El Camino Union

Generation Gap Bridged

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With the hot, intense heat of summer comes the most dignified, enriching experience of the year. One mother awaits the June 6 graduation of her twin boys, ready to adorn herself in the royal blue cap and gown to assume her achieved role as one of the graduates in this yearâ��s ceremony.

ASO winners have been declared

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Democratic nominations may still be raging on, but here at EC, it has been decided who will represent the students voice and opinions as Associated Students Organization(ASO) elections draw to a close and the winners look toward the Fall semester with a new ASO executive cabinet.

Students will soon embark on new journey's

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With the day fast approaching, graduates will finally have an event dedicated to their EC's accomplishments in the form of the Commencement Ceremony.
Organized painstakingly by the Student Development Office, the ceremony will take place Friday, June 6 at 4 p.

Students have options when selling books back

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Long hours of precious study time were invested into a textbook with the necessary information to aid in passing a course; now the time has come to part ways.
With finals week on the horizon, one begins to wonder where to sell that always expensive book purchased at the beginning of the semester is.

Warrior wins state championship

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With an undefeated season on the line, EC's shot put prodigy trounced over her competition while contending in the State Championships Saturday at Cerritos.
Reaching the pinnacle of their competition, and taking the field against the best athletes from all over California, the Warriors knew they had to compete hard so to not leave any regrets on the field.

Freshman shot putter leaves mark in conference, state

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Like a bomb, Jacob Weintraub counts down the minutes before he is set to explode. Like a bomb, he stores-up his energy until he is ready to release it. Like a bomb, he unleashes in an explosion of energy as people gaze upon him. And like a bomb, when Weintraub goes off, it is probably best to stand at a distance.

Passion for badminton starts at home

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Entering her first match of the year, the Women's Badminton team No. 1 player, Pavithra Wijratne had two compelling reasons to play the game: to support her school and to support her country.
"I came here in 2006 from my country of Sri Lanka," Wijratne said.

EXTRA POINT: Warriors' season filled with great accomplishments

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the sun sets on another semester, we here at the Union will like to pay homage to the student athletes and coaches who made it worthwhile to write about sports all year long.
The stories that were written exemplified courage and a willingness to win despite the odds that our Warrior teams had to face.

Editor-in-chief leaves the newspaper without any regret

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Boy, am I glad this is over.
Hours and hours of work, staying late in the newsroom on Tuesday's and Wednesday's, sometimes not getting home until midnight.
The days were filled with problems with the newspaper, problems with computers, problems with people on campus, problems with other staff members.

EDITORIAL: Expensive books burn holes in students' wallets

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the prices of required textbooks often vary, one never knows what to expect come a new semester.
Getting back the money spent on supplemental materials is as important as getting back a deposit when moving out of one's apartment.
Being that nobody wants to make it easy on students by simply loaning out books, or putting materials online, or God forbid, providing free textbooks, hustling books to one another or selling these burdensome materials back to bookstores are what most students find themselves doing.

EDITORIAL: Congratulations to the graduating class

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

All good things must come to an end.
This summer about 1,600 students will be graduating from EC. From those 1,600, roughly 650 will be participating in the graduation ceremony. Kudos to all those who have managed to get through college while juggling work, home and friends.

Cyclone victims suffer while the government turns its back

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tuesday marked the beginning of a three-day mourning period for those killed by cyclone Nagris' sweep of destruction two weeks ago in Myanmar.
It is estimated that 78,000 people are dead.
To add to that devastating number, 56,000 people are still missing.
After a stubborn junta decision to reject help from other nations, as of Tuesday, the Southeastern Asian Nations agreed to set up an ASEAN-led taskforce for the distribution of foreign aid.

Is summer school a good idea? YES

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Summer classes help the students transfer faster to desired universities.

Is summer school a good idea? NO

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Students need the time to relax and enjoy summer without any classes.

Staying in So Cal forever may not be the best

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"I love Cali in the summertime."
Yes, that is a verse from a famous rap song, but it is true. I do love California in the summertime.
Who doesn't?
The weather is beautiful. The beaches are the place to be.
Nights are even as warm as the days.
I have lived in the South Bay my entire life.

Marsee becomes a Catwalk

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Fashion students are excited to show off their original designs.

Student doubles up

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sam Tejada is a student who has EC leaders asking for his time and music universities offering him scholarships. The 21-year-old is a vocal music major and a member of EC's men's volleyball team, who has sung the National Anthem at EC functions.
"Our athletic director would walk in our gym, bypass me, and go straight to Sam and ask if he's available for different dates to sing," Richard Blount, men's volleyball coach, said.

What's in your cart?

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Log in, browse a little, click click and an easy purchase is complete without the hassle of traffic, bad customer service, long check-out lines and loud crowds.
It seems a lot easier and it fits today's modern lifestyle to shop online, especially when almost everyone has access to the Web and owns a credit card.

Online shopping is safer than we think

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Imagine finding the most perfect outfit online and for a bargain price. After immediately putting it in the, "shopping cart" once all the correct fields including credit card number, are filled in, the process is complete and the wait begins for the order to arrive.