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“In the coming years, jobs requiring at least an associate degree are projected to grow twice as fast as jobs requiring no college experience. We will not fill those jobs – or keep those jobs on our shores – without the training offered by community colleges.” – President Barack Obama In an increasingly competitive world economy, America’s economic strength depends upon the education and skills of its workers. In the coming years, jobs requiring at least an associate degree are projected to grow twice as fast as those requiring no college experience. To meet this need, President Obama set two national goals: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world, and community colleges will produce an additional 5 million graduates.

As the largest part of the nation’s higher education system, community colleges enroll more than 6 million students and are growing rapidly.

They feature affordable tuition, open admission policies, flexible course schedules, and convenient locations. Community Colleges are particularly important for students who are older, working, or need remedial classes. Community colleges work with businesses, industry and government to create tailored training programs to meet economic needs like nursing, health information technology, advanced manufacturing, and green jobs.

Last July, President Obama proposed the American Graduation Initiative to invest in community colleges and help American workers get the skills and credentials they need to succeed.

The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act includes $2 billion over four years for community college and career training. These resources will help community colleges and other institutions develop, improve, and provide education and training, suitable for workers who are eligible for trade adjustment assistance. The initiative will be housed at the Department of Labor and implemented in close cooperation with the Department of Education. With these resources, community colleges across the country could:

• Work with businesses: Colleges could build partnerships with businesses and the workforce investment system to create career pathways through which workers will earn new credentials and promotions through step-by-step, work site education programs that build essential skills.

Colleges will work closely with employers to design training that is relevant to the local labor market and likely to lead to employment and careers.

• Create education partnerships: Colleges could work with other educational institutions to expand course offerings and promote the transfer of credit among colleges.

• Teach basic skills: Colleges could improve remedial and adult education programs, accelerating students’ progress and integrating developmental classes into academic and vocational classes.

• Meet students’ needs: Colleges could offer their students more than just a course catalog through comprehensive, personalized services to help them plan their careers, stay in school, and graduate.

• Develop online courses: Colleges could create open online course materials such as interactive tutors, simulations, and multimedia software that can help students learn more, and learn better, in less time.

This program would complement President Obama’s broader agenda for higher education, including nearly doubling funding for Pell grants over three years and tripling the largest college tax credit, now known as the American Opportunity Tax Credit. At this time of economic hardship and uncertainty, the Administration’s agenda will build the highly skilled workforce that is crucial for success in the 21st century.

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English major J.C. Chan was more than 20 feet away from a window or door while smoking in San Gabriel Plaza when this photograph was taken.

This semester, the rules have changed. GCC has joined other community colleges, including Pasadena, College of the Canyons, and Santa Monica, in restricting smoking to specific areas, mainly the parking lots. San Gabriel Plaza, San Rafael Plaza, Plaza Vaquero, the stairs between the San Gabriel Building and the Advanced Technology Building, the bleachers above Sartoris Field and the financial aid line — all places where students and staff members have smoked in the past — are now off-limits and subject to a $35 fine. To find out more about where to smoke on campus, refer to the map on page 8 and related article on page 9.

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President Shamilian Has Big Plans for New Year

By Nik Brkic

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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ith every new semester comes new events and that includes those offered by the Associated Students of Glendale Community College (ASGCC).

Every president sets goals that are different from their predecessors. This semester ASGCC President Janet Shamilian has set new goals in an attempt to get GCC to become more “active on a regional basis” and to reach out more strongly to high schools around the area.

The goal of becoming more active on a regional basis is to create a dynamic whereas other community college student bodies as well as ASGCC are able to share their ideas, which are designed to improve their respective schools.

The goal is to help the college now, while attempting to create a system where freshman can succeed both inside and outside of the classroom. Another goal for ASGCC is to reach out to local high schools and to give presentations that aren’t based on the standard “how to succeed at GCC” but rather on how to increase the students’ horizons while at GCC. The presentations

will show the kinds of student clubs that GCC has to offer, and also that it is possible for them to fill any void they see by creating their own clubs.

One of the first events of the new semester that ASGCC will oversee is the first meeting of the Inter Organizational Council (IOC) on Sept. 25. The IOC is a bimonthly meeting where students gather to discuss how the various clubs are doing. The first meeting is the most important because it is the meeting where students must register their perspective clubs. If they do not register at the first meeting, their club will not eligible to receive funding from ASGCC. ASGCC has a fund called Campus Project Support that student clubs can apply for in order to receive grants of up to $2,500 for a project.

ASGCC also has several band performances planned.

However, it is still looking for a few performers. If there are any student bands who would like a shot at showing off their musical talents, please send an e-mail to ASVPAC@yahoo.com for more information.

There will be two town hall meetings set for Oct. 14 and Dec. 2. These meetings will show how ASGCC is structured and how it

Accreditation, Budget Main Concerns of Fall’s 1st Board Meeting

By Aaron Carlos

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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he new budget and accreditation progress reports were the main focus of the college’s board of trustee’s agenda Monday, which also featured former board member and Glendale Mayor Ari Najarian who had recently visited Gosong, South Korea.

During Najarian’s trip to Glendale’s sister city, he met with Gosong’s Mayor Chang Lee with whom he discussed Korea’s plan to send high school graduates to study at colleges in the U.S. Najarian said that Lee spoke encouragingly of sending cohorts of 20 to 50 students to study for up to a year at GCC. The

students would be particularly interested in studying English, law and sociology. Lee plans to visit the college at a time yet to be determined.

Also at the board meeting, the Character and Ethics Project presented GCC with two banners in recognition of the outstanding character of the school’s student athletes. The banners symbolize that GCC supports producing good character. They shall serve as a reminder to the generations of future students who attend GCC that character does count.

The location of the banners has yet to be determined but they will most likely be hung side by side in the gymnasium.

[See Trustees, page 4]

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STARTING THE NEW YEAR: The student government has plenty to offer this year, and President Janet Shamilian has plans for high school outreach and newsletters.

functions. During the meeting, the vice presidents will each discuss an issue that affects Glendale’s student body, such as policies that have been passed or budget issues and other concerns. At the end of each town hall meeting there be time for a question-and-answer segment that allows the audience

to ask any questions they may have.

ASGCC will create two newsletters to inform and update students on upcoming events as well as on recent ASGCC accomplishments. For those who like to be updated more often, e-mail addresses will be collected

for the distribution list and e-mails will provide information regarding upcoming events.

Just send an e-mail to aspres@ glendale.edu.

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9-11 Day of Service Honors Volunteers, Victims

By Derek Stowe

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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/11 refers to Sept. 11, 2001, the day that 2,996 were killed.

The victims of the attack included firemen, policemen and civilians, including nationals from more than 70 countries.

In all, Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets: two that struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; a third jet which struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.; and a fourth plane whose passengers overtook the hijackers and caused the plane to crash in a rural Pennsylvania field. Many believe this fourth plane was on its way to destroy the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance Fund was formed to commemorate the service of those who voluntarily helped others on that fateful day. The goal of this fund is to donate at least 100 new backpacks full of essential school supplies to homeless children in the Glendale area. GCC students, faculty and staff can help these young victims by supporting this worthy cause, if they so desire.

“It’s something we should never forget. It’s up to us as a country to remember those who lost their lives and to keep doing things in remembrance of them,”

said Ella Shahjahanian, 19, a communications major.

She is one of the students working on the fund drive at the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) at GCC; it is located on the second floor of the Sierra Madre building, next to the cafeteria. She says, “I was 11 years old when the Twin Towers came down, and I didn’t believe my ears when the radio report came on.” Then after seeing it happen on a TV at her grandmother’s house, she said she understood. “It was so unreal.

