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student feeling drained

Feb. 11, 2:10 p.m.-Officers
responded to the Library lawn
regarding a medical aid call. A
female student had just donated
blood on campus and was feeling
weak and dizzy. Paramedics ar-
rived on the scene, but the student
refused to be transported for treat-
ment.
Possible controlled
substance confiscated
Feb. 13, 7:15 p.m.-Officer
conducted a traffic stop on a vehi-
cle for an equipment violation on
Redondo Beach Boulevard. The
driver, a male non-student, was
found to be in possession of an un-
known, possibly illegal and con-
trolled substance. Officers confis-
cated the substance to be sent for
testing, and issued the driver a ci-
tation for the equipment violation.
If the substance tests positive as
a controlled substance, the driver
will be charged with possession of
a controlled substance as well .
Pool-side cellphone
theft
Feb. 6, approximately 3
p.m.-Officers responded to the
station regarding a theft report.
A male student stated that he was
in the pool area to attend a P.E.
class, and placed his book bag on
the bleachers at around 11:20 a.m ..
When he returned at 12:20 p.m.,
he noticed that his cellphone had
been removed from his bag.
Vehicle Burglary in Lot H
Feb. 5, approximately 10
a.m.-Officers responded to the
station regarding a vehicle bur-
glary report. The owner, a female
student, reported that her car,
parked on the second floor of Lot
H, was broken into and its parking
permit stolen. There were no signs
of forced entry into the vehicle.
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EC Forensics wins
gold, warms up for
state and nationals
Celine West
Staff Writer
@ECCUnionCeline
EC's debate team competed
in the Tabor Venitsky and LD
Championships, a three-day
event in Cerritos, Feb. 15 to 17.
Among the notable vic-
tories was Abigail Watkins,
who won first place out of 59
competitors, in the extem-
poraneous speaking contest.
Meanwhile, Alejandro Rivera
won second place out of 73
competitors in the impromptu
speaking contest.
"Our top debate team won
gold," Francesca Bishop, pro-
fessor of forensics, said. "We
had a couple other teams win
silver, and a couple teams win
bronze."
This tournament was im-
portant because, unlike nor-
mal tournaments, it has the
same format as the state and
nationals, she said. The Cerri-
tos tournament was the official
tournament preparing students
for state and nationals.
"We are No. 3 of the com-
munity colleges in the nation
right now, and we are No. 9
overall," Bishop added.
In normal tournaments,
contestants are informed of
the topic 20 minutes before
they are to compete, she said,
and they can talk it over with
their team, use the Internet
and other resources to prepare
during that time.
During this recent tourna-
ment in Cerritos, however, only
the debate pair is informed of
their topic. They cannot talk to
their team about it, use the In-
ternet, or any other resources;
they have to have the topic and
an understanding of it in their
heads, she said.
"If they can't find it then
they lose. This has never hap-
pened to El Camino. I have
just never seen it happen be-
fore," Bishop said.
The topics broached this
weekend covered a wide range
of issues.
"We talked about educa-
tion, at the tournament, Iran's
nuclear power, and Afghani-
stan," Joy De Guzman, 20,
international relations major
said.
I did seven rounds, made
it through to finals, but then
I lost, De Guzman said. My
teammate lost, so I had to de-
bate the next person, she said.
We came close to winning, she
said.
"I have been on the De-
bate team since the beginning
of fall semester," Brittany
Hubble, 21, communications
major, said. "I did leadership
activities on campus and I was
always good at public speak-
ing."
In preparation, I'm con-
stantly watching the news,
reading, and watching CNN
updates, Hubble said.
You don't have to really be
knowledgeable. It's just hard
work, Bishop said. You really
don't know what you're good
at until you get exposed to it.
It can lead to things, she said.
"The tournament was ex-
hausting and fun, an adrena-
line rush and high stress,"
Hubble said, "and it was the
most rewarding thing I have
ever been a part of."
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