El Camino College purchases ventilation systems to prepare for partial in-person return, campus sees its first COVID-19 case since February
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Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the newsletter that came out on June 3 at 8 a.m.
It has been re-released to reflect a correction in the first news article.
NEWS
May revision to Calif. state budget may make ECC financially ‘whole’
By: Zoha Jan
The budget in California for higher education has increased from $18.6 billion in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s January proposal, to $21.7 billion. If the budget revision is passed, ECC projects that the college may become “whole.” Read more.
Building ventilation systems purchased by ECC in preparation for fall 2021
By: Jeniffer Torres
El Camino College has purchased 1,300 portable air purifier units, as announced during an Academic Senate meeting on June 1. Jorge Gutierrez, executive director of facilities, said the units are to be ready by fall when the campus returns to partial in-person learning. Read more.
Course auditing policy revision for ECC and F-1 Visa students approved
By: Maureen Linzaga
Any student with an El Camino College ID number, including international students and those with F-1 Visas, can request to audit a course for $15 per unit, allowing the student to enroll in any class at ECC for no grade or credit. Read more.
HEALTH
New COVID-19 case on ECC campus
A new case of COVID-19 has appeared on the ECC campus, bringing the total to 38. This comes after nearly 4 months of not having any new cases in connection with the campus. Read more.
OPINION
The scariest night of my life
By: Mana Tsumoto
Back in March of last year, I had one of the scariest nights I had ever experienced. However, thanks to my phone, I was able to contact someone to help me, and I was okay. Read more.
ARTS
Jewelry and Metalsmithing class creates accessories over Zoom
By: Mana Tsumoto
Irene Mori teaches Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. She has been a professor for 35 years at El Camino College (ECC). Since COVID-19, Mori’s classes have been conducted online. In her jewelry class, the online learning environment has not been very conducive to instruction. Read more.
PHOTOS
A cup-filled business
Michelle Mondragon is a biological science major at El Camino College. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Mondragon started a small business called Peachycrafts.LA where she makes graphic Starbucks cups for people to purchase. Read more.
VIDEOS
The Union Cookbook: Guacamole
This quick and easy guacamole recipe uses five fresh ingredients for the best complement to tortilla chips. View more.
Student life during the pandemic
By: Zoha Jan
Kimberly Crochet, graduating Kinesiology major has been learning virtually for over a year due to COVID-19. View more.
WARRIOR LIFE MAGAZINE
For the past two semesters, El Camino College journalism students have been putting together the annual Warrior Life Magazine. Despite a pandemic and a the death of an editor-in-chief, Warrior Life Spring/ Summer 2021 will be published this month. Here are a few stories from this issue of Warrior Life. To read more, please click here.
Losing a leader
By: Jeniffer Torres
Juan Miranda, editor-in-chief of Warrior Life magazine, wrote award-winning and human-centered stories. In his death, his family remembers him as a selfless hard-worker. Read more.
From warrior to punk rock survivor
By: Elsa Rosales
El Camino College alumnus Keith Morris shares his journey from warrior to punk icon, discussing academic achievements and a wild life beneath the spotlight. Read more.
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 Happy Pride Month 2021, where we’ve compiled 25 picks by our favorite LGBTQ+ artists to celebrate Pride Month. Give it a listen here or click below:
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A little bit 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. Despite barriers to reporting created by COVID-19 and other forces, our entire staff works incredibly hard to keep the El Camino community informed.
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.
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 Molly Cochran by emailing her at molly_cochran@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.