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LACCD calls for $2 million increase for new district staff actually assist in the education of students,” Wardinski said. The district plans to add new positions ranging from Capital The Los Angeles Community Outlay Accounting Manager for the College’s District Office is Chief Financial Officer’s Office to requesting an increase of $2 million a Data Communications Specialist from the 2013-14 final budget in for Information Technology with the order to fund 13 positions at the $2 million the district is requesting. The final 2013-14 budget for district’s office. According to Faculty Co-chair the LACCD totals $3.19 billion. of the East Los Angeles College This includes $2.12 billion from Shared Governance Council , Jeffrey Proposition A, AA and Measure J Hernandez, the Board of Trustees Bonds in the Building Fund. ELAC will receive $98.23 million evaded the process of presenting the request to the District Budget for the 2013-14 school year. This Committee and some positions had is $14.72 million more than our already been approved by the time current fiscal year and 5.89 million more than the 2011-12 fiscal year. the committee heard the news. District-wide, the budget is up Hernandez said that a ruckus at DBC got back to board members, from the 2012-13 budget by $2.01 billion and $1.88 because process billion from the wasn’t followed, “I would urge 2011-12 budget. and the board was According to then interested in us to strongly the final budget the DBC’s views on protest against report by the these positions. adding yet $ 2 Office of the “These all seem like valuable million more to an Chancellor, the state’s economy positions, nearly entity that doesn’t i s s l o w l y all of them. On the actually assist in recovering and down side, a $2 has generated million increase in the education of significant the district office’s students. ” revenue along budget means the with the passage money comes Steve Wardinski of Proposition from the colleges,” ESGC faculty member 30 in November Hernandez said. 2012. This has Hernandez presented the matters on Monday produced increased funding for the to the council for reactions to take 2014 Fiscal Year. This budget will enable the district back to the DBC. “We already have a district office to increase class sections for student that has a budget more sizable than access and enrollment growth as two of the colleges in the district, well as restoring student support despite the fact that the district’s programs and services. The district office doesn’t educate a single is planning an enrollment growth student. This would be $2 million target of 3.63 percent, two percent more, which might actually give above the state funded growth cap them a larger budget than three of 1.63 percent. Hernandez will take the council’s of the colleges in the district,” said ESGC faculty member Steve reactions to the DBC in order to make proper recommendations Wardinski. “I would urge us to strongly to Interim Chancellor of the protest against adding yet $2 million LACCD Adriana Barrera,Ph.D., on more to an entity that doesn’t approving the LACCD’s positions. Freddy Monares Staff Writer
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his month marks the 20-year anniversary of the death of iconic horror-film actor, author, art aficionado and philanthropist Vincent Price. Price is by far the most notable person ever associated with East Los Angeles College. His legacy, and love for the school, live on today at the Vincent Price Art Museum.
The building that bears his name, on the southeast corner of the campus, opened in 2011, but traces its roots to the ’50s when Price donated 90 pieces of his personal art collection to the school. His daughter, Victoria Price Ph.D., credits her mother Mary Grant Price, for swaying Vincent to donate to ELAC after attending a graduation ceremony in the ’ 50s. Mary Price was greatly influenced by the diversity of the student body at the time, and in 1957 the Vincent and Mary Grant Price Museum was officially opened. Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1911. His interest in art was a life-long passion, studying art history at Yale University, graduating in 1933.
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Over the years—Top left, Vincent Price celebrates his birthday in the Gallery being filmed by Tim Burton. Top right,
Price in his Los Angeles home in the mid-1950 shows off pieces that he donated to East Los Angeles College art museum. Bottom,In circa 1980 Price came to visit ELAC’s art classroom.
Olympic gold medalist returns to ELAC roots Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer Paul Gonzales knew at a young age that his life would involve boxing. He was the first MexicanAmerican to win an Olympic gold medal in 1984 when he was 19 years old. Gonzales was honored at the football game during halftime at Weingart Stadium on Saturday. His gold medal bout was a walkover against Salvatore Todisco of Italy. He beat Marcelino Bolivar of Venezuela 5-0 in the semifinals. He won Olympic bouts 5-0, over boxers from South Korea, Uganda in the first round, followed by a 4-1 win over John Lyons of Great Britain in the quarterfinals. He began classes at East Los Angeles College while training for boxing after graduating from Roosevelt High School in the ‘80s. He graduated from ELAC in 2009. “He was my student and very polite, but I did not know he was
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a boxer,” ELAC English instructor Dennis Sanchez said. Gonzales was an up and coming boxer while attending ELAC. “ I had to win to qualify for the Olympics. There was no doubt that I was to going to go to the Olympics,” Gonzales said. Gonzales advanced to the gold medal bout in the 1983 Pan American Games. “I won silver on a controversial decision. I gave it my all no matter what country I was in,” Gonzales said. “I told (American sports journalist) Howard Cosell I wanted to give everyone a boxing lesson,” Gonzales said. In 1984 Gonzales went to Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs where he also lived for a while. He began his family a year prior and had a one-year-old son at that time. The pre-Olympic boxing tournaments included the world’s top boxers. Henry Tillman beat Mike Tyson to make the 1984 Olympic team. He was at Caesars Palace in his
Stadium parking lot to close for East Los Angeles Classic
final Olympic trial box-off. “My opponent needed to beat me twice. I only needed to win once and I won,” Gonzales said. Evander Holyfield joined Gonzales on the U.S.A. 1984 Olympic Boxing Team. Gonzales is the only American to win a gold medal in the lightflyweight division. He went pro after winning his gold medal. He beat Bantamweight legend Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight title in 1986 by an unanimous decision. “When you are in the ring it’s like a chess game. You out think your opponent, and make them do what you want them to do. It’s the greatest feeling in the ring,” Gonzales said “My pro career was important, it was all important. I had the greatest feeling in the Olympics. I was representing my country. Millions of people were watching. I had to blank this out and focus.”
