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East Los Angeles College honored

veterans from last Wednesday

through Friday with a Veterans

Day celebration that highlighted

ELACh o n o r sveteransveterans’ military stories. The event was hosted by

the ELAC Veterans Resource Center and Veterans of

ELAC (VELAC) and included a flag raising ceremony.

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Veterans and staff members met a t the S2 Reci ta l Hall with guest speakers, including ELAC President M a r v i n M a r t i n e z , California State Senator Ed Hernandez and a few others. They each gave

thanks to all veterans in attendance and around the world.

Staff member and veteran Bill Cushing told the audience the story of an old soldier and the fight for his country.

Alonzo Cushing fought 151 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor this year from President Barack Obama for holding off swarms of enemies with a single canon before being overwhelmed and shot down.

Professor Bunnarith Chhun showed his appreciation for veterans after describing his tragic childhood in which some of his family members were tortured and executed in Vietnam.

After forces invaded Vietnam, Chhun and his aunt used that distraction to escape and come to the United States.

He was appreciative and understood that without the veterans getting involved in his country, his freedom would be taken away. Vietnam was facing genocide as he escaped.

Veteran Tony Zapata, who served time in Iraq in 2003, became emotional while talking about his experiences. While serving in Iraq, he was involved in raids, security patrols and reconnaissance missions.

Zapata also discussed some of the issues veterans face post-war. He had a hard time talking about problems that many Americans don’t realize come after war, like restlessness, depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alienation.

He praised the veterans center for helping him get through tough times after he was done serving in Iraq. He is now a faculty member.

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Huskies run to state finals

BY taDzio garciaStaff Writer

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For the second time since 2001, the women’s cross country team will compete in the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships, led by defending state champion Laura Aceves.

Aceves is third-seeded behind heavy favorite and recent SoCal champion Aminat Olowora of Southwestern College and Yesenia Silva of College of the Sequoias, who both beat Aceves this year.

Olowora from Lagos, Nigeria, says she is a Nigerian 2016 Olympic hopeful.

Protests of her professional status were submitted in the beginning of the season and Olowora was suspended after the Rio Hondo Classic held Sept. 5.

Olowora received money while competing for her country. It was not enough to break an NCAA sanction, which the CCCAA follows, according to LA Trade Tech College athletic director Dimitri Lagos.

Olowora was reinstated in time to compete in the Pacific Coast Conference Championships on Oct. 30, which she needed to compete in order to qualify for the post season.

Recent information of new protests are up in the air, according to aCalifornia community college source who did not want to be identified.

The information again brings into account Olowora’s professional status as a runner, which could disqualify her from CCCAA competition or such results. Aceves, who has only been in team competition for two years, has put all of this behind her.

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ESL students are no laughing matter

BY jane FernandezStaff Writer

BY aYana arroYoStaff Writer

BY dulce carrilloStaff Writer

Even though the minimum wage

increased, hours have been cut for employers and products

are being raised.

Students struggle to balance daily schedule

Students will always come across a classmate who is not fluent in the English language and because of this they should be considerate when talking to them.

College students should be more respectful towards those who are catergorized as English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.

I have witnessed several cases of students talking about other students who did not know the English language well.

Some students have used degrading words to describe those who come from another country and are not fluent in English.

“Fob” (Fresh off the boat), “wetback”, and “beaner” are words used to describe someone just because of their English.

Students who degrade someone just because of their language are insecure of themselves and do it because they think that by doing so, they are superior.

Elan and ESL student Shunri Liu, from China, has experienced classmates laughing at him due to words he said incorrectly.

In one instance, Liu, who was having a conversation with his teacher, used future tense instead of past tense and the teacher pointed it out. The class started laughing and Liu felt so embarrassed that he laughed with them.

Liu also believes that the language barrier makes it harder for him to find friends in school.

“Students struggle when they come (to America) because they don’t have friends,” Liu said.

“The (language) barrier makes it hard for students to make friends here,” he added.

I have friends who are ESL students and I found that they are not fully comfortable when speaking to me because they are afraid to say something wrong.

Helping a friend, or classmate, feel comfortable with English will help them open up and talk to others more.

Liu’s friend, Xare Campos, also an ESL student, from Brazil, thinks it is better not to laugh when a word is said wrong. They both agreed that by doing so, ESL students’ self-esteem is lowered.

“I wouldn’t make fun of someone for that. ESL students are shy,” said Liu.

Both students agreed that if the person making fun of them is not their friend, then it’s not right and it will make them feel uncomfortable.

Native English students should encourage and support their ESL classmates instead of making them feel bad about not speaking the language fluently. Respecting them should be the first step they take.

Also, consider the fact that most of these students have only been in the country for a few months to a year. We would not like it if we were new to another country and were made fun of for not speaking their native language.

The school offers 16 percent of the courses for ESL students. Although Reading, Learning Skills and Humanities classes are specially made for them, many other classes they need are non-ESL level.

As a college community, students should always keep in mind that their words, even their laughs, could hurt others.

When students think something that another student said wrong was funny, they should think twice about the situation before laughing out loud.

