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NEWS
Proposed calendar change won’t take effect in upcoming school year
By: Angel Pasillas
El Camino College is currently considering extending the Thanksgiving break for students and employees of the college. The proposal could have been implemented in the 2025 to 2026 academic year but was shelved after some concerns couldn’t be worked out before El Camino had to publish its official calendar for the upcoming year. The college is still considering implementing the change for the 2026 to 2027 academic year. Read more.
Cuts and conversations: Barbershop Talks inspire students
The Men of Color Action Network hosted the “Dr. Parrish Geary’s Barbershop Talks” at the Student Equity and Achievement Center on Wednesday, Sept. 19, which gave students who attended free haircuts. The purpose of the event was for men of color at El Camino to inspire each one another and have space where they could speak about their experiences. Read more.
SPORTS
El Camino Warriors football drop to 1-2 after heavy loss to Riverside City College Tigers
By: Nick Miller
In their second home game of the season, the El Camino Warriors football team fell to the Tigers of Riverside City College. The Warriors gave up the second most points in the history of the college’s football program. Read more.
ARTS & FEATURES
XICANA! showcases generational Chicana-style pieces
By: Teresa Galvez
XICANA! curated by Dulce Stein first opened to the public on Sept. 16 in the Art Gallery of the Arts and Behavioral Science building after being closed for nearly one year. Displaying the works of multiple Chicana artists, XICANA! showcases themes of culture, society and values in the female Mexican-American community. Read more.
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 2 next week 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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