College officials grapple with new challenges regarding ChatGPT; New Center promises a safe space for Black students
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NEWS
Me, myself and AI: College officials grapple with new challenges regarding ChatGPT
By: Delfino Camacho and Ethan Cohen
As the debate over artificial intelligence in education intensifies, questions arise about the future of teaching and learning in the digital age. At El Camino College, educators and administrators have different thoughts on the topic of AI and ChatGPT, but all agree they can’t ignore the issue. Read more.
Adjunct healthcare coverage requested by El Camino faculty
By: Delfino Camacho
In 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom allocated $200 million in the state budget for healthcare for adjunct faculty. While local colleges such as San Diego Mesa have already utilized the new funds, El Camino College has not, leaving many faculty members wondering why. Read more.
Consumers’ wallets ‘poached’ as egg prices rise
By: Kim McGill
The infectious bird flu disease has spread to egg-laying hens throughout the U.S., resulting in lower egg inventories. Now, egg prices are higher in California than in the rest of the nation due to a ballot initiative passed by California voters in 2018, which addressed concerns about factory farming causing animal cruelty. Read more.
El Camino College enrollment recovers after pandemic drop off
By: Eddy Cermeno
Full-time enrollment for the current spring semester has grown 11.3% compared to spring 2022 thanks to pandemic-era assistance programs such as the Emergency Conditions Recovery Program. As part of the program, the college has received $23 million to increase enrollment and completion. Read more.
EDITORIAL
ChatGPT is here to stay, so let’s use it for good
Short for chat generative pre-trained transformer, ChatGPT is growing, and it’s here to stay. Students and professors should use ChatGPT for help and inspiration, but professors should also be careful of students who want to use the new AI to be academically dishonest. Read more.
SPORTS
Warrior Esports Center levels up at El Camino
By: Khoury Williams
What began as a concept last fall semester has now become a fully realized social hub catering to those unfamiliar with video games, as well as casual and competitive gamers. featuring 20 available high-tech gaming computers and dozens of games to play, for many students, the Warrior Esports Center has become a place to reduce stress and make friends. Read more.
El Camino women’s tennis season canceled one year after state championship win
By: Matheus Trefilio
The 2023 women’s tennis season at El Camino College has been canceled after a delay in the hiring process for a new coach, leaving the team without enough players to compete. The delay in finding a replacement coach led to a delay in player recruitment. Read more.
OPINION
How life and death led to my rediscovery of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
By: Greg Fontanilla
Sports and Photo Editor Greg Fontanilla details the tragic death of his father and explores how it has helped him to change his life around. Greg's change led him rediscover his passion for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Read more.
Transfer workshops should not be my only option
Transfer workshops are a helpful tool for students concerned about registration to universities, however, it's not being efficient as they should be. In this opinion story, Senior Staff Writer Jesse Chan details his experience with the transfer workshops for the fall semester. Read more.
ARTS & FEATURES
New Center promises a safe space for Black students
By: Brittany Parris
A new space has now opened up behind the Social Justice Center at El Camino College, where a small stairwell takes you down to the new home of the Black Student Success Center. Created as a safe space to promote mental health, personal and professional growth for Black students. Read more.
‘Telling Stories’ exhibition ‘shouts to the wind’ at El Camino’s Art Gallery
‘Telling Stories’ is the current exhibit at the El Camino College Art Galler. The immersive exhibition, showing until March 9, displays the artwork of El Camino students and staff and encourages and inspires visitors to be creative. Read more.
‘Amélie The Musical’: Stage adaptation of 2001 French film set to open this semester
By: Delfino Camacho
ased on the 2017 Broadway show and 2001 French film, Amélie The Musical is coming to The El Camino Campus Theatre in spring 2023, with opening night scheduled for March 10. Audiences will follow the whimsical journey of the shy french waitress as she pursues a mission to spread kindness and welcomes a new love interest. Read more.
VIDEOS
Parking is never easy at the start of a semester, but with the additions of parking constructions and closures, multiple El Camino College community members have reported the parking for the current semester as being disorganized. View here.
The Union’s first spring semester issue is here!
The Union is back for spring 2023 with a brand new issue themed around artificial intelligence!
The Union Vol. 77, No. 6 features stories about ChatGPT and the rise of A.I. programs, increased prices for eggs, previews of the Black Student Success Center, the "Telling Stories" art exhibit, the newly renovated Warrior Esports Center and more!
The first issue of 2023 can be found on news racks located around campus.
Not on campus? Check out the digital edition issue here and look out for The Union’s upcoming issues on the following dates:
• March 23
• April 20
• May 11
• June 1
Tunes from The Union: A rotating playlist by journalists
With every newspaper issue comes a brand-new playlist! Check out The Union’s curated selection of songs featuring a different theme to accompany each playlist.
We asked ChatGPT for song recommendations in honor of the AI stories in Vol. 77, No. 6, The Union presents you with “ChapGP-Tunes.” Check out the playlist by clicking here or on the embedded link below:
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.
If you have any comments or questions about this issue of The Union’s newsletter or any of the stories you’ve read, please contact our Editor-in-Chief Khoury Williams by emailing him at khoury_williams@elcamino.edu. If you feel satisfied with what you read today, let us know by sharing this newsletter and tagging us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
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