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Planetarium Show

Come to the Planetarium Show on the roof of the MBA Build-ing to see stars, planets, and the moon. The show is tomorrow at 8 p.m. It’s first come, first serve, so get there as early as you can. For more information, call 310-660-3593, ext. 3373.

CSU Long Beach Workshop

Students can take the steps to achieve their goal of becoming a 49er by going to the Cal State Long Beach Workshop on Mon-day in the Distance Education Room. The workshop will be held from 1-2 p.m. For more informa-tion, call 310-660-3593, ext. 6137.

TAG Workshop

For students interested in getting information about guaranteed ad-mission to a university, there will be a Transfer Agreement Guaran-teed Workshop in MBA 120 on Tuesday. The workshop will be from 3-5 p.m. For more informa-tion, call 310-660-3593, ext. 6137.

Financial Aid Online Application Workshop

There will be a Financial Aid Workshop at the SSC 204-G, on Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. For more information, call 310-660-3493.

Student Improvement Workshop

The Student Resource Center is hosting a Personal Effectiveness Workshop on Sept. 26 from 1:05-2 p.m. in the decathlon room. For more information, call 310-660-3295.

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Charles Ryder/ UnionAaron Ussery, #89, tight end, makes a touchdown for El Camino. The Warriors defeated the Hancock College Bulldogs 51-17 Saturday.

Prop. 30 results get approval

Davion WalkerStaff Writer

After waiting nearly a year since its approval, students and faculty are experiencing added classes and added sections as a di-rect result of Proposition 30.

“We were looking at signifi-cant decreases, almost 10 percent decreases in classes, 10 percent in students,” Tom Fallo, president of EC, said. “What we did was we didn’t cut those classes and this year we added those classes so you can look at it as we added 10 percent of those classes that we didn’t know we would have in the spring of last year.”

The measure has increased state sales tax and income taxes predominantly for funding of ed-ucation, which in large part has increased the number of classes along with enrollment statewide.

The effects of Prop. 30 are al-ready making a difference. The California Community Colleges system, the nation’s largest, has received $210 million in addi-tional funds last year as well as this year, with another $610 mil-lion approved in the 2013-14 state budget.

A large portion of the funds is used to fulfill a postponed fund-ing responsibility by the state to colleges, however, the proposition proposed to accommodate an in-crease of 20,000 additional stu-dents in 2012 and 2013.

Before the passing of Prop. 30, community colleges across the state were facing another budget cut and students once again were being turned away from receiving a higher education.

Now that it has passed, there’s an upsurge of students this year due to its initiation.

Men’s water polo team falls to Fullerton. Page 7.

Warriors tie against Santa Monica College. Page 7.

[See PROP 30, Page 2]

More students are enrolled, more classes are offered, and more teachers have been hired as a result of Proposition 30.

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Assembly bill would more than quadruple unit costs

Marquis ParkerStaff Writer

Assembly Bill 955, if passed by the Senate, would create a two-tiered system for community college education, according to the bill.

“This bill’s text would give colleges the right to offer high-demand courses at non-resident prices,” LBCC Student Trustee Andrea Donado said.

According to change.org, AB955 “is an extension program that will be implemented for summer and winter sessions at community colleges statewide in California.”

“The full tuition is $295 per unit ($46 state en-

rollment fee = $230 for Non-Resident Tuition + $19 capital outlay fee),” according to change.org.

This isn’t including the cost of books and other fees. If students qualify for financial aid, it will not be covered, but it would slightly lower the cost to just $200 per unit, according to change.org.

The six colleges that would be affected by the bill at first are College of the Canyons, Crafton Hills College, Long Beach City College, Oxnard College, Pasadena City College, and Solano Community Col-lege, according to the bill.

According to the bill, the intent is “at least one participating campus should begin implementation of the pilot program by January 2014, and that an

additional five campuses should implement the pilot program by July 1, 2014.”

Students at Long Beach City College protested against this bill September 3.

Tom Fallo, president of El Camino, said this is a limited bill in which the California government is evaluating to see if the bill can be implemented into all community colleges statewide.

“What does this say for the long-run for students?” Fallo said.

This new system “will give students an opportu-nity to take the courses they are not able to enroll in during the state-supported regular session to acceler-ate the completion of their goals, whether transfer,

degree, or certificate,” according to the bill.“It puts major responsibility on students who have

children or have full or part-time jobs,” Fallo said. “I’m a bit worried about certain students not being able to graduate on time.”

Assemblyman Das Williams of Santa Barbara in-troduced this bill and said if the bill is signed, stu-dents near graduation or obtaining their certificates will have an opportunity to finish their programs on time.

According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the bill will increase the total revenue for schools and allows them to add more teachers, more students, and more classes.

If passed, a new assembly bill would create a two-tiered system for community colleges.

2 El Camino College Union September 19, 2013newsPOLICE BEATBy Jessica Martinez

Hit and run in Lot L

sept. 16, 10:45 a.m.—An offi-cer responded to Lot L regarding a hit and run. A male student re-turned to his vehicle at 10:30 a.m. and discovered moderate dam-age to the driver’s side. Another student witnessed the collision and the case will be forwarded. Vandalism to the Field House

sept. 15, 11:00 p.m.—Officers conducted a check of the Field House. Damage was found done to the door on the west side of the complex. It appeared the dam-age was done deliberately and a vandalism report was taken. Arson on west side of Schauerman Library

sept. 12, 4:00 p.m.—A fire was set on the west side of Schauerman Library. A trash can was engulfed in flames. It appeared the fire was intentionally set with multiple newspapers and a lit cigarette found in/around the trash can. Student experiences sei-zures

sept. 10, 3:15 p.m.—Officers responded to the second floor of the TA Building regarding a medical aid call. A female student experienced seizures. Paramed-ics were immediately notified and arrived on scene. The student re-fused to get transported to an area hospital and said she’d get assis-tance on her own.

