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Initiatives discussed at ASU meeting “We knew what we signed up for,” said French. Staff Writer Most board members shared their thoughts regarding the Associated Student Union internal issue. board members spent nearly The item caused some an hour discussing action item confusion among the members, named “Make Up Pass.” but was clarified and ended up The item aimed to allow passing in the end. ASU board members to be An initiative for funding able to make up required hours ending student hunger was only during emergencies and also discussed at the meeting important times, passed. and at public forum, where ASU Board members are some people spoke in support required to stay available to of ending student hunger. students on the main campus, Items regarding student hunger building: in the Student passed. Activities An initiative Office (F5called Husky 212) for a Snacks funding “We knew what we minimum of also passed. signed up for.” four hours The English weekly. Department A S U also announced S e n a t o r SUMMER FRENCH that they will G e n e s y s ASU Secretary provide food to Sanchez said students next that some fall to help members are combat student not always able to meet the hunger. required hours due to problems ASU also created the Husky that come up, such as dealing Spirit and Pride Committee. with family or work issues. Students looking to charter Secretary Summer French their clubs packed F5 209. said she also has important The Japanese Culture Club, family matters at home but still SG Child Club, and Roots manages to meet the required STEM Club were chartered hours. along with several other clubs. French said she doesn’t let The next ASU meeting will issues get in the way of her take place on December 8 at 2 work and felt that it was unfair p.m. for other members not to do the same.
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BY RUSSELL ZAZUETA Staff Writer
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is collaborating with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to bring to East Los Angeles College the “Free Neighborhood Concert” slated for Saturday, Nov. 25 in the Ingalls Auditorium. According to the LA Phil’s website (LAPhil.com), the LA Phil performs “Neighborhood Concerts” free of charge every year at schools, churches and local community venues in neighborhoods underrepresented in its audience. “I am excited that the Los Angeles Philharmonic is bringing their renowned musical talents to East LA College with a free neighborhood concert,” Solis said. “Bringing arts to every corner of the County and ensuring every Angelino has access to world-class music is critical.” ELAC Music Department Chairperson Dr. Anthony Lupica agrees that the “Free Neighborhood Concert” will bring more exposure to Elans unfamiliar with the live music experience of an orchestra. “Events like this are important to help build future audiences. If people aren’t exposed, how will they know about it?” Lupica said. Conductor Jonathon Heyward will be leading the LA
Phil orchestra for the first time since his recent acceptance into the LA Phil’s 2017/2018 Dudamel Fellowship Program. Heyward is enthusiastic about the concert’s program, which will include great works like Glinka’s “Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture,” Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy” and Stravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite (1919).” “These are very illustrative music pieces. The (audience) can sit back and come up with their own stories,” Heyward said. Admission is free. All tickets for the “Free Neighborhood Concert” must be reserved by phone. The East Los Angeles District Office is asking people to pick up their reserved tickets at 4801 Third St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90022 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Elans who are interested in bringing family and friends, reservations are limited to six per person. The“Free Neighborhood Concert” performance will be from 7 p.m to 8 p.m. Seating is general admission, so people are encouraged to arrive early for the best seats. After 6:50 p.m., all unoccupied seats will be made available to a waiting list at the front door, so it’s important to be on time. Free parking will also be available on campus in the D1 parking structure and S4 parking structure. For ticket reservations and more information, call the East Los Angeles District Office at (323) 881–4601.
Annual Major’s Fair bigger success than last year BY GUSTAVO BUENROSTRO Staff Writer Students engaged in booths during the second annual East Los Angeles College Majors Fair on Thursday in front of the E3 building. All departments had booths and gave information to students about what the department offers. “I am out here just exploring. I want to see what the other majors have to offer,” said Computer Science major Sally Chung. She said that the Major’s Fair is good for students who are undecided on a major because they can make connections in the major they are interested in. Psychology major Veronica Cruz said that the event was important for students, especially for those undecided. She said that this fair was different from others because it gave a sense of community. Student Luis Benitez is undecided and said that he liked looking at the different options. He said that it was an opportunity to learn about different majors. “The fair feels open. It makes it feel like people are engaging with each other and the booths,” said Benitez. There was a Career Lounge where students could meet with a counselor and discuss their major. Career counselor Ryan Bishop said that students come to the
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lounge and he helps them figure out what major they might have an interest in. He said the counselors pinned down what the student wanted to do and if what they were interested in was a class then they made a path for the student to follow. Then, they looked at the goal and set up a day they could meet for a longer discussion. Students who have declared a major were also encouraged to go to the lounge to see what classes they still need to take. First-year Theater Arts Department students performed a play called “What’s Wrong with Mr. White?” Faculty member and director of the play James Buglewicz said he wanted to show what a year of being in theater can do. The Engineering Department displayed a robotic submarine that navigates using sound. Mechanical engineer major Errol Oscar said that the fair was great because the department can expose what they do more and hopefully get students to join. The Majors Fair was organized by the Office of Career and Continuing Education and Workforce Education.Connie Cervantes was part of the planning committee of the fair. “I was surprised. Usually I see students at the games but this time, students were at the booths and asking about the information,” said Cervantes. Cervantes said that this year’s Majors Fair was more successful
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STEP RIGHT UP—ELAC student Angel Viramontes encourages students to come and check out what the Workforce and Continuing Education table has to offer.
than last year’s. She said the fair had greater success this year because the location was better and the booths weren’t as spread out. Last year, the fair was in front
Social Justice Platica series The guest speaker for the Social Justice Platica series will be Nadine Bermudez. The platica is tomorrow in the G3 foyer from noon to 1:30 p.m. RSVP at tinyurl.com/ socialjusticeplatica.
of the library. This year, it was in between the E7 and E3 buildings so students just coming out of their classes could participate said Cervantes. She said the Majors Fair
was also meant to promote certificate programs. While students work on their major they can also work on a department’s certificate Cervantes said.
Financial Aid Transfer Workshop A Financial Aid Transfer Workshop tomorrow will provide assistance to students who need help filling out financial aid forms in the Library, room 103 from noon to 2 p.m.