I’ve never seen anything like that.

It sure makes you question things more.”

Another CSI worker, Quitos Ruiz, 21, a political science and game design major, said he had been walking to his middle school when a friend pulled over to tell him that the towers had been hit.

“What do you mean someone hit them?” Ruiz asked. “Planes crashed into them,” his friend replied. “How did planes crash into these monumental buildings?” pondered Ruis, completely stunned. Since that day, he has felt a recurring uneasiness.

“Can we really be safe anymore? The world right now is not the way we want it. To have events like this occur, we should start changing it, even if it’s a small change.”

As of this publication, the

Board of Trustees [Trustees, from page 3] The second special presentation was the Achievement of Academic Rank.

Applications for advancement in rank are reviewed annually by the Academic Senate’s Academic Rank committee and submitted to the Senate for approval. The following candidates were approved at the May 20, 2010 meeting: Peter Green (Music), Patricia Hironymous (ESL), John Leland (Geology), Robert Conover (Biology), Michael Reed (Geography), Jayne Campbell (Music), Jeanette Farr (Theatre Arts), Sarah McLemore (ESL), Deborah Robiglio (ESL), Nick Sahakyan (Armenian), Kirk Vaughn (ESL), Jan

Young (Developmental Skills), Diane Adamson (English), Gary Covitt (Biology), Diana Diekman (Dance), Edwin Fallahi (ESL), Cheryl Johnson (ESL), Eileen Elizabeth Roth (Psychology) and Carmelinda Vescelus (Home Arts).

The Measure G Funds balances and schedule update determined that the Garfield campus expansion update is expecting occupancy in the fall of 2011. The site grading and steel columns are complete with the floor framing in process. A structural redesign of the building is being made to accommodate a new shoring wall project. This approach is designed to reduce overall building costs. Reducing building costs has become a point

students, teachers and families of GCC have donated more than $300 to the September fund-raising drive, which began on Aug. 30 with the unveiling of the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance banner outside of the Center for Student Involvement.

When asked how this year’s proceeds were doing as compared to last year, Ruiz said, “Last year we were only selling bagels and water. This year we’ve been selling muffins, too, which has brought more people in to see what the table is all about.

So we’ve gotten a lot more donations.”

“The donations have been coming in ranging from $1 for water, to $2 for a bagel and cream cheese. We even had one donation of 100 dollars.” Shahjahanian said.

According to Hoover Zariani, the center’s director and 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance organizer, “We need a lot more supplies if we’re going to fill 100 backpacks.” Therefore, the fund drive will be continued until the end of September. Those who are interested in helping should bring in new school supplies or simply make a cash donation.

The 9/11 Service and Remembrance fund drive is called Pack-a-Backpack, and will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 14. in the

student center. Tables will be set up with all the collected school supplies on them, and those who have volunteered will assemble the 100 or more backpacks. The backpacks will be donated to School on Wheels, which is in charge of their distribution.

In 1993, Agnes Stevens, a retired teacher and founder of School on Wheels (schoolonwheels.org), discovered that hundreds of thousands of children across America were homeless and not attending school. By volunteering to teach homeless children at a local park in Santa Monica, she encouraged them to stay in school and to keep up with their grades and school activities. Many of Glendale’s kindergarten through 12th grade students have also been living in the streets, in vehicles or in homeless shelters.

By pitching in to help School

on Wheels improve the Glendale community by helping those less fortunate, GCC students and faculty can make a truly meaningful gesture. Besides making a donation, volunteering at the Center for Student Involvement can be a rewarding experience and looks good on any application.

CSI helps students get involved in the local community and on campus.

Students who participate in CSI activities have reported enhanced communication and problemsolving skills, and appreciation for diversity. CSI hours are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon. More information can be found by visiting www.glendale. edu/csi or by calling (818) 2401000 ext. 5580.

of emphasis.

The District opener for year two of the collective bargaining agreement with the California School Employees Association was also discussed. After the adoption of the California state budget, the district agrees to negotiate any necessary compensation adjustments. It was recommended that the board of trustees approve forwarding the district openers for year two of the collective bargaining agreement with the CEA, through the negotiation process.

The City of Glendale proposes to install and maintain ice storage units which will assist and improve some of the GCC’s HVAC units. The system is designed to absorb off-peak load and distribute it during on-peak episodes while consuming equal or less energy. The installation and maintenance will be at no

cost to the college. In order to maintain this system, the city of Glendale must have regular access to the units. This grant will allow the Glendale Department of Water and Power access to the ice storage units for continued maintenance and operation of the system. A copy of the easement is on file in the purchasing office and will be carried out and recorded by the City after Board approval.

The college solicited its bid for the auditorium power upgrade project. The deadline for response was Aug. 24 and one bid was received from A-1 Electric. The company has completed several other projects for the college.

This project will include the installation of two electrical panel boards and new lighting controls which will update the existing outdated electrical system in the college auditorium. This project is a state-funded scheduled

maintenance project.

The board approved a final plan proposal for the Aviation/Art building modernization project in which the building will be converted to accommodate the music department. This project will expand the restroom facilities, create music department offices, music practice rooms, a large recital hall, an instrumental recital hall and two music labs. The remodeled area will consist of the existing hangar, test cell, and classroom laboratory rooms.

Information regarding the meeting can be found at www. glendale.edu under the Board of Trustees button.

Photo by Derek Stowe

HELPING HANDS: The Center for Student Involvement, aims to help 100 needy children with this year’s drive.

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Native Americans Launch Social Networking Site

By Jane Pojawa EL VAQUERO PRODUCTION MANAGER

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he Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians launched a new website on Sept.

3 at Pasadena’s chic Bar Celona.

The event celebrated the creation of the first-ever social networking site for Native Americans.

“Ndn.me [http://ndn.me] was two years in the making,” said Rudy Ortega Jr., tribal administrator. “We were inspired by the success of Facebook and MySpace, but wanted a design that was more intuitive to use, and [geared to] the [Native American] community.”

A grant from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helped make this possible. The Pahi Creative Group, a native-run creative agency started by the Tataviam tribe, stepped in to make the concept a workable reality.

Dakotah, the primary Web designer, said that the actual nuts-and-bolts site construction and programming took “about six months,” but that there are still some use issues that need to be resolved. “We only went live three days ago,” he said.

The concept is simple, but the

implications are huge. This is the first time a social networking site has been created exclusively for people of the First Nations.

“We want to get the word out to all the tribes and connect even the smallest communities,” said Austin Martin, the youngest member of the Tataviam tribal senate. Pressed as to whether the site was aimed at attracting younger users, he demurred.

“No, this site is for everybody, and a lot of our tribal members are on Facebook anyway. This is another way that they can connect.”

Ndn.me’s tagline “where we connect,” has more implication and nuance than MySpace’s “a place for friends” or Facebook’s utilitarian “a social utility that connects you with the people around you.” “Connect” implies membership in the tribe of all indigenous people, and ndn.me is to be a forum for that tribe.

Cheryl and Aaron Martin were among the 40 attendees.

Like most, they hadn’t signed up for the free service yet, but were interested. They both use Facebook. Robert Young II, the creative/marketing director of The Pahi Creative Group, circled the room with an iPad, signing up

GOING NATIVE: ndn.me, the Tataviam’s social networking site, is the first of its kind - and it’s catching on with indigenous people all over the United States. all the attendees. New members can join through their Facebook account (photo and information

are imported to ndn.me) or join through the site.

Tribal connection is selected from a drop-down menu.

“Glitches” have arisen and have been worked out; the site is evolving.

