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Sheriff finds lost money, searches for owner Jesus Figueroa Staff Writer
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Swimmers splash through state finals Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer The women’s swim and dive team finished in 17th place at the 2014 California Community College Athletic Association Swim and Dive State Championships held May 1-3 in the ELAC Swim Stadium. Diablo Valley College won the women’s team, title surpassing Orange Coast College by just 14 points on the final day. It was DVC’s first title in seven years and ninth in its history. Alice Ying Fei Zhang is the first ELAC swimmer to advance to the finals out of the prelims in 25 years. Zhang won All-American status in three races. She won the silver medal taking second place in the 100-yard individual medley. She was No. 19-seeded entering the event’s prelims. Zhang beat 18 higher-seeded women while winning ELAC’s highest placing medal in the state finals. “She is the highest ranking (swimmer) ELAC has ever had, achieving what no one else has at this college,” ELAC Swim and dive team head coach Erik Matheson said. Zhang placed fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke. Her third medal and All-American status was in the 100 breaststroke. She was No. 16-seeded
in the event. Zhang finished with personal records in every race, prelims and finals. “She dropped three seconds in the 100 (IM), a half second in the 50 breaststroke and a full second in the 100 breaststroke and she accomplished this without being in the pool for almost a month,” Matheson said. Zhang said she went in each prelim race with a strategy of qualifying to the final of each event rather than burning herself out. Teammate Wenning Shen advanced to the consolation finals in the 50 and 100 backstrokes. “She missed qualifying in the 100 (IM) by just .02 of a second. She finished with a personal record,” ELAC second-year swim coach Susan Lai said. Entering the 50 back as the No. 23 seed, Shen placed 10th swimming personal records in the prelims and finals. Shen placed 14th in the 100 back. Zhang scored 45 points for ELAC. Shen added 14 points to vault ELAC past De Anza, San Joaquin Delta and Grossmont colleges in the final standings. The Swim Stadium drew about 3,000 including athletes and fans over the three days. CN/Tadzio Garcia
The Sheriffs at East Los Angeles College are looking for the owner of a considerable amount of money that was lost by the F9 bungalow on April 13. Deputy Humberto Barragan said he hopes that the person who lost the money will come claim it. “All the person needs to do is tell us the amount of money that was lost and the denominations and we would be more than happy to return the money,” Barragan said. It has been awhile since the money was lost, so the deputy hopes that the person who lost the money will claim it within the next 30 days. The sheriff’s station on campus is holding on to the money until the time period to claim the money has expired. They must then follow procedure for lost money. “We write a report for lost property and it will go to where ever it is it goes in the end,” Barragan said. “It’s not going to be in the hands of the person who lost it. I am trying to make every effort to find the person who lost it and return the money that they lost,” he said. Anyone with any information that may help the sheriff’s find the owner of the lost money can contact the sheriffs station in B5104 or call (323)265-8800.
Artists accepted into prestigious LACMA summer academy Maegan Ortiz Staff Writer
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ELAC President receives banner from UCLA University of California, Los Angeles Chancellor Gene Block presents East Los Angeles College President Marvin Martinez with a banner from UCLA last Thursday during ELAC’s “Spring into a Career” Job and Career Fair 2014. Martinez was joined by ELAC administration.
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Three East Los Angeles College students were accepted to the Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. Kimberly Miranda, Saúl Quintero and Liliana Sanchez were among 65 students from across southern California competing for 15 slots in the academy. Sanchez, a 20-year-old art history major from Commerce applied because it fit in with her plans for the future. “Since I want to go into art history, either as a curator or teaching in a four year university, I figured it would be good to get some experience. I’m really interested in knowing what goes into creating an exhibit. I love museums and I want to see what goes on behind the scenes,” Sanchez said. Summer academies are one-week immersion programs designed to provide a rich experience in the museum environment and expose participants to career options related to art and art history. According to LACMA, the
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A male Hispanic approximately 26 years old, 5 foot 9 inches tall, 160 lbs., with facial hair and a ponytail wearing a white shirt was reported exposing himself in the library on April 5. Information leads sheriffs to believe suspect to be an ongoing threat.
Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program provides specialized training in the curatorial field for students from diverse backgrounds across the United States. Kimberly Miranda, also a 20-yearold art history major at ELAC, could not believe the news when she found out she was one of those selected. “These programs are really important, because it gives people that are not of privileged backgrounds an opportunity to contribute their ideas,” Miranda said. Sanchez also said she could not believe she got into the program, in part because she was competing with students from four-yearuniversities. “It speaks to the quality of ELAC students and the art history (program) here that three students got into the program,” Sanchez said Each summer academy will include workshops, tours, field trips and networking events with museum professionals. Participants will also work together to curate an exhibit. The fellowship, announced in February, seeks to impact American art museums by developing curators
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who are committed to engaging with the full spectrum of museum audiences. Summer academy applicants submitted a form with general information, transcripts, a resume and essay responses to prompts provided as part of the application process. Saúl Quintero, a 24-year-old ELAC Chicano Studies major, sees the program as a way to deal with what he sees as a problem of representation. “ I believe it is necessary to expand the diversity of curatorial ranks in American art museums because historically underrepresented individuals are absent in nonspecific ethnic museums. To walk into an academic space and see familiar images regarded as artwork, and to have shows curated by individuals from our communities is a powerful message,” Quintero said. The program specifically seeks individuals from historically underrepresented groups in the curatorial field who are undergraduates currently enrolled at a university, college or community college.
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East Los Angeles College will host the First Friday Jazz Concert Series on Friday at 8 p.m. at the S2 Recital Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend and admission is free.
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On “Elans unite to celebrate Earth Day” Associate Dean of CalWorks Angelica Toledo’s last name was misspelled and title was wrong. The Earth Day event was held on April 23 not April 22.
