More lax indoor mask policy to take effect next week, Digital ‘ASO Benefit Pass’ to replace discount sticker
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NEWS
More lax indoor mask policy to take effect next week
By: Delfino Camacho
The mask mandate policy at El Camino College will be reducing its restrictions starting Monday, May 23. Masks will only be required inside classrooms, lecture halls, auditoriums and the Student Health Center; all other indoor locations on campus will be optional. Read more.
Digital ‘ASO Benefit Pass’ to replace discount sticker
By: Khoury Williams
The Associated Student’s Organization (ASO) introduced a replacement for their physical discount sticker called the ASO Benefit Pass. The new pass will allow digital access to both student ID’s and ASO discounts. Read more.
EDITORIAL
Students should consider on-campus jobs, getting both money and homework done
By: Editorial Board
Students at El Camino College have the ability to get jobs and earn money on campus rather than having to find a job from somewhere else. With these jobs, students are also capable of getting work done and gaining certain job skills from their work experiences. Read more.
OPINION
The most uncomfortable public bus ride of my life
By: Safia Ahmed
One night trip on the bus caused one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life. A strange man recording my friends and I while riding on the wrong bus caused me to look into how El Camino can help prevent students from feeling the panic and discomfort I felt that night. Read more.
How returning to in-person classes while working has had a mental toll on me
With COVID-19 regulations loosening up and more people meeting in person, I thought life would go back to what it was before the pandemic. Unfortunately, with growing responsibilities at this point in my life, it was hard balancing my job with my education. Read more.
SPORTS
Warriors beach volleyball fall in State Championship, ending 22 match win streak
By: Ethan Cohen
The El Camino beach volleyball team's season has ended in defeat against both Cabrillo and Irvine Valley College. With the two losses against the two colleges, The Warriors’ 22 match win streak also ended, giving them a season final score of 22-5. Read more.
ARTS & FEATURES
‘Everybody’ play opens a conversation about what comes after death
The play “Everybody” directed by Jayongela Wilder is a comedic modern telling of the “Everyman”. It was a play performed in a light-hearted, funny way to help open conversations about things like death, God and the afterlife. Read more.
By: Katie O’Brien
El Camino College's “History We Stand On” exhibit opened on Thursday, May 12 at the library. The exhibit walks viewers through the six phases of the history of the land that El Camino resides on, from the story of the Gabrielino-Tongva people to the Gordon Manor. It will be open until September 30 in the library lobby. Watch here.
The Union’s newspaper is back!
The Union staff is proud to present our second issue of the spring 2022 semester. You can find the newest print paper issue located in news racks around the El Camino College campus starting today, May 19.
The Union Vol. 76, No. 2 features stories about campus jobs, the Formerly Incarcerated Students Program, indoor masking policy updates, the Warriors’ beach volleyball team and the death of El Camino College student Juan Carlos Hernandez.
You can view The Union’s second newspaper issue here and look out for The Union’s final issue for the spring semester, coming June 2.
Pets from your community
Times can be tough and The Union’s weekly selection of adorable pet pics is here to help put a smile on your face! All photos are provided by members of the El Camino College Community.
Send us your own pet pics by direct messaging @ECCUnion through any of our social media accounts. Please include your pet’s name, age and breed along with your full name and affiliation with El Camino College!
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. After exclusively reporting online for the past two years, The Union is now back in the newsroom with weekly newsletters delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday morning.
The Union will commit to covering stories that highlight diversity, equity and inclusion both on the El Camino College campus and its surrounding neighborhoods in Torrance, California.
If you have any comments, questions or concerns 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.