Next time a student witnesses behavior that goes against the feelings of these students, put a stop to it and stand up for our ESL classmates.

Students should help each other and keep each other encouraged instead of put each other down, no matter where they come from or how they speak.

Students at East Los Angeles College might be losing their language roots. I believe it is slightly disappointing not knowing how to speak Spanish in a community that is of Hispanic heritage.

It’s wrong to forget or not care to know about something which is closely tied to who you are. Learning Spanish is probably the easiest language to learn in Los Angeles.

I asked students outside my class if they knew how to speak Spanish. Out of the eight asked, three said they did not.

I took it a step further and increased the number of people asked from eight to 25 students.

Out of the 25 students, 11 said they didn’t speak Spanish. In another class, I asked everyone in the room who knew how to

speak Spanish, although a good handful raised their hands; about 40 percent of the class

didn’t. In a school with over 60 percent of

students being Hispanic, according to stateuniversity.com, it’s truly a mystery how everyone doesn’t already know how to speak Spanish.

“I only understand some things. That’s why I just think, why bother?” student Carlos Gonzalez said.

Some students reported that they knew how to speak Spanish when they were young, but as the years went on they started speaking more English. Now,

as adults, they find they’re not as fluent as they wanted to be.

Somewhere along the way they forgot how to speak

Spanish and English became their first language. “My dad speaks Spanish very

well. All of my family around me does too. My aunts, cousins, uncles and grandparents,” student Jose Hernandez said.

“I mean, why was I never taught? I’m not entirely sure. I mean, most of the time my dad was working so, I

guess that’s probably the biggest reason why I don’t know.” he said. Maybe students’ lack of the Spanish

language is because parents were too busy working and providing for their families to

teach them another language. “I never learned. The only reason I know the

little that I know is because I took some courses here at ELAC,” Ashley Rodriguez said.

Besides Rodriguez, there were two other students I talked who reported they also knew some Spanish because they had taken courses, either in high school or in college.

Maybe students who find they are clueless about the language and need an extra class could register for a Spanish class on campus. It will be a fun and quick way to learn the language.

Other students said they understood some of the words and phrases, but were terrible at speaking it. Out of the embarrassment of not sounding fluent, students prefer to just stay quiet and shake their heads in agreement or disagreement.

Students who find they are embarrassed of sounding bad shouldn’t be. Most of the time people only care that you understand.

Even small steps such as ordering your food off the menu of your favorite burger place in Spanish is a great way to build up more proficient pronunciation.

With the Hispanic and Latino\a ethnicities quickly increasing within the United States, it is strange that many people do not know how to fluently speak in Spanish.

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Money has become a huge issue for many college students and balancing time is another.

B e s i d e s w o r r y i n g a b o u t assignment deadlines, certain things like school supplies, class dues, transportation, food, phone bills, rent, money and time is need before they begin to pile up.

We only have one life to live and to make the best out of it, but being a working slave and college student has carried on as one of the most stressful stages.

Little by little, help has arrived, like the increase of the minimum wage.

Even though the minimum wage increased, hours have been cut for employers and products are being raised.

It is nice to know that companies have more jobs to offer but the hours given to an employer, especially to a college student, are not sufficient.

Prices for notebooks, textbooks and materials needed for classes are

increasing. I work two jobs, one as an event

attendant in downtown Los Angeles and a cashier in Santa Fe Springs.

As much as it sounds like I’m too busy, I’m not.

There have been times where I beg to get more work days.

Most of the time I don’t get them because my school schedule interferes with the days I’m avaliable.

S o c i e t y h a s made people think that working more e q u a l s t o m o r e money.

That is not true, working more just means money taken

away from taxes. Plus, it sacrifices time from being with family, friends and taking care of oneself.

Just imagine, parents that need to work just to keep up with the bills or even have food on the table?

When I started to work as a cashier at a fast food restaurant in the end of September this year, the quarter pound burgers used to cost 99 cents. Since mid October, the price went up to $1.29 plus tax.

People are having a hard time to even pay for something that is less

than two dollars.College students are losing the

opportunity of going to their classes. If one doesn’t work, how will they

have money for gas or bus money to take to go to school?

This is what I believe a college student should do.

S t u d e n t s s h o u l d b a l a n c e their time by scheduling the classes that are most needed and not have all of the classes crushed in, like math, English or science.

Add in an art class or language class to ease off the stress in the semester.

Students can talk to their supervisors and give them the times they are available. Students shouldn’t be picky either. A supervisor will see a hard worker and be lenient with certain days off.

A way to save money i s thinking twice about eating fast food.

Sometimes it is better to take a homemade sandwich or leftover food from the fridge. It can be tempting to buy outside food but that’s why students should think twice about buying something.

Every paycheck or money given by parents should be spent wisely. Don’t use it for something based on impulse.

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Zapata received a standing ovation from attendees and was embraced by colleagues after his speech.

“American people have gotten tired of so much war, but people do appreciate us and what we do for the country,” Army Veteran Marvin M. Smith Jr. said.

First Sgt. Raymond Eason is the ROTC instructor at Garfield High School, he along with four of his students were given the honor of raising the flag for the first time.

