By Don Perez
June 7, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I knew there was something missing from El Camino when I drove up the 405 to a Costco to get some peace and quiet — a $1.45 blended latte.There's really no quiet place around campus to get a decent cold cup of coffee and s...
By Phil Sidavong
May 31, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Student journalists are here to report the news, as truthfully as they can, so if the story affects the history of the college, they'll do their job and cover it as best as possible.It's a given that throughout a journalist's ...
By Don Perez
May 24, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I wake up and hear the living dead walk by my room.The microwave gets turned on. I hear too many beeps, so I get up and fix my dad his coffee, as he forgot to put the cup in twice already.Zombie movies are popular, and accord...
By Jimmy Nguyen
May 22, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
It's 2011, I'm a junior at Gardena High School in Gardena, CA.It was around 10 a.m. and I thought it was a normal day. I was tired of my dull third period science class, so I decide to take a trip to the bathroom to have a ch...
By Victor Liptzin
May 17, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I’m a mildly disabled person whose been going to college since the fall of 2005, after I graduated from high school.Despite everything that I’ve been through, I’m finally going to graduate from El Camino.The final class that...
By Eric Ramos
May 4, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
While celebrations include throwing back tequila shots and eating Mexican food, Cinco de Mayo is not a holiday where you're supposed to get drunk and eat tacos until the salsa runs out. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated in many U...
By Nohemy Barrera
April 3, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Growing up as a Jehovah's Witness never felt right to me.I grew up never really understanding why my mom's religion prevented me from having fun in traditional life activities such as dressing up for Halloween, watching Christmas...
March 27, 2017
By Selvin Rodas
December 7, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion
At the age of 13, I came to America without knowing a single word of English.In Honduras, my life was different compared to living here because I only knew about my culture and my language and moving to the U.S was an extreme c...
By Phil Sidavong
December 7, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion
It's December.You know what that means?"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas," or so the song goes.Whether you're in the heart of some Caribbean Island or the top of a snowy mountain, Christmas is supposed to be a jolly ...
By Alba E. Mejia
November 2, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I am 26 years old and still living with my parents and many people don't understand why, but for me, I've been through some struggles that I had to overcome in order to become who I am now.My father always told me, "As a Latina,...
By Victor Liptzin
November 2, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I'm a mildly-disabled person and despite that, I've been looking for love for years.I'm closing in on my 30th birthday, but I have never been successful in finding that love.When I was 12 years old I was sent to UCLA Medical ...
