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El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

988 National Suicide Prevention

Written by John Rodriguez
Oct 20, 2021

Congress has passed a bipartisan legislation creating only a three-digit national suicide hotline (988) back in Sept. 2020. It is similar to 911, to help...

A Home Away From Home Ronald McDonald House Of Pasadena’s SHINE Gala raises funds to continue providing for families

Written by Jasmine Soria, Print Editor-in-Chief
Oct 19, 2021

 This past Saturday, board members, donors, and members of the Pasadena community gathered at the Annandale golf course to celebrate the annual Ronald...

Missionaries Kidnapped by Haitian Gang

Written by Lorenzo Arce, Copy Editor
Oct 18, 2021

Authorities from Haiti and the United States are scrambling to save a group of missionaries and their families. This is just the latest tragedy that has...

Ethnic Studies Will Be in California High Schools, and It’s Mandatory

Oct 17, 2021

Ethnic studies courses are now a requirement for all high school students in California. On Friday, Oct 8, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom passed Assembly Bill...

Los Angeles Fashion Week makes a show-stopping return at The Petersen Museum

Written by Jasmine Soria, Print Editor-in-Chief
Oct 12, 2021

  Los Angeles Fashion Week made a return for the first time since 2019, featuring four days of Cars and Fashion, Red Carpet, Contemporary,...

President Biden Proclaims Both Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day

Written by Jeffrey Barragan, Copy Editor
Oct 11, 2021

On Oct. 8, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed Monday, Oct. 11 as Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day. For the last 50 years, the second...

DEA warns increase of Fentanyl and Meth in Fake Prescription Pills

Written by John Rodriguez
Oct 6, 2021

An increase of fake prescription pills has been discovered that fentanyl and methamphetamine have been laced to many of the fake prescription pills.  Numbers...

Oncologist Dr. Merrill Shum Named Top Doctor 2021

Oncologist Dr. Merrill Shum Named Top Doctor 2021

Written by Brandon Lee Ramirez, Reporter
Oct 4, 2021

Local Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Merrill Shum awarded Top Doctor 2021 by California Magazine and 2021 Super Doctor in his respective category by Los...

California has Lowest COVID 19 Case Rate

Written by John Rodriguez
Sep 30, 2021

It has been almost two years since the start of COVID 19, and yet it won’t be gone anytime soon. However for California, one of the country’s most...

California Banishes the Word “Alien” From its Laws

Written by Cassidy Anderson
Sep 28, 2021

On Friday, September 24, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill AB 1096 which banishes the word “Alien” from all sections of the California state...

Rio Hondo College Will Begin Promoting Calfresh to Students

Written by Jeffrey Barragan, Copy Editor
Sep 27, 2021

Rio Hondo College recently announced it will receive a $432,726 grant from the Calfresh program beginning in Oct until Sept of 2024. Calfresh is part of...

Vaccine Mandate in Los Angeles County

Written by Marina Gutierrez
Sep 21, 2021

     Health officials have been contemplating whether or not to make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for weeks now.      Los Angeles County Health...

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