“I get somewhat of a chill because I did post-burial duties, and the cascade’s are always covered with the American flag,” Eason said. “It brings memories of people’s sacrifices for the country. That goes through my mind when raising the flag.”

Tech Sgt. Damon Mazyck sang

the National Anthem during the flag raising ceremony at the ELAC Garden. As he sang, all the veterans saluted the flag.

“An overwhelming sense of pride comes over me when I look at those I’m singing for. It’s such an honor to be able to share my gift with Americans and Veterans, and I a lways wish to convey t h a t p r i d e f u l feeling to them,” Mazyck said.

“ I b e l i e v e h o n o r i n g veterans is an essential part of American Pride. This country was built on the backs of those who fought for all of the freedoms we have today,” Mazyck said. “Honoring them each year serves as a constant reminderthat someone made sacrifices for our

benefits.”Chairs and tables were set up

along with refreshments and coffee provided by Starbucks for people to meet and talk to veterans after the flag was raised.

Veterans Appreciation week came to a close when m e m b e r s o f ELAC Veterans Center met at the Helen Miller Bailey Library for a workshop.

The members discussed how t h e r e s o u r c e c e n t e r c a n improve services and introduced new plans for the

future of veterans.Several veterans agreed it was

important for community colleges and other institutions to provide resources on campus as many struggle after serving.

“This country was built on the backs of those who fought for all of

the freedoms we have today”

Damon mazyckTech Sgt.

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East Los Angeles College’s scholarship recipients received $500 for their hard academic work last Thursday, thanks to the diligent fundraising efforts of the East Los Angeles College Foundation’s staff and Board of Directors.

ELAC President Marvin Martinez opened the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment Scholarships Ceremony (CCCSE), held in the S2 building Recital Hall, with an honorary speech dedicated to more than 120 scholarship recipients.

Martinez said, “Being a former college student, who never received a scholarship, I really want to acknowledge these students because it takes a lot of effort, takes a lot of time.”

Martinez is a member on the Board of Directors for the ELAC Foundation.

During his presentation on stage, Martinez said to the audience, “We’re giving away over $100,000 worth of scholarships.”

What Martinez is referring to is an endowment fund, or a type of fundraising savings account, that currently has over $1.8 million, all of which is designated for students.

The ELAC Foundat ion i s allocating over $100, 000 dollars of that amount to award students with a $1000 scholarship for the year, provided that they meet a specific criteria.

Students require to be enrolled full time, have a completion of 24 or more degree applicable semester units, have a Board of Governors fee waiver in effect and have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.

The $1000 is then divided into two increments of $500 over the course of the Fall semester and Spring semester. Recipients who fall behind on the CCCSE’s criteria after a semester of receiving a scholarship, fail to qualify for

next semester’s scholarship of the remaining $500.

Also welcomed on stage, as a guest speaker for the ceremony, was a former ELAC student named Bulk Lao, who Martinez considered “One of our (ELAC) superstars.”

According to Martinez, he’s been interviewed by State Chancellor Brice Harris and has appeared nationally on Public Radio.

Lao spoke of his 2.14 GPA when he started ELAC, the hard work and perseverance it took to earn scholarships.

“Never give up and push for your dreams,” said Lao.

Foundation Development Officer Martha Pelayo presented the scholarship awards to the rows of recipients waiting on stage.

Many ELAC Foundation staff members, along with some board members, participated in the ceremony by handing recipients their scholarships and taking a snapshot with them and Martinez to commemorate the moment.

Foundation awards students scholarships

Speech team starts competitive season with wins, top awards

The Speech Team competed at Grossmont College in El Cajon, east of San Diego, last weekend. A total of 19 East Los Angeles College students earned awards at the tournament.

T h e t e a m i s r a n k e d s e c o n d among co l l ege s as a team, af ter recently competing in two tournaments in November. The team s tar ted i t s winning season in late October.

To start off its new season, the speech team won eight top awards at the 42nd Watson-Lancer tournament i n P a s a d e n a , California.

Speech team member Gordon Ip won top honor of tournament champion in Poetry Interpretation as he won first place through every round of the competition.

Team member Israel Beltran w a s u n a n i m o u s l y v o t e d tournament champion in Program Oral Interpretation.

Team member Chloe Romero was voted top honors, while fellow team member Thomas Martinez took second place in Prose Interpretation.

The team competed on Nov. 9 at a tournament at California State University, Northridge, where 16 of 19 ELAC students received awards.

The Speech Team directors J. Edward Stevenson and Ryan Smith

East Los Angeles College and Montebello Unified School District celebrated a $6 million grant for the success of the California Statewide Career Pathways program last Thursday.

The program was created to help guide K-12 students through the process of achieving their educational goals and also making it easier for them.

On average, a student at ELAC stays three to five years before they are able to transfer.

“That to a teenager seems like a lifetime,” ELAC President Marvin Martinez said, regarding the time span of the average student attending the campus.

The program helps students entering any school in Montebello providing a list of classes they will need,considering the major they choose.

With that, students enrolling at ELAC will not struggle with classes they do not need and will be able to transfer faster.

Again this is a partnership between MUSD and ELAC, which means only students of that particular district can participate in the program.