“We’re waiting to see what our users want,” said Young gamely answering a question about internet dating and suggesting rezfox.com as an alternative service.

Ndn.me offers events and a news feed for Native American issues. Potentially, political mobilization, or at the least activism on the part of Native American issues could be an outgrowth of the site.

“Well, yes, that is a possibility,” concurred Ortega, but he was adamant that the primary purpose of ndn.me is to provide a forum for Native Americans – all Native Americans and not just the Tataviam.

“Ndn.me is about building communities and supporting a way for native people to connect, find local events and keep in touch with local tribes and groups. It is about sustaining our heritage,” he said.

Young added that the Pahi Creative Group is looking forward to a period of

exponential growth as more tribal groups engage with the system. He anticipates expanding into Canada and suggested that even simple gestures – reciprocal hunting/fishing arrangements on tribal land facilitated by the social network – help build bonds between tribes, some of whom are relatively small and isolated.

The Pahi Creative Group (“pahi,” which means “three” in the Tataviam language) considers the diverse media work that they do for a Native American Client base, including redesigns of the Native American Indian Commission (NAIC) and American Indian Community Council (AICC) Web sites, to boil down to three basic concepts: Listen. Research. Create. Now they’re listening again – how will the Native American community receive ndn.me?

Stephanie Saavedra, a San Diego resident of Otomi/Pueblo origin, learned about ndn.me from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California.

She is the Southern California distribution representative of Vinetou, a subsidiary of Indigenous Wine, a majorityowned Native American winery.

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New Act Makes Textbooks Available for Rent

By Vanessa Duffy

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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f course I would rent textbooks on campus!” said Ninelly Shabani, a student at GCC. “It would make the process so much more convenient.”

Students either buy and sell textbooks or rent and return them to save money. It’s the where and how options that take some research. New legislation passed in July aims to reduce textbook costs and to give students the option of renting books on campus.

Textbook retail prices increase at an average rate of 6 percent per year, according to the Government Accountability Office. So it’s no surprise that campus bookstore sales are declining.

An article on AbeBooks.com finds that about 15 to 30 percent of all textbooks are purchased online. Many students who can’t afford books don’t buy them at all or simply make

photocopies in the library.

In an effort to make textbooks more affordable, Congress amended an additional section to the Higher Education Opportunity Act on July 1. The new section includes publishing costs, advanced book listings, and campus textbook rentals that should make researching textbook options easier.

The full price of textbooks is often nearly as much as the classes themselves even though some professors try to select more affordable textbooks. The social and natural science courses are the most costly and typically require a textbook plus a lab manual.

For example, a Geography 101 course at GCC requires a textbook, lab manual and a lab fee that add up to approximately $180 at the campus bookstore.

The same textbook can be bought on Amazon for $56 or rented on Chegg.com for $41.

The three most popular online book sources among GCC students are Amazon, eBay,

and Chegg.com, an online book rental service.

“You can buy books online so cheap right now,” said GCC student Cally Doan. “My chemistry book retailed at $200 but I bought the previous edition for about [$30] from Amazon.

There weren’t that many changes from the old edition.”

Thanks to the new law, publishers need to include a description of the substantial content revisions made between the current edition of the college textbook and that of the previous edition. This will help students who had previously purchased an older edition of the textbook to keep up with more current and relevant information.

Publishers are also required to disclose to the colleges the cost of manufacturing the textbook as well as the cost at which they make it available to the public.

The act requires campus bookstores to make bundled materials available separately and priced individually. Science

course textbooks are still sold in bundles at the GCC bookstore.

According to a few people waiting in line at the bookstore, they chose to buy their books on campus in order to avoid waiting for them to arrive in the mail.

Students don’t have to wait for the syllabus to know which books are needed for their classes. Every campus must disclose the price of required and recommended textbooks online for each course.

The college has already implemented this regulation.

Go to www.glendalebookstore. com, select the semester, class course and section number, and the books will be listed below.

GCC gives students the option of purchasing books online and picking them up on campus when the semester begins, or having them mailed.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act encourages colleges and universities to inform students about available cost-saving strategies. One of

these is renting textbooks.

“Glendale Community College will have textbook rentals available sometime next year,” said Anjali Stanislaus, director of the Glendale Bookstore.

Stanislaus stated that the GCC Bookstore is student body owned, which means the profits go toward campus programs, clubs and scholarships.

The amendment states “No later than July 1, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the authorizing committees on the implementation of this section by institutions of higher education, college bookstores, and publishers.”

For complete details on the new amendment, visit the website of the National Association of College and University Attorneys at www.nacua.org.

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Social Networking Site [Site, from page 5] Saavedra’s primary interest was business opportunities afforded by social networking, but she also has an active role in mentoring and finding scholarships for Native American students.

“When we started AIR [American Indian Recruitment], the high school graduation rate for native kids was only 20 percent,” she said.

“And last year, we graduated all the kids in the program.”

Jim Ruel, from mixed Ojibwe heritage, was also promoting his business – a comedy show he presents called “All Mixed Up,” which features Native American and mixed-race comedians. “All Mixed Up,” will be performing tonight at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank. Ages 18 and up preferred, see calendar section for more details.

The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians’ historic range stretches from the San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita Valley to the Antelope Valley. Evidence of their culture goes as far back as 450 A.D. The word “Tataviam” means

“people facing the sun,” a reference to their propensity for building on south-facing hills. They maintain their presence today through the works and investments of the tribe and through Pukúu Cultural Community Services, a non-profit organization that serves the needs of the native community in Los Angeles.

The “people facing the sun” have become “the people facing technology,” and have come up with a fun and creative way to resolve some of the issues faced by Native Americans – including the increasing isolation of tribal communities.

From a core group of approximately 40 people, ndn. me grew to a community of 520 in a week. Five groups grew into 20. Three different tribal newsfeeds are represented.

Sharing heritage is no longer a dream, it’s a reality.

The Pahi Creative Group is seeking investors and advertisers to sustain and expand ndn.me.

Jane Pojawa can be reached at Jane_Pojawa@elvaq.com

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‘Omnicentric Universe’ Merges Art, Technology

By Adriana Orellana EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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itting through the creative performance of “The Omnicentric Universe: A Spontaneous Fantasia,” it is possible to realize now more than ever that, as its creator J-Walt Adamczyk puts it, “We are at the center of the universe, we are at the center of it all, and anything is possible.”

Shown this past Saturday at the Glendale Community College Planetarium, this 3-D computer animation spectacular was created right on-the-spot, before your eyes. Utilizing an electronic drawing tablet to create his masterpieces, Adamczyk uses an A/V mixing board to select the various palettes, colors, scenery, and styles that he has created.

He also incorporates a joystick, which he uses to maneuver his imagery throughout the scenery. Adamczyk transports the audience through what seems like a rollercoaster ride from the

creation of an atom all the way to the creation of a planet.

“Things that are physically close to you are important, and things are less important when you move away from them,” is how he describes his concept for the shows he has been presenting since 2003. “I wanted to illustrate the journey from large spaces to small, getting more specific along the way,” he states. Each computer he uses is connected to a different projector. The main computer is controlled separately and takes its cues as he draws on the tablet.

As the audience members lean back into their seats, Adamczyk starts his marvelous show, which appears on the planetarium dome.

He begins the adventure with a piece called “Rain Dance.” As he draws three stick figures on the tablet, he selects a scene that he has created as a background.

He then moves the figures using the joystick. Their dance is accompanied by a musical score which he has selected and has

been pre-recorded for the night’s performance.

It truly captivates the audience to see such a wonderful combination of animation, dance, and music performed so skillfully.