Female questioned after sending a tweet indicating a bombing

sept. 9—The police depart-ment was made aware of a tweet from a female subject. She indi-cated there would be a bombing on campus if she did not receive the classes she wanted. The fe-male was identified and officers were dispatched to her residence. The non-student said she did not mean anything by the tweet. She was told she may be contacted by the Director of Student Develop-ment and was given a warning.

Stolen property from four students in the library

sept. 9, 3:40 p.m.—Officers responded to the library regard-ing a theft. A male non-student had taken property from students. There were four victims and items such as purses and cell phones were stolen. Witnesses identified the subject and he was charged with multiple counts of burglary and violating a court order.

Male cited for driving on a suspended license

sept. 8, 3:25 a.m.—An of-ficer conducted a traffic stop on Manhattan Beach Boulevard near Crenshaw Boulevard. The vehicle had a modified exhaust system and the male non-student was driving on a suspended license. The of-ficer allowed the non-student to park the car legally but was issued a citation for driving on a sus-pended license.

Student fainted after exercise

sept. 6, 11:21 a.m.—An offi-cer responded to North P.E. Room 52 regarding a medical aid call. A male student was exercising and his instructor noticed he ap-peared disoriented. The student fainted onto the mat and regained consciousness. Paramedics were called but the male refused to be transported to an area hospital and went to the Student Health Center.

Top 10 ways to get the most out of your student health feeKierra NorrellStaff Writer

The Student Health Center provides a wide variety of services that many students are unaware of.

They provide a lot of free services if you pay the health fee every semester. They do not make a profit off the services they pro-vide. They are only supported by the student health fee.

Here are the top ten ways to get the most out of your student health fee:

1. Each school year, they offer six free one-on-one sessions with a psychologist that you can talk to about anything that may be going on.

2. There is no charge to be seen by a med-ical director or a nurse practitioner.

3. You can get tested for sexually trans-mitted diseases every Tuesday.

4. A free chiropractor is available every

Thursday.5. There are free workshops on topics

such as managing anxiety, anger manage-ment and much more. Just stop in 15 minutes before the workshop starts to sign in.

6. Free birth control is always available. 7. Free flu vaccines are always available.8. Low cost lab work is available.9. There are low cost pap smears, low cost

pregnancy tests and, if qualified, free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.

10. You can also get free referrals if needed.

If someone is interested in any kind of service, they should visit the Student Health Center today or make an appointment for a future service.

All information is provided by Debbie Conover, director of the Student Health Cen-ter.

Proposition 30

EC is adding almost 200 additional classes to the fall and spring semester. The way that number is broken down is that 106 classes were added in the fall and another 94 will be added to the spring 2014 semester.

The crowded campus recently is symp-tomatic to the increase of students and en-rollment. Classes being full, long lines and parking problems can easily be credited to Prop 30.

However, for some students, Prop. 30 has not made a significant difference to them.

“I haven’t seen a single change at all in increases to the college,” Erick Quintanilla, 22, computer science major, said. “Especial-ly at the beginning of the year when the se-mester starts, you see an outpour of students coming in trying to add classes or what not. It looks the same as it did two years ago.”

PROP. 30Continued From Page 1 Prop. 30 by the numbers

Enrollment fall 2012: 23,409 Enrollment fall 2013: 23,671

Sections offered fall 2012: 1,908 Sections offered fall 2013: 2,072

Part or full-time faculty fall 2012: 807 Part or full-time faculty fall 2013: 881

Data from Ann Garten, director of community relations

Lowe BarryStaff Writer

Just like the hit TV show Extreme Home Makeover rebuilds houses for families, El Camino is also getting a makeover - on its buildings, that is.

The noise from the construction has been distracting to students in nearby buildings during classes.

“Construction noise will be kept to a minimum,” says Bob Bradshaw, construc-tion manager, said. “Instructors can close doors if level of noise is louder than usual. If the drilling becomes unbearable, the col-lege can notify us, we drill at a different time.”

The hours of construction are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“The teacher has to constantly stop since his voice cannot be heard over the construc-tion,” Michael Pierdant, 25, undecided ma-jor, said. “When he does try to talk over the noise, the students lose part of the lecture. It distracts, disrupts, and doesn’t allow for concentration.”

“These noises interfere tremendously

on the lecture, at times even having to stop because the drilling is so bad,” Steven Me-deiros, 21, business major, said.

EC’s makeover is scheduled to be com-pleted between 2020 and 2021.

“If a campus building is unable to be renovated, it, too, will be gutted,” Brad-shaw.

Bradshaw added they anticipate the Technical Arts and vocational buildings to be completed by 2015.

Construction already completed is the new MBA Building last January along with the Humanities Building.

“Students and professors don’t have to worry because access to student and staff parking will remain open during construc-tion,” Bradshaw said.

“When heavy construction is underway, flagmen will be on hand to wave students right-of-way. A net increase of 1,200 park-ing spaces will be available after renova-tion,” Bradshaw added.

The football stadium and the bleachers will also undergo a complete overhaul.

“By the time we are done, no building will be untouched,” Bradshaw said.

Union Stock LibraryLoud construction on campus is distracting to students in nearby classes.

Construction on campus proves to be distracting to students

Ancient language kept alive at EC by unique study group

Saul PradoAssistant News Editor

Tucked far away in the northeast corner of EC and secluded in obscurity, the dead language known as Latin is being resur-rected by a small group of impassioned students led by Vincent Lloyd, astronomy professor.

