Warrior Life

12/12/2019

‪Fall semester is coming to an end but we are already looking ahead. Get ready because Warrior Life publishes next spring.‬

25/11/2019

With Black Friday happening this week, it may be tempting to splurge on all the sales but in a column by Kevin Caparoso, he writes about shopping addiction and the tragic experience that change his perspective on materialism.

https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/11/25/it-took-a-fire-to-realize-how-much-money-i-burnt/

The thick smell of smoke encapsulated my entire nose as I looked at my collection of personal belongings. There was no time for me to rationalize which of my endless amount of comic books, vinyl records, blu-ray movies and video games to salvage. What I once viewed as prized possessions now seemed l...

18/11/2019

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but online dating can be quite tricky. In his column, Keiji Shiraki shares his experience using the dating app Tinder and the unexpected results.

https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/11/17/how-i-got-catfished-on-tinder/

When I was 19, I was in an relationship with a woman who I briefly dated for over six months. She broke up with me because she had to move back home to go take care of her family and couldn’t afford the rent on her apartment anymore. It wasn’t a harsh breakup as we...

01/11/2019

‪She’s a welder, a woman and a mother.
Read the full story, out soon.‬
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22/10/2019

A lost in translation, cultural differences can be difficult for international students. Read about the experience of an El Camino College student from Moscow, Russia.

https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/10/21/more-than-just-american/

Every year, it becomes increasingly difficult to understand the local culture. It doesn’t matter how well I know English and how many years I live in the USA, I will always be different from Americans. It is hard for me to fit into the American society. It’s hard for me to express my emotions in...

21/10/2019

One night can change a person’s life. Read about the moment that led a student to re-evaluate his life choices and turn his life around.

https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/10/17/my-dui-made-me-better/

I sat in my car inebriated. Processing what just transpired. I thought I was dreaming. Around 3:30 a.m. I was taking side streets home to avoid possible police interaction and did not notice that the pavement was wet from rain earlier that night. As I was approaching a curve, I was driving at a spee...

21/06/2019

"I cherish every moment on stage with the lights in your face, being surrounded by the music, performing for an audience and hearing their applause,”https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/06/03/ballet-dancer-uses-her-art-form-to-progress-in-life/

The high beam of the fluorescent lights glared down at her as she makes her way back and forth across the stage in a swift motion. The Physical Education Building in Room 212 is where the dancers gather to hone their skills and talent.The room is filled with people of all diverse backgrounds. It’s...

20/06/2019

hungry? try the some of our top ranked Panaderias https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/06/14/mucho-pan-top-panaderias-in-the-south-bay/

Pan dulce or “sweet bread” consist of pastries traditionally enjoyed by Hispanic families for breakfast or merienda which is a meal usually following supper and can be found in bread shops called panaderias.

19/06/2019

“My relationship with my son has changed so much.” https://eccunion.com/top-stories/2019/05/30/mother-learns-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-son/

A large room with white walls. A twin bed with blue sheets. A small TV mounted to the wall. Joanna Alatorre, 28, entered that maternity room at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downtown Los Angeles and gave birth to a baby boy named Jayden. He’s fair skinned with blue eyes and brown hair but it looks...

18/06/2019

"We’re all individuals and we all bring our ideas to the table and we melt them together somehow.” https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/06/03/up-and-coming-rap-group-trying-to-make-it-big/

Four El Camino students in a rap group called FreeBäs is on the rise.

17/06/2019

“I was really intrigued. I was surprised how much of an impact it did to me. I know if it worked for me, it can work for other people, so that’s why I got more into it,”.https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/06/07/former-drug-addict-uses-hinduism-to-turn-her-life-around/

The night was a blur from taking a mixture of drugs that included alcohol, ma*****na and m**h. All she remembered were the red and blue lights and crying, with her friends and father outside trying to get her out because she locked everyone out of the car. Earlier that Friday, she walked to the liqu...

16/06/2019

“I thought I could do it all and I was burned out, I was getting no more than two to three hours of sleep a day and failing a couple of classes.” https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2019/2019/06/03/student-overcomes-adversity-to-graduate-with-three-a-a-degrees/

Her phone screen lit up as she was on the bus to work. The big, bold black words and red text caught her attention. She could sense the urgency. As she glanced over the words her heart sank when she realized she would have to meet with a college counselor right away. It wasn’t until...

15/06/2019

We are very proud to announce, that newest edition of Warrior Life is out now. enjoy.https://issuu.com/ecunion/docs/med_rez_final_warrior_life_19

El Camino College's general interest magazine. This is a student-run publication.

03/12/2018

"My advice to incoming El Camino students is to construct an educational plan with your counselor before enrolling into classes because each semester counts and it would be devastating to have to waste one." Kealoha Noguchi shares his advice to incoming freshman about their first semester of college.

