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THURSDAY MARCH 23 2023 VOL.66 ISSUE V
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El Paisano Brings in the Highest Award
Is Creed 3 Worth Watching?
Michael B. Jordan directed his first film Creed III. It opens with a flashback of Adonis and his childhood best friend helping him sneak out to a secret underground boxing club for a match. Damian, his best friend, is a well-known boxer in the club who easily defeats his opponent in the match. They then celebrate and stop at a local store for food. As Adonis walks into the store, he passes a man he recognized and asks,“Hey, Leon do you remember me?” He then punches the man knocking him to the ground. The first scenes already have you questioning the movie and how this will all add up. The movie then cuts back to the modern day and where Adonis seems to be losing in his final match. He seems defensive in the fight but comes into the next round swinging, easily defeats his opponent, and retires as a champion. Which confuses the audience because he’s retiring. Makes you question the direction the movie is going in. The next scene is Adonis taking a phone call in his gym and walking outside. He sees a man leaning up against his car and confronts him. When confronting the man he then realizes
it’s his old friend damian. We see the two hanging out and catching up. But the whole time Damian seems jealous and as if he has something on his mind. He then asks Adonis to help him get back into the boxing world after being in prison for 18 years. Adonis tries to help him, but it doesn’t seem as if he actually can due to Damian being too aggressive during practice matches. The original fight that was going down between Adonis’s prodigy and Drago was canceled due to Drago being attacked and injured. Adonis then gives Damian the opportunity to fight his prodigy. The rest of the movie is a mystery until you go see it for yourself. This was the first film in the series’ to not feature Rocky, Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character. The cinematography of the movie was amazing, and the pace was perfect. There wasn’t a time in the movie where it felt as if it was dragging or too long. The last fight was a favorite. The cinematography was on point, and the effects were perfect. You could really feel the tension between Adonis and Damian in the final fight. Another viewer at the theater, Jose Ramirez said, “I loved the dynamic between the two characters and how you can feel each other’s anger throughout the build up.” As an overall ranking, the film is a nine out of 10. Currently, on Rotten Tomatoes tomatometer the film holds a solid 88% and a 96% on the audience score.
kindergarten or middle school. Thankfully, she has had a great support system to aid her in her journey as a math educator. She feels she can turn to her experienced colleagues for guidance and support. She also has role models, like her father and mentor, Jolene Fleming, who inspire her to be innovative and persist in adversity. She has been teaching for eight years at Rio Hondo and has earned the love and respect of many students. Mathematics is not an easy career path, but
she hopes to encourage more women to pursue a career in mathematics. "I would say to those women who are trying to pursue a career in math that they are just as capable… No one can determine what you can and cannot do, so do not limit yourself based on someone's comment or a course grade. You belong there if that's where your interest lies. Trust yourself if that is where your interest lies. Trust yourself, follow what you think is best, and keep moving forward."
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Every competing member of El Paisano Media took home an award on Saturday, March 11. From left to right: Advisor Aaron Martinez, Staff Marilin Campos, Online Editor-in-Chief Mia Alvarez, Print Editor-in-Chief, Broadcast Director Christopher Villasenor, Layout Editor Matthew Medina, Layout Edtior Christopher Araujo.
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Rio Hondo College did it again and swept awards at The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) in collaboration with the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) conference/competition on March 9-11 at Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco. RHC took part in the competition where, for the first time, every student that competed placed and went home with an award. They won a total of 11 awards over the weekend. Over a hundred students from colleges from Northern and Southern California also attended to compete.
The Awards RHC won are Matthew Medina, with an honorable mention in his Feature writing, fourth place in social media, and first place in the video story. Marilin Campos got third place in the editorial cartoon category, fourth in social media, and first in video stories. Christopher Villasenor placed first in video story. Christopher Araujo got an honorable mention for editorial cartoon. Mia Alvarez placed fourth in sports photo and placed first in team feature. Luis Martinez placed first in the team feature. Fernando Ramos's magazine photo essay earned an honorable mention, Raymond Luna's honorable
mention photo story essay, and Jasmine Soria's second-place publication layout. But the most prominent win was General Excellence-Online Edition, where El Paisano is measured as a top-tier publication. JACC/ACP is a convention for students to learn from keynotes like Rick Green, who spoke about his experience in journalism and how it is essential to have freedom of speech—the convention is an opportunity for media and journalism students to attend and learn about the industry by professionals aside from the competition. The statewide competition is held every Spring.
Nancy Garcia Against All Odds: A Woman in STEM Marilin Campos @marrmedia_
A career in a STEM field may seem quite daunting for many. In 2015-16 the National Center for Education Statistics found that "only 18% of the 1.8 million bachelor's degrees awarded were in STEM fields." Of those, only 36% were female, and 15% were Hispanic. Despite the odds, Professor Nancy García had earned a successful career in the STEM field. She began her education at Cal State Fullerton, completing her Bachelor's in Mathematics and later earning a graduate degree there. There, she was able to take classes with a math cohort and found that "having this experience made me aware of how important it is to socialize and make connections because those classmates are the ones you tend to stay in touch
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with even after graduation." Cal State Fullerton became a second home for her, where instructors believed in her and pushed her to grow, allowing her unique opportunities to display her abilities and encourage unconventional thinking. Her love for math was discovered during her first year as an undeclared undergraduate student. "I developed an interest in math after the Supplementary Instruction (SI) Leader noticed my performance in class and my ability to explain concepts to my classmates during the Supplementary Workshop for the College Algebra course I was taking," said Garcia. She was later able to take a placement test, placing her in Calculus I. She had discovered her love of math, and her later experiences as a tutor and SI Leader led
her to a career in education. A career in Mathematics is no easy feat, and as a woman of color, Professor Garcia has had a unique journey filled with obstacles and hurdles. One experience she can recall occurred at the start of her teaching career and one of her graduate courses had them discuss their experiences throughout the semester. "It was eye-opening to see how fellow female instructors experienced a lack of respect from their students, which I experienced in some of my classes." She, along with many women in STEM, felt underestimated, not only by her peers but by her students as well. "We felt we had to prove our abilities much more than our male counterparts." She's often had to deal with people being surprised that she majored in math or assuming she teaches
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Professor Nancy Garcia is an instructor of mathematics in the science building at Rio Hondo College. Thursday, March 16.