Originally start-ed as a labor by Charlie Donovan, a former El Camino foreign language professor, the in-formal group, con-sisting normally of five to ten students, meets once a week in the evening to discover, practice, and recite Latin from various an-cient and contem-porary texts.

“Our goal is to learn how to read,” Lloyd said. “People don’t really go around conversing in Latin anymore but there’s a lot of literature over the last 2,000 years that is available if you can learn to read Latin.”

Although the group meets on campus, Lloyd encourages anyone interested in learning the language to participate.

“Anybody can join,” Lloyd said. “There are no exams, no fees, there is homework though.”

Since Latin is not offered at EC, Lloyd’s group acts as an alternative to those inter-ested in the subject who would otherwise have to take a formal course at the univer-sity level.

“I have no qualifications whatsoever to teach Latin, but I can teach beginning Latin, I know enough to teach beginning Latin,” Lloyd said.

The class is not limited only to students. EC faculty and staff members have been known to drop in.

“It’s great because there’s no pressure, you know, you’re taking it because you wanna take it and you wanna learn and so you’re in a group of people like that who all want to learn together,” Irene Graff, di-rector of research and planning and former

group member, said.The composition

of the class also ex-tends to the type of course work, rang-ing from ancient epi-taphs, graffiti from Pompeii, and Roman stories to contem-porary works such as the Harry Potter series translated in Latin.

“It was inspiring to be able to look at, say, you know, a phrase in Latin that’s on a building and kinda have an idea of

what it means,” Graff said.While Latin may no longer be directly

used today, some feel that there may still be some benefits to studying the language from which many romance languages orig-inate.

“It is the foundation of many of the lan-guages in Europe and it also contributes to many words that we speak in English, and so, understanding Latin words can expand your vocabulary even in English and it also helps to learn other languages because you’ve got that foundation,” Graff said.

The Latin study group meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Physics Building in Room 117.

Students have taken up studying Latin. The group meets once a week to learn and practice the language.

“Our goal is to learn how to read. People don’t really go around conversing in Latin anymore but there’s a lot of literature over the last 2,000 years that is available if you can learn to read Latin.”

— Vincent Lloyd astronomy professor

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Serenity prayer tattoo inspires outrageWe live in a society where most

people don’t think twice about having their nose shortened, their fat surgically removed, or body hair removed with a laser.

There are people who change their hair color from blonde, to red, to blue or green, all on a whim. Here in L.A., you can get breast implants, breast reductions, toe shortenings, spray on tans and teeth whitenings. So with all that in mind, what’s the big deal about

having a tattoo?For those of you who don’t

pay much attention to the world of beauty pageants, serious waves were made at the latest “Miss America” beauty pageant when Miss Kansas, Sgt. Theresa Vail, became the first contestant to ever display a tattoo during the pageant. Many people, such as Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization, which runs the Miss Universe,

Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA pageants, were incensed by Vail’s decision.

Now, to be clear, Vail doesn’t have the “Anarchy” symbol tattooed on her face, or an image of a flaming Hitler in a toga playing a ukelele plastered across her rib cage. Vail, who will be having the United States Army pay her way through dental school, has two modest tattoos; the army dental insignia on one shoulder,

and the Serenity Prayer down one side. Obviously they must represent some sort of grudge against authority and conservative thought, or so many seem to react.

To be fair to Trump and those of like mind, the world has changed quite a bit in the last 30 years. The invention of the Internet, the rise of MTV, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the advent of LGBT pride parades are all recent events in the scope of history. In that same time

frame, tattoos have changed from the sole providence of criminals, sailors, and rebels, to a fashion statement freely embraced as a sign of individuality and personal creativity.

While it’s only to be expected that there will be outcry from traditionalist elements of previous generations, It’s unlikely that tattoos will be disappearing from our culture any time soon. Television shows like

VH1’s “Black Ink Crew” and Spyke’s “Ink Masters” continue to popularize the tattoo in our society. Furthermore, as more and more people adopt tattoos, from modest single images to entire sleeves, the stereotypes about tattoo owners will become more diluted and outdated. Just do yourself a favor, and try to keep them classy; after all, you’ll still have them in another 30 years.

“No, no, you’re white.”It was the night of Saul “Canelo”

Alvarez’ boxing lesson, courtesy of Floyd Mayweather. Someone asked me why i was rooting for the Mexican. I told them because I am Mexican. He proceeded to tell me that I am white.

Boy, am I dumb. I forgot my sombrero and mustache at home. I could see where he would get mixed up.

The irony is that “the Mexican” boxer is a pasty-skinned ginger.

So I asked: Is Canelo Mexican,

or is he white? The narrow-minded fellow scrambled and told me that it doesn’t have to do with how you look, but how you act.

This is a pervasive form of ignorance in today’s society. Minorities are expected to live up to hammed-up stereotypical caricatures.

A Mexican is supposed to either be a paisa with a sombrero and a big belt buckle, or be a bald-headed vato with tattoos. Keep in mind that it’s perfectly fine to be these two people, but all people are different.

Sanra Cisneros, an award winning writer, said it best. “There are the green-eyed Mexicans. The rich blond Mexicans. The Mexicans with the faces of Arab sheiks. The Jewish Mexicans. The big-footed-as-a-German Mexicans. The leftover-French Mexicans. The chaparrito compact Mexicans. The Tarahumara tall-as-a-desert-saguaro Mexicans. The Mediterranean Mexicans. The Mexicans with Tunisian eyebrows. The negrito Mexicans of the double coasts. The Chinese Mexicans. The

curly-haired, freckled-faced, red-headed Mexicans. The Lebanese Mexicans. Look, I don’t know what you’re talking about when you say I don’t look Mexican. I am Mexican.”