“Many students weren’t aware of certificates departments offered,” said Cervantes. A Majors Fair at South Gate is today in the parking lot and will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Global Awareness in the 21st Century A dialogue between students and faculty members on global awareness will be held Friday in F5 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. RSVP at bit.ly/ELACglobal2017.
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BY ANASTASIA LANDEROS Staff Writer Net neutrality is an essential right for every American citizen and the internet should be held accountable to the same standards as free press or the right to bare arms. The principle idea of net neutrality is that internet service providers or the government cannot discriminate against, or charge differently for, the use of any internet content. In other words, ISPs like Comcast or Charter cannot give special treatment to sites that pay for it or slow down service for content that doesn’t benefit them. The internet is currently running under net neutrality rules. Current Federal Communications Committee Chairman Ajit Pai, however, has made it clear he wants this to change. Since taking the position of FCC chairman, Pai has been insistent that net neutrality should be regulated by the industry itself, ISPs, because current rules hinder competition. In an interview with Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood, Pai said that his rollback of net neutrality is for “Closing the digital divide, preserving the free and open internet, protecting consumers, promoting public safety.” By getting rid of net neutrality, Pai would be getting rid of all the safeguards he said he would be putting in place by rescinding these rules.
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The digital divide would be widened, not closed. ISPs would now have the power to implement internet fast lanes and pay-per-play services so that the consumer pays for internet site packages, much like a cable package, so that certain websites can be accessed. If a consumer cannot pay, they cannot access the same sites and content as fast, or at all. A free and open internet would no longer exist. If ISPs don’t approve of the content on certain sites, they can block it or slow down service so much that the user gives up and uses a site that loads faster, presumably one that profits the ISP in some way. Consumer protection would be a thing of the past when the ISPs sole purpose is to turn a profit. Since the internet is an essential part of life, especially for education and commerce, ISPs can charge what they want and the consumer has no choice but to pay. As far as the promotion of public safety goes, only media literacy can help with that. If the public is media literate, the burden of safety should fall on the public when it comes to accessing information over the internet. Giving corporations the responsibility to keep the public safe on the internet would be as helpful as abstinence-only teaching in a community with high pregnancy rates. Net neutrality is for “closing
EDITOR IN CHIEF Dorany Pineda MANAGING EDITOR Stephanie Guevara ONLINE EDITORS Melody Ortiz Kevin Camargo ART DIRECTOR Julie Santiago FRONT EDITOR Gustavo Buenrostro
OPINION EDITOR Giselle Palomera NEWS EDITOR Frank Portillo
the digital divide, preserving the free and open internet, protecting consumers, promoting public safety,” not repeal. Citizens have the power to stop these ISPs from taking over the internet by contacting representatives, members of congress, and the FCC. Citizens should tell them that internet rules should remain as they
are and that this current regulation should be made permanent. The current rules were enacted in 2015 under former chair Tom Wheeler, and there is no good reason why they should be changed. California Senator Kamala Harris has already given her statement for the preservation of net neutrality to the FCC. “As a Senator, I will fight to
protect the net neutrality rules. “I intend to submit my comments to the FCC urging that it retain the net neutrality rules. “I urge all Americans to add their voices to this important conversation.” To add more voices to this c o n v e r s a t i o n , v i s i t w w w. savetheinternet.com or www. battleforthenet.com.
FEATURE EDITOR Julio Sanchez ARTS EDITOR Steven Adamo SPORTS EDITOR Joe Dargan Michael Dominguez PHOTO EDITOR Eddie Garcia COPY EDITORS Russell Zazueta Anastasia Landeros CARTOONISTS Jorge Vazquez Giselle Palomera STAFF WRITERS Noe Ortega Jorge Aldaco Rogelio Alvarez STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Kevin Gonzalez ADVERTISING Stefanie Arocha DISTRIBUTION Stephanie Guevara Anastasia Landeros Dorany Pineda
K-Love kills off rock ‘n’ roll genre to be replaced with gospel BY FRANK PORTILLO Staff Writer Fans of rock music in Los Angeles will find it difficult to find a good quality radio station dedicated to the dying genre. The announcement that 100.3 The Sound is being sold and converted to K-Love, a contemporary Christian music station, makes the problem worse. According to the website www. radio-locator.com, which compiles a list of all the radio stations in Los Angeles, out of approximately 117 total stations, only four are dedicated to rock. Even those that are classified as rock stations fail to have actual
rock songs compose their playlists. Instead, the stations revert to playing tracks found in Top 40 playlists that are more along the lines of pop music. The Sound was one of the few stations left that was guaranteed to play rock music not found on the stations that are more popular, like 106.7 KROQ or Alt 98.7. The sale of The Sound spells out trouble for people who were once fans of the popular genre because it shows that the station is lacking ratings in the demographic and is no longer making the advertisement money that it should be making. Not having stations such as The Sound makes it harder for a younger audience to discover classic acts like The Beatles or Led Zeppelin.
Instead, the few mainstream stations that are dedicated to rock play the same pop songs over and over again. Bands like Twenty-One Pilots and Imagine Dragons have been played to nauseating amounts. There are a few mainstream bands, however, like the Foo Fighters or Queens of the Stone Age that keep the genre alive on these more popular stations. Despite the few bands still currently around, rock is slowly becoming phased out of popularity. At award shows such as the Grammys, rock bands have been notably absent or are not given the respect they deserve by being omitted from performances or being cut short. During the 56th annual Grammy
Awards, fans of rock were excited to see the team-up of Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters’ lead singer Dave Grohl and Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. After playing two songs, the band was cut short and the telecast began its commercials with the band still performing in the background. The incident caused controversy with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and showed the world the state of rock. Rock album sales have also plummeted, forcing bands to go on year-long tours just to make profit. Of the top 100 CDs purchased on Amazon, only two are from current rock bands. U2’s Deluxe Version of “Songs of Experience,” which
will release on Dec. 1, occupies the 18 spot and the Foo Fighters’ latest album “Concrete and Gold” is 46 on the list. The top five artists in the rock category on Amazon are Kid Rock, Kelly Clarkson, Greta Van Fleet, Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons. These bands, aside from Kid Rock, are talented but in no way represent a true rock sound. The top five rock albums on Amazon show the direction that the genre is heading in with a more pop-genre sound. How can these five bands be placed over actual rock bands? It must be the shift in popularity that is causing pop music to take over the radio waves.