Since he is creating everything on the spot, the shows differ in small ways. The only thing that stays constant is the music.

Adamczyk’s longest and most impressive piece is “The Omnicentric Universe,” which starts with the creation of atoms and cells and builds towards plants and planets.

Not for a second does Adamczyk lose the audience’s attention, because every show is unique and different from the previous. You never know what to expect. The fast movement with which Adamczyk creates is very much out of this world and he excels at it. It is rewarding to see him looking up at the audience during the middle of a performance, and by the expression on his face, it is clear that what he is creating is

appreciated by all in attendance.

It truly shows how proud he is of his work.

Adamczyk’s last performance is very rhythmic and upbeat, making some of the audience members even want to dance, especially when he calls for audience participation. As the bright and colorful circles move rhythmically to the beat of the music, the most exciting part of the show is when Adamczyk throws out glow-stick bracelets to the audience.

The entire performance consists of a fun night for all and it definitely ends on a high note.

The audience gladly participates in the show after watching the tremendously creative performance put on by J-Walt’s combination of animation, form, and music.

Adamczyk, a Technical Academy Award winner in March 2006, said, “It is important for people to have fun with the performance, but I want to bring awareness of who we are and

what we create. We are at the center of it all, and anything can be possible for us. I also want to get people more into 3-D animation.”

“The Omnicentric Universe: A Spontaneous Fantasia” is a show that must be seen to be believed.

Adamczyk creates his magic by working with both hands as he controls and conducts the various movements of a wonderful performance. Once in the planetarium, it is so easy to focus on the show and to forget about everything else, because the show is so attractive and fascinating.

“A Spontaneous Fantasia” will be performed at the GCC Planetarium on Oct. 23, Nov. 26 and 27, and Dec. 10 and 11. Tickets may be purchased at www.brownpapertickets. com for $10 or $15 at the door.

Please visit the website www. spontaneousfantasia.com/ glendale for more details.

Adriana Orellana can be reached at adriana_orellana@elvaq.com

Chinese ‘Blood Simple’ Remake Delivers Laughs

By Vanessa Duffy EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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e was being buried alive, and the audience laughs when he tries to shoot the man in the hot pink shirt seven times. Director Zhang Yimou is renowned for his work with “Hero” (2002) and “House of Flying Daggers” (2004). His interpretation of “Blood Simple” (1984), directed

by Joel and Ethan Coen, is reinvented through “A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop” with a slapstick tone that offsets the melodramatic tale of infidelity.

For some reason, Yimou chooses to outfit the characters in costumes befitting a Chinese New Year’s celebration. This only serves to emphasize the characters’ quirky roles.

The actors were colorful and overdramatized, but just the right amount to bring humor to the film.

The villain Wang (Sun Hunglei), who owns the noodle shop, also owns the employees and even his wife (Yan Ni).

Apparently the noodle shop is the source of his wealth. It’s a wonder as to how this is possible

since there weren’t any towns in what seems like a 10 mile radius.

Wang abuses his wife daily then plans to have her killed after he finds out that she is having an affair with his apprentice, Li (Xiao Shenyang).

Li, the perceived protagonist, is a bumbling coward who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, then buries a body that shouldn’t have been buried.

In defense of his stupidity, he did it for love. However, the pokerfaced antagonist, a police officer (Sun Hungle), is out to cover his bloody trail by murdering Li and Wangs wife. He is meticulously detail oriented and criminally organized, but gives into green envy and repeatedly attempts to steal Wang’s riches. Wang’s wife, “the damsel in distress,” isn’t the kind of woman who waits for her cowardly lover to save her.

She is loud and outspoken about her motives and dominates all the other characters. She buys a gun from some Persian arms dealers with the intent of ending her husband’s 10 year streak of abuse, whether it means killing him or herself.

With not much architecture

to work with, the director of photography, Xiaoding Zhao, manages to transforms the ordinary setting of an uninhabited desert into a gorgeous work of cinematography. When it was night he cut away to the brightly defined moon in the dark sky.

Then he shot the streaming white clouds in the baby blue sky for a new day scene. The waves in the sandy desert mountains seem to move in the shadowed lighting.

Since the audience is in awe of the cinematography and distracted by the ridiculous character outfits, they don’t seem to notice the lack of music. Aside from the sirens of horseback riding police officers, there are hardly any musical scores at all. The film captures quite a bit of attention even without music because every other sound effect emitted from people running, screaming, or shooting is enhanced and tends to build up the level of suspense.

It seems that the writers Jianquan Shi and Jing Shang, intended for the film to be humorous rather than a modern horror. Especially since the films other two characters Zhao (Ye Cheng) and Chen (Mao Mao)

GOT NOODLES?: Wang’s wife (Yan Ni) and boy toy Li (Xiao Shenyang) in their version of a motel: a scandalous wagon.

were primarily intended to just stumble around and make silly comments.

“A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop” is an unexpected comic delight. “Blood Simple” is a classic thriller, but Yimou’s remake is touched with Chinese influence. He takes life’s simple mistakes and blows them out of proportion, thus creating a

humorous chicken without a head effect.

Rating: R for violence, language and adult themes. The running time: 95 minutes. The film is shown in Mandarin with subtitles.

Vanessa Duffycan be reached at vanessa_duffy@elvaq.com

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NEWS Designated Smoking Areas 1. Small parking area by the field 2. By the Track/Field 3. Storage area near the vanpool space 4. Lot F - open area 5. Lower Lot G by the AT building 6. Central Plant area, behind Library 7. Between HS and Hanger 8. Parking lots, if not near buildings

Campus Smoking Policy

By Adriana Orellana EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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Non-Smoking Areas 1. Within 20 feet of windows and doors 2. Plaza Vaquero 3. San Gabriel Plaza (Milky Way Cafe) 4. San Rafael Plaza (Coffee Cart Area) 5. Between the SG building and the AT building 6. The bleachers 7. Outside the Financial Aid Office

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new smoking policy went into effect on July 13 at Glendale Community College, making it a violation of district policy to smoke in any area not officially designated as a smoking area. The decision, according to the board of trustees, aims to maintain a learning and working environment that contributes to the health and safety of the students and employees of the district.

The district will only allow smoking in certain posted areas due to the health hazards that secondhand smoke brings.

Research has shown that non-smokers who inhale

secondhand smoke breathe in the nicotine and toxic chemicals just like smokers do.

GCC Police Department Captain Nidal Kobaissi said, “As mandated by state law, the signs requiring people to smoke at least 20 feet away from building entrances, will remain posted, but smokers within those areas will be requested to move to a designated smoking area acting upon the new district policy.”

The new policy applies to everyone attending, working at, or visiting GCC. It also applies to all owned or leased Glendale College facilities as well as all owned or leased district vehicles.

A map posted on the main page of the college website, which is also available in the police department, at selected information booths and

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other areas on campus, shows the approximately 14 designated smoking areas around campus,.

Most of them are in Lot A, B, F, G, and I, and in other areas away from classrooms.

With the new policy in place, ashtrays found outside of the newly designated smoking areas will be removed and Non-Smoking Area signs will also be taken down to further enforce the new policy.

Throughout the following weeks students should expect to see more follow-up information on the new policy, such as various advertisements. This information is designed to introduce people to the new policy and to encourage them to follow its regulations.

A policy like this is bound to have its pros and cons, and student

John Milikyn said, “This isn’t good for smokers like me because if I want to get out of class to smoke or go on my break and smoke I have to move really far away from the class to smoke.”

Another student, Yeznik Koghbaci, agreed by saying: “The designated areas in the map are far away from classes, even more than the 20 feet distance posted on the doors, and I can’t take five minutes to smoke because I need to find a designated area.”