One of the biggest mistakes I have made at El Camino is not speaking with a counselor before I enrolled into classes for my first semester. I wish I was aware of the importance of speaking with a counselor when I started at El Camino fall of 2017. I mistakenly enrolled into two classes that...

08/11/2018

“Stress is like that friend of a friend you kinda know but not really and at the same time you actually dislike them with a passion.” Staff writer Jon Yamasaki shares his story about stress. https://eccunion.com/uncategorized/2018/11/08/battling-with-stress-turned-my-brain-into-a-slushy/

Stress is like that friend of a friend you kinda know but not really and at the same time you actually dislike them with a passion. Instead of telling anyone that, you try to play it smooth and act like nothing’s bothering you while your subconscious is screaming and punching the air. Stress can a...

16/10/2018

“I had not overcome the fear of being bullied and assumed that all African-American girls were mean and could potentially harm me.” https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018-2/2018/10/16/i-was-a-punching-bag-in-second-grade/

I remember second grade so vividly at Arlington Heights Elementary in Los Angeles. I loved being in school because it was far safer than being at home with a dysfunctional family. That was until a little girl named Shamay who looked like a mini version of Serena Williams. She had two cute little ....

30/09/2018

Warrior Life in Baltimore.

20/09/2018

Warrior Life staff writer, Amanda Alvarez shares her story to break the taboo about Abortions. https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018-2/2018/09/20/why-i-wont-apologize-for-my-abortion/

Sharing my story to help break the taboo

10/09/2018

People of El Camino
Amy Budzicz
Who decided to give her age
The music library’s Media Technician II

"I started playing piano when I was five because my brother, my older brother started playing piano. And I had to do everything just like him when I was little. Funny enough my brother stopped playing piano rather quickly but I stayed with it. I had a wonderful piano teacher growing up who just completely fostered my love of music all through my elementary school and then when I got to fourth grade they of course offered the string instruments usually in public schools. I knew I didn't want to play violin because it was too high and squeaky and I really wanted to play cello but I was smart and I didn't want to carry it around cause it's the big one. So, I picked the middle one, the viola, which has the same strings as a cello, similar sound, but you can carry it around like a violin. So I played viola, I kept up with it, I got my undergraduate degree in viola performance and also my master's degree in viola performance. I've always loved music, I've always loved playing music, I love the connections that it brings."

Information gathered by Joseph Sanker

06/09/2018

People of El Camino
Kevin Silva

"I have a whole list of what I wanna do. My science-fiction movie would be like Star Wars, that'd be legit. That'd be dope, because I like Star Wars. I like all the science-fiction movies: Hobbit, I wanna direct som**hing like that. Hobbit, Harry Potter, things like that I'm really into. Horror. I really want to direct horrors. Not pop-up movies like the stereotypes, like Chainsaw Massacre, or Halloween. Nothing like that. Som**hing like, deep-impact story or like The Witch. That movie is just really dark. No pop-ups or nothing like that."

Information gathered by Devyn Smith.

16/08/2018

El Camino student uses soccer to surpass the challenges he faces in his life. https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018/2018/05/30/student-uses-soccer-as-a-way-to-work-through-the-difficult-circumstances-life-throws-at-him/

Seated next to his father Omar Sr., a younger Omar, then just 10 years old, beamed at the thought of finally bringing his dad back home. But, as his uncle Miguel’s Lincoln pulled away from one of the many prisons that detained Omar Sr., for the past three years, an uncomfortable silence betrayed t...

09/08/2018

“It’s no surprise that college is one of the main factors of stress for many individuals, and many find that music is the perfect stress reliever. Music is also a common form of creative expression.” Here’s the top-5 record shops in the South Bay. https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018/2018/06/02/top-five-record-shops-in-the-south-bay-la-area/

It’s no surprise that college is one of the main factors of stress for many individuals, and many find that music is the perfect stress reliever. Music is also a common form of creative expression and listening to it is a universal activity. Here we give you the top five record shops in the...

29/07/2018

Warrior Life sits down with political science professor Eduardo Munoz to talk about the time he fled Nicaragua’s civil war in search of a better life in the U.S. https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018/2018/06/05/qa-with-political-science-professor-who-fled-civil-war-when-he-was-14/

Professor of political science at El Camino College, Eduardo Munoz, 47, fled Nicaragua at 14 in search for a better life. Back when he was a college student, he studied as a pre-med student. He decided to transition to a political science major when he realized the lack of individuals at his school....

20/07/2018

Dark knight by morning, father and chicken farmer by evening. Meet Ryan Carey El Camino’s very own super hero. https://eccunion.com/top-stories/2018/05/31/emt-professor-shares-his-journey-and-invites-us-onto-his-piece-of-land-where-he-keeps-chickens/

Thee dark knight roams the halls of the Industrial Technology Building.Dressed in all black with a tip-top physique, his presence is unforgettable as he roams the halls with his impeccable stature. His full beard, matched with a goatee, gives off a sense of wisdom as though he has seen a lot of thin...