Netflix, which currently has a price tag of $10.99, because of the lack of content compared to other services. But, there are still far too many. Part of the announcement was that Lucasfilm, which Disney owns, will be producing a new television series set in the galaxy far, far away along with an entirely new trilogy. A Star Wars television series has been rumored since Disney purchased the property, and it seems to be finally coming to fruition. Being able to finally see projects like this come to life is the only upside to all of the competition. Like the comic book movies, streaming services are being forced to separate themselves from their respective competitions by offering something not only exclusive, but new. The separation leads to more money coming out of consumers’ pockets. The only negative aspect to the whole situation is the many
streaming services that one has to which cost additional fees. be subscribed to in order to view all The price tag also doesn’t include the desired programming. the subscription to a traditional While the platform offers new cable service, which is still crucial opportunities to tell better stories for the shows that aren’t included than would be told on streaming on network TV, it services, or live is becoming more TV. expensive to be All the new “The standard Netflix subscribed to all s t reaming account currently costs of the available services, while $10.99, Hulu Plus costs services than it costing a bunch $5.99 a month with is to pay a basic o f m o n e y, commercials and Amazon especially for cable bill. The standard Prime Video costs $10.99.” students, have Netflix account segmented TV currently costs lovers even $10.99, Hulu more. FRANK PORTILLO Plus costs $5.99 People with Staff Writer a month with subscriptions commercials and to Hulu and Amazon Prime Netflix might Video costs $10.99. want to watch a show like “Star The $27 already being spent on Trek: Discovery,” but are unable the three main streaming services to do so because of their financial don’t include the costs for premium situation. channels such as HBO or Cinemax, S o m e s t u d e n t s c a n ’t e v e n
comfortably afford the price tag of a single streaming service, so they share accounts with family members to alleviate the hit that their wallets take when signing up. Introducing more only makes the issue worse. The days of discussing weekly episodes are nearly over, as everyone watches TV on their own time and at their own pace. The population of these people was thinned out with the evolution of Netflix as a streaming entity and is now being withered down to nothingness. Pushing all of the new platforms promotes piracy for those who can’t afford the costs. Consumers that are looking to watch these shows will find ways to do so for free, taking money out of producers’ pockets. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution for the problem that these new streaming services present.
Disney reveals plans to start exclusive streaming service BY FRANK PORTILLO Staff Writer There are way too many streaming services available for TV completionists and the problem is only getting worse. Disney is adapting the current model of television by starting its own streaming service with its various properties, which is slated to release in 2019. Disney has confirmed that future Marvel, Disney and Pixar titles will be exclusive to the new streaming service, leaving the fate of the current Netflix and Hulu Marvel series up in the air. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Disney will have to pay $300 million to gain streaming rights to the shows currently on other platforms. Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the cost of Disney’s streaming service will be lower than that of
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Second annual clothing drive collects for less fortunate BY JORGE VAZQUEZ Staff Writer The Adelante With Your Dreams Club aims to assist homeless and impoverished students with its second annual clothing drive. AWYD is a club for all students, preferably those that are firstgeneration college students, that provides support and resources needed for transferring to a four-year university or earning an Associate’s Degree. Donations of clothing, as well as canned food, are accepted to help people in need, both on and off campus. Donations can be made in the Adelante First Year Experience office located in E7-210. The clothes donated should be clean and not soiled. Donated food should be sealed and unexpired. Donated food will not be distributed with the clothes and, instead, will be saved for the ELAC Turkey Drive. Donations will be distributed for three to four days after the drive has ended outside of E7-210 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Any student can take what they
need. Only those truly in need, like homeless students, are the most recommended to go,” said Adelante Student Ambassador Lizbeth Ventura. “At the end of the day, it’s for the students. Don’t be afraid to give and
don’t be afraid to take.” she said. Donations that are left over from the drive will be taken to Skid row for distribution through other charities such as the homeless shelters for men and women. Ventura said that the Women’s Center is among these
charities because most of the clothes donated are baby clothes. For last year’s clothing drive, students and faculty donated alike but it was the theater department that made the largest clothing contribution, says Adelante With
Your Dreams Club President Joe Gama. “During my first year of college, I experienced homelessness, and the lack of resources on campus didn’t help. The homeless student population, I believe, has trouble
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available on campus. Student ambassador of the Dream Resource Center, Jesika de Jesus said that although she knew most of the programs, the event did give her the chance to get more information on the ones that she was not too familiar with.
affording basic needs, so hopefully the drive will help with that,” said Gama in hopes of aiding the student population on campus. The club accumulated seven bags, approximately 4 to 5 feet in length, during the first clothing drive and has high hopes of surpassing the previous amount said Gama. Along with the Adelante with Your Dreams Club, the Students for Political Awareness Club and PSI BETA Community College National Honor Society of Psychology are participating in the drive. The ESPA club’s website says that it gives students a voice in regards to social and political matters as well as provides goals of improving ELAC and the community through helping needy. PSI BETA promotes professional development and psychological literacy in students at two-year schools through scholarships, leadership, research and community service as stated in the organization's website. The drive started Nov. 8 and will continue until Dec. 5. Adelante Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer study abroad students to explore Paris Students have two program courses they can choose from. Students without any knowledge of the French language can take the survival French course. Students with intermediate or advanced French can choose the
the professors will tell them, ‘Well, this cheese comes from this area’,” Staff Writer Dr. Vogel-Zuiderweg said. Students will visit the Louvre Museum and the Musee d’Orsay. The East Los Angeles College The program also includes a ticket Modern Language Department is to either the ballet or the opera. offering students an opportunity to I n c l uded in the study abroad in Paris next program is a weekend trip summer. to famous French castles The program is and Omaha Beach where being offered through a the famous D-Day World collaboration between War II battle occurred. other schools within the Vo g e l - Z u i d e r w e g the European Studies says the weekend trips Association. included in the program “The nice thing about are different from the our program is that previous weekend trips (students are) there for the taken during the program month of July. They live the past couple of years. like Parisians in a very The program includes nice, upscale, safe part visits to impressionist of Paris. It’s just a very artist Claude Monet’s nice atmosphere. They garden and the village really do get immersed where Vincent Van Gogh in the culture,” Modern painted. Language Professor Dr. Students will be Lynn Vogel-Zuiderweg provided with a monthly said. metropass to help them Students will be staying get around the city. in dorms, where they will “We’re going to do a be fed. presentation this Friday, Dr. Vogel-Zuiderweg on Global Awareness Day, will accompany students at 11 a.m. On Nov. 29, on the trip and will we’ll have two meetings, also be one of the staff/ one at 12:30 p.m. and faculty teaching French one at 5 p.m.” Vogelto students abroad. Zuiderweg said. ELAC will join other The meetings on Nov. students from Los 29 will preview the Angeles Valley College, different things the study Los Angeles City College abroad program offers and City College of PHOTO COURTESY OF ESA PARIS FACEBOOK PAGE and answer any questions San Francisco in the and concerns students have. trip. course where they study at a private The study abroad program is After completing the program, French university. available for anyone over 17 years students can receive up to 8 “We’ll go to an open-air market. old. transferable units. Students attend Everybody, then, buys 5 dollars For more information, contact their courses in the morning and worth of cheese and then we come Dr. Lynn Vogel-Zuiderweg at have different activities planned back and have a potluck. Some of vogelzlc@elac.edu. for the day.