But it’s more than that. It’s not just looks, but behavior.

It’s condescending to draw a line where the well-spoken average-looking people can be white, but the rest are demoted into being Mexican or something else.

I’ve heard from some black folks that similar misguided expectations are placed upon them. Someone

might say to them something along the lines of, “wow, you’re very articulate.” As if all black people speak nothing but jive and slang.

It’s sad that this next statement even has a place in modern society but we all have to broaden our horizons to realize that not all latin people are burrito banditos, not all black people are trill rappers, not all asians love math, and not all white people are high-waisted and rhythm-deficient.

COMMENTARY

Rigo BonillaManaging Editor

With the semester heading into its fourth week, I couldn’t help but notice, we’ve been in school for a month already!

As the saying goes, time really does fly right on by when you’re having fun.

Five classes, 15 units, and the newspaper - I’ve come to realize is a LOT of work. Endless chapters, endless research, endless articles, endless interviews - and since having learned that I’ve been chosen to be the columnist this semester, endless joviality.

Although the little girl in me is on the verge of having a panic attack and wants to bust out with her freak out, I’ve somehow managed to keep it together.

A few weeks ago a wise professor told me, “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” CLICK. My normal reaction would have been: DUH. But since I’ve changed my mindset at the beginning of the year and have consciously made the decision to change my goals in life, those words really spoke to me.

Obviously it would be more convenient to take one class a day, part-time schedule, work part time somewhere, chill, getting paid minimum wage (FYI: Both houses of the State Legislature have passed a bill, which would gradually raise California’s minimum wage from the current $8 an hour to $10 by 2016). Sadly, ain’t nobody got time for that, or at least I don’t.

The hustle-and-grind lifestyle is here to stay and all I can do is embrace it and enjoy it while I have the great opportunity to do it.

What helps me through the stress and the anticipation of more stress is to first take a deep breath, then to take a

look around me — because I’m not the only one.

The next time you’re in class, take a minute or two to chat to the person sitting beside you, I bet more often than not they’re in a similar boat as you and could possibly be a new friend. But if that person’s intelligence is along the lines of Honey Boo Boo’s mother and

idolizes Miley Cyrus, well at least you have someone to laugh with (er, at).

Bottom line, fear not fellow Warriors, it’s okay to freak out, it just means we’re human.

That doesn’t mean, however, to abandon ship whenever a little wind comes your way; that’s the easy way out.

As intelligent young minds, we just need to take a deep breath, look around, and figure it out. Because if it doesn’t challenge you,

it doesn’t change you — and without change, progress is impossible, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Misa Valle, 31, president of the Anthropology Club invites all students to come and join the Anthropology Club because it is a fun club to be a part of, and they have a lot events and outings; They get to explore things about our city and our people.

The club has been active at EC for 14 years, and has its meetings every Thursday from 1 to 1:45 p. m. in ARTB Room 338

What kind of things can students expect to find in Anthropology club?

Students can find culture. They can find diversity, and they can find out how things really works. People are very close-minded, so when they see someone from a different culture doing something strange, they think it’s weird, and they judge that person. Anthropology Club tries to show that there is a reason for it. We try to see things from their perspective. We try to study what happened. We try to bring people together and share our cultures and ideas, have fun and enjoy food.

What types of activities do the students in the Anthropology club do?

We go to museums; we go to exhibitions; we go to L.A. cultural events like the Jazz Festival, African American festivals, to the Placita Olvera Mexican festivals. We go to different festivals to see culture and diversity.

Can any student be a part of the Anthropology Club?

Yes, any and everyone is invited. There are no fees, and there are no mandatory meetings. If you can’t make our meetings, we just send you an email explaining what the meeting was about and the upcoming events.

What is one reason students should become a part of the Anthropology Club?

The reason students should come and join us is because they get to learn more about the world around them. a.

What is the mission of the Anthropology Club?

The mission of this club is to bring people together and give them a new understanding of the world around us so they do not stay close-minded, and believe that where they are and how they live is the way everyone should live. They should be aware.

What makes the Anthropology Club unique?

Our club is the only one in my knowledge where we have a diversity of majors because I have through a lot clubs where the majority of the students have the same major. 95 percent of the Anthropology club members are something else; they are science majors and math majors. Our club is extremely diverse.

Angela YimUnion Columnist

September 19, 2013 El Camino College Union 5OpiniOn

Tattoos may not carry the old stigma, but the new stigma is still damaging.

In the past, a person with tattoos was usually assumed to be a prisoner or ex-convict.

Today, if a large percentage of your body is covered in ink, people will only assume you are one of two things: rich or a lost cause.

Ask yourself: what is the point people want to make by having their arms tattooed so much it looks like they’re wearing sleeves?

I would bet my last dollar, those people don’t even know the reason.

Sure, even with tattoos, you can be successful and live your dream, but it doesn’t mean that people won’t be distracted and judge you.

Yes, there are police officers and doctors who have tattoos, but there is a reason they are not allowed to be exposed while on duty.

Imagine a firefighter knocks at your door one day and says “you need to evacuate.”

Because he has a tattoo on his face, you’re unsure if this is a stripper – or even a robber.

Tattoos are a personal life sentence that people give to themselves, filled with preconceptions and long, hard stares.

I have never seen an instructor or professor at EC with tattoos.

Do you think it is because people with tattoos don’t apply here or is it because they aren’t hired?

It could be because the instructors and professors are aware that tattoos are not honorable.

If the leader of our country decided to get a tattoo on the side of his face, other countries would never respect America; Americans would not even respect the president, and he would probably be put out of office.

