Lingering summer weather welcomed hundreds of students to explore clubs and find community over the course of three days spent on the Library Lawn.
The newly-biannual Club Rush, hosted from Monday, Sept. 8, to Wednesday, Sept. 10, introduced dozens of clubs—new and old—to dozens of new members.
About 30 clubs participated in the event, including familiar clubs.
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Club were among the other clubs showcasing their tables and using curiosity to draw in students.
“I didn’t have any telescope or physical experience before the club,” 20-year-old Greyson Mor, public relations manager for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Club, said. “But we have a lot of people with skills and a lot of resources.”
The club meets every Thursday at 1:15 p.m. in the ECC Planetarium.
Club president Matteo Merlo, 19, said in previous meetings, club members have taken telescopes around campus, to Palos Verdes and Signal Hill to do viewings of the nebulae, planets, moon, star clusters and more.
Lively Latin music blasted from the speakers from the Salsa Club as dance partners went hand-in-hand displaying a taste of salsa dancing to spectators.
“If you’re just getting started, we’re here to help and teach,” club representative Sebastian Vasquez said.
![Music and biology major Conner Bailey, 21, tries playing the violin for the first time at the El Camino College Society of Music’s table at Club Rush on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Bailey is learning to play the piano but has the most practice with the saxophone. “[The violin] is like nothing I’ve ever held before. It’s very unique and I can see why it’s the hardest [to play],” Bailey said. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)](https://eccunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2077.jpg)
The robot previously won the “Hungry Hungry Croc” ball-collecting contest held by the Robotics Club in the ECC Industry Technology Education Center Building last May, according to the club’s event flyer.
“We don’t have any limits, as long as we have the parts, you can go for it,” Robotics Club president Chad Tari, 19, said in a video on X by Erica Lee.
The newly formed Art Exhibition Club made its debut at this semester’s first Club Rush. The club opens its arms to all mediums of physical art and displays art at different local businesses.
Their last event was held at the Cake Garden Bakery on Artesia Boulevard and featured painted and sculpted mixed media pieces.
Returning for their second semester of rushing, the Body Building Club interacted with a steady crowd throughout the event at its table.
Club president Ken Matsugaya, along with vice president Amar Hazara, helped represent the club.
“We try to encourage people to start their fitness journey,” Hazara said in a video on X by Jaylen Morgan.
The club meets every Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m. in the Behavioral Science Social Building.
“We do bodybuilding competitions at the end of every semester,” Hazara said, mentioning that free food is provided at the event.
Nearby, the Architecture Club displayed a variety of colorful, miniature models at its table.
“The main focus of the architecture club is to provide extra help for architecture students and a place for growing friendships and bonds,” club president Veronica Petts, 20, said.
The club’s vice president, 19-year-old Valery Alvarez, said six club members are going to Kansas for the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference to experience what other students across the nation are doing.
Sign up to join a club or register to start your own on Engage — and to read the steps, click Create a Club.
