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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
Joseph Ramirez

Joseph Ramirez, Senior Staff Writer

Joseph Ramirez is a Senior Staff Writer for The Union. Originally a student at El Camino College from 2010 to 2014, he is now returning as a journalism major. Joseph enjoys covering political news and even international events. He enjoys blogging and making news videos on YouTube. He also still loves playing and collecting video games for Sega Genesis and Sega Dreamcast. When not busy with news, Joseph enjoys bowling and hiking. His goal is to work in digital journalism covering alternative news and politics.

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From left to right: El Camino College architecture professors Marc Yeber, Reuben Jacobs and Dan Richardson in the Industry Technology Education Center on Thursday, May 23. “Working with Dan and Marc has been a great experience, we have a lot of synergy and learn from each other,” Jacobs said. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Building a home at El Camino: Architecture professor, alum shares his journey

By Joseph Ramirez
June 4, 2024

All about the money: Club members talk finance

By Joseph Ramirez
June 1, 2024
Registered nurse and event organizer Lina Berrio, left, paints her pot along with student Liliana Romero in the Student Health Center Conference Room on May 28, 2024. Berrio organized the event to help students destress from finals week. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Painting stress away: Amid final exams, students relax through art

By Joseph Ramirez
May 30, 2024
El Camino College architecture students, from top left, Juliana Valenzuela, Marlene Ruiz, Sumit Sunampally, Oben Duran and Michael Lamberd display their beehive module made of buckets and tied together with velcro on Wednesday, May 15. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Architecture students showcase sleeping pods, other projects

By Joseph Ramirez
May 26, 2024

Haircuts and conversations: Support network to host final barbershop event of the semester

By Joseph Ramirez
May 20, 2024

Shifting gears: El Camino College students compete in LA Auto Draft event

By Joseph Ramirez
May 15, 2024
Some of the architecture projects for the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects competition outside of the Industry Technology Education Center on Tuesday, May 14. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

Architecture students to present projects for competition

By Joseph Ramirez
May 14, 2024
Dipte Patel, dean of counseling and student success, introduces herself at the Academic Senate meeting while standing next to Academic Senate President Charlene Brewer-Smith on Tuesday, May 7. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Student support program to continue despite low enrollment, budget cuts affecting El Camino

By Joseph Ramirez
May 11, 2024
Anthony Taylor, center, gets over a hurdle during the men's 110-meter hurdles during the South Coast Conference Prelims at Murdock Stadium on Tuesday, April 23. Taylor won his heat out of lane five in 14.35 seconds, the top qualifying time heading into SCC Finals, which will take place on Saturday, April 27 at Murdock Stadium. (Greg Fontanilla | The Union)

Mt. SAC, Cerritos and Long Beach track and field teams sweep the competition in South Coast Conference Championships

By Joseph Ramirez
April 29, 2024
El Camino College student Jahquist Williams, 22, looks at the new MyECC portal on his laptop in the Schauerman Library on Thursday, April 4. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

MyECC gets a complete makeover after 20 years

By Joseph Ramirez
April 17, 2024
Jeremiah Dela Cruz | Special to The Union

Column: Sometimes we come back to El Camino College

By Joseph Ramirez
March 24, 2024
Mona Hassan, 19, teaches attendees how to make slime at the Onizuka Space Science Day on March 16, 2024 outside the Life Science Building. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

3, 2, 1, blast off: Space science day takes off at El Camino College, honors astronaut’s legacy

By Joseph Ramirez
March 21, 2024
El Camino College outside hitter No. 18 Garrett Gronbach spikes the ball over the net in hopes of scoring a point for the Warriors in the second set of the Men's Volleyball game against Santa Barbara City College at the ECC Gym Complex on Friday, March 8. (Renzo Arnazzi| The Union)

Santa Barbara Men’s Volleyball takes over after El Camino wins first period, giving the Warriors back-to-back losses

By Joseph Ramirez
March 11, 2024
Participants walk around El Camino's PE & Athletics Field in celebration of International Women's Day on Thursday, March 7. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

El Camino joins ‘International Women’s Day Walk’

By Joseph Ramirez
March 9, 2024
Members of the North Torrance High Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program pose with their robot entry for the Robotics Exhibition "Power Bot" after winning best poster presentation at the event on Wednesday, Dec. 6. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Bots and Beats: DJ plays science fiction music as students showcase robotic creations