The Stadium parking lot on concourse will close Friday to start preparations for the East LA Classic.
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ELAC’S GOLDEN BOY—Alumnus Paul Gonzales raises his hat to acknowledge the ELAC crowd who reacts to the announcement of his 1984 Olympic gold medal feat, at Weingart Stadium last Saturday during halftime at the Husky football game.
Library opens Sundays for upcoming finals The Helen Miller Bailey Library will open up its doors for finals this Sunday until Dec. 8 from 12 to 5 p.m.
Veterans schedule speakers for Veterans Day Celebration
Congress Members Lucille Ailard-Roybal and Judy Chu are schedule to speak at the Veterans Day Celebration in the Foyer on Nov. 6 from 1 to 2 p.m.
ASU to hosts Fall Homecoming week
ASU will host a fall homecoming event next week. For more information on events and homecoming themes see page 3.
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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
Bonds aimed for educational development Freddy Monares Staff Writer
Students around the construction site for the new Student Success and Retention Center building last week might have noticed some graffiti on the plywood walls surrounding the construction site that read, “What about money for education?” Presumably, the person that wrote on the wall is asking this question in light of frequently hearing that classes and even entire winter sessions have been getting cut at East Los Angeles College. But, the recent budget update is said to put ELAC up from this year’s current budget of $14.72 million and $5.89 million from the 2011-12 budget for the 2013-14 year. The district is said to be up as a whole $2.01 billion from our current fiscal year. So, what about money for education? It’s actually coming back to the LACCD little-bylittle due to the recent passing of Proposition 30 in Nov. 2012 and the state’s economy slow recovery. In fact, the winter session at ELAC was recently reinstated because of the increase of the 201314 budget. The Los Angeles Community College District is looking at an enrollment growth target of 3.63 percent, 2 percent above the state funded growth cap of 1.63 percent. But, the money for construction of the Student Success and Retention Center is not taken from money intended for instructional purposes. It is important to understand where the money for these new
buildings is coming from, or else The five-story structure will students developed mis-informed consolidate nine departments into opinions about building projects a flexible learning environment, suddenly popping up around including classrooms, offices and campus. common areas. The money for the new Student The classrooms are said to have Success and Retention Center an adaptable design, allowing comes from $3.5 billion received professors to re-arrange furniture for from Bond Measure J, sponsored different learning options. by the Board of Trustees of This is done to promote the Los Angeles Community collaborative student-faculty College District. interaction. The bond was passed in HGA is the Nov. 2008 in the general “Why would Architecture Company election. for the project. “Creating anyone According to flexible spaces that construct smartvoter.org, funds easily re-configured received from the sale a building for multiple uses and of the bonds would be modalities is on a college teaching used for specific projects an important component certified by the District for anything of the design, as needs Board of Trustees. other than a n d p r o g r a m s w i l l These projects include throughout the educational evolve the leasing of land and/ years,” said HGA’s purposes?” principal-in-charge or facilities, improving and repairing security and James Matson. infrastructure conditions, The building will expanding education also feature an outdoor to meet needs of the classroom atrium and community and acquiring an enclosed office furnishings and equipment. atrium to offer informal student Measure J also provides for gathering spaces while reinforcing m o d e r n i z a t i o n , r e n o v a t i o n , natural ventilation, day lighting and improvement of existing buildings visual connectivity between floors. and new construction projects, This will be a space for students i n s t a l l i n g a n d / o r u p g r a d i n g to meet for group projects, study and emergency lighting, fire alarm and provide a comfortable environment security systems. for conversations with instructors. The bond specifically states, “No Additionally, if students are bond proceeds may be used for having trouble with subjects such administrator or teacher salaries, as languages, reading and writing, or other operating expenses of the building will have tutoring and the district.” learning labs that will be located on The student that wrote on the the first and second levels. construction site wall also failed Besides, why would anyone to realize that the building would construct a building on a college house classes for education, the very campus for anything other than issue in question. educational purposes?
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Ticket scalpers hurt artist revenue Ruben Perez Staff Writer It’s 10 in the morning, you’re waiting for tickets to go on sale to see your favorite artist, but when you search for tickets they are all sold out. You sit there scratching your head and ask, “How is this possible.” The simple answer is, scalpers. Ticket scalpers have been around for years. They purchase a majority of event tickets and then resell them either at face value or even more. Earlier this year, I wanted to attend a concert, but it was sold-out. I decided to head out to the venue in hope that more tickets were released and sadly there weren’t any. Then this woman approached me and told me she had extra tickets, because her son wasn’t able to attend. I was a bit hesitant, but ultimately bought them for $25 each. The original prices of the tickets were $65, There are a couple of scalpers out there that don’t know how to sell tickets, but the ones that are experienced will sell them to you
for triple the price. A couple of websites such as Stubhub and Ticket City allow people to sell their concert tickets. This can be good but bad at the same time. It’s good because if that person cannot make it to the concert they will sell their tickets cheap just
to get rid of them. It’s bad because people make ticket scalping a business, they’re own personal business. Artists don’t make money off album sales; that goes straight to their label and management. They make the money during
concerts when fans spend their hard earned cash to see their favorite artist live. It feels horrible when you really want to see an artist live but do not have tickets and you have to pay more than you anticipated, because of scalpers.
