Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among college students nationally, according to Emory University.
At El Camino, there has been a total of four known reports of students feeling suicidal on campus in the last two semesters.
Police Beat of Nov. 14-18
Monday, Nov. 14 at 9:00 a.m. A non-student female was stopped by an EC police officer on the 16400 block of Crenshaw Boulevard for a vehicle equipment violation. The driver also had a $5,000 warrant issued out from Torrance Police Department for driving with a suspended license. The EC officer issued her a citation for the warrant and released her.
Female Student Arrested After Threatened To Shoot Another Student
A 19-year-old female student was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot another student on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:50 a.m., according to the police beat.
The victim, a 39-year-old women and El Camino student, reported to the police officers the day after the incident occurred, according to police beat.Read More »
Racism and Bike Robbery Just In One Day
A man was detained for allegedly attempting to steal a bicycle, while holding a knife and shouting out racial slurs on Tuesday, Nov. 1 near the Marsee Auditorium, according to the police beat.Read More »
The New Interim Dean of the Fine Arts Division
The El Camino Fine Arts Division has elected an interim dean for the fall semester after the retirement of the previous dean.
Former Dean Constance Fitzsimons recently retired after overseeing the Fine Arts Division for seven years.
“She was ready to retire and travel around the world with her husband,” Ron Scarlata, theater instructor, said.
A few days before Professional Development Day, Dr. Joanna Nachef was invited to be the interim dean.Read More »
Student suspended after handcuffing himself to his desk
An El Camino student was arrested after handcuffing himself to a table and ripping posters off the wall on Friday, Oct. 21 at approximately 9:30 a.m. on the third floor of the Art Building.
The suspect was suspended from campus for violating the student code of conduct before the incident. His name will not be given to the press, due to the odd circumstances.Read More »
El Camino board of trustees decline to make a comment on the Lot C Lawsuit
Despite discussion from the board of trustees last meeting, which involved El Camino Village suing EC over the construction of Lot C, the board made it very clear that the issue would not be made public until further information is established.
President Dena Maloney declined to comment on the lawsuit at this time and said that she wished to maintain a diplomatic rapport between both parties.Read More »
Living with Essentials Tremors
I was once invincible, at least I always saw myself as such.
I was a “jock.” I played a few sports including soccer, tennis, street hockey and baseball throughout my childhood and mid-teenage years.
But sadly, it all ended.
On July 19, I was diagnosed with Essential Tremors.
Interview with Nicole Santa Cruz
I interviewed Nicole Santa Cruz, a homicide reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She has been apart of the LA Times newspaper for seven years. It was great speaking to her and I hope to connect with her and her colleagues in the future as a reporter.
Q: What Inspired you to become a reporter?
A: “In college a professor told me I should get a spot in the college newspaper.”
Q: If you weren’t a reporter what would you be doing?
Two teenage girls found after being listed as missing persons for two days
Two 15-year-old girls who were reported missing on Sept. 25 reported themselves to the El Camino Police Department on Sept. 27, according to the police beat.
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