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El Camino College The Union •

It takes a village to raise a kid, the Child Development club will teach you how

By Samantha Quinonez
Morgan Weber, founder of the Child Development Club, plays with her 7-month-old during the “You & Me” Playgroup, on Saturday, April 1. The next “You and Me” Playgroup will take place on Saturday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in front of the Schauerman Library lawn. (Samantha Quinonez | The Union)

The first Saturday of every month brings screams and laughter to the Schauerman Library lawn at El Camino.

Children zero to five years old play with their parents along the shaded grass on blue-an
El Camino College The Union •

Mt. San Antonio Mounties snap Warriors’ win streak

By Samantha Quinonez
El Camino’s Hector Uribe serves the ball during a singles match at home on March 30 against the Mounties of Mt. San Antonio College. El Camino’s two-win streak was snapped after a 7-2 loss against the Mounties. (Bryan Sanchez | The Union)

Following what proved to be a rigorous men’s tennis match, the Mt. San Antonio Mounties overpowered the El Camino College Warriors by a landslide score of 7-2 during the last conference game of the season on March 30.

Mounties won all three double and four si
El Camino College The Union •

Unwind and destress with therapy dogs

By Samantha Quinonez
Trixie (left) and Molly (right) serve as therapy dogs, hosted on Library Lawn at El Camino College on Sept. 18. (Igor Colonno | The Union)

In an effort to allow students to pause and unwind from their busy day, the El Camino College community can visit therapy dogs on Tuesday, March 28.

The Active Minds Club, a mental health advocacy group dedicated to changing the conversation about mental health and de-stigmatizing mental illness at El Camino, will be hosting the event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
El Camino College The Union •

Catfish, squirrels and geese: Oh my!

By Samantha Quinonez
Torrance resident and retired repairman Jay Rhoads comes to Alondra park to feed the ducks and birds on Tuesday, March 14. (Nindiya Maheswari | The Union)

Kevin Johnson, a 56-year-old retired Gardena resident, checks off his list as he prepares for a relaxing fishing day at Alondra Community Regional Park.

Johnson parks his Honda Accord, takes his fishing gear out of the trunk, flings it onto his back, and makes his way to the occupied lake.

Other fishers at the park stand and wait with their
El Camino College The Union •

El Camino swimmer freestyles her way to breaking records

By Samantha Quinonez
Swimmer Mia Park gets out of the pool at the Aquatics Center on March 8. Teammate Melissa Brill said she is an “all-around good swimmer.” (Anthony Lipari | The Union)

She always wakes up nervous before a swim meet.

Her mind starts racing as she thinks about all the races she has to do that day.

On the second day of the swim meet at Mount San Antonio College, the team pr
El Camino College The Union •

Transfer Center to host ‘Spring University Fair’

By Samantha Quinonez
In an effort to allow students to connect with various universities, the El Camino College Transfer Center will host a Spring University Fair at the Student Services Plaza on Thursday, March 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Over 60 university representatives will be available for students to ask questions, explore opportunities, and network with each representative, Transfer Center Coordinator Rene
El Camino College The Union •

‘Telling Stories’ exhibition ‘shouts to the wind’ at El Camino’s Art Gallery.

By: Samantha Quinonez
Michael L. Miller (Right), Interim Curator and Director of the Art Gallery and the Anthropology Museum, prepares a series of “strange” peanut butter sandwiches such as peanut butter and pickles as well as peanut butter and pineapple during the “Homesite: A Culinary Performance” held during the “Telling Stories” public reception held on Saturday, Feb. 18. The sandwiches were favorites of Millers grandfather. (Delfino Camacho |The Union)

In an attempt to encourage artists to share their creativit
El Camino College The Union •

Political signature gatherers violate campus policy

By Samantha Quinonez
Adam Jaor obtains signatures from El Camino College students near parking lot J, on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Jaor, chief executive officer of Freeline Marketing and Consulting, said that he has six to seven petitioners who go around asking for signatures. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

19-year-old nursing major Balen Pena walked down a long hallway on the third floor of the Math Business and Allied Health Building.

She kept walking until she got to the last classroom at the end of the hallway.

Checkin
El Camino College The Union •

Truck Driving course allows students to ‘switch gears’ in their career path

By Samantha Quinonez
Juan Ceja, Commercial Trucking Class student, practices parking a truck in the designated spot during class time on Sunday, Sept.18. Ceja said that he learns from watching other students as he is a visual learner. (Nindiya A Maheswari Putri | The Union)

In light traffic on a Sunday morning the El Camino College stadium parking lot sits empty and through lonely, scattered cars, a small white trailer-less truck makes its way to the end of parking lot L.

Emmanuel Navarro, El Camino’s Truck Driver
El Camino College The Union •

Fullerton women defeat El Camino in intense soccer matchup

By Samantha Quinonez
Freshman forward Bella Baligad makes her way down the field during a game against Fullerton on Sept. 20. The Warriors were defeated by the Hornets 1-0, and will next play Golden West at home on Friday, Sept. 23. (William Renfroe | The Union)

Fullerton defeated El Camino 1-0, with the Hornets scoring the game-winning goal in the second half.

The crowd cheers after the National Anthem, as both teams huddle on opposite sides of the field.

The crowd erupts again, cheers from both sides screaming

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