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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
All content by Safia Ahmed

Letter to the Editor: Former student defends commencement speaker

By Safia Ahmed
June 23, 2023
El Camino College Assistant Director of Veterans Services Brenda Threatt acknowleges a fellow worker at ECC on an afternoon in November 2022. She has a special California Department of Motor Vehicles license plate for having created a 9/11 commemorative license plate in 2001, that has generated $15 million in funds for victims and families of terrorist attacks. (Gary Kohatsu | Warrior Life)

Breaking standards: Military officer recounts her experiences as a Black woman overcoming common racial misconceptions

By Safia Ahmed
June 3, 2023
El Camino College's Schauerman Library has opened its Interfaith prayer room to all students of religious faith, which is predominantly utilized by Muslim students to pray their five daily prayers. (Safia Ahmed | Warrior Life)

Top 5 places of worship near El Camino College worth visiting

By Safia Ahmed
June 9, 2022

Online and Distance Education Department recommends specific faculty certification

By Safia Ahmed
June 7, 2022
(Safia Ahmed | Warrior Life)

Gone, but not forgotten: A tragedy in New Zealand

By Safia Ahmed
June 5, 2022
Naginata instructor Helen Nakano observes her students during an evening practice at the Japanese Cultural Center in Torrance on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. She taught naginata at El Camino College until the pandemic forced her off-campus. Helen was the first-ever teacher to start a naginata class in America. (Jose Tobar | Warrior Life)

Practicing self-care through naginata

By Safia Ahmed
June 5, 2022
An artistic backdrop at Sharetea Cafe in Torrance, known to serve on several universities in Southern California. It’s located less than six miles from El Camino College. (Safia Ahmed | Warrior Life)

Top 5 boba cafes in the South Bay

By Safia Ahmed
June 1, 2022
Cliff Numark points with his left hand to direct the side of Torrance Beach at Miramar Park on April 14. (Sharlisa Shabazz | The Union)

El Camino trustee aspires to make his mark as Torrance mayor candidate

By Safia Ahmed
May 26, 2022

Student concerns and preferences prompts introduction of new prioritization method for online faculty

By Safia Ahmed
May 22, 2022
(Kenya Garcia | Special to The Union)

El Camino College should operate a bus system designed for students

By Safia Ahmed
May 18, 2022

El Camino College celebrates Earth Day

By Safia Ahmed
May 8, 2022
Jenny Hoang, 19, is an editor for the Myriad this semester and said the Myriad 'is a really cool stepping stone and a good place to start in getting [your] work out there." (Safia Ahmed | The Union)

Myriad publication marks 60th anniversary since debut

By Safia Ahmed
April 27, 2022
El Camino College Warriors Women's Tennis player Kayla Brown (left) is embraced by teammates Stefanie Liebich (middle) and Madeline Evans (right) following her game clinching win against College of the Desert Roadrunners' Antonella Mazzotti at El Camino College on Tuesday, April 19. Brown's win over Mazzotti would give the Warriors their first State Championship attendance in the program's history. (Naoki Gima | The Union )

Women’s tennis progress to State Championships for the first time ever

By Safia Ahmed
April 20, 2022

Virtual care service discussed at Academic Senate meeting

By Safia Ahmed
April 20, 2022

Warrior Closet returns to aid students’ clothing needs

By Safia Ahmed
April 13, 2022
A Myriad flier is attached to a bulletin board in the Humanities Building, promoting various organizations and clubs at El Camino College. (Safia Ahmed | The Union)

Myriad literary journal extends submission deadline until after spring break

By Safia Ahmed
April 7, 2022
The front of the North Gymnasium building is in between the Pool building and the Health Center building. The exterior staircase in the North Gymnasium will be closed on Tuesday, April 6 due to filming for a commericial. (Safia Ahmed | The Union)

Baseball field and staircases close due to commercial filming

By Safia Ahmed
April 5, 2022
In the women's dressing room at Campus Theatre on Sunday, March 20, Olivia Curry's preparation started off with her hair wrapped in a bun. Olivia then grabbed the CoverGirl mascara from her black and white makeup kit in the center, then started applying it to her left eye. (Sharlisa Shabazz | The Union)