Martinez took the stage discussing the three most important steps of the program.

The first was in creating a seamless transition for the students. In other words, help the student find the easiest way possible to transfer out to the University of California or California State Univeristy of their choice.

By ayana arroyoStaff Writer

New grant brings schools togetherbright future ahead—East Los Angeles College President Marvin Martinez spoke at the first Montebello Unified School District and ELAC California Career Pathways Trust Grant Mixer about the need to create a better education for high school students Nov. 13 at the ELAC Garden

train and mentor the students to prepare for the tournament.

The students use verbal and nonverbal skills to convey a message or a story. They use poetry, prose, pieces of literature and writing of their own.

Stevenson says that speech teaches students to use their voice, eyes and hand gestures as one whole

way to express a message or story.

T h e s t u d e n t s interpret literature in a competit ive s e t t i n g . S p e e c h allows students to “speak up” on topics going on or thoughts about a particular subject.

S tevenson has done communication c o n s u l t i n g a n d coaching sessions at ELAC for three years and has been a director for the

speech team for two years. Being a part of the Speech Team

can help increase self confidence, gain public speaking skills, learn critical thinking skills and also earn college credit for participation.

The ELAC speech team was third in the nation this past April after competing at the Phi Rho Pi National Championship Tournament in Denver, Colorado on April 12. The team won two silver awards. More than 350 students from 41 colleges across the nation participated in the tournament.

The speech team looks to continue its tournament success leading up to regional, state and national championships through the end of the academic school year.

By carDling Del real & Jesus Figueroa

Staff Writer

By russell J. zazuetaStaff Writer

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sCholarship wiNNer—Tina Hwang, left, presented Joseph Nunez with the Dr. Daniel La Vista Scholarship at the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment ceremony with president Marvin Martinez Nov. 13 at the S2 Recital Hall.

The second was to prepare students for the competition and hard work of the workforce after a student has graduated.

Also, to help break the ongoing cycle of the hundreds of students which graduate college and are unprepared for what to expect when they land a job.

The third step was for everyone to mingle and get to know each other. A way for faculty and staff, of both MUSD and ELAC, to get to know each other better and allow the students the best and most comfortable way to attain their educational goals.

“Welcome to the campus where it all started,” Martinez said. Briefly mentioning the partnership between the two.

A campus, which will now help students transfer out quicker and hopefully reach a higher transfer

and graduation rate.“Ensure success for our students,”

said Susanna Contreras Smith, Montebello Unified School District Superintendent of Education.

Smith closely tied her growing up in Los Angeles to the education she wants students involved in the program to have.

Another goal discussed was to ensure students connected to all the curriculums.

The program offers various types of pathways students could choose from, such as Culinary Arts, Engineering and Business Administration.

A few teachers from the MUSD were applauded for their frequent involvement with helping win the grant. Both speakers, Martinez and Smith, gave quick tips on the things they would like to see happen next in the program.

raisiNg the flag— Tech Sgt. Damon Mazyck,left,sang the “Star Spangled Banner” after the flad was raised behind the ELAC Garden Nov.12. Mazyck was joined by Staff Sgt. John Hicks, second from the left, Staff Sgt., Jorge Rosales, and Senior Airmen Tim Marshall for the ceremony.

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speech teaches students to

use their voice, eyes and hand

gestures as one whole way to express a message or

story. eDwarD stevenson

Speech Team Director

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The men’s team’s two-year streak of advancing to the state finals was snapped, but the top two Huskies qualified: sophomores Andres De La Cruz and Cristian Flores.

The CCCAA Cross Country state finals begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

“It’s disappointing the men’s team didn’t make it, but they really tried,” freshman Salvador Ascencio said.

If Aceves is a repeat state champion, she will be the first ever in East Los Angeles College’s 69-year history.

“I have learned to make the best out of life no matter the circumstances,” Ascencio said. “We wil l move on to track and field with our heads held high and suppor t our teammates at state.”

A c c o r d i n g t o A c e v e s , s h e welcomes the opportunity to race against tough competition. “I just do my best and always take away from each meet what I need to improve,” Aceves said.

Olowora, professional status or not, won the Rio Hondo Classic women’s 5-kilometer race, running one minute and 19 seconds faster than runner-up Aceves.

Aceves is, however, gaining ground.

At the SoCal Championships on Nov. 7, the two finished first and second with Aceves just 26.1 seconds behind.

“Laura (Aceves) has been training to run faster (miles) to pick up her speed. It is difficult, but she is adjusting,” ELAC Cross Country Head Coach Louis Ramirez said.

Silva is undefeated in two years

of CCCAA competition, with her only loss to Aceves in the state finals last year.

The race came down to the final 100-yard, sprint with Aceves clocking in 3.7 seconds faster.

Aceves, Olowora and Silva all have times in different races close to Olympic standard times.

The state finals women’s race, anticipated by many, will be one of the great races in community college history, according to the source.

The ELAC women’s team joins the state finals after placing 15th at SoCal. The top 15 teams qualified.