Tattoos are simply the voice of your first impression before you even get the

chance to speak.If tattoos were so mainstream and okay

to have then people would not still be cov-ering them up to go on job interviews.

The truth is that tattoos are still taboo, and we all know it.

Tattoos have become more mainstream. According to Forbes.com in 2013, four

in 10 people have a tattoo, making body art more of a norm.

During the economy’s continuous downward spiral, employers fight to find job candidates with honest resumes, significant

amounts of job experience, and little to no need for training. Hiring managers find themselves in positions that make it difficult to turn someone down for a job because of their appearance, making it easier for someone with body art to get hired.

The Pew Research Center found that the public has divided opinions on if more people getting tattoos has a negative or positive affect on society. Forty-five percent of those polled said more people getting tattoos made no impact, another 40 percent said it made a negative impact, and only 7 percent said that more tattoos made a positive impact.

Not surprisingly, the older generations had the opinion that more people getting tattoos was a change for the worse.

Flexible policies for blue-collar and art careers aren’t surprising, but now corporate, educational, and medical jobs are jumping on the bandwagon and becoming more tolerable of tattoos in the work place.

Yes, tattoos are a way to rebel and that is why hirers often grow weary when a perfect applicant on paper walks into a job interview with colorful sleeves they can’t remove.

While that may be true, Generation Y has been raised on diversity and open-mindedness.

Being different is finally becoming likable and acceptable.

It’s finally becoming normal to be yourself.

Unfortunately, the stigma is not completely gone but it will get there over the next decade or so.

As baby boomers start to retire and give up their jobs to younger generations, tattoos will become more and more accepted in the work place.

When Generation Y finally gets to the driver’s seat, tattoos will forever get rid of the stigma and its prejudice.

Illustration by Eugene Chang

Tattoos still carry a stigma Tattoos don’t matter

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John Miller, 24history

“Not anymore. I blame hip-sters; they made tattoos non-threatening.”

Garald Paul, 23,film/video

“Yeah., people can think you’re gang-related.”

Claudia Bermudez, 23,journalism

“I think tattoos are art and a way for people to express themselves. Some people choose to believe what they want and resist change.”

Sarah Kleinick, 22,psychology

“I feel like it really depends upon the actual tattoo itself, you know, like if it’s ridiculously obscene or not.”

Ariana Marin, 17,nursing

“I believe there’s a huge taboo in our society against tattoos; it’s seen as unprofessional, as being not the cream of the crop, but in reality there are a lot of people out there with tattoos who are very smart, and have a lot to offer society.”

Challenges help students grow

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CAmPUs CORnERBy Lorenzo Gutierrez

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Erin LoganStaff writer

Coree HeardStaff writer

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Cate Blanchett stars opposite Alec Baldwin as the tragic protagonist in Woody Allen’s latest film, “Blue Jasmine.”

Ursula Coyote/ AMCBryan Cranston and Anna Gunn star as Walter and Skylar White in AMC’s award-winning drama, “Breaking Bad.”

Breaking Bad BreakdownViewers can’t agree: is Walter White the good, the bad, or just the cook?Coree HeardStaff Writer

Walter White, arguably the most celebrated antihero televi-sion has recently seen, begins an everyday, average Joe until he is diagnosed with lung cancer. He quits his job, turns to cooking meth, and joins forces with small-time dealer, Jesse Pinkman, to provide for his family before he dies.

One of the most-watched shows on TV in America, “Breaking Bad” has quadrupled its audience in five years and is ranked among

the best-written TV series, ac-cording to the Writers Guild of America, West.

“In our culture we celebrate an-tiheroes,” Julio Farias, psychology professor, said. “We like things that are sensational, controversial, and even violent.”

Farias is worried that the show glamorizes illegal activities, espe-cially to a demographic that might not understand the accompanying consequences.

“It is the younger people that ‘Breaking Bad’ appeals to the most,” he said. “A lot of the time I think viewers wish they could be-

have that way.”Fans, however, argue that they

recognize the show for what it is: a work of fiction.

“It goes into the minds of what people would love to do in real life,” Max Balle, 19, fire technol-ogy major, said. “It’s fantasies.”

While many view White’s ac-tions under the glow of a halo, oth-ers are more guarded about label-ing him the “hero.”

White started off as an every-day kind of guy, and “now he is turning into this murderous king pin,” Daniela Serrano, 19, English major, said. “It’s not normal things

that people do.”Masashi Terayama, 18, business

major, is convinced the show’s en-tertainment value derives entirely from its fixation upon destructive emotions. Consequently, he is past neutral observations about the an-tihero dynamic.

“I dont find him heroic at all,” Terayama said. “I think he is a scum bag.”

Moral implications aside, Balle believes that the salient themes in “Breaking Bad” offer pragmatic, applicable advice. Among them:

“For every action there is a consequence to it. Sometimes you

have to do what you have to do for your family,” he said. “Don’t let greed consume you.”

With only two episodes left, it remains to be seen whether “Breaking Bad” will have a chance to revise the final image of its protagonist.

If it wants to reconcile the po-lar views about its protagonist, however, the show might have someone to start with.

“It’s defying authority and so-cial conviction, but at the same time it might be good and heroic on some level,” Farias said.

Allen’s tragedy for your pleasureAngela YimStaff Writer

With nearly six decades’ worth of work, Wood Allen’s latest ad-dition, “Blue Jasmine” is undeni-ably another one for the books.

In Allen’s trademark style, viewers ineluctably soak in the characters’ emotions and relate to the mindless, on-screen chaos on a very humane level.

“Blue Jasmine” isn’t a tearjerk-er by any means, but it grabs you from the get-go and is heartrend-ing; you want to stop watching, but you just can’t.

It draws from the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” while adding its own Manhattan twist.

