Vol. 68, Issue 8, Sept. 11, 2014 by El Camino College The Union

EL CAMINO COLLEGE September 11, 2014

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Victor Villarreal tackles Pasadena City College quarterback Dejon Williams during the first quarter of the Warriors’ first game at Pasadena City College Sept. 6. The Warriors led the Lancers 3-0 in the first quarter and ended the game with a 37-20 win. Photo by John Fordiani/ Union. Below: Redondo Union High School’s Sea Hawk Stadium will be home for the football team this season during Murdock Stadium’s construction. Photo by John Fordiani/Union.

EL CAMINO FOOTBALL IS BACK and North High School. Regardless of where the home field is, the general consensus is that a field, is a field and that it does not matter where they play according to players. “I look at Redondo now completely differently because it has a nice stadium, it’s a good field, it’s going to be a nice place for us to play,” coach John Featherstone said. “They have great lockers, they have great facilities. I am looking forward to making it our home for the next couple years.” With Murdock Stadium out of commission, Sea Hawk Stadium will be the official home Stadium for the next two years. Though some players may not be used to playing at Redondo, there are a few who used to play for Redondo and some who used to play against Redondo. “Well I used to play there in high school and I

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he jerseys are clean, the cleats are tied, the water bottles are filled and the players are ready to play, but one of the biggest pieces of Warrior football is gone. Murdock Stadium was torn down to make way for a new field. The Warriors will not have a new home at Redondo Union High School’s (RUHS) new Sea Hawks Stadium. With the construction over at RUHS and the newly built facilities and locker rooms, the choice was obvious. However, not to say that there was no competition, EC looked at other schools in the area like Mira Costa High School, West High School

think that we are going to be good as a team playing there,” sophomore wide receiver Davion Goodall. “All of my teammates like it, from playing during the scrimmage and everyone is pretty excited for it to be our home.” Sophomore offensive lineman Cory Sanicky, who used to play for Mira Costa, expressed his thoughts on playing at Redondo Union. “It’s kind of weird because I went to Mira Costa and they are our rival school,” Sanicky said. “So, it is kind of odd, but I mean it does not really matter, it’s just a field to play on. New sophomore transfer from University of Kentucky, Tanner Blaine, ranked as 15th best punter in the nation also gave his thoughts on his new home “It’s all good, I know it will be a good atmosphere,”Blaine said.

When asked whether or not it would be a disadvantage to play there, the players had mixed answers. Blaine felt that it would not matter and that it is the same as any other field. Goodall felt the only disadvantage is that it gets a “little windy” over there, but other than that he felt good to play at his old school. Sanicky felt that it was sort of a disadvantage but that it “shouldn’t affect us too much.” When Featherstone was asked about any disadvantages for the team, he expressed that the only disadvantage was on game days when they have to travel from EC to Redondo Union. The first home game for EC is Saturday at 4 p.m. at Redondo Union High School.

Faulty elevator sticks again Puente Project is put on hiatus Lorilynn Lomeli

Features Editor @ECCUnionLorilyn

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Stuck in the west elevator in the Humanities Building, Roxana Diaz, 19, social work major, had to be freed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department Sept. 2. “I was trying not to be late to class when the elevator got stuck on the third floor,” Diaz said. “I waited about 25 minutes (before being released).” When the same elevator stopped working in April, two students were freed by officers from the El Camino Police Department after being stuck for 10 minutes. Elevator breakdowns seem to happen frequently. Rodrick McMillan, systems supervisor of facilities, said elevator malfunctions are common and usually occur about twice a month.

Michael Trevis, EC police chief, said, “I can tell you that anything that’s mechanical, you know, technology, your iPhone, your laptop, your car, anything. Sometimes those things just fail. It happens from time to time.” Facilities frequently handles elevator breakdowns by contacting a certified company to help with the elevators. “There are certain elevators that seem to not have very many problems and other elevators that are problematic,” McMillan said. “Campus-wide, we probably have the company coming out two (to) three times a week to look at certain problems.” The newer elevators tend to break down the most. It takes a while to work out the bugs of the system, so the older elevators tend to be more reliable, McMillan said.

- See Elevator, pg. 2

The program with a mission to help underserved students has been placed on a one-year break

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Staff Writer @ECCUnionRocky

The Puente Program, which helps students develop language skills and transfers to four-year universities, is on a one-year hiatus, Rachel Ketai, cocoordinator of the program said. “(Puente) didn’t have consistent leadership and we didn’t have a consistent team so we needed to get that team back in place,” Ketai said. “We just didn’t have enough time before the semester started in the way that we thought would be beneficial for students.”

Ken Brown, vice president of the board of trustees, said the board has agreed to suspend the program’s activities this year. The one-year hiatus was promised to only last that long and Ketai hopes the administration sticks to their word. “It is safe to say that the program is in jeopardy. Those who care about this program were promised a one-year hiatus,” Ketai said. “We’ve been told that administrators want to reassess for those who want to keep the program on campus.” Puente was founded in 1981 and extends to other

TAG Workshop

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Today, a Transfer Admission Guarantee Workshop will take place in Room 120 in the MBA Building from 1 to 3 p.m. This workshop will help students receive knowledge about the specific requirements corresponding with TAG. For more information, call 310-660-3593 ext. 340.

Club Rush will take place on the Library Lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students will be able to receive information about clubs and sign up to join them. Food and drinks will also be for sale from select clubs. For more information, call 310-660-3593 ext. 3500.

Constitution Day will take place on the Library Lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. This is the day in 1787 when the Constitution Convention met for the last time to sign the document they created. For more information, call 310-660-3593.

A CSU Strategy Workshop will take place in the Alondra Room Wednesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Presented by the Transfer Center, the CSU Strategy Workshop helps with transferring students to the CSUs of their choice. For more information, call the Transfer Center at 310-660-3593, ext. 3408.

- See Puente, pg. 2

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2 El Camino College Union POLICE BEAT By Michael Hakimi

Male arrested for possession of meth Sept. 5, 11 p.m.—Officers observed a suspicious vehicle in the Alondra Park parking lot, just west of the Facilities yard. Two subjects were in the vehicle; one male, one female. Both subjects were nonstudents. Officers found a small amount of methamphetamine inside the male subject’s left front shorts pocket. He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and booked at Torrance Police Department. The female subject was released on scene.