Key to ELAC’s qualification was sophomore Vanessa Buelna’s second-consecutive personal record at SoCal. She eclipsed 58 seconds o f he r p r ev ious lifetime best.

Scoring for the Huskies, in order, w e r e A c e v e s , freshman Stephanie Trelles, sophomore R u b y P a d i l l a , freshman Viridiana H e r n a n d e z a n d

Buelna.Aceves was named to the SoCal

Women’s All-First Team. She was also named to every Women’s First Team during every meet in her two-year ELAC career.

De La Cruz was named to the SoCal Men’s Second Team with his 10th place finish. He improved on his 29th place finish at the SoCal Preview early in the season, which was on the same course at Woodley Park in Van Nuys.

“I learned from my mistakes from the SoCal Preview knowing that starting off smart was key and pacing with enough sprint for a top-10 finish,” De La Cruz said.

Ending their cross country careers at SoCal for ELAC were Omar Alvarenga, Aaron Jasso and Fernando Jauregui.

The 15th-ranked East Los Angeles College men’s basketball team upset No. 1 Antelope Valley College, 83-79, to win third place at the San Bernardino Valley College Alvin Hunter Classic Sunday.

The Huskies, who stand 4-1 overall, also beat No. 5 Riverside City College (2-3) in the Classic, 76-65, and lost 90-65 to No. 4 San Bernardino.

“It was a tough tournament. A lot of top teams in the state were in it, including ourselves,” ELAC sophomore starting forward Primitivo Gomez said. “We started with a win against Riverside and took a tough loss to San Bernardino, but bounced against Antelope Valley.”

Gomez’s tournament totals included 38 points and 11 assists.

The Huskies opened non-conference play, winning the College of the Canyons Clash with a 76-67 victory over host Canyons and a 92-70 win against Oxnard College.

Freshman forward Marquis Johnson was named Most Valuable Player at the Clash. His tournament totals included 29 points, 16 rebounds and three block shots, which ignited the crowd.

Freshman Te’shon Burton was also named to the Clash All-Tournament Team. “Our team played great and we focused on our game plan,” Burton said. “The coaches prepare us for one game at a time.”

ELAC plays at 5 p.m. at Oxnard on Saturday, followed by tournaments at Citrus College with five ranked teams, Riverside with 10 ranked teams and two four-year university junior varsity teams.

The Huskies played their Green and White game Nov. 1. “Our goal was to get the experience of playing a game with a time clock and referees since we have no scrimmages on our schedule,” ELAC Head Coach John Mosley said.

The Huskies, the defending South Coast Conference North Division

champions, won their first title in 46 years last season.

“ O u r f o c u s f o r t h e p r e -(conference) is to play as hard as we can,” Mosley said. “We schedule top teams to help prepare us for the South Coast Conference, one of the toughest in the state, if not the toughest.”

Seven of the 10 SCC teams advanced to the playoffs last season.

The Huskies have big holes to fill.Gone are 6-7 forward Aaron

Cheatum who starts for Washington State University, 6-6 forward Zach Hinton who transferred to Rocky Mountain College in Montana, and 6-5 forward Tullio Parry who transferred to College of the Canyons.

Cheatum was the 2013-14 South Coast Conference North Division Player of the Year and a California State Athletic Association All-State

First Team recipient.“We have five guys, all good solid

players with different skill sets, replacing Aaron and Zach. While they are not Cheatum or Zach, they will do fine,” Mosley said. “We bring in good talent with athletic ability. The team returns a good core of guys that will help us further gel, but we have a ways to go.”

Power shooting guard Michael Cardenas returned to the team after a three-year layoff. “He brings maturity and the ability to score,” Mosley said.

Mosley is the recipient of the 2013-14 SCC Sports Coach of the Year. He is the first-ever coach to win the award in ELAC’s history according to the CCCAA website.

“You’re only as good as your team and your assistant coaches,” Mosley said. “I didn’t win this award, we all did.”

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air burtoN— Sophomore guard Te’shon Burton leaps for a two-handed rebound off his missed layup in the men’s basketball team’s Green and White game Nov. 1 in the men’s gym.

Basketball upsets No. 1 ranked teamBY tadzio garcia

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BY LiLiaNa MarQUEzStaff Writer

Men’s soccer team clinches playoffs

Runners: Cross country heads to state finals

After two consecutive seasons without reaching playoffs, the men’s soccer team clinched a spot despite losing against Los Angeles Harbor College, 2-0, on Friday at Weingart Stadium.

East Los Angeles College will face Santiago Canyon College (13-4-3, 9-3-2) from the Orange Empire Conference on Saturday at 7 p.m. on Hawk turf.

The Huskies ended the regular season ranked No. 10 in the South Region with a record of 8-8-5 overall and 5-6-3 in the South Coast Conference. The Hawks ended No. 7 in the South Region and No. 2 in their conference.

For the last two years, SCC has had six teams go to the playoffs out of the total 14 that qualify. ELAC Head Coach Eddie Flores said that it’s considered the toughest conference in the state.

Out of the eight teams that belong to it, six made it to the playoffs, with Mt. San Antonio, Cerritos and El Camino colleges ranked No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 statewide, respectively.