Even with signs posted around campus saying that no smoking was allowed within 20 feet of the doors, many students feel that few smokers have shown any respect for the signs.

The board of trustees authorized the college police to begin issuing warnings and citations, resulting in

a possible fine of $35 as mentioned

by GCC Police Captain Kobaissi. To further enforce the policy, additional sanctions may be given through the Student Code of Conduct of Administrative Regulations as shown in campus policies and procedures. Also, the college district and its affiliated organizations will not be selling tobacco.

Although the new policy may not be to the liking of some students, many see it as a benefit for smokers because there will be signs posted designating areas where they will still be able to smoke. The non-smokers will also benefit by having smokefree areas available to them when they get out of their classrooms.

Adriana Orellana can be reached at adriana_orellana@elvaq.com

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT / REVIEWS

Starcraft II Offers Real-Time Strategic Fun

By Nik Brkic

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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lizzard’s long awaited update to one of its best games, Starcraft, has finally arrived.

The gameplay is still standard real-time strategy (RTS) with the player gathering resources and building armies. For the most part, the units have not been overhauled. The factions are the same with the human exile Terrans, the insectoid genetic assimilators Zerg, and the highly advanced psychic Protoss. The presentation values in the cutscenes and in-game have been refined to the highest quality possible.

The campaign is the first part of the game that most choose to play. In the campaign the player plays exclusively as the Terran.

For those who may be asking why only one faction is playable through the campaign mode, there is an answer. Blizzard will be releasing two more expansions for each of the factions that were left out. Heart of the Swarm will be the Zerg expansion while Legacy of the Void will be for the Protoss.

The story of this game revolves around mercenary captain Jim Raynor, who is leading a group

of mercenaries against the Terran Dominion. The campaign is designed to be different every time and there are choices the player can make that will change the gameplay. For example, there is a choice to either upgrade a turret’s defenses or add a gun turret to it.

Once a decision has been made, the player is locked out of the other choices. The forks in the road will have players looking forward to trying out other combinations and choices for future campaigns. This adds replay value that far exceeds Starcraft II’s $59.99 price tag.

The missions in Starcraft II are very well created. Many have interesting twists that keep it from feeling like the generic RTS missions. There is a mission where units must sneak into an enemy base to set off a nuke and another where a wall of fire moves across the map and the player must avoid the fire or it will destroy all of his or her units.

Throughout the campaign there are amazing cinematics that show the revamped presentation in Starcraft II. The presentation for this game rivals any real-time strategy game that has come before it.

The cut scenes are professionally

rendered, the story is superb for an RTS, the music is first class and the interface is clean and smooth.

The cut scenes that bookend the missions really bring the player into the story. The story may not make a riveting motion picture but for the purposes of a game it is enjoyable and enthralling.

There are MAN WITH A MISSION: Captain Jim Raynor would love a drink — after he kicks some Zerg many clichéd butt. Great graphics and interesting twists keep Starcraft II entertaining. characters, such as the drunken burly captain the action box on the bottom right. noticeable difference is that there Jim Raynor, but they work well Now for the part of the game are a few units that cannot be in their roles. The music that that makes the Starcraft franchise played online that were available accompanies the story is epic. shine, an online multiplayer. in the single player version such The music amplifies all emotions Starcraft II definitely does not as the Firebat. during the scenes whether it is disappoint in this aspect. Blizzard Starcraft II shows once again frustration, anger or fear. The has made the online frontier as that Blizzard only makes the best interface for the game is top balanced as possible. All three games. This game is a must-have notch. Blizzards kept it simple factions are reasonably close for anyone who likes real-time and clean with the design of the in strength. Like other games strategy games. This game has game interface. The mini map is using Battlenet.com there is a a rating of Teen and retails for on the bottom left, the standard placement system that will have $59.99. central rectangle shows units players battling against others Nik Brkic can be reached at under the control of the player and within the same skill level. One nik_brkic@elvaq.com

More Than a Hotdog, Pink’s Is an Iconic Hollywood Treat

By Aaron Carlos

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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t’s not your typical Hollywood eatery. For 70 years, Pink’s Hot Dogs has served its faithful customers with delicious food and reasonable prices on the corner of Melrose Avenue and La Brea Avenue.

Established in 1939 by Paul Pink and his wife Betty, Pink’s became an instant icon when it began serving delicious hot dogs packed with chili, mustard and onions for 10 cents each. Before buying his own building, Paul Pink originally began by serving chili dogs from a large wheeled pushcart. Although the prices have changed a little since then, the location and the extraordinary service have stayed consistent.

After all, it’s the taste that has hungry patrons coming back for more.

Pink’s is more of an experience

than a quick bite. You won’t need exact directions to find the place, just look for the long line of people. You’ll probably be waiting for about an hour before placing your order, but you’ll need that hour just to decide what kind of delicacy you’re really craving.

The journey begins in an alley behind Pink’s parking lot, where an attendant will park your car free of charge. You turn the corner on La Brea and you’re immediately overcome by the sweet aroma of chili and hot dogs. The bright lights illuminate the sidewalk and once you see the six employees working diligently behind the counter, you’re wait is almost over. Pink’s prides itself on the 30 seconds that it takes to prepare and to fill an order.

The choices of hot dogs, hamburgers, and burritos are endless. For example, there’s the “Lord of The Rings Dog,”

a 10-inch hot dog drenched in barbecue sauce and topped with onion rings. The name is clever but the taste is epic. This dog has a sweet and tangy combination that will have you salivating even before you can pay its cost of $4.85. Make sure you bring cash, because Pink’s does not accept credit cards.

The menu has evolved to include a wide selection of concoctions, but nothing beats the original “Pink’s Chili Cheese Dog” for $3.75. The serving is monstrous. They pile the chili high on both the hot dogs and the french fries. This delicious meal will leave you both speechless and satisfied. It is also certain to leave both your wallet and your stomach full, meanwhile keeping the Pink’s tradition alive.

Before you even begin to think about how to eat these delicious hot dogs, make sure to grab a lot of napkins, because the chili

is messy and Pink’s serves it in generous portions. The tables are kept spotless, as the employees are constantly cleaning the dining area in an effort to keep the large amount of daily customers satisfied and accommodated.

There are always plenty of places to sit. The outdoor patio and the indoor dining room can easily accommodate a group of any size, ranging from a family of 10 to a couple out on a date.

As you begin to eat, the first bite is sensational. The chili is warm and the cheese is perfectly melted. With each bite, the flavor sensation slowly makes its way throughout your body. Halfway through the meal, the long line that you originally waited in, soon is forgotten. Satisfaction seems to be the only thing on your mind.

Substantial portions and pleasant tastes make you forget just how much food you’ve actually eaten. Gradually your

body becomes jaded, due in large part to the combination of standing in line for so long and from the satisfaction of enjoying a good meal. Drowsy and satiated, your walk to the car feels like a triumphant victory.

You have overcome the journey, the goal has been reached and the reward is yours. Pink’s is an iconic Hollywood adventure.

Pink’s Hot Dogs: 709 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 931-4223; www.pinkshollywood. com.

Open Sunday to Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Cash only. Free parking. Average price $4 to $6.

Recommended: bacon chili cheese dog, chili cheese fries, onion rings.

Aaron Carlos can be reached at aaron_carlos@elvaq.com

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Rustlers Stampede Vaqueros in 1st Home Game

By Brandon Gardner EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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ever recovering from their slow start, the Vaqueros were defeated 39-22 Saturday by the Golden West Rustlers.