Female strikes male in Technical Arts Building Sept. 4, 5:15 p.m.—Officers responded to the Technical Arts Building Room 152 regarding a disturbance call. A male and female student were involved in a pushing match that escalated. The female student struck the male student in the face with a closed fist. The male student was not interested in criminal prosecution, however the female student was still referred to the Director of Student Development.

Cyclist killed near Alondra Park Matthew Simon

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A male cyclist was killed after being hit by a car near Alondra Park around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, a CHP official said. The accident occurred on Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Cranbrook Avenue while the cyclist was traveling south to north on the crosswalk and the driver’s view was blocked by the sun making him unable to see the biker, the official said. The cyclist was not a student at EC, according to an email by Police Chief Michael Trevis. At 10 a.m., the coroner placed the body in a van to be taken to the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner to be examined.

Hit and run in Lot H Sept. 2, 6:50 p.m.—Officers responded to a hit and run call coming from Lot H. A student parked on the third level and said someone hit their car while they were in class. There was damage on the driver’s door and mirror.

Battery reported in front of the Music Building Sept. 2, 11:30 a.m.—Officers received a call regarding a fight in progress on the north side of the Music Building. Students involved said a verbal altercation occurred leading one student to attack a group of students in front of the Music Building. The fight was broken up by ECPD. The attacker was arrested for battery and given a citation. Paramedics were called and arrived on scene.

Reported shots fired, turns out to be fireworks Aug. 29, 1 p.m.—Officers received a shots fired call just east of the Police Station. Officers immediately responded and were told by students waiting for the bus that the noise had come from a group setting fireworks off in front of the TextBook Inc. store across the street from EC. Suspects remain unknown.

Wallet stolen in library Aug. 29, 11 a.m.—Officers responded to a theft report in the library. A student said she was studying in the West Wing and got distracted. When she checked her purse later, she realized her wallet had been stolen.

License plate taken off motorcycle in Lot C Aug. 28, 3 p.m.—An officer responded to Lot C South regarding a theft report. A male student said he returned from class and discovered the license plate to his motorcycle was missing. El Camino Police made the report and are still looking for the suspect.

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California Highway Patrol officers investigate after a male cyclist was struck by a driver near Alondra Park on Manhattan Beach Boulevard at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Athletic director comes to EC from LBCC

Student trips down stairs Sept. 3, 1:30 p.m.—Officers responded to a medical aid call on the stairwell on the northwest side of the MBA Building. A female student was walking down the stairs from the third floor to the second floor when she missed a step and fell. She twisted her ankle. Paramedics were called and arrived on scene. The student was transferred to a local hospital for further treatment.

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Athletic Director Randy Totorp gets the football team fired up for practice leading to their season opener against Pasadena. Nadia Basich

Staff Writer @ECCUnionNadia

Making a move from the L.B.C., EC hired a new A.D. Randy Totorp was hired in May 2014 as the new director of athletics and kinesiology. Tortorp was previously at Long Beach

City College as an interim athletic director and spent approximately eight seasons as the men’s volleyball coach. “EC has a fantastic history,” Totorp said. “There’s a lot of changes happening across the state, so being a part of that and helping EC advance in the future is what I’m looking forward to.” Totorp was born in Hawthorne but grew

up in the Long Beach area and graduated from Lakewood High School. “I was a student athlete at Long Beach City College and San Diego State University,” Totorp said. “Immediately following graduation, I got into education, teaching, coaching, and worked my way through the community college system as an assistant coach, head coach, and then athletic director.” Totorp has a long connection with the South Bay as his parents grew up in Redondo Beach. “Being a men’s volleyball athlete, the South Bay is predominately a hot spot for sports,” Totorp said. “I spent a lot of time playing in beach volleyball tournaments.” Furthermore, Totorp is moved by what the future holds at EC. “I’m excited right now that the college has committed such a fantastic vision for the athletic department. We have some amazing construction projects going on that are going to propel EC in the future,” Totorp said. “Their planning and the vision of where athletics is going and the commitment to the student athletes is fantastic.” Dean of Athletics and Health Sciences, Rory Natividad, doesn’t put too much pressure on Totorp as far as his expectations. “I want him to build relationships and be an active listener,” Natividad said. “I think that is one of the most important parts of being a future leader and then when you make an assessment, then you bring those things to the table.” Totorp’s favorite part about the job

Elevator breakdown - Elevator, from page 1 When elevators break down, evacuation chairs – chairs that help mobilize handicapped individuals up and down the stairs – are often used to help assure handicap accessibility. Additionally, there are usually two elevators per building; however, some buildings on campus are not ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant and only have one elevator. “Social science only has one elevator, which is not ADA compliant ‘cause any building for handicap is supposed to have at least two means of getting in and out,” McMillan said. It is imperative to stay calm during elevator breakdowns, both McMillan and Trevis said. “Remain calm. Most of our elevators have a little emergency button that will connect to campus police or use your phone and just remain calm,” Trevis said. “We are going to get there really quickly.”

Puente Project on hiatus - Puente, from page 1

colleges and high schools, according to their brochure. “Between 1999 and 2003, Puente transfers to four-year institutions grew by 67%. In 2003, transfers to UCs increased 55% from the previous year (73 to 116),” according to the same document. Margaret Quinones-Perez, co-coordinator of the program, said this year, there isn’t an English instructor with the specialized training to work with the group, a factor that came in to play in August when the program received a suggestion from the state Puente office to take a “planning year.” Brown said the concern of the board is not just how new students will make the transition, but also how continuing students will move forward. Still, the key to the program’s success can be attributed to its dual component approach, Rene Lozano, mentor at Puente for 14 years, said. “It’s a learning community where students take the same classes as a group and the emphasis for Puente is helping develop the writing skills to get to the university level, but it also has a cultural component where they get to see themselves in the education,” Lozano said. Lozano added EC loses a lot with the one-year hiatus. “They’re gonna have the academic component that’s gonna be there to some degree, but the rest of the stuff that’s just as important in my opinion might not be there because of the hiatus,” Lozano said. Puente was more than a program, it was a family-oriented community, former member Fiorella Messarina, 19, nursing major, said. “They help you meet other people and you interact with them so you’re not alone your first year in college,” Messarina said. “There are also counselors that help you choose what classes to take so it was like a familia.” The social events that Puente did were important in build-

