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Get money for college A financial aid presentation will be held for students to learn how to receive money for school at the free speech area today at noon.

Garage team makes trails, falls short

BY BRYCE RONQUILLO Staff Writer

collaboration of Automotive Technology and Engineering students at East Los Angeles College competed among 114 universities, junior colleges and high schools from around the world on April 9-12 in the 2015 Shell Eco-marathon in Detroit, Michigan. Many representatives from automotive companies were at this competition to look for the next generation in the automotive industry. A team of nine ELAC students called Team Husky Garage worked on the vehicle. The Shell Eco-marathon challenged students to build the most fuelefficient vehicle from scratch and drive it seven laps on a 0.9 mile track in under 25 minutes. The entire vehicle was constructed from parts engineered at ELAC. “We didn’t just order the parts then read the directions on how to put it together like a puzzle. We had to design and make the parts ourselves,” Automotive Technology professor and team adviser Adrian Banuelos said. Bicycle wheels and an engine used in a weed wacker were used. “It has taken us about a year to design and build our vehicle,” Banuelos said. There is a rigorous safety and technical inspection that the vehicle must pass in order to race, which adds difficulty to the competition. “Out of the 114 schools, only 29 passed the safety inspection,” Automotive Technician major Rick Muñoz said. ELAC was one of those schools due to the modifications that needed to be made to the vehicle. The team barely made the time cut to race. “The key is safety. We had to change our design a number of times due to technical difficulties. We almost weren’t allowed on the track,” Automotive Science major Juan Gonzales said. The vehicle was driven by engineering major Ryan Ross-Pok. Engineering major Hugo Ramirez talked to Ross-Pok via a headset during the race. Ross-Pok drove the vehicle in last year’s competition. The team failed to complete the course within the 25-minute deadline. “Ryan was more worried about fuel efficiency than making it in time. I told him to keep speeding up so we can make the cut. I’m assuming because earlier that morning he saw a driver with a leg cast and crutches,” Ramirez said. Team Husky Garage’s results were deemed invalid and their score wasn’t given to them. “We were all a little disappointed. We lacked proper communication and time management as a team,” Ross-Pok said. “For a team to be successful in this competition, they need communication, time management and have to work well together. We accomplished a lot and had a great experience,” Ross-Pok said. “I am just the adviser. All the work is done by the students. It is important that they leave with a sense of competition,” Banuelos said.

Student priority registration system down The student priority registration system will be unavailable due to district maintenance from April 17 at 5 p.m. to April 19 at 6 a.m.

Milestone The English Department and Milestone magazine student staff will hold a release celebration for “Milestone: Real Stories of East LA” tomorrow from noon to 2 p.m. in the S2 building.

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ASU elections not publicized enough BY JESUS FIGUEROA Staff Writer Student representation is an important way to have the voice of the students heard, but the candidates and election don’t seem to be a priority. The Associate Student Union elections are quickly approaching and the candidate fliers are going up for the first time. The South Gate Educational Center gets ignored completely with no candidate forum, but they do get the same two days to vote. The elections are next week and there is almost no information available for students. If there were announcements on the ASU Facebook page, on the ELAC website or available for students to pick up when elections are announced, they might help to get more students to vote and build up voter turnout. The flyers with the candidates are among flyers for club events and books for sale, which may make them blend in as junk students don’t want to read. Some students will not know the name of any of the candidates and not vote on the election days, April 21 and 22. Others will do even worse and vote for random candidates who they know nothing about. The application to be a candidate should include a small biography and photo which can at least be posted to social media so that students can get to know who they are voting for. A candidate forum, which was not advertised well, took place a week before elections. No fliers were placed on campus, no listing of the event was on the school website and no emails were sent to make students aware of the candidate forum. Something as simple as posting up fliers would attract some people to the candidate events. For the few students, who did attend the forum, it was the first time they heard the name of the students who want to represent East Los Angeles College students. Fewer than 10 people attended the event to make an informed decision as to who they would like to represent them as student government officials. Although, there have been fliers around the main campus to promote the upcoming election, there is no information provided about the candidates online. The student turnout is already low for the election of ASU representatives and still there is a lack of information. Students come back from spring break and try to get back into the habit of classes. Many students don’t care about what ASU is doing. They come back from their small vacation to professors giving work to make up for having a week off. Moving the election a few weeks later might help ASU to organize the process, get information out and get voter turnout up. It is unfair that Elans are so misinformed and rushed when it comes to electing their student government representatives. Students should go to ASU’s office at G6-118 and request more information about the candidates running for office, ask questions to current ASU officers, talk to other students around campus and get as informed as possible for the upcoming ASU elections on April 21 and 22. To cast a vote go to the walkway between the Swim Stadium and P3 parking structure. For more information on ASU canidates see page 4 www.ELACCampusNews.com