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Diego olivares Staff Writer Dropping out of college is a serious decision that requires a lot of thought. Students have to make a choice about dropping out or not. Anyone who goes to community college, or any college, reaches a limit. Some students don’t mind the time span as long as they reach their future goals. Others don’t feel that at all and dropout to move on with life. Being a student who’s feeling the urge of leaving school, I should know. I’ve been going to East Los Angeles College for a year and half now. I came to school with high hopes of accomplishing something in life. I was willing to work as hard as possible to reach my goals and be successful. Over the last two months, my feelings have been otherwise. There’s times where I find myself not caring about school anymore. This includes having thoughts about dropping out of ELAC. It wouldn’t surprise me if others felt the same. Though why is it students have these thoughts? What leads them to making a choice like this? People think differently and have their own reasons. This ranges from lack of interest to personal matters. According to an Apollo Research Institute statistic, 49.1 percent of adult students drop due to school interfering with personal routine. This includes working and
managing time for family and friends. Adding school to the mix puts more pressure on a person. As someone who is currently working and has personal issues, I relate to this.
A common reason students drop is due to financial problems. Many college students could relate to this motive. According to the same study, 71.3 percent of adult students drop due to stress about college expenses.
They have to pay rent, bills and personal expenses as well. Some may not have enough to cover their college expenses like books, transportation, fees and other requirements. Another reason could be a lack of
interest in education. Some people don’t want to endure two to four years, or maybe more. They simply lack patience and want to move on to something else. They figure that they could find employment and start a life. This is another reason I find myself losing interest in school. This could be having gone to many schools prior to ELAC, including another community college. There must be way a student can overcome this, something that changes their minds and allows them to continue school. In all honestly, there’s really not a simple answer for this. As mentioned before, people think differently from others. Just because one answer works for few doesn’t mean it’ll work for all. Of course students could plan things out, but it’s not successful for everyone. Dropping out of college is really up to the person making the choice. It’s an option they would have to make on their own and think hard about because the outcome will affect their lives. They could realize that they need school and continue their education, otherwise some feel like they made a mistake and want to try something else. Whatever the outcome is, they have to really look into it and be honest with themselves. Students have to know whether dropping out of college is the right or wrong choice. Decisions like this could have either a positive or negative effect on the rest of their lives.
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Volunteering helps earn acceptance and learn new skills. It is also a great way to get work experience Staff Writer and make connections in the fields Acceptance to a four-year and areas in which you might be university is harder now than it has interested in working eventually,” ever been. Ilsen said. One very important factor By creating a profile on of acceptance to a university is VolunteerMatch, students can getting involved in extracurricular interact with organizations that activities. provide volunteer opportunities Extracurricular activities are for causes such as health care, important to admissions officers community services, animal care, because they give students an environmental welfare and many opportunity to showcase their more. personalities, uniqueness and how Most of the fields that are looking they spend their time off campus. for volunteers do not have any Volunteering is one of the easiest academic requirements so it is ideal ways of improving your chances of for students that are in their first being accepted to a university and a year of college and for those near great extra curricular activity. graduation. It lets students express their Organizations may also look for passion, creativity and commitment students with specific skills such as all while helping others. writing, graphic artistry and even Being involved with only one knitting. organization for a long period is “Our website is free for volunteers better than being involved in five and nonprofit organizations to use. or six for a short We c u r r e n t l y period. work with close According to to 100,000 the Bureau of nonprofits, and Labor Statistics, Volunteering is a great m i l l i o n s o f the percentage of way for students to give volunteers and college students back, have fun and learn many nonprofits that volunteered are happy to new skills. in the U.S train and orient dropped by three volunteers to percent from Shari Ilsen what needs to be 2009 to 2013, done,” Ilsen said. this decrease W i t h is significant competition considering that for school more students are now applying to admittance at its peak, students a larger number of schools. should be motivated to volunteer. Not everyone knows of Using a website like organizations or corporations VolunteerMatch could facilitate that are willing to accommodate that interaction and make everything schedules and creative preferences. a bit easier amidst the stressors of L u c k i l y, a w e b s i t e c a l l e d college education. VolunteerMatch was created to “Students who are interested facilitate this task. in finding ways to give back in VolunteerMatch is a website their own communities in L.A. that helps connects students to and beyond can go to our website, nonprofit organizations and has made register and fill out their profiles. it possible for students to access When they indicate the causes they specific volunteer opportunities in care about and the skills they have a variety of fields. to contribute, VolunteerMatch will Engagement Director of Volunteer provide personalized, localized Match Shari Ilsen said their mission recommendations just for them,” is to strengthen communities by Ilsen said. making it easy for good people and For more information good causes to connect. on volunteering visit “Volunteering is a great way for VolunteerMatch.org or email students to give back, have fun silsen@volunteermatch.org.
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Hollywood Bowl hosts summer events brenda diaz Staff Writer With summer fast approaching, East Los Angeles College students are beginning to make plans for their summer vacations. A great way for students to indulge in musical diversity during summer is to attend one of the many summer concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. As students, part of our educational agenda involves an array of art and artistic diversity. In partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl will hold a series of concerts highlighting a variety of musical genres. The Hollywood Bowl is an outdoor venue that lets audiences from around the world enjoy spectacular music under the stars. The concerts will run from June 21 to Sept. 28 and will feature several firework spectaculars. In addition to bands and musical artists, the Hollywood Bowl will be home to other special concerts such
as the Beatles 50th Anniversary concert and the Sound of Music sing-a-long. One anticipated event that will take place on Sept. 12-14 is The Simpsons 25th Anniversary special. The special will consist of scenes from the beloved animated series “The Simpsons,” accompanied by an orchestra and feature special guests and a firework finale. For those students who have children, the Hollywood Bowl, will hold a series of events for children called Summer Sounds World Music for Kids. This event is a great place for students and their children to learn about different music, arts and culture from around the world. This four-week summer series will feature different activities each week and will run weekday morning from July 7-Aug 1 and are $15 a ticket. The Hollywood Bowl encourages customers to take public transportation to the concerts, as
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the parking lot gets extremely full during concert times. The bowl also provides free shuttles from distant parking lots to the venue. The Hollywood Bowl allows guests to bring their own food and drinks to all concerts and provide concession stand food and drinks as well. Picnic tables are available for those who wish to eat before the show. Admission prices for all summer concerts vary but usually range from $13-$290, depending on the seats you select. The views from most seats at the Hollywood Bowl are great due to the angle of the seating benches, box seats and super seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, by phone and through Ticketmaster outlets. The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 North Highland Av e n u e , L o s A n g e l e s C A 90068. For more information and a full list of all summer concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, visit hollywoodbowl.com.
