Eddy Cermeno

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Find Your Frame: see through the lens of 5 types of glasses worn by students

Glasses are used to enhance your vision with a prescription, protect your eyes from UV radiation from the sun or make a fashion statement as an outfit accessory. According to research by Overnight Glasses, approximately 66% of adults in the United States used some form of vision correction including eyeglasses, contact lenses and/or vision correction surgery in 2023. From sunglasses bought on Amazon and flea markets, to prescription glasses worn for years, Warrior Life asked five El Camino Colle...
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The Hairapist is in: a mother’s experience with freelancing, her educational career and cancer

A black makeup toolkit is pulled from a suitcase and set on a desk.
Once it is opened, a colorful assortment of products organized in pockets such as brushes, face and eyeshadow primers, facial moisturizer and hair clips are ready to use.
An El Camino College student sits on a salon chair in the college’s cosmetology department. A black makeup cape is draped over her and a tissue is wrapped around her neck.
Yuika Nakai, 25, a cosmetology major, is asked if she is comfortable in her current posit...
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From classroom to curator: A rebel artist’s journey

Carrie Lockwood was sitting in her kindergarten class when she was a child.
She was cutting a workpiece of paper with scissors.
Her teacher noticed something, knelt beside Lockwood and asked, “Carrie, why can you not cut on the lines?”
She was floored by that question.
“Why do I have to cut on the lines? Why can’t I cut where I want to cut?” Lockwood said to herself.
For Lockwood, that moment is when she knew she had an art mentality.
A rebel artist was born.
Years later, Lockwood, 62, is now an...
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Parking permit fees will return this fall semester

El Camino College students who plan to commute and park on campus in the fall 2024 semester will have to pay for parking permits.
Permits will cost $20 for every fall and spring semester and $7 for winter and summer semesters, beginning this fall.
The Board of Trustees approved the reinstatement of parking permits for El Camino students and employees during its meeting on Monday, May 20.
El Camino employees will get parking permits but will not be charged for parking unless they are in special p...
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After nearly three decades working at El Camino, enrollment services dean set to retire end of the month

A former professional baseball player who became an El Camino College dean is approaching the end of a nearly 30-year career working to support students.
Cheers and applause from the dean’s family, El Camino administrators, faculty and staff engulfed the East Dining Room as he smiled, took in the moment and was adorned with a retirement sash.
Robin Dreizler, dean of enrollment services, entered the room on Wednesday, April 17 a few minutes after 2 p.m. for the baseball-themed retirement celebrat...
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Wash, rinse, repeat: Best laundromats near El Camino

Two rows of drying machines on a wall inside Magic Laundry located in a small plaza between Rosecrans Avenue and West 145th Street in Lawndale on Sunday, March 26. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

A laundromat can be more than just a place to wash and dry your clothes.

Many can offer services and other goods inside their respective businesses to make a patron’s stay more beneficial.

The quality of a laundromat’s machines and where it is located can also sway people to choose one place over another....
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Music and journalism student earns Presidential Scholarship Award

Music major Anthony Lipari leans over a shrub in the Chemistry Courtyard on March 22. Lipari joins a select group of students being awarded the Presidential Scholarship for the Spring 2023 semester. (Khoury Williams | The Union)

The Presidential Scholarship award is given out to students in certain divisions at El Camino College for their academic achievements.

After getting a letter from academic affairs in the mail, 20-year-old music major Anthony Lipari learned he was one of a few students...
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Let it grow: Public gardens near El Camino

Gardens are a way for people to feel more connected with nature and wildlife. Whether it be a garden raised by community members as a hobby or those made as attractions, anyone can enjoy walking around a green space to experience a variety of plants, animals and scenery.
Join The Union as it visits five gardens located near El Camino College.
Click here to see the best five public gardens located near El Camino College

Gardens are a way for people to feel more connected with nature and wildlife...
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