Luckily some artists are taking matters into their own hands. Rock trio Paramore is currently selling paperless tickets for their tour. Meaning that you purchase your tickets and the day of the concert you head to “will call,” show them your I.D. and you get a physical ticket to go into the venue. Not only does that make ticket purchasing easier , but it also helps fight off scalpers. “Thrift shop” duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have made a couple of Youtube videos that show them calling scalpers and asking to buy tickets for their shows. The scalpers don’t know who’s calling and they to resell the tickets above face value. It’s quite entertaining seeing the duo go back and forth with them. Scalpers are money hungry individuals. Try not to purchase tickets from them. Not only will you pay more for the ticket, but also your favorite artist will lose money. Before you buy a ticket from a scalper ask yourself, “Do I really want to support someone that targets music fans?”
Letter to the editor First of all, I wanted to give compliments on the amazing job done with the newspaper and the broad spectrum of stories covered. It was impressive to see The Garage covered in Volume 71, Issue 5 of the newspaper. The story that particularly caught my attention was the story by Diego Olivares, “Students should consider their enrollment, think before dropping.” There were many good points brought to my attention in the article and the one that stood out to me was the fact that financial aid status can be affected by having W’s on a transcript. It was brought to my attention so much that I had to talk to my financial aid advisor because I was considering dropping a class for the first time. Luckily, my financial aid status would not be affected unless my dropped unit total would reach 33 percent of my overall units; hopefully other students are aware of www.ELACCampusNews.com
their own financial aid situations. The point that I did want to bring up was that the W’s recorded on a transcript will be looked at by the colleges a student is hoping to transfer to in the future. I did not see this mentioned in the article and I felt students should be conscious of this. Students who are worried of keeping a high GPA should think about how many W’s they have on their transcript because that could have a negative impact on their chances of transferring to a potential dream school. In the spirit of this article, I would like to conclude by saying that students should seriously think about the classes they enroll in and plan accordingly – as to avoid dropping a class.
Sincerely, Joe Cordova
STAFF Carlos Alvarez, Alejandra Carrillo, Dulce Carrillo, Tadzio Garcia, William Hernandez, Yesenia Martinez, Diego Olivares, Laura Parral, Ruben Perez, Ricardo Pimienta, David Rios, Evelyn Sanchez VIDEOGRAPHER JC Casarez Jesus Figueroa ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT Stefanie Arocha DISTRIBUTION Augustine Ugalde ADVISERS Sylivia Rico-Sanchez Jean Stapleton ADVISERS Sylivia Rico-Sanchez Jean Stapleton Campus News encourages letters to the editor relating to campus issues. Letters must be typed and double spaced. Submitted material becomes the property of Campus News and cannot be returned. Letters should be limited to 250 words or less. Campus News reserves the right to edit letters for grammatical errors or libelous content. Anonymous letter s will not be printed. Writers must sign submissions and print their names and a phone number where they can be reached. Letters should be addressed to the editor of Campus News. Submissions can be made at the mailroom in building E1 or the Journalism department office in the Technology Center in E7-303. East Los Angeles College Campus News 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez E7-303 Monterey Park, CA 91754 (323) 265-8819, Ads (323) 265-8821 Fax (323) 415-4910 The East Los Angeles College Campus News is published as a learning experience, offered under the East Los Angeles College Journalism program. The editorial and advertising materials are free from prior restraint by virtue of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The opinions expressed are exclusively those of the writer. Accordingly, materials published herein, including any opinions expressed, should not be interpreted as the position of the Los Angeles Community College District, East Los Angeles College, or any officer or employee thereof. PRINTING BY NEWS PUBLISHERS PRESS
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Campus News website receives honor Jesus Figueroa Staff Writer East Los Angeles College Campus News’s website ranked ninth out of the top ten Best in Show in website at the largest colleges and universities in the nation last Sunday at the 92nd annual National College Media Convention in New Orleans. Campus News was one of four community colleges which won a place among the top 10. The division was among institutions with a population above 20,000. The print version was also entered into its respective Best in Show competition but did not place. Co-Editors-in-Chief Lindsey Maeda and Erik Luna, as well as Campus News front page editor Danny Vasquez, made the trip to New Orleans to attend the convention. The Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association partnered up to organize this event which brings four-year universities and community colleges together for more than 360 educational sessions — learning sessions, highprofile keynote speakers, problem solving breakouts and discussion groups. Keynote speakers started with Alex Rawls, founder and publisher of MySpiltMilk.com, who covers music and culture in New Orleans and beyond. Other keynote speakers Hoda Kotb, Dateline NBC correspondent, who covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories, including the war in Iraq, the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians and the War on Terror in Afghanistan, and Ted Jackson who covered the opening of the Berlin Wall as well as covering hurricane Katrina.
News 3 Homecoming Events Monday, Nov. A scavanger hunt event will be held in front of the E7 building starting at 12:10 p.m.
Tuesday, An In-N-Out giveaway will be held at the Performing and Fine Arts complex courtyard starting at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, The first Couples Relay contest will start at 12:15 a.m.
Thursday, A pie eating contest in front of the E7 building will start at 12:15 p.m.
Friday, Recognition—East Los Angeles Campus News’s website wins ninth place in Best in Show at
the National College Media Convention last Sunday. ACP is the nation’s largest and oldest membership association for college student media which provides professional services to student members. CMA is the association representing collegiate media
advisers and their staff. Twenty-four professionals from print to online media, writers and photographers, attended the convention and allowed student journalist the opportunity to spend 20 minutes one-on-one with them
to discuss career opportunities or just advise on journalism. The NCMC is the largest gathering of college journalists in the world, with a typical attendance of 2,300 delegates according to studentpress.org.