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ELAC alumnus, disability counselor Ron Aguilar dies at 51 JADE INGlada Staff Writer East Los Angeles College alumnus and disability counselor Ronald “Ron” Aguilar died April 22 After years of struggling with his health, he died from liver and kidney failure caused by Hepatitis C at the age of 51. Yet, his passion to learn and help others will be remembered. Aguilar was born on Oct. 13, 1962, and grew up in East L.A. as one of six children. He spent most of his youth focused on his personal life and gang-related activities, up until he got into a car accident in 1981 at 18 years old. It left him paralyzed for the rest of his life. “His life really turned around after that,” his wife Brianne Aguilar said. “He started taking things seriously and wanted to go back to school.” Ronald Aguilar earned his GED in 1997 when he was 35 and began attending ELAC shortly after. Brianne Aguilar first met Ron Aguilar in 2000, while he was covering a story for the Journalism Department about a Chinese New Year event. “He asked a lot of questions. I thought he was annoying,” Brianne said. They would meet again a year later through a mutual friend Ronald and began dating in 2002. He also earned his certificate of achievement in journalism and graduated with an associates degree in liberal arts later that year. Brianne said that, while he enjoyed journalism, he put that interest aside in order to start helping others. Aguilar started taking classes at California State University, Los Angeles in order to become a counselor. Due to his health, Aguilar would have to take leaves in the middle of the term but made the effort to always continue what he started. “When he had to stop coming in the middle of a quarter to take care of himself, he would always be there ready for when school started again. He was so motivated and even pushed me to keep trying so we could finish the program together,” Conie Zepeda, a close colleague and co-worker, said. When it was time for him to start getting his internship hours for his major, Disabled Student Program and Services Director Grace Hernandez allowed him to do his time at ELAC’s disability office. “I would see Ron often when he’d
come by the office while he was a student. He was liked by everyone in the office and everyone outside the office,” Hernandez said. Aguilar received his bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation services in 2010 when he was 48. He was currently in the process of earning his master’s degree in rehabilitation services. He became an assistant counselor at ELAC’s DSP&S office and went above and beyond to help disabled students. As a peer adviser, he went out of his way to give advice to students about what classes they should take and career guidance. “He liked to get involved and participate in fundraising and special events. He liked showing students around the campus and take them all over the place. We knew his health wasn’t the best so sometimes we’d tell him he didn’t have to do that stuff, but he would just say ‘I just want students to see the best of ELAC,’” Hernandez said. Zepeda said that Aguilar had dreamed of starting a business with her to either help students transition from high school to college or offer support services and motivation. Aguilar would stop working in order to focus on his health. In his free time he enjoyed going Aguilar fishing, watching his favorite football team, the Oakland Raiders, and drawing. He drew on cups using a tattooing technique, and it could take him as long as two days to finish a piece and he drew all the tattoos on his left arm himself. Zepeda said that one of Aguilar’s happiest moments was when he and Brianne married on Oct. 11. “You could tell that they were both just so happy. It was small and very intimate,” Zepeda said. Brianne said one of his most treasured possessions was a folder he carried with him every day. “He had all his awards and certificates in it. He was so proud of it,” she said. The folder held a collection of achievements Aguilar had earned throughout his life, from his college degrees to a dental health award. His is survived wife Brianne and four siblings. The funeral service will be held at Guerra and Gutierrez Mortuary at 5800 E. Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles on this Friday. The viewing will be from 5 to 9 p.m. The mass will take place at Rose Hills Memorial Park at 10 a.m on Saturday. The burial will follow after at 11 a.m.
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Not a ten second car—ELAC’s Future Automotive Science Technician Huskies custom-made car for the 2014 Shell EcoMarathon Americas event in Houston, Texas led the club to a 25th place finish.
FAST Huskies compete in Houston William hernandez Staff Writer
The East Los Angeles College Future Automotive Science Technician Huskies garnered a 25th place finish in the 2014 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas event in Houston, Texas April 24-27. Out of the 28 schools that passed inspection tests and finished the 10-lap race, the FAST Huskies’s made-from-scratch aerodynamiccarbon-fiber vehicle used a total of 221.10 gasoline miles per gallon. More than 200 high schools, colleges and universities from across the nation and continent competed in the competition. “There were schools from Brazil, Canada, Mexico (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
there. But everyone was willing to give parts and help each other out,” driver Ryan Ross-Pok said. “Everybody’s going through the same endeavor of trying to get their car running and diagnosing spontaneous problems. It always comes down to time management,” Ross-Pok said. FAST Huskies students RossPok and Nayeli Aguilar traveled to Houston and spent four days of rigorous mechanical training, technical inspections and getting the car running onto the track. “It was a very meticulous process, because it got real technical as we had to put the brakes in and finish wiring the engine. It is all about the little things,” Ross-Pok said. “It got intense because we had to finish the last 40 percent of getting the car ready to run. We used the first two days to complete it and prepare for Saturday and Sunday’s race.”
