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Volume 1, Issue 3
“The Imitation of Life” Movie screening and Panel Discussion
By Tera Coneway
Originally a Fannie Hurst novel, “The Imitation of
Life” was adapted into a screenplay twice, once in 1934 and
again in 1959. West Los Angeles students had the opportunity
to view a free screening of 1959 remake for African American
Heritage month. The movie delves into the life of a white
struggling actress and single mom, Lora Meredith (Lana
Turner), who takes in a single black mother Annie Johnson
(Juanita Moore) and her mixed child, Sarah Jane Johnson
( Susan Kohner). It explores the dysfunctional relationship be-
tween the Annie and Sara Jane and her need to fit into white
society. The story challenged a society to change their moral
views towards African Americans. It also explores the racial
caste system that existed in the 1950.
Host Professor Rachel Williams, set the tone for a
stimulating discussion with “We Wear the Mask”, a thought
provoking poem by Paul Lawrence. The panel included West
Los Angeles College’s Professor Williams (English 103 and
Woman Literature Professor), Professor Patricia Sevier (African
American studies and History), Professor Anthony Lee (World
Civilization professor), Southwest College Professor Wonda
Powell, and East Los Angeles College Political Science Professor
Anthony Samad.
The panel analyzed the relationship between Annie and
her daughter Sarah Jane and examined Sarah Jane’s inner con-
flict. Topics discussed included passing for another race and
how that is still socially relevant today and the depiction of
black women in cinema in the 1950. The panel emphasized how
important the film was during the time it was released as the
nation was divided in the midst of the civil rights movement.
This movie challenged a society’s values and their ethical treat-
ment of African Americans.
I originally went to the screening for the extra credit
but I learned so much more. The movie is timeless and still rele-
vant today.
Continued on page 6
2011, March 3
Budgets, Buildings, and Blunders
By Scott Stamler
“So, what have we learned?” That is the phrase that keeps
running through my head every time I check on updates
regarding the budget for both West L.A. College (WLAC)
and the State of California in terms of education. In the fine
tradition of gloom and doom that we have kept for the past
couple of years, a new memorandum from the nonpartisan
Legislative Analyst's Office recently leaked. The memoran-
dum outlines a plan to solve the state budget crisis without
raising taxes. The plan is…get ready for this. The memo
suggests for community colleges to take an additional $585
million in cuts. That is in addition to the $400 million cut
found in Governor Jerry Brown’s budget. Clearly put, that is
nearly $1 Billion (yes, with a “B”) in cuts to your education!
It get’s better. Included in this is a 90-unit cap on each stu-
dent's taxpayer-subsidized credits, as well as raising the tui-
tion from $26/unit to $66/unit. This plan comes of the heels
of a reported $25 billion increase to the State’s budget defi-
cit. In other words, a heavy piece of the burden to fix the
State’s financial woes will fall on the shoulders of us, the
students.
The fun doesn’t stop there. The more local result of the fi-
nancial woes has some interesting numbers to look at.
First, we’ll start with the good news. Because of your desire
to continue in your education, WLAC saw a significant
growth in revenue to this school as of last year. A 2.21%
growth estimate nearly took care of 42% of the $1.6 million
deficit for this school’s budget.
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 Page 2 The Student Voice

Letter From the Editor

Wow! February swept by fast. Perhaps it is due to it being the shortest month, perhaps it was
the weather, or perhaps it is due to classes starting again. Anyway, you look at it this month sped by
for me. This February, I was proud of West. I have not known West to previously have as many activi-
ties to celebrate African History month as this year. It was impressive to see the coming together of
campus’s students, teachers, and faculty as well as support from those not from West.
As one with his ear to the ground, I know there are more things to come. Some even involve
free stuff. Face it who doesn’t like free stuff? You? Really? I would suggest every student keep in-
formed about what is happening on campus. There are several ways. Every student is welcome to the
Associated Student Organization (ASO) meetings to find out what’s going on for example. They are
held the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the A6 (Pavilion) meeting room and are com-
pletely open to the public. If you can’t make it then stop me or the nearest ASO board member to ask
what’s up.
Even better, why not become the next ASO board member? They are always looking people and
if you can’t join now the upcoming April elections will fill the positions for next year. If you are inter-
ested in getting involved in campus activities but not ASO don’t forget our many clubs. With the se-
mester’s first Inter-Club Council (ICC) meeting and Club Rush occurring a few days ago it is the best
time to check out clubs or if you are inclined to start your own.
