metrolink and Metro Rail, along with different bus and coach services that will take travel to varying destinations.
Union Station is directly across the street from Los Angeles’s historic Olvera Street.
The final stop is in Pasadena, where one will be able to go and shop at Old Town Pasadena shops.
People can go to the movies, nightclubs and pubs in that area.
The Metro Gold Line is looking to expand in 2015.
It will go beyond Pasadena into the northeastern part of the county.
Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte and Irwindale are just a few more stops the Metro Gold Line is looking to expand to.
Beyond the 2015 extension, they are looking to extend the Gold Line through Montclair and possibly even Ontario, California.
Staff WriterMANNIE MIGUEL
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rigorously practicing and engaging with making, I feel very strongly that anyone can be a maker and can produce art," Esparza said.
With his luck and education, Esparza has been shown at many galleries and in many shows.
With his education and BA from UCLA, Esparza still finds that ELAC has provided him with much to be thankful for.
"I went to UCLA and it has this superstar faculty but Jim (Uyekawa) still has been one of the most inspirational instructors that I've had," said Esparza.
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Larger-than-life street artist’s, known as Sand One, art has taken the streets of California, Chicago, Puerto Rico, Mexico and galleries all over Los Angeles, to name a few by storm.
She would not give her real name, because she said that her name is not important, her art is. She went on to say that the name came about because she wanted to create a name that was smooth, yet girly.
Soon after that, she started putting up her work all over the city, on walls, vans, trash bins, clothing and clothing accessories.
She said that her refusal to disappoint her mother, the ability
to, in her own words, “be able to survive through her art” is what motivates this young artist.
She added that in the beginning her mother was not thrilled about the idea of her being a street artist. Her mother now supports her because she sees the desire she has to make it as a street artist.
Through her art, she has been able to know whom to talk to accomplish whatever may be on her mind at that time.
When driving or walking by her many murals, one cannot stop but admire the vibrant, voluptuous and full of color women she draws.
She got started about four years ago when she realized that she could be making money by painting on windows, after she had seen a
couple of men doing it for a living.She approached the men and had
asked them what they were doing, how they were doing it and what materials they used.
The next day, she went out and got all the materials she needed, went down to Boyle Heights, South Central and East Los Angeles painting windows.
She says, “I did it because I wanted to work in something paint related.” She went on to add that she drew one of her characters and that was the end of doing window paintings.
She started to mark the city streets with her art after she gained exposure with one of her paintings that she did on a newspaper stand on Cesar Chavez and Soto.
Her paintings are not found there anymore, but soon after that, she started to paint everywhere and anywhere she could get her hands on.
Her drawings are big in size because, as she says it, she has the mentality of a short statured guy, one that has to prove that he can do anything a taller guy can do, and do it even better and bigger.
Her motto is, “Go big or don’t even show your face.”
Being a young female that stands at only five feet tall, she feels that she has to do everything bigger and better than the men she shares the streets with.
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GO BIG—Graffiti artist Sand One sketching one of her famous Sand Chick characters, known for their statement eyelashes.
WORK OF ART—“Paletas de Sangre (Blood Popsicles)” up front at the “MexiCali Biennial 2013” exhibit at the opening reception on Jan. 19 at the Vincent Price Art Museum.
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Library club explores culture, artclub meeting— Instruction librarians Erika Montenegro, left, and Amy Guy discuss future plans of the new Library Club with club members during their second meeting yesterday at the Helen Miller Bailey Library.
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Instruction librarians Erika Montenegro and Amy Guy decided to create a safe heaven club on campus for like-minded students to explore the different cultures and arts that surround East Los Angeles College.
The new library club, which is not yet sanctioned by the Associated Student Union, is not just a regular book-of-the-month type club.
“Libraries are so much more now than just a place to get books. Students treat it like the center of their academic life,” Montenegro said.
The club is planning on having a spoken word event, movie afternoons, discussions on short stories and visit other libraries around East Los Angeles.
Thomas Gurule, the president of the cycling club at ELAC and member of the library club, said that a lot of students would really appreciate this club. “(I hope to) share literature or paintings, or even movies I like and get exposed to other art that people like and carry discussions and events,” Gurule said.
As the club is still in its developing stages, both Montenegro and Guy are still tinkering with the club’s activities. “We have a lot of ideas at the moment, but our roles seem to
be more about being the facilitators of the club,” Guy said.
The club has been cultivating in the minds of Guy and Montenegro for the past year.
The hectic move to the renovated Helen Miller Bailey library also slowed down the process.
