sept. 23, 2005

NEWSNew Athletic Field

brings football home to GCC.

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Big Bash Brings Football Back to Campus

FEATURE

Sartoris FieldCelebration.

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EL VAQUEROwww.elvaq.com Volume 88 Number 1

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2005

G l e n d a l e C o l l e g e

By PAULINE GUIUANEL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

This was the scene that met the eye atabout 5 p.m. Sept. 3 on the GlendaleCommunity College campus. Roughly400 alumni, current students, and mem-bers of the GCC staff and administrationgathered to witness the much-awaitedopening and dedication of the SartorisField and the Andy Reid scoreboard andto watch the first football game ever to beheld on campus.

The nearly $4-million renovation of theathletic field is a milestone in the historyof the college, marking the first time astate-of-the-art sports facility was con-structed on campus and paving the way forvarious sports games such as football, soc-cer, and track and field to finally be heldon the grounds. The field is also availablefor rental to community groups and localorganizations.

The opening ceremonies for the fieldhad the feel of a weekend party. The foodenjoyed by the 380 guests included burg-ers, fruit, salad and chocolate cake. A col-orful mini-bar that served martinis wasalso set up by the Science Center.

The dedication kicked off with a speechby President Dr. John Davitt. He wel-comed back all the visiting alumni andrecognized the members of the Board ofTrustees who were present as well as thosewho had organized the event.

There was a festive mood in the air.Dozens of round white tables flanked

with chairs filled the walkway from behind

the corner of the administration building tothe Camino Real area. A band played live-ly music from a platform set up adjacent tothe San Gabriel building, and the scent ofbarbecue filled the air as a few hundredalumni talked and mingled.

ART

Big changes at GCC Gallery:new

director and new show.Also,

Tropico ArtistsCollective features

GCC photographers. See ALUMNI, Page 6

Campus Quickly Responds to Katrina DisasterBy JANE POJAWAEL VAQUERO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In a rapid response supportingthe victims of Hurricane

Katrina, the college held a townhall meeting Sept. 7 pledging aidto the victims, and PresidentJohn Davitt has proposed plansto accommodate students whohave been displaced from theirhomes and campuses.

The meeting was called bySteven White, Vice President ofInstructional Services, to discussthe implications of the hurricanefor GCC. Members of theAmerican Red Cross, the studentgovernment (ASGCC), the

Alpha Gamma Sigma academichonors society, a large contin-gent of hearing-impaired stu-dents, and other concerned stu-dents and staff members gath-ered to discuss what GCC coulddo to support the victims of thehurricane. Red Cross representa-tive Ronald M. Farina, address-ing the meeting, declared that thedestruction of New Orleans byHurricane Katrina is “the worstdisaster (the American RedCross) has ever seen.”

Fund-raising for worthy caus-es is a time-honored practice oncampus, and recent beneficiariesof this generous spirit have beenthe victims of Sept. 11 and thetsunami in Southeast Asia.

Various campus organiza-tions, the student governmentchief among them, have set up“donation centers” all over cam-pus. The proceeds from the jugsat the cash register in the cafete-ria or on the counter in the ITSbuilding go directly to theGlendale-Crescenta ValleyChapter of the American RedCross; so do the proceeds fromthe sale of the ribbons that arebeing made by VictorCastellanos and the staff ofAdmissions and Records. As ofof Sept. 3, the jug collectiontotaled $718.

The Red Cross, founded in1905, is considered to be one ofthe most credible disaster relief

Photo by Elizabeth LinaresAthletic Director Jim Sartoris stands in front of the Andy Reid scoreboard above the new footballfield named for him. See related photos on pages 8-9.

Photo by Jane PojawaRibbons for relief: Victor Castellanosof Admissions and Records is raisingmoney for the Red Cross.

See HURRICANE, Page 5

Photo by Jane Pojawa

Greg “El Grego” Griffin of theTropico Artists Collective

Photo by Elizabeth Linares

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www.elvaq.comFriday, September 23, 20052

Dance Department Responds to Story

Article CalledMisleading

I would think that since anarticle condemning the work ofa whole department and theirfaculty was being published onthe front page in the last issue ofthe school paper, making anyform of rebuttal impossiblebefore ramifications of thearticle could be felt inenrollment for the summer orthe following semester, specialcare would be taken to verify thefollowing before publishing.

For an article to be publishedas a front-page story of anypaper, three things (at least)should be verified:

1. That the author has noobvious bias or vested interest inthe subject being presented.That was not done here.

2. That people on all sides ofthe issue be interviewed. Thatwas not done either. 3. That thepeople interviewed be quotedcorrectly and in context to whatthey have said. That was notdone.

This carelessness hasresulted in the paper being usedby a “handful of students” tofurther the agenda of adisgruntled faculty member inan issue that has been ongoingsince 1999.

Some facts:

— The author of the article isthe brother of a student who has

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been the leader in a dispute withthe Dance Department over nothiring Barbara Erfurt as ateacher of Jazz.

— None of the part timefaculty in the dance departmentwere interviewed.

— Barbara Erfurt is a full-time tenured instructor, andteaches dance as overload whenno other regular dance facultymember is available.

— Melissa Randel is not apart-time teacher. She is a 60percent contract employee andhas lost hours because she was afull-time leave replacement forDora Krannig, who returned.

— Melissa Randel wasmisquoted and taken completelyout of context. Her words weretwisted to seem that she agreedwith Ms. Erfurt and the smallgroup of students and made toseem in conflict with the DanceDepartment. She is not.

— None of the hundreds ofstudents who have an opinionother than that of those “handfulof students” were interviewed.

— The “handful” of studentstook one of the “old” full-timefaculty members’ techniqueclass and gave her glowingevaluations, while saying theopposite in the article. Weretheir evaluations a joke or werethey lying or misquoted in thearticle?

— None of the many studentswho have taken (and passed)my Jazz I & II class wereinterviewed.

— None of the many students

of the actual part-time teachers ofthe department was interviewed.

All of the “handful” took myProduction class and profitedfrom the smash success of therun of these concerts.

This article was about onedissatisfied teacher’s issue, notabout the program of the DanceDepartment, even though theresult of the article couldendanger the enrollment of thedepartment.