-Alexandre Johnson

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March 2011
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Budgets Continued
Your participation in your own education is actually helping this school
through troubled times. And to their credit, the West administration not
only recognizes that fact, but, along with the faculty are further serving
the students by providing classes that are over the Full-Time Equivalent
Student (FTES) headcount. In other words, some of the faculty are teach-
ing students for free.
Now, for the bad news. First, the governor’s legislation would
mean a 4.9% decrease in West’s financial growth. Secondly, combined
with cuts already in process, West is looking at turning away 2,000 stu-
dents due to the lack of class space or lack of classes, period. Even our
share of the support funds that are coming from the district reserves will
be eaten up by this campus’ deficit. Point is, West just doesn’t have the
money. If you were counting on knocking out some of your units this
summer, it will not be at West. The entire summer session has been can-
celled. If you were looking on making up the lack of summer courses
during the winter, that is out of the question. I suppose classes do not
“start year round” at West anymore.
So does the West staff deserve any blame for our current woes? If they
cannot be reasonably blamed for the problems that stem from Sacramento,
issues that have recently come to light can be cited.
Continued on page 6
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Meet your Professor: Meric Keskinel

interviewed by: Alexandre Johnson
Dr. Meric Keskinel, often-called “Dr. K” by students has shown his students a passion for both teaching and the subject of Eco-
nomics. A native of Turkey, he studied at the University of Istanbul, receiving his BA and came to the US completing his MA at
Northeastern University and his Ph.D from Claremont University. His primary focus throughout his studies was on International
Finance. After teaching at many different schools, he has made West LA College his home.

Q: Did you realize that you are a popular teacher?

A: Yes, last year. The reason I realized this was classes are usually filled early and I would receive positive feedback from stu-
dents. Also I received the [Alpha Gamma Sigma] Teacher’s Appreciation Award which I think of as a kind of symbol.
Q: After studying in Istanbul University, you earned a masters degree in America at Northeastern. Would you recommend stu-
dents travel for their education?
A: Absolutely. This is perhaps as important as formal education itself because you experience new cultures. Learning in the
classroom is something but living in the midst of different culture, customs, and language is fun and interesting challenge.
What I would recommend is something usually four-year universities offer, called a semester at sea, when you spend one entire
semester on a ship as it visits different countries. That would be a great opportunity. Let’s say you are taking history. When you
talk about the Roman Empire, you are there on the shore of Italy. How cool is that! I wish I could be a student again and do those
things. These opportunities are available to students. You can study math, geography, everything in class but versus actually -
physically being there you can imagine the differences.
Q: Having earned a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University would you have any advice to students about how far to take
their education? How important would you say earning degrees is?
A: This all depends on the chosen field. . This is becoming more important as the average education level in the United States is
going up. Ph.D takes lots of time and money to do. If you are trying to become an academician and like research then I would
recommend students to go all the way up including Ph.D. There are however, many successful graduates without any higher de-
grees, such as the master degree. Even if you don’t get the masters degree, in today’s world it is very important to get profes-
sional degrees like CPA [Certified Public Accountant]. At the competitive level this is how you differentiate yourself.
Simply put I recommend it, but not necessarily for every field. It depends on your major. Continued on page 5

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Showcase Hits Right Note
By Alexandre Johnson
Creative Writing Club’s impressive showing
As one entered the Aviation building’s auditorium (ATA 100)
on the night of December the 10th, they would have been transported
into a cozy poetry and spoken word café. A single light lit the stage,
with the rest of the room in quiet darkness, an audience comprised of
students, faculty, and friends of the performers, a table of various re-
freshments completing the scene.
The Creative Writing Club’s (CWC) Fall 2010 showcase has
shown that their number has grown. Featuring a number of performers
composed of students and WLAC professors, it was larger than the
CWC’s first showcase two years ago when they were just five students
and their student advisor. This was just a stage in the club’s natural
growth as CWC’s Fall president, Genesie Townsend began the night
with the statement, “We are not here because we want to be, we are
called...”