ing the trust and relationship experienced by the members of the program, Messarina added. “Noche de Consejos (is) when we brought everyone together. Boys in one room, girls in the other, and we’d talk about anything,” Messarina said. (We’d talk) about life, family, school or just how our day was going. I think that helped because everyone was so to themselves, but then we let everything out. We got a little bit closer.” Advice Brown would give to continuing students is to stay in contact with counselors and with each other and speaking out about any of the programs they’re involved in at EC. “I know the board is interested in hearing students’ experience,” Brown said. First Year Experience (FYE) has been recommended as a temporary alternative to Puente, but students such as former member Ricardo Abreu, 24, sociology major, compares the Puente hiatus to losing an essential part of the EC education experience. “I was in the Marine Corps and I feel like I’m in the front lines with a rifle but without bullets so I’m trying to look for the bullets to load up my rifle,” Abreu said. “Same thing here without that (Puente) counselor I still have the resources but now I got to go and look for them and which resource is the best one for me to go to and that’s what (students) lose.” Ketai sees the hiatus as more than a missed opportunity for students these next two semesters. “It’s very hard to try to explain that sometimes the college fails the student and that’s not what I want as an instructor and somebody who loves Puente,” Ketai said. Brown said the issues with the program didn’t just occur, but was one that was taking place at the end of the spring semester. “Where we are right now, I don’t think we have a choice. It kind of forces our hand,” Brown said. “It was my hope we try to mitigate the situation. I hope it is a lesson learned.”

didn’t really change for him between the transition coming from LBCC. “It’s always the student athletes,” Totorp said. “Seeing their success and helping them walk through their educational journey in the moment and celebrating the highlights of when they transfer or when they have success in a class or success in their sport of choice.” Sophomore running back Deon Williams admires Totorp’s educational drive and his volleyball championship ring. “I think he’s a pretty good guy and he really pushes to go to school and getting our classes and our grades right,” Williams said, “and he’s also about winning championships.” Totorp is a big advocate on academics for the student athletes. “Academically, there’s a great amount of support with the amount of counselors and their ability to really work with our student athletes, and commit to helping them with their education and planning and transfer success along the lines with tutoring, and everything we do to support our student athletes,” Totorp said. “Success is what I’m seeing has been fantastic at EC.” Totorp said he has EC’s 100 percent support. “My administrative colleagues that I’ve met have just been extremely supportive and, again, just top to bottom with planning,” Totorp said, “the vision for the college has been really amazing.”

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Scholarship applications are available on MyECC, according to the Scholarship Office. The Foundation Scholarship Office has more than 450 scholarships available ranging from $500 to $5,000. The only requirements are a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and six units completed or in progress at EC. The full application includes a faculty recommendation, a personal statement, and a financial need statement. For more information, call the Scholarship Office at 310-660-6541; visit the office in Room 119 in the Administration Building; check the office’s Facebook page, or watch a step-by-step instructional video on how to apply on the Foundation’s YouTube page.

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ounds of nature – birds chirping overhead –and the sun rising over the horizon create a mellow atmosphere and a sense that the day is infinite; a sharp contrast to the usual city traffic most of us are accustom to.

Camping trips such as these are available to students involved with the Science Club. Clubs on campus provide opportunities for students to get the true college experience. It is an opportunity to gain lifetime friendships, explore interests, and strengthen college applications.

Science Club Meetings: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Natural Science Building Room 206 The Science Club is geared towards students that are interested in real-world experiences. Activities include hiking, museum visits, and field trips. There is a weekend field trip in the fall and a weeklong trip during spring break to out-of-state destinations. Students must pay for their own food and camping equipment, but there are fundraisers throughout the semester to help with the expenses. “For a lot of the students, it’s the first and only opportunity to go someplace other than Las Vegas and to be able to go to Grand Canyon or Bryse Canyon or the Meteor Crater in Arizona is a life changing event,” club adviser Joseph Holliday said.

Robotics Club Meetings: First and third Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. in the Communications Building Room 101/103 Members of the Robotics Club build machines, which enter a competition every November. The VEX Robotics Competition features student-made machines that battle against one another; the winner gains entry into the state championship. Science students also get benefits if they join. “If you’re an engineering major eventually you’re gonna have to sign up for an internship or do a design challenge and we’re basically just like that, where we get the experience, (and) where we learn to work as a team,” club treasurer Brandon Marshall, 30, music major, said. “It allows you to use the stuff you learn, apply it, and it gives you experience.”

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Honors Transfer Club Meetings: Every other Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Humanities Building Room 210

The Honors Transfer Club (HTC) is a separate entity from the Honor Transfers Program. The club provides a working environment for students to focus on both academia and transferring. There is also a social component to the club. Activities include field trips, laser tag The Opera Theater Club is tied closely with the opera workshop class and it is a place for and other social events. singers to get practice. The club was created in an effort to continue the opera workshop class on campus. “It’s a class that’s almost been cut a couple of times because it’s expensive The HTC executes fundraisers to help fund scholarships for members. so the club came about as a function to students to save the class,” member Tiffany Hail, 31, music major, said. “All the money the students raise they keep to go in this fund, and at the end of the year people who have been active in the club can apply and try to get a scholarship,” Co-Director In collaboration with the music program, a show occurs every fall. The show consists of of HTC Tiffany Williams said. “I think that’s pretty unique, I don’t think any other club scenes from various productions and will take place on Dec. 11 in the Campus Theatre. does that.” Meetings: Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Music Building Room 131

Society of Music Club Meetings: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Music Building Room 125 The Society of Music Club provides musical opportunities for students to perform; additionally, members participate in fundraising events, which garner money for equipment. “There’s performance opportunities like the recital they do every semester and there’s also opportunities to perform during club rush so if you see a soloist or a group performing out there, that’s Society of Music,” Rachel Lilagan, 22, music major, said. “You don’t have to be a musician to join (but if you are) it’s a great way to meet fellow musicians.”