The numbers used in thearticle were misleading andincomplete. The week before thearticled appeared the DanceDepartment had just completeda week of dance performancesthat broke all records as toattendance and quality of work.This series was lauded in thelocal press and by the collegecommunity. Not one word wasprinted in the El Vaquero eventhough a photographer was sentto cover the event.

I will not take up your timeby arguing my fitness to teach,even though the article was apersonal attack on me. It willsuffice to let my record ofexperience on the stage, film,TV, and the classroom to do that.Anyone who wishes may haveaccess to all my student and peerevaluations, present past, orfuture.

I would like to now discussthe obvious prejudice of ageismexpressed in the article andapparently condoned by thepaper since the subject was noteven questioned in the article.

It was simply taken for grantedthat teachers who were “old”could not teach dance, eventhough a lead article in the pastissue praised a political scienceteacher for his “long lifeexperience” and what an assetthat was to the students. In LosAngeles, the “culture” is by itsnature ageist and we live in anenvironment of the worship ofyouth. This is not a messagewe wish to reinforce with ourstudents.

Your printing of this articleundermines what we have beentrying to do for many years.

The mission of the DanceDepartment is contained in thefirst sentence in our brochure:“The program is structured to introduce students to the joy of movement through dance andan appreciation of dance as an art form.”

First copy freeAdditional copies $.25

The following letters are in response toan article that ran in the El Vaquero onJune 3, the last issue of the spring,under the headline “Dance StudentsQuestion Department Decisions.”There were problems associated withthis article that are touched on in theresponses below. Chief among theproblems are the fact, only discoveredafter the article ran, that the writer’sbrother was among the unnamedsources in the article. This was aconflict of interest that El Vaquerostrictly forbids, and which may havecolored the article. Also, the article

The unfortunate factsare that the performing part of adance career is but a small part ofwhat is available to the choreo-graphic artist. This fleetingphase is possible only from theage of 17 or 18 to the mid-30s ifone is very lucky. It is anunfortunate fact that most of ourstudents have already passed thispossibility due to a lack oftraining at an early age.

This does not mean that ourstudents cannot have successfulcareers in the field. There aremany options that are availableto them and one of the DanceDepartment’s prime missions isto acquaint our students withthese options.

Lynn McMurreyGlendale Community CollegeDance Department Co-Chair

relies too much on unnamed sources.In the future, the policy of the paper isto use unnamed sources only inextraordinary cases. This story couldhave been reported with sources thatagreed to go on record. Finally, thewriter admitted in hindsight that theuse of quotes in the article may havegiven a false impression of the views ofthe sources. Shortly after the articleran in El Vaquero, the staff had thearticle removed from the paper’s Website and its link to search engines. ElVaquero regrets whatever harm mayhave been caused by this article.

— Editor

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The newly renovated andnewly named athletic field on

campus is like a dream come trueto any athlete who has the privi-lege to play and compete on it.

Sartoris field, which is namedafter longtime football coachand current Director of Athletics,Jim Sartoris, had its grand open-ing on Sept. 3 in conjunctionwith the football team’s firstever game played at home.

The Vaqueros, who have hada football team since 1928 andhave had to play all their homegames at Glendale High’sMoyse field, had never had theopportunity to play on hometurf. They now have that oppor-tunity and what an opportunitythey are getting.

“ This is probably one of thehighlights of my career in the 30years that I’ve worked at GCC,”said head football coach JohnCicuto. “ The field is a greatfacility and it’s an absolute thrillfor me as well as for the stu-dents, players and faculty to

finally get to play at home.”The field, which will also be

the home field of the Vaquerosmen’s and women’s soccer andtrack teams, is located behindthe auditorium and has a great

view of the Verdugo mountains,has state-of-the-art lighting, newbleachers, artificial turf, (whichreplaced the old dirt track andgrass field ), and most notice-ably, a beautiful scoreboard.

The nearly $4 million renova-tion of the field comes from a$98 million bond initiative

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passed by Glendale voters in2002 to fund construction proj-ects on campus, including theathletic field.

The scoreboard, which wasnot included in the project, was

donated by Andy Reid, a formerVaquero football player in 1976-1977 and now head coach to thePhiladelphia Eagles. Reid andhis family gave the college$75,000 to install the scoreboard.

“For myself and for my team-mates, I thank for you for allyou’ve done for us,” said Reid,

to his former coach Sartoris, dur-ing a phone conversation whichwas broadcasted to the crowd atthe pre-game festivities held oncampus.

The Glendale CollegeFoundation also started an“endowment type thing” saidSartoris, where people coulddonate money to help withequipment and maintenanceneeds of the field for years tocome. As of now, the foundationhas raised $200,000 for the field.

Sartoris, who feels “tremen-dously honored” to have the ath-letic field named after him, haslongtime ties to Vaquero athlet-ics. He was a student and foot-ball player at GCC in 1962 andafter attending the University ofWashington and majoring in his-tory, returned to GCC in 1967 tobe an assistant coach for thefootball team. He went on tobecome a full-time teacher in1969, head coach of the footballteam in 1972, in which he post-ed a 111-63-1 record, and even-tually became Director ofAthletics in 1985, a position hestill holds today.

Some of the duties Sartoris

takes on as Director of Athleticsare the scheduling of the gamesfor all Vaquero sport teams, man-aging the budget, making sureeach student athlete meets therules and regulations of eligibili-ty, and also complying to staterules for athletic participation.

Besides being excited that theathletic field is named after him,Sartoris is even more excitedwith the unity and enthusiasmthe field will bring on campus.Along with his duties as Directorof Athletics, Sartoris also plansto get together with ASGCC toplan some plan events, activi-ties, and music during halftimesport events.

Although the Vaquero foot-ball team didn’t give fans a winduring their first game everplayed at home, the players gotthe chance to play on an amazingfield that they can finally calltheir own.

President John Davitt and Jim Sartoris at the field dedication ceremony.Photo by Cynthia Perry


www.elvaq.comFriday, Sept. 23, 20054

L E T T E R S

Last April, Turkish historianDr. Taner Akcam gave aspeech that was, in manyways, unprecedented at GCC.In last semester’s June 3 issue,El Vaquero ran a news item onthis event by Dr. LevonMarashlian, but several errorswere inadvertantly introduced.We arerunning the news itemagain, as it was submitted byDr. Marashlian, to correct theinnacuracies.