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Mural project honors Vietnam veterans Diego Olivares Staff Writer In their mission to serve the United States, veterans give up a major part of their lives. They sacrifice time and sometimes their limbs and life. This prompted members from the Alhambra Chapter of the American Legion to commission a mural outside their building. East Los Angeles College art students Elmer Guevara, Jackie Gonzalez, Saul Aguilera and Jesus de Dios were called upon to create the mural on Stoneman Avenue in Alhambra. The mural was unveiled last May on Memorial Day. The students were given about 10 days to complete the project during the last part of the spring semester. As a result of their participation in this project, these students received credit for their art finals. While painting the mural, the students worked under the guidance of ELAC art instructor Sergio Teran. While working on the piece, they became heavily involved with it. “We usually painted at nights,” Aguilera said. One night they got an unexpected visit. The police passed by and stopped to ask them what they were doing. After explaining to the police about the project, the young artists were allowed to continue working. The mural contains imagery that represents the images burned into the memories of Vietnam Veterans. “It’s basically a mural dedicated to war veterans with a Vietnam War theme. We tried to relate elements in the mural depicting the Vietnam War with the addition of helicopters, bamboo trees and the soldier’s attire from that era,” Guevara said. These students said that for them it is a very ambitious project and they have put a lot of heart in it. They also said that this is something
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Band of Brothers—The painting of the mural completed by ELAC Art students serves as a dedication to veterans of war at the American Legion Building Post 139 in Alhambra. they were completely dedicated to. The project started with a commission from the Alhambra chapter of the American Legion. The legion’s duty is to aid Veterans of previous wars, such as the Korean and Iraq wars. They contacted Cesar Medrano, a senior civil engineer who was part of the US Army for over 22 years. Medrano contacted ELAC and got the students from the Art Department to join the project.
“I went there (ELAC) and asked if I could get some volunteers,” Medrano said. The project was paid by Robert Hernandez who is part of the legion’s committee for Veterans Affairs. However, the students created the style of the piece itself. When ELAC Art Instructor Robert Acuna heard of this project, he decided to speak to his colleague Teran. It was through Teran that the students got together to work
on the mural. “I believe that the information was brought to (Teran) from another source. Soon after we gathered a crew of four students and started plotting the mural,” Guevara said. Aguilera, who has been fascinated by the visual arts since he was a child said, “We didn’t get to name it, but it speaks for itself. The concept was to pay respects to all fallen soldiers that have fought for our country during the Vietnam War.”
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Vincent Price’s legacy lives on at ELAC
Continued from page 1 He then studied fine arts at the University of London before returning to the U.S. where he began his acting career at the famous Mercury Theater in New York City, there he became an acclaimed Broadway actor. This was the same theater that gained notoriety on Halloween 1938, when founder Orson Wells aired the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast that caused panic and created controversy throughout the country. Price began his Hollywood career as a dramatic actor starring in films such as “Laura” (1944), directed by Otto Preminger and two years later in “Dragonwyck,” but one of his favorite movies, according to biography.com, was a 1950s comedy, “Champagne for Caesar.” Price will always be associated with the horror film genre having starred in more than 100 horror films. His horror films include “House of Wax” (1953), “The Fly” (1958), “House on Haunted Hill” (1959), Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” (1964), “The Tower of London” (1969), “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (1971) and 1973’s “Theater of Blood.” When Price made the transition from Broadway to Hollywood in the 30s, he was hesitant to move to Los Angeles, according to Victoria Price. She said her dad missed the museums and galleries of New York and abroad, and thought Los Angeles was “a cultural wasteland” devoid of visual arts. This played a big part in his motivation to bring art to the city and to ELAC. During the next 10 years, he played a major part in the developing L.A. art scene. Price accepted an invitation from former ELAC art instructor Judith Miller to visit her art program and to meet her students. Victoria Price said her father felt that art should not be exclusively www.ELACCampusNews.com
Aguilera said that he is happy because he had the chance to work along other talented artists. Guevara said that even though they had a short time to work on the project, he feels good because they accomplished something. Medrano said that he hopes that this can bring a positive light not only to Veterans, but to ELAC as well. “We want to show the community that we are doing big things,” Medrano said.
Gonzales started boxing when he was 5 years old. He began with trainer at the Hollenbeck Community Police Station’s boxing program, when he was eight. “Boxing just came natural and when it came to me, I could handle myself. Regardless of where I was boxing or how old I had to stay focused.” “It didn’t matter if I was nervous. Once I was on the mat, I went on automatic,” Gonzales said. He was involved in martial arts while boxing, and played football, basketball and volleyball while at Roosevelt. He still attends the East L.A. Classic, the annual Roosevelt vs. Garfield high school football game played in November at Weingart Stadium. Gonzales is on the advisory board of the East Side Spirit and Pride Club at ELAC. “I think it’s important to give back to the community,” Gonzales said. He works as a motivational speaker and L.A. County Supervisor for the Department of Parks and Recreation where he also teaches boxing. “Boxing opened many doors for me. I met US presidents, mayors, Congress members and that gave me exposure to many cultures of life,” Gonzales said. Gonzales ran for the Los Angeles City Council against former ELAC student Antonio Villaraigosa. “I go for the big dogs. I might run in the future,” Gonzales said.