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EDITORIAL

4 El Camino College Union

September 11, 2014

Cast adrift without Puente

Commentary

Zuckerberg is playing big brother Jay Bamba

Staff Writer @ECCUnionJay Social media has become an integral part of modern life, and few forms of social media carry the brand recognition of Facebook. However, that positive recognition might soon turn negative thanks to the latest version of the Facebook Messenger App. The updated Facebook Messenger app features nothing new from previous versions, however it requires access to much more personal information than it used to. The Facebook Messenger app has been available for couple of years now, however users are now forced to download this seperate app if they wish to talk to their friends on Facebook. In April 2014, Facebook announced that the message feature within the mobile app for both iPhone and Androids will not be available. Instead, they promoted the stand alone messenger app which has been around for years. Not only will users have to go through the hassle to download a separate app just to talk to someone, the app requires numerous amounts of personal information. The personal information required includes, but is not limited to: device and app history, cellular data settings, contacts, text messaging, photos, media files, phone call log, camera, and wi-fi settings. Considering how free apps gain profit by selling this information to third party advertisers, it is necessary for them to get it so that they do not lose money. The app’s benefits absolutely do not outweigh the potential invasion of privacy, as the message function is still accessible through computers. Another reason why the benefits do not outweigh it is because having a conversation with Facebook friends can simply be replaced by other apps or text messaging. People are bothered by this invasion of privacy, even though much of this is already being shared by users. However, most of this information can be controlled by simply putting a viewing restriction. The usual privacy information shared on Facebook is usually restricted by setting it so that only a users friends can see it. It is also worth noting that the normal Facebook app does not require overly personal information such as access to photos and phone logs. Facebook usually only requires basic information such as names and an email address. Just this past Sunday a massive amount of nude photos of celebrities were leaked by unknown individuals who had stolen them from online cloud systems. While Facebook is likely to secure the data they hold, there is a possibility that it will get hacked as long as they have it. Sensitive photos that users have in their gallery are the last thing they want to get leaked. The internet is a vast place of data and users are afraid to get their data seen by people who they do not even know. So even though the realistic chance of personal information being leaked by Facebook is considerably low, the possibility is still present.

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ime can be a funny thing sometimes; it seems easily measured, and yet students and physicist agree that it can dilate in the presence of extremes of velocity, gravity, or homework. So why is a year long hiatus for the Puente Project such a problem then? In the grand scheme of things, a year seems like a drop in the bucket. Yet at EC, many students will have completed half of their time on this campus in that same period. That’s two semesters without the personalized mentoring that the Puente Project provided. Two semesters for students to become frustrated and disillusioned with the new challenges that come from entering a college where they might potentially not know even a single friendly face. EC is a school where students get back what they put into their experience. It can be a fulfilling time of discovery, accomplishment and peer bonding for those inspired enough to put forth the effort. However, it can just as easily become a waste of time and money for a student who treats EC as simply a continuation of high school, coasting along on passable grades in classes haphazardly chosen because they sounded easy enough. But even students willing to put forth that effort can become lost without guidance or assitance. Hopefully these students will be able

to learn from their mistakes, and in time graduate despite them, but inevitably some will give up. When this year long hiatus is measured not as a number days, weeks, and months, but as a number of these unfortunate students who no longer have the time, money, or patience to continue their schooling, a year doesn’t seem so small anymore. For those students, that one year could affect them for the rest of their lives. When bombarded with the daily grind of classes, homework and jobs, it’s easy to put off tomorrow’s issues until tomorrow. Puente Project is on a year long hiatus, so there’s an understandable temptation to forget about it in the meantime, to worry about solving the problem when it’s a more pressing issue. Hopefully, students and faculty will fight that temptation, because without active supporters and ongoing attempts to save the Puente Project, it’s not a stretch to imagine that single year hiatus turning into a second, or even a third. Now, it’s not necessary to storm into the next board of trustees meeting shouting out the finale of the play “Rent” in order to save Puente Project. In fact, something as simple as stopping in to quietly watch one of those board meetings, or keeping an eye open for announcements regarding the project could make all the difference. What’s most important though, is to remember just what this year is costing the students of EC.

Oops, it happened again Turn the knob, the door is stuck, you smack your face into the door. Turn the knob, the door is stuck again, you smack your face into the door, again. How many times will you smack your face into the door before considering an alternative to bruising your face? The faulty elevators have been an issue for quite some time now, and it happens too frequently for it not to be taken seriously. It’s agreeable that technology is a fickle pickle that requires an enormous amount of TLC before being perfected, but the elevator has been around since the mid-1800s -- three hundred years should be a sufficient amount of time to understand a widely used piece of machinery. To compare an elevator to an iPhone is like comparing Ray Rice to the President of the United States - both notable African American men, so they’re the same thing surely. Steve Jobs just rolled over in his grave. Maybe we need to stop and consider that perhaps new isn’t always better. If the reason for why the elevators are embarrassingly faulty is because they are new, then find an old manual climbing shaft, the kind that requires an operator. Considering the fact that the manufacturing company is being contacted to service these elevators - campus wide - then heck, we might as well buy some vintage elevators that come

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equipped with operators. If we have the kind of money to spend repeatedly on the same issues, then we must have the money to also have fancy coffee kiosks - that would be wonderful.

“To compare an elevator to an iPhone is like comparing Ray Rice to the President of the United States - both notable African American men, so they’re the same thing surely. ” To top this off, the fact that Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) students are being restricted is just adding insult to injury. The worst thing to say to a person panicking is to tell them to not panic. ADA students are no different from non-ADA students, we run late, we are in hurries, we sometimes only have ten minutes between classes and need

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to debate whether or not attempting to use the restroom before rushing to class is a chance worth taking. The struggle these students face, having to manage their time strategically, down to having to consider the location of every class into their daily routine is a lot. Then to not provide these students, all students, to deprive them of proper means of transportation to simply another floor, is just unacceptable. As bad as all that is, there’s also the troublesome thought that elevators as unreliable as these could some day have a more serious malfunction. Now it’s doubtful that anyone will plunge to their deaths in the Humanities Building in the foreseeable future, but what if all of the electronics on the elevator failed? Imagine being trapped in a steel box with no lights, no movement, and no way to call the outside world? Just how long would it take for anyone to realize the elevator wasn’t just broken, but that somebody was actually trapped inside? EC’s budget covers a plethora of departments and activities, overall it’s nearly a given that the one thing we all have in common is the use of the buildings and the elevators we enjoy taking advantage of. If that’s true, then the elevators should have some prioritization and be given serious evaluation, not just jury-rigged and undervalued.

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Does the ALS challenge make a difference?