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Staff Writer Faculty, staff and administrators were in attendance at an event hosted by the Student Services Department to raise awareness of more than 25 available services for students on campus. The Spotlight on Student Services event was not intended for students, but rather for faculty. The event was the first of its kind. Student Services representative, Alison Estrada said that the event gives faculty and staff the opportunity to become acquainted with various programs so they can offer students more information on where to get help when they need it. “These are some of the different resources that are available to the students but not a lot of students know about them. That’s why we’re trying to make the faculty and staff know about them so they can actually spread the word of the services being offered,” Estrada said. The event gave administrators of the programs or services at ELAC the opportunity to discover and get more information on programs
“I think what helps, is walking to the programs and getting to ask questions. When students ask about the resources, we have to know everything about them and not just the basics .” JESIKA DE JESUS Student Worker
“I would always walk by and pass through (the International Student Program), but I have never actually gone to find out all of (their resources). I think what helps, is walking to the programs and getting to ask questions. When students
ask about the resources, we have to know everything about them and not just the basics,” de Jesus said. Student Services specialist Rowena Smith said that it’s very important for staff and faculty to know what programs are available to students because then they can guide the students in the right direction to get the proper help. She also said that some services that are offered on campus can greatly help students but, due to the lack of awareness of the programs, they tend to miss out on beneficial opportunities. “A lot of times, students can do well academically, but they might have bigger issues that are preventing them from doing even better. The instructor is on the frontline so they need to know where to send students. That’s why we’re doing this. There’s more to be dealt with and we’re trying to address all the issues ... we want faculty and the academic house to know that,” Smith said. Several programs that provided information were geared toward financial aid, mental and physical health, language learning, and career and workforce assistance, to name a few.
Free Speech Zones unconstitutional, according to lawsuit BY STEVEN ADAMO Staff Writer A lawsuit filed in March by Pierce College student Kevin Shaw against The Los Angeles Community College District claims that campus Free Speech Zones are unconstitutional. Last fall, Shaw was prevented from passing out Spanishlanguage copies of the U.S. Constitution outside of the campus’ Free Speech Zone by a college administrator. According to a Los Angeles Ti m e s r e p o r t i n A p r i l , t h e administrator informed Shaw that he was only able to pass out
the Constitution after obtaining a permit and could only do so within the campus’ Free Speech Zone during set times. “Usually, free speech zones in LACCD colleges are very tiny. Ours is tinier than a stamp if you put it on a map. It depends on how they enforce it,” Tahmineh Dehbozorgi said. Ta h m i n e h i s t h e c u r r e n t president of the Young Americans For Liberty club at Pierce College and helped organize a Free Speech protest Thursday at the campus. The club provided a giant beach ball and encouraged students to freely write their opinions on it. According to the YAL website, “Free Speech Balls work
Amendment card to exceptionally well advocate the right because they are not to speak freely standing structures “(The) ultimate only legitimizes the and are mobile. If your school’s goal is to abolish State that allegedly it.” administration the Free Speech protects Last month, approaches you and Area and the the U.S. Justice asks you to remove the giant beach need for permits, Department filed a brief that claims ball, just roll it to making the entire P i e r c e C o l l e g e a different spot on “effectively bans campus.” campus a free Hand-written speech zone .” as lpl esep oc nht a” n e obuys messages on the requiring names and ball ranged in topics ARTHUR WILLNER a f f i l i a t e d from politics, to Attorney organizations economics, to love. before engaging in One student wrote “Bill Clinton is a rapist” free speech on campus. In an article posted on The and another wrote “using the 1st www.ELACCampusNews.com
Roundup News, Pierce College’s c a m p u s n e w s p a p e r, A r t h u r Willner, an attorney at Leader & Berkon who is helping represent Shaw, said the “ultimate goal is to abolish the Free Speech Area and the need for permits, making the entire campus a free speech zone.” Alec Ilinsky, a Political Science major at Pierce College, said in a video posted on YouTube that free speech on campus isn’t limited to the Free Speech Zone. “That zone doesn’t serve as a place to only have free speech. It serves us for solicitors to be there,” Ilinsky said. Board Rule 9902 of the Free Speech Area Usage form at East Los Angeles College states that
“expression which is obscene, libelous, or slanderous according to current legal standards or which so entices students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on Community College premises, or the violation of Community College regulations or the substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the Community College, shall be prohibited.” The ELAC Free Speech zone is located at the East side of Parking Structure 3, next to the smoking zone. The Free Speech Area Usage form is available at the Student Activities Office, F5-212.
