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Jeremiah Hampton and Chanel Abalone of Beyond the Bell Middle School Unit, an afterschool program, hand out information to students looking to partake in career paths centered on student development and recreational programs during the Job Fair at El Camino College on Wednesday, April 30 in the Student Services Plaza. (Drex Carratala | The Union)
Career opportunities abound at El Camino’s 25th Annual Job Fair
By Kaitlyn Gochez • May 2, 2025

The Student Services Plaza transformed into a marketplace of careers as recruiters met with college students, high schoolers and local community members Wednesday, April 30.The 25th Annual Job Fair, hosted...

El Camino College students using their phones to vote in the Associated Students Organization elections Tuesday, April 29. Psychology major Christian Lopez (right), 25, said he feels like he is actually voting because the ballots may be received and read. "I actually go to class with one of the candidates," Lopez said. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)
Voting for student government elections underway at El Camino
By Nikki Yunker • May 1, 2025

Elections for the student government at El Camino College started Monday, April 28 and end Thursday, May 1 at 11:59 p.m. The Associated Students Organization holds elections once every spring semester...

A photograph of the All-Things Business Expo taken Wednesday, April 30. The event, featuring student-owned businesses, will take place Wednesday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Schauerman Library Lawn. (Tina Talley | The Union)
Student-owned business expo to take place at El Camino
By Tina Talley • April 30, 2025

Businesses owned by El Camino College students will be featured at an event taking place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Library Lawn.The first “All Things Business Expo” event,...

Welding major Nathan Granados (center) spins the wheel at the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship club table at Club Rush on Monday, April 28. The club was established this spring and currently has between 20 and 30 members. (Bret Fast | The Union)
Club Rush returns for a second round
By Camila Jimenez and Nikki Yunker • April 30, 2025

As upbeat music played and echoes of laughter filled the walkways, students gathered beneath the shady pines to connect. With clearer skies and bright sunshine this time around, clubs were able to showcase...

Arts & Features
The large yellow twisty slide, which is accompanied by a smaller blue slide to the right, at Sycamore Park in El Segundo. (Sydney Sakamoto | The Union)
Slide over after class: The best slides near El Camino
By Sydney Sakamoto • May 1, 2025

Before there were tablets, trampolines, or TikToks, there was the slide.Humans have always had a thing for sliding. From icy hills to sand dunes,...

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(L-R) Anthropology major Zion Kim, 22; anthropology major Jamie Chappell, 27; history and anthropology major Leslie Andrade, 23; anthropology major Suki Yuhaku, 20; anthropology major Tanner Hatchett, 23; art history professor Karen Whitney; anthropology professor Lawrence Ramirez; philosophy professor Roberto Garcia and studio arts major Jordan Irby, 24, emulate the posture of artist Auguste Rodin's "Pierre de Wissant (nude)" sculpture outside the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena on Friday, April 25. Six students and three professors attended the trip to the museum, which was organized by the El Camino College Anthropology Club. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)
El Camino Anthropology Club takes field trip to prominent art museum
By Nikki Yunker • April 29, 2025

Standing just a few steps away from 2,000 years' worth of art, from ancient Asian sculptures to Vincent van Gogh and Picasso, six El Camino College...

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Anthony Fulcher, 23, mechanical engineering, cyber security and accounting major, shows off his braids. Fulcher said black hair can do things that other hair can’t do because it's so versatile. (Savannah Anderson | The Union)
Campus viewpoints: The Black Student Success Center on Black hair
By Savannah Anderson • April 30, 2025

Black hair is more than just roots and tips. It’s expression, identity, versatility and style. Coming in all different shapes and styles, from tightly...

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Students should be more engaged on campus
By Editorial Board • April 30, 2025

Students at El Camino College should understand the importance of engaging with their peers, professors and faculty. Is it that students are afraid...

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Amina Humphrey, El Camino College ethnic studies professor, shows books in her office on Tuesday, April 8. Her curated micro-library focuses on the authentically-told stories of marginalized communities. (Melissa Palmer | The Union)

Book advocacy across the world: Ethnic studies professor devoted to education and empowerment

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(L-R) Trustee Katherine Maschler, Trustee and President Trisha Murakawa, Trustee Clifford Numark, Trustee and Secretary Brett C.S. Roberts, Trustee Nilo Michelin and Carlos Lopez, vice president of Academic Affairs (front), attend the El Camino Community College District's Board of Trustees meeting Monday, April 28. A presentation from the Marketing and Communications Department at the meeting revealed the findings of a "secret shopper" project, conducted by marketing company GradComms in March 2024, which reviewed the process of enrolling as a student at El Camino College and identified areas for improvement. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)

Secret shopper finds lack of support in registration process at El Camino

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An El Camino College international student's visa was revoked during spring break, President Brenda Thames said at the College Council meeting Monday, April 21, at the Kenneth A. Brown Board Room in the Administration Building, as seen on Tuesday, April 22. This is the only known revocation of an ECC international student’s F-1 visa amid a rise in visa revocations occurring across the United States. (Nikki Yunker | The Union)

International student's F-1 visa revoked at El Camino

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Zion Kim, 22, anthropology major, reads through a textbook in an aisle of the El Camino College Bookstore on Wednesday, April 30. Textbooks will no longer be available for sale in the Bookstore and will be outsourced to online purchasing through an affiliate of Barnes & Noble in fall 2025. Kim said having a Bookstore on campus makes a student feel part of the community. He also said people will lose the experience of flipping through textbook pages at the Bookstore since that can't be done online. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

Bookstore will no longer sell textbooks starting fall 2025

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The Union Vol. 79, Issue 8, April 3, 2025
Warrior Life, Fall/Winter 2024
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Officer Kenny Galan using El Camino Police Squad car in a state mandatory perishable skills training at the top of parking lot f on Sept 24. El Camino partnered with Gardena Police during this mandatory training. (Kayla Mitchell | The Union)