for the wealthy, opting to donate During the McCarthy era in to ELAC, and not to UCLA where the 50s, Price was gray listed, some of his friends had suggested. which meant being singled-out as a The museum became one of the possible subversive because of his first public art institutions in L.A., association with other artists who predating the Los Angeles Museum had been blacklisted by the fanatical of Contemporary Art, the Fowler Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Museum at UCLA and the J. Paul Price was soon taken of the list Getty Museum. and resumed his acting career. It is also the first teaching One of his final films was the cultart museum established at a classic, “Edward Scissorhands,” community college. where he played a gentle and In her 1999 book “Vincent Price: compassionate, Dr. FrankensteinA Daughter’s Biography,” Victoria type who creates Johnny Depp’s Price wrote how she thought her unusual character. father was the most interesting Victoria Price wrote that it was person she had ever known. difficult watching her dad in the “The reason I like to talk about 1990 film because he was in ill him is that he did something really health, but noted that he still gave well, and that he lived his life really it his best effort, as always. well.” His working relationship with “He loved life. He loved art. He ELAC spanned decades as Price loved people. He loved adventure. worked closely with former museum He loved laughing. He loved giving director Thomas Silliman. back,” Victoria Price said. Silliman recounted the actor’s In 2010, she visited the unfinished contributions to the school in a museum on campus, 1993 issue of Campus and was impressed News during Price’s by its design and memorial celebration. “He loved architecture, but what “Vincent Price’s she remembers most commitment to the life. He loved about her visit was gallery, the collection art. He loved thinking how much and our students’ people. He her father would have education and art has loved it. loved laughing. been remarkable,” When her father first He loved giving Silliman said. laid eyes on ELAC in Silliman died in back.” the 30s, he described it 2006 after a 49-year as “two Quonset huts career at ELAC. Victoria on a mudflat,” and had Former ELAC Price he been alive to see student and acclaimed Vincent Price’s daughter the new museum, he actor Edward James would have “grinned Olmos was positively from ear-to-ear” before rolling up influenced by Price, saying that it his sleeves to get to work, wrote was here, as a student from 1964Victoria Price. 66, where he gained an appreciation VPAM now boasts a permanent for the arts. collection of more than 9,000 art From a Campus News story dated pieces, with about 2,000 of them Nov. 2, 1995, Olmos was quoted as being donated by Price. saying that “The gallery definitely Vincent Price was a well-rounded shaped and molded my career.” individual that had many interests He said his time at ELAC was beyond acting and art, according to his first exposure to, not only rare Victoria. He was an avid culinary artworks, but also to artistic genius connoisseur who wrote “A Treasury and individual potential. of Great Recipes,” along with Price died Oct. 25, 1993, and was several other books he co-wrote. survived by his daughter Victoria H i s l i f e w a s n o t w i t h o u t Price, who serves on the VPAM controversy though. board and son Vincent Barrett Price.
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Eastside style East Los Angeles College’s Chicano Studies Department, ASU and Wish Upon An Angel Foundation are hosting the 2nd Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival on Nov. 5. The event will feature performances by Aztec dance group Xipe Totec, Grammy Award-winning Quetzal and more. Here are other events going on in the community: •
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Casa De Las Calaveras: Day of the Dead Attraction at the East Los Angeles Library on Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Dia de Los Muertos at East Los Angeles Civic Center with special guest Gregorio Luke on Nov. 2 from 3 to 10 p.m.
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Eastside Luv Dia de Los Muertos at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights on Nov. 2 from noon to 10 p.m.
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El Vorrio: A Day of the Dead Art Exhibit and Benefit for Plaza de La Raza featuring La Sonora Dinamita on Nov. 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. at 3540 N. Mission Road Los Angeles. Presale tickets are $10 and $15 at the door.
Self Help Graphics and Art’s 40 Years of Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos on Nov. 2 from 5 to 11 p.m. at 1300 East 1st Street in Boyle Heights. A l b o r d e . c o m ’s 9 t h Annual Dia de Los Muertos with special performance by Voz de Mano on Nov. 2.
The 10th Annual Altar Exhibit Opening at Vincent Price Art Museum on Nov. 5 through Nov. 26.
Want to know what’s happening at these events? Visit www.elaccampusnews.com
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Red, White & Blue—The Sandwich Smith’s speciality sandwich, the Red, White & Blue, consisting of primed Angus steack,
garlic aioli, blue cheese, red onion, tomato and lettuce ready to be served.
The Sandwich Smith sells overpriced simplicity Mannie Miguel Staff Writer Despite the freshness and simplicity of their sandwiches, The Sandwich Smith does not give the customer the “bang for their buck” with their overpriced sandwiches. About 6.5 Miles from East Los Angeles College, it sits in the heart of Little Tokyo and is a place that diners can grab a nice, simple sandwich with the freshest ingredients. Upon entry, diners will notice vast amounts of natural lighting that fills the dining room. Their grey and white color scheme makes the establishment contemporary, yet gives it a cozy home-like feeling to it. The Sandwich Smith also offers free Wi-Fi to their customers, but not many outlets are availble. The restaurant has plenty of seating available, including tables outside its dining area where customers can enjoy the scenery.
An application-like menu is available upon entrance to the eatery where customers have the option to order a custom built sandwich or salad or choose from a list of 13 specialty sandwiches. The menu allows customers to choose from a variety of meats, breads, dressings, cheeses and toppings. The menu can be a bit confusing for some customers who may not have experience ordering on these types of menus. Customer can also order their sandwiches grilled. There is an additional charge of $1 to add fried eggs, boiled eggs, grilled onions or roasted onions to any sandwich, and a $1.50 for Bacon, and $2 for avocado. Sandwiches start from $6.95 for a plain grilled cheese to $12.95 for a lamb shoulder sandwich. Salads costs $10.95 each. Their specialty sandwiches also run from $7.95 to $10.95. Customers also have the choice to
upgrade their sandwich to a meal for $3.50, which includes a drink and a choice of either macaroni or spinach salad or broccoli slaw. Although their sandwiches are good, customers do not get the best deal for their money. Their sandwiches are too simple and it seems that anyone can make them. Given that a meal starts at $13 per person, customers would expect to eat something better. The Red, White & Blue sandwich is overpriced for the overall tastiness of the sandwich. This sandwich consists of a French roll with primed Angus steak, garlic aioli, blue cheese, red onion, tomato and lettuce. The tastes of the vegetables are fresh, right of the field, and the meat was tender and juicy. The plain taste of the bread made the sandwich feel like it could be done at home. The custom sandwich was not as good as the Red, White & Blue special. It consisted of buttermilk-
fried chicken with cheddar cheese, cucumber, spinach, tomato and avocado on country white bread. The chicken was excellent, and like the other sandwiches, the vegetables were also fresh and tasty. Yet, the bread on this sandwich felt like it came from the bargain store. It seems that the Sandwich Smith is an expert on their meats, rather than delivering great sandwiches. The bill for two sandwiches was $27.99, which included an upgrade on one sandwich that came with lemonade and a serving of macaroni with spinach. ELAC students get a 10 percent discount. The Sandwich Smith has happy hour Mondays through Fridays from 5p.m. to 7p.m. with $1.75 oysters, $3 draft craft beers, and $5 House Wines. The Sandwich Smith is a place to try once for the experience, but not a place that is highly recommended. The Sandwich Smith is located at 362 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles.