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New Beauty Club welcomes makeup lovers, wants to petition for cosmetology program BY JULIE SANTIAGO Staff Writer Gathered around a pink laptop in the Husky Cafeteria, Bernice Gonzalez, a Psychology major, Adriana Ramirez, also a psychology major, Rachel Galvan and Andrew “Leo” Andrade met to discuss plans for their new club the Beauty Club. Gonzalez, president of the Beauty Club, and Galvan, its secretary, had a hard time starting the club late in the semester. “It was like a Wednesday and me and her (Bernice) went walking all around campus asking random professors to be our advisers,” said Galvan. “Finally, we ran into Mike Tsai. He was nice enough to help,” said Gonzalez. Mike Tsai, a photography professor, agreed to be a temporary adviser and help with fundraising and other club duties. The Beauty Club had 80-100 people sign up during Club Rush Week. The club has since received emails asking for information on meetings. “One person keeps going to ASU
asking when we’re going to meet,” said Galvan. Gonzalez said she feels confident the club will attract enough members and support, but feels her first priority is getting a classroom for the club to meet in. Not finding a classroom has slowed Gonzalez’s plans down. The Beauty Club wanted to try special effects-type makeup for Halloween, but couldn’t due to not finding a place for the club to meet. “The person who provides classrooms has been changing people around,” said Gonzalez. Despite the obstacles for starting the Beauty Club, Gonzalez is confident she will find a place by tomorrow. She’s also optimistic about the club in general. Besides a few makeup courses offered on weekends, ELAC doesn’t offer a cosmetology program. Gonzalez said the lack of makeup courses and the number of people she knows interested in makeup inspired her to start the club. According to Gonzalez, if all goes well, The Beauty Club would eventually like to start a petition for a cosmetology program. Galvan and club vice president
Adriana Ramirez talked about male members who might like to join the club. “This is supposed to be a fun club where you can just express yourself. It wouldn’t be fair to exclude certain people to express their creativity,” said Galvan. Ramirez also said she would like everyone in the club to be self-aware and accept everyone regardless of their background, race, color and religion. “We want to show males that it is okay to wear makeup, too. I know society likes to judge males because they wear makeup, because they have long hair or because they dress like women. We want to make them feel okay so they can be themselves,” said Galvan. Andrade, male member of the club who initially joined to support his friend Ramirez, doesn’t wear makeup. However, Andrade said he is curious about learning how it is used for concealing blemishes. “When I heard that she (Ramirez) has had facial problems and how she’s covered it up, I got more interested,” said Andrade. Andrade did not notice his friend’s acne problem through her make up.
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MAKE UP MEETING— Adriana Ramirez, vice president (left), Bernice Gonzalez, president, and Rachel Galvan, secretary, gather around a pink laptop in the Husky Cafeteria to discuss plans for the Beauty Club.
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MENTAL PICTURE—Members of the Psychology Club in South Gate take a moment from exploring the depths of the mind.
Psychology Club opens minds in South Gate BY JORGE ALDACO Staff Writer Upon walking into room 113 on the South Gate campus, the Psychology club was erupting in laughterfrom playing a charades game called Heads Up. Someone was holding a card on their head with a suggestive phrase while everybody else was busy trying to act out the suggestion to the person. The game was primarily played as a team-bonding moment and because they were limited on time. The club also visited Universal Studios Holloween Horror Nights for a scary time. The club president Eunice Chavez, plans to make trips with the club such as to visit the Industry of Death, a museum in Hollywood which criticizes the mental health industry and its drive for profit. Also, the club has guest speakers attend the club and assist students in creating and building a resume. “We decided to charter a separate one to give South Gate students more opportunities to join and run a club since not all students go to the
main campus,” Chavez said. The surrounding areas of the South Gate campus have offered Chavez and the club to help spread information to students and to the places they live. “When we have speakers, we make the workshop available to students and the community. Students spread the word and the surrounding area benefits when they attend. They receive valuable information at no cost to them,” Chavez said. According to nursingtimes.com, those who are affected by mental illness deal with stigma in their everyday lives. “There is so much stigma associated with mental illness because it is a hard topic to discuss, sometimes culture and education affects the ability to understand the topic,” Chavez says. With help from outside and combined efforts, the club will hopefully take small steps to promoting mental health, ways of resolving it and about the field the club strives for. “This is our mission statement: to promote a greater awareness of the field of psychology. …
Through education and interaction, we will help to eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness,” Chavez said. Despite the mission statement, the club focuses on other topics that can go hand in hand with mental disorders. In October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the club set up a table at the South Gate Campus with pamphlets and sheets with information on domestic violence. Also available on the club’s table was agency contact information for anybody experiencing domestic violence. Condoms were given out with no judgement. The club hones on a friendly environment, and individuals like club vice president Ruby Mendez and club adviser Maria Mayoryk add to the hospitality. With plans to go to a UC psychology program, the club hopes to help with the curing mental illness within our communities. The club meets every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. and every last Monday at 1:30 p.m. in SG-113.