Even with the different size of the 2008’s “A Night of West-
ern Tales,” there were some similarities to 2010’s showcase that dem-
onstrate the club’s unique character. As always, the club showed a
wide diversity of voices, and topics. We saw poems dedicated to fa-
thers, fellow students, and even an admonishment at Turner construc-
tion and WLAC administration whom a student felt failed them. Po-
ems, spoken word, novel and autobiog-
raphy excerpts, and even an acoustic
guitar performance were all part of the “As always, the
night’s experience. Different mediums
were not the only way in which ideas club showed a
were expressed. The subject matter went wide diversity of
from light to serious, from observations
to judgments, and covered painful chal- voices, and topics.
lenges such as heartbreak and childhood
rape to the thrill of expression gained in
hip-hop. With such diverse and powerful statements one can only
guess at what this club will do
next.
For information on the Creative
Writing Club contact the club at
wlaccwc@yahoo.com or fill out
an application at the ASO office.
Faculty and student performers at the CWC Showcase
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Freedom School
By: Margarita Pando and members of Freedom School
West’s free Winter classes
WLAC’s Social Justice Alliance first set up
freedom school here on campus in response to the
summer schedule cuts of 2009. The Social Justice
Alliance (SJA) created their own classes for students,
inspired by the 1961 Freedom Schools of Mississippi
and the drive for education. With the 2010-2011
scheduled cuts that took place this past winter Free-
dom School was brought back. Designed to be a
peer-to-peer curriculum, it consisted of everything
from crochet to video games and math tutoring to
world events.
The math tutoring was offered to students
in preparation for upcoming spring semester math
classes. Focusing on the process instead of grades
and being right or wrong. Dr. Bonnie Blustein, West
LA College math professor and FACE instructor,
taught math in a way that helped students feel less
stressed and restricted while still solving the prob-
lem.
Aside from math tutoring, Freedom School
was a perfect opportunity for any student to share
their knowledge about a certain subject or hobby
that one may be particularly good at or that some
people just wanted to know more about. The theme
was “For the Students, by the Students.” The Social
Justice Alliance would like to thank all those who
attended and participated, and definitely look for-
ward to Freedom School: Summer session 2011.
For more information about Social Justice Alliance:
Westsja@gmail.com
Facebook Group: West Los Angeles College's Social
Justice Alliance
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Meet Your Professor continued
A popular major here is business for example. A M.B.A.
[Master of Business Administration] is a popular goal for
them but that does not mean to be successful professionally
you must have a master’s degree. You can still learn a lot or
be an expert in your field without one.
Q: Talking about majors, do you think many people have the
wrong impression of economics, with it being a social sci-
ence but also dealing with money issues.
A: People always associate economics with making money.
This is good and bad. It is good as far as attracting people
who think economics is about making money. This is not
necessarily true however; economics is about much more
than that.
So will an econ major get a job on the stock market and
make billions? Maybe but maybe not. Students should know
that it’s not usually that easy to make money, no matter what
major. Ideally, it will provide a good life but is also about
making good decisions. Not every econ major will become
rich, just as not all finance and business majors all become
successful businesspeople. Luck, good connections, good
intentions, etcetera, can all play a part in how well you do.
There is however, definitely a connection between study-
ing economics and spending money wisely. This is a benefit
you can receive from studying Economics but the study itself
will not generate lots of money. Studying economics would
ideally be a positive in helping students make good deci-
sions. Economics is of benefit as a major or as something to
have in your background as it helps with thinking rationally
and making wise decisions because the core of economics is
fundamentally about scarcity. It lets the average guy make
better choices when it comes to elections, budgets, time man-
agement, and spending habits.
Q: As the advisor of the Econ Club would you recommend
students get involved in campus groups and clubs?
A: Yes, I would highly recommend it, not just to join the
econ club but also to join any club activities. There is more
than one reason. One is of course fun. Two is you get the
opportunity to become involved, expanding your inner-
circle. For those students seeking to transfer to four-year
colleges, acceptance is not just about GPA and prerequisites.
It is about your social skills as well. Engaging in club activi-
ties definitely strengthens those skills as well as others. For
example in the econ club, we invite speakers, arrange rooms,
and set up PowerPoint presentations. All are small skills that
you exercise now to help later on.
Looking at the student body and the number who engage in
clubs it is not enough. It is a very small ratio. Econ club has a
core of about six people. This should be around 20. So, we
must attract more people to the clubs. We definitely want to
see more students engaged in activities. With all the different
clubs at West I’m sure there is something a student might be
interested in.
Of course, I came to West in 2007. Comparing to two or
three years ago I have seen progress in club involvement.