‘The Counselor’ confuses with complicated plot amid stylistic direction Diego Olivares Staff Writer
“The Counselor” is a flawed yet interesting nasty piece of cinema. Directed by master filmmaker Ridley Scott, “The Counselor” is a visually stunning film with the blackest of hearts. The film follows a lawyer, played by Michael Fassbender, who deals with shady characters in the Texas wasteland. He soon gets way over his head when both his and his wife’s lives are put in danger. Adding to the danger are Mexican drug dealers, a vampy villainess, played by Cameron Diaz, and other crimeridden figures. Written by famed author Cormac McCarthy, the film doesn’t really come off as a standard thriller. Instead, it presents a chilling and bleak world ruled by crime and examining the dark figures living there.
The first half of the film comes off as confusing. There’s a lot of very confusing explanations in the story and it’s really hard to follow. It ends up being frustrating following the storyline creating the biggest weakness of the film. It’s not until the second half of the film where the story starts to pick-up. Much of this due to the dark tone the film slowly develops. Where most films try to have wholesome heroes and easy solutions, “The Counselor” offers none of these. There’s a sense of reality added into the film, brought upon by the crime-ridden nature of the world the story is set in. Presented are characters that commit amoral actions for their own selfish reasons. This results in the victimizing of more innocent figures who’s chances of hope is nowhere in sight for them. Michael Fassbender does a marvelous job as the helpless lawyer.
He gives the feeling of someone trapped in a deadly situation. Penelope Cruz plays Fassbender’s wife, the only character that projects any humanity in the film. Cameron Diaz does a terrific job playing the cold-heart villain of the piece. Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt give good supporting performances as well. Such visual beauty wraps the film’s darkness with Scott’s visual style, the strength in many of his works, shining well here. The look of the film is both raw and stylish. There’s a deathly feeling created from the way the Texas landscapes are visualized. It’s a very beautiful looking film. Even though the plot is messy and confusing during the start, “The Counselor” is saved by strong performances, stunning visuals, and a dark mood. “The Counselor” is rated R for graphic violence, some grisly images, strong sexual content and language.
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The Policy of truth—Westray, portrayed by Brad Pitt, outlines the harsh truth of the Coun-
selor’s predicament, who is portrayed by Michael Fassbender
Katy Perry’s ‘Prism’ emits a one-dimensional synth-pop sound Ruben Perez Staff Writer Katy Perry has ditched the bubblegum pop sound and has transcended into a darker, grown-up sound on her third album ‘Prism’. Perry’s 2010 breakout album ‘Teenage Dream’ spawned massive hit singles such as “California G u r l s , ” “ Te e n a g e D r e a m , ” “Firework” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” Perry delivers a more subdued, spiritual and grown-up sound on ‘Prism,’ but it doesn’t seem to fit the image that she’s portrayed the past couple of years. The 13-track album features an array of dance songs. The album starts off with “Roar,” the empowering feel-good anthem that will have listeners feeling like a champion. “Legendary Lovers” has Perry name checking Cleopatra and
Shakespeare’s Juliet and describing the eternal passion she and her man could experience on this mystical love song. “Birthday” is a funk/pop dance anthem that’ll make fans want to celebrate during a birthday. “Walking On Air” is a thumping EDM track that is sure to have you dancing. The dance tracks are great for the most part, but then Perry gets to the ballads and it feels as if it’s a never-ending love story. “Unconditionally” finds Perry singing about loving someone unconditionally. “Love Me” is a dance ballad about loving yourself the way that you’d like for someone to love you, Perry sings “I lost my own, my own identity/Forgot that you picked me for me.” The track titled “Double Rainbow” is yet another love track,
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it’s about not being able to find true love and when it’s found, it’s hard to find for a second time. “By The Grace of God” is by far the album’s best ballad. The piano driven ballad holds nothing back. Perry sings about her failed marriage, its resulting depression and picking herself back up. Get ready to shed a couple of tears. The deluxe edition of Prism features three extra songs. “Spiritual” an ode to Perry’s new found love John Mayer is a hypnotizing cheesy love song that’ll give listeners a warm loving feeling. “It Takes Two” another love track and although it’s nicely written it just doesn’t seem to fit Perry’s vocals. She tries her best with many pitch changes, but it’s just not good enough. The final track “Choose Your Battles” is a haunting pop track featuring a tribal drum beat, it
features Perry pounding her chest and spewing venom at the man she cannot understand. Perry may have worked with big name producers (Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, etc.), but it wasn’t enough to make ‘Prism’ a threedimensional album. There is a couple of pop anthems, but those may not be enough to help elevate Perry with the same pop stardom that she had with ‘Teenage Dream.’ Which is her best album to date. ‘Prism’ will have listeners roaring at first, but as the album progresses, they will be sick and tired of love songs until February comes along. ‘Prism’ may work for some fans, but for this reviewer it doesn’t. Where’s the fun, blue hair, candy cane-dancing Perry that we came to love? ‘Prism’ is now available via iTunes and at local record stores.
