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Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Samantha Marin

Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief

Samantha Marin is in her third year at Rio Hondo College. She is currently majoring in Journalism and Communications. She is part of the Rio Hondo media team El Paisano as digital editor-in-chief. After Rio, she plans on transferring to Cal State Long Beach. Samantha wants to have a career as a sports reporter. Her dream job is to be a reporter for the Spectrum Sportsnet LA channel, which is the main station for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Samantha has many interests. Disney is one of her favorites. Disney movies are her favorite kind of movies to watch. She also loves going to Disneyland whenever she gets the chance. Samantha is a huge dog lover. She has a golden retriever and a german shepard. The dogs that she really wants are a husky and a doberman. If she didn’t want to be a reporter, Samantha would’ve wanted to be a veterinarian.

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The Sleeping Beauty castle covered with Disney Channel logo projections at Disney Channel Nite at Disneyland on Thursday March 7th, 2024.

Disney Channel Nite Debut

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief May 19, 2024

The brand new event Disneyland After Dark: Disney Channel Nite made its debut on Tuesday March 5 and Thursday March 7, 2024 at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. The event highlighted the many television...

The Dreamer's Resource Center where the Black Scholars Program is currently located.

Black Scholars Program: Empowering Students To Excel Every Day

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief May 19, 2024

The Black Scholars Program at Rio Hondo College is a support service that is specialized for black students to make their academic journey more successful. “The main focus of the program is to serve...

Kristina Urteaga, a dance instructor at Rio Hondo College, gives a dance class to students in the Rio Hondo KDA building on Tuesday Nov. 14, 2023.

“Dance is My Passion”: Spotlight on Kristina Urteaga

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Dec 5, 2023

Kristina Urteaga is a member of the dance faculty for the KDA department at Rio Hondo. She has been working at Rio Hondo for nine years. In addition to working at Rio Hondo, she works part time at Montebello...

Vanessa Cerano, a Student Success Coach at Rio Hondo College, gives presentation on balancing overall wellness on Wednesday Nov. 22, 2023.

Rio Hondo Helps Students With Balancing Their Wellness With Workshop

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Dec 5, 2023

Wednesday November 22nd, Rio Hondo College held a Balancing Overall Wellness workshop for students. The main goal of the workshop was to teach students about wellness and how to incorporate wellness into...

Rio Hondo Student Success Coach Brianna Perez giving tips to students on how to be more motivated.

Rio Hondo Motivates Students with Workshop

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Nov 15, 2023

The Rio Hondo Student Success Center held a Motivation workshop for students on Tuesday October 17th. The workshop focused on why motivation is important to have and gave tips on how to gain more of it. What...

Rio Hondo Student Success Coach Vanessa Cerano giving a presentation at Success Strategies workshop.

Rio Hondo Holds Workshop For Student Success

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Nov 15, 2023

Wednesday October 4th, 2023, the Student Success Center (SSC) held a workshop for students who were interested tips and advice on how to help them succeed in their future. Every week, the SSC holds...

Movie poster for Five Nights at Freddy's which was just released on October 27th.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Worth The Hype?

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Nov 1, 2023

The new Blumhouse movie “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was just released on Friday October 27th. The movie is based off of the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon that took the world...

"Fright Night" at Uptown Whittier Night Market

A Night of Fun and Frights

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Oct 18, 2023

Uptown Whittier hosted their weekly night market this past Wednesday Oct. 11. The theme of this week's market was “Fright Night” and was centered around Halloween. There were many activities that people...

College of Engineering and Computer Science Building at Cal State Fullerton.

CSU System Is Raising Tuition Costs

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Oct 3, 2023

It's recently been announced that the California State University system approved a proposal that raises tuition for all students. The CSU Board of Trustees approved the plan which states that all schools...

Students and employers at job and internship fair at Rio Hondo College.

A Look Into What Careers Await You After College

Written by Samantha Marin, Online Editor in Chief Sep 22, 2023

Tuesday, Sep. 12th, Rio Hondo College had its popular and highly anticipated Job and Internship Fair. This fair is one of Rio Hondo's biggest events during the year. This fair has numerous companies, nonprofits,...