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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
Elsa Rosales

Elsa Rosales, Assistant Editor

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The Associated Students Organization Finance Committee meets in Communications Room 109 to discuss program funding on Tuesday, May 13, at El Camino College. ASO is faced with reducing and rejecting funding requests due to an unprecedented number of requests received. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

ASO may reduce, reject funding requested by student organizations

By Elsa Rosales
May 21, 2025
El Camino College Warriors men's tennis player Shubham Waldiya (left) tosses tennis balls for students to hit, while women's tennis player Robyn Wong retrieves balls at the El Camino Open, a collaboration between the Warriors tennis teams and the ECC Men of Color Action Network on Thursday, May 15, on the ECC Tennis Courts. The event brought out more students than the program received at regular season matches. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Warriors tennis teams and MOCAN serve up successful open tennis event

By Elsa Rosales
May 17, 2025
Associated Students Organization Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Zaynah Robb (left), with Director of Human Resources Ben Nguyen (center) and Director of Finance Mia Wroe (right), meets with ASO Senate executive officers and senators on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in the Student Services Building's Pencil Room at El Camino College. Robb will lead ASO as president for the 2025-2026 academic year at ECC. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

ASO general election results announced for 2025-2026 academic year

By Elsa Rosales
May 16, 2025
The MANA Center at El Camino College celebrates the culture, contributions and achievements of Asian and Pacific American heritage. The Center provides assistance with class scheduling, degree planning, FAFSA applications, tutoring and mentoring. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

MANA Center hosting open house, events for Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month

By Elsa Rosales
May 6, 2025
Dudley's Records Vintage Vinyl store employee and El Camino College music major Seth Landoch, 23, flips through the store's inventory of vinyl records Friday, April 25. Landoch is in his third semester at ECC. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Crate-digging for gold: Record stores near El Camino College

By Elsa Rosales
May 3, 2025
El Camino College Warriors designated hitter Dylan Mares prepares to bat, as Saddleback College Bobcats catcher Rodrigo Barajas tries to catch the ball and home plate umpire John Visciglia looks on, at the bottom of the second inning on Warrior Field on Friday, May 2. Mares has a batting average of .395. (Mario Trejos | The Union)

Warriors baseball holds its ground against Bobcats in Game 1

By Elsa Rosales
May 3, 2025
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

By Elsa Rosales
April 10, 2025
El Camino College film major Geovanny Macias, 20, uses the FloWater refill station in the Humanities Building on Wednesday, March 5. Funding to continue a maintenance contract for the machines, which were installed in 2017, was approved by the Associated Students Organization in February. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Refill stations keep the water flowing at El Camino

By Elsa Rosales
March 26, 2025
Several flyers breeze in the wind as they cling to a bulletin board located behind the Administration Building on Wednesday, March 19. Four bulletin boards were installed on campus at El Camino College during fall 2024. The three other bulletin boards can be found near the Art Gallery, the Schauerman Library and the Communications Building. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)

Academic Senate, College Council weigh in on proposed free speech policies

By Elsa Rosales and Nikki Yunker
March 22, 2025
(L-R) El Camino College Associated Students Organization's Isaac Alpert, vice president; Danielle Kabboul, president; Wesley Marshall, student trustee; Dylan Brunkhardt, senator of Business; and Kainoa Higa, senator of Industry and Technology; review agenda items at the ASO Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25. Finance meetings, which are open to the public, are held Tuesdays in Communications, Room 109 at noon. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

ASO approves event, conference funding; year-round enrollment discussed

By Elsa Rosales
March 11, 2025
El Camino College Warriors player Maya Peck, along with Robyn Wong, goes up against San Diego City College Knights Anya Villanueva and Chiara Burgin in a doubles match on the ECC Tennis Courts Friday. Villanueva and Burgin defeated Peck and Wong, the Warriors' No. 2 duo. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino Warriors women’s tennis defeated by 2024 champs San Diego City Knights

By Elsa Rosales
March 9, 2025
(L-R) Home plate umpire Anthony Banks and Long Beach City College Vikings catcher Zara Mineo watch the ball as El Camino College Warriors second baseman Lilly Lewis takes a swing on the ECC Softball Field Friday, Feb. 28. Lewis gets the single, but is left on base at the end of the first inning. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino’s softball falls short to visiting Long Beach Vikings

By Elsa Rosales
March 2, 2025
Eugene Espinosa (left), Mi'De McKay (right foreground), 23, of the Oji-Cree Nation, and others perform traditional dances at the 27th Annual Wildhorse Pow Wow at the El Camino College North Gymnasium in Torrance, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 1. Hosted by the Wildhorse Native American Association, the event took place at ECC for the second year in a row, after previously being held at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, Calif., for several years. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Wildhorse Pow Wow marks its second year at El Camino College

By Elsa Rosales
February 25, 2025
El Camino College Warriors defender Frankie McKinnon, right, and East Los Angeles College Huskies defender Veronica Diaz Chino contest each other for control of the ball near the Huskies’ penalty area during the women’s soccer match on Tuesday, Nov. 5. After leading 1-0 in the first half, the Warriors would win its final game of the regular season against the Huskies 6-0. The Warriors will play against the Cerritos College Falcons in the first round of the South Coast Conference Tournament on Friday, Nov. 8. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