The game began well as the Vaqs were handed the two first points and a 2-0 lead when a center snap on a Golden West punt attempt sailed out of bounds.

But Glendale could not capitalize on the ensuing possession as the first touchdown of the game was scored by Golden West quarterback Clark Evans with an 11-yard run at the beginning of the second quarter

for a 6-2 lead when the extra again at the beginning of the fourth quarter as point was missed.

Nakamoto scored Golden West “Offensively, again on another tacked on two more 2-yard run as touchdowns in the I’d like to see Glendale closed to second quarter to us better in within 20-14. take a 20-2 halftime our passing.

Unfortunately, lead. this rally was short Glendale made Defensively lived as Golden it a game in the I’d like to West scored yet second half when see us tackle another touchdown running back minutes later on Joshua Nakamoto better…” a one-yard run scored his first of

by Chris Spencer two touchdown -Coach John Rome on a 2-yard run to to make it 26-14.

Later, the Rustlers make the score 208. A burst of enthusiasm from Michael Pierre tacked on a 59the crowd got the Vaqs going yard run down the visitor’s

Photo by Richard Kontas

BREAKING FREE AGAIN: Leading the Vaqueros with almost 300 yards total, Antonio Bray breaks out from the pack.

sideline to make the score 32-14.

The Vaqueros’ Antonio Bray brought his team a little closer when he took the ensuing kickoff 89 yards on an electrifying touchdown run cutting the Golden West lead to 32-22 before the Rustlers tacked on one more score to make the final 39-22.

When Glendale Head Coach John Rome was asked what improvements could be made for future games, he replied, “Offensively, I’d like to see us better in our passing. Defensively I’d like to see us tackle better…

It’s playing at that game speed.

They’ll be better because of this.”

Bray had 182 yards of kickoff

return yardage and also rushed for 24 yards on eight carries and caught two passes for 62 yards.

Jacob Meza paced the defensive effort with 12 tackles and Cornell McTier added 11.

Glendale continues its nonconference schedule with a pair of away games at East Los Angeles College Saturday at 6 p.m. and at Allan Hancock College Sept.

25 at 6 p.m. The Vaqueros start American Conference Pacific Division play at home Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. against Los Angeles Valley College.

Brandon Gardner can be reached at brandon_gardner@elvaq.com

Photo by Richard Kontas

BRAY GOES ALL THE WAY: Freshman running back Antonio Bray returns a kickoff 89 yards for a Vaquero touchdown.

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Harbor City Drowns Lady Vaqueros 3-1

By Luis Rodriguez

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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resh off the heels of its 8-0 loss on Aug. 31, the Glendale women’s soccer team managed to score one goal during the Sept. 3 home game against Harbor City.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t good enough.

The team lost 3-1 to Harbor City. Both teams used a 4-4-2 formation. GCC used the same starters and formations as they did during their last match.

The first goal of the match was from Harbor City’s Elena Romo at the 20 minute mark of the first half. Glendale forward Sharis Harootun got a yellow card for a tackle on one of the Harbor City players. Shortly afterward, Harootun scored the only Vaquero goal of the game at 37 minutes into the half. The next goal was from Harbor City’s Kailey Campos, coming at 44 minutes.

Forward America Lopez missed one of Glendale’s cleanest

shots on goal, coming some 35 minutes into the game, after being swarmed by the Harbor City defense. The fourth and last goal of the match came from Harbor City’s Percilla Herrera with an assist at 39 minutes of the second half.

Glendale goalkeeper Esther Rodriguez was nearly injured as she avoided hitting the goal post trying to make a save during the first half. Lopez eventually hurt her knee after a tackle.

When asked about the team’s performance, Head Coach Jorge Mena said: “We’ll do better next time, we just ran into a good team. When they play well, they play well.”

Mena used the same 4-4-2 formation as he did for the Aug. 31 game. When asked if he would use the same formation for the next game, he said “Yes, it’s important to remain consistent.

Most of the girls on the GCC team came from high school with soccer backgrounds.” Mena added that the girls had been

Photo by Richard Kontas

ONE MORE SHOT: Lady Vaquero Sharis Harootun prepares to shoot against Harbor City.

Photo by Richard Kontas

THAT’S HOW WE ROLL: Lady Vaquero Tatiana Jimenez switchs over at midfield against Harbor City. practicing for two months prior to beginning the new season.

When asked about the Sept. 3 performance, Harootun said “We did better than last game,” and

added, “We are still getting used to each other, we‘ll do better next time.”

The next game is against West Los Angeles on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

at Sartoris Field.

Luis Rodriguez can be reached at luis_rodriquez@elvaq.com

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Pirates Make Lady Vaqueros Walk Plank off a sequence of high-velocity serves, careful setting assists and dominating kills to win the first he defending state champions game of the night and prove to the from Orange Coast College world that the Glendale Vaqueros slipped by the GCC women’s were not going down without a volleyball team last Wednesday fight. night as the Vaqueros, inspired by Some of the overall game aggressive outside hitter Jessica stats were the following: Jessica Alvarez, made a valiant effort, Alvarez had 13 kills, 15 hitting but lost to the Costa Mesa Pirates attempts, and 7 hitting errors; in four games, 26-24, 25-13, 25- Brittany Frederick had 9 kills, 18, and 25-21.

12 attempts, and 1 error; and It was remarkable to see the Cindyline Sevilla had 3 kills, 22 lady Vaqs overcome a team with attempts and 3 errors. a clear height Nonetheless, advantage and compared to phenomenal the Pirates’ hustle, even if Maddie Baird it was only for with 14 kills a moment. The and Katherine come-fromWichner with 13 behind energy kills, Glendale won them an came up short. exciting first In terms of game, and setting assists, certainly got GCC’s Roxanne the 50 or so Domines had Glendale fans 25, while OCC’s in attendance Kimya Jafroudi hoping for had 39. What more. In fact, really hurt the throughout Vaqs were the 58 the rest of digs the Knaves -Coach Yvette Ybarra the night, the came up with. spectators felt What should that GCC might have been Vaq somehow beat the defending state kills turned out to be Pirate champions. But alas, those hopes saves. kept slipping further and further After the game, one of the away as the night went on. team’s three co-captains, Jessica “Game two really deflated Alvarez, said, “We knew they us,” said Coach Yvette Ybarra were a great team coming in, and after the unsettling 3-1 finish. we thought, ‘Just play our game Nonetheless, the struggle by with our tempo, and make them her Vaqueros included several play our game.’ So I went in there redeeming elements. with a killer attitude and said, ‘I A handful of dropped balls want every single ball, and I’m made it 0-5 in the opening going to kill every single ball no minutes of the first game, but matter what.’”

Alvarez led the comeback with As for what went wrong, some powerful serves that made she said, “I think there was a it 4-8. Soon, the score was 12-18, lot of miscommunication…not then 16-20. That’s when the lady everybody was communicating.

Vaqs really turned up the heat, But we can learn from this game. getting the next four scores until We’ll take every little thing that a hand in the net made it 20-21. we did wrong and we’ll make it GCC tied it up at 23 in a series right.” of high energy jumping blocks When asked about that crucial and power kills. The score was serve that could have be the a tense 23-24 when a called turning point of game four, she time-out enabled coach Ybarra said, “I think I swung too low, but to give her players a pep-talk. I think I’m the hardest person on She said, “Point out openings, be myself … and I shouldn’t have disciplined, and focus.” missed that one. I think if I had What happened next, to the made that one, it would have delight of the energized fans, was changed the game completely. a series of three breath-taking We probably would have still points. Speared on by a spirited been playing right now.” team effort, the women pulled When asked about the team

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“Anytime you do something with heart and passion… sometimes that’s all you need…and discipline.”