The film stars the efferves-cent Cate Blanchett, who played Blanche du Bois onstage in 2009, as Allen’s anti-heroine Jasmine (née Jeanette) French.

Once a Madison Avenue so-cialite doused in pearls and Cha-nel, she flees to San Francisco to live with her lower-middle-class sister, Ginger (Sally Hawkins,) after her husband (Alec Baldwin) is indicted in a con and leaves her penniless.

Driven by grandiose delusions,

filled with Xanax and Stolichna-ya, Jasmine miserably attempts to put her life together—all whilst clenching on to her Hermès for dear life.

Sadistic and cruel, Allen shows no clemency (then again, when has he ever) to his char-acters and directs them through what one can simply describe as a living hell.

Along with Blanchett, Hawkins, and Baldwin, the cast includes the likes of Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., and Peter Sarsgaard.

They hail from an interesting mix of backgrounds and many of them play characters outside their traditional roles. Regardless, under Allen’s direction, the ev-eryone blends surprisingly well.

Baldwin, like he often does, portrays a powerful and wealthy figure. Although his character lacks Baldwin’s winning humor and wit, he makes a convincing, manipulative womanizer.

Aside from Baldwin, it’s inter-esting to watch these characters carefully brought to life. C.K.’s inexperience in Hollywood leaks here and there, but for the most part it’s covered up well by Al-

len’s directorial guidance.Cannavale, who plays Gin-

ger’s boyfriend, brings moments of laughter to the film. Visually, Cannavale looks like he stepped out of the Jersey Shore, but un-predictably, he is the sane and stable person in Ginger’s life.

Allen flexes his cinemato-graphic muscles from beginning to end. He turns to tight close-ups of Blanchett and her sporadic flashbacks to Jasmine’s past back in Manhattan. In more scenes than not, the lens is focused on Blanchett’s sad, sullen eyes, sweaty with runny mascara.

Allen also has a knack for pan shots. Although a majority of the film takes place in San Francisco, which is beautifully featured, he walks viewers through smatter-ings of Manhattan’s less-iconic scenery.

Throughout Allen’s career, he has managed to leave us laugh-ing, crying, loving, hating, and ev-erything in between. Critics might have mixed feelings about the film, but it’s easy to come to the consensus that “Blue Jasmine” is something else.

Atmospheric hit after hit Angela YimStaff Writer

Kaskade has done it again, my ears are dripping with synthesized euphoria.

Atmosphere, which debuted Sept. 10, is everything a true kan-di kid could ever wish for.

Kaskade, (born Ryan Raddon,) is already well-established on the scene and boasts a long list of credentials. His previous al-bum, “Fire and Ice,” earned him a Grammy nomination and he was voted a Top 100 DJ in 2011 by DJ Magazine as well as America’s Best DJ in 2011.

Now the veteran DJ and pro-ducer is back with a few new tricks up his sleeve. After headlin-ing major tours across the world for the past 12 years and perform-ing countless, sold-out concerts at major venues like the Staples Center, Kaskade is looking back to his roots.

According to an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, for this album Kaskade kept it close to home and worked with a lot of personal friends, people that he admires.

“Not so much people with huge status,” he said. “I wasn’t really going for that.”

The album kicks off with what I am certain will be blasting from every club this weekend, “Last Chance,” featuring Project 46.

It’s classic Kaskade: smooth synth with a heart-wrenching hook, peaking to a hard house beat that’ll have you out of your seat before it subdues back into a nostalgic haze.

The sound Kaskade brings to “No One Knows Who We Are,” featuring Lights, starts with a mel-ancholic piano melody and works in strings with a subtle echo.

The beginning almost resem-bles “Your Love is Black” from his Strobelite Seduction album, but definitely does not fit his usual sound. It lightly takes you to an enigmatic place, it’s mellifluous.

In addition to adding classical elements to this album, Kaskade, for the first time ever, sings lead vocals on “Atmosphere.”

His performance is raw, heart-felt, and although he may not have the most technically talented voice, you can hear the emotion, what he wants you to feel.

“When I was young I could hear this sound/A melody pure and the rhythm loud/Oh this sound took me away/Carried through the vastness of outer space.”

He also brings back familiar vocalists, including long time col-laborator Haley Gibbs in “Float-ing,” and Becky Jean Williams in

“Feeling the Night.”To anyone familiar with Kas-

kade’s body of work, these two vocalists are instantaneously rec-ognizable. Gibbs’s voice is haunt-ing beautiful with her hypnotizing harmonies, and Williams’s is as captivating as ever.

While keeping true to his deep house roots, the new elements added to this album are mesmer-izing and done tastefully.

“Atmosphere” will surely lift you. It’s not necessarily a new sound for Kaskade, but it does showcase a different dynamic to his melodious artistry.

On the sceneErin Logan

theatre

Theatrical circus

Mike and Dan Huling’s com-pany, Handsome Little Devils Productions, will be performing their world famous “Squirm Bur-pee Circus” at the James Arm-strong Theatre on Friday, Sept. 27. Come see classic Vaudeville entertainment from slapstick to jigsaw juggling. The event will start at 8 p.m. and tickets will be sold for $30 a piece. Buying three tickets in bulk will cost $27 apiece. To buy tickets in advance, visit: http://www.torrancearts.org/handsome-little-devils-present-squirm-burpee-circus/

Full of wit

3-D Theatricals presents “Fun-ny Girl,” a story about Fanny Brice, one of the greatest come-diennes of all time. “Funny Girl” is full of spectacle splendor and topped off with heart. The show will open at The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 27 and run until Sunday, September 29. There will be one performance Friday at 8 p.m., two performances Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and one performance on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $35.

