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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
Mikayla Schwartz

Mikayla Schwartz, Senior Staff Writer

Mikayla Schwartz is a senior staff writer at The Union. She looks forward to covering news stories this semester. In her free time, she enjoys taking walks along the beach and watching Netflix.
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Kassia Wosick, who teaches the Sociology of Death and Dying class at El Camino College, is shown here at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California on March 14. In this course, she incorporates a mix of levity, life experiences and real-time events to help her students embrace, rather than fear, death. Cameron Klassen/The Union

Sociology professor shows students to embrace death and dying in revived course

By Mikayla Schwartz
May 2, 2020
An El Camino College parking pass for the spring semester hangs on the rearview mirror of a car on Thursday, April. 30 Officials are still deciding how to proceed with parking permit refunds following the closure of the campus less than halfway through the semester. Rosemary Montalvo/The Union

El Camino College remains undecided on parking permit refunds as other colleges compensate students

By Mikayla Schwartz
April 30, 2020

New partnership provides no cost immigration legal services for campus community

By Mikayla Schwartz
April 21, 2020

Limited supply of Chromebooks to be loaned to students

By Mikayla Schwartz
April 19, 2020

Counselors help students adjust to online counseling system during COVID-19 pandemic

By Mikayla Schwartz
April 15, 2020

Students are being scammed through their student emails. What can be done about it?

By Mikayla Schwartz
April 7, 2020

Students’ jobs affected by COVID-19 outbreak

By Mikayla Schwartz
March 27, 2020
El Camino College's men's volleyball opposite hitter Gabriel Vargas-Featherstone goes for the kill against a pair of Santa Barbara Community College defenders during a match on Friday, February 28 in the El Camino College Gym Complex. Vargas-Featherstone finished the match with 21 kills in the loss to Santa Barbara Community College. Kealoha Noguchi/The Union

ECC men’s volleyball team loses tightly contested match against Santa Barbara Community College

By Mikayla Schwartz
February 29, 2020
Colin Downs, 22, history and philosophy major, is serving a three year probation for drug possession. He is required to wear an ankle monitor until March 2020, Downs said. Jaime Solis/The Union

Optimistic student changes life around after troubled past

By Mikayla Schwartz
December 6, 2019
Dancers perform a choreography called "Pointed Ribbons" during El Camino College's Fall Advanced Dance Concert on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Campus Theatre. The event featured choreography from ECC students, dance faculty and guest artists. Mari Inagaki/The Union

Review: Fall Advanced Dance Concert leaves it all on the stage

By Mikayla Schwartz
December 4, 2019

Designated smoking areas should be created on campus

By Mikayla Schwartz
December 3, 2019

Program provides support for students interested in education careers

By Mikayla Schwartz
November 24, 2019
Dancers perform a piece called "Love in Pieces" during the Fall Advanced Dance Concert rehearsals in the Campus Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Mari Inagaki/The Union

Variety of Dances to be presented at Upcoming Fall Advance Dance Concert

By Mikayla Schwartz
November 23, 2019
Students line up and sign in to the Harvest Festival near the Student Services Building on Tuesday, Nov.19. They received a paper to fill up with stickers available at the booths they visited during the event. Viridiana Flores/The Union

Festival presents students with services, programs and food for Thanksgiving

By Mikayla Schwartz
November 22, 2019

Changes to meta-major groupings approved, officials say

By Mikayla Schwartz
November 8, 2019

Reporter to present how to travel the world for free through bartering

By Mikayla Schwartz
October 21, 2019
El Camino College midfielder Matthew Villongco makes a pass during a match against Cerritos College Friday, Oct.11, at the PE and Athletics Field. Villongco has one assist on the year for the Warriors. Viridiana Flores/ The Union

Late goal salvages draw for ECC men’s soccer team against Rio Hondo College

By Mikayla Schwartz
October 19, 2019
Students walk through campus and pass by the Health Center on Monday, Oct. 7. The student health fee recently increased during the fall 2019 semester to $21. Omar Rashad/The Union

Student health fee increased to $21 for 2019 to 2020 academic year

By Mikayla Schwartz
October 8, 2019
El Camino College Women's Soccer team forward Monica Bernardino pushes the ball passed a Moorpark defender during the first half of the match against Moorpark College on Friday, Sept. 27 at Warrior Field. Bernardino scored the first goal of the game in the 57th minute and her seventh goal on the season. David Odusanya/The Union

ECC women’s soccer ties at home against Moorpark College

By Mikayla Schwartz
September 29, 2019
Manuel Gutierrez dances flamenco toward the end of Seffarine's performance in 'From Fez to Jerez' in ECC's Marsee Auditorium, Friday, Sept. 20. Gutierrez is a flamenco dancer and percussionist in Seffarine. Viridiana Flores/The Union Photo credit: Viridiana Flores

Seffarine perform uplifting Arabic and Spanish music

By Mikayla Schwartz
September 25, 2019
Maryam Orujova

Phone charging stations should be installed throughout the ECC campus

By Mikayla Schwartz
September 25, 2019
Discounted tickets for a Major League Soccer game between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Montreal Impact are reserved for El Camino College students. Kick-off will be at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Fernando Haro/The Union

Tickets to LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact discounted for El Camino College Night

By Mikayla Schwartz
September 13, 2019
The Transfer Center at El Camino College will be organizing transfer application workshops for students applying to transfer to four-year universities. Counselors will walk students through applications and answer any questions that came up. Viridiana Flores/The Union

Transfer application workshops to guide students through applying

By Mikayla Schwartz
September 10, 2019