Dream Resource Center aims to make students feel safe BY FRANK PORTILLO Staff Writer The Dream Resource Center provides resources for all students in need, including those who are undocumented, homeless and/or members of the LGBTQ community. “The intent (of the program) is always going to be (providing) a place where our students can come and feel like they're welcomed and a part of something. Many students still live in what they call ‘the shadows.’ Our students are still fearful, especially in these times, to go to one of our departments and offices and say ‘Hey, I’m undocumented. What do I do next?’” said center coordinator Reyna Hernandez. Among the resources provided are assistance with legal aid, assistance with applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, help with the California Dream Act and providing food security for students in need. Hernandez said that some undocumented students are stuck paying out-of-state tuition costs and that the center assists students in avoiding those additional costs. Given the current political state, Hernandez thinks the center is crucial to the campus and community as a whole. Hernandez said that the center began about two to three years ago when the administration was reviewing data for undocumented students and other minority groups. She said that the administration felt that there should be a hub of resources for students on campus. The goal of the administration was reflected by a student organization on campus called Student for Equal Rights, which was pushed for more resources dedicated to undocumented students. Hernandez said the organization
proposed the idea to the administration, unaware that the concept was being worked on already. Hernandez, however, was not the first to act as the center’s coordinator. The first coordinator was Jessica Pena, who is now a counselor in the Career and Job center. Hernandez called the students who visit the center “familia.” She also said that the intent of the center is to provide a place for students to feel welcome. Before becoming the coordinator for the center, Hernandez worked to assist at-risk or underrepresented students in the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services and Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support program. “I was asked if I would love to take a position where I can help the program grow. Being undocumented myself, at one point, I can really relate to (the students),” Hernandez said. Hernandez thinks that it was the students’ voices and advocacy that pushed the resource center agenda. In summer 2016, a space was assigned to the center. The original location was in the EOPS office. Acquiring a space for the center was a benchmark in its success, but Hernandez felt like the location was too small and not private enough. “The problem with that space was mainly visibility. Our students had to sign in and say ‘Hey, I’m here for the Dream Resource Center.’ Even though it was a great space to have, it wasn’t the ideal space to have for our students because they had to go through all this other stuff to get through to our office space,” Hernandez said. She also said that further discussions regarding the undocumented students and the new legislation, which affects these students, was the reason for needing a physical space dedicated solely to
her high school years because of her citizenship status. “Before the (resource center), I felt like I was alone. I had no one to talk to and say ‘Hey, I’m undocumented.’ I had no one to relate to. … Now, I’m open to so many opportunities and doing so many things that I never imagined doing. I'm applying to scholarships. I’m an (ASU) board member now. These are things that I wanted to do when I was in high school, but didn’t have anyone to guide me. Now, I feel like I have a family and people that look out for me, especially (Hernandez),” de Jesus said. She said that the center represents a safe haven in which students can be themselves without fears of being judged, and that she does everything
in her power to ensure that students don’t feel as she once did. Despite having received a new space in January, Hernandez said that the traffic of students and growth calls for an even larger space for the center. She hopes that the center can find other resources for the diverse student population. She said students that have graduated return to provide the center with mentors or even job opportunities outside of school. “It’s been great to know that we have all of this community support that wants to help our students,” Hernandez said. Students interested in the resources offered, or just a sense of community can visit the office in E1-142.
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STAY DREAMIN’—The staff of the Dream Resource Center, which is in the E1-142, aids students in need. the center. In January, the Dream Resource Center was relocated to E1-142, which has a large sign with the center’s name on it. Hernandez said that students who are in need of assistance with any type of issue can visit the office anytime. In the new space, there is a private room which offers students safety when participating in one-on-one consultations. In the past, the center partnered with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic to provide free, private aid for students filling out DACA applications. Oscar Cruz, Associated Student Union president, is among the students who has benefited from the resources of the center. Other than Hernandez, the center employs two liaisons and four
student workers, including Jaci Cortez who was featured in the last issue of Campus News. Another of the student workers, Jesika De Jesus, got emotional when she said that the Dream Resource Center made a huge impact on her life. She was introduced to the center through a series of workshops that were dedicated to undocumented students. After hesitating to attend, she discovered and connected with students who were in similar situations to hers. After a few workshops, the resource center began and de Jesus was offered employment as a student worker. She credits the resource center as the reason for her success and being able to accomplish her goals, which she was kept from accomplishing in
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Arts
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
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Students drop mic MELODY ORTIZ Staff Writer
Student performers expressed themselves during the “Drop the Mic” event held by the Writers Society on Thursday night in the S-2 recital hall. East Los Angeles College students, along with others from the Los Angeles area, had an opportunity to share their own poetry and music. Students read from prepared papers, off of their phones, and from memory. Some were new to sharing and some were used to it. Popular topics were political views and love. Though most performed poetry, ELAC student James Brandt, 24, chose to sing two of his original songs. Brandt had only found out about the event an hour or so before it started. He made a quick decision to ask to be added to the performance list. He said he was nervous while on stage because it was his first time performing for an audience in a long time. Unprepared for the sudden act, Brandt had to borrow another performer’s guitar. He played two songs of his own, the first named “Stella” and the second named “Perfect Lover.” This was the second semester the event took place, with a turnout of more than 100 people. “We were planning to have it
only once a year, but it was so popular. It was a big success,” Professor Obed Silva said, faculty advisor for the Writers Society. Silva said their previous event had a turnout of more than 150 people. Before the event, art and food vendors set up shop outside S-2, accompanied with music. There was also a display of murals by the Chicanos Studies department. A DJ played between the performances and art pieces were raffled off. Anyone who paid for the $6 entry ticket was entered into the raffle. Before the event, the audience was informed about a new podcast and literary journal created by the Writers Society, called East Side Rose. The podcast is hosted by Professor Silva and published and edited by Professor Gregory Mena. Silva conducts interviews with students, who are chosen to share their creative artwork, on the podcast. It will feature different students each month. The podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. There is currently one episode of the podcast. The literary journal features work from students and is scheduled to be released in January 2018. For more information, visit www.eastsiderose.org The Writer’s Society meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in E3 558.
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LOS COMEX CODEX— Javier Hernandez, Latino Comic Expo co-founder and comic book artist, sells his comic book creations.
Comic expo focuses on Latino culture, heritage MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ Staff Writer
Many different styles and cultures from Latino artists were brought together to create the Latino Comics Expo. Javier Hernandez, the co-founder of the expo, was also a vendor at the expo. He wanted the show to be focused on Latino comic creators. Hernandez has been creating comic books for years and knows a lot of Latino artists, which led to his first show in San Francisco in 2011. “It has expanded from 12 to 15 tables from when it had first started, now there are 55 tables and some of (the artists) are sharing tables,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez said the differences between the big comic cons in San Diego and the others we see in mainstream media. “You find comics from Latinos and the culture and Mexican folklores,” Hernandez said. Hernandez also said that one day he would like to be involved in streaming content for his own comics. When speaking with a few people, they said that a Latino comic book is more relatable to readers than what is seen in regular comics from the stores. One of those stories was one from Louie Galvez, who is in the process of trying to get his comic about masked wrestlers published. Galvez said that he got the ideas during his
childhood from watching wrestling and also from when he wrestled in the backyard. “They (family members) would wrestle on an old couch and use a chair as a prop like in Mexican wrestling,” Galvez said. One of the artists at the expo was former East Los Angeles College student Jose Guillen. Guillen’s book, “Sketch-O-Nomics,” displays different accounts of his work. “There are some folks walking around campus, for sure, that would make great characters,” Guillen said. When asked if he will ever create a comic book about ELAC, Guillen said “I definitely will use some of the experiences I’ve had here. There is a lot of material to mine from ELAC, but nothing in
the near future.” Guillen also spoke on the differences between a Latino comic book and a comic book from Marvel or DC. “I think there can be differences. Latino or Latina creators do have a say in today’s market, but are often not at the forefront,” Guillen said. “You have to look deeper, support those creators that are producing culturally-based products or you can choose not to.” The Latino comic book expo brings a lot of culture from all the Latino heritages. For the comic book reader, they are able to relate and be able to make memories from however they grew up and be able to read it in a comic book form.