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SPORTS
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
Women’s soccer wins second in a row Sergio Berrueta Staff Writer
The women’s soccer team kicked off the second half of South Coast Conference play with its second consecutive victory after defeating Long Beach City College, 2-1, last week at Weingart Stadium. The game’s intensity was reflected in the three yellow cards that the referee gave to LBCC players during the 50-minute mark. The Huskies will face Mt. San Antonio College, the No. 3 ranked team in the state, on the road this Friday at 4 p.m. The first yellow card was called when ELAC’s Chrystine Morelos was elbowed by LBBC’s Rocio Hernandez leading to the chain of e v e n t s in the 50th minute. It was less than a minute later when ELAC freshman Gladis Reyes was knocked to the ground by LBCC freshman Yasmyn
Andrade who received the second yellow card. Long Beach sophomore Liliana Montano was responsible for the third yellow card of the game after getting in a scuffle with sophomore Husky Dawne Constantino. “We saw how the girls reacted to a couple of foul plays and rather than getting sloppy, they were able to maintain composure and get through the game,” ELAC Head Coach Tessa Troglia said. ELAC Assistant Coach Richard Coria received a yellow card after arguing with referees over the calls being made during the second half of the game as Coria felt they should have been more severe. “Emotions get the best of us sometimes and try to keep the bench (the coaches and players sitting) quiet,” Troglia said, “At the end of the day, he is an adult and he wasn’t disrespectful to the refs. It was a reaction to the call and he got yellow-carded for it.” The Huskies opened the scoring at the nine-minute mark as freshman
Karen Campos scored a goal into the net with ease, passing the ball over LBCC freshman goalkeeper Karen Nuno’s block attempt. “Making the first goal was awesome because we really wanted to win,” Campos said. Long Beach freshman Brenda Reyes scored a goal the 20-minute mark as the Huskies’ defense tried to steal, but managed to make the shot, tying the game. Despite struggling a g a i n s t L B C C ’s defense, the Huskies broke the tie in the second half. ELAC’s Gladis Reyes swept in a clean shot into the net at the 72-minute mark. “It was a hard game with yellow cards going off, but we got the minutes in and won. That’s a great feeling,” Reyes said. Troglia said that the Huskies must learn from this game in order to continue their small series of wins. “We need to work more on the relationship between the forwards and the midfield in order to work together on the defensive side of the game,” Troglia said.
out of the box—East Los Angeles College Women’s soccer team forward Gladis Reyes scores the deciding goal, 2-1, late in the second half of last Friday’s game against Long Beach City College. CN/Jesus figueroa
Wrestling rises to 15th ranked team statewide Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer
The Huskies placed 10th in a Meathead Movers Tournament that drew most teams in the state as well as Menlo College, a four-year university, last Saturday at Cuesta College. The Huskies fell short in their upset bid, 21-15, over No. 3-ranked Cerritos College last Wednesday at home. The Huskies will have a chance for revenge. East Los Angeles College was recently chosen to host the Southern Regionals on Dec. 7. As a result of last week’s match outcomes, ELAC moved up one spot in the statewide poll to No. 15 and Cerritos fell from No. 3 to fifth ranked. “(At the Meathead tournament) we were adjusting with three guys (out) and three guys wrestling in
different weight classes and we scored a lot of points from several wrestlers,” said Head Coach Ralph Valle. Davit Hovhannisyan and Hugo Perez advanced to the 125-pound semifinals. Perez lost to Christian Betancourt of Mt. SAC by one point. Betancourt was named Outstanding Lower-Weight Wrestler. Hovhannisyan narrowly lost to Arnulfo Olea of Fresno City College in the semifinals. Perez and Hovhannisyan chose not to wrestle each other in the third place finals. They flipped a coin and Perez was awarded third place, Hovhannisyan fourth. “They want to beat everyone else, not each other right now. They will have to face each other in the postseason, at (the Southern) Regionals or at state (finals),” Valle said. Lavante Chism scored two falls at Meathead and was leading the state’s No. 1-ranked wrestler in his
weight class 7-1, before losing in overtime. “Getting tired is no reason to lose,” Valle said. Heavyweight Warner Quevedo won two matches at Cuesta. He also won an 8-6 decision against Keith Thompson in ELAC’s loss to Cerritos. Both ELAC and Cerritos wrestled without key players. While both teams waited for the referee, Cerritos’ wrestlers hopped to loud music beats as Hugo Perez stayed focused while meditating until his 133-pound weight class match began. Perez moved up one weight class against Cerritos to help score points for the Huskies. He’s waited to wrestle Gabe Ballesteros since December. “I lost to him at state last year by one point after leading. I knew I could beat him. So this time I came out quick and scored in the first few seconds,” Perez said. The home crowd screamed their approval.
Water Polo
ELAC women’s volleyball fell to Long Beach City College last Friday in three straight sets and is now 3-14 overall. The women’s volleyball team will host Mt. San Antonio College (12-4, 6-1) tomorrow at 6 p.m. at home. They will then play at Cerritos College (6-9, 3-4) on Friday at 6 p.m.
After two good quarters of play, the ELAC women’s water polo team lost 11-4 in a tough match against Rio Hondo College last Wednesday. In the last conference game before the South Coast Conference Championship at Rio Hondo, the Huskies will face Long Beach City College which currently holds a 9-11 record.