Photo by Peter Moyes

NET WORTH: Lady Vaquero Sarah Kert, 7, goes up for a block with Roxanne Domines, 9, ready to defend against a team with a clear height advantage.

strategy that turned around game one, she said, “It was just to keep everyone’s energy up. All you can do is pump your teammates up and say ‘Oh, we made a mistake? Let’s just get it back.’

Just make it up with a pass or make it up with a spike. Either way, encouragement is the key.”

Co-captain setter Roxanne Domines, who made a valiant effort by setting up 25 winning combinations, said, “We started good, but it was like a rollercoaster. We were up and down.

I think we got tired so easily, and our defense was overall not consistent. It got to the point in that third set that the other team just seemed so far ahead it would be impossible to come back.

Next time, I will communicate more, put good sets, and talk to the other players more.”

Racquel Valenzuela, who played most of the game in the back court, said, “I could have played better. There were a lot of balls that dropped in my area.

So that affected my team. We did

have some good plays, especially to come from behind in game one … and that’s what we needed to do throughout all of the four matches. They were pretty good hitters, but we’re pretty good hitters, too. I could have gotten more ups to Roxy (Roxanne Domines). I was nervous but I got over that, and I just need to be more consistent next time.”

Yessenia Ortega while icing down a sore shoulder, said, “Coming off the bench was pretty thrilling but at the same time, it was a little nerve-wracking. I tried to shake it off and play my game. I do a lot better at the net than the back because I have a hard time reading where the ball might go. I’ve got to give our starters a lot of props for taking all those hits—diving into the middle to save those balls—they really did a good job.”

Sara Kert had this to say about her team’s performance, “We beat ourselves, basically: our balls dropped, we had bad blocks, our hands kept going in the net, and

our serves missed.”

All in all, the players wanted to put this game behind them and focus on their next match-up. If this year’s women’s volleyball team can clean up their drops, be more aware of the net and work on their consistency, they may have a chance for a winning season.

This loss to Orange Coast gives GCC a 1-1 record not including the tournament. After losing to Mt. San Antonio College and Riverside at a Tournament in Pasadena on Aug. 27, GCC came back to win their first home game Sept. 3 against Antelope Valley.

Upcoming home games include Pasadena City College at 7 p.m. tonight and then Moorpark at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24.

The great potential exhibited in last Wednesday’s performance suggests that the lady Vaqueros’ 2010-2011 season will be one worth catching.

Derek Stowe can be reached at derek_stowe@elvaq.com

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Men’s Soccer Claims 1st Win of Season

By Brandon Gardner EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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vigorous battle took place on the home field last Friday night between GCC and Fullerton College as the men’s soccer teams squared off. As the final whistle blew, the game ended triumphantly for GCC, marking the Vaqueros’ first win of the season.

“We did a really good job as a team,” Glendale’s Issa Ramsey said when asked about the team’s performance. “Midfield stepped it up, defense held it down and we got the goal.” Glendale won buy a score of 1-0 against Fullerton.

The one and only goal scored in the game was made by Ramsey toward the end of the first half.

Both teams played intensely and were at each other’s throats throughout most of the game.

From start to finish, both the players and the fans sitting in the stands could feel the intensity of the game. Fullerton came close to scoring a goal several times, but Glendale’s swarming defense managed to subdue them.

Glendale’s goalkeeper managed to keep Fullerton from scoring on several occasions as he made a

number of impressive dives and blocked the ball from entering the net.

The game was a struggle for both teams. The defense was strong on each side, as was the offense. Players from both teams suffered slight injuries, but none of them were considered serious.

The game was truly impressive from both sides of the field.

“We’re happy with the win, the guys needed this for their confidence,” Head Coach Joe Agoston said. Agoston added that the team still has a long way to go.

Many whistles were blown throughout the game yet no red cards where given to either team, although one yellow card was given to Fullerton during the second half.

“We’re continuing our slow but steady improvement,” Assistant Coach Laura Matsumoto said after Glendale’s win, and she added “We fought all the way until the end, until the last whistle.”

The next game will be against Irvine Valley College on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Glendale.

Brandon Gardnercan be reached at brandon_gardner@elvaq.com

Photo by Louis Roche

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT: Issa Ramsey powers past a Fullerton defender enroute to scoring the winning goal.

Vaquero Sports Summaries Scores Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Saturday — Fresno Invitational meet Glendale women — finished first in the 5k Glendale men — finished third in the 4 mile.

Women’s Volleyball: Aug. 27 — lost to Mt. Sac 3-0 lost to Riverside 3-1 Sept. 3 — beat Antelope Valley 3-2 Sept. 8 — lost to Orange Coast 3-1 Satuday — beat Cal Lutheran 3-0, lost to Victor Valley 3-0 Women’s Soccer: Aug. 31 — lost to San Bernandino 8-0 Sept. 3 — lost to L.A. Harbor College 3-1 Sept. 6 — lost to Moorpark 3-0 Friday — beat Santa Maria 8-2

Football: Sept. 4 — lost to Pasadena 41-20 Saturday — lost to Golden West 39-22 Men’s Soccer: Aug. 31 — lost to San Bernandino 4-2 Sept. 3 — lost to L.A Harbor College 1-0 Sept. 7— tied Chaffey 2-2 Friday — beat Fullerton 1-0

For more information see: http://www.glendale.edu/athletics/

Upcoming Events Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Saturday — Meet at Cuesta. 2 p.m.

Sept. 24 WSC Preview at Oxnard. 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball: Tonight vs Pasadena. 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Moorpark College. 6 p.m.

Sept. 24 vs Oxnard. 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Cuesta. 6 p.m.

Photo by Louis Roche

CAN’T TOUCH THIS: Jonathan Lopez advances the ball as he is pursued by a Fullerton defender. The Vaqs won the match 1-0.

Women’s Soccer: Sept. 21 vs West Los Angeles. 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 at Oxnard College. 5 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Bakersfield. 4 p.m.

Women’s Golf: Sept. 20 at Oakmont. 11 a.m.

Football: Saturday at East L.A City College. 6 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Allen Hancock College. 6 p.m.

Men’s Soccer: Sept. 17 vs Santiago Canyon. 7 p.m.

Sept 24 vs Orange Coast. 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 vs Allan Hancock. 7 p.m.

For more information see: http://www.glendale.edu/athletics/

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CALENDAR On Campus EVENTS Club Rush — GCC has more than 50 student clubs and organizations that focus on a multitude of interests. Existing clubs are recruiting members and students are also encouraged to start new ones. Today through Sept. 23 in Plaza Vaquero. Booths open at 9 a.m. daily. For more information call (818) 240-1000, ext. 3033.

line is Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. for more information call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5782.

Volunteer Faire — Local agencies will have booths and be recruiting students who are interested in community service or need to complete hours for service learning. Tuesday from 11:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero. For more information call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5580.

U.S. Constitution Day — Free copies of the U.S. Constitution are offered and there is a voter registration table. Sponsored by ASGCC. Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero.

Swap Meet — Upper campus parking lot. Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5805.

Campus Project Support — For programs on campus with innovative ideas for projects funding grants are available through ASGCC for up to $2,500. The dead-

“Evening with the Stars” — This planetarium show will introduce the stars, constellations and planets Friday at 7 and 8:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Admis-

sion is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. No late arrivals. For more information, visit www.glendale.edu/planetarium or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5275.

LECTURE “Weight Loss Surgery: Benefits and Risks.” — The Science Lecture Series Fall 2010 leads off with bariatric surgeon Dr. Ara Keshishian. Sept. 28. Santa Barbara building, room 243. 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. Free.