“I am not very informed, I haven’t even heard about it. I didn’t know they had it here at the college.” LUIS HERNANDEZ

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“I am informed, but I am not really detailed into it. It’s not really being announced, so I don’t really know as much as I should.” ELIZABETH TORRENTOS

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Panel discusses former ELAC instructor

BY DARLENE GALVAN Staff Writer

elen Miller Bailey’s influence was remembered during a book talk with Rita Joiner Soza and a panel of guest speakers April 4 at the S2 Recital Hall. Soza read from her book “Helen Miller Bailey: The Pioneer Education and Renaissance Woman Who Shaped Chicano(a) Leaders” and provided a summary of Bailey’s influence from Chapter 14. Soza spoke of six of Bailey’s former students who fought for the civil rights of 10 out of thousands of women affected by the “Asexualization Act” of 1909. Among those students, Co-Founder of Telemundo, Frank Cruz and former deputy California attorney general, Richard Avila spoke on the panel. Women were being sterilized at the LA County Hospital with no consents signed. “If some of the forms (were) signed they were only in English not Spanish, and the patients did not read English,” said Soza. LA County General Hospital won that trial because at the time Judge Curtis, who handled the lawsuit, said poor minority women in LA County were having too many babies, Soza told the audience. Licia Hurst was one of six on the panel at the book talk. Although Hurst never met Bailey, she is an expert on the films Bailey made during her world travels. Some of Bailey’s films were shown at the beginning of the event. University of Southern California has 49 of Bailey’s films, and according to Hurst, East Los Angeles College donated them to USC in the 1990s without being aware of the instructor’s work mixed in with items that were included with Vincent Price’s work. Soza said she wrote the book because she, “woke up one day and thought someone ought to write a book about (Bailey) and her life.” Bailey had an impact on many of her students, as four members on the panel were students of hers when she taught at ELAC during the 1960s and 1970s, and several more of her students were in the audience. The panel agreed that Bailey taught with liveliness through the use of her films and costumes during her years at ELAC. “I want to have more programming. This book talk is going to be very casual. People can buy the book, meet and greet, we’ll have a reading and panel,” Instruction Librarian and Library Chair Erika Montenegro said. “In 2012, I met Rita Soza during the re-opening of the renovated library and we started talking about her book on Helen Miller Bailey and on how we could introduce it to the ELAC community,” Montenegro said. Bailey started at ELAC when the school was established. “Helen Miller Bailey taught Latin American Studies at ELAC and, because there weren’t any textbooks about Latin studies back then (1932-1974), she wrote one,” Montenegro said. Moderated by Montenegro, the panel consisted of US Ambassador Dr. Julian Nava, co-author with Bailey and co-founder of Telemundo Frank Cruz, Licia Hurst, California Bar Board Richard Avila, author Rita Soza and ELAC Social Sciences Department Chair Dr. Marcel Morales. The panel shared that Bailey would dress in costume when she taught. She also made 900 paintings that she sold to raise money for her students and for scholarships. “She took films, and edited them to tell a story. She brought people into the world with her films,” said Hurst. “Helen Miller Bailey was a renaissance woman. She traveled the world, made films of her travels, painted, photographed, wrote. She was an academic and social archivist,” said Montenegro. The book talk followed with Soza signing autographs for fans in the lobby. The event was sponsored by ELAC’s Helen Miller Bailey Library and the Social Sciences Department.