“That shows that it’s the strongest conference in the state. I know Chaffey (College) is undefeated,

but it’s coming out of a weak conference,” Flores said.

“Taft College (No.1 seed in the Northern Region) is 19-0-2 (overall), and although they haven’t lost a game, they play in another part of the state, so that’s something different. We are in a very tough conference.”

If the Huskies win on Saturday, they will play away at Cerritos in the second round on Nov. 25.

“ We h a v e n ’ t been in the playoffs for two years, so w e m a d e s o m e adjustments and that helped us a lot. At the end of the day we have a hard time scoring goals,” Flores said.

“ H o r a c i o (Zapiola) and Cesar (Alvarez) don’t put the ball in the back of the net, and without that, we just can’t (move on).”

Although some of the ELAC players have suffered minor injuries,

Flores said that all of them should be fit for Saturday’s clash against Santiago Canyon.

Flores also said that Husky captain and goalkeeper Andy G u t i e r r e z , w h o got injured during the match against Harbor, got cleared by ELAC Athletic T r a i n e r D i a n e Stankevitz and got back to training on Monday.

H u s k y J o s e G u d i n o , w h o suffered a calf injury, also practiced on Monday.

“Everybody else, aside from Gutierrez and Gudino, are healthy. This is an opportunity for the players. Not many teams go to the playoffs. Only 14 out of like 37, so it’s a great opportunity for the college, the

program and the players,” Flores said.

Gutierrez said he was excited when he found out that ELAC made it to the playoffs.

“We’ve had our ups and downs and when they (the coaches) told us today that we play Santiago Canyon on Saturday, I felt relieved. I am expecting our team to play with a lot of heart and desire,” Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez was named to the 2014 All-South Coast Conference First Team along with teammate Juan Gallegos.

“That is great. All hard work since July and before preseason working out in the heat was terrible, but it was all worth it,” Gutierrez said.

For Gallegos, to find out he made it to the All-SCC First Team, was unexpected. “To be honest, I’m really shocked and I’m also really happy. I thank my family and teammates because if it wasn’t for them I don’t think I would have performed the way I did throughout the season,” Gallegos said.

Teammates Alfredo Leon and Benjamin Cuevas were named to the All-SCC Second Team while Gudino got Honorable Mention.

“I wasn’t expecting something like this. I was expecting to make it to the playoffs and hopefully go on to win a state championship. It’s been a while since ELAC last won it and we already made history this year by beating Mt. SAC,” Leon said.

“We’ve had our ups and downs and when they (the coaches) told us today that we play

Santiago Canyon on Saturday, I felt relieved. I

am expecting our team to play with a lot of heart and

desire.”

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SHot oN goaL—East Los Angeles College’s Juan Gallegos, right, passes to a teammate as Jose Robles, left, and Adrian Guzman, back, from El Camino College Compton Center, prepare for counterattack during a South Coast Conference match held at Weingart Stadium on Oct. 10.

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EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWSWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 Arts 5

After 20 years on hiatus , psychedelic rock innovators Pink Floyd released their final LP, “The Endless River,” last week, demonstrating their music wizardry to the world once again.

In 1993, during the writing sessions of the “Division Bell,” written with then-alive founding keyboardist Rick Wright, Pink Floyd cut 20 hours of tapes for a disc of ambient music to be included with the album. It was a plan that ultimately got scrapped.

Fortunately for all the Pink Floyd fans, guitarist/singer David Gilmour, 68, dug up those lost tracks a few years ago and made the decision with drummer Nick Mason, 70, to use the material to create one last album comprised mainly of instrumental music, before throwing in the towel.

“The Endless River” is a pleasing 18-track wormhole that’ll lead listeners down a psychedelic journey through four different

Pink Floyd takes listeners on last trip with ‘The Endless River’movements, each with their own distinctive ambience, right smack into the heart of Pink Floyd.

Tracks like, “It’s What We Do,” “Surfacing” and “Sum” have an incredible throwback feel to classic Pink Floyd, channeling a variety of influences from albums like “Dark Side of The Moon” to “Division Bell,” as well as everything in between.

For all those Floyd-heads who absolutely feel that the band’s 1975 “Wish You Were Here” era is the best, look out for “It’s What We Do” during the first movement of the record.

I t’s a hypnotic track with phenomenal elements resembling “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and it’s nestled in between two seamless songs that are apt to a warm and eerie dream.

Just like in the classics, Wright’s presence can be heard in the foreground of nearly every track.

His knack for creating psychedelic sonic landscapes set the tone for a rollercoaster of weeping guitar textures played by Gilmour.

On the second movement, Mason shines by exploiting his upbeat jazz

and tribal abilities. “Sum” is a track that’ll leave

progressive music fans hungry for more.

Progressive drumming is a very complex style of playing, and in this track Mason demonstrates just that with tasteful flurries of tom hits and polyrhythms that build with the song as it reaches its climax.

“Skins” is another remarkable song that crescendos into insanity with Mason again running the show on drums.

Guy Pratt’s chunky bass lines back him while Gilmour’s web of ‘60s-type screeching sounds layer over Mason’s groove and grow louder and crazier as the song builds into mayhem.