WORKSHOPS “Effective Resume” — Focuses on essential resume-writing principles, formats and content. Today at noon. Free. Career Center, San Rafael Building. For more information call (818) 240-1000 ext. 5407.

“MLA Requirements” — Learn about stylistic requirements mandated by the Modern Language Association. Thursday from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. in AD 238.

Free. Students are encouraged to register for the workshop online.

For more information, visit www. glendale.edu/learningcenter or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5341.

“Researching Careers” — Acquaints students with career exploration and the research resources available. Thursday at 3 p.m. Free. Career Center, San Rafael Building. For information: (818) 240-1000, ext. 5407.

“How to Recognize and Correct Run-ons” — Learn to recognize a variety of situations in which runon sentences commonly occur; receive practice exercises. Monday from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. in AD

238. Free. Students are encouraged to register for the workshop online. For more information, visit www.glendale.edu/learningcenter or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5341.

ART GALLERY “Jerry/Jury-Rigged” — Art Gallery. This group art exhibition is curated by Jan Tumlir and features work by Skip Arnold, Chris Burden, Joe Deutch, Jennifer Moon, Jeff Ostergren, Jorge Pardo, Erick Pereira and Adam Braly Janes, Amanda Ross-Ho, Jim Skuldt, Asha Schechter and Jesse Sugarman. Opening reception is Sept. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Runs through Nov. 13. Free.

Open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.glendale. edu/artgallery or call (818) 2401000, ext. 5663.

Around Town EVENTS Armenian Independence Day Festival — Live music, food, fun and games for the whole family.

Free and open to all. All day Sept.

26 in Verdugo Park.

EXHIBITIONS “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective” — Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Arshile Gorky was a seminal figure in the movement toward abstraction that transformed American art in the middle of the 20th century. Born in an Armenian village on the eastern border of Ottoman Turkey, Gorky was a first-hand witness to the Turkish government’s Armenian Genocide of 1915, which led the artist’s family and thousands of others to flee. In 1920, Gorky emigrated to the United States and eventually settled in New York, where he became a largely self-taught artist. General admission is $10 and $5 for students and seniors. Now through Monday. For more information, visit www.moca.org or call (323) 626-6222.

“Dennis Standard”

Hopper: Double — The Geffen

Contemporary at MOCA, 152 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles.

This exhibition features more than 200 works spanning Hopper’s prolific 60-year career in a range of media, including an early painting from 1955; photographs, sculpture, and assemblages from the 1960s; paintings from the 1980s and ’90s; graffitiinspired wall constructions and large-scale billboard paintings from the 2000s; his most recent sculptures; and film installations.

General admission is $10 and $5 for students and seniors. Now through Sept. 26. Museum hours vary. For more information, visit www.moca.org or call (213) 621-1745.

“Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties” — The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles. “Engaged Observers” looks in-depth at the work of Leonard Freed, Lauren Greenfield, Philip Jones Griffiths, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, James Nachtwey, Sebastião Salgado, W. Eugene and Aileen M. Smith, and Larry Towell. Runs through Nov. 14. Museum hours vary. Admission is free and parking is $10 per vehicle. For more information, visit www.getty.edu or call (310) 440-7300.

“Desire”— Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. “Desire” focuses on six Los Angeles-based artists whose works exemplify the contemporary landscape of desire in the City of Angels, a city known for commodifiying sex through its various entertainment industries.

Curated by Shirlae Cheng-Lifshin, this exhibition features work

by Gajin Fujita, David Grant, Iva Gueorguieva, Tom Knechtel, Monica Majoli and Linda Stark.

General admission is $7 and $5 for students and seniors. Museum hours vary. For more information, visit www.pmcaonline.org or call (626) 568-3665.

THEATER “Measure for Measure” — A Noise Within, 234 S. Brand Blvd. Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” directed by Michael Murray. The Duke of Vienna realizing that through his neglect society has become a rotted den of inequity, enlists servant of god Angelo to turn things around.

However, an attraction to Isabel, transforms saint into beast in this timeless case study of lethal hypocrisy. Opens Saturday and runs through Dec 5. Ticket prices and showtimes vary. For more infor-

mation call (818) 240- 0910 or visit www.anoisewithin.org

edy.com or call (626) 577-1894.

MUSIC “Es Aprum Em Yerevanum” — Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd.

Sarkis Nikogosian presents Ashot Ghazaryan in “Es Aprum Em Yerevanum” (“I Still Live in Yerevan”), a one-man stand-up comedy show. The show is performed in Armenian. One show only at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24. For more information, visit www.alextheatre.org or call (818) 243-2539.

COMEDY “ACME 2 NITE Comedy Sketch Show” — ACME Comedy House, 135 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. The Comedy Show features a mix of encore and brand new comedy sketches.

Featuring Molly Burnett and Mark Hapka, Genghis Con-Job. Saturday night at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 online. For more information, visit www.acmecomedy. com or call (323) 525-0202. “$5 Thursdays” — The Ice House Comedy Club, 54 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. “The night the comics love to play.”

Tickets are $5 for the 8 p.m. show only. For more information, visit www.icehousecom-

“Broadway Meets Hollywood” — Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. The Glendale Renaissance Orchestra presents Broadway Meets Hollywood with special guest stars Lorna Luft, Tobi Foster, Blake Ginther and Harmonica Virtuoso Bernie Fields. One show only on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit www.alextheatre. org or call (818) 243-2539.

MOVIES “Rocky Horror Picture Show” — Million Dollar Theater, 307 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Sins O’ the Flesh presents the 35th anniversary of the classics “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Sept. 2325. The event will have audience participation that includes dressing up, sing along, and dancing.

Special guest Barry Bostwick, who plays Brad Majors in the original film, will launch the event. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. 10 p.m.-film screening. For more information call (213) 840-1201.

Compiled by Richard Kontas

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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VAQUERO VIEWS

Semester Kicked-Off With Student Fest

By Luis Rodriguez

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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n Sept. 7, the Associated Students of Glendale Community College kicked off the semester with a barbecue in Plaza Vaquero that featured free food, games and music.

The event, which took place between noon and 2 p.m., was a time for students to relax and to take their minds off the pressures of starting new classes. On a mostly cloudy day, many students came for the free hot dogs, which were served by members of the student body, but then they stayed for the games and music. The entertainment was plentiful.

The Verdugo Fire Academy, which hosted its own booth, volunteered to help ASGCC members by grilling hot dogs and handing out flyers to promote the event.

Byron and Claire Delto, GCC music teachers, played lounge music on the grassy field. They performed renditions of songs such as “The Girl from Ipanema” and “Route 66.” The music matched the mellow atmosphere of that cloudy day.

After the music performance, there was a game of musical chairs. The student body provided a DJ with his own sound system, who played music during the game. Members of ASGCC participated, as well as non-members.

A football player named “Crutch” won the first game, as he and another student fought over the last chair.

Sareen Tawilian, senator of campus organizations, said, “The point of the event was to bring everyone together and to welcome them to the new school year.”

Yna Mokhtarians, vice president of activities, said, “We did it to increase student involvement, and the turnout is better than we expected.”

Some of the upcoming ASGCC sponsored events are an athletics pep rally on Sept. 23, as well as U.S. Constitution Day Thursday. Members of the student body will be passing out free copies of the constitution and setting up a voter registration table that day.

Luis Rodriguez can be reached at luis_rodriquez@elvaq.com

Photo by Nik Brkic

WHERE’S THE REF?: A friendly game of musical chairs quickly escalates as aggressive chair acquisition becomes the rule of the day at the ASGCC barbecue.