09/07/2018

Want to achieve that summer body, but your in need of a little discount? Check out these student friendly gym’s. https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018/2018/06/09/top-four-student-friendly-gyms-around-el-camino/

Whether it’s a break off from school or a need to get back in shape and get your body into its healthiest state, working out is the remedy. Yet, as a college student money can be tight and you may be reluctant to spend your dollars on a gym membership. Never fear. Warrior Life is...

20/06/2018

Here’s some great travel tips from professor Kurt Hull for your summer adventures! https://eccunion.com/warrior-life-2018/2018/06/01/having-been-to-90-plus-countries-accounting-professor-shares-his-tips-for-a-successful-travel-experience/

Professor Kurt Hull, an accounting professor at El Camino, is an avid traveler who recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with virtually no preparation or training. Tanzania was his 92nd country visited in 20 years, and he hopes to have been to 100 countries by the end of 2018. While traveling to 90-plus....

10/06/2018

Dear readers, it has been an immense pleasure and honor being editor-in-chief of the spring/summer 2018 issue of Warrior Life magazine. I have learned a lot and won't forget the experiences and the people I have gotten to know over the course of my time at Warrior Life magazine. As much as I am sad to part, I am also more than happy to pass this position on to someone who has grown as a writer and leader as well as a friend. Drum roll please as I announce the next editor-in-chief of Warrior Life magazine: Justin Traylor. I cannot wait to see what he has in store and I think you all are in for som**hing amazing. Thank you all for the support and love. –Sarah Desmond, former editor-in-chief

10/06/2018

Flip through this year's issue of Warrior Life magazine.

El Camino College's general interest magazine. This is a student-run publication.

10/06/2018

“We’ve taught ourselves to have calluses, to build thick skin, rather than to just shed that skin and show the world who you truly are: to let it hurt,” Analiz Castillo, the cover of the 2018 issue of Warrior Life says as she shares about the struggles of making it as a musician today.

Analiz Castillo picks up her dark brown acoustic guitar and begins lightly strumming the strings as she explains the background behind the original song that she is about to record. “’Everything I’ve Got’ is a soulful song about a relationship gone sour,” Analiz says. “I didn’t want to...

10/06/2018

Meet the custodian and the groundskeeper: the married couple who are of the many who tend the grounds of the El Camino College campus, keeping it in shape and comfortable for us to enjoy.

Rough, calloused hands wrap their digits along the wheel of an azure golf cart. As it breezes by and its revving engine gets louder, a grey ponytail can be seen flowing out from the back of the cart. The person to whom it belongs is wearing a dark blue uniform, tinted glasses, and a black,...

10/06/2018

Ever wondered what it's like being a student with a service dog? Dani Lindeman says that as much as there is good, there are some things she wishes people would know that makes having a service dog hard at times.

Lying comfortably on the grass outside of the Humanities Building, Luca waits patiently for a treat from her handler, Dani Lindeman. Dani has just finished exercising the nearly 2-year-old golden retriever who pants heavily in anticipation for Dani’s next command. Dani Lindeman is a 19-year-old ps...

10/06/2018

Accounting professor is counting on visiting his 100th country and we count the tips he has to share with us on having a successful travel experience.

Professor Kurt Hull, an accounting professor at El Camino, is an avid traveler who recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with virtually no preparation or training. Tanzania was his 92nd country visited in 20 years, and he hopes to have been to 100 countries by the end of 2018. While traveling to 90-plus....

10/06/2018

Did you know Long Beach has a craft beer club? Meet the automotive professor who is an active member of the club and his fascination with craft beer.

It was the day of liberation: the soft opening of Liberation Brewing Co. on Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls, Long Beach. The brewery doors were shut with a sign taped to the door, “closed for private event.” Liberation Brewing Co. was available only for members of the craft beer meet-up group, C...

10/06/2018

“When I step on the field, I feel like I forget everything. All of the stress that I have on my back leaves. All I focus on is the ball. And the game.” Omar tells Warrior Life as he shares about how soccer has helped him get through the hardships of life.

Seated next to his father Omar Sr., a younger Omar, then just 10 years old, beamed at the thought of finally bringing his dad back home. But, as his uncle Miguel’s Lincoln pulled away from one of the many prisons that detained Omar Sr., for the past three years, an uncomfortable silence betrayed t...

10/06/2018

Young man moves to the LA area from Mechanicsville, Virginia to live with an elderly woman and the two form unbreakable bond

Read to find out what happened when Hunter drove all the way from Mechanicsville, Virginia to live with a woman in her 90s in Palos Verdes Estates.

Eagerly yet reluctantly, a young, blonde-haired man steps through the gate of the Palos Verdes estate. He surveys the house in front of him and eyes the glass door that sits partially open. He doesn’t think twice and walks straight to it. The glass door was the entrance to the estate’s kitchen. ...