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LOOKING BACK—Dr. Julian Nava, US Ambassador, left, Frank Cruz, co-author with Bailey and co-founder of Telemundo, Licia Hurst, Richard Avila, Calif. Bar Board, Rita Soza, author and Dr. Marcel Morales, ELAC Social Sciences Department Chair talk of Helen Miller Bailey’s accomplishments April 4 at the S2 Recital Hall.

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MEET AND GREET—Author Rita Joiner Soza, right, talks to guests after the “Helen Miller Bailey: The Pioneer Education and Renaissance Woman Who Shaped Chicano(a) Leaders” book talk April 4 at the S2 Recital Hall. On the left is a photograph of Helen Miller Bailey.

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East Los Angeles College’s Campus News was presented with awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges State Convention, Saturday in Sacramento. Only California community colleges participated in JACC competitions during the convention held April 9 to April 11. Editor-in-Chief Jade Inglada, placed first in the on-the-spot news judgement and layout for broadsheet competition. “I really didn’t think about placing after making it past the first round,” said Inglada. “I’m grateful for the opportunity because it is the second time I’ve competed in this (contest). I was able to apply what I learned in workshops and from our art director

Wo r k s h o p s s p e c i a l i z e d i n d o c u m e n t a r y p h o t o g r a p h y, investigating reporting in the digital age, social media and much more. JACC also offered shuttle bus rides to the State Capitol building where students were able to take a tour of the Senate Gallery and also the Assembly Gallery. Some of the competitions CN competed in were: news, opinion, feature and sports writing, critical review and included new competitions such as video journalism. The convention featured guest speakers such as Buzzfeed News Editor Jason Wells, who encouraged students to take advantage of the technological advances in social media. The state convention is held annually in a predetermined location. ELAC has been participating in it with advisors Jean Stapleton and Sylvia Rico - Sanchez.

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Lindsey Maeda.” The competitors were given a variety of stories to arrange on a news page and judged by journalism professionals. Inglada also received an achievement award for being Editor-in-Chief along with Jesus Figueroa who was Editor-in-Cheif last fall semester. Opinion editor Rogelio Alvarez received Honorable Mention for Editorial Cartoon. “I’ve never drawn anything like this before. I took a chance and didn’t expect to win anything I was shocked when I was recognized,” said Alvarez. Campus News received an award for General Excellence in the newspaper category. Inglada and Maeda also took second place in front page layout broadsheet publication Besides competitions, a variety of workshops were accessible to students.

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Arts

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SPOTLIGHT ‘Picasso at the Lapine Agile’ to premiere at ELAC BY JESUS FIGUEROA Staff Writer East Los Angeles College’s Theatre Arts Department sets up to bring “Picasso at the Lapine Agile” to the Black Box Theater premiering on Friday at 8 p.m. The play will be directed by Tom Atha, ELAC theater professor. The play revolves around Albert Einstein, played by Karlo Ishibashi, before he published his “Theory of Relativity” in 1905 and Pablo Picasso, played by David Hernandez and Peter Mendoza, before painting “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon” in 1907. “It is modern; easy technical, like a set, sound, and lights; and it is crazy fun,” Atha said. “The first time I saw the play, I laughed and chuckled all the way through. I thought it would be fun to go from Shakespeare to wild Steve Martin.” Einstein and Picasso meet and have a witty discussion about genius and talent, which includes many other characters. Steve Martin originally wrote “Picasso at the Lapine Agile.” “It deals with three men who changed the 20th century, but Steve Martin’s take on it is wild, sexy fun,” Atha said. “I want students to leave the production, knowing that plays can be great entertainment like movies. I want them to feel like they should want to return to see more plays and broaden their entertainment experiences.” Performances will be this and next Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with performances this and next Sunday and Saturday at 2 p.m.

