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El Camino Warrior Pantry scheduled for grand opening in early October of 2017 Alissa Lemus
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Signs indicate that pedestirans must take a detour around the Administration Building to reach MBA Building.
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Campus-wide construction hinders pedestrians
Students arrived on first week of school to find multiple buildings fenced off, including popular drop-off locations
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As the fall semester began, students encountered several fencing structures obstructing walkways throughout the El Camino campus. According to EC’s Facilities Director Thomas Brown, there are currently four construction projects underway, including a new Administration Building, gymnasium, service center, and pool surrounded by fencing. “[The fencing] is for the safety and security of the students as well as the contractors,” Brown said. The construction sites around campus began in 2002 as a part
of ECC’s Facilities Plan. This plan, “established the long-range vision for campus development,” according to the Facilities Master Plan. “We kind of outlined the sequencing of which buildings we would do and the time frames in which we would do them,” Brown said. A majority of construction projects conducted at EC can take between 18 to 24 months, according to Brown. “The demolition is going to take about six months and then, as things are progressing, (the demolition) will be completed early spring next year,” Brown said. “The new Administration Building should be beginning to be built probably
“The demolition is going to take about six months and then, as things are progressing, (the demolition) will be completed early spring next year.”
—Thomas Brown, Facilities Director said.
April (or) May of next year and should be finished by the end of 2019.” While the Facilities Master Plan is going according to schedule, some students have found the fencing to be unhelpful en route to
classes. “The construction in the front (of the Administration Building) has made it really difficult for students like me who are picked up and dropped by parents,” Beenish Siddiqui, 19, business major, said. “There aren’t many places to get dropped and picked up from at El Camino. The construction makes it take longer to get to school because of the morning rush.” Library staff member Jennifer Bailey could not attribute the Library’s recent traffic flow to the fencing surrounding the Administration Building but did feel it caused other difficulties. “I’m not sure if it’s because of the fencing but I am sure it’s because it’s the beginning of the
fall semester,” Bailey said. “It is an inconvenience when someone needs to get dropped off.” Brown had advice for students finding it difficult to adjust to the fences around the campus. “It’s kind of planning, and a lot of it really depends on the classes you’re taking and the sequence in which you’re taking them,” he said. While many may see the undesirable aspects of the fencing around campus, Brown sees it as a way to enhance the school’s appearance. “We believe that the college is trying to be proactive and really get the newest buildings and technology for students,” Brown said. “That’s what we’ve been working on for several years.”
Student leaders teamed together to create a food pantry that would help students and encourage EC students to get involved and help their fellow school community. Student leaders in the Associated Students Organization (ASO), Inter-Club Council (ICC) and Student Equity Advisory Council (SEAC) created the El Camino Warrior Pantry to provide healthy food to students. The EC Warrior Pantry’s main goal is to collect and distribute healthy foods to students who struggle financially both at school and home. “We are trying to establish a better way for students to meet their needs when it comes to food,” co-chair of SEAC and director of Human Resources for ASO Rocio Munante, 21, said. “Students might not make enough money to pay for their books and pay for food as well.” Bryant Odega, 20, director of Academic Affairs for the ASO, believes that the EC Warrior Food Pantry is important to have on campus because it shows students that as a community, ECC cares for the well-being of all students. “Our main goal with the food pantry was to alleviate challenges students face in regards to food insecurities, homelessness, and transportation,” Odega said. According to Munante, all students will need to be able to access the Warrior Pantry is a valid EC student I.D. card. At the moment, there will be no need for proof of financial status. “We do not want to discourage students who might be too shy or embarrassed to ask for help,” Munante said. Donation bins are located in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building, the EC Bookstore, the MESA Center, the Schauerman Library and the Student Development Office. “Donations will be helping so many students,” Odega said. “We are a community. Anything that students can do to contribute to the pantry can help our community flourish. We’re all in this together.”
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NEWS
2 EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
POLICE BEAT By Jeremy Taylor
According to the logs Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 1:15 p.m. There was a hit-and-run accident that occurred on the second level of Lot H. After reviewing the surveillance video of the location, the officer was able to contact the driver of the other vehicle. The driver agreed to exchange insurance information and pay for the damages that he caused. Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8:25 a.m. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that made an illegal turn onto campus in Lot B. The driver, a female student, did not have a driver’s license. She was issued a citation for being an unlicensed driver and released in the field. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 3:04 p.m. A female student stated some of her property was taken from her locker while in her swimming class. An officer responded to a theft report in the women’s locker room. There was no forced entry and a report was taken. Friday, Sept. 15 at 9:13 p.m. A non-student who had a $30,000 warrant issued out of the Gardena police department for domestic violence was arrested and taken to Torrance PD for booking. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the male subject for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk of the 15400 Block of Crenshaw Boulevard.
Corrections In the March 23 issue, The Union said that school psychologist Renee Galbavy declined to speak about college suicide due to the sensitivity of the subject. She declined to answer questions regarding this story due to not being provided a list of questions before the interview. The Union regrets these errors.
Emma DiMaggio/ Union The north side of the new parking lot on campus, Lot C. It’s construction began during the spring of 2015 and was finsihed over the summer.
Lot C construction completed in summer
The Humanities, MBA, Science, and ITECH Buildings are connected to the system Lydia Lopez
Staff Writer @ECCUnionLydia
Located on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Parking Lot C is in use, and has been under construction since approximately April 2015. Technical arts and shop buildings were torn down to make way for the new parking Lot C, which
contains 1,443 spaces. “Parking Lot C is finished to the point where we can use it,” President Dena Maloney said. Despite the fact that Parking Lot C is usable, it is still missing some minor details called louvers, Maloney said. Louvers are shutters that hang at regular intervals in a door, shutter or screen to allow air or light to pass through.