Additionaly, Prof.Marashlian has informed usthat since the time he submit-

ted this news item in June, the international reaction to the postponement of the con-ference at Bosporus Universitycompelled the authorities toallow it to be rescheduled, andit is to take place September 23 to 25.

Turkish Historian whoSpoke at GCC not allowed

to Speak in Turkey

Dr. Taner Akcam, the Turkishhistorian who spoke at GCCon April 7, 2005 at the invita-tion of the Armenian Student

Association, was denied theopportunity--along with otherTurkish scholars--to speak inTurkey when authorities forced

Expression of Support

I delivered my in-depthresponse to the article by ChuckReyes to our Division Chair, RobKibler, whom, I trust to deal withthis matter in the most appropri-ate manner. Meanwhile I wantto express my support to LynnMcMurrey.

I have known Lynn formany years and I have knownabout him when I was workingin Europe, where he was arespected professional. As Iteach right after him, I haveobserved portions of his class ona biweekly basis over the springsemester 2005. I can assure youthat Jazz I and Jazz II are taughtwith utmost integrity and knowl-edge. I observe students whowork hard and with enthusiasm.

Obviously, Chuck’sarticle was strictly written to sat-isfy a personal agenda of some kind.

In my opinion, heshould complete his research, inorder to publish a front-pageapology, if appropriate. Sadly, hehas neglected to give me the courtesy of an interviewbefore insinuating that my class-es are outdated, that the studentsare not technically challenged in ballet.

My recent (Spring2005) student evaluations tell adifferent story, and I will cer-tainly make them available toyou. They will provide ampleevidence of manipulative jour-

nalism. I also don’t appreciatethe accusation, that full-timerscannot get jobs in the industryanymore.

I can prove very recentactivities in Europe, where Iteach during my visits majorwith professional dance compa-nies. During my two-year leaveof absence (2001-2003) Ihelped develop a new Bachelorof Dance Degree at theAuckland University ofTechnology. I also taught openclasses in New Zealand. As aresult I was approached by pro-fessional dancers (among thema former soloist from LondonFestival Ballet, a former princi-pal of Tokyo Ballet and dancersfrom several European compa-nies) to start a professionalcompany for them (2003). Thecompany is still going strong.

In early Spring 2005 Iwas invited to act as researchassociate in dance science withNew Zealand’s universities. Iplan to co-publish in depthabout injury prevention and tocontinuously bring updatedinformation as a consultant toEuropean dance companies.

Obviously, it was notin Chuck’s interest to interviewme, or any other of the part-timers mentioned only as “part-timers” in the article. I am real-ly sorry, that Melissa Randelwas used in such a shamelessway. I know her as an excellentteacher and as a person ofintegrity.

Setting the Record Straight on Turkish Historian at GCC

Thank you,Dora Krannig

–– Dance DepartmentSource Misrepresented

I took a great dealof time with your student writerChuck Reyes, to discuss theissue of part-timers vs. full-timers in the Dance Department,and I am very upset with the wayI was quoted in the recent editionof El Vaquero. Although Chuck’squotes are accurate, they are outof context and communicate avery different message than theposition I took in discussing thissubject with Chuck. The way thearticle reads seems to put me in apoint-counterpoint positionagainst Lynn, as though we areon opposite sides of the subject,when in fact we are not.

For example, when Idiscussed the difference betweenan academic institution and a pri-vate dance studio, I went on toexplain how highly qualifiedboth Lynn and Dora are in theprofessional world. I encouragedChuck to investigate theirresumes and I detailed the highlycompetitive process of obtaininga full-time job in a communitycollege. I also said it is importantto trust that the people who havebeen given these full-time posi-tions. I said they both have gemsto share with their students, Icalled them nuggets of gold and Iencouraged the students to find

them, because they are invalu-able and come from extensivelife experience.

In the section whereI discuss how painful it is that ahierarchy exists, with regard tolosing some of my classes in thepast, I also discussed at length,how I had been in the same posi-tion, only a year earlier, whenthe state budget cuts occurred,and was put in the position ofhaving to take classes away frommy colleagues in the dancedepartment, in order to make myload, I explained that it is thereality of being a full time hireand having a load which must befilled. That is the context for “It’spainful.…”

With regard to myquote about inflexibility of theinstitution to change things, Iwas talking, again, at length,about how different an institutionthat is funded by state funds is,from a private studio, wherechanges can occur over night. Iwent into great detail about myown experience with CSULBand how, as students, we wereunable to change what wethought was wrong, but down theroad, our suggestions had insti-gated change. I explained howlong it takes to add a new class tothe curriculum and how commu-nity colleges have a lot of proce-dure and all of that takes time. IfI said “that’s the way this institu-tion is run,” what I meant wasthat is how ALL community college institutions are run. The

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See Dance Dept., Page 5

Dr Taner Akcam, addressing GCCstudents and faculty last April.

the postponement of a confer-ence on the Armenian question.

"We must end this treason,the spreading of propagandaagainst Turkey" [by citizens ofTurkey], declared Minister ofJustice Cemil Cicek on May 24,the day before the conferencewas to open at BosporusUniversity in Istanbul.

Dr. Akcam is the first Turkishhistorian to openly acknowl-edge the Armenian Genocide.

The appearance of a Turkishhistorian here on campus was anunprecedented event for GCC.

To an overflow audience ofover 200 students, faculty andstaff, he lectured in the StudentCenter on Turkish nationalism,the Armenian Genocide, andobstacles to democratization inTurkey.

It is perhaps ironic that dur-ing his lecture, he announcedhis planned participation in theupcoming conference inIstanbul as a sign of gradualdemocratization.

Dr. Levon Marashlian–– Professor of History

DANCE: Department Instructor Sounds Off way it reads makes it sound likeGCC is unusual, when in fact, itis the norm.

I deeply regret hav-ing agreed to be interviewed.What took time and care andthought, has been twisted to fitan agenda which is not mine andhad I known this, I would neverhave agreed to be interviewed. Ifeel deeply offended by this arti-cle and would appreciate aretraction and a personal apolo-gy. In addition to the harm thisarticle has caused to the dancedepartment, implying that thereis some hidden agenda by thefull-time faculty to cheat the stu-dents of quality teachers, it hasalso done harm to my relation-ship with Lynn McMurrey, whohas been nothing but a generousand supportive advocate for mehere at GCC. Also, for therecord, Barb Erfurt is not adjunctfaculty, she is full-time in theP.E. department, which makeseven the title of Chuck’s articlemisleading. I appreciate yourconsideration of this matter and I look forward to hearingfrom you soon.