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BY IVAN CAZARES Staff Writer Marvel’s “Daredevil” depicts the Marvel universe in a way that had not been done before. The series takes place after the events of the first Avengers movie. The plot focuses on the corruption that is rooted in Hell’s Kitchen NY after the alien attack at the end of the “Avengers” movie. Matthew Murdock, played by Charlie Cox, loses his sight at an early age and develops a heightened senses through training and meditation. The death of his father and crime in his neighborhood motivates him to become an attorney and the masked vigilante known as Daredevil. The characters in the series are relatable. Murdoch’s past and motivations are revealed through flashbacks, but the plot device is not overused. Crime lord Vincent Fisk, played by Vincent D’Onofrio, serves as the series’s main antagonist. He is ruthless, and instills fear in his henchmen, but a traumatic past as well as his weakness for his love interest humanizes him and adds depth to his character. Fisk wishes to control the city by controlling the drug trade, laundering money, bribing, lawyers, judges and politicians. The series is intended to be grittier than that of other superheros. The drug dealers in Hell’s Kitchen sell heroine. Issues of morality are explored. Murdock and his partner Franklin Nelson “Foggy” are forced to decide between making a lot of money, at a big law firm, or representing only innocent people, for little to no pay. They are skilled, but they are inexperienced and struggle with making decisions. Journalist Ben Urich, played by Vondie Curtis-Hall, has to decide between being by his hospitalized wife’s side or exposing the crimes he discovers. Viewers are treated to well shot action scenes that make use of parkour and martial arts. While the motives and backstories of character like Murdock and Fisk are explored in detail, characters like Gao, played by Wai Ching Ho, add a degree of mystery. She is the head of the Chinese Mafia. She speaks in riddles, and even the brut Fisk fears and respects her. The legal system’s shortcomings are depicted realistically, as well as those of the media. The entire season was released exclusively on Netflix on April 10. It is well paced and will satisfy both comic book fans new comers to the Daredevil mythology.

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PHONED IN—Jess, played by Renee Olstead, top left, Blair, played by Shelley Hennig, Mitch, played by Moses Jacob Storm, bottom left, a mysterious caller and Adam, played by Will Peltz play a game for their lives in “Unfriended.”

‘Unfriended’ sheds light on cyber bullying BY JESUS FIGUEROA Staff Writer

Cyber bullying horror story “Unfriended” makes a real life horror story more horrifying with suspenseful events. The Skype call from hell sums up only a small part of what made this social commentary on the horrors of cyber bullying so terrifying. Technology and the supernatural combine to bring fightful suspence. Cyber bullying has caused many victims to kill themselves because the bullying is relentless. Blumhouse productions has created a new genre of horror with

this cyber-horror film which takes place entirely on a Skype call. Although it takes place on a Skype call, the audience will be hanging on the edge of their seats anticipating every suspenseful scene. Laura Burns, played by Heather Sossaman, is ridiculed and bullied until she takes her own life. Sossaman does a good job of playing both a party girl who is careless and embodying a victim of cyberbullying. On the one year anniversary of her deaths her friends are on a Skype call they are haunted by a strange caller who they cannot seem to get out of the call. Blair, played by Shelley Hennig, keeps getting messages from her

dead friend Laura’s Facebook account as she is on a Skype call with her boyfriend Mitch, played by Moses Jacob Storm, and friends — Val, played by Courtney Halverson, Jesse, played by Renee Olstead, Adam, played by Will Peltz, and Kenny, played by Jacob Wysocki. Hennig controls the mood of the film as the audience sees the entire film from her computer. She’s good at keeping things moving forward and capturing the viewer’s attention through each suspenseful moment, projecting emotion and keeping her charisma high. Storm and Hennig bring realistic conflict throughout the movie.