The louvers for the lot are still being manufactured and will face towards Manhattan Beach Boulevard. These will be installed on the north side of the parking structure. Thus far, there has been no announcement relating to when the louvers will be set up. Students have noticed the increase in parking spaces this semester. Some students don’t agree that the parking structure was a
bad decision. Joseph Nuno, 24, welding major, said that parking in Lot C was a much more convenient way to get to his welding class. The creation of the parking structure hasn’t come without its share of controversy. On October 6, 2016, the community around El Camino Village united to sue the college district to stop construction on Parking
Lot C, because of concerns that the parking structure would allow people to see into the backyards of El Camino Village homes. Privacy issues relating to this were acknowledged in a 2016 article by The Union. Director of Facilities Thomas Brown said that both the sound and lighting from the parking structure would not affect the neighborhood across the street.
Wi-Fi upgrades talked about in spring are now complete and up for use
The Humanities, MBA, Science, and ITECH Buildings are already connected to the system Reyna Torres
Staff Writer @ECCUnionReyna
Jorge Villa/ Union One of the gender neutral restroom signs that have been implemented in accordance with Assembly Bill No. 1732.
Gender neutral restrooms on campus
California bill states that all single-stall restrooms be converted to unisex by March of 2017 Zach Hatakeyama Staff Writer @ECCUnionZach
New gender-neutral restrooms have been introduced on the El Camino campus in accordance to Assembly Bill No. 1732. Assembly Bill No. 1732 states that “all single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities” by March 1, 2017. The bill was approved on Sept. 29, 2016, giving community colleges and other establishments five months to label single-stall restrooms as gender-neutral or unisex. The transition from gendered to gender-neutral restrooms involves replacing existing signs with signs that have no gender signifiers on
them, such as “restroom” or “allgender.” Two emails and one phone call regarding a request for comments regarding the restrooms from Staff and Student Diversity Office Director Jaynie Ishikawa were unanswered. According to EC, there are 16 gender-neutral bathrooms around campus. Only five of the 16 genderneutral bathrooms are available to the public, according to Campus Gender Restroom Project documents sent by Director of Community Relations Ann Garten. The remaining 11 bathrooms are reserved for staff. Sociology and women studies professor Melissa Fujiwara believes that the gender-neutral bathrooms are one step closer to inclusion at EC.
“Regardless of what your gender identity is, you can feel safe and comfortable using the restroom,” Fujiwara said. “I think we are conditioned to think of gender as a binary system and that there is only two genders and some people have a hard time making that switch in understanding that transgender folks deserve to feel safe just as much as cis-gender people.” Fujiwara believes gender-neutral restrooms are necessary to have throughout the campus. “Just like its important to have men’s or women’s restrooms all over campus, it is important to have gender-neutral restrooms throughout campus as well, just so folks who want to access one have the ability to regardless of where they are,” she said. While pleased with the implementation of the restrooms,
Shaelyn Margolin, 19, nursing major, believes that there is more room for improvement. “I haven’t actually seen any of the gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Even though I’m fairly new, I’ve been inside every building,” Margolin said. “I think [EC] could do a better job at making them easier to find so it isn’t a struggle for people to use them.” Maisy Lidzinger, 19, psychology major, has not seen any genderneutral bathrooms on campus either. “There needs to me more considering that I haven’t seen any and I go to the bathroom every time I’m at school,” Lidzinger said. “(Gender-neutral bathrooms) are important to the school because its just one step closer to making sure everyone is equal.”
As the new semester begins, many want to know if the Wi-Fi at our school is working and where they can get great service. A contract was signed in January of this year to upgrade campus Wi-Fi, Chief Technology Officer Arthur Leible said. They began testing connectivity on some buildings on the eastern side of campus. “We started in the Humanities, MBA, Science, and ITECH buildings,” Leible said. The installations for the new system networks are still being done for the rest of campus. “We are still working on it,” Leible said. “We’re about 80 percent done.” EC’s Wi-Fi should be done within the next 30 days, or by October at the latest. Although the Wi-Fi is improved in some buildings, people are still facing issues with their connectivity. Jennifer Bailey, who has worked as a librarian aid for three years, said that the Wi-Fi in the Schauerman Library could still use some improvement. “It is very slow. Students need it because they rely on research and any kind of documents that need a network,” Bailey said. Some students have trouble studying in the Library due to weak or no Wi-Fi connection. Diba Mogahaddm, 19, biology major, has had a difficult time trying to connect to the Wi-Fi inside the Library.
“I’m an ESL (English Second Language) student,” Mogahaddm said. “It’s hard to use my phone when I’m trying to use my phone dictionary to study.” The buildings that received improvements are going well. The building that is still getting worked on is the Library. It should be done by the fifth week of school. “One of the issues we’ve been having is how to properly do the Library without impacting operations,” Leible said. “They are much open than the other buildings are.” Some students in the Humanities Building have had no problem with connecting to the Wi-Fi. “Usage has gone way up,” Leible said. “At least a third higher.” When Leible went inside the Humanities Building after the installation was done, he remembered seeing students inside the hallway on their phones. It made him feel accomplished. “I’m just trying to get this college to a place where it best serves for student learning,” Leible said. “Our job in the technology is to improve the environment (by giving) students and teachers access, but in a secure way.” Despite the success of the WiFi connectivity in most buildings, Leible knows there is a lot more to work on for EC. “We have a lot more things to help students, respect each student, and do it more electronically, get more electronic forms in place,” Leible said. “(We also want to) get some self service items into financial aid. (There are) a lot of other projects we have in the process to get into the digital world.”
ARTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION 3
Film documentary series explores global cultures
Filmmakers to narrarate their travels to places like Alaska, Guatemala, Colorado and Morocco Tanya Silerio
Staff Writer @ECCUnionTanya
Jorge Villa/ Union Jacob Faulk, 18, accounting major, looking at some of the photography on displayed in the Library gallery.
