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Edgy Art Exhibit Opens This Week at West L.A. College

Supreme Court Justice Porter Stewart famously said, “I know [pornography] when I see it.” “Slightly Scandalous,” an art exhibition opening Thursday in the FineArts Gallery on the campus of West Los Angeles College, showcases 10 well-known Los Angeles artists who titillate and deal with eroticism. Sometimes they walk the fine line of what Justice Stewart’s “it” is.

West Singled Out to Develop Smart Statewide Online Access Tool

West Los Angeles College has been selected to work on the development of an online education portal that will increase access to online courses and to help shape a common student assessment tool to be used by all California community colleges. West was among 24 chosen from a pool of 112 California community colleges. President Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh said ...

Five West L.A. Track Stars Chosen as All-Americans

Five student-athletes from the West Los Angeles College’s track and field team, including two who earned state champion titles, were named to the U. S. Community College Track Coaches Assn. All-American team for community colleges. Earlier this season, the Wildcats men’s and women’s teams finished second in the competitive Western State Conference. Both West L.A. College programs have ...

West L.A. College Helps Nab Serial Identity Theft Suspect

With the aid of staffers at West Los Angeles College, a suspect was arrested yesterday by sheriff’s deputies in a series of identity thefts. Victims are in the dozens in the long-running case. Reon Jordan is alleged to have purchased gift receipts, similar in concept to gift cards, to pay for career-related courses at West. Astute college staffers found Ms. Jordan’s payment patterns suspicious. They contacted the on-campus sheriff’s office. This initiated ...

A New Bus Gift for West L.A. College

Officials from the School District and the Community College District gathered yesterday afternoon with West Los Angeles College leadership and students to celebrate the opening of a new on-campus bus stop.

Prop. 30 Will Fatten West L.A. College’s Class Lineup

Owing largely to Prop. 30’s solid victory last November, West Los Angeles College will offer 60 more class sections in the fall than last year, thanks also to the improving state economy and the state Legislature’s renewed attention to education. The spring semester also will...

Victories for West Los Angeles College's Track & Field Teams

West Los Angeles College’s track and field teams, the men and the women, made a strong showing in the Southern California Championships at Antelope Valley College. Next week, West will be represented in a half-dozen men’s and women’s events in the state finals at San Mateo College.

West Is Both King and Queen of Track – SoCal Prelims...

The West Los Angeles College women’s track and field team has won the Western States Conference championships for the fourth consecutive year. This is the longest winning streak achieved by any women’s team in the 33-year history of the Western State Conference.

Who Knew? West Students Star in Aviation Maintenance Event

The Aviation Mechanics team from West Los Angeles College took first place in the Turbine Engine event recently at their very first appearance at the Aviation Maintenance Technician Society's Maintenance Skills competition. At the March event held in Las Vegas, the college also took...

Women of West L.A. Play Cancer Benefit in Two Weeks

On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16, in the West Los Angeles College gym, the women’s basketball team will play L.A. Valley in a special game to benefit the American Cancer Society. Tickets are $5 for the 3 o’clock event that is part of a far larger promotion to benefit the Cancer Society.