A student’s pursuit in theatrical arts

By Safia Ahmed
March 25, 2022
Joseph Yanez, (L) playing Melchoir, and Thomas Evans, (R) playing Melchoir's Understudy, bow in the center of the stage grieving Wendla's, played by Olivia Curry, death at her funeral at he opening show of "Spring Awakening" in the Campus Theatre on Friday, March 11. (Sharlisa Shabazz | The Union)

Behind the scenes of ‘Spring Awakening’

By Safia Ahmed
March 23, 2022
Oliva Curry, who plays Wendla and (R) Joseph Yanez, who plays Melchior, take center stage as the rest of the cast surrounds them before the intimacy scene during opening night at the El Camino Campus Theater on Friday, March 11. (Sharlisa Shabazz | The Union)

“Spring Awakening” emphasizes controversial topics concerning teenage growth and development

By Safia Ahmed
March 17, 2022

ECC theater department to present rock musical Spring Awakening

By Safia Ahmed
March 2, 2022

El Camino students and staff give thoughts on Jan. 3 vaccine mandate

By Safia Ahmed
December 26, 2021
As speeches are given during protests in Anaheim in collaboration with CSULB and the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), protestors wave Palestinian flags on Friday, May 21. Safia Ahmed/The Union

Finding hope in tragedy

By Safia Ahmed
December 15, 2021
Elijah Villongco, 19, trains on a Wing Chun dummy at Pamana Kali, a Philippine martial arts studio in Torrance, on Saturday, Dec. 11. Villongco was first introduced to the Philippine martial arts after his father brought him to the studio one day, and has been training for three years at an intermediate level. Photo by Greg Fontanilla/The Union

Lights, camera, action: Growing through film, music and martial arts

By Safia Ahmed
December 15, 2021
The board members of Scene One Film Club, a club that provides El Camino College students an introduction to networking and the film industry meet during a zoom meeting. From top row left, Martin Gonzalez, Director of Tech, Keala Fitisemanu, Treasurer and bottom row from left, Michael Prieto, President and Hailee Pitschke, ICC Rep. Prieto and the other board members of the film club including Martin Gonzalez encourage students who are interested in filmmaking to join their club and keep their club open to students of all majors. Photo by Safia Ahmed/The Union Photo credit: Safia Ahmed

Staying inspired through film

By Safia Ahmed
December 14, 2021
El Camino College Biology majors, Rania Kakar, left, and Sana Sardar, right, try to pick fish cellular tissue during a DNA extraction project in which ECC Research Club students tested and compared fish samples to see if fish advertised in stores were misclassified, on Friday, Dec. 3. Mari Inagaki/The Union

El Camino College hosts first research club event

By Safia Ahmed
December 13, 2021

ECC Center for the Arts to present ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ play

By Safia Ahmed
December 3, 2021

ECC Studio Jazz Band musicians to perform in classical, jazz ensemble

By Safia Ahmed
December 3, 2021

El Camino College Academic Affairs proposed offering online degrees to students

By Safia Ahmed
November 4, 2021

Resolution introduced at Academic Senate meeting recognizes the Tongva people

By Safia Ahmed
November 3, 2021
Emma Schlossman holding volume one of the Kitchen Sink Zine, a zine she and Misha Hashemi published. "[This] zine has a lot to do with identity, personal experiences, and self-expression," Schlossman says. Photo taken on September 15. Safia Ahmed/The Union

Testing the waters: The process of publishing a quaran-zine

By Safia Ahmed
September 22, 2021
A librarian's desk is bordered by plexiglass as a precaution against the coronavirus at the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library in Torrance. "A lot of people took time off and were able to take paid leave if they wanted to stay home," Victoria Valverde, a Geissert librarian said. Photo by Safia Ahmed Photo credit: Safia Ahmed

[Photo] Stories from our communities: Part six

September 15, 2021