Michael Hakimi

Union Columnist @ECCUnionMichael

Education in the information age “I never let my schooling get in the way of my education.” The words of Mark Twain now resonate stronger than ever in a generation obsessed with college degrees and test scores. While this obsession hinders many and can ultimately make the learning process a stressful experience, we now live in the most exciting time to learn in history: the age of information. This means we have the privilege of living in a time when a question’s answer is just a click away. We have access to more information and are more connected with the world than ever before. Websites like Google and Facebook are tools that can be used to inform, organize, and empower. Most of us take this tool for granted and use computers and the Internet for games, shopping, and social networking. While there’s nothing wrong with these activities they stray away from the potential of having access to free information. Computers and the Internet are two of the greatest gifts that scientists have given the free world. The power of information is now available to more people than ever before. If you’re a student here at EC you have access to the world in ways even your parent’s generation marvels at. If you don’t like your history teacher, why not watch a lecture on YouTube given by a Harvard Professor? If physics is your thing and your teacher isn’t making any sense, maybe Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman can clear things up for you. In a way the Internet is a better teacher than any one person is capable of being. Unfortunately like many other technologies, the Internet is a double-edged sword. While one could now hypothetically spend their entire life researching on the Internet, they could also use the Internet for endless hours of entertainment. When information and entertainment are both free, more often than not the latter is favored. Just look around campus; instead of carrying newspapers and books students stare down at their smartphones texting and checking their Instagrams. Who cares about world affairs when you can watch hilarious “epic fail” videos and Snapchat your friends about it afterword. The fun is endless: Myspace, Facebook. Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Netflix, and much, much more. It may be hard to believe if you grew up in the United States but only about 40 percent of the world has access to the Internet. Imagine how much poor societies in third world countries would benefit from access to a tool as simple as Google. A tool we have grown to take for granted and now abuse is unavailable to the majority of the world. It may not seem like it, but globally it is a privilege to surf the web and talk to your friends on Facebook. A Kenyan man named Zack Matere only just recently got access to the internet and is now very excited about using computers to learn. He was featured in a Google commercial and said, “Information is powerful, but it is how we use it that will define us.” These meaningful and thought provoking words should inspire those of us lucky enough to access the internet to empower ourselves and to use this tool for good. School is important but your education goes far beyond graduation day. The views expressed in this column are those of the author. They do not represent the views or opinions of the Union, its staff, editorial board or advisers.

Eric Brandon, 32, air conditioning and refrigeration “I think it’s ridiculous, if you want to donate you might as well just donate, you know what I mean?”

Erick Romero, 20, undecided “I think it’s for a good cause, but it’s probably better to donate, since we’re in the middle of a drought.” Illustration by Eugene Chang/ Union

UP FOR DEBATE Is the Ice Bucket Challenge just a fad that wastes water, or a genuine act of charity? What’s a little cold water for a good cause? Imagine you are unable to move your arms, legs and body. Eventually, you will lose the ability to breathe without ventilatory support. That is the fate of someone diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. However, the ALS Association Jessica Gualotuna has received $100 million since last Staff Writer @ECCUnionJessG month alone. The ice bucket challenge has helped raise funds for their donation. This challenge has taken social media sites by storm. Many people, from your next door neighbour to celebrities, have recently taken the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness of ALS on a world-wide scale. The challenge is simply to get a bucket filed with ice water and throw it over themselves. Videos of the challenge are posted online on social sites like Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. The Ice Bucket Challenge has most of the media in a frenzy, but it is for a good cause. The stunt has raised abundant money due to the increased attention. It’s likely that without the challenge, ALS would have continued as an obscure, little known condition. It takes social media sites to help push forward research on different types of disease out there. The amount of money has been raised to $100 million since last month in comparison to the same time last year, when only $2.8 million was raised, according to Forbes. The opinion that water is being wasted by the bucket challenge doesn’t take into account the different ways of taking the challenge. According to the website Time, Matt Damon, a clean water advocate, took his challenge by using a bucket of toilet water. EC student Siobhan Bible took her challenge with pool water instead of clean water. Therefore, this method can still be used effectively without wasting water. Regardless of people’s cause for taking up the challenge, the end result is still raised awareness for ALS research. The more people raise awareness of ALS, the more money and time can be used to figure out a cure for the disease. If that requires throwing ice water over your head to do so, than so be it.

Spend money on research, not on ice water

Trent Ledford Staff Writer @ECCUnionTrent

Over the past year the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been growing and becoming more popular with celebrities and common people all over the world, but mostly in the United States. The challenge has raised over $100 million, but considering the number of participants, it should have made much more. The challenge could have made more money if every single person who accepted the challenge donated $10 or more, instead of just wasting

water. Instead, the Ice Bucket Challenge has become a popular way to get attention from friends and people in social media. Most of the attention that the challenge has received from common people and celebrities isn’t even benefiting ALS research anymore, instead turning the challenge into a popular fad on Twitter, YouTube, and FaceBook. It’s likely that a large percentage of challenge participants don’t even know what ALS stands for. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease that affects the neurological system, but has traditionally received little attention. Many celebrities may have donated money to help ALS research, but they did it to get more attention from the media. Why bother posting a video online otherwise? Instead of dumping water on their heads, people should just donate money to ALS Awareness. Even if they are a high school student, they should ask their parents for at least $10 to donate before accepting the challenge. People need to save water, and this Ice Bucket Challenge is causing people to waste a lot water and also, spend a lot of money for ice. Instead of buying ice and using water from home, people should use that money to donate. Everybody wants to be part of the crowd, so more than half of the people that do the challenge might donate, but they are doing it for their own personal benefit. A better way to raise awareness for ALS is by making a commercial explaining to people what ALS research is all about and where they could make a donation.

Eva Jones, 21, international business “I think people could be using recycled water, like swimming pool water, but I think it is making people aware of a good cause.”

Jenn Duong, 18, film and television “I think it’s ingenious marketing. It’s really great at raising awareness, though I think people should be donating to a cause because they want to, not because they’re chickening out of a challenge.”

Jeeha Kaiser, 19, sign language/ interpreter “Honestly, to me it seems pretty ridiculous, I don’t really see the point in it and I think it’s a waste of time”

ARTS

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Violence, humor and philosophy: The Revolution’s “Chaos” Review Thomas Schmit Opinions Editor @eccunionThomas

Gilbert Castro/Union Maria H. Andrade, top left. Cary Majano, top right, Crystal King, bottom left, and Manny Dominguez, bottom right, stand by their photos, which are being featured in an exhibition called “Four Visions” at Casasola Photography in Torrance, CA, from now until Sept. 21. The four photographers put the show together themselves, as a way to get their artwork out into the public’s eye.

