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The Observer
Do you write fantasy, horror, mystery, or other creative writing? The Writers’ Haven is gathering writers at an Open Mic Oct. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in B181. “There are a lot of creatives out there, they just have to find out about us so we can all get together,” said Daniel Garcia, Writers’ Haven Club...
The Observer
Appointments are open for We Rise ECC’s legal clinic on Wed., Oct. 14, hosted by Melissa Barbosa. Students can register via Google form or email at [email protected]. The free clinic will be held in Building F 121, with appointments from 3:30 to 5:30 pm lasting approximately 25 minutes each. Appointments are first-come, first-served, and limited...
The Observer
On a rainy, bleary afternoon, a toddler peers out of her apartment window. A new brightly colored playground sits empty in front of her worn apartment building. She lives in what was a brothel. The building, 330 Ann Street, is a 10-minute drive from ECC’s campus. The apartment complex has 12 separate, red brick buildings....
The Observer
Tickets are running out at Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 77th year of performances, this weekend, on Oct. 10 and 11 at The Hemmens Cultural Center in downtown Elgin. Seats for the performance, titled “Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto,” are still available for students at $10, adults at $20, and children under 18 are free with an adult present....
The Observer
An Elgin Christian university hosted controversial Turning Point USA’s “America: Love it or Leave it” tour featuring Erika Kirk to a 600-plus audience.
The Observer
After more than a decade with the ECC Police Department, Claudio Mercado has retired this month leaving behind colleagues who say his presence on campus will be difficult to replace, To his colleagues, Mercado was someone students could approach, a coworker they could depend on, and a person who consistently showed compassion. David Kintz, ECC...
The Observer
An Elgin Christian university hosted controversial Turning Point USA’s “America: Love it or Leave it” tour featuring Erika Kirk to a 600-plus audience. Held in Herrick Chapel, the stained glass windows were adorned in blue, pink, yellow, white, and green. Students and alumni, many of whom were dressed in red symbolic of Turning Point USA...
The Observer
Welding students now have equipment that they didn’t have before, and other pieces of equipment are newer versions of old equipment. Students have more and larger equipment to learn different methods of welding from manual to automatic. The Observer witnessed Emily Ponce-Marquez’s Welding I class to see the new equipment in use. Ponce-Marquez’s is the...
The Observer
Eight months after a loaded firearm was found on Elgin Community College’s campus, student Jessica Jeffries’ criminal case remains pending. On Sept. 23, the case was continued to allow time for status on Jeffries’ Deferred Prosecution Program application. This program offers eligible defendants an opportunity to avoid a formal criminal conviction by completi
The Observer
Have you noticed a white sticker under your classroom number? It’s a new feature of signage that reads, “access limited to students, faculty and staff,” in English and Spanish text. Access signs are approximately 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. Do you know why signs are there? ECC President Peggy Heinrich said access signs...
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