Staff Writer The Los Angeles Community College District board of trustees approved a plan to distribute $8,912,000 in state revenue among the district. Some of the money will be used in projects to help the district reach out to the community and recruit employees. $7,752,000 was distributed among LACCD’s 10 colleges. ELAC received $1,676,000 and the college has already started to invest the money it received. The $1.6 million the college received is making it possible for ELAC to offer over 400 classes this upcoming summer. There will be two summer sessions. One will start on June 16 and end on July 18. The other session will start on the same day but will continue until August 1. ELAC President Marvin Martinez
alongside the rest of the cabinet and other faculty leaders, worked under Academic Senate President Alex Immerblum to plan the two summer sessions. Director of Facilities Abel Rodriguez is gathering request from every department to see what needs improvement and what needs to be replaced. Information Technology Manager Gonzalo Mendoza is taking inventory of the school’s equipment including staff computers. This increase in the school’s budget will allow ELAC to replace chairs, computers and other equipment. It will also make it possible for the school to address any safety, health or sanitary issues on campus. “The money the school received will help us improve the campus environment,” Associate Vice President of Administrative Services Erlinda de Ocampo said. Ocampo said the money will
A u t o m o t i v e Te c h n o l o g y Department chair and club advisor Adrian Banuelos accompanied the automotive engineering students. “They basically built the car from scrap. They designed the metal chassis, they welded it, bent it and cut it…Machined it,” Banuelos said. Once teams passed their technical inspections, they were allowed to take the car onto the urban setting Discovery Green track, that had an 11 feet width and 0.6 mile length per lap. “It was stressful but the most rewarding part is hearing the engine run and being able to control and steer it,” Ross-Pok said. “We are glad we got an outcome and brought something home because there were a lot of schools that went home with nothing. There were a lot of cars that broke down on the track, tires blowing and one car even flipped over,” Banuelos said.
For Aguilar and Ross-Pok, they experienced first-hand what it’s like to prepare and compete in a professional Formula 1 setting. “The weather was hot, but inside the car’s temperature felt like it was 120-degrees. But it came down to mental toughness and driving strategy,” Ross-Pok said. This was the fourth consecutive year that FAST Huskies competed in the Shell Eco-Marathon. “Had it not been for the student’s competitiveness and willingness to finish, this would never have happened,” Banuelos said. Among other competitors that finished were Schurr High School (18th), Citrus College (27th) and the University of California, Los Angeles who finished in 16th place. 2013 Eco-marathon winner University of Laval reclaimed their title with a final attempt of 2824 mpg.
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According to Hillary Walter, Coordinator of Curatorial Fellowships at LACMA, diversity is a popular topic among museum curators nationwide. “The U.S. population is diverse and museums need to engage that audience when they curate exhibits and remain relevant to the community. Over 80 percent of museum curators self-identify as white and over 60 percent believe that diversity is the most important issue according to a survey conducted by the Association of Art Museum Curators,” Walter said. “We believe The Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship will have a lasting impact on the next generation of curators,” LACMA CEO Michael Govan said. For Kimberly Miranda, this impact means expanding the role that women play in museum curation. “I applied because I knew this opportunity would help me fulfill my dreams of one day becoming an art historian. I also thought it was important because one of my goals is to close the gender gap
that top museums have with the professionally I am a minority misrepresentation of women,” in my field. Therefore, I know she said. the economic and academic The summer program has rewards commitment it takes to pursue a beyond exposing students to hands career in art history and that it is on experiences in curation in a not something easily obtained,” museum setting. Participants in the Singh said. summer academy also receive a Singh said that the history of art daily per diem. has been practiced “Through as an academic the summer discipline where a Programs like this are a c a d e m y, I select few have had impor tant because expect to learn the privilege to decide it is a gateway for how to properly what constitutes art synthesize my while maintaining a Chicanos to speak of thoughts into cultural and classtheir experiences... research that based hierarchy. All Saul Quintero may then, participants in the ELAC Student translate into summer program a cohesive art have the chance to be exhibit,” Saul chosen to participate Quintero said. as one of 20 fellows following All of the Elans selected said they the completion of the one week were encouraged by their professors intensive. to participate. Fellows selected from the summer Art History Professor Surana academies for the Fellowship Singh felt it was important for her program will be paired with a students to apply because she knows mentor at the host museum with from personal experience how hard whom they will work with on it is to get into the art history and projects and meet regularly during curation field. Singh acknowledges the academic year and summer. that the challenges are not just Partner museums are the Art academic but structural. Institute of Chicago, the High “I was raised by a single-parent Museum of Art, Atlanta, LACMA, and I put myself through school; the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and, as a South Asian woman, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of
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help the college ensure student success. With a total budget of $102,374,122, ELAC plans to expand tutoring services, course offerings at the South Gate campus and hire staff needed to meet college and accreditation needs. Before the current fiscal year is over, ELAC plans to expand Saturday library services and workshops. ELAC also aims to address the needs of disabled students, like those with hearing impairments, and students with special needs, like veteran students, especially female veterans. With the upcoming completion of 300,000 square feet of new buildings, ELAC will face the need for new staff. The increase in the schools budget will allow it to hire professors as well as custodians and staff needed for maintenance. Some of the schools administrative goals include plans to integrate and improve the campus emergency
notification systems. ELAC must also determine the administrative service needs at the current and future off site centers and satellite campuses. LACCD and other school districts across the nation have been facing budget cuts since 2008. The increase in LACCD’s budget will help ELAC and the rest of the district to meet the educational needs of their students. The district’s colleges will use the the additional funds they received to restore classes and meet the district’s enrollment target. Los Angeles Mission College, Southwest College and Valley College received money specifically to help them meet their accreditations needs. Ocampos said that ELAC predicts it will spend $90 million by the end of June, which leaves the college roughly $10 million left over for the next fiscal year, which starts on July 1 and ends on June 30, 2015.
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Art, Kansas City. All students who participated must be open to the idea of pursuing a master’s or doctorate degree in the arts or museum field. Quintero says that he is pursuing graduate school even if he does not get chosen as a fellow but if he does he will celebrate the success with his family. “Programs like this are important because it is a gateway for Chicanos to speak of their experiences, rather than having other individuals represent us. Museums are spaces where individuals go to learn about the culture of an area. We live in Los Angeles, therefore individuals from our communities should be engaged in an ongoing dialogue about art in our city,” Quintero said. Sanchez said she almost did not apply because the odds seemed stacked against her getting in, but she encouraged others to “just go for it.” “I am so pleased that East Los Angeles College will be represented by three students at LACMA’s Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy. These students represent the academically driven student body of ELAC, and let’s hope that the two Fellowships get awarded to two of our three representatives,” Singh said.
