The "Union" in "The Great Sacramento Escape"

This is the true story, of 16 aspiring journalist, who get out of the newsroom at EC and start being, real journalist, this is the great Sacramento Escape.....

- Miyu (editor_in_Chief)
-nick ( Sports_editor)
- Suzy (Opinion_editor)
- meagan (News_editor)
-Jen (Arts_editor)
- miles (Features_editor)
-Tony (Photo_editor)
- Filip (Photo_editor)
- Anna (writer/ Sacramento ice cream explorer)
- Roxy (writer/ purple trend_setter)
- Jessica (writer/ airplane Sudoku_ champion)
- Danny (writer/ card trick psychic
-Rosie (writer/ Just a really cool gal)
- P.J. (writer/ fitness_guru)
- Maria (writer/ potential cartoon_specialist)
-Aaron (JACC Vice_prez)

and featuring

-Lori (Commander_in_chief)
-Kate (I taught her how to throw up "L.A.")






Nick's palms are heavy, his head hs down, he felt nervous, but Nick wouldn't forget what he wrote down as the J.A.C.C announced our very own Sports editor Nicholas Ingram (pictured above in all his glory) as the First Place winner in Sports Feature writing. the elation seen in his face was something to be cherished because it was one of many wins in the California conference that celebrates aspiring Community College journalist from around CA. Suzy Brown, arts editor (pictured below in the middle with Rosie and Maria) walked away with first in best feature writing, the "Union" took home the Pacesetter Award meaning that we are one of the top student community college newspapers in CA. It was a great end to a great weekend in Sacramento. But like every great end, there is always a great beginning and a great middle, kind of like the "Godfather" trilogy only all three are really good and we don't have Sofia Coppola doing some bad acting, but what we do have is great work done by a great group of individuals I am proud to call my friends and colleagues.



Like an old episode of "Melrose Place" or " 90210" plenty of interesting episodes happened in Sacramento and it all began with a flight from the city of angels at LAX Airport, once we arrived in Sacramento it was like being a tourist....for some we had no clue what to expect. I had no clue what to expect after being on staff for three semesters and now finally deciding to go to JACC. What I found was a rewarding experience that I will go in to more detail about later. Just know when the EC "Union" won so many awards, it put a renew faith in me for the future of journalism and made me want to be a better journalist. But most importantly I got to know wonderful writers on my staff who contribute to my page and create some memorable experiences which include but are not limited to the following quotes:

- "His name is Fidel Castro, really, really?"
- random groosmen: " you know you only ge to get married once"
me: "sometimes twice."
- "Faaaannttttassssy Club where all your fantasies come true"
- "I just like purple"
- "yeah his last name is castro, so?"
- Good Luck finishing it (written on to a magazine by one of our writers)
- "First place, Nicholas Ingram, EC"

We really got to know each other and though there were times where we wanted to figuratively kill each other, we made it through and I am looking forward to more people and some of the same to atten the Southern CA J.A.C.C. convention. So we can continue our legacy of greatness.