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El Camino College The Union

The student news site of El Camino College

El Camino College The Union

The student news site of El Camino College

El Camino College The Union

Winter session returns to EC

By Victor Liptzin November 17, 2016

El Camino’s winter session is returning for students for the first time in three years. Some students plan on taking advantage of that to get ahead in school, while others plan to relax. “I...

Winter session makes a comeback

By Jimmy Nguyen October 13, 2016

After almost four years of not being available to students, winter session is making its comeback in 2017. Winter session was ultimately cut due to budget cuts, and was replaced with three summer sessions. This...

Return of winter session still on track for 2017

By Maria Alcoser September 11, 2015

The return of winter session is still in the works for 2017, after the college cut winter session two years ago and replaced it with multiple summer sessions. Winter session was canceled in 2013, at the...

Members of the El Camino Classified Employees union hold signs about article 15 at the Monday board of trustees meeting. The classified employees union hasnt seen an adjustment in their cost of living since 2013. Photo credit: John Fordiani

EC’s classified employees speak out, winter session will not return until 2017

By Jerome Daniel Casio June 16, 2015

During Monday's board of trustees meeting public comment portion, Ken Key, president of El Camino's federation of teachers; Luukia Smith, president of the classified employees union; and Gary Turner, a...

Winter session may return to El Camino

By Sydnie Mills and John Fordiani June 2, 2015

Winter session has been on thin ice at El Camino over the past few years, facing budget cuts and low enrollment. Talks of bringing back winter session as soon as next year have recently surfaced."It was...

Editorial: The consequences of losing the winter session

February 21, 2015

Both smaller class sizes and fewer courses offered this semester is a change to students who have been attending El Camino in recent years, and they are both of low enrollment numbers for the spring semester.Yes,...

Still no return in sight for winter session

By Brenda Soriano November 18, 2014

Due to an economic downfall, last winter was the first year that winter session was no longer offered at EC. "I don't understand why students would have one less opportunity to complete their credits in...

Winter session is necessary to transfer

By Joseph Holiday, Honors Transfer Program Director March 29, 2012

Campus insight We are asking the administration to retain the winter session classes in the 2013 calendar. Since the mission statement of El Camino College is to offer “quality, comprehensive educational...

Winter session safe for 2013

By Roy Moore, Staff writer March 21, 2012

Winter session 2013 was saved from the chopping block, but the board of trustees eliminated winter session 2014 last week due to state budget cuts that have created uncertainty about the college’s future...

Cancellation of winter session would lead to longer time at EC

By Andrew Lim, News Editor November 9, 2011

One second, winter session is back and the next second, it might be out once again. Recently, the administration has been going back-and-forth whether winter session should be included in the calendar. A...

Editorial: Students are left to guess about winter session

November 9, 2011

Winter session is back! Wait, no it isn’t.  Is it?  Maybe... After what seems like an endless dispute between the administration about whether or not winter session will be here to stay, students...

Students are left to guess about winter session

November 9, 2011

Winter session is back! Wait, no it isn’t. Is it? Maybe... After what seems like an endless dispute between the administration about whether or not winter session will be here to stay, students...

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