Four visions from self-producing artists Juan Lorenzo Gutierrez Staff Writer @eccunionlorenzo

ction, drama, and feelings are demonstrated in the Four Visions Photo Gallery, designed and paid for by four talented EC students. “The goal (and) the purpose is to showcase the work of emerging artist students and it is just an outlet so that they can be viewed by as many people as possible, part of the reason why I was able to do this is because I am currently focusing on photographing students at school so I don’t need the gallery to showcase my work,” Omar Casasola, photographer and owner of the studio said. “Crystal (King) and now Cary (Majano) both work with me and I figure since they work for me why not give them a space, so they can use it, then they can use it and present their work.” The idea of present their own gallery show came about from the classes they took at EC, Crystal King, 21, photography, said. “(This gallery) was my life for the past summer; I’ve just been amazed of the fact that I can do something like this and it really show me my real strength and show me that this career choice its going to work for me. I’m growing up a lot as a person. I got to see what it takes to put a show together and its not as easy as I thought in the beginning, it’s actually very complex, really detail-oriented and very specific,” King said. “When we started this gallery, we had to start from scratch and the studio was not a gallery in the first place; it was just a regular business. So we actually dealt a lot with

the creation of it, painting, framing, dealing with the alignment, dealing with all decorating. It was a joint team effort between the four photographers and this would not be possible with out everybody participating,” said Cary Majano, 30, photography major. Manuel Dominguez, 25, business and photography major, and one of the four photographers said that this is the first time that he showed his photos outside of EC and he loves to play paintball. In his photos, he wanted to show that paintball is a great sport to play. “With these pictures I just want people outside of the sport to see how it is to get them interested in it and hopefully they will play it one day and try to get more people into the sport,” Dominguez said. Another EC student that participated in this project is Maria H. Andrade-Reyes, 34, photography major, who suffered back and leg injuries in 2009 and 2010, Her injuries put her into a deep depression and she uses photography as an emotional outlet. “It’s a good experience because you get to see the work of different photographers and we all have different ideas and being able to put a show together. It was hard but at the end of the day it was rewarding,” Andrade-Reyes said. The exhibition is located in Casasola Photography, 2202 Artesia Blvd. suite F in Torrance, open Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and the last day of the showcase is Sept. 21, according to Four Visions flyer. “This is the first time we do this, and hopefully things goes well and we be able to do this for more students. I spoke to the head of your college department (Darilyn Rowan) and I haven’t visited her, although she gave me an open invitation to visit and I am planning to visit and maybe we can work something in the future with students,” said Casasola.

Orchestra of staff and students perform at the Campus Theatre Wendy Lopez Staff Writer @eccunionwendy

usic appreciation students and community members will perform as the Crenshaw Chamber Orchestra for their first time as a collaborative group on Sept. 28 in the Campus Theatre. The EC music department proudly presents the Artist-in-Residence Series. This series incorporates various performances by faculty members in the arts, communications, and music departments. The classical debut entails three chamber collaborations each individually in charge of honoring world-renowned composers Glinka, Reinecke, and Mozart. “Chamber music is wonderful because it is like having a conversation with the people with whom you play” Dr. Chambers-Salazar, Piano Studies Director said. The first symphony dedicated to Glinka integrates three instruments. ChambersSalazar will play the piano, Dane Teter, director of applied instruments, will add the bassoon, and James Mack will contribute with the clarinet.

On The Scene

Next on the agenda is a portion dedicated to Reinecke which features faculty member Annie Bosler. The third and final portion, inspired by a Mozart symphony, incorporating the Crenshaw Chamber Orchestra composed mainly of community members as well as some EC students. Various events have featured faculty members, but Chamber music assembles as a collection of many gems. The never before seen concert has faculty thrilled to show their skills among other talented individuals. “I’m looking forward to making music with some wonderful colleagues and sharing it with the students,” Teter said. Music appreciation students are among the projected attendees. However, invitations have been extended to community members or anybody in particularity interested in the arts. Students can also benefit from the event as some faculty members will provide extra credit for attending.Dressing formal for the classical night is welcomed but not required. “We are not concerned on the way students are dressed as long as they behave,” Teter said.

Myth and image The EC Art Gallery is hosting Myth and Image, a showcase of mythology in relation to modern dilemmas and imagery. Twenty-Four local artists are showcased, with art inspired from Classical Greek, Roman, East Indian, Latin American and Iranian mythologies. The gallery runs until Sept. 18, 9-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 12-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Top: Polly Chambers-Salazar rehearsing on the piano Left: Polly Chambers-Salazar, left, Dane Teter, center, James E. Mack right. Rehearsal between the three lead musicians. Photos by Jean Paul Udeh

A night of aloha

Benefit jazz concert

The James Armstrong Theatre brings a night of Hawaiian dance on Sept. 19. Brought to you by Deborah Doody and Halau Hula o Imi Ike. This is their fourth performance, titled “Na Kumu Mea o Ke Ao Pono: The Elements of the Natural World”. The performance is on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Sept. 20 is the 30th Annual Richard Sherman Trio at the Seaside Community Church. Support for the event helps fund the Seaside community groups such as Aloholics Anonymous, Department of Children & Family Services and Re-Unification of Families. Tickets are $25.