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MIC DROP— “Cosmo the Poet” preps the stage before he performs at ELAC’s Drop the Mic night hosted on Thursday in the S2 Recital Hall.
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ delivers on multiple fronts FRANK PORTILLO Staff Writer
The remake of “Murder on the Orient Express” is a beautifully shot, well-acted murder mystery with an insanely talented ensemble cast. Based on the novel of the same name, the film is another solid addition to director Kenneth Branagh’s filmography, which includes the first “Thor” and 2015’s “Cinderella.” Branagh leads the ensemble cast as the self-proclaimed “Greatest detective in the world” with a luxuriant moustache, Hercule Poirot. By chance, Poirot ends up on a train full of strangers and is forced to use his world-class skills when a passenger is brutally murdered. The film directly acknowledges the absurdity of Poirot’s moustache and shows the audience how he maintains it while sleeping in one of the many humorous scenes. What follows is a wildly entertaining plot that includes drama, comedy and some top-notch
suspense. The plot unfolds slowly and builds tension until the twist is revealed. Those who haven’t seen the original will be genuinely shocked at the conclusion of the film, when all the pieces are put together. The cinematography is fantastic. The filmmakers use beautifullyshot landscapes to add to the film’s sense of danger. The landscape also speaks to the content of the story, as the audience wonders how such a heinous act, like murder, can be committed in such a beautiful setting. The beginning of the film quickly establishes the character’s idiosyncrasies and personalities, making it easy for the audience to see what makes Poirot such a great detective. His belief that there is only black and white, good or evil, and no grey in-between is what drives the drama of the story. Johnny Depp delivers a great performance as a gangster who is in the midst of danger while travelling. His performance is similar to those of his earlier dramatic roles.
Daisy Ridley is great in the film as the strong-willed Miss Mary Debenhem, whose character ’s motives and actions are tough to pinpoint throughout the film. Her character presents an interesting roadblock for Poirot. Another of the stand-out performers is Michelle Pfeiffer. Her character interacts with the others in an entertaining fashion and all of the scenes she’s in stand out. By the end of the film, Poirot is forever changed by the events that transpire. Branagh and his moustache deliver a beautifully written monologue on the complex nature of the world and gives the audience something to ponder on the drive or walk home. The performance given is so heartbreaking that the audience will be hard-pressed to not get emotional. Overall, the film is certainly worth the price of admission and should be seen in theaters rather than waiting for it to on DVD. “Murder on the Orient Express” is rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements. www.ELACCampusNews.com
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SPORTS
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Football shuts out Glendale, wins five straight to end season BY JOE DARGAN Staff Writer The Huskies put together a defensive masterpiece on the road, shutting out Glendale College 31-0 on Saturday. Coming from a four-game winning streak, East Los Angeles College began with a steady ground attack. Sophomore running back Toure Wallace ran for 30 yards on the first two plays of the game. Freshman quarterback Philip Tran kept the football for a two-yard run and then handed it off to running back Lavell Thompson, who broke away for a 54-yarder, giving ELAC field position on Glendale’s 14-yard line. After a 4-yard pass, freshman quarterback Philip Tran rushed nine yards for the touchdown, breaking tackles along the way. The score was 7-0 after a successful point-after try for ELAC freshman kicker Hector Gomez. Glendale began their first drive of the game with a 12-rush , but the drive came to an abrupt end when quarterback Guy Gibbs was sacked and fumbled the ball. ELAC’s sophomore linebacker Elijah Quarles recovered the ball and brought it back 13 yards. Little did they know, Glendale’s struggles on offense was just beginning. Their defense couldn’t provide any relief, allowing a 21-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Dontavious Hall on fourth down of the Huskies’ next possession. That set up a 4-yard rushing touchdown for sophomore running back Lavell Thompson on the next play. Following another successful PAT for Gomez, the score was now 14-0
in favor of ELAC. After a punt on Glendale’s next drive, the Huskies moved down the field with a methodical drive of runs and passes until Tran kept the football for a 1-yard rush. Tran was slow to get up after being tackled. Tran was helped off of the field and replaced by freshman quarterback Paul Herrera. “One of my teammates pushed his guy into my leg by accident. My leg was straight and when the guy hit it I thought I felt a pop, but I may have just hyper-extended it,” Tran said. ELAC’s defense finished strong, stopping Glendale once again to end the quarter.
“We practiced well and preached all week that we would get a shutout. As far as the playoffs, we’ll know in the morning, but we ended well.” BOBBY GODINEZ Head coach
Though Glendale didn’t have any points on the board, ELAC head coach Bobby Godinez reminded his defense to slow down a bit between periods. “The defensive backs were getting out of the box too fast and needed to relax and have faith in their skills,” Godinez said. Three minutes into the second quarter, following a failed Glendale possession and a 75 yard drive, Herrera found sophomore wide receiver Garrison Harris for a 29-yard catch and run-in for the touchdown resulting in a score of 21-0. Glendale’s defense showed some
pride stopping the Huskies on the fourth down of their next two possessions, but the effort was negated as ELAC intercepted Gibbs on both ensuing drives. One interception went to sophomore defensive lineman Trestan Kuenaman and the other to sophomore defensive back Qua’d Cheatham who returned it 12 yards for a touchdown, making the score 28-0 after the extra kick by Gomez was good. The second half began with a fumble and recovery for Glendale on the ELAC kickoff. The Huskies defense smothered Glendale once again, but its offense began to sputter. Self-inflicted wounds, like untimely penalties and dropped passes, began to plague the Huskies. With the exception of a 36-yard field goal by Gomez, with five minutes left in the third quarter to make the score 31-0, ELAC was held scoreless for the remainder of the game. The Huskies’ defense remained a pillar of excellence, rendering Glendale’s offense obsolete while tallying up five sacks and three interceptions on the day. The final score was 31-0, ELAC. The Huskies, held scoreless by Glendale in the 2014-15 season, returned the favor. “We practiced well and preached all week that we would get a shutout. As far as the playoffs are concerned we’ll know in the morning, but we ended well,” Godinez said. Stretching their winning streak to five in a row, with a 7-3 record, the Huskies needed a loss from conference rival Pasadena against Santa Ana College on Saturday to be considered for a post season run. They got their wish as PCC was defeated 54-29, but it wasn’t enough as ELAC did not make the playoffs.