“Students come here for various reasons, whether it be for studying, watch videos or even to sleep. We have literally seen students hunched up on the floor sleeping,” Guy said.
“We want to have fun, but at the end of the day, we are librarians and we’re here to help students with assignments wherever, whenever,” Montenegro said.
“This is also a great opportunity for students to get involved in
organizing cultural events by and for students at the library,” she continued.
During the first club meeting, Yvette Smith, a club member, decided to see what the club could offer.
Smith decided to read out loud lyrics from a Jill Scott song called “Womanifesto.”
Both Montenegro and Guy were moved to see a student express herself through a song. “This is what we want to see, students expressing themselves through words and music,” Montenegro said.
“It’s good to see different types of students, with different backgrounds, come together to better themselves,” Guy said.
The Los Angeles Community College District and College Information Systems released new email accounts for students and faculty with “cloud” based services for more effective communication last month on Feb. 4.
A cloud-based service connects to a personal server linking to the account, which allows access from any computer, smartphone or tablet.
With the new accounts, standard email services will remain at 10 gigabytes for storage and 20 megabytes for attached files.
Students can access this new email service by go ing to student.laccd.edu and entering their student I D n u m b e r and password.
Along with these features, s tudents and f acu l t y w i l l g a i n a c c e s s to Microsoft O f f i c e w e b app l i ca t i ons such as Excel, P o w e r P o i n t , Word and the ability to share photos.
These web services will be available to use anywhere with Internet connection.
Gustavo Mendoza, Manager of College Information Systems said, “Microsoft is one of the world’s leading software companies.
“We are comfortable it will provide outstanding services and security in all services provided.”
The new system, powered by Microsoft Outlook, uses the passwords that students have used in the older Student Information System.
Other capabilities that will be added in the future will include video, calendar creation for assignments, voice chatting and sharing the same screen over the cloud.
“There’s a minor fee, but the d i s t r i c t i s picking up on that. District Legal has been very involved in getting this off the ground.
“In addition, we won’t need to buy servers, applications, a n d u s e I n f o T e c h r e s o u r c e s , ” Mendoza said.
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those students with Android and iOS devices can access their account in a similar way via their respective browsers.
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With Latin influences and an upbeat tempo, The David Torres Quintet kicked off the First Friday Jazz series concert of March with a rhythmic Latin flare in the S2 Recital Hall last Friday night.
The quintet began the evening’s performance with an upbeat number called “Siempre” (Forever), which brought a dance quality of latin jazz to the quintet and an authentic upbeat vibe from the sounds of the percussionist Alfred “El Niño” Ortiz. The song started the concert on an exciting note getting the audience dancing in their seats and established the mood for the majority of the rest of the concert.
Continuing on the same pace, “Hey Bud” was the second song
The Honey Badger Cafe is a modern upbeat, yet casual place for anyone to go for a snack or to study.
Driving down Main St. in East Los Angeles, it is hard to notice where the cafe is located at, as it seems like it is in the middle of a bunch of different stores.
Walking into the cafe the exterior does not match the interior, but the vibe the owners try to convey is appreciated. The cafe has multiple tables and booths, with almost every table being student friendly having four-unit outlets to charge or plug in laptops and cellphones, compared to a Starbucks where people fight for the outlets.
The lighting at the café is dim enough to study, yet bright enough to hang out at and makes
“The Last Exorcism Part II” continues the terrifying story of Nell Sweetzer, a girl trying to escape an evil force that once possessed her. Unfortunately, due to its excessive focus on “jump scares,” it doesn’t top the original.
Picking up where the first film left off, 17 year-old Nell Sweetzer, played by Ashley Bell, finds herself isolated in the woods near her home.
When Nell is found alive, she is taken to a doctor where she is told that she is the sole survivor of a satanic ritual that had occurred in the woods.
In an attempt to have her return to society and heal safely, she is placed in a home for girls. There, she discovers that the demon she thought she had escaped from has found her once again, leading to a shocking finale.
Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, director Ed Gass-Donnelly does a good job of incorporating scenery
David Torres Quintet thrills audiences with Latin jazzthat exploded with a funky and fast-paced beat. Saxophone player Ernie Salas brought the funky sound and took this song to a new height with a magnificent performance that added much of the funk to the song. Meanwhile, Rick Reyes played the bass and held the foundation of the song with a steady beat, which accompanied the sax well. The funky rhythmic sound of the song continued to make the audience crave more of the fast paced jazz beat.
Along with the fast-paced Latin jazz, David Torres dedicated a slow, heartfelt piece titled “Linda’s Bolero” to his daughter Linda. He wrote the song for her when she was five years old.