Sincerely,Melissa R. Randel

Context Found Wanting

This letter is inresponse to an article published


DANCE: Department Responds to Storypublished in the June 3, 2005issue of El Vaquero, the lastissue of the spring semester. Thearticle leads with the front-pageheadline "Dance StudentsQuestion DepartmentDecisions,” and follows on page3 with the header, “Dance:Students Prefer Part-TimeInstructors Over Full-TimeFaculty.” From the headlines bythemselves, an impartial readerwould get the impression ofwidespread reaction within theranks of dance students to somegross unfairness. But the articlereveals its source to be “a hand-ful of students” who wish to seepart-time jazz dance instructorBarbara Erfurt take over classesnow taught by full-time dancefaculty who also oversee the cur-riculum.

Some context is wanting.This “handful of students,” payscommunity college prices for adance program commandingwide respect in the Southern

California for its comprehen-siveness, numerous performanceopportunities and high produc-tion standards.

It seems they have rapidlyevolved to a state of readiness todirect the program themselves.They note the popularity of Ms.Erfurt’s jazz class, and, in theirwisdom, equate it with theclass’s indispensability to thecurriculum.

The article is sloppily written.It quotes an attendance claim of50 to 60 students per class fromMs. Erfurt, then allows her tobuild an argument on them inprint, while later in the article theclaims are refuted by the actualattendance record. It quotes,without refuting, erroneousstatements by unnamed students.Its overall impression is that aslew of profoundly qualifiedadjuncts are being locked out ofpositions they deserve, while,curiously, only one is mentioned.

Finally, it carelessly lends

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credence to the short-termdesires of inexperienced dancerswho naturally want academiccredit for doing more of whatthey are good at—dance that iscurrent, familiar, and a part ofthe culture they continuallyabsorb as mass consumers. Insum, the article smacks more ofveiled partisanship than of jour-nalistic objectivity.

It shouldn’t be necessary, butin light of the unfair timing ofthis article, I want to state myobjections, as an adjunct danceteacher at GCC, to pressurestoward a “wag the dog”approach to a dance curriculum.

The essence of fashion ischange. Teachers dubbed thehippest are often the young andpopular ones, but in the commer-cial world they come and they goquite rapidly. It is good for adepartment to reach out and pro-vide students with a taste of thecurrent, but it is not the primarymission of a dance curriculum.

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with Red Cross from the cam-pus” says Phil Kazanjian, facul-ty member and former RedCross director. Chair of theHealth and Physical EducationDivision, Jim Sartoris, currentlysits on the Board of Directors,which further strengthens thisbond.

The Red Cross is set up onlyto take monetary donations,donations of food and clothingmay be made to local churches,or other charities such asOXFAM. The PhilippineCultural Club is collecting dona-tions in the AdministrationBuilding. Items for babies areparticularily appreciated.

It was stressed throughoutthis meeting that the circum-stances of this disaster are suchthat many of the displaced willnot be able to return to theirhomes, possibly ever. Reliefdonations may be ongoing tooffset the chronic nature of thedisaster.

The second issue that wasaddressed was the possibility ofrefugees. So far, none of the stu-dents displaced by HurricaneKatrina have come to GCC, but

the college’s President, JohnDavitt, issued this statement onSept. 2: “the GCC family isgrief-stricken by the daily newsaccounts of the destruction, lossof life and suffering. We wel-come the opportunity to lendassistance to any of the dis-placed students from our localarea. Additionally we welcomethose students who may chooseto come to the greater Glendalearea.”

GCC has proposed providingscholarships to cover suchexpenses as enrollment andbooks for the destitute students.

Also under discussion wasthe question of what would hap-pen if GCC were similarlyaffected? Natural disasters suchas earthquakes and seasonalflooding affect the campus, andfortunately, there are safetyplans in effect. GCC’s earth-quake plan involves evacuatingall students who are not tooinjured to move. In case of dis-asters, students are directed togo home. There is drinkingwater and first aid supplies oncampus, but the priority is forthe safe removal of all students

as quickly as possible. The Campus Police has an

earthquake evacuation plan, andthe Health Center is prepared toset up a triage unit in the StudentCenter. Earthquake drills oncampus involve the HealthCenter and the Campus Policeorchestrating a simulated firstaid set up and building evacua-tion, but classes continue unin-terrupted. The last earthquakedrill was two years ago, andthey’re preparing for another.

During the meeting, PhilKazanjian said, “We (theAdministration) look to the stu-dents for leadership in thesetypes of situations.”

Involvement opportunitiesexist at all levels. First, drop adollar in a donation jug.Someone in Louisiana needs it.

Secondly, now would be agood time to get first aid sup-plies and an “emergency pre-paredness kit” together at home.Local churches may be collect-ing donated food and clothing;others, such as the DreamCenter, are sponsoring familiesthat have been displaced by thehurricane.

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A college or conservatorycourse in dance should impartknowledge that the average stu-dent does not seek on his or herown. In addition to a structuredfoundation in the techniquesrequired of any professional, thisknowledge includes protocols ofstudio and stage conduct, basickinesiology, musical forms, andan understanding of dance’s richhistory and its place in the arts.These subjects tend to require theperspective of extensive experi-ence and study, which is why, asin other departments, the plan-ners of the study schedule are theteachers and not the students.

In this case, what has not beennoted are the track records ofLynn McMurrey and DoraKrannig, the two full-time facul-ty members who have been slan-dered by implication in theabove-referenced article.

In addition to extensive pro-fessional backgrounds and longand distinguished service as

teachers, they are known fortheir qualities of leadership andcompassion. It is they who havesustained the open policieswhich give students frequentchances to express themselvesartistically even at the earlieststages of their development, andit is they who have constantlybrought in fresh guest andadjunct talent to give the danceprogram depth and currency.

It is a sad phenomenon that,while engendering deep appreci-ation in some students, thesepolicies have resulted in an atti-tude of arrogance and entitle-ment in others.

