El Camino College The Union • 8th December 2022

No plans in place for additional electric vehicle chargers

Colleges and universities around Southern California have more electric vehicle chargers on their campuses compared to El Camino College; and so far, officials say there are no plans to add more.

This comes as a new law banning the manufacturing of gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035 and semi-trucks by 2040

El Camino College The Union • 13th October 2022

‘Bittersweet,’ Vice President of Student Services Ross Miyashiro set to retire

It’s Saturday. The week has finally ended.

Ross Miyashiro heads down to SoCal Magic in the City of Orange. No, it’s not because he has to drive his kids there.

It’s because Miyashiro is a “big gamer.” He plays Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and lots of board games.

He goes every Saturday, but not for long.

El Camino College The Union • 13th October 2022

Students and staff deserve smaller class sizes

Imagine it’s the first day of college. You arrive early and take your seat in the back of the class.

About 10 minutes before class starts, more students walk in. There are about 25 students in the classroom, and the back is full.

It’s now two minutes until class starts. A rush of 15 students walks into the classroom.

Class begins. There are a few people late–about four students–and there is no desk to spare.

The class size: 45 students.

El Camino College The Union • 14th September 2022

El Camino Vice President loves education, student success and golf

April, 2022.

Robert Suppelsa prepares for a virtual public forum to determine the Vice President of Administrative Services at El Camino College. The countdown is on.

Ten minutes. Five minutes. Two minutes.

Suppelsa sits down with his glass of water. He’s ready to go.

El Camino College The Union • 15th November 2022

‘Images: America’s concentration camps’ revisits the horror of Japanese incarceration

A young girl stands behind barbed wire.

Behind her, mountains lined with greenery fill the background.

In between, hundreds of people looked in all directions with watchtowers peeking high above them.

The girl in the artwork, entitled “Segregated,” is Ruby Mochidome.

El Camino College The Union • 13th September 2022

To mask or not to mask? That is the question El Camino College is pondering

Masks at El Camino College continue to be mandated per the class syllabus until further notice, deviating from the current COVID-19 guidelines set by Los Angeles County and the CDC.

El Camino College’s COVID-19 mask policy, updated on June 20, states that masks are required for specific areas on campus like classrooms, lecture halls, auditoriums and labs based on the class syllabus, according to its website.

El Camino College The Union • 27th September 2022

Students can get paid to help with Anthropology Museum move

Students can make $16 per hour to help the Anthropology Department with moving items to their new location in the Arts Complex Building at El Camino College.

El Camino College The Union • 3rd November 2022

$6.9 million could go towards student equity and achievement

El Camino College’s Academic Senate passed a measure that could allocate $6.9 million from the state to go towards student equity and achievement during its meeting on Nov. 1.

El Camino College The Union • 10th November 2022

Wanted: Therapy cats on campus

There are two kinds of people in this world:

Dog people can go to the library lawn at El Camino College, pet the therapy dogs, and have a wonderful time.

But what about cat people?

El Camino College The Union • 19th September 2022

Club Rush held on campus for first fall semester since pandemic

El Camino College held its three-day Club Rush event on Sept. 13-15, with the first three days being in person near the Student Services Plaza and the last day being an online-only event.

Club Rush is held during the third week of the fall and spring semesters from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. on campus where club representatives strive to recruit new members and provide information about their organizations.