Library gallery hosts photo exhibit
Husband and wife duo showcase photography in Library gallery Jorge Villa
Photo Editor @ECCUnionJorge
Upon first viewing, one would assume the saturated pictures of yellow sunsets and paintings of landscapes mounted on the Schauerman Library wall would be anything but “Simple Things.” But for Linda Detwiler Burner, there was more than meets the eye. The theme surrounding “Simple Things,” exhibiting paintings by Brandon Scott Burner and photographs by Linda Detwiler Burner, is an ode to the Burner’s dog, Babe, that died in May shortly after cementing its dedication onto the gallery. “(Babe) taught me and others all to enjoy the simple things in life,” Linda Burner said, paraphrasing a blurb written by her that’s displayed in a glass case along with
photographs of Babe. The exhibition is a collaborative effort from the Burners in hopes of conveying a complex concept but in a simple manner, which is to get back to “the root of life”. They used acrylic oil-based paintings of nature and semi-glossy photographs of animals as the color-filled motif of the exhibition. This is not the first time Linda has curated her own work at EC, as last year in March, follows the colorful photos of hot air balloon’s trajectory into a frenzy of “A Balloon Affair” as the theme of the gallery. Difference is the intimate approach like an open envelope, Linda shares her personal journey along with work from Scott, Linda’s husband, who has collaborated with Linda on numerous occasions in shows and in work. Scott said that he would
sometimes paint the landscapes that Linda would take pictures of and loosely reference certain color schemes, but overall creates his own rendition. What makes Linda’s work recurring is the “photography focuses brilliantly on the natural world. Her photographs illuminate details of nature with an elegant eye and a strong set photographic skills,” Darilyn Rowan, an EC photography professor and member of the South Bay Camera Club (SBCC), said. A short bio of Linda’s experience with her first camera when she was eight years old is displayed on the glass case along with the dedication of Babe, poetically interconnects the themes surrounding the art as Linda bares her soul to the gallery. Sitting adjacent from the glass case is a monolith-esque case displaying pictures of Linda’s past
with family portraits and tender moments captured on film. It wasn’t until 2008, when her family recommended she purchase a “nice” digital camera, and at that point bench marked a pivotal moment in her photography career. As Linda joined the SBCC, where she had the the opportunity to feature her work for the first time, she also attended a Summer course in EC to learn how to develop black and white film while being a classified staff on campus. Work that inspired Linda is Ansel Adams and taught her to visualize the pictures before she shot them to gain a better sense of composition. The work will be displayed till the end of September. Linda said that she always tries to stimulate her creativity by taking portraits of people and hopes to return to Ireland to capture more photos.
Students can now discover the world while comfortably seated through the magic of film at Marsee Auditorium. The Discover World Travel Series is back for the 2017-18 year bringing a variety of films to explore. “This sounds like something that would interested me a lot,” Jennifer Dominguez, 19, undecided major said. “I am not sure of a major at the moment but film has always interested me maybe seeing this could help.” There are a total of 13 films in the Discover World Travel Series with six of them being presented this semester. The filmmakers personally narrate each of the films and documentaries. This way you get a chance to listen to the journey that they took to make these films. From countries like China to states in America like Alaska, each film represents a different location. Each gives viewers an inside look into the beauty of these places. They directors each have a different way of showing the scenery and culture of each location. Some, like Director Karin Muller, show China through the eyes of domestic workers, farmers and businessmen. Others, like Bill Behrenbruch, show through his film the history of the old Santa Fe Trail in Los Angeles. “Seeing places like this being film in a very pretty way helps gain in interest in film,” Dominguez
said. “I watched documentaries all the time with my family and I know that it made me want to travel.” The Discover World Travel Series has been an existing tradition here at El Camino. “Its been going on for more than 20 years now,” Center of the Arts Director Rick Christophersen said. “We have a very loyal and enthusiastic subscriber base,” Christophersen said. “Folks that have subscribed annually to the program, they support the program, keep in touch and are very active with us.” As it is a long standing tradition, it is important to keep the fans of the series in mind. “We do audience surveys as well to make sure we are including their interest,” Christophersen said. The series is attended by people every year, which is why its been going on at EC for so long. It’s place for everyone both new and old, for both the casual viewer and the film-loving audience. “You get to see a film that was created by the filmmaker that is presenting it,” Christophersen said. “They are here during the screening, they do an introduction, talk to the audience, answer questions, they meet the audience after and during intermission. So the audience has the opportunity to not only see the film, but to also meet the filmmaker.” “I remember coming to something similar when I was 13 and fell in love,” Maddy Garza, 19, film major said. “It’s inspiring to hear them tell their stories and everything behind the scenes, it makes me so excited to one day get to direct.”
Upcoming Discovery World Travel Series Dates
Where:
Marsee Auditorium
When:
Monday, Oct. 9: East African Soujourn, Jessica Wunderlich Monday, Oct. 23: The Colorado Plateau: Red Rock Country, Gray Warriner Monday, Nov. 6: How To Travel the World For Free, Michael Wigge Monday, Nov. 20: Guatemala: The Land of the Maya, Brent Winebrenner Each film is shown twice, once at 3 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.
Cost:
Single Ticket: $10, $9, students and seniors Each film is shown at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Gallery exhibition explores maternal relationships ‘Mother and Child’ showcases multimedia work dedicated to motherhood Emma DiMaggio
Arts and News Editor @ECCUnionEmma
The Mother and Child exhibition in the Art Gallery showcases pieces that explore the concept of maternal relationships. “There’s nothing more fundamental than one’s relationship with their mother,” Susanna Meiers, director and curator of the Art Gallery, said. The collection contains works from 27 different artists, and includes multimedia work, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography. Not all of the artists in the show are female, nor are they all themselves mothers. While some artists focused on their personal relationships with their mothers, others explored the concept of motherhood as a whole. People’s relationships with their mothers can, as Meiers said, go
either way, “(They) can be great, be difficult, be both.” Yvette Mangual’s pieces, which are a combination of acyrllic and ink work, include images of primates, which are meant to represent a pure form of motherhood. The pieces are “her perception of what mother and child is, or of what mother and child should be,” her husband Rudolph Mangual said at the gallery reception. “The primates are very good mothers to their children. That’s why she incorporates them into the figure of the woman and the child.” Scott Feingerts, a friend of the Yvettes, believes that her pieces also show evidence of her Hispanic background. Another featured artist, Brenda Henriques, created multiple mixedmedia mannequin-sized figures that stood on the southernmost side of the gallery. One donned a huge billowing red gown and was covered with red and blue veins.