Sanchez, Camacho, guide women’s soccer team to victory over East Los Angeles in final South Coast Conference clash

By Elsa Rosales
November 7, 2024
El Camino Warriors head coach Mike Jacobson, left, and assistant coach Miguel Sanchez, gather the team for a debrief after a final score of 1-1 against the Cerritos Falcons on the ECC Soccer Field on Tuesday, Oct. 29. In his five seasons with the ECC men’s soccer team, Jacobson has led the Warriors to the 3C2A SoCal Regional Playoffs four straight years, clenching the state championship in 2023. (Philip Mawamba | The Union)

El Camino men’s soccer holds top spot in South Coast Conference

By Elsa Rosales
October 31, 2024
El Camino College Warriors defender Vanessa Lopez, left, challenges Long Beach City College Vikings midfielder Laila Alfadhiel for control of the ball on the ECC Soccer Field on Friday, Oct. 18. Lopez played in 17 games, drawing 12 starts and three assists last season. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino women’s soccer snap No. 4 Long Beach’s win streak

By Elsa Rosales
October 24, 2024
The El Camino College Inter-Club Council executive cabinet and officers meet in the Communications building on Wednesday, Oct. 2. ICC holds general meetings every Monday in Library Room 166 located in the Distance Education Center from noon to 1 p.m. Cabinet meetings take place every Wednesday in Communications Room 102 located in the ICC office from noon to 1 p.m. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Inter-Club Council encourages student participation, aims to streamline operations

By Elsa Rosales
October 3, 2024
El Camino College Warriors outfielder Alyssa Lujan prepares to swing at a pitch from Pasadena City College Lancers pitcher Austyn Helmuth (out of view) while Lancers catcher Alyssa Guzman waits for the ball, on Thursday, April 6, at the ECC Softball Field in Torrance. Lujan was named to the 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Team and the 2022 All-South Coast Conference Second Team. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino College softball charges past Pasadena City College

By Elsa Rosales
April 7, 2023
El Camino College Warriors forward Alek Palomares (16) takes the ball downfield past Cerritos College Falcons defender Jaret Rocha during a conference matchup at home on Oct. 4. The Warriors were defeated 4-1 and will play on Friday, Oct. 7, on the road against the Los Angeles City College Cubs. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

Seven-game winning streak ends after El Camino’s loss to Cerritos in men’s soccer

By Elsa Rosales
October 6, 2022
El Camino College Warriors forward Bella Baligad (L) celebrates her goal with midfielder Angelica Taylor on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at ECC Soccer Field. The Warriors defeated the Cerritos College Falcons 3-1 in the South Coast Conference opener. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino women’s soccer defeats Cerritos in South Coast Conference opener

By Elsa Rosales
October 5, 2022
El Camino College President Brenda Thames smiles while in conversation with an El Camino student on April 21. The president will have served one year as president in July. (Gary Kohatsu | The Union)

Colleges need to increase diversity and offer competitive pay for administration

By Elizabeth Basile, Maureen Linzaga, Elsa Rosales, and Khoury Williams
June 9, 2022
(Emily Bourassa | Special to Warrior Life)

I became a mom at 40

By Elsa Rosales
June 8, 2022
El Camino College Library and Learning Resources Specialist Laurie Pelayo shares a photo of her children on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in ECC Schauerman Library. Laurie, her father, mother, brother and all three of her children attended ECC. (Elsa Rosales | Warrior Life)

A meticulously catalogued ECC family history

By Elsa Rosales
June 8, 2022
A wide selection of cotton fabrics is available for $9.99 per yard at Fabric Barn in Long Beach. Fabric Barn is the largest family-owned crafting store in Long Beach. Photo credit: Elsa Rosales

[Photo] Top 5 fabric stores within 15 miles of El Camino

By Elsa Rosales
June 3, 2022
El Camino Warrior Marina Mongaki serves the birdie in a doubles match against Pasadena City College Lancers at the El Camino Gymnasium on Friday, March 25. Mongaki paired with Warrior Julia Foster and faced off against Lancer Nikki Ching and Cindy Zhao. The Warriors lost 11-10 to the Lancers. (Elsa Rosales | The Union)

El Camino Badminton has narrow loss to Pasadena

By Elsa Rosales
March 28, 2022
El Camino College Warriors left fielder Ben Griffin hits a foul ball from Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros pitcher Adrese Azzani in Game 2 of the series on Thursday, March 3 at Warrior Field. Griffin has 11 runs and 10 runs batted in this season. Elsa Rosales | The Union.

El Camino Warriors sweep Santa Barbara Vaqueros in three-game series

By Elsa Rosales
March 11, 2022
Dayro Meat Market’s Torta de Carnitas is a nice, hearty choice for anyone looking for something new to try. It’s easy on the wallet, too. (Elsa Rosales /Warrior Life)

The best tortas de carnitas spots near El Camino College

By Elsa Rosales
June 3, 2021
Keith Morris lives life by his own rules. He has survived car crashes, addictions, run-ins with the police, volatile relationships, line-up changes, touring, lawsuits and diabetic comas. (Patricia Carrillo/ Warrior Life)

From warrior to punk rock survivor

By Elsa Rosales
May 31, 2021