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Siblings passion grows inside the diamond carlos alvarez Staff Writer East Los Angeles College siblings Valerie and Michael Aguilar grew up playing baseball, but their relationship has made the game their passion. ELAC softball catcher Valerie and third baseman Michael Aguilar began to play baseball together at a young age with the guidance of their father. “Our dad would take us to the park to throw the ball around. He just wanted us to be active and not stay home,” Michael Aguilar said. While playing for the same team in little league, brother and sister began a routine that continues today. “We played together until she (Valerie) was nine and began to play in a softball league, but we would work on our throwing and hitting eight hours a day. Now we have more on our hands, but we find the time to practice,” Michael Aguilar said. According to Michael Aguilar, 20, the eldest of the two Valerie Aguilar is the superior player. “She (Valerie), plays the game the right way. I dont know, I just think she is better,” Michael Aguilar said. “I think we are about the same. Anyways, you can’t compare baseball and softball,” Valerie Aguilar said. On the field Valerie put up dominant offensive numbers, earning her a spot in the AllSouthern California All-Region team. Valerie Aguilar led the softball team with a .413 batting average, hitting eight home runs, while collecting 37 runs batted in. “Valerie is by far the hardest worker on the team. We are always on the same page. She’s a great teammate and friend,” ELAC starting pitcher Alashanee Medina said. Michael Aguilar earned honorable mention for the All-South Coast
softball family,” Erika Blanco, According to Hines, Michael ELAC softball head coach said. struggled with his grades his first Following in the footsteps of their year at ELAC, but during the past older brother Walter Aguilar Jr., who year and a half he has improved attended ELAC from 2011-2012, and should be able to graduate with they both hope to continue to play an associate degree in the summer baseball at a four-year school. With the full support of their “He (Walter) has been the one parents Walter and Isabel Aguilar, person we both look up to. Our Michael Aguilar hopes to become passion for the game has grown a police officer and Valerie Aguilar because we have seen where the hopes to become a softball coach. game has taken him,” Valerie “Their parents are at every one of Aguilar said. their games. They are honest with With their brother as their main their kids, but they don’t sugarcoat role model, they also wish to follow anything when they don’t do well,” in the footsteps of MLB player Blanco said. Adrian Beltre and USA softball and Valerie Aguilar said that their Olympian Jessica Mendoza. parents have raised four kids with “I love how only her father he (Beltre) plays working, but they the game. He is have always kept fierceless and he them involved has a conflicting with sports even They come from a really though equipment attitude, but he plays his heart good family. Their older for four children out,” Michael brother played baseball is not cheap. Aguilar said. “I think here, a good baseball/ According to softball family. when we look Valerie Aguilar, at our parent’s she loves the sacrifice, that is way Mendoza Softball Head Coach Erika what pushes us works on and off to succeed. They Blanco disciplined us, the field; always showing respect but they have and never never stopped us forgetting where she came from. from pursuing anything,” Michael On the field the siblings are both Aguilar said. fierce competitors, but off the field While their parents attend their they are complete opposites. games, when both teams are playing “She (Valerie) is quiet off the at the same time you will find them field, very respectful, keeps to cheering on Michael Aguilar. herself, but aggressive on the field,” “If I have a 5 o’clock game and Blanco said. his game begins at 6, my parents According to Michael Aguilar will go to the start of my game and he is the funny one while her sister head over to his game. I guess he is is in the background going about the favorite,” Valerie Aguilar said. her business. Favoritism aside, Michael and “He is a funny dude, who is Valerie Aguilar said that they know cool to hangout with,” ELAC right that unless they end up going to fielder Zachary Ashford said. the same school, this will be the Their differences don't stop with last time they would share the their personalities, but also in distinction of brother and sister their academics. playing together at the college level. “I’m just lazy when it comes to “Knowing that our parents were homework and she (Valerie) is more able to see us play is all we could ask responsible with her school work,” for. We owe everything to them,” Michael Aguilar said. Valerie Aguilar said.
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SIBLINGS— East Los Angeles College catcher Valerie Aguilar and third baseman Michael Aguilar spend time together on the ELAC softball field. They have been representing the Huskies in the softball and baseball teams for the last two seasons. Conference team. He was a force offensively batting .278, collecting 40 hits with 25 RBIs. “He (Michael) is a tough, gritty kid, who has improved tremendously. Michael is a teamguy,” ELAC baseball Head Coach James Hines said. On the field they look at one another in order to improve their own game. “I try to pick up something from him. The attitude and that confidence he shows is something I always try to imitate,” Valerie Aguilar said.
Michael Aguilar explained that he tries to get some pointers from his sister when it comes to catching. While attending Montebello High School, they both played the same positions, catcher and third baseman. The comparison between them began. “We always hear people say, ‘Oh your brother or your sister plays (baseball),’ but we are not trying to compete against one another. We both go about our game, while keeping an eye on how we are each doing,” Michael Aguilar said.
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While they keep a competitive edge on the field, they always remain humble, maintaining a respect for the game. “Our dad always showed us to not show up the other team. He wants us to play our hearts out, but never disrespect our competition,” Valerie Aguilar said. Valerie and Michael Aguilar are continuing a family baseball tradition. “They come from a really good family. Their older brother played baseball here, a good baseball/
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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
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Spotlight VPAM seeks student work for fall gallery Jesus Figueroa Staff Writer
Art students at East Los Angeles College are given the opportunity to have their work displayed at the Vincent Price Art Museum’s Small Gallery this fall for the 2014 Juried Student Art Exhibit. The submissions are open to any ELAC student who has taken a course in studio art, architecture or photography during the 2013-2014 school year. The art exhibit opens until Sept. 23, and submission applications are being accepted June 10 through the 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. No early or late entries will be accepted. Students must also meet other requirements such as: the artwork must have been completed during the summer 2013 or fall 2013 and either winter 2014 or spring 2014 semesters. Submitted artwork must be no larger than 5 feet by 7 feet for 2D artwork and 5 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet for 3D as the VPAM will provide bases for 3D artwork. Any artwork larger than these dimensions will be disqualified. The submitted artwork does not need to be related to a class assignment. Not all submissions for the show will be selected. Professional curators and artist will make selections from the artwork submitted. California State University, at Long Beach Professor of Art Marie Thibeault and Graphic and Multimedia Designer, and ELAC alum, Raul Vergara will serve as the 2014 jurors.