Film

Marsee Auditorium Film Night

Marsee Auditorium will be screening the film “Sailing Down to Rio on the Queen Mary 2” on Monday, Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. The showing is part of EC’s Discovery World Travel series. The film is narrated by Doug Jones who gives great and adventerous detail about the first voyage of the Queen Mary 2 in 2004. Admission is $7.

Art

Art of the animal kingdom

The Long Beach Museum of Art is hosting “Museum Menag-erie” from June 14 to Nov. 3. The exhibit displays art from the mu-seum’s permanent collection that reminds viewers of their ongoing relationships with animals. Ad-mission to the museum is $7 or $6 with a student ID, it is free to attend on Thursdays from 3 to 8 p.m. and free all day on Fridays. Long Beach Museum of Art is located at 2300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90803.

Mayans and Aztecs

The Torrance Cultural Ser-vices Division presents “Artful Days: Temples and Rituals of Mesoamerica” in the George Na-kano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive. Admission is free and the event will run 12:10 to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1. See what led the Mayans to predict the end of the world on December 2012.

Art for the next generation

The Palos Verdes Arts Center and Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education present “Encore,” an art exhibit celebrating artists who continue to influence the next generation. The exhibition will in-clude unique works created with a wide variety of mediums. The gallery is open to the public from 10 to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The exhibit will be open untill Sept. 29 and is located at 5504 W. Crestridge, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

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Water polo team sinks in FullertonJohn Ruiz/ Union

Tanner Castro passes the ball to a teammate during the teams first game against Fullerton College last Friday. The team went on to lose the game 15-4. The team will look to improve when it hosts the El Camino College tournament.

Marquis ParkerStaff Writer

The El Camino College War-riors (0-1) men’s water polo team were defeated (5-15) last week, on Sept. 14, in a fierce battle against Fullerton Community College.

As a team, the Warriors played well, but Fullerton proved to be too fast for the Warriors.

Coach Corey Stanbury felt that

his team had some errors that needed to be corrected for future games.

“Fullerton was better than they were last year,” Stanbury said. “As a team, we must work on our de-fense as well as our offense.”

Fullerton was much quicker in the transition, giving them the up-per hand against the Warriors.

“We must be faster on our counter-attacks, and as we got tired our wind caught up with us,” Stanbury said. “Going into our next games, we’d like to increase our speed, improve our passing and our reactions on changing of possessions.”

Goalkeeper Tanner Castro played his role well on defense for

his team, though he felt there were some areas that the team could improve on.

“We must work on our counter-attacks, score the ball more and play better in transition,” Castro said.

Tanner recorded two saves for his team, which helped his team get pumped up to play.

“Our break-a-ways got us go-ing as a team, and kept us in the game,” Castro said.

Field player Adam Rudow, recorded the most points on the team with three, following the other two scores by Max Lanich and Jonathan Diaz.

“Our first goal we scored got us going,” Diaz said. “We did our

best on defense, and going into our next games we look to work on our starts, sprints, and scoring.”

Goalkeeper Filip Kostic, one of the two goalkeepers the Warriors used, recorded three saves as well as grabbing one steal.

The Warriors next game will be tomorrow, in a tournament they will be host at El Camino.

After losing possession of the ball with seconds left the War-riors ended up in a 1-1 on Friday against Santa Monica College.

The Warriors led by one and had possession of the ball during the majority of the game until a turnover allowed the Corsairs to score.

“We made one huge defensive error,” coach John Britton said. “One of our midfield players lost control of the ball and from that loss they attacked and scored.”

The Warriors did not get a chance to redeem themselves and were unable to strike back.

“This is a game that on pa-per we should have won, and on the field we should have won it,” Britton said.

SMC wasn’t a foe that EC couldn’t beat they just weren’t able to capitialize on scoring chances.

“For the second straight game we’ve dominated but failed to capitalized on our scor-ing chances.” Britton said.

Some offensive lapses caused the Warriors some valuable op-

porunities, but the team did have some bright spots.

“Brandon Cando did an ex-cellent job for us in midfield,” Britton said.

The Warriors had everyone provide a lift throughout the game.

“Everyone contributed to the game and has their part to play,” freshman midfielder Brandon Cando said.

Mistakes hurt the Warriors the most, but they weren’t able to overcome them.

“We could have beat them but there were too many mistakes

that were made,” Cando, said.During half-time coaches

told the team they need to be more connected in the back de-fensively and release the ball quicker offensively, assistant coach Darin Dunn said.

“A little less mistakes and a lot more communication,” Can-do said when asked about what the team could do to improve on moving forward. “Everybody just needs to work hard.”

The tie marks the fourth time the team has tied.

“As soon we can take advan-tage of our scoring opportuni-

ties then the ties will change to wins,” Britton said.

The team is getting prepared for conference play, where they will play against teams that are a lot more physical, Dunn said.

The team will look to take ad-vantage when they have chances to score moving on.

“We get to their goalie but we don’t put it in,” freshman forward Ramiro Gutierrez said. “We need to improve on finish-ing.”

The team will look to make these changes when they travel to Cypress College Sept. 26.

Arelhy RomeroStaff Writer

The women’s soccer team used a defensive mentality to battle to a 0-0 tie against Golden West.

The Warriors got their first point of the season and now have a record of 0-3-1.

With a lot of opportunities to get their first win of the season the team was unable to cash in on the chances.

“The whole team played with a lot of effort,” assistant coach Jaymie Baquero said.

Despite the tie the team was able to play lockdown defense after giv-ing up six goals in their previous two games.

“Communication was definitely there, as well we started to get com-fortable with each other and other than that we went to the ball more.”

Having more communication within a team makes it better, and with the Warriors doing that they have chances of winning a game.