Yours truly,

Richard Kuller— Instructor

Tap Dance and Movementfor Musical Theatre

Glendale CommunityCollege

Any students that cannotreturn to their school on the GulfCoast because of the evacuation,are urged to contact the adminis-tration liaison Dave Mack,Articulation Officer, at the “NewOrleans Hotline,” (818) 240-1000, ext. 5311, or for moreinformation go to www.glen-dale.edu.

For those with time to volun-teer or money to donate, pleasecontact the Glendale-CrescentaValley Chapter of the AmericanRed Cross or another charityorganization:

If in doubt about a charity,this site may be helpful:http://www.give.org/

American Red Cross1501 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91204 Telephone: 818.243.3121Fax: 818.240.2899Email: [email protected]

Oxfam takes all types ofdonations:http://www.oxfam.org.ukOxfam Supporter RelationsOxfam HouseJohn Smith Drive,CowleyOxford OX4 2JY

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SARTORIS FIELD: Alumni Welcome New Football VenueDavitt also paid tribute to Jim

Sartoris, the current Director ofAthletics and former coach of theGCC football team, who hasworked at GCC for nearly 40years. “Today we honor Jim[because] he epitomizes what wehope for in GCC in the type ofgraduates we produce in thisinstitution,” Davitt said. “He hasexemplified dignity…andintegrity.”

After Davitt’s speech, AnitaGabrielian, President of theBoard of Trustees, went onstageto continue thanking the guests.She also remarked, “Sartoris isincredible, and we are so delight-ed that this is named after him.”

Gabrielian was followed byTony Tartaglia, President of theBoard of Directors of the GCCFoundation. In his speech,Tartaglia called for a moment ofsilence for the victims ofHurricane Katrina and afterward

announced that the college willbe offering scholarships andfunds to young people fromLouisiana and Mississippi.

Tartaglia also told the story ofhow the renovation of the fieldwas made possible, mentioningthe Foundation’s athletic endow-ment fund that had raised$200,000.

Two former GCC footballplayers, Jimmy Evangelides andJeff Orlando, introducedSartoris. Orlando told the guestshow Sartoris had encouragedhim to “come to GCC and playfootball,” adding, “I have never regretted [anything] sincethat day.”

Jim Sartoris went onstage andwas greeted with a standing ova-tion. He began his speech byenumerating GCC’s outstandingqualities, such as “great facili-ties, teachers and staff” and a“great family atmosphere.” He

remarked that playing collegefootball games on campus was agood way to get alumni to comeback. “It’s a dream that has real-ly come true tonight,” Sartorissaid.

Sartoris also recognized twoof his role models, Davitt andWalter Smith, former Dean ofStudent Activities. He said thatDavitt had shown him “theimportance of treating everyonewith respect and of having a fam-ily atmosphere,” and that Smithtaught him how to treat his stu-dents well.

In the middle of Sartoris’sspeech, there was a phone callfrom Andy Reid, head coach ofthe Philadelphia Eagles and for-mer GCC football player underSartoris, and donor of the newathletic scoreboard and tracktiming system. Sartoris thankedReid and recognized his support.

Sartoris then continued thank-

ing the guests, acknowledgingformer football players andmembers of his family in theaudience. “It’s amazing what agroup of people can accomplishand no one cares who gets thecredit.”

The ceremony culminatedwith Davitt and former AthleticDirector Rick Reinhart present-ing a framed photograph of thenew field to Sartoris.

Nick Sartoris, son of theAthletic Director, was presentalong with the rest of the Sartorisfamily and expressed delight inhis father’s accomplishments.“I’ve never been prouder of any-thing or anyone in my entire life.”

After a quick raffle draw for amini barbecue, the guests wereencouraged to head down to thefield to take a look at the walldedicated to donors, painted withthe athletic Hall of Fame mural,under the scoreboard before the

football game started. Manydonors and alumni expressedtheir pride in their alma materafter seeing the field.

Rick Gomez, one of thedonors and a former GCC foot-ball player, said that as an alum-nus, he felt that the field was adream come true. “We’ve gone along way…I feel honored to begiving back to the school andcommunity…It’s here at [GCC]that I learned values to take inlife…It’s a great, exciting feelingfor the whole Vaquero family.”

The following games will beplayed Saturday evenings onSartoris Field this season: Oct. 1,vs. LA Harbor Collegeat 7:00pm, Oct. 22 vs. Citrus Collegeat 5:00 p..m., Nov. 5 vs. SantaMonica College at 5:00 pm

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As the new director of thecollege’s art gallery, computeranimation professor RogerDickes has already fulfilled onegoal in his busy agenda on acourse that was laden with obsta-cles.

Walking into the gallery,Dickes saw the opportunity torenovate the entire space in orderto better accommodate future artexhibitions.

During the summer Dickesand student worker Jody Smithrenovated the entire art gallery—from painting, to tearing downwalls, and adding new skylights.The newly remodeled art gallerycurrently is home to a collectionof works by local artist AliciaBeach.

“Labor of Love” is a collec-tion of works by Beach, aVenezuelan born artist who forthis exhibition in particular, hasturned toward an exploration ofthe medium of white, negativespace in her body of work. Thedelicate compositions depict asense of femininity with suchelements like flowers and hearts.The whimsical sweeps of colorbring to life the theme of lovewith every stroke.

According to Dickes, one ofthe major perks of being the newart gallery director was beingforced to learn Web design. As aresult, Dickes has singled-hand-edly created a Web site for the artgallery that he hopes will “builda bridge between the collegecommunity and the vibrant and

By OLGA RAMAZEL VAQUERO ARTS ANDENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

New Gallery Director Launches ‘Labor of Love’

Photo by Oliver TanGCC Art Gallery: Artist Alicia Beach exhibits “Labor of Love.”

exhibitions will all be from thelocal art scene.

Dickes also plans on a studentart exhibition, however, he saysthat it is going to be at least sixmonths before it actually takesplace.

“I’d like to do a student exhi-bition. I really want it to beworthwhile, focused, and tomean something, rather than justbe some kind of ethnographicselection of student works,” saidDickes.