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CRASS rocks out zine event MEGAN G. RAZZETTI Staff Writer The Collective Revolutionary Association of Students in Solidarity (CRASS) celebrated the release of their latest zine April 30 at the Foyer Theater. Included was a performance by special guest, Chicana punk rocker, author, and educator Alice Bag. Sporting a head of electric blue hair, the author was enthusiastic as she was approached by fans not only students but also members of the surrounding community. As Bag entered the theater, the room applauded her even though she was not yet up to perform. “I’m really excited that the kids are writing,” Bag said as she shared her thoughts on CRASS collectively putting together their latest zine. “My book started as a blog,” Bag said, “ I had no idea it would become a book.” The zine is a collaborative effort by not just the members of CRASS but also students from other schools such as California State University, at Humboldt. The theme included addressing the question of “What is American culture?” Alan Bacarnal, one of the founding members of CRASS, discussed a few of the details in planning the event, which included some difficulties. “The idea came around last semester,” Bacarnel said. “Originally we wanted Alice to come last semester, but there was some difficulties like a really bad car accident I got into that prevented that.” The event kicked off with the band Little T and the Swigs, playing a set of original songs to the styles of reggae and punk. Band members included CRASS member Jose Camacho. Also in the group, Ehecatl Negrete on the viola alongside Tanya Flores on violin,giving a twist to the traditional version of a punk band. The upbeat music which included a cover of Rancid’s hit “Timebomb”
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All smiles—Author and Chicana punk musician Alice Bag, gave a performance of spoken word
along with a few songs she admired at the Collective Revolutionary Association of Students in Solidarity (CRASS) zine release event on April 30 in the Ingalls Auditorium. gave the attendees the momentum to get up and dance. Once the band finished playing, Bag and her companion Angie Skull, began to gather their things to set up for Bag’s set. Bag urged audience members to sit closer to her as she started. The wide and spacious room became a more intimate atmosphere. Bag opened her set with an introduction of her book “Violence Girl from East LA Rage to Hollywood Stage: a Chicana Punk Story.” She touched on her childhood and her experiences with witnessing domestic violence involving her parents. Although, Bag talked of the abuse she witnessed, she played a song her father dedicated to her. The ranchera style song played along
with a mariachi band, “Monedita de Oro (Little Gold Coin)” Bag made it her own by calling her version a “punkchera.” Bag then read another excerpt of her book. The section which was called “Audiophilia,” talked of her failed attempt of becoming a groupie. She discussed how women were only seen as groupies in the scene and there were few females to look up to in the world of rock. “I don’t want to be a groupie, I want to be the rockstar,” Bag said as she ended the reading. Bag played another song which was David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” Ending her performance with a song she used to perform with her own band The Bags “Babylonian Gorgon,” the crowd got up dance
once more. Through out the entire event, CRASS members such as Dario Serrano and Camacho made sure everyone was having a good time. They both passed bottle water and interacted with the audience. The diversity of the people who attended also contributed to the event. Parents with young children danced along to the music and also enjoyed some of the food that had been provided. Some students who came to support their classmates were involved with this event. “I came out to support Jose from Little T and the Swigs, but, I also think Alice’s music is interesting so I thought it would be good to stick around after,” Alexandria Cardenas said.
Asian Fusion serves up great deals other vegetables with macaroni and mayonnaise. It gives the right Staff Writer combination of warm and cool to the dish. Located in south side Montebello, For those who are on a budget The Chicken Bowl Asian Fusion is The Chicken Bowl Asian Fusion is true to its motto “no MSG,” giving the perfect place to go, with meals its customers a meal with no regrets. ranging from $3.99 for their chicken “MSG,” Monosodium glutamate bowl to $12.99 for their more exotic is a non-essential amino acid, also dishes. known as a flavor enhancer. The restaurant also provides over Although the Food and Drug the phone orders for customers on Administration has recognized the go. MSG as “generally safe,” it is still Guests order their food at the question. register, one of the employees will The Chicken Bowl Asian Fusion take the order to where the customer offers a great variety on their menu, is seated. starting with their The small highly recognized family owned Being minutes restaurant, Korean tacos. T h e s p i c y away from the City which provides chicken includes a o f C o m e r c e , a n a w e l c o m i n g mixture of spices, industrialized city, this service as soon topped off with as customer walk kimchi sprouts to restaurant is a perfect through the door. add flavor that will quick lunch spot. Greeted by the not disappoint. owner himself,his Guests can cool collective choose from the personality is chicken bowl, containing no fat or reflected upon ordering making skin or pork marinated with their everyone feel comfortable. special sauce. Its green walls with flower Also available is thinly sliced decals give the restaurant a serene rib-eye steak, marinated with their environment in which guest can special Korean sauce. unwind while enjoying a meal. If guests opt on making their meal Besides the food being a great a combo they receive a 55-cent meal for your buck, the fact that discount on their purchase. the restaurant is not using MSG in, Guests can also enjoy a substantial gives guests peace of mind of what plate of their choosing, varying they are putting in their mouths. from beef to chicken. It is not an artificial flavor but The plate is served with white good quality food, making it taste rice and a choice of two different only that much better. sides: macaroni salad, green salad, This resturaunt is located at 725 miso soup, or curry. Washington Boulevard, Montebello. The macaroni salad, is not It’s hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., liquid gold infused macaroni, Monday through Friday and closed but a fresh mixture of onion and Saturday and Sunday.