Pink Floyd has never ceased to surprise its audience with new music or innovative laser shows and “The Endless River” is no exception.

Being that they are masters at setting moods that speak for the cosmos, their idea to invite astrophysicist Stephen Hawking to join in on “Talkin’ Hawkin’” makes total sense.

He goes on to say many lines like,

“Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking,” and “All we need to do is make sure we keep talking,” in his renowned robotic voice on a backdrop of moody Pink Floyd tones. This song is a must listen.

Also, in the third movement, there’s a track called “On Noodle Street.” It is a song that can only be described as slipping into a hot bath on a cold day.

The Album wraps up with “Louder Than Words,” the only track to feature Gilmour’s vocals, with lyrics written by his wife about the band’s tumultuous history: “We bitch and we fight, dis each other on site, but this thing we do.”

Overall, “The Endless River” is an amazing album. The sequence of songs and movements can play from beginning to end without it ever feeling like it drags.

For all Floyd fans, the band has a deluxe package of “The Endless River” out that contains three extra tracks, hours of videos and lots of photos of the band during the Division Bell sessions.

“The Endless River” is now available in stores and on iTunes.

BY RUSSELL J. ZAZUETAStaff Writer

The Billy Childs Quartet lit up the chilly November air with an innovative jazz sound at the First Friday Jazz Concert on Nov. 7 at the S2 Recital Hall.

Childs stepped out to the stage with his band introducing them individually before going into the first tune of the night, “Mount Olympus,” a song originally written by Childs.

The entire concert was filled with original works rather than covers seen in past jazz concerts.

“Mount Olympus” gave a strong and demanding start with a delightful rhythm of hard rock drums from Joey Heredia.

Katisse Buckingham led the charge with his melodic saxophone playing.

Childs, on piano, guided the tune a tad, but sounded drowned out due to a technical issue, which was resolved by the next song.

The next tune is what Childs called “Brazilian Tune” since it did not have a title. He was correct in giving it that title.

Buckingham switched to the flute to begin playing a sweet Latin inspired sound while Childs accompanied on the keys giving a softer tone to the tune with Heredia’s drums giving a fast paced tempo.

In “This Moment,” the loud vivacious sounds changed to rhythm and blues sounds for a quaint ballad.

Buckingham got back on Alto sax to give a sultry and sensual sound.

The song is reminiscent of Earth, Wind and Fire’s classic “After the Love is Gone” with a soft sound, a subtle bass by Hamilton and Childs sweet and sensational playing of the piano.

Another untitled tune acted as a bridge between “This Moment” and the next song, “The Starry Night” with a return to Brazilian sounds. It’s a manic and quick song with a collision of drums and flute going in a climatic end.

“The next song is...well, a complicated tune,” Childs said as the band started laughing. “If we screw it up, well, at least we tried.”

The song is a complex composition with a lone bass introduction with Childs slowly joining in on piano and it builds to an odd creative sound from the drums in a blend of jazz and funk.

The tempo throughout the song changed from a hard driving sound to relaxed and soothing.

Childs got to stand out from the pack as the song goes on different routes on an almost galactic trip.

“Jazz Mania” was introduced by Childs in a comedic

First Friday Jazz delights with rhythmsNew FrieNds—Lloyd, played by Jim Carrey, returns to his old apartment to meet new roommates including Harry’s new pet cat.

courtesy oF New LiNe ciNemaBY SERGIO BERRUETAStaff Writer

BY JESUS FIGUEROAStaff Writer

“Dumb and Dumber To” stays in the same goofy, unexpected style as the original, which came out 19 years ago, but with the lack of originality, it fails to be a great film.

The story takes twists, which are unbelievable and unpractical, and tries to make the same gags as the original film funny for a new generation of viewers.

Lloyd, played by Jim Carrey, reveals to Harry, played by Jeff Daniels, he has been faking being in a catatonic state for almost 20 years as a gag.

Carrey is a great comic with good timing for each joke. This was already apparent in the original.

Daniels is more serious and takes on darker comedy as a contrast to Carrey’s style.

The two match up well as they did in the original and feed off of each-others antics.

Harry tells Lloyd that he is seriously ill and in need of a kidney.

The two set off to find a genetic match. They start by visiting Harry’s family, who are his adoptive parents.

As Harry finds out he’s adopted, he also comes across a 20-year-old letter, which makes him believe he has a child.

Lloyd and Harry go in search of the child’s mother Frida Fetcher, played by Kathleen Turner, only to find out she gave up the baby girl for adoption.

Turner is funny during the small amount of time she is on screen but most of her comedic moments come from pointing out something Lloyd and Harry do.

The motherly aspect isn’t a huge part of the character, which may

have made for a more satisfying character.

With hopes of finding a match, and Lloyd falling for the beauty of Frida’s daughter Penny, played by Rachel Melvin, the search begins. Luckily Frida has an address for the daughter.

Melvin is funny as she takes the same type of humor Carrey and Daniels have.

The adventure has bumps and obstacles in the way and leads to a strange unsettling ending.

Much of the comedy for the ending is nonsensical comedy, which may not be as amusing to those who have seen the original film.

