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The Student News Site of Elgin Community College

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Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia, staff writer and editor-in-training

 

This is Garcia’s second year at ECC. He is pursuing an associate in arts. This is Garcia’s second semester with the Observer. His goal has always been to educate and break down topics related to science and nature. He wants to make complex topics into simple, yet entertaining, stories for readers across the ECC community. His personal motto is to teach others about nature.

 

Contact information: [email protected]

All content by Daniel Garcia
Immigration book collection including title "American Immigration", in aisle 303-305, on second floor at ECC's library on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2025

Learn about immigration through library resources

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer and Editor-in-training
October 24, 2025
Advanced obedience trained, Noah, at Woofbeach Sands Grooming and Dog Training center, with his owner, Jordan Buck, who is a Canine Behavioral Instructor on September 19, 2025.

Celebrating Guide Dogs

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer and Editor-in-training
September 24, 2025
ECC Building K the day after an ECC student was taken into custody by ICE agents.

ECC student taken into custody by ICE agents

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer and Editor-in-training
September 18, 2025
Gema Macklin, Director of Logistics, Records, and Asset Management, looks for files in the records retention room.

Q & A with Gema Macklin

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer and Editor-in-training
September 2, 2025
Max Garcia holds a fistful of dirt and Red Wiggler Worms, which are used in composting. The worms can consume organic materials much faster than other types of worms.

Worming Your Way to Recycling

Daniel Garcia, Staff Reporter
May 20, 2025
Picture of two different types of native sweat bees at Elgin Hawthorne Hill Nature Center.

All About Pollinators

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer
May 12, 2025
Archie Jarman, associate director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab, speaks about the impact of USAID funding cuts on their work, while standing in an experimental garden at the University of California, Davis, in Davis, California, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Composting 101

Daniel Garcia, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2025
Writers Center Meeting

Writers Center Meeting

Daniel Garcia, Staff Writer
March 27, 2025
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