The Scene One Film Club will celebrate its student filmmakers by showcasing student-made short films at its upcoming event. The club will host "Film Fest" on Friday, May 31 at 5 p.m., in the East Dining Hall above the Bookstore. This event is free for all attendees and food and drinks will be provided as well.“I hope that [attendees] will...

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As students wrap up the semester and prepare for final exams, there are different ways to cope with stress that may be heightened during this time. Painting might just be the way to help. Students were given paint brushes, white flower pots and many choices of paint in the Student Health Center on May 28 as part of the "De-stress...

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The year is 2001. El Camino volleyball player Liz Hazell has just won fourth place in state championships and was named conference MVP. Little did she know that just four years later, she would be back at school–this time not as a student, but as coach of the El Camino women's volleyball team. Hazell wasn’t always in love with volleyball,...

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High school athletes dream of playing on the college athletic level, but they are not as prepared as they think they are. As a coach at the high school level, I know that athletes are not ready. It’s not all athletic; it’s education as well. A college athlete has 12 to 15 units per semester. At the high school level,...

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When the former Speech and Debate Club president first came to El Camino College, she didn’t have many friends. Danielle Kabboul was a shy freshman, keeping mostly to herself, but soon she met some people who dragged her into the Speech and Debate Club.“I was really lacking that community I really hoped I’d get in college,” Kabboul said. “I was...

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A career in radiology is not what this former law student expected. Michele Perez, incoming radiologic technology director and El Camino College alumnus, wanted to be a lawyer since she was a child.“I was very argumentative… I would be able to help people and solve crimes and whatever I thought as a kid,” Perez said. Born in New Jersey, Perez...

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The daunting task of using the restroom at school has never been an easy decision. In a study conducted by Talker Research, “69% of people hate using public restrooms so much, they hold it in until they can be in the comfort of their own home.”Nobody has to be afraid at El Camino College, though, because the hard part has...

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Amid the rise of ebooks, audiobooks and bookselling-monopolies, local bookstores have struggled to maintain their businesses and nurture a love for reading. Major retailers that dominate the book sales industry, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble, have made it difficult for mom-and-pop bookstores to survive. According to a 2019 report by research firm Codex Group, Amazon makes up about 72%...

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Halal, Arabic for lawful or permitted, is a term used to describe food that is OK to eat according to Islamic customs. Halal forbids the consumption of dishes that contain pork, pork byproducts, blood and alcohol, according to the American Halal Foundation. While many restaurants offer halal options, not all restaurants are strictly halal. The Union went to five restaurants...

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A free generative AI service is now available for students, faculty and staff to use through their Microsoft email accounts. Microsoft Copilot is a free “AI companion” available for Microsoft users to summarize documents and generate text and images, Vice President of Academic Technology Stephanie Burnham announced at the Academic Senate meeting on May 21. Students, faculty and staff can...

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