The song was soft and somber resembling a lullaby. The flute played by Salas, made the feel of the room quite light creating a relaxing
mood in the recital hall. The conga drums played by “El Niño” released a soft mellow feeling in the air.
The piano, played by Torres, assembled a sweet and calm sound that gave the song emotion and passion. The soothing song engulfed the feeling in the recital hall, giving the audience a break between the upbeat performances.
Another outstanding piece was called “Chanko” it took the Latin roots of jazz to a tribal kind of feel with powerful notes played fiercely.
G e o r g e O r t i z p o u n d e d rhythmically on the drums to start the song. It was a loud piece that changed the tempo of the recital hall and had the audience guessing on what’s to come next.
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BOLERO BEAT—Ernie Salas, musician for The David Torres Quintet (flute), right, performs a soothing solo while fellow band members Rick Reyes (bass) and George Ortiz (drums) accom-pany him during the song, “Linda’s Bolero,” at the First Friday Jazz Series concert last Friday in the S2 Recital Hall.
the atmosphere comfortable for everyone.
After finding a table to sit in, a waiter brings a menu, which distinguishes them from an ordinary café.
The cafe offers a variety of foods ranging from Sandwiches ($6.45), Wings ($5.95), Soups and Salads ($4.95-6.25), and other plates that are categorized as “Delicious Snacks” ($3.95-5.95). Drinks range from Siphon Coffees ($3.45), Real Smoothies ($3.95-44.95), Premium Drinks ($3.95), as well as specialty drinks and premium teas ($3.25 - 3.75 with the option for upgrades that start at $0.50).
Every sandwich comes with kettle style potato chips or can be upgraded to one a side for $1.25 including french fries and avocado can be added for $1.25 more.
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ChEESY—The deli-sliced roast beef sandwich at Honey Badger Cafe in Alhambra is served with provolone cheese, roma tomatoes, spring mix, and garlic aioli on sourdough artisan bread.
Staff WriterJair Fuentes from the city, such as colorful
architecture, double-gallery houses, Victorian mansions and even a Mardi Gras type parade into the film.
One problem with the film is that it lacks actual story while relying largely on “jump scares.” This messes with the film’s pacing, making it slow and leaving extra room for pointless situations that don’t help the film’s plot.
Character development is also a huge issue. New characters such as Nell’s friend, Gwen, played by Julia Garner, and love interest Chris, played by Spencer Treat Clark, aren’t fully explored.
Audiences don’t get a chance to really know them, which is a shame considering the film had enough time to fit that in. The lack of connection makes audiences not care about those characters.
Many of the angles and tone of the film seem to be paying homage to past horror films, even the way the title is presented as “Part II” is reminiscent of that.
Lead actress Bell, however, does
a great job reprising the role of Nell. She does a great job of capturing the sincerity and innocence required for the character. Her performance brings to mind a young Sissy Spacek from the classic film, “Carrie.”
Written by Damien Chazelle, the story doesn’t seem to go anywhere, until the last 20 minutes of the film.
The biggest problem with this sequel is that it’s underdeveloped and makes little reference to the original. In fact, the only returning factor besides Bell, is producer Eli Roth. There’s hardly any ties to the previous events from the first movie.
“The Last Exorcism Part II” is not presented in the found footage/documentary style like its predecessor was. Some might miss the realistic feel that the original provided.
The film has an eerie tone and the constant “jump scares,” but a better story is what was needed to keep audiences interested.
“The Last Exorcism Part II” is now playing in theaters everywhere. It is rated PG-13 for horror violence and brief language.
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East Los Angeles College debuts its African American Project titled “African Cultural Influences in Latin America” on Monday.
ELAC dance students, along with an array of artists, will perform. Performers include Derf Recklaw, John Beatty, dancer Laila Abdullah and the Chuchin Dance Company along with other guests.
Attendees can expect to see live music, poetry, dance and visual art depicting the roots of African culture and its role in
Dance Department debuts ‘African Cultural Influences in Latin America’
Latin America. Chuchin Dance Company is
known for their contemporary dance styles, which are based on traditional Mexican folklorico dance.
“African Cultural Influences in Latin America” will take place this coming Monday, March 11 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Performing and Fine Arts Complex, S2 Recital Hall. This free event is being sponsored by ASU, Office of Professional Development and Wanda Lee-Evans. East Los Angeles College debuts its first annual African American Project titled “African Cultural Influences in Latin America” on Monday.
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The No. 9-seeded men’s basketball team won its first ever playoff game over Mira Costa College, 76-62, last Friday advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, the Southern California Regional semifinals tonight.