Other than art exhibitions,Dickes has thought about hostingpoetry readings and musical per-formances, but at the moment,Dickes just wants to keep thingssimple. Dickes encourages andwelcomes the student body andfaculty to take some time out andput a little bit of effort to enjoythemselves at the art gallery.

“I watch people walk by thefront entrance and it frustratesme when they just walk bybecause they are missing out on


Bill “Elkwhistle” Neil inaugurates the World Festival of Sacred MusicSept. 17, in the Angeles National Forest. Inspired by the teachings ofthe Dalai Lama, the festival, being held Sept. 17 - Oct. 2, brings togeth-er over 1,000 performers from all over the world for 43 events at ven-ues scattered over Los Angeles County. For information, see www.festi-valofsacredmusic.org

something really unusual andbeautiful. I would really justlove for people to take notice ofwhat is going on here in the artgallery and to participate,” saidDickes.

“Labor of Love” runs through

Oct. 8. Gallery hours areMonday through Thursday from10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

diverse cultural landscapes ofLos Angeles.” On the site, visi-tors can find information on cur-rent gallery exhibitions, pictures,contact information as well asgeneral gallery information.

Dickes has been an instructorat Glendale Community Collegefor six years, teaching predomi-nantly computer animation class-es not only to GCC students butalso to industry professionals.

Among other things, Dickeswas also a contributor on “SouthPark: Bigger, Better and Uncut.”

Despite the work efforts torenovate the gallery during thesummer, Dickes realizes that thelabor paid off.

“I am very excited that thespace itself is so perfect to viewart, but this space is publiclyviewed, so there is a lot of anxi-ety. You want people to like whatyou are doing,” Dickes said.

Among other exhibitions,Dickes has planned a show forthe upcoming month that willshowcase the works of two localsculptors, Donald Morgan andMason Cooley.

As of right now, there is stillspace in the gallery calendar forfuture exhibitions this semester.According to Dickes, the renova-tion during the summer made itdifficult to plan ahead and bookevents.

It is no easy task choosingwhich work is displayed in theart gallery. A committee isresponsible for determining whatartists’ works are showcased.Dickes says that for the mostpart, all of the artists’ whosework will be displayed in future

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Fanfare and Football Kick-off Field a


Photo by Cynthia Perry



The state-of-the-art renovhonor of long-time Directory of GCC. The new A

mer GCC football player, nowfacility enables sporting events son campus for the first time.

A crowd of more than 400 alumcelebrated and cheered at the his

The appearance of the new peafter a six year absence. PeBaker, 18; Carolyn Lopez, 1Montes, 18. Squad coach Jes

Theexpression of Will Harrahillreflects the tension of the Vaqueros’first game on the new home field.

Terrance Hopkins, no. 88, followed by Carlos Velasquez, no. 7, and the GCC football team enthusiastically take to Sartoris Field onSept. 3, for the first home game to be played on campus. In the past, the Vaqueros shared Glendale High’s Mosye Field with sever-al high school teams. The revamped sports facility.enables soccer and track and field to be at home as well.

Wearing school colors, Associated Student Senators Aylin Movsesyan, 19,left, and Elsa Urquilla, 20, join international student Ranna Kas Al, 21, incheering the team in an exciting game againsst Southwestern.

Paul Zuber, no. 19, kicks off the first football-game at Sartoris Field. The revamped field fea-tures state-of-the art artificial turf, making itideal for competitive sports.

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Fanfare and Football Kick-off Field and Scoreboard









The state-of-the-art renovationof the athletic field, christened Sartoris Field inhonor of long-time Director of Atheletics, Jim Sartoris, is a milestone in the his-tory of GCC. The new Andy Reid Family Scoreboard was donated by the for-

mer GCC football player, now head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. The new facility enables sporting events such as football, soccer and track and field, to be heldon campus for the first time.

A crowd of more than 400 alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members celebrated and cheered at the historic Sept. 3 opening.

The appearance of the new pep squad, consisting of the cheer and song teams, marks the return of the squadafter a six year absence. Pep squad members, from left: Amber Flood, 18; Antoinette Picatto, 20; MattBaker, 18; Carolyn Lopez, 19; Daphne Perrenoud, 19; Brianna Lesh, 18; Ariel Sands, 23; and SilvinaMontes, 18. Squad coach Jessie La-Bohn-Moorehead hopes to build a competitive program.

Theexpression of Will Harrahillreflects the tension of the Vaqueros’first game on the new home field.

Terrance Hopkins, no. 88, followed by Carlos Velasquez, no. 7, and the GCC football team enthusiastically take to Sartoris Field onSept. 3, for the first home game to be played on campus. In the past, the Vaqueros shared Glendale High’s Mosye Field with sever-al high school teams. The revamped sports facility.enables soccer and track and field to be at home as well.

Wearing school colors, Associated Student Senators Aylin Movsesyan, 19,left, and Elsa Urquilla, 20, join international student Ranna Kas Al, 21, incheering the team in an exciting game againsst Southwestern.

Paul Zuber, no. 19, kicks off the first football-game at Sartoris Field. The revamped field fea-tures state-of-the art artificial turf, making itideal for competitive sports.

The Andy Reid Family Scoreboard, donated by the Philidelphia Eagle’s coach, vividly displays thescore of the first foolball game in crystal clarity.

Defensive players Mitch Dolfuss, no. 43, Jason Bonwell, no. 33, and Marco Ramirez,no. 82, hold backl Southerwestern’s offense, but fell 39-36 in the end.

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A generous donation of $1million received this fall towardbuilding the new health sciencebuilding on campus is only thesecond award of that amountever given to the college.

The new complex will benamed the Bhupesh ParikhHealth Science and TechnologyBuilding in honor of donorBhupesh Parikh and his family.

Parikh came to the U.S. fromIndia as a young man. He earneda master’s degree in structuralengineering from USC and pro-ceeded to establish an engineer-ing and construction business inGlendale. The Parikh family haslived in Glendale since 1969.

By KASIA FAUGHN EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

Local FamilyGives CollegeMillion-Dollar Gift

Photo by Oliver TanConstruction is underway on the allied health and media arts complex.

Parikh’s wife, Kumud,attended accounting classes atGCC.

After its anticipated comple-tion in 2007, the new three-storybuilding will feature digital artsand graphics labs, a pharmacylab, nursing and emergencymedical technicians labs, and

Photo by Susan CiscoBhupesh and Kumud Parikhdonated $1 million for buildingconstruction.