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Q: Speaking of attracting people to clubs, the Econ
Club is planning to start a newsletter correct? How is
it going out?
A: This newsletter will be in an electronic format.
Ideally, we will distribute it by email. It will proba-
bly be in PDF format and sent to our email list.
Starting this semester, I can also use this newsletter
“Dr. K” to reach out to those who are not part of the club’s
email list. Including online students, I have about three to four
hundred students. Usually we recruit people in my classes but not
in my online ones. I would tell them about the seminars but not the
club. Now I can give them information about Econ club as well.
Q: You bring several speakers to campus each semester. How have
you been able to it?
A: Our average has been three speakers for about three years. Ex-
cept last semester, fall 2010 when we ended with two. The total
number of is speakers about 9 or 10 now.
I use my personal connections mostly. I taught at many schools
before coming to West. During that time, I got to know people
who have been kind enough to accept my offer and talk here. One
of the places was LMU, Loyola Marymount University where I
was for a few years. We have had three LMU speakers so far, last
of whom being Cliff Rochlin. Four-year colleges usually have the
budget to bring speakers on campus but the people we ask just do
it out of good faith.
With Gary Zimmerman from a few years ago, the Federal Re-
serve provides this public function and have a division that sends
people to talk at places like our college. I applied and it usually
takes about a semester since they are busy. Gary came from San
Francisco and we did not have to pay anything or cover any ex-
penses because of that. Hopefully, in the future when there is a
more stable budget we can use some funds to bring people who are
not in the area and big names in the field to come and talk.
Q: You have taught at many schools: SMC (Santa Monica Col-
lege), Cal State Fullerton,.... Do you ever compare them? If so I
must ask; how does West rank?
A: Also at California State University, Northridge, El Camino
College, and Pasadena City. I think the total number may be more
than 10. You can compare campuses on terms of facilities. So,
Santa Monica College (SMC) has good buildings but we are catch-
ing up in terms of facility differences.
In term of students it doesn’t matter what campus. There are al-
ways very good students and not-well prepared students. What is
good about West LA is it’s a small to mid sized campus which is a
huge advantage. At courses I taught at SMC there were more than
a hundred students in a class. Even doing my best there is no way
you can have as much interaction as you have at West.
Students will see how lucky they are when they transfer to four-
years like UC, where 800 people are trying to learn Introduction to
Economics. Usually our class sizes are 40 and during the semester
may drop to 35- it is very small, a benefit in terms of level of inter-
action and providing feedback. In terms of this quality I would
say West is in very good shape.
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Budgets Continued
On Sunday, January 27, 2011 the Los Angeles Times began
what is to be a series of articles for an exposé on the mishan-
dling of the $5.7 billion in bond money given to the nine Los
Angeles Community College District (LACCD) campuses’ in
order to make improvements. These improvements ranged
from physical construction to updates of college IT systems.
West LA College was not spared its share of the responsibil-
ity for the bond money blunder, and perhaps rightfully so.
Among the promised new projects were: a four-story parking
structure, a new math/science center, a teaching and learning
center building, a stand-alone ASO building for the students,
a film production building dedicated to Diane Watson, and an
Allied Health and Fitness Center. The latter three were can-
celled at great expense to us and the tax payers. Do not forget
that it was our money, passed as Prop A, Prop AA, and Meas-
ure J, which fund these projects. Both measures were essen-
tially passed by the students via our advocacy.
The Times article correctly centered a good deal of the con-
struction controversy on our former college President, Mark
Rocha. In a stunning breakdown of the shared governance
process (which the administrative staff claims to cherish),
Rocha made deals with the contractors that well exceeded the
money that was available. To this day, it still baffles many of
the students and faculty how you can plan for $546 million
worth of improvements when you have only $414 million to
spend. Among the drastically overlooked spending was the
amount of land bought in order to build our newly opened
College Boulevard. LACCD has now approved the sale of the
remaining unused land. I can tell you that that will not happen
Imitation of Life continued
I was not sure whether I should be sympathetic or angry to-
wards Sara Jane’s character throughout the movie as she
shuns her mother and tries to pass for white.