Advancing to the next round, the Huskies, 21-7 overall, will travel south to face SoCal’s No. 1 seed, Saddleback College tonight at 7 p.m. in Mission Viejo.
The game was a defensive battle after No. 8-seeded Mira Costa, who ended their season 19-10, played a man to man defensive scheme.
Late in the game, the Huskies took control and turned the tide to
The women’s swim and dive team won their first double-dual meet in more than 15 years with their sweep over Los Angeles Trade Technical, 178-82, and Rio Hondo 196-38 colleges.
The Huskies won 11 events, eight of them 2013 records in wins over Trade Tech and Rio Hondo.
“I’m happy with the outcome. Making forward progress, the qualitative aspects of races is what I like to see,” Head Coach Erik Matheson said.
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an offensive battle.East Los Angeles College’s
collective defensive team effort then sealed the win for the Huskies.
The Huskies got off to a slow start in the first half trailing Mira Costa the majority of the half.
The key to the victory was Dushon Carter’s defensive play against Mira Costa’s Baptiste Boucharel, who was held to six points.
Boucharel averaged 17 points per game coming into the second round playoff game.
Both teams had a first-round bye.ELAC got some clutch three-
point shooting from Frankie Aguliar who scored 15 points.
Aguilar was perfect from beyond the arc connecting on all four of his three-point attempts.
The Huskies were led in scoring by Aaron Cheatum with 17 points
Cagers win first playoff gameand Jaree Crawford, who scored 16.
Saddleback finished the regular season with a 16 game winning streak, 26-4 overall.
Saddleback skated through the Orange Empire Conference undefeated.
ELAC was 2-1 this season against OEC opponents beating Santa Ana College, 75-55, in the San Diego Mesa tournament championship and Cypress , 72-65 in overtime also at San Diego Mesa.
ELAC lost a close struggle against Orange Coast College, 82-81.
ELAC tied for third in the South Coast Conference.
The Huskies handed Mt. San Antonio College two of there three losses, keeping the Mounties from being the No. 1-ranked team in the state.
Swim and dive team wins first double-dual after 15 yearscompete with over 500 swimmers at the Chaffey Invitational at the Riverside Aquatics Complex at Riverside City College, Friday and Saturday all day.
Kimberly Peralta of Trade Tech won three individual races in the 50-yard freestlye, 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley.
Not to be outdone, Denise Burrola won two individual races for the Huskies in the 100-yard butterfly and the 50 free and took first place as part of both Huskies relay teams.
Burrola kicked off the 400 free relay event in ELAC’s first place win, which was by almost two minutes over the Trade Tech relay team.
Burrola recorded her fastest times of the young season in all three races along with her relay team
teammates including Christina Burrola, Alexandra Gonzalez and Ashley Jauregui.
Other 2013 p e r s o n a l records for the Huskies came from K i m b e r l y Fierros, who won the 200 f r e e a n d Jacque l ine L e a l , w h o took first in the 50 breaststroke.
In addition, swimming to their fastest times of the year were Jauregui in the 1000 free and Christina Burrola in the 100 free.
Jauregui added a sweep in the log distance for the Huskies by also winning the 500 freestyle.
Gonzalez took first place in the 50 back, second place in the 100 breaststroke and two first
nods as part of both relay “A” teams.
“ I d i d n ’ t e v e n k n o w where I finished in all of my races. My goal was focus on dropping times and suppor t my teammates
while they swam,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez swam a personal best in
the 50 backstroke.When asked to talk about the team
amassing multiple record times, Matheson responded, “Many of the girls posted 2013 personal records.
“ F o r e x a m p l e , F e l i c i a
(Ballesteros) dropped times leaps and bounds from last year. She has stepped up as co-captain of the team along with Alex (Gonzalez),” Matheson said.
ELAC began the day taking first and third places in the 200 medley relay. Both teams swam to 2013 records.
The first place ELAC “A” team consisted of Gonzalez in the butterfly, Leal in the backstroke, Denise Burrola in the breaststroke and Christina Burrola in the freestyle.
The ELAC “B” team rode the waves to a third place finish in the 200 medley relay in record time.
The team consisted of Jennifer Flores in the fly, Felicia Ballesteros (back), Veronica Orantes (breast) and Yazandra Martinez (free).
Martinez was the lone diver in
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ELAC Catcher Valerie Aguilar hits, a RBI double to left field in the first inning of a 9-1 route over El Camino College Compton Center at home yesterday. ELAC is undefeated in South Coast Conference play at ELAC’s softball field.
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the women’s dive competition. Nevertheless, Martinez took first place in her first year of diving.
