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On December 8, LACC Foundation hosted a special reception honoring some of our many talented and distinguished alumni who participated in LACC’s light pole banner marketing project. The evening began with campus tours for alumni and their families to view their light pole banners. Following the tours, guests made their way back to the Student Union for hors d’oeuvres and drinks. A live jazz band made up of students from the music department played throughout the night. The event was well-attended with over 100 guests and alumni including former Los...
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On Sunday, December 6, Los Angeles City College alumnus Mark Hamill returned to his alma mater to meet with current Theatre Academy Students, followed by a Q&A session with fans, moderated by emeritus Al Rossi in the Camino Theatre. Hamill attended LACC for four semesters plus a summer session in the early 1970s. During the Q&A, Hamill discussed his time at LACC and told stories from his acting and voice over career. He described his audition for Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, during which he...
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Eva Reyes (pictured above, center) grew up in South Los Angeles with her “loud Afro-Latino family.” In high school, Eva tutored at-risk middle school students and taught dance classes. This helped her stay out of trouble and led her to work with youth and family services, specifically gang intervention. After graduating high school, Eva started taking classes at South West College and attended many other colleges in the area before finding her home at LACC. After struggling with her classes in...
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On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Los Angeles City College held their first annual ‘Veterans Have Talent’ in honor of Veteran’s Day. Before the talent portion of the event kicked off, Blas Villalobo, Veterans Advisory Commissioner at Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and LACC’s Congressman Adam Schiff said a few words to the more than 200 veterans in attendance. LACC has the largest number of veterans within the Los Angeles Community College District, over 500, and was rated...
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About the Photographer: While most students come to college to get an education, Gegham Khekoyan has come from Armenia to LACC to give the campus the gift of his art. In Armenia, he was a renowned designer of books, magazines, and newspapers. As a student here since 2011, he has helped the Collegian newspaper win national acclaim and awards. For the past three years, he has taken on the monumenta individual voluntary task of honoring and preserving the life...
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By Ryan Koncar After 10 years pursuing a retail sales and management career, I made the decision to return to school full time and finish what I started so long ago—earning a Bachelor’s degree. The best way to describe how I felt at the time is like this: I was climbing the figurative corporate ladder only to find out halfway up that it was leaning against the wrong building. Even though I was heading down a decent path, it...
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LACC Foundation accepted 13 exemplary students into the Presidents Scholars Program for the 2015-2016 year. The President’s Scholar Award provides outstanding graduating high school students full support for tuition, books, and supplies in order to graduate and/or transfer to a four-year college or university. In addition to the scholarship, each President’s Scholar receives a notebook tablet, campus orientation, free parking, free admission to cultural events, membership in the Ralph Bunche Honors program, and an invitation to an annual reception with the...
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On Saturday, September 12, LACC alumna Cindy Williams returned to the El Camino Theater stage as she discussed her new book, “Shirley, I Jest: A Storied Life.” Fellow alumnus and friend, Bruce Kimmel ’68, introduced the event, while Herbie J Pilato served as moderator. Cindy spoke to Herbie on the Camino stage about her life, her time spent at LACC, her notable acting career, and her quirky friendship with Andy Kaufmann. As she spoke, she brought stories to life...
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Marian Montano graduated from John Marshall High School in 2014 with hopes of transferring to a four-year university. Even with a GPA of 3.96 and a great SAT score, she did not receive acceptance into the four universities she applied to. She believes that it was a result of bad advice on filling out her applications and personal statements. After receiving the hard news, she turned her attention towards LACC. She applied to LACC’s President’s Scholars Program, an elite...
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LACC students and twins Penelope and America Lopez don’t just love coding and programming because they love the challenge of creating technology — they have also made it their goal to use technology to improve their communities. At the recent Hack for LA Hack-a-thon, on June 6 and 7, the self-proclaimed CyberCode Twins competed with over 500 other hackers and were awarded the top prize in the Children’s Health category for developing an anti-bullying app. According to a mission...
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