According to Meiers, Henriques is mostly grounded in jewelry and fashion, though this is not her first time participating in an exhibition at El Camino. “I thought (the figurines) were so fabulous that I asked her if she’d do it again,” Meiers said. “They’re a completely new body of work.” There were multiple sculptural pieces in the show, including Christine Saldana’s marionettes. “(Saldana) worked in the foundation area of El Camino for years. She’d always been an artist, but she began taking Pam Huth’s 3D class,” Meiers said. “That’s how she began doing these fantastic marionettes. They’re absolutely incredible.” Mother and Child was the first of six exhibits of the school year. The next show is Centrifugal Force, a series of new work by Tom Jenkins. It will be on display in the Art Gallery from Monday, Oct. 9 to Thursday, Nov. 2.
Emma DiMaggio/ Union One of the marionettes created by Christine Saldana for the exhibit.
OPINION/EDITORIAL
4 EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Community Corner
Capitalism and Socialism: The Simple Truths
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Restrooms should be for everyone S
El Camino’s implementation of gender neutral bathrooms is a step in the right direction but there is more to be done tudents have a right to feel welcomed and included on their college campus. The lack of gender neutral restrooms at El Camino stands as a stark contrast to this ideal. EC currently has 16 single-stall gender neutral restrooms, but they are difficult to find and far too few. This campus is home to 24,092 students, according to Fall 2016 EC Student Profile data. All of these students are categorized into two gender binaries: male and female. When filling out an application to attend EC, one’s only choices are male and female. This means that transgender, queer, and non-binary students, amongst others, are left unaccounted for. If only a fraction of these students identify as non-binary, they are left with few options on campus restroom-wise, especially if their classes aren’t close to any of the designated gender-neutral bathrooms. When Assembly Bill No. 1732 was passed in September 2016, it outlined a mandatory transition of all single-stall restrooms to gender neutral restrooms. EC administrators seemed eager to oblige. An editorial from 2016 lauds the campus for being so proactive in
switching to gender-neutral bathrooms, but their transition has been slow-going. So far, only five of 16 gender neutral bathrooms are available to students, according to Campus Gender Restroom Project documents sent by Director of Community Relations Ann Garten. Though the campus plans to transition more restrooms to gender-neutral restrooms, this change should have been made months ago. If EC was eager to adhere to AB 1732, the restrooms would have been completed by March 2017, as the bill outlines. What’s more frustrating is that turning a gendered restroom into a gender-neutral or unisex restroom requires no construction. The transition is as simple as changing the signs to say “unisex” or merely “restroom.” The five months that elapsed after the bill was initially passed was meant to give building administrators time to make the change, and yet they the restrooms still remain gendered. If there’s anything that all students deserve the right to, it’s using the restroom. Without an adequate number of gender neutral restrooms, this isn’t possible. We hope that campus leaders take
this as a sign that they should start taking gender inclusivity on campus more seriously. Gender neutral bathrooms should be the beginning, not the end, of the discussion on how to make EC as inclusive as possible.
It’s 2017. The time to end gender binaries is now and we should all take part in this change. The world wasn’t made for cisgendered people only, and our campus shouldn’t be either.
I have met many students who support Bernie Sanders, an ardent socialist who hates capitalism. But often, these same students don’t know what either of these economic systems are. Capitalism is an economic system run by the people. The people determine how to run their businesses, what to produce, and where to distribute their products. The people are in control, not government. In capitalist societies, you come up with a product that can make you money. If another company likes what you make, they will make something similar, but make it better. You don’t want to lose profits, so you decide to improve your product, and maybe even lower the price to gain more customers. In a capitalist economy, you are competing with other companies for customer’s money, and customers purchase something they want or need. Because there is competition between businesses, companies are constantly improving their products’ quality and reducing their prices in hopes of gaining your business. That is why you see stores trying to offer you the best deal: They’re competing in the free market. How much money one earns in the capitalist workforce is determined by how hard and how much a person is willing to work. Some people inevitably make more money than others; that’s the nature of competition. In capitalist societies like America, however, people can rise in business. Here, success isn’t limited to those born into wealth. If you are not convinced that capitalism is the economic system for you, it might be time to think again, because you’ll be surprised to find that you’re already headover-heels in love with it. Jared Meyer from the Foundation for Government Accountability explains in the PragerU. com video “Why You Love Capitalism,” that if you have a smartphone, shop on Amazon, use Uber, or enjoy practically anything else in your life, you’re using products of capitalism… and you love them all!
Hannah Shafiroff 18, art major
Socialism, conversely, does not have free markets. Rather, government regulates the distribution of goods, and government becomes burdensome for businesses, because people no longer have a say in their companies. That is why socialist countries are usually home to starvation: The government is corrupt and does not provide basic needs for the people the way private citizens do. In socialist societies, there is no competition between businesses, and no incentive to improve the goods, so the people are left with a terrible quality of products and services. Socialism doesn’t work because businesses cannot succeed under big, controlling government. Capitalism requires competition, the competition requires people to improve, and then you buy products you can’t live without. In capitalist societies, one can rise through the ranks and succeed, but in a socialist country, that is non-existent. There is poverty, starvation, food shortages, crime, with no escape. Examples: Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea. Most of us don’t want our parents controlling our lives, so why should we let the government do exactly that? Hannah Shafiroff is a student ambassador at PragerU. Editors Note: The thoughts and opinons expressed in this “Community Corner” are not necessarily affiliated with The Union newspaper. Do you want to submit a letter to, The Union? Send us an email at eccunion@gmail. com with the subject “Letter to the editor.”