“It’s hard work but I’m glad to contribute points to the team.
“I stay focused to be able to dive and swim (in a meet) and am excited to be part of this team. Go Huskies,” said Martinez.
Martinez scored 56.85 points in the meet, 64.20 points in last week’s meet.
She scored 91 points in the season’s opening South Coast Conference Pentathlon dive events, which is the most diving points in a meet by an ELAC women’s diver in 14 years.
“She is building to score the most points of the season at the SCC finals, which will enable her to advance to the regionals,” Elias Rocha, the dive coach said.
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“I stay focused to be able to dive and swim and am excited to be part of this
team. Go Huskies.”
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“Saddleback is going to be an even bigger challenge for us, but our players are fighters and they really play well in big games,” Mosley said.
Saddleback is lead by Darnell Taylor, who averages 11.4 points per game.
Saddleback relies heavily on their defense and rebounding ability, holding their opponents to 48.2 points per game and averaging 35.4 rebounds per game.
The winner advances to the Elite Eight, the Regional finals, on Friday at 7 p.m.
The other semifinal pits No. 4-seeded Chaffey College (24-6) hosting No. 12-seeded Palomar College (21-9).
The higher seed will host the finals fighting for a Final-Four spot.
The East Los Angeles College baseball team continued their winning ways, beating LA Pierce College 15-8 on the road last Thursday.
ELAC kicked off the South Coast Conference play against El Camino College Compton Center, which is 5-6 overall, but is 4-1 at home.
Led by the Huskies’ sudden hitting attack, ELAC was able to overcome an early two-run deficit to win their third straight game.
The Brahmas took advantage of some sloppy defense by the Huskies scoring two runs in the first inning off starting pitcher Elias Novelo.
Novelo (2-0) got the victory after pitching five quality innings only allowing two runs (one earned) off of six hits.
“Novelo was okay. He battled early in the game and he got out of some tough situations,” Head Coach James Hines said.
The Huskies took a three run lead in the third.
ELAC scored five runs off Pierce starting pitcher Derek Sesma in the third inning giving them a 5-2 lead. Sesma (2-2) took the loss after pitching three shaky innings allowing nine runs (five earned) while only surrendering three hits.
The Huskies continued to pour it on in the fourth inning adding eight runs.
Led by Kyle Peralta’s pair of
extra base hits that scored two, the Huskies collected a total of 10 hits for the game.
Leading 14-2 after five innings, Hines removed Novelo to give his bullpen some extra work.
“It was our only game for the week before conference begins.
“We got guys in there that will be
the main guys that will lead us all season,” Hines said.
The Brahmas were their own worst enemy committing seven errors that resulted to six of the 15 runs scored by ELAC.
“It was a sloppy game for both teams, but Pierce was sloppier. We took advantage of that,” Hines said.
Pierce was able to make the game somewhat respectable when they
managed to score six runs off two Husky relief pitchers.
Pierce scored four runs against pitcher Sergio Luna in their final at bat to make the final score 15-8.
Luna, who was coming off a strong start against Santa Barbara City College, had control problems in his one inning of work.
Luna allowed four runs off of one hit, and hit three batters while
also throwing three wild pitches that resulted in two runs.
“Luna was extremely wild. With such a big lead in the game, sometimes, the adrenaline is not the same.
“It’s something that might get us in trouble in conference play,” Hines said.
Baseball rides three-game streak
Staff WriterTadzio Garcia
BadmintonThe season begins next week at ECC Compton on Wednesday. On March 15, ELAC hosts Pasadena. Pasadena has a 23-game South Coast Conference win streak. The Huskies lost a squeaker last year at home to PCC, losing 11-10.
BaseballELAC (7-5 overall) at Compton (5-6) tomorrow at 2 p.m. and Saturday at noon.
SoftballELAC (3-10) at Pasadena (10-13) tomorrow at 2 p.m. ELAC plays a doubleheader at Wheatfield Park in Menifee Saturday at noon.
Track and fieldThe Huskies compete against four-year universities at the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. All day schedule: Jumpers and throwers begin 9 a.m. Hurdlers, sprinters, begin at noon.Distance runners begin at 5 p.m. with the men’s steeplechase.
Men’s basketballELAC at Saddleback at 7 p.m.If the Huskies win, they will advance to a 7 p.m. game on Saturday, site to be determined.
Swim and dive teamThe Huskies will compete in the Chaffey Invitational at Riverside City College in the Aquatics Center, Friday and Saturday, all day.
“It was a sloppy game for both teams, but Pierce was sloppier. We took
advantage of that.”
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