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El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Alex Rodriguez, Reporter

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Rio Talk: Transfer

Written by Alex Rodriguez and Jacobo Garrido Sep 10, 2018

Rio Hondo College leads to many possibilities including transferring. This Rio Talk, Alex Rodriguez and Jacobo Garrido offer advice on Transferring. Meanwhile discussing their experience to closed and...

23 Passengers Removed From Cruise Ship in Australia After Brawls

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Feb 22, 2018

Authorities have removed 23 passengers from a Carnival Cruise Line ship in Australia after a series of brawls, New South Wales police and Carnival said in statements. Cellphone video from the ship shows...

An Officer Was Fired After He Chose Not to Shoot a Distraught Suspect

Written by Alex Rodriguez , Reporter Feb 14, 2018

A West Virginia city has agreed to pay a former police officer $175,000 to settle a wrongful-termination lawsuit after he was fired following his decision not to shoot a distraught suspect who was...

Sheckler Foundation gives back to the community

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter May 16, 2017

As the Sheckler foundation commenced, there were dozens of amatuer skateboarders gliding across the skate rink, as well as professional skateboarders like Ryan Decenzo, Alex Midler among many more that...

Diverse, Music, Nakane!

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Jan 26, 2017

Jasmin Reyes Speaks Out About Plans for Rio

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Nov 28, 2016

Vice president candidate to the Associated Students of Rio Hondo College, Jasmine Reyes is running head on full survivor mode with opposing candidate Victoria Diaz. Both candidate students have been campaigning...

Archaeologists Discover Cannabis use in Ancient Sacrament

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Nov 3, 2016

Marijuana has been used for many reasons throughout the past decades, mainly for one’s necessity, but also for a spiritual purpose to get closer to a higher being. The National Geographic reports having...

Rio Hondo debate team V. Irvine Valley College

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Oct 26, 2016

The Rio Hondo forensic team competed last Friday, Oct 21st,  against Irvine Valley College. The Rio Hondo team went up against competitive two and four year programs in both IPDA and NFA – LD debate....

Wing Stop Opens in El Monte

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Oct 11, 2016

Southern California opened a brand new Wingstop in El Monte, and their residents were standing in line at 10:30 in the morning for its grand opening. From free hot wings to live music; El Monte residents...

Salomon Huerta: The art of controversy

Written by Alex Rodriguez, Reporter Sep 14, 2016

Artist Salomon Huerta held an exhibit at the Rio Hondo art gallery to help encourage Rio Hondo students in art and painting. Huerta held a minor exhibit and gave a speech with follow up questions to...