Joelle Elbeyrouthy was namedthis year’s winner of the $1,000

Glendale Community CollegeHomemaker Academic Award in aceremony held Aug. 30.

The scholarship is awardedannually to a graduating GCCstudent who attains academicexcellence along with familyresponsibilities. Elbeyrouthy,who is married and has an 8-year-old son, managed to main-tain a GPA of 3.5 during her

2 ½ years on campus. In order to be able to take

care of her familyand excel aca-demically, shearranged herclasses aroundher son’s schoolschedule, andenlisted her hus-band’s and ababysitter’s helpin looking afterfor her son.“Studying is notas difficult as working,” she saidwhen asked how she managed to

be a homemaker while attendingschool full time. She added,

“Teachers tend tobe more under-standing thanbosses.”

The awardeecame with herfamily to theU.S. fromLebanon fiveyears ago. Aftergraduating fromGCC, she trans-ferred to Cal

State Northridge where she hasjust started her first semester as a

History Major Wins Academic Homemaker Award

“Studying is notas difficult as

working. Teacherstend to be moreunderstandingthan bosses.”

— Joelle Elbeyrouthy

By KASIA FAUGHNwith RACHEL SWIERENGAEL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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history major. According toElbeyrouthy, the hardest thingabout being a mother and a full -time student is finding the timeto study. “I often had to studylate at night when my son wasasleep and the housework wascompleted. Still, I found it man-ageable.”

The Homemaker AcademicAward was established by a lateGCC psychology ProfessorJeanne Cunningham. After grad-uating from GCC, Cunninghamobtained her bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees, and returned toGCC to serve as a faculty mem-

ber for more than 25 years. Shedied in 2004 and was honoredby the college with a memorialplaque placed in a gardenbetween the San Rafael and theSierra Nevada buildings.

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S P O RT S

Vaqueros Sports SummariesWOMEN’S SOCCER

Glendale split a pair of gameslast week and are now 4-1-1. TheVaqueros suffered their first lostof the season to Pasadena 2-1Tuesday and beat Allan Hancock5-1 Friday.

In the win over Hancock,Janet De Lao and ClaudiaCienfuentes each scored twogoals and Jennifer Barrientosscored once for Glendale.

The Vaqueros host CuestaCollege Friday at 4 p.m. atSartoris Field.

CROSS COUNTRY

The Vaqueros had a pair ofsolid runner-up finishes for themen and women’s teamsSaturday at the CuestaInvitational. The men finishedsecond with 66 points, just onepoint behind meet winnerHartnell College with 65. LuisCastaneda’s time of 21:39.4 overthe four-mile course made himthe top Glendale finisher andsecond overall.

Preston Richardson was nextwith a ninth place finish in22:32.2, Ivan Perez was 12th in

23:01, Joseph Lopez was 13th in23:07.3 and Victor Rios was65th in 23:56.80.

For the women who finishedsecond with 55 points behind

meet winner Cuesta with 52,Liliana Hernandez was the topGlendale runner in third place in20:41.1 over the three-milecourse. Maribel Cespedes wasnext in eighth place in 21:17.9;Ana Rodriguez was 12th in21.56.6., Leticia Camacho was15th in 22:46.8 and Rosario

Castaneda was 17th in 22:50.8. Glendale competes in the

Golden West Invitational Sept.24 at 10:00 a.m.

FOOTBALL

The Vaqueros fell to Compton14-7 Saturday in the WesternState Conference SouthernDivision opener for both teams.Now 1-2 and 0-1 this season,Glendale struggled offensivelythe entire game but took a 7-6

lead in the fourth quarter on anine-yard touchdown pass fromSteve Martinez to DarionDonnelly. Sam Ledford was theleading rusher with 79 yards on

14 carries and Donnelly caughtthree passes for 28 yards andone touchdown.

Defensively, Marco Ramirezled the effort with 14 tackles andtwo sacks.

Matt Patterson added 14tackles and intercepted a pass.

Glendale hits the road this

week with a WSC South gameSept. 24 at L.A. SouthwestCollege at 1:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Vaqueros record droppedto 0-3 after a three-game loss toOrange Coast College 30-13, 30-17 and 30-14 last Wednesdayand competed in the Santa Anatournament Saturday.

Glendale hosts CerritosCollge Sept.23. at 7:00 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER

Glendale dropped a pair ofnon-conference games last weekto fall to 0-6 this season. Theyfell to Fullerton 2-1 last Tuesdayand to Cerritos 1-0 Friday.

The Vaqueros host ChaffeyCollege Friday at Sartoris Fieldat 6:30 p.m.

Oliver Tan can be reached [email protected]

Photo by Oliver TanWomen’s soccer wins 6-1 in the first game on Sartoris Field.

Comeback a Little Too Late for Vaquero Football TeamBy VIOLETA ARRAZOLAEL VAQUERO SPORTS EDITOR

With a new state-of-art ath-letic field to play on, a

near capacity crowd and newcheerleaders to cheer the teamon, and a sunset glistening inthe west, all that was neededwas a Vaquero victory to makeit a perfect ending.

But the Vaqueros could notprovide that for the crowd, asthey fell to SouthwesternCollege 39-36 in the first-evergame played at home in the his-tory of GCC, on Sept. 3.

“It’s really disappointing toall the players as well as formyself because the playerswere really pumped to play onthe new field and get a win,”said Head Coach John Cicuto.

The Vaqueros, who went 4-6

last season and have 32 return-ing players, showed that theyare a team that won’t go downwithout a fight; only this timetheir struggle didn’t make it farenough.

After the Vaqueros valiantlyscored 16 points in the lastthree minutes to tie the game, a39-yard field goal by theJaguars’ Ryan Bowling, withthree seconds remaining in thegame, gave his team a win andsnatched away the chance of aVaquero victory.

The Vaqueros, who had achance to win after quarterbackSteve Martinez carried the ballfrom Vaquero 23 to the Jaguars46, with less than 30 secondsremaining in the game, fellshort after they failed to gainthree yards on three consecu-tive plays. This allowed for a

Southwestern possession andan eventual victory.