Daisy Gudino, freshman, goal-keeper said “ during the first half we started slow, but by the second half the whole team started to dominate the field more.”

Good signs are showing from the Warriors and they have a good chance of dominating more through there next games. Putting all the effort into a game and dominating makes it a more better chance of scoring.

“ We fought as a team,” Baquero said.

It takes a team to not let the other team score, which Golden West, had no chances on scoring on the War-riors. With being scoreless during the whole game, it takes a lot for a team to not let no goal or nothing else passed from the defense.

The team will look to continue their defensive progress moving on throughout the season.

Charles Ryder/ UnionFreshman forward Kyrian Nwabueze, runs down the field leading to an eventual El Camino score. The team ended up tying Santa Monica College, 1-1.

Defense provides first point of season

Coree HeardStaff Writer

Warriors battle to a stalemate against SMC

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As the team gathered around to coach John Featherstone for his post-game speech, there was a sense of relief and con-fidence in the air that had been missing from this squad.

The Warriors could have hung their heads down after coming off a 3-7 season and a deflating week one loss to Palomar but they remained re-silient and bounced back with a resounding 51-27 victory over visiting Allan Hancock College on Saturday.

“Huge win for us,” Feather-stone said. “Last year we went up there and they whooped us so our kids remembered that, they were ready to win.”

There was no place like home for EC (1-1) as they were in desperate need of an uplift-ing performance to build upon and that’s exactly what they got against Hancock (0-2).

The Warriors’ offense racked up 501 yards and was able to find a consistent balance between the run and pass game thanks to an improved perfor-mance by the offensive line.

“We’ve got some big boys up there,” freshman running back Raphael Lawson-Gay-le said. “They opened up big holes for us.”

Sophomore quarterback Cole Webb went 21 of 29 as he threw for 286 yards, three touchdowns and one intercep-tion.

Along with Webb’s arial assault he was also the team’s leading rusher with 76 yards on the ground as he caused head-aches for the Hancock defense throughout the entire night.

“When he flushes out of there he can run,” Featherstone said. “As soon as he started

running tonight, they [Han-cock] didn’t know what to do.”

EC got off to an early 17-7 lead in the first quarter but soon found themselves playing catch up as consecutive touchdowns by Hancock put the Bulldogs up 27-24 in the third quarter.

Although that would be the last time Hancock scored as the Warriors rattled off 27 unan-swered points to put the game away for good.

“Receivers were catching everything, getting open for me and the running game was phenomenal,” Webb said. “I get the easy part. I just sit back and throw the ball up.”

First, freshman running back Martin Booker punched in a 2-yard run for the score af-ter the Warriors marched down the field to regain the lead 31-27.

The defense then forced

Hancock to punt which led to Webb hooking up with sopho-more wide receiver Ross Strib-ling for the 17-yard touchdown that gave EC a 38-27 lead.

In what would prove to be the nail in the coffin, the de-fense came up huge on the following series as sophomore defensive lineman Terrance Haynes made a tackle that forced Hancock to turn it over on downs.

“We knew they were a run-ning team so we weren’t ex-pecting all that passing but we got after the quarterback and the defensive line did a good job tonight,” sophomore line-backer Kristopher Bass said.

This was the final time EC would spend it’s home opener in Murdock Stadium because of the demolition set to take place following this season.

The new stadium was orig-

inally scheduled to start con-struction this year but plans were postponed due to rejec-tion of the original designs.

The Warriors will host Pas-adena City College this Satur-day, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. before opening up conference play.

“We’ve got a pretty mature football team,” Featherstone said. “They understand it’s a 60-minute game.”

Robert Chernetsky / UnionWarriors team up to tackle a Hancock College player during their game last saturday. the Warriors went on to dominate the game winning 51-27.

Heat up at SoCal Preview

Photo courtesy of Dean LofgrenLeft to right: Hunter Johnson and stephen sansom run for the men’s cross country team last saturday.

With Curt Sandoval, ABC sports anchor, as the mas-ter of ceremonies announcer, and with a spot on the 6 p.m. evening news, the men’s cross country team placed sixth in the Southern California Pre-view Invitational last Saturday.

“It was hot,” coach Dean Lofgren said. “With races starting around 9:30 a.m, the heat rose to 100 degrees around noon, so our times weren’t as fast as they will be in Novem-ber’s meet.”

In the men’s meet, the de-fending state champions Amer-ican River College of Sacra-mento placed first and obtained the title again scoring only 19

points in the field of 30 full teams and 192 athletes.

Lofgren feels his team still has more room to improve on.

“We didn’t run as well as we had planned going into the race,” Lofgren said. “But the end team result still demon-strated tight grouping, which keeps the scores low in big rac-es.”

Freshman Michael Naka-hara was the top man for the Warriors, placing 25th with a time of 22:17, and was close-ly followed by his high school teammate Teddy Kassa, who finished 31st with a time of 22:29.

The women’s team placed 14th out of 30 teams compet-ing in their race, and Nicole Sroczynski was the top run-

ner her girls placing 30th, with a time of 20:55. “Our team did pretty well as a whole,” Sroczynski said. “I was a little injured, but I still performed my best.”

Freshman Xitlalic Cancho-la, placed 51st with a time of 21:13, and felt this wasn’t one of her best performances due to the severe weather.

“The heat dehydrated me, but as a team we have good endurance, and we run togeth-er as a team,” said Canchola. “Moving forward, we are go-ing to keep pushing each other during practice.”

The Warriors next meet will be at the Golden West Invita-tional, on Sep.27 at Central Park in Huntington Beach.

Marquis ParkerStaff Writer

Warriors score 27 unanswered points in 51-27 rout.