Men’s Soccer Goals by Pasadena City College’s Eric Chavez and Zack Larson gave the ELAC men’s soccer team its fifth defeat in South Coast Conference play yesterday at Weingart Stadium. The Huskies opened the second half of SCC on the road against Long Beach City College losing 3-0. These results leave the Huskies with six points in SCC, while PCC moves up to 12 points. ELAC’s next match will be Friday on the road against state and SCC defending champions Mt. San Antonio College at 2 p.m.
off-balance— Husky Joseph Magdaleno-Hudson, right, attempts a takedown of Brian Simmons from Cerritos College. Magdaleno-Hudson won 3-2, in a Husky loss to Cerritos last Wednesday. As a result Simmons dropped out of a top-eight statewide ranking.
college competing in a field of fouryear universities, which came from as far as Oregon and Arizona. Guadalupe Yanez, Brianna Lewis, Annai Jimenez and Sandy Bautista rounded out the scoring for the Huskies. Lewis moved up to the No. 3 spot for East Los Angeles College while Karina Toribio and Amy Herrera rounded out the top seven spots for ELAC. “The atmosphere at the meet was relaxing and positive, which made it easier to just run and have a good time. It was the perfect race to have before the South Coast Conference finals,” Lewis said. The Huskies compete in the SCC finals at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on Saturday. The top seven Huskies from each
team have a chance to advance to the postseason. Kris Chacon, the top runner for the men’s team, had enough kick to sprint ahead of Shane Brinson of Biola University by .09 of a second. Crisitian Flores, Gonzalo Ceja, upstart Jose Requilme-Colin who scored for the Huskies for the first time this season, Rene Flores and Andrew Torres finished for the Huskies in that order. The team ran short, but ran an average of 3:20 minutes faster than San Diego Christian to beat them by 75 points. Ceja is key for the Huskies advancing to the postseason next week. He began the season as the top men’s runner. “I expected too much from myself (at the Jamboree). I went out fast
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Runners change pace for postseason Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer
Volleyball
Hovhannisyan was to wrestle No. 2-ranked Dustin Kirk at 125pounds but instead dominated and hung on for an 11-7 decision over Gary Howe.” I don’t care who I wrestle my strategy is to win,” Hovhannisyan said. Perez is ranked No. 4 at 125pounds; Hovhannisyan moved up to No. 7 and Ballesteros dropped to No. 6 after his loss to Perez. Jeremiah Gerl of Cerritos, ranked No. 3 in the state at 184 pounds, pinned ELAC’s Frank Aceves in the third quarter. “You still try to win when you’re down no matter the score. This is part of the sport,” Aceves said. Joseph Magdaleno-Hudson won 3-2 over Brian Simmons at 157 pounds. As a result Simmons dropped out of a top-eight statewide ranking. “We both won five matches. The difference was we won five decisions and they won three majors and got a pin,” Valle said.
The men’s and women’s cross country team upset San Diego Christian University at the NAIA West Coast Jamboree at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, last Saturday. The women’s team placed 13th overall, beating Vanguard University of Costa Mesa and Marymount College of Palos Verdes. The women’s team was led by Laura Aceves who placed eighth. “She is our first woman to finish in the top 10 in five years of attendance (at this meet),” Head Coach Louis Ramirez said. ELAC was the only community
and confident but hit a wall in the second mile,” Ceja said. “My body felt weak and my stomach had minor cramps. I just need to get … healthy to have a good race next week at the SCC finals.” The Huskies compete at the Jamboree a week before the conference finals “to learn how to compete with faster runners,” Ramirez said. Torres will also be key for the men’s team if he can run fast enough to finish in the No. 5 spot for the Huskies. “Our experiences running against four-year university runners are positive and serve as a proving ground and confidence booster to compete with high level competition. We are ready for the SCC finals,” Torres said.
ELAC football struck with key injuries in loss Diego Linares Staff Writer
East Los Angeles College had a hard time stopping the San Bernandino Valley College usage of the zone read-option, losing 29-6 at Weingart Stadium last Friday night. The Huskies were plagued with early penalties and injuries to key players throughout the game as they went on to lose their fourth straight Mountain Conference game. ELAC quarterback Alek Barrera saw his first action after resting from a concussion suffered in a loss to Southwestern College on Oct. 5. The Huskies will head to Grigsby Field this Saturday to face Chaffey College which sits atop
the conference with a six-game win-streak. ELAC had a hard time rallying for a to comie back. At 13:09 of the third quarter ELAC’s longsnapper Steven Jauregui sent a football over the head of punter Hector Dominguez and it went straight to the back of the end zone and out of bounds for a safety to make the score 19-0 in San Bernandino’s favor. The lone Husky touchdown came in the form of a five-play drive in the beginning of the fourth quarter as Barrera connected with wideout Tyler Cooperwood on a 62-yard pass down the middle of the field to start the drive. After a stuffed Namaan Young handoff up the middle, Barrera then stood in the pocket off a shotgun formation and slung a 25-yard
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touchdown pass to the left side of the end zone for Cooperwood. Kicker Gustavo Ornelas went missed the point after touchdown. Although Cooperwood gained 113 receiving yards the ELAC’s offense finished the game with negative rushing yards for the second time this season. “Tonight, I thought our defense did an exceptional job on limiting them on the yards they got. And they got some big plays, you know, but overall it didn’t hurt us too bad,” said San Bernandino Head Coach Kevin Emerson. Without an effective running game, ELAC had a tough time gaining momentum. They struggled to convert on first down situations, which resulted in six punts and two turnovers on downs.
With linebacker/defensive end Darzil Washington out for the rest of the season, ELAC suffered injuries to key players on both defense and offense on Friday. “Darzil is done. (Defensive tackle) Mike (Wyche) might be done for the season also. Just freak injuries you know.” “(Defensive back) Breeon Moreno is another kid that got injured today, and that might be a little hard (for us). (Defensive lineman) James Basham also fractured a hand. You know it’s just football. We lost (offensive linemen) Miguel Lozaro today to back spasms.” said ELAC Head Coach Steve Mojarro about the injuries. “That’s when recruiting comes into play. Now we’re gonna have the freshmen that we recruited step in and fill those shoes.”