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Devastating storm systems are a direct effect of global warming, it’s time to change Natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey are fueled by increasing carbon emmissions and Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement isn’t helping
Emma DiMaggio
Arts/News Editor @ECCUnionEmma
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The end of days has arrived, and the worst part is, it was completely avoidable. The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has held its fair share of devastation. The United States experienced just a few of the many powerful systems that have pummeled countries all over the planet. If these storms don’t prompt an intense change in the way we approach climate change, then we deserve the impending disasters to come. For context, the formation of a hurricane is determined by two factors: warm water and wind systems. According to Jeff Masters of Weather Underground, as cited in an article by National Geographic, “(Hurricanes) take heat from the oceans and convert it to the energy of their winds.” Warmer oceans
lead to more intense storm systems. CNN agrees, writing an article headlined “Yes, climate change made Harvey and Irma worse.” Ironically, the article starts with the lead, “The right time to talk climate change is now,” as if catastrophic hurricanes were the only good reasons to talk about climate change. It’s not like there’s been a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working under the United Nations since 1988. It’s been 29 years and apparently “now” it’s finally the “right” time to take climate change seriously. One most familiar and recent disasters to us is Hurricane Harvey, which recently hit the city of Houston, Texas. It dumped so many inches of rain that, according to Business Insider, the National Weather Service had to add more
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colors to its maps to account for the obscene quantity of water. This same city has taken 180 billion dollars in damages from the storm, according to Fortune. If there’s a way to get a country’s attention, it’s billions of dollars in damages. But natural disasters happen. They’re “natural” after all, yet something about this season varies from hurricane seasons of the past. According to an article by New York Times, this year’s hurricane system is notably more intense than other years. We’re making history, how exciting. There were signs of the United States taking steps to action towards avoiding this. The Paris Climate Agreement was sealed in December 2015, and it marked a huge step towards changing the dialogue concerning climate
change. However, under the Trump administration, the United States has backed out of this agreement. As one of the top contributors of carbon emissions, second in the world according to the World Resources Institute, Trump’s refusal to participate in this agreement is monumental. The United States’ participation in the agreement could dwarf the effects of many smaller participating countries combined. We’ve been hearing “the time is now” from activists and scientists for decades, and yet our day to day lives have remained unchanged. I feel safe in saying that none of us have put our full and utmost effort into reversing the effects of climate change. It’s part of a strange system of self-rewarding ourselves for
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doing things that should already be expected of us. You shouldn’t feel good for taking shorter showers, or for recycling your cans. If you still consume meat and dairy, your efforts are medial. If you still take part in mindless consumerism, purchasing and disposing of things you never needed in the first place, your efforts are insufficient in every way. If we don’t change now, hurricanes will continue to devastate our coasts. We must make an active and dedicated effort to reducing our emissions and preventing extreme climate change. The time to talk about climate change is not now. The time has already passed. But it’s not too late.
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FEATURES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION 5
FOR THE
CULTURE Chicano Studies professor inspires students Reyna Torres Staff Writer
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Zach Hatakeyama/ Union Kevin Blickfeldt reminisces on his career as a vocalist. “I was on America’s Got Talent in the summer of 2015. Getting a standing ovation in the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars are held was very exciting,” Blickfeldt said.
Raise your voice El Camino vocal professor to perform at Campus Theatre Reyna Torres Staff Writer
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He taps his left foot and looks at his music notes on his stand while swaying his arms, conducting his students to the tune ‘America.’ Kevin Blickfeldt is a vocal professor for the music department at El Camino College who has been teaching for a year. Music, for Blickfeldt, is his No.1 priority. “It’s my whole life,” Blickfeldt said. “I’ll hear a piece of music and every hair on the back of my arm and neck goes up. It’s just always been a deeply visual thing I feel when I hear a great singer or a great melody. I’m just so drawn to it.” Blickfeldt has been fortunate by his success in music. “I’m humble,” Blickfeldt said. “I am one of the lucky ones, and not to discount any of the hard work, I worked my tail off but there’s always an element of luck and you
can’t discount that.” Blickfeldt’s talent has always been within him, but faced difficulties as a student in graduate school. “In opera you’re working on your technique for so long because it’s hard,” Blickfeldt said. “You have to wait until you mature. We don’t really start singing until our late 20s and 30s because our bodies aren’t ready. There’s that sacrifice where you’re learning new languages and spending time with coaches to learn your craft.” Blickfeldt’s talent has always been within him. “My mom claims that before I could even speak, I was just always making sounds, “ Blickfeldt said. “I always loved performing, singing, and then sort of when I got into my teenage years, I realized, not only do I love it, but I apparently have a knack for it.” Blickfeldt had other things in mind before deciding to teach and sing. “I originally wanted to be a standup comic as a kid,” Blickfeldt
said. In addition to performing I found that the more I taught the more I learned about my own singing and my own techniques.” Blickfeldt’s most memorable moment was when he got to auditioned for America’s Got Talent. “We sent in a tape and it was the four of us we heard that they had an interest in finding young classical singers,” Blickfeldt said. “We sent in a tape that we filmed outside an alley and they asked us to come in and we sang for the producers. The film crew told us it went so well and took us to Hollywood Boulevard. They had us walking across the streets and they were filming us, people were screaming ‘Who are you guys?’, taking pictures of us, and the four of us looked at each other thinking this is so real. It was exciting in a way that you can’t describe.” A former student of his admires his teaching. “His expertise, always, but definitely his commitment to the character he’s playing in his songs
that he sings,” Daniel Outlaw, 23, music major, said. Abraham Cervantez, 27, music education major, enjoys his teaching as well. “He always seems to have a great spin on what you been working on,” Cervantez said. “I think that’s a great quality of a teacher to approach students on what they are doing and how they can improve.” Blickfeldt sends out a message to students to follow their dreams. “If there’s something you truly love, pursue it with all your heart and life would sort of show you,” Blickfeldt said.
