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NEWS
Food trucks return to El Camino, offering a variety of dining options
By: Greg Fontanilla
After being gone for more than four years, food trucks have returned to El Camino College. The food trucks will be overseen and operated by Pacific Dining, a food management company that oversees Café Camino and El Cappuccino Café. About 22 food trucks will be rotated each Monday through Thursday to service the campus community. Read more.
Hit-and-runs, assaults, theft cases reported across El Camino
By: Seph Peters
Multiple hit-and-runs have been reported to the El Camino College Police Department since the beginning of the semester. Theft and assault cases were reported during the same time frame. Read more.
By: Greg Fontanilla
Tensions boil in Parking Lot C
A woman was attacked at an El Camino parking lot on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. A shirtless man was reported to be the attacker, who later fled before police arrived. Read more.
SPORTS
Warrior football home opener spoiled by visiting Comets
By: Greg Fontanilla
The El Camino Warriors football team came up short in their home opener against the Palomar Comets at Featherstone Field on Sept. 14. Highlights include running back Zamir Hall leading the rushing attack in a running back by committee approach and a penalty late in the fourth-quarter changing the course of the game. Read more.
Warriors cruise to a 5-1 victory over the Comets
By: Kinzie Malony
Walking off the field after a clash against Palomar, the Warriors, reigning state champions walked off the field extending their winning streak on Sept. 13. Returner Marvin Gamez helped his team to a 5-1 victory over the Comets with one goal and two assists. Read more.
OPINION
An ATM comeback is a must
Staff writer Elliott Bullock details why ATM machines should return to campus at El Camino. He offers insight and different student points-of-view on the pros and cons of allowing the machines back to campus. Read more.
EDITORIAL
Keep Thanksgiving break structure as it is for the best interest of students
By: Editorial Board
A proposal was introduced to have students take an entire week off school for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Union’s editorial board opposes the idea of extending the holiday week. Read more.
PHOTOS
Padme the Bulldog and Chewbacca the Maltese-Poodle enjoy the crisp morning air on a truck bed at the Classic Car Show presented by El Camino College’s Formerly Incarcerated Re-Entry Students Thriving program and Resiliency FIRST Student Club on Saturday, Sept. 14. The two dogs are mascots of the Stylistics Car Club, which have maintained a popular cult-following in the Los Angeles area. Taheem Lewis | The Union
The Union’s Print Edition
The Union will be publishing five physical newspaper issues during the fall 2024 semester. Be on the lookout for Vol. 79, issue 1 and make sure to stop by The Union’s news racks found throughout campus to keep informed and support local journalism.
• September 19
• October 3 and 24
• November 7
• December 5
The Union’s first issue of the fall semester is here
The Union’s first print issue of the fall 2024 semester is now available on news racks around the El Camino College campus.
Read the digital version of our newspaper here.
Warrior Life magazine spring issue still available
The spring 2024 issue of Warrior Life magazine is still available in print on news racks around the El Camino College campus.
Read the digital version of the issue here.
About The Union
The Union is El Camino College’s student-run newspaper and the only local source of news for its college community. Everything published by The Union is done by student journalists. The Union is proud to present the El Camino College community with weekly newsletters delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday morning.
The Union will commit to covering stories that deliver the truth and highlight diversity, equity and inclusion on campus at El Camino College and its surrounding community in Torrance, California.
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