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GOING THE OTHER WAY—Sophomore defensive back Qua’d Cheatham (38) surveys the
field for a running lane after he intercepts a pass from the Glendale quarterback as Glendale sophomore defensive lineman Soloman Nwankwo (55) gives chase on Saturday in Glendale.
Men’s Soccer playoff bound despite losing three in a row BY STEPHANIE GUEVARA Staff Writer
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NOT ON MY WATCH—Sophomore right-side setter Taryn Higareda (23) rejects the spike attempt of Rio Hondo freshman
outside hitter Felipa Moreno(14) in Friday afternoon’s win on the road against Rio Hondo College.
Volleyball spikes Rio Hondo College on the road BY JOE DARGAN Staff Writer
Volleyball dominated at Rio Hondo College on Friday, winning three straight sets 25-23, 25-13 and 25-16, respectively. With a shutout against Rio a month ago, East Los Angeles College coach Elliot Walker didn’t want to take this game lightly. “I take every game as if it’s a new one. Since we played them last, they’ve made some changes and we’ve made some changes. We have to see how the adjustments are going to go,” Walker said before the game. The first set was a challenge for the Huskies. Both teams came out with intensity as they matched each other point-for-point. With the score tied 20-20 in the first set, freshman middle-hitter Kayla Dickerson scored on two consecutive plays to help ELAC pull away from Rio.
One point was a vicious spike between two Rio defenders. The next was a gentle misdirection of the ball around the defense that was made possible by the defenders selling out on a block in expectation of another spike. “That’s something that we train for every day. Our offensive patterns have certain attack hits that we work on,” Walker said. “They have to know what offensive sequence we are in and what we expect to get out of it.” ELAC won the first set, 25-23. Dickerson continued to exploit Rio’s weaknesses, starting the second set with 3 straight points. “It’s what I do. I play because this is my life,” Dickerson said. Midway through set two, after an amazing dig by freshman right-side setter Aifili Tuita’u, the Huskies scored two straight points that knocked the air out of Rio’s sail. Rio’s body language began to shift negatively. The score ballooned to 20-10 in
favor of ELAC as Rio had trouble maintaining volleys and producing points. Rio’s offense primarily came from the Huskies’ mistakes, like
“That’s something that we train for everyday. Our offensive patterns have certain attack hits that we work on.” ELLIOT WALKER Head coach
serves hitting the net and balls going out of bounds. ELAC won a much easier second set, 25-13. Rio began the third set devoid of passion. It seemed like every long volley went ELAC’s way. The score was quickly 15-8 in
favor of the Huskies. Rio began to fight back, outscoring ELAC 6-3, to make the score 18-14, Huskies. The comeback prompted Coach Walker to call a timeout. “You guys aren’t communicating. They have tipped the last five balls. That means we’re giving them a chance to get back in it,” Walker said during the break. ELAC responded by outscoring Rio 10-2 to close out the game, capping it off with a Tuita’u spike over a Rio defender. The Huskies won the final set, 25-16. “Chaffey (College) is next. Our goal right now is, we want to isolate Chaffey and we hope to put a bid in for the state round of play-offs. That’s our goal.” Walker said. Freshman outside hitter Makkenna Ryan, who was active after missing a month with a foot injury, suited up but did not play in the game. The team played Chaffey College yesterday. Scores weren’t posted in time to add the results.
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Despite losing a decisive match against El Camino Compton Center 0-1, men’s soccer will return to the playoffs after a three-year absence. The Huskies have lost the last three consecutive games in the same fashion. Despite the losses, men’s soccer’s previous record helped them advance to playoffs. Throughout the season, not scoring in key moments have anguished East Los Angeles College, and Friday’s game wasn’t the exception. In two early free kicks, ELAC sophomore forward Edward Robles and freshman midfielder Jerson Maravilla shot directly on goal, but Compton goalkeeper Larry Sanchez had two great saves. “Our offense had been struggling for the past three or four games in scoring, but not in creating opportunities. Overall, getting the ball possession we need has been there, but we haven’t been able to capitalize in the right moment,” ELAC assistant coach Ricardo Raygoza said. Both teams played an intense first half and the second half was no different. During minute 50 of the game, ELAC freshman fullback Edy Martinez was aggressively fouled by Compton sophomore defender Cesar Torres, who received a yellow game.
A total of eight yellow cards were shown in the game. Four of the yellow cards were for ELAC. “We started off really good, but because of the cards, we started getting at it with the ref. I don’t know if we were out of control, but we started to depend on one player than on the whole team,” ELAC central defender Agustin Barros said. Throughout the second half, ELAC created more opportunities for goals than Compton. It took Compton less effort than ELAC to score. “This game was unexpected. They (Compton) had one chance to score and they did. That’s how soccer is. It is what it is,” ELAC defensive midfielder Gustavo Silva said. In the 77 minute of the game, as Compton sophomore midfielder Jose Albizar took the ball in the left wing, Silva fouled him to disrupt his offensive play. Compton was given a free kick that freshman forward Alan Arias shot and scored from a deflection by ELAC sophomore goalkeeper Joshua Moreno. “At the end of the day, it was a fairplayed game until the unfortunate goal they (Compton) got that went off of the goalkeeper’s hands. I don’t know what to say. Things happen in the game,” ELAC head coach Eddie Flores said. The Huskies’ next game is a playoff match at Golden West College on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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CAN’T HOLD ME BACK—ELAC freshman midfielder
Salvador Alvarez fights for the ball with Compton sophomore defender Cesar Torres in the final minutes of the game.