It’s not often that a stage production incorporates Christian values, graphic scenes of sexual degradation, slapstick comedy and philosophical debates on racial prejudice into a single night of performance. However, “Chaos”, the debut performance of the acting group known as “The Revolution,” is not the run of the mill show. In fact, unlike most performances, “Chaos” will likely never be performed again. A collection of vignette features, with stage performances, short movie segments, and even stand-up comedy routines, Chaos was done with the sole purpose of introducing The Revolution’s unique style and ideas to the public before they begin officially touring in 2015. A collection of more than 100 performers from wildly diverse backgrounds, The Revolution is organized into a collection of subgroups dedicated to a particular theme of performance or product. For instance, the group “Honor Father” is dedicated to material focusing around Christian themes, the group “Rainbow People” focuses on alternative love and lifestyles, and the group “The Stoopids” dedicate themselves to outrageous, over-the-top comedy. While the diversity of groups might sound like a chaotic mix, the vignettes are unified by the talents of a single writer and director, a man who identifies himself only as Ross. For the most part, Ross succeeds in tailoring his material to play toward the strengths of each group, while also presenting an underlying thread of commonality that keeps the audience from feeling completely lost after transitioning between such diverse subject matter. The individual performers of The Revolution vary in levels of talent, and while one speaker suffered an unfortunate attack of nerves and forgot his lines while introducing the next segment, overall the show was well executed. Performances of a paticular note came from actress Felicia Tameka-Sheppard and actor Mark Ridley. Tameka-Sheppard, starring as the titular character of the segment called “Kill Ponshits,” is hands-down the comedic star of a show that would still be fairly funny without her. Her portrayal of the loud-mouthed, sexually abusive Ponshits manages to be simultaneously terrifying and outrageously hilarious, and is certain to leave audiences gasping in shock. In comparison, Ridley has a relatively minor role in the comedy segment “Death Body Consequences,” playing a nameless, inebriated landlord. Ridley contributes greatly to the overall humor of a story of two men awaking to find the female member of their menage-a-trois dead of an apparent overdose, and their subsequent attempts to dispose of the body without their roommate’s knowledge. However, while Ridley shines in a comedic role, his ability to transition from crass humor to deadly seriousness allows the comedy’s twist ending to go off without a hitch. Overall, the performers of The Revolution provided thrilling, thought-provoking entertainment in a style reminiscent of comedy sketch shows, and are well worth keeping an eye out for when they begin performing for the public in early 2015.

Student one-acts coming soon

America’s got talent winner performing at EC

Students act and direct when it comes to Student One-Act plays, and on Oct. 10 and 11, “The One Act Plays” will commence. Four plays from four different directors will be performed, titled “Flowers for Algeron,” “Wanda’s Visit,” “Controlling Interest,” and “The ECC Improv Troupe”.

Kenichi Ebina, winner of Season 8 of “America’s Got Talent”, wil be performing at Marsee Auditorium. His show is described as “Danceish Entertainment,” where he contorts his body and choreographs to digital images and brings them to life. Tickets range from $25-$85, Sept. 20 and 21.

SPORTS

September 11, 2014

El Camino College Union

Haney powers volleyball team to win Matthew Simon Staff Writer

@ECCUnionMatt

Calling for the ball sophomore outside hitter Kimberly Haney leaps in the air and knocks the ball past the defender to give the Warriors a point. Haney was a standout chipping in 14 kills for the team against Chaffey College in its first tourney at the Long Beach City College last Friday. The team would also go on to win its second game of the tournament against San Diego Mesa College. “It went really well,” Haney said. “Last year we lost to San Diego it was nice to come out this year and beat them in three games.” The team was communicating very well the entire tournament, making hitting and defending decisions with ease. “We were talking a lot,” Haney said. “If we made a mistake, we just had to shake it off and not just keep it in if there was a mistake.” Along with Haney’s performance sophomore outside hitter Nicole Echeverri knocked in 11 kills herself and freshan outside hitter knocked in six herself. Echeverri is coming back from an injury last year, but feels her progress and physical therapy is coming along well to begin this season. “It’s been interesting,” Echeverri said. “Definitely getting back into shape is really hard. Be-

Amira Petrus / Union Sophomore middle blocker Kimberly Haney, spikes a ball over Chaffey College gains EC a point in their 3-0 win over Chaffey College on Sept. 5 at the Long Beach City College Quad Tournament.

fore I got injured I was in really good shape. I worked really hard to get to that point and then when I got injured I lost all the muscle in my leg. So, I have to regain all that, but it’s been good. I’m really glad I’m back.” The team was dominant against Chaffey after starting off slow. The team swept Chaffey 25-

17, 25-11, 25-11. “Our defense is really good,” Echeverri said. “We’re not the strongest or the tallest team in the conference, but definitely our defense. We started a little slow in both of the matches but definitely got momentum as the games went on. The team was able to complete

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As you pass by the pool you will hear the sounds of water splashing, balls are clanking off the metal goal posts. The sounds you hear are the sounds of the men’s water polo team getting ready for the season to begin. With quality players returning coach Stanbury has a shot at being a good team. "I think we got a pretty good team,” Stanbury said. “So, I don't know, we will see.” Stanbury believes that the team will have a shot at doing fairly well in conference play. “I think we have a good chance to be in the top four of our conference,” Stanbury said. “A lot of it depends on the other teams have. Whether or not we make the top eight in Southern California or make playoffs remains to be unseen, we got good players on the roster this year so we will see what happens." There are plenty of players on the roster worthy of recognition. Some players that stand out this year would have to be Daniel Wann who is one of their top players along with Daniel Burdick that represents the same. “Cole Rubin and Youssef Saleh are great players as well,” Stanbury said. “Plus when you add a strong player in David Thomas this water polo team is a force to be reckoned with. Out of the entire team only one player will be returning this upcoming season. The team will have a different look as they have one guy who is a returner from last year’s team. I have basically one guy going to be returning from last year and that's Sean Mitre,” Stanbury said. “He's a lefty so he'll help us in especially the six on five situations.” There are two practices a day for the water polo team. There is

one in the morning for an hour and 25 minutes which focuses in swimming and endurance. Then there is another practice later in the afternoon that's much more in depth with working on the legs, throwing and catching the ball without touching the bottom or sides of the pool for two straight hours. "Of course other exercises would be play making strategy, situation strategy, and individual skills as well whether it be shooting or defending,” Stanbury said. Games usually last around an hour or more depending on time outs. Like soccer after a goal is scored the players meet up in the middle to get the game going again. However, just like basketball as there is a thirty-second shot clock and if a shot is not taken before the clock expires the ball will be given to the opposite team. Coach Stanbury shows a lot of confidence in his team this year and look to be playing past the regular season. Although the team will have a lot of young guys Stanbury believes the team will be able to compete against anyone. “I think we got a couple of guys that can really play amongst the best in the state,” Stanbury said. “So, probably biggest thing is to get in enough shape so we can swim up and down the pool and keep up with whoever we face.” The first game of the year will be against Fullerton at home at 3 p.m. Last year Fullerton was in the top eight in Southern California. “Two years ago we had a very close game with them, last year we didn’t match up with them very well, and I’m thinking this year even if they’re as good as they were last year, we’ll match up with them. Going on assumption that most of their players are returning this year,” coach Stanbury said.