To understand Sarah Jane’s situation I had to put myself in her
time. I did a little survey and asked a few of my friends: In the
1950’s if you could pass for white would you do it? The majority
of the answers were disappointing but realistic. So we have to ask
ourselves were her actions more of a survival technique than her
being ashamed of her history and culture. The idea of passing it
not as foreign as you might think today, we all try to pass to some
extent whether it is the way we wear our hair or the contacts we
put in our eyes every morning, slowly erasing the little bits of the
culture we have left. We are all at one point guilty of wearing the
mask.
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West is looking at a loss from the land sale. To add to that, no
matter what happened contractors, such as Turner Construc-
tion, were being paid, even for absolutely nothing. For in-
stance, if a particular construction plan had to be cancelled
(like say, because we planned $132 million over budget), the
contractors were essentially paid a cancellation fee. By the
way, this type of cancellation fee is not typical of a construc-
tion contract.
In July 2010, Mark Rocha left his position here at West to
become president at Pasadena City College. It is safe to say
that Rocha saw the situation he had put himself and the rest of
West LA College in and jumped ship.
Where was the rest of the staff while all of these terrible mis-
haps were taking place? Whether or not it is possible that
every one of the administrative staff was completely blind to
what was happening is not something easily answered, nor
will it be attempted at this time by this article’s author. This is
not an attack on any one person or group of people, but
merely a reminder to two groups. First, a reminder to the
WLAC staff that the students are your clientele and as your
clientele we expect you to perform your duty with the utmost
excellence and care that we depend on you for. Second, a re-
minder to the student body that this is YOUR West LA Col-
lege, and that you should keep yourselves informed of what is
going on, as every action that goes on directly pertains to you.
Also, if need be, be prepared to take necessary action to en-
sure that your needs are being met, and that what is rightfully
yours is not mishandled.
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Meet Your Prof. continued
Q: Any advice for students who are interested in majoring in or
studying Economics?
A: Always keep in mind that at its core econ is a social science.
What I would recommend is taking more calculus and more
quantitative skills for advanced levels.
At the principle level I would recommend students to take inter-
discipline courses such as history, political science, ethics, even
physiology because economics interacts with many disciplines.
It’s not just pure mathematics or pure history. To understand Eco-
nomics best to know more pieces, those you acquire by interact-
ing with different disciplines.
When you reach the upper level of Economics the importance
of quantitative skills like calculus cannot be undermined. It’s
important, very important. Those good at mathematics can do
well in the intermediate and advanced level. It is a big advantage.
It’s always good to get these basic mathematics done before it’s
too late. It will be quite a struggle if you wait until you are at the
advanced stage of economics to develop math skills.
Focus on quantitative skills. If you have it great, if not this is
the perfect time to work on it. Take the math assessment, know
where you are and build stronger mathematics foundation. While
you do this, take courses that complete the big picture. In addition
to be competitive in the job market it would be good to hone
computer skills with computer applications such as Microsoft
Excel.
If those things are not quite clear you can talk to me and we
can go over the Econ roadmap, that suggest what course you take
and when. Most disciplines in fact have their roadmap. Students
can talk with counselors or the division to understand what they
should do.
I would also personally recommend students take the Econ 11,
Economics of Globalization course. It’s online and tries to cap-
ture what is going on in this more global and integrated economy.
It may be kind of an eye-opening course. It’s UC and CSU trans-
ferable, is a late start class, and actually it requires just a $15 text-
book. I’m providing lots of free online articles. Right now, it is
full however. Before I was going around telling people to enroll
and boom last month [December, interview was conducted in
January] it’s full.
Q: I look forward to it. Any final comments about Economics?
A: This is the best time to learn and understand economics after
we went through with what is being called the Great Recession.
Especially when things are going down, like what happened in
2007 and 2009 everyone sees how important these things are.
Whatever job you are in, understanding the basics of economics
is more important than ever so we don’t face this kind of reces-
sion situation again or know how to respond and the what the
limits of government are. We cover these things in intro courses,
like why the economy is growing but not producing enough jobs,
impact of outsourcing, and similar topics which all might affect
our students’ future.
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WiSE-Cat
Dear Wisecat,
In one of my classes the topic of discussion was race, and one of
my classmates stated something about my race that was offen-
sive. What bothered me the most is that the teacher didn’t say
anything. Should I confront the teacher and let him or her know
how I feel? And my classmate as well?
-A.
You should have addressed your classmate when he or
she stated his or her opinion regarding your race. You should
have argued why you thought he or she was wrong, and you
should have educated them in his or her ignorance. Sometimes
people say things out of ignorance because they are not educated
when it comes to other cultures and races. Your classmate was
in his right to state his opinion, but you or someone else should
have spoken at that time to defend the race that was being tar-
geted.