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He adapted into cultural study during childhood and soon acquired a profession that now carries the admiration of others around him. Xocoyotzin Herrera is a Chicano and Ethnic Studies professor at El Camino College who has been teaching the program for five years. Herrera has been around the subject for many years, since his father is also a Chicano Studies professor. “My dad is a Chicano Studies professor, so I was always exposed to that department to fill in the study since birth, you can say, “ Herrera said. While Herrera was studying Latin American Studies at UCLA and learning about the cultures, teaching Chicano Studies came across his mind. “I enjoy the culture, it’s history, I look into it, I live it, so why not do something for a living that you enjoy,” Herrera said. Herrera explained the meanings of the subjects he teaches. “Ethnic Studies is a broad discipline. Within it, you have different branches. There can be African, Asian American studies and Chicano Studies is one of the disciplines found within what we call Ethnic Studies. Here, we have the program and so far, the classes that fall under Ethnic Studies is of Chicano Studies content,” Herrera said. Teaching the profession has helped Herrera become observant with his students. “You have to become very aware of who you’re teaching, where you’re teaching, and who’s catching on. That’s hard to acquire, and over the years I was really able to be more effective,” Herrera said. Salvador Mejia, 21, undecided major, is taking his Ethnic Studies class to know more about it and enjoys his class. “He cracks up jokes,” Mejia said. “When he’s [lecturing] he gives an example with jokes and it makes the subject understandable.” Herrera is also involved with clubs on campus, Mecha and the Chicano Club. His Mecha students decided to change their majors. “I find out that a lot of them switched from mathematics, arts, and sociology to Chicano Studies because they took my courses here
so I guess that created an impact,” Herrera said. Mari Elena Cortez, 23, music major, is taking his Chicano Studies class and likes his style of teaching. “He makes us feel proud of where we come from and who we are in the sense of our culture,” Cortez said. Herrera wants to provide awareness to students about their culture. “The population culture here is different compared to different parts of [Los Angeles]. There’s first generation Chicano, who have not been exposed to anything related to the idea of being Chicano,” Herrera said. Not only is Herrera a professor, but he’s also a musician. He was part of a nomination for a Grammy award. “My sister is a singer and she does Mexican music. She has an album that my dad and I coproduced in and her album won a nominee for Best Regional Music,” Herrera said. Herrera has earned the admiration of his colleagues. Dr. Gloria Miranda, Dean Professor of History, for over 24 years is happy to have him and with what he bring to the department. “He brings his expertise in Chicano Studies when he teaches within Ethnic Studies, but his ability to connect with students is one of the big assets we have of him. He’s very good in the classrooms, he uses very different strategies to convey the students on what he’s teaching,” Miranda said. Herrera’s colleague Jason Suarez, Professor of History for 16 years, admires his professionalism. “Xocoyotzin has helped set the tone for the direction we want to head. As for the department, one of the things that we are really looking to do is to become more engaged in alternative ways of helping students learn. Xocoyotzin is a model of that. His approach to teaching, willing to share life experiences, his mentorship, and his empathy—that is a very intracule part of the department we want to evolve into,” Suarez said. Herrera wants EC to promote more involvement during Hispanic Heritage Month. “Bring in speakers to get students more united because here on campus we have two Chicano clubs and I would like to see them work together and have events that promote the idea of knowledge, idea of awareness, but unity among themselves,” Herrera said.
FEATURES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION 6
D O U B L E
TROUBLE
Griffith twins embrace team dynamic on water polo team
Jorge Villa/ Union Levi (left) and Nate (right) Griffith encourage healthy competition on the Men’s water polo team. “They’re pretty good at going after stuff. Their physical conditioning has come a long way,” Head water polo coach, Corey Stanbury said. Oshari Arnet Staff Writer
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Complimentary counterparts driven by competition and passion aren’t growing on trees for everyone to grab. But, they are swimming in El Camino’s pool during water polo practice. As soon as they walk into a game or a tournament, Levi and Nate, 19, demand the attention of other teams, Noah Rubke, EC assistant coach said. “Those two add a significant
firepower,” said EC head coach Corey Stanbury. With both standing at 6 feet 3 inches and weighing in at 220 pounds, Levi and Nathanael’s (Nate) character imposes, equally as much as it embraces. “They add to the fun we have, [the seriousness], and the competitiveness,” said Sam Waters, freshman forward. “They like to stick up for their team; if anyone gives you trouble they’re going to stand up for you because they both have grown up in the same house, with the same morals.” Levi and Nate Griffith have
always had a companion so it’s inevitable to grow a little headstrong over time. “It’s fun watching them interact, they’re both big boys so they can both pick on each other because ones not going to back down from the other,” Rubke said. Levi Griffith experienced 21 minutes of being an only child before his identical twin brother Nate joined him. “He’s always been a little bit late,” Levi said. “I like to take my time and feel like I’ll show up when I need to,” Nate added. The twins expressed how vital
them growing up together has shaped who they are relative to giving them an identity and allowing them improve as athletes. “I actually think what makes us so competitive and makes us good athletes is that we had each other to compare to, because you can’t both just be the same, right,” Nate said. Visually, they’re hard to tell a part, while their demeanor towards certain manners are distinguishable. “I feel like when we’re competing against each other, I always try to do my best to win,” Levi said. “If I lose I get a little upset so I’m
probably the more competitive one.” “I’ll agree with that,” Nate said. “If I win or lose, I’ll be like ‘it’s just a game man’.” Their composures measure on different scales, one instinctive, the other intended. “He’s more of a perfectionist than I am, he likes to get things done, [and] done well,” Nate said. “That’s definitely not my first instinct.” It’s a good balance. Levi brings structure to Nate’s life, while Nate illuminates his days with lighthearted spontaneousness.