“We had trouble with ourspecial teams,” said sophomoredefensive lineman, JasonBonwell. “Coach Cicuto hadbeen telling us all week the spe-cial teams were going to makeus or break us and this time itbroke us.”

The Vaqueros, who didn’tplay well in the first half andtrailed behind 29-14 going intothe second half, stepped uptheir defense and didn’t allowthe Jaguars to score any pointsin the third quarter.

The offense also stepped upas they cut the Jaguars lead tonine points after Martinez, whopassed for 260 yards and had 5touchdowns, four of whichwere on the ground, scored arushing touchdown with 3:15

remaining on the clock.But in the end, Southwestern

ended up being the better teamand handed the Vaqueros theirfourth season-opening loss infive years.

“It was a great game,” saidCicuto. “Our offense moved theball well throughout the gameand our defense stepped up inthe second half, but in the end,we fell short.”

Besides Martinez, other keyplayers for the Vaqueros weresophomore wide receiverDarion Donnelly, who had 11receptions for 119 yards andone touchdown, sophomorerunning back, Samuel Ledfordwho had 13 carries for 67 yards,averaging 5.2 yards per carry,and sophomore defensive endMarco Ramirez, who had a 61-yard fumble return, which set

up the Vaqueros second score.The Vaqueros, evened their

record at 1-1 with a 21-17 roadwin against Antelope ValleyCollege Sept. 10, but fell toCompton 14-7 Sept. 17, in theWestern State ConferenceSouthern Division opener forboth teams. The Vaqueros arenow 1-2 and 0-1 this season.Their next game is Sept. 24 at 1p.m. at L.A Southwest College.

Violeta Arrazola can be reached [email protected]


SPORTS

College Football 101As of Sept. 3, GCC has its very own football field. So for those of you out therestruck with the urge to suddenly become football fans, yet don’t understand thegame, here is a brief rundown for you:

There are two teams in a football game and each team is allowed to have 11players on the field. There is the offensive (the team with the ball) and thedefensive (the team without the ball).

It is the job of the offense to run the ball down the field to make a touchdown,without getting tackled by the other team. Tackling is when a guy, usually muchbigger than you, jumps on you and tries to knock you to the ground and turn youinto a human pancake.

Hopefully your other teammates are doing their jobs by diverting thepancake- making onto themselves, so you can try to score a touchdown.

The job of the defense is to make sure the guy with the ball on the otherteam does NOT get to the end zone, and will happily make a humanpancake out of the aforementioned person with the ball.

The offensive team gets four downs, which is fourtries to get the ball down the field, withoutgetting it stolen; at least tenyards. If they do that, theyget four more downs.

By the time the third down isdone, if the team has not managed to get the ball into the end zone, then theycan either “go for it” - which is just playing the down as usual - punt it,which is kicking the ball to the other team and trying to get them farther backin the process - or to try and kick a field goal, that is when the kicker has tokick the ball between those two big yellow poles at the end of the field, which islocated in the other team’s end zone.

“In college football the real triple threat is one who can run, kick and pass all hisexams.” ~ E.C. McKenzie from 14,000 Quips and Quotes

Games are four quarters and each quarter is 15 minutes, but don’t expect thegame to be over in an hour, the clock gets stopped for almost anything.

Scoring in football is a little complicated here is a quick rundown thanks to www.football.about.com

Touchdown = 6 points Field Goal = 3 pointsExtra Point Conversion = 1 point Safety =2 pointsTwo point conversion=2 points

Notable football player: Brett Favre

Volleyball 101This game is played on a court divided by a net. There are six players fromeach team positioned on opposite sides of the net.

There are two rows of three players on each side of the net, the right backperson is the server and they must hit the ball over the net, if they miss the ball,it goes to the other team.

When the ball goes to the other team, the players that lost the ball rotate oneposition to the left, or clockwise.

Once the ball clears the net, the other team has three chances to hit the ballback over.

No player is allowed to hit the ball twice in a row, unless they are blocking.

To score, the ball must hit the floor of the side the court ofthe opposing team.

Usually it’s the first team to 15 points who win.

Notable volleyball player: Gabby Reece

Soccer 101This game is played on a field of grass. There aregenerally 11 players to each team on the field at onetime, and this includes the goalie.

The goalie is the person who has a differentcolor shirt from the rest of the team andstays near the goal.

In soccer the players mainly use their feet tomanipulate the ball, and only the goalie can use

his/her hands.

The team’s goals are to steal the ball from the otherteam, if it’s in the opposing team’s possession, dribble it down

the field (using only their feet) and try to kick it into the otherteam’s goal.

If the ball is kicked out of bounds, then the team that kicked it out ofbounds gets to throw it back in, usually.

Most matches are about 90 minuteslong.

Notable soccer player: Pelé

Information was found on the following websites: football.about.com, Volleyball’s Side Out (http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~st95437g/index.html), volleyball.org, worldsoccer.about.com and fishermenyouthsoccer.org

By ALISON GELLEREL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

EL VAQUERO FALL SPORTS GUIDE

photo by Jane Pojawa

If you are like me and are not…shall we say, “sports savvy,” this guide will help you to understand the sports that are being played here at GCC for the Fall Semester.


High Energy Coach Rallies New Cheer and Song Squads

When jumping and yellingwith all her energy, it is

hard to tell coach Jessie LaBohn-Moorehead from theequally kinetic students in herpep squad.

The petite, bubbly coach wasappointed to the serious task ofbringing back into action theGCC cheerleader and songteams after an absence of sixyears. The results of the hardwork by the coach and her teamswere seen for the first time at theopening of the Sartoris Field onSept. 3.

“Everything was crazy onthat first day. First team, firstfield and so on,” La Bohn-Moorehead said about the firstfootball game.

“When your crowd is yellingback the cheers you provide, it isalways a good sign. They [thecrowd] were wonderful, andevery game will be better andbetter. I was extremely satisfiedwith our performance.”

However, the purpose of hav-ing cheerleaders is not only to“hear the crowd yell back thecheers you provide,” La Bohn-Moorehead explained, “but todevelop both the cheer and songsquads into competitive pro-grams and have Glendale be adominating force in collegiatecompetitions.”

Winning in competitions issomething that this coach haspersonally experienced. Shedanced and performed throughhigh school and college and waspart of squads that won nationaltitles every year.

“I was named