Some people are not culturally open to others and that
is really sad. They have perspectives about people that make you
wonder where they are coming from. People just need to be edu-
cated to be open to different things. I do think the instructor
should have educated this person about the race that was being
talked about, instead of not saying anything.
I wouldn’t say confront your classmate, I would say educate
your classmate. Do a presentation in class about your race, or
start talking to this person more and expose him or her to your
race and your culture.
As for the teacher, talk to him or her in private and ex-
press to him what was upsetting to you. If the teacher would
have been the one that said something about your race then I
would say file a grievance report with the school because I be-
lieve a racist teacher shouldn’t be teaching at all! But since that
wasn’t the case talk to him, see what his motives were to remain
silent.
-The Wise Cat
The ASO wants to express to all the students that you have
rights on campus! If you experience anything within your class
or with your instructors, counselors, administrators, etc…Please
Don’t Remain Silent, Express Your Grievance!!!
Thank You.
Thank you for those who submitted questions this month, please
continue sending in your questions, concerns, or comments to
wlac.cat@gmail.com
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2011 BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Date OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2011 Track and Field Schedules:
Sat. Mar. 5 *Canyons West LA 1:00 PM Date Meet Location
Tues. Mar. 8 *Bakersfield West LA 2:30 PM Sat. March 5th Ben Brown Invite Cal State Fullerton
Thurs. Mar. 10 *Pierce West LA 2:30 PM Sat. March 12th Cal State Northridge Invitational Cal State Northridge
Sat. Mar. 12 *Citrus Citrus 1:00 PM Fri. March 18th *WSC South Meet College of the Canyons
Tues. Mar. 15 *Glendale West LA 2:30 PM
Fri. March 25th Santa Barbara Easter Relays Santa Barbara City College
Thurs. Mar. 17 *LA Valley LA Valley 2:30 PM
Sat. Mar. 19 *LA Mission LA Mission 1:00 PM Fri. April 1st *WSC Coastal Meeting LA Valley College
Tues. Mar. 22 *Canyons Canyons 2:30 PM Sat. April 9th Mt. Sac Invitational Mt. San Antonio College
Thurs. Mar. 24 *Canyons West LA 2:30 PM
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NOTICES
Current 2011 standings: 2 wins 6 Loses 1 tied games* as of Campus-wide Election:
February 23, 2011 Vote for the ASO Executive positions and for the Los Angeles Community
College District Board Student trustee and for
For those interested in running application packets are available in the ASO
WLAC Scholarships!
A-5 building.
Booklet available at:
wlac.edu/aso/scholarships/
WLAC_Scholarships.pdf Election Dates:
Want to know about cam-
Deadline: March 18 pus activities? Student trustee Application deadline is Tuesday, March 15th at 4pm to the
Apply today, awards are made based Vice President of Student Services office, located in A-13 to be considered
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experience, goals and more.
ASO and
Friday, April 1st at noon to the Vice President of Student Services office,
ASO is looking for an Athletic ASO is looking for an Interna- located in A-13 to be considered as a write-in candidate.
Senator. tional Student Senator.
ASO Position application deadline: Thurs. March 24th at 4pm
Duties involved:
Duties involved: Candidate forum: April 6th 12-2pm in A6
a. Shall represent the ASO at
a. Assist in the organization of International Students Program Elections held: April 12 & 13th from 9 to 2 and 4 to 11
pep rallies and assemblies con- activities and events.
cerning athletic activities and b. Shall inform the Senate of
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b. Organizes the additions and
c. Shall be co-chair of the
the selection of the pep squad. Multi-Cultural Fair Commit-
c. Serves as liaison to the tee.
women’s and men’s Athletic d. Shall perform other duties as
divisions of the college. assigned by the ASO President
and/or Student Senate.
d. Shall serve a minimum of 6
e. Shall serve a minimum of 6
office hours a week, excluding office hours a week, excluding “How to Write a Scholarship
holiday weeks. holiday weeks.
Essay”
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ASO office in A5 or email the Student Voice Newseditor. Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m. Time: 1 - 2:30 p.m
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judgment is not in keeping with the values of West Los Angeles
College. Ads must be prepaid in cash, certain classifieds excluded.
Deadline: last day of the month.