“The main difference between us is... I’m better looking,” Nate said. “That’s not true,” Levi added. Their bond started at birth and will go on forever. They have always been able to compete and depend on each other now they’re extending that brotherly love to those around them. “I just broke my finger a few weeks ago and they are really caring for me, offering to carry my bags, get me ice if I need it and everything else,” Waters said. “They said they’d dedicate the season playing for me so that was pretty special.”
A new perspective at El Camino Vice president of human resources reflects on her career in higher education Samuel Hill Staff Writer
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Samuel Hill/ Union Before working at El Camino College, recently appointed Vice President of Human Resources Jane Miyashiro had positions at Otis College of Art and Desgin and USC.
El Camino College recently appointed Jane Miyashiro as vice president of human resources this past summer. She officially began her new position as vice president on July 3 following the Board of Trustees’ decision to approve Miyashiro’s appointment at its meeting on Sunday, May 22. This year will be the new vice president’s 19th year of experience in higher education. “El Camino fit the bill on all fronts and I really feel like I’m having an impact communitywide,” Miyashiro said. “I’ve really been interested in working at EC for a while so its nice that all the stars aligned.” Amongst her qualifications, she also served as the vice president of
human resources and development at Otis College of Art and Design. “The problem I felt I had was that the students that were admitted were the elite of art and design and tuition there is extremely expensive,” she said. She also previously worked in human resource management at University of Southern California for 15 years. Although she described her previous positions as “great training grounds” that gave her great “exposure to a higher education institution,” she wanted to have a bigger impact on the students she was working with. A sense of community was also important in Miyashiro’s decision to work at EC. “Financial aid was always a struggle so I really wanted to work for a school that I felt was servicing a broader scope of students that needed access to education,”
Miyashiro said. “I didn’t feel that exposed to students/staff faculty who really serviced the local community.” Before beginning her career in human resources, Miyashiro graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, and holds a senior professional certificate in human resources. “She is very intelligent,” Vice President Jean Shankweilier said. “Her thought process is very clear, she thinks things through, and was very poised and confident.” Interim Dean Debra Breckheimer is excited that such a qualified candidate was selected for the position. “I am looking forward to learning from her as she has already helped me in situations that I’ve needed to seek her advice,” Breckheimer said. “I am elated that she is here.”
SPORTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION 7
Tough challenges ahead for No. 5 ranked Warriors Women’s volleyball team show they belong as first-year head coach leads her team to No. 5 state ranking and 7-2 record. Dmitri Hansen
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he 2017 fall semester may be Liz Hazell’s first season as the head coach of the women’s volleyball team, but its playing like she’s been its coach for years. Hazell has only been the head coach of the women’s volleyball team for nine games, but she’s impressed her players so far. “I think (Hazell) is doing great,” sophomore outside hitter Jaylin Motley said. “The environment around our gym is really positive. Liz is awesome and understanding. She pushes you and makes you want to strive to be better.” The Warriors are 7-2 on the season so far, which is the same record they had last year after nine games. EC is ranked No. 5, according to the California Community College Athletics Association. The team’s most recent victory came against the Mt. San Antonio Mounties (2-8) in three sets. The first and second set victories came with ease as the Warriors went on an 11-0 run in the first set and had multiple 4-0 and 3-0 runs in the second set. The third set is where the challenges arrived for the Warriors, the Mounties came out of the break with new life. In the set, they led by as many as five points. The set went back and forth in terms of lead changes, but eventually, Mt. San Antonio had EC against the wall, they were about to get the game point and force a fourth set. The Warriors fought back and went
Aiko Waters stares down the ball as her teammates rush towards it in the volleyball team’s game against Mt. San Antonio on Friday, Sept. 22.
on two 3-0 runs and closed the set out with a kill by freshman opposite hitter, Sophia Loiola in overtime. Despite winning in three sets against Mt. San Antonio, Motley believes her team needs to work on the little things during games. “We played a bit down to their level and for that reason the energy wasn’t there at all,” Motley said. “I think we could have done much better in terms of energy and going much harder for every ball. This team has so much to offer...”
Hazell also believes her team should be hustling for every ball, as well as being in the right position to be able to go for every ball. “We’ve been working a lot on balance in the court and getting to the spots we need to get to,” Hazell said. “Instead of guessing or kind of getting there, we need to get to our spots and see what’s happening on the court and react quickly, not try to guess.” Sophomore outside hitter and member of the 2016 All-South
Alissa Lemus/ Union The men’s soccer team huddle up and have a pep talk before their game against Golden West College.
Playing with poise
Men’s soccer team wins three consecutive games, two at home and one away, before its loss to Golden West College on Friday, Sept. 22. Alissa Lemus and Samuel Hill Staff Writers @ECCUnionAlissa, @ECCUnionSam
The Warriors have turned their season after winning one of their first four games. EC began their season turnaround with a victory against the Irvine Valley Lasers on Friday, Sept. 8. The Warriors went into that game following a two-game losing streak. The game started off slow for both teams, with neither side generating a goal through 45 minutes
of play. “We’ve got to stop being sloppy,” EC head coach John Britton said. “We have to be more precise with our passes, more accurate and give the ball away less”. After the halftime break, Warriors came out hot out of halftime with constant pressure and got on the scoreboard thanks to sophomore forward, Jason Sanata, who scored two goals in a four minute span. In their most recent game, the team struggled to generate offense and constant break downs
on defense. “We lacked being organized defensively,” sophomore defenseman Stephen Vincent said. “We also did not win the second ball during the game. We were not able to finish.” Despite losing to Golden West College, Darin Dunn, assistant coach, believes his team can bounce back. “I’m expecting us compete in conference and we’re fighting for a playoff spot,” Dunn said. “It’s not going to be easy by any means but I think that we do have the talent here to be able to get into the playoffs.”
