Nursing students, employees dissatisfied with program; Campus remains safe despite rise in mass shootings, officials say
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NEWS
Nursing students, employees dissatisfied with program
By: Khoury Williams and Ethan Cohen
After speaking with 32 students and employees about the dissatisfaction expressed with the current state of El Camino College’s nursing program, The Union launched an investigation into the issues stemming from the program, in addition to issues with its current director. The Union has been following this story since the Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 17. Read more.
Campus remains safe despite rise in mass shootings, officials say
By: Ethan Cohen
Since the start of 2022, the U.S. alone has gone through 622 mass shootings and an overall 41,468 deaths from gun violence, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In response, officials overseeing areas accessible to the public, including El Camino College, have taken steps toward improving community safety. Read more.
Free parking comes at a hefty price
By: Brittany Parris
In the midst of lower enrollment and students acclimating to a post-COVID campus, one perk has been free parking in designated areas at El Camino College. While popular with students, El Camino College has depended on financial assistance to compensate for the lost revenue from parking and other school-related funds. Read more.
A survival guide for finals week
By: Khallid Muhsin
Proper study techniques are essential in various areas of life, not just for education. Studying is a required asset for growth and advancement and learning plays a role in maintaining a healthy, functional brain as students age. Check out the best study tips for finals from students and employees at El Camino College. Read more.
No plans in place for additional electric vehicle chargers
By: Anthony Lipari
Colleges and universities around Southern California have more electric vehicle chargers on their campuses compared to El Camino College; and so far, officials say there are no plans to add more. This comes as a new law banning the manufacturing of gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035 and semi-trucks by 2040. Read more.
EDITORIAL
Electric vehicles are the future
By: Editorial Board
El Camino College should consider adding more chargers on campus because as more affordable electric vehicles get introduced into the market, it is more likely that people will need to charge on campus. As of October 2022, electric vehicles total 17.7% of new car sales in California, according to the Office of the Governor of California. Read more.
SPORTS
El Camino’s athletic program boasts success with recruiting efforts
By: Greg Fontanilla
With one of the largest athletic departments of any two-year college in California, El Camino College is home to nearly 400 student-athletes competing in nearly two dozen sports. El Camino has produced many athletes who went on play at the four-year level, some professionally, and some who have gone back to El Camino as a coach. Read more.
OPINION
Music saved my semester
On the brink of quitting school to find himself again, staff reporter Jesse Chan credits music and Eminem in particular for motivating him to keep pursuing his education. Music can contain therapeutic properties that can decrease anxiety and allow a strong level of engagement with the brain, according to Harvard Health Publishing. Read more.
ARTS & FEATURES
Waiting for the shoe to drop: sneaker culture at El Camino
By: Khallid Muhsin
Although not well known for its sneaker culture, students and employees at El Camino College wear sneakers for fashion and comfort. Now being back on campus for a year after El Camino switched to online-only instruction, students have shown off a variety of sneakers, such as Jordans, New Balance 550s and Nike Dunks, among many others. Read more.
The Union’s final issue of the fall semester is out!
The Union’s fifth and final issue is here to update you on everything happening in and around campus.
The Union Vol. 77, No. 5 features stories about nursing students and employees being dissatisfied with the program, sneaker culture on campus, study tips for finals, El Camino College lacking electric vehicle chargers, free parking coming at a cost and more.
Get the last issue fresh on the press today, which can be found on news racks located around campus.
Not on campus? Check out the latest newspaper issue here. The Union’s physical newspaper will return with a new publishing schedule for spring 2023.
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.
For The Union’s fifth and final issue, our playlist is “Unwrapped”. This playlist theme follows the yearly Spotify and Apple Unwrapped trend, featuring the most played songs from The Union’s staff throughout the year. Check the playlist out 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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