Carson's smell affects El Camino College community members, Holiday Extravaganza to reunite three ECC choirs
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NEWS
‘Rotten’ odor in Carson frustrates residents
Carson Smells: People travelling in Carson have been experiencing a strong "rotten egg" smell, since October. The smell has not only affected the Carson community, but also some of the faculty at ECC that lives in that area. Read more.
Thanksgiving at the Warrior Pantry
El Camino College resource programs Warrior Pantry and Veterans Center hosted an event on-campus to give community members essential services and goods for free. Services from dentistry to eye care were being offered as well as food for Community members for Thanksgiving. Read more.
HEALTH
El Camino passes 75 COVID-19 cases
El Camino College has now fit 75 cases of COVID-19. For this individual, they not only visited a location at Murdock Stadium, but they tested positive when their test was being looked into at the Manhattan Beach Boulevard Modules. Read more.
FEATURES
Undocumented students have opportunities with El Camino College
Over 75,000 undocumented students are enrolled in California public colleges and universities, nearly 10% of undocumented students pursue higher education and far fewer successfully graduate with a degree. El Camino College has special programs for students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) community who encounter these challenges such as the Opportunity Project and Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) program that support students in their educational goals. Read more.
ARTS
Holiday Extravaganza in-person performance to reunite three ECC choirs after COVID isolation
By: Kim McGill
Nearly two years since the start of the global pandemic that locked down students and cut people off from gathering together for live music, El Camino College’s Center for the Arts will welcome people back on Dec. 4 to the Extravaganza featuring the uniting of ECC’s three choirs – the Chorale, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorus. Directors and choir members express their thoughts about getting to rehearse and perform in person again. Read more.
PHOTOS
ECC’s Veterans and Community Thanksgiving Event
By: Jose Tobar
El Camino College along with the Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s office and Healing California held the Veterans and Community Thanksgiving event in honor of military veterans on Wednesday, Nov. 17. During the event held on ECC campus, a myriad of resources were provided for veterans, ECC students and community members alike free of charge. Read more.
VIDEOS
El Camino Students and Staff Talk about COVID-19
COVID-19 has affected students and staffs time at ECC during the fall 2021 semester, having to go through Check-In Kiosks, maintain social distancing and only have classes that are part of the 20% on campus. With more classes coming back to campus in spring 2022, students and staff speak about their experiences and what they think about the future.
Quarantunes: A playlist delivered to you every two weeks
Times can be tough right now, and so many of us are just hoping to push through what seems like it may be home-stretch in this pandemic. We’re all being impacted by the coronavirus in different ways. To cheer you up, we will be curating a new playlist every two weeks just for you.
This week, our playlist is called Holiday Songs That Get Us Through the Rest of the Semester. This playlist will not only get you into the holiday spirit, but it will also get you excited to finish off the semester! Give it a listen here or click below:
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A little bit about The Union
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With the impacts of the coronavirus far-reaching, The Union has expanded its scope of coverage to include countless communities where El Camino College’s students, professors, employees and community members live. As the campus remains closed, we remain publishing to deliver local news to the people of ECC.
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