Volume 1 • Number 4
A Student Publication of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

The TradeWinds Staff
Spring 2003

Editor-in-Chief
Richard Mitchell		 Design Chief
José T. Mendoza		 Illustrations and Political Cartoonist
Vidal Diaz

Editorial Board

Marie Alvarez
Juan Flores
Rigoberto Gutierrez
Angelica Morales

Contributing Writers

Marie Alvarez
Wendy Aragon

 Juan Flores
Rigoberto Gutierrez
Eboni Z. Harley

 Angelica Morales
Jeffrey Munoz
Monica Romero

 Tamika L. Stone
Ricardo Torres
Daniel Zamora

Editorial under the direction of the Journalism Faculty Advisor,
Alexandria J. Giardino

Website under the direction of
Archie Terral Owens

Los Angeles Community College District
770 West Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017 (213) 891-2000

Board of Trustees
Sylvia Scott-Hayes, President
Warren T. Furutani, First Vice President
Mona Field, Second Vice President
Kelly G. Candaele
Georgia L. Mercer
Nancy Pearlman
Michael D. Waxman
Maria C. Grunwald, Student Trustee

District Administration
Dr. Mark Drummond, Chancellor
Dr. Peter J. Lansberger, Senior Vice Chancellor
Dr. Mary E. Lee, Executive Director,
Facilities Planning and Development
Camille A. Goulet, General Counsel
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Administration
Dr. Daniel A. Castro, Interim President
Leige C. Henderson, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs
Mary Ann Breckell, Vice President, Administration
Abbie L. Patterson, Vice President, Student Services
(Vacant), Dean, Administrative Services
Herman J. Bacchus, Jr., Dean, Arts and Science
Cynthia Morley-Mower, Acting Dean, Career Programs
Dr. Theda Douglas, Dean, Categorical Programs
Dr. Raul Cardoza, Dean, Enrollment Management
Kenneth Nakano, Dean, Technology Careers
Melvin L. Berger, College Financial Administrator