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electric feel— The battle between Spiderman, (Andrew Garfield), and Electro, (Jamie Foxx) add the excitement to ‘The Amazing Siderman 2,” released on May 2.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ tangled in a web of plot sergio berrueta Staff Writer
Marvel’s famous web slinger is back on the big screen for his greatest battle in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” but the true battle may be trying to figure out what story to follow. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”continue on from the 2012 film reboot with the witty Peter Parker, played by Andrew Garfield, still protecting New York from danger as Spider-Man and trying to keep his girlfriend Gwen Stacy, (Emma Stone) safe from the harm of the life he leads. Peter discovers a briefcase from his father Richard Parker, (Campbell Scott) and goes to unravel the mystery of his parents while dealing with the electric mayhem of Electro aka Max Dillon, (Jamie Foxx). Peter also gets caught between the return of his childhood friend and Oscorp heir Harry Osborn, (Dane DeHaan), trying to keep his relationship with Gwen and home life with Aunt May, (Sally Field) stable. “Amazing Spider-Man 2” fails to live up to the promise seen by
its predecessor. It overshadows the on, and one too many villain while rest of the film aspects that are well losing some charm in the process. done. With such a big failing at The story itself has many plot managing to tell a cohesive story, threads that seem to forget that the film attempts to make up for it other threads exist. by providing extraordinary action The plot of Peter’s struggle scenes and great performances to figure throughout. out who As Electro his parents This brings back the unique brings on are and his thrills of the previous film the electrical reasons to and gets the audience c h a r g e s , keep Gwen to root for Spiderman to e l e c t r o n i c a at bay get lost inspired beats succeed. beneath the follow with each long stretches step.Electro’s spent on voice in his Oscorp’s head fuels his troubles and setting up villains or beautiful symphony of destruction characters for future films. and acceptance of power. SpiderOne plot thread shown in the Man also struggles to save the trailers involving the famous civilians from the falling billboards Spider-Man villain Rhino aka high above. This brings back the Alekski Sytsevich, (Paul Giamatti), unique thrills of the previous film is ignored throughout the entire and gets the audience to root for film, but brought up once the plot Spider-Man to succeed. finally remembers exactly what his The acting is top notch despite purpose to the story was again. one character’s introduction. Such a gross oversight as that Garfield and Stone’s chemistry hurts the film rather than give as Peter and Gwen are still as the audience something to look wonderful and kinetic as it was in forward to in a sequel. the first film, with the charm of The Raimi trilogy of Spider-Man two young lovers living in the city films suffered the same fate in the while high on life. final entry with ‘Spider-Man 3’. It Garfield still nails the role of has too many plot threads to focus Spider-Man perfectly by providing
the witty humor managing his secret identity and intelligence while experimenting that makes Peter relatable. Stone’s performance followed in the same steps of intelligence and heart as Garfield by keeping up with Peter’s life with a great sense of admiration, even if he feels she is in danger. When Dillon transform into Electro, Foxx brings out the true essence of his acting. Foxx captures the emotional struggle of Dillon’s acceptance of his new power and his unrecognition of his work. The tension between Electro and Spider-Man makes the battles between the two all the greater as New York’s view of SpiderMan’s heroics helps to balance the vengeful yet sympathetic personality of Electro. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” starts off the summer with adequacy showing great romantic chemistry along with a powerful villainous performance and dazzling action. The overbearing jumbled and confused plot harms the overall fun experience. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” opened on May 2nd. The film’s running time is 142 minutes and is rated PG-13 for sequence of sci-fi action and violence.
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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
Badminton moves on to state finals Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer
Going for gold
After ending the regular season, 13-0, the ELAC swept the South Coast Conference tournament finals last Friday in Manhattan Beach and advances six to the state championships. The state individual finals will be held this Friday and Saturday at De Anza College in Cupertino. In the singles matches at the SCC finals, sophomore Khanh Dinh took first place. She beat teammate Yuki Tai in the singles title match. Suki Kwan placed third, edging teammate Jasmine Florencia Zhan Wong, who placed fourth. Pasadena City College took fifth and sixth places, the other state qualifying singles spots. In the doubles competition Dinh and Zhan Wong won the SCC title. They beat teammates Tai and Kwan who took second place. Both ELAC doubles teams beat Pasadena’s No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams in the semifinals. ELAC lost the SoCal Regional Finals, at home, to San Diego City College, 17-4, April 30. San Diego reached the state finals for the third consecutive year. ELAC finished undefeated in 2008 and lost to San Diego in the SoCal finals.
“We were tied 3-3 after the first singles (round), but San Diego is a doubles powerhouse and won all doubles matches,” ELAC head coach Qui Nguy said. Dinh, ELAC’s No. 1 singles player, won both her singles matches 2-1. She ended the last singles match of the day with a 21-19, 18-21, 22-20 win against San Diego’s No. 1 player Darby Duprat. Dinh also beat San Diego’s No. 2 player, Gina Niph, 23-21, 14-21, 21-19 Down four points and on the brink of losing, Dinh pulled off a rally that got both teams involved by supporting each shot with approvals of “good shot” regardless of the player. “I wasn’t doing well so I took a deep breath and told myself to just concentrate on each point,” Dinh said. She did to the approval of the home cheers. Zhan Wong beat Trinh Lang of San Diego, 21-16, 21-8. “(Wong) is a good player. She fought for every point,” San Diego Head Coach Son Nguyen said. Nguyen said that he wishes for more non-conference competition, but budget cuts make it difficult. ELAC played its first non-conference game in years April 25 at home. The Huskies finished the regular season with a 20-1 victory against Skyline College of San Bruno at home.
ALL ALONE—ELAC’s Gonzalo Ceja crosses the finish line winning his heat in the 3000meter steeplechase run in the SoCal prelims last Saturday in Wheelock Stadium at Riverside City College.