Fighting for a good position
Women’s soccer team plans to turn their season around before conference play
The El Camino women’s soccer team has been working hard all season long to prepare to place high for their conference games. EC still has plenty of games left for the season, and defender Jennifer Vargas has high hopes for the team. “I expect us to start getting more wins and ties,” Vargas said. “This will happen as long as we keep
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working and playing as a team.” EC is scheduled to take on Cerritos College on Friday, Sept. 29th at Murdock Stadium. EC head coach John Britton is very confident in the team this season and knows that Cerritos will be tough to beat, but it’s possible. “Cerritos are the class of our conference as they have been for the past eight years,” Britton said.
Disregarding the results of the previous games, the women know that they have played to their best ability. They have put up a strong fight in every single game. “As long as we continue to work hard and improve,” Britton said. “We should have a decent season.” - Alissa Lemus, Staff Writer
Coast Conference first team, Aiko Waters, believes her team can and will succeed in each game. “(I expect) wins. I do, because we work hard,” Waters said. “I think that as soon as we hit the court on game days we show that we work hard.” Despite winning seven of the first nine games played, Motely believes her team is better than the record shows. “I know we can do better, we haven’t been as consistent as I
know we can (be),” Motley said. “We have had trouble finishing games off and that’s something we’re working hard on because I think we are more than capable of being a much stronger team than we already are.” The Warriors will play three of the top 15 teams during the rest of the season. They will play No. 14 Long Beach once in October and once in November, No. 15 MiraCosta in mid-October and No. 10 L.A. Pierce in late October.
Games vs. Top 15 Teams at Long Beach: Wednesday, Oct. 11 First serve at 6 p.m. vs. Long Beach: Wednesday, Nov. 8 First serve at 6 p.m. at MiraCosta: Friday, Oct. 13 First serve at 6 p.m. at L.A. Pierce: Wednesday, Oct. 25 First serve 6 p.m.
SPORTS
EL CAMINO COLLEGE UNION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
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Freshman quarterback Jerman Gotoy (No. 5) rings the El Camino Bell after leaping into the endzone for a touchdown against Grossmont College on Saturday, Sept. 16.
Strong start: Warriors earning their names Football team starts its season 3-1, rank No. 6 in the California community college polls
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espite a dissapointing loss at Saddleback College, the Warriors are making large improvements from last season. Thanks to the play of the two freshman quarterbacks, Jerman Gotoy and Cole Klayman, the Warriors’ have outscored their opponents by 155 points through three wins. Last season, the Warriors outscored their opponents by 48 points through three wins. “I thought our guys believed in our system,” Lindheim said. “they played really hard tonight.” Warriors have won three of four games played, compared to last season, where the team split their first four games by winning two straight then losing two straight. The Warriors began the season strong by breaking a 42-year-old record scoring record, beating L.A. Southwest by a score of 74-8. The Warriors had 594 yards of total offense while holding L.A. Southwest to just 74 yards. Due to his performance, sophomore defensive back De’Edward Cormier won defensive
player of the week, an award that is given out by the Southern California Football Association. In the home opener for the Warriors that also honored the championship team of 1987, EC dominated Moorpark on both sides of the ball, winning by a score of 56-2.
“As long as we stick together, it’s going to be hard for teams to beat us.” Nathaniel Vaughn said. Gotoy and Klayman were a combined 20-for-29 in that game. They threw for 402 yards and five touchdowns as well. Due to Klayman’s 9-for-9 day, he won offensive player of the week. “If we keep the tempo up, keep everyone close then things here will be real smooth”, Gotoy said. In their third game of the season, the Warriors fought back from an early deficit against Grossmont College, winning the game by a score of 58-23. “I like that our kids came back hungry and fought,” Cordell Landers, special teams and
running back coach said. “I think it was pretty good for us to get a game like this before we go into our conference (games).” Klayman and freshman wide receiver Stephon Robison were the offensive players of the week. The Warriors were confident headed into their game against Saddleback College, a renowned junior college football powerhouse. “Every year they’re one of the best football programs in Southern California,” Lindheim said. “For us to be a really good program, to be a really good team, we got to be able to compete with those guys.” In the game, the Warriors fell short against the Saddleback Gauchos, losing the game by a score of 48-45.. “(I’m) not happy that we came up short,” Lindheim said. “I’m proud of this team, we fought really hard (and) pulled it together in the second half.” Sophomore linebacker Mike Mason won defensive player of the week. Despite the first loss of the season, sophomore defensive back Nathaniel Vaughn believes in his team’s potential. “I trust my team and coaches,” Vaughn said. “As long as we stick together, it’s going to be hard for teams to beat us.”
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Sophomore running back, Torrance Brumfield, runs towards the end zone to score his first touchdown of the game against Grossmont College on Saturday, Sept. 16
Upcoming football games: Sept. 30 at Bakersfield / Oct. 12 vs. L.A. Harbor / Oct. 21 at Mt. San Antonio / Oct. 28 vs. Riverside / Nov. 4 vs Chaffey / Nov. 11 at Long Beach
UPCOMING HOME GAMES OPPONENT’S RECORDS FOOTBALL
Oct 12: vs L.A. Harbor
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Oct. 6: vs. L.A. Trade-Tech Oct. 27: vs. Chaffey
WOMEN’S SOCCER Oct. 10: vs. L.A. Harbor Oct. 17: Mt. San Antonio
MEN’S SOCCER Sept. 29: vs Cerritos Oct. 10: vs L.A. Harbor
MEN’S WATER POLO Oct. 25: vs. Rio Hondo
WOMEN’S WATER POLO Oct. 4: vs. East Los Angeles Oct. 18: vs. Pasadena City
(Homecoming Game) Oct. 28: vs Riverside
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