By Joseph Ramirez
December 10, 2023
The Concert Choir rehearses at the Marsee Auditorium before their holiday concert with the ECC Chorale and Women's Chorus on Friday, Dec. 1. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

El Camino celebrates the start of December with Holiday Choral Extravaganza

By Joseph Ramirez
December 4, 2023
A line of cars turn into Lemoli Avenue from Manhattan Beach Boulevard to enter parking Lot C at El Camino College early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Delfino Camacho | The Union)

El Camino reacts to closure of fire-damaged local freeway, set to reopen ahead of schedule

By Nick Geltz and Joseph Ramirez
November 20, 2023
El Camino right Forward Jovanny Mejia during a calm moment of the Nov. 18 Community College Athletics Association Southern California regional playoffs. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union) Photo credit: Joseph Ramirez

[Photo] El Camino men’s soccer team shuts out Bakersfield Renegades in first round of state playoffs

By Joseph Ramirez
November 19, 2023
Part of the El Camino Plaza as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 18. According to Christopher Mata, the plaza's property manager, Ramona's Mexican Food restaurant moved out of the plaza once their lease expired and before the building was shut down. (Ma. Gisela Ordenes | The Union)

Uncertain future for El Camino Plaza

By Joseph Ramirez
November 13, 2023
Academic Senate President Charlene Brewer-Smith, left, and Academic Senate Vice President of Educational Policies Darcie McClelland present an item on the agenda at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

College officials weigh in on possible budget cuts if enrollment quota not met

By Joseph Ramirez
November 10, 2023
El Camino College Police Chief Michael Trevis talks to journalism students in The Union newsroom on Wednesday, Nov. 1. (Ma. Gisela Ordenes | The Union)

El Camino police chief urges student journalists to keep campus informed, discusses community issues

By Angela Osorio, Joseph Ramirez, and Nick Geltz
November 2, 2023
Students attending the Mi Casa Oct. 18, soft opening listen on as guest poets recite and college organizers speak. The event attracted a large crowd with some students standing outside the door as they listened and participated. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Large student turnout for Mi Casa pre-launch event

By Joseph Ramirez
November 1, 2023
Deashay Johnson | Special to The Union

How I learned to embrace both sides of my culture

By Joseph Ramirez
October 31, 2023
The El Camino Campus theatre as it looked on Thursday, Oct. 26. The space will host an evening of chamber music this Friday, Oct. 28. (Delfino Camacho | The Union)

El Camino faculty member to perform an evening of chamber music this Friday

By Joseph Ramirez
October 26, 2023
A sign advertises a QR code for Café Camino next to the Distance Education Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24. (Raphael Richardson | The Union)

Be wary of QR code scams

By Joseph Ramirez
October 23, 2023
Los Angeles Maritime Institute Volunteer Coordinator Donna Dunn at her recruiting table in the Student Services Plaza on Sept. 27, 2023. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

Maritime program helps students set sail towards internship adventure

By Joseph Ramirez
October 4, 2023
Arts Complex sign outside the new building at El Camino College on Friday, Sept. 8. (Osvin Suazo | The Union)

The show must go on: Art Complex to host evening of poetry

By Joseph Ramirez
September 22, 2023
FIRST outreach specialist Isabel Gonzalez (left) poses with counselor Ruby Padilla (right) by the sides of a car on display for the programs orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union)

FIRST program invites students to ‘cruise’ into education with classic cars

By Joseph Ramirez
September 22, 2023
The El Camino College Marsee Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 21. This Friday, Sept. 22 American soprano Diana Newman will be performing at the Marsee at 8 p.m. (Delfino Camacho | The Union)

Soprano Diana Newman to perform ‘American retrospective’ at Marsee Auditorium

By Joseph Ramirez
September 21, 2023
El Camino Men's Water Polo Coach Noah Rubke poses in front of a Mount San Antonio pool where the Warriors would play against two teams in a tournament on Friday, Sept. 15. (Joseph Ramirez | The Union) Photo credit: Joseph Ramirez

[Photo] El Camino’s Men’s Water Polo Team Splits Games in Doubleheader

By Joseph Ramirez
September 17, 2023
A couple of El Camino College students wait as the number 210 Metro stops to pick them up on the corner of Crenshaw and Redondo Beach Boulevard on Monday, Sept 11. (Delfino Camacho | The Union)

Metro C line repairs affects campus commutes

By Kae Takazawa and Joseph Ramirez
September 11, 2023