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Track and field team prepares for state finals Tadzio Garcia Staff Writer All-American and freshman Laura Aceves won first place in the women’s 10,000-meter run at the 2014 SoCal Trials Regionals Championships May 3 at Riverside City College. It is ELAC’s first-ever women’s gold medal in the event at the SoCal finals since the event was added to California Community College Athletic Association track and field team competition in 1995. “The race is not about time. Laura needed only to place at least sixth to qualify for the state finals in the event. She ran a tactical race, with her kick helping her to win,” ELAC Assistant Coach David Loera said. Aceves picked up her speed in the last mile and ran alone to the finish line, finishing 16 seconds faster than her nearest competitors. After two of 36 women’s events completed, ELAC was tied for third place in the team standings with 10 points behind College of the Canyons and host Riverside. The ELAC men’s team is tied for seventh the place with El Camino College with four points apiece behind leader Orange Coast College (20). Sophomore Gonzalo Ceja won sixth place in the men’s 10,000 run and advanced, along with Aceves, to the state finals May 17 and 18 at Mt. San Antonio College. Aceves and Ceja will compete in the 5,000-meter and 3,000-meter steeplechase runs at SoCal finals this Saturday in Riverside. Aceves took second place in the steeplechase prelims. Ceja won his
prelims heat in the steeplechase. “I didn’t need to win in the steeplechase since it was a qualifying race,” Aceves said. Sophomores Daniel Zaragoza placed eighth in the 10,000 run in the prelims for the Huskies while teammate Kris Chacon finished in the No. 16 spot. Both men will compete in the SoCal finals in the 5,000 run for a chance to move on to the state finals. “For the fourth consecutive year ELAC has a chance to qualify for the state finals in a hurdles event,” Loera said. Freshman Jorge Romo advanced to the finals in the 400-meter hurdles, placing fifth in the prelims with a personal record. “He runs hesitant in the event, but can advance to state if he drops a half-second off his time,” Loera said. Romo ran back-and-forth between events as a multiple qualifier. He took 15th place in the long jump, missing out qualifying to the SoCal finals by 1.25 inches. He was disqualified in the 100-meter high hurdles for an inadvertent leaning fall at the start of the race. “He was probably thinking about the long jump, which was just about to begin,” Loera said. Romo took 14th place in the decathlon. The men’s 4x400 relay team did not compete because Adrian Gaytan was a no-show.Sophomore Adriann Crespo finished her ELAC track and field career a two-time SoCal semifinalist in the hammer throw. Cris Flores and Viridiana, both in the steeplechase, along with Luis Hernandez (110-meter hurdles) finish the season SoCal semifinalists.
Softball team shocked by Saddleback College william hernandez Staff Writer State pitcher of the year Alashanee Medina was filled with emotion and disappointment, after she flied out to center field to end the 2014 softball season for the Huskies. “I have mixed emotions right now because we worked so hard to get here. We had to start from the bottom in my first year. I thought: What am I getting myself into?” Medina said. “Our top goal was to go state, but at the end of the day I’m proud of my team because no one expected us to win conference.” The No. 9-seeded Saddleback College knocked out No. 8-seeded ELAC taking the three-game
series, 2-0, in the first round of the California Community College Athletic Association Southern Regional playoffs. Saddleback won consecutive one-run games. They won game one, 5-4, in 10 innings on Saturday and eliminated ELAC in game two 3-2 on Sunday. Both teams battled neck-toneck, but when the ELAC defense committed uncharacteristic errors, Saddleback capitalized. “When it’s playoff time, it is the top-16 (teams) and at anytime a team can get hot. We hoped to bring our defense and our bats, but unfortunately we did not,” ELAC Head Coach Erika Blanco said. “That is the nature of championship ball, you play all year and prepare, but it is all about
the team that comes prepared to play that weekend.” Down 3-2 in the sixth inning of game 2, ELAC’s opportunity to tie or take the lead was counterbalanced by some misfortune. With runners on first and second, ELAC third baseman Raleen Fuentes smashed a line-drive to the left side of the infield. The ball hit the third base bag and then stayed in the field of play loading the bases, but preventing the runners from scoring. “It is a game of inches. If that goes through we score two runs. But that is just the nature of playoff softball, you win with the ‘ball of inches’ or you go down with the ‘ball of inches,’” Blanco said. ELAC finished their storybook season 29-11 overall and 18-3 in
the South Coast Conference. Blanco was named South Coast Conference Coach-of-the-Year. ELAC’s starting catcher Valerie Aguilar was named to the All-SCC First Team while center fielder Larissa Munoz was named to the All-SCC Second Team. Medina needed only three more outs to cement the game 1 victory on Saturday, but Saddleback’s second baseman Chandler Smith doubled to lead off the top of the seventh inning. A throwing error by Aguilar, allowed Smith to tie the score. Saddleback scored to take the lead in the top of the eighth. To read the rest of the story visit www.elaccampusnews.com
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EYE ON THE BIRDIE—ELAC’s Suki Kwan is ready to return the birdie that’s out of reach of teammate Yuki Tai. The Huskies lost 17-4 to San Diego City College in the SoCal finals on April 30 at home in the women’s gym.
Baseball first round woes continue Carlos alvarez Staff Writer For the fourth consecutive season, the East Los Angeles College baseball team failed to move past the first round of Southern Regional playoffs. “It’s tough to advance in the playoffs. You don’t have anybody that’s chopped liver. We gotta figure out how to get over the hump,” ELAC Head Coach James Hines said. The No.15-seeded Huskies did not continue their come from behind magic, losing the threegame series, 2-1, to the No. 2-seeded Oxnard College. After splitting the first two games of the series in dramatic fashion, ELAC was unable to muster much offense in game 3, losing 2-0. “You might look at the scores and say that our offense didn’t
produce, but we are facing legitimate guys. Some of the pitchers we faced will be in the pros. Our hitters were not intimidated at all,” Hines said. Oxnard starting pitcher Blake Redman dominated the inconsistent ELAC offense. Redman pitched a complete game shutout, allowing five hits while outdueling South Coast Conference ELAC Pitcher-ofthe-Year Roman Davalos. “Redman was in another level. He was strong mixing in his pitches. He kept us off balance. Davalos was a little pumped up in the first which is natural, but otherwise outstanding,” Hines said. Davalos was dominant, but the two first inning runs he allowed were too much for ELAC to overcome. To read the rest of the story visit www.elaccampusnews.com