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Water polo team ready to make a splash in upcoming season

its second sweep of the tournament against San Diego Mesa, 2514, 25-18, 25-23. “I was pretty surprised,” sophomore setter Nicole Fraker said. “We’re such a young team, so it’s pretty rewarding when we do reallyt well in tournaments and games.” The team will be outsized in

most of its matches this season so it will have to use its scrappiness on defense to stay in games. “We’re a scrappy team,” Fraker said. “We’ll get balls up that you think you wouldn’t think we could get up.” The team will look to continue its undefeated start when it travels to Cerritos College Friday and

Saturday for a tournament. “I think we’ll go pretty far,” Fraker said. “We’re a really talented team. Once we start to get going we could be unstoppable.”

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Sports

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Warriors hit needed Spark Sophomore running back Kendell Sparks rushed for 119 yards and scored two touchdowns. Matthew Simon Co-editor-in-chief @ECCUnionMatt

El Camino's Kendell Sparks goes in for a touchdown on Saturday Sept. 6, 2014 at Pasadena City College. The warriors lead the lancers 3-0 in the first quarter and ended the game with a 37-20 win.

It was clear from his opening 6-yard rush, sophomore running back Kendell Sparks was going to be a workhorse for the Warriors in their season opening victory over Pasadena City College, 37-20 last Friday. “It’s all to the offensive line,” Sparks said about his 16 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns performance. “Those guys opened up the holes for me, and I just found my way through the lanes.” While Sparks was a highlight for the offense, the offense started out shaky as the Warriors rolled out a two quarterback system with Joseph Notch and Jorge Hernandez splitting time. “Sometimes it’s tough to get momentum when we’re switching every other series,” Notch said. “But it’s good, we both can get the job done. We’re both capable and the team trusts us.” Hernandez started the beginning of the game, Notch took over to start the second quarter. “It’s cool,” Hernandez said of splitting time. “It has it’s ups and downs, but we got to get used to it and that’s it.” While the offense was took a little to get moving the Warriors also had 20 penalties for a total of 197 yards. “We were undisciplined several times,” coach John Featherstone said. “We need to correct that.” Defensively the team will look to improve after facing an

athletic group of players from PCC. “We’re real young on the defensive side,” Featherstone said. “We’ve had a couple injuries too. We’re probably a little deeper on offense than on defense, but we have talented players.” While the team has some adjustments that need to be made, they look forward to coming out of week one with a win. “It feels great,” Featherstone said. “It’s a lot different when you win than win you lose, especially in football. It’s a man’s game.” Eddie Garcia knocked in three field goals for the Warriors. The team will look to cut down on the penalties when it plays its first game at Redondo Union High School Saturday at 4 p.m. against Ventura College. “We got to lower the penalties,” Sparks said. “We had a lot (last week) so we got to lower them.” Along with the two quarterback system, the Warriors will be throwing out a few running backs to shake things up. “It’s actually competitive,” Sparks said. “Once they get in, I want to see what they do and if they do good I want to go in and do just as good. We push each other.” The team will look to improve and get better this week and make adjustments from last week. “It was the first game of the season, so we’ll look to improve,” Hernandez said.

2014 Football Schedule Sept. 6 at Pasadena City College 37-20 W

Sept. 13 vs Ventura College*

4 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Saddleback College

6 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs Citrus College* 4 p.m.

Oct. 4 at Riverside City College 6 p.m.

Oct. 11 vs Cerritos College*

4 p.m.

Oct. 18 BYE

Oct. 25 vs L.A. Harbor College* 4 p.m.

Nov. 1 at Chaffey College

1 p.m.

Nov. 8 vs Mt. San Antonio College* 4 p.m.

Nov. 15 at Long Beach City College 6 p.m.

*Denotes home games that will be played at Redondo Union High School for the 2014 season

Women’s soccer team can’t handle Lady Eagles’ late surge in 2-0 loss Lorenzo Gutierrez Staff Writer

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After playing great defense in the first half of its match against Mt. San Jacinto, the women’s soccer team was unable to maintain it in the second half, leading to a 2-0 loss to the Lady Eagles. With a sunny afternoon the 2014 EC women's soccer team played their first game at home and lost 2-0 against Mt. San Jacinto College, Friday Sept 5 at 1 p.m. "Despite the fact that things didn't totally go our way; we did a good job,” assistant coach Nicole Gervais said. “Especially in the first half of moving the ball and getting in together and attacking as a unit, so when we stopped doing that, that's a key. The fact we stopped being able to moving the ball and attacking

as a unit that's a big difference," Nicole Gervais, assistant coach said. The great work of the sophomore goalkeeper, Melissa Paramo, 19, helped to stop the Lady Eagles from scoring, but in the 74th minute the first goal was scored and the second one was at the scored in the 84th minute. "I feel like I made a lot saves but the two that went in I'm not so happy about,” Paramo said. “This just doesn't happen, and I will work on my defense so that won't happen again.” The first half of the game the women soccer team defense played better than the second half, because the team needs to work in their fitness and communication because the girls came from different schools and they need more time to engage, Gervais said. "For sure we have to focus on

intensity, being more fit, talking and communicating, that pretty much it," Andrea Elias, 19, freshman said. "We did a really good job, we could done a better but it is what it is." The need of a better physical condition make that the players lost their passes our incomplete some of the moves during the game, that made the other team being superior in the field. The next game of the women's soccer team will be against Santa Monica City college Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. according to the women,s soccer team schedule. "Overall, I thought as a group we did all right and it wasn't any one person on the team is struggling, you need someone to stand out, but for the most part everyone worked hard today," Gervais said.

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Freshman forward Kaley German battles against the Lady Eagles’ Valeria Garcia for control of the ball during EC’s 0-2 loss against Mt. San Jacinto College last Saturday. The defeat puts the Warriors’ overall record at 1-2 for the season so far.

Warriors Schedule Football: Saturday vs Ventura College

Women’s soccer: Tomorrow at Fullerton College 1 p.m.

women’s Volleyball:

Friday and Saturday at Cerritos College All Day

Men’s Water polo team: Sept. 17 at Mt. SAC 4:15 p.m.

Warriors Scoreboard woMen’s Volleyball:

Warriors 3, Chaffey College 0

Cross Country: Tomorrow at So Cal Preview Invitational

men’s Soccer:

Monday at Victory Valley 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer: Warriors 2 , Santa Monica College 2

Women’s soccer:

Warriors 0, Mt. San Jacinto 2

Football:

Warriors 37, Pasadena City College 20

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