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Cherry Blossom Festival marks 25 years at El Camino College

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By Nikki Yunker • April 9, 2025
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Members of the El Camino College Badminton Club share a laugh with club adviser and badminton coach David Levin on Wednesday, April 2 in the ECC Gym Complex. (Oriana De Quay | The Union)
Smitten with Badminton: New club invites all to play
Twin Flames member Chelsea June talks to students and visitors about the inspiration behind the music that she and her husband, Jaaji, create during a songwriting master class in the Music Building's Haag Recital Hall on Thursday, April 3. Twin Flames is a Canadian musical duo that blends folk, rock 'n' roll, and Indigenous spirit flutes. (Tina Talley | The Union)
Songwriting event with professional musicians inspires music students
Game Development Club President Ri'chard McCray leads a demonstration for club members Tuesday, April 2. Members learn basic programming in the engine Godot 4 in Library 17 in the Schauerman Library's west wing basement during their meeting. (Drex Carratala | The Union)
El Camino Game Development Club opens the door for students to learn game design
Zavier Davis, 18, music major, (far left) sings a song from the musical fantasy film "Wicked" with some of his friends in the El Camino College Social Justice Center on Tuesday, April 1. Davis attended the sing-a-long viewing of the film before he had to go to class because he likes the movie and his favorite song from it is "Defying Gravity." (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)
Students celebrate inclusivity during 'Wicked' Sing-Along
(L-R) Industrial equipment technician Zachary Miller, art professor Russell McMillin and Fine Arts technical specialist Adrian Amjadi wear their foundry suits and gear near the metal-melting furnace in the Arts Complex on Tuesday, March 4. (Jamila Zaki | The Union)
Super sculptor: Art professor retiring after 23 years firing clay and melting metal
Autumn Blakley, El Camino College Distinguished Women's Wall of Fame honoree, and her mother, Mitzi Cunningham, mingle at the honoree reception, which took place in ECC's East Dining Room on Thursday, March 27. "Learning is an act of falling in love," Blakley said during her acceptance speech. (Melissa Palmer | The Union)
Educating and inspiring generations: El Camino awards distinguished women
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Dia de los Muertos skulls, a candle, a floral arrangement and more decorate an altar exhibit in the Anthropology Museum on Wednesday, April 9. (Kaitlyn Gochez | The Union)
Student-curated exhibit to open this spring at Anthropology Museum
An El Camino College police car parked outside of the Schauerman Library on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)
Hit-and-run and reckless drivers reported to El Camino College Police
Candidates for the Associated Students Organization, the student government at El Camino College, gather for a picture at the Student Services Plaza during the ASO Candidate Forum on Tuesday, April 8. This forum was the second one held this semester for students running in the ASO election. (Oriana de Quay | The Union)
Students take the podium at Associated Students Organization forum
Shishigumi LA members in lion costumes perform a "shishi-mai" or "lion dance" during the 25th Annual Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata Memorial Cherry Blossom Festival in the El Camino College Student Services Plaza on Tuesday, April 8. Shishi-mai is a traditional Japanese art performed throughout Japan to help ward off evil spirits. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)
Lion dances, haiku wow crowd at 25th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
American sign language interpreter Martin Garcia, 52, converses with sign language students at Cafe Camino on Tuesday, April 7. Garcia, who has been signing for most of his life, has been working as an interpreter since 1997. "When we come together as students, people stop and take note, they're fascinated by the hand movements and facial expressions, " he said. (Erica Lee | The Union)
Campus life by the hour: Monday at 2 p.m.
Tarot cards are displayed in the Anthropology Museum on Wednesday, April 9. A workshop involving tarot cards is being held from 3-4 p.m. in the museum on Wednesday. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)
Tarot cards to be featured at Anthropology Museum event
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