The story seems to rely heavily on old gags that have been seen already and a style, which is familiar.

“Dumb and Dumber” in 1995 was a hilarious film because of the manner in which it seemed to step out of the normal comedy.

This third installment, as a prequel was made which did not have Carrey and Daniels as the main characters, falls short of innovative and hilarious.

The incorporation of the prequel film is not as apparent.

The film has its comedic element but does not do a good job of pulling away enough to feel exciting and new.

The big laughable moments are various and throughout the film, but may be spaced too far apart.

This film may be funny for those who have not seen the original, but with the references to the original, it may also be confusing.

“Dumb and Dumber To” is out in theaters now and is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, partial nudity, language and some drug references.

Sequel proves to be truly dumber

way. “I wrote this after visiting Jazz Mania One, which was a cool club in Brazil. Unfortunately, I don’t remember anything about it, so I wrote a piece to try and remember,” Childs said.

The Latin rhythm came back into play with Buckingham back on the flute. Hamilton began to show off and take center stage with an amplified tone.

The free-form rushed style dazzled the crowd with flute and piano trying to keep up with the drum’s constant furious pace.

On “An Afterthought,” the band embarked on a funkadelic-type of sound with Hamilton thumping away on bass with Buckingham letting loose on the flute. As the drums began to build, Childs switched to keys to give a slight groove with Buckingham moving to cowbell to calm the fever of funk down.

“Afterthought” started to get a bit softer with Heredia only hitting the rims of the drums and humorously hitting the music stands to catch the audience off guard.

The song ended with the most unexpected moment of Buckingham playing the flute and beat boxing at the same time. After the song, Childs tries to beat box himself

to humor the band with the audience laughing at his attempt.

Childs and Buckingham decided to provide a somber release on the duet “Stay,” a ballad.

“Stay” is a sobering tune. Childs began the piece with a melancholic sound with Buckingham entering with his own sad tone.

Childs’ piano got time in the spotlight on a thrilling and gorgeous solo. Buckingham waited for him to

finish in order to give back the sobering tone. It settled the audience before the final piece.

The mood of “Stay” continued to the untitled final piece with Hamilton and Heredia returning to the front.

Heredia decided to change the tone by taking the slow tone back to the manic pace that greeted the audience at first.

The song builds with alto and drums collaborating in a spectacular show of high notes and pounding of drums.

The band suddenly stopped to give Childs a solo with Hamilton coming in toward the end to give a unique take.

The way Hamilton played on this song made it sound like the bass was singing with a pumping bassline. Heredia sneaked in on drums again with alto slowly following to end the song on a soft note.

The concert came to a close with Childs thanking the crowd with the audience providing a standing ovation.

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The holidays are making their way to campus as the Kinesiology Department host the first Husky Turkey Trot and Thanksgiving Food Drive on Nov. 25.

The Kinesiology department came up with the idea of the event last month.

The event was a project designed by the Kinesiology Department to create a fun environment for the students, faculty and staff to participate in. The event is to promote fitness as well as collecting food for the less fortunate.

The event was organized by Kinesiology professor Rick Gamboa. Gamboa has planned the

ELAC to host first Turkey Trot

COURTESY OF KINESIOLOGY CLUB

The Kinesiology Club, the life saving class and Homeboy Industries went to Marina del Rey to learn about being a life guard on Saturday.

Kinesiology professor Eldin Onsgard set up the trip so students can experience a different lifestyle and a different approach to fitness.

They were given the oppurtunity to learn about being life guards on the bay watch boat, from the water to the beach.

The Los Angeles Country Fire Department Life Guard division talked to those in attendance about a career as a life guard.

“The Los Angeles County Fire Department Life Guard Division are the highest paid life guard in the nation,” Onsgard said.

The event focused on safety and showed students what being a life guard is all about.

“We can come back into our own community and do these kinds of jobs,” Onsgard said.

Those in attendance also had the opportunity to play beach games, Kayak and surf.

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entire event with the help of the ELAC Kinesiology Club.

There will be a mile where participants can run or walk, a free mini concert, food and drinks as well as a free give away.

The mile will begin at the ELAC Stadium, go throughout the campus and will end back at the stadium.

The mile is the main point of the event, it is a fun and healthy way for participants to prepare for Thanksgiving and it assists the less fortunate

The free mini-concert will showcase the progressive rock band Mugen.

The event will also include a give away. Prizes have not been announced but Kines io logy professor Andrea Owens said the

giveaway will be great.The trot is not only some event

at school, it is significant to those who attend as well as those who planned it.

“The event is very significant because it’s a way to unite faculty, staff and students in a healthy activity while contributing to the less fortunate,” Owens said.

The event will have information booths from other departments, live DJ, in addition to the band, food,and other surprises.

The event is free to attend and the Kinesiology Department is accepting donations of unwrapped, non-perishable food items.

The event will start at 12:15 p.m., but registration for the participants will begin at noon.

GobbleGobbleGobble ON ThE waTCh—The Kinesiology club prepares for a

safety training course during their visit to Marina Del Rey last Saturday.

Kinesiology Club trains at Marina Del Rey

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