Wysocki captured the role of the computer expert in a different manner than most other films do. Although smart, his character lacked anything to make him charismatic. The death scenes start long and gruesome then get shorter and brutal. Dark secrets from the group gets revealed by the Skype account of their dead friend who haunts them. The cyberbullying aspect continues to be the main center point of the struggle throughout the film. “Unfriended” opens in theaters Friday and is rated R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexual content and drug and alcohol use – all involving teenagers.

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Track and field qualifies for postseason BY JOSEPH OVALLE Staff Writer Husky All-American sophomore Laura Aceves recorded the fastest time in the nation to win the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase run, which highlighted the Mt. San Antonio College Relays on April 11. Aceves is the CCCAA defending state champion in the 10,000-meter run and the steeplechase run. She will compete in the 10,000 run in the relays’ day two meet on Thursday April 18. The relays was the Huskies final meet of the regular season and one of the largest with 412 entries in running events and 206 entries for jumps and throws. The meet was a four-day event with community college events on the first two days, culminating with top athletes from around the world. competing during the last day. ELAC sent their top athletes. Only the top 27 (statewide) qualified in each event. On day one of the Mt. SAC Relays, Aceves got a personal best in the 800-meter run placing second in her heat. She also qualified for the 1,500 meter and the 5,000 meter in the relays but chose not to compete. ELAC freshman Ramiro Arreola placed 11th in the shot put. Freshman Andrew Perez, ranked 35th in the state in the men’s steeplechase, then took 18th place at the relays in the steeplechase. Husky freshman Luz Badillo placed 16th in the steeplechase while Husky sophomore Guadalupe Yanez placed 22nd in the 800 run. ELAC freshman Kaniya Bawlson qualified in the women long jump and 200-meter dash but didn’t compete. “She was resting after she competed in the Southern California Heptathlon Championships at San Diego Mesa College during Spring Break,” ELAC Head Coach Louis

Ramirez said. Bawlson had six personal records to finish in 4th place in the SoCal Heptathlon finals. Bawlson’s personal records in San Diego were in javelin throw, 200-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, shot put, 800 run and total points scored. As a result, she is the first Husky to qualify for the state finals. The Huskies will compete in the South Coast Conference Preliminaries on Tuesday April 21. The SCC Championships on April 24. Both of these meets will be held at Cerritos College. The top six finishers in each event qualify for the postseason. The SoCal Preliminaries and Championships on May 2 and 9 respectively. Huskies favored to advance to SoCal, out of the SCC final include Aceves (five events), Bawlson (four events), Arreola (three events) and Joshua Taylor (two events). Huskies that are favored to advance to the SoCal finals in one event include freshmen Maureen Contreras, Darling Durant, Eduardo Encarnacion, Perez, Emilie Ruiz and Cesar Santiesteban. On the cusp of advancing are ELAC freshmen Wayne Ayers, Cesar Gutierrez, Fernando Jauregui, Andrew Perez (two events), Cesar Santiesteban (two events) and Justin Torres on the men’s side. O n t h e w o m e n ’s s i d e i t ’s sophomores Sandy Bautista and Guadalupe Yanez (two events) and Bawlson (three events), Badillo (three events), Karissa Cabral, Arianna Carter (two events), Contreras, Durant (two events), Eriazmin Mauries, Jacqueline Montoya, Jessica Perez, Melissa Preciado, the 4x100 relay (women’s) and the 4x400 relay (men’s). A handful of football transfers are also on the cusp of advancing too, but have not shown up for training so their status is questionable.

PACESETTER—All-American sophomore Laura Aceves runs a personal best in the 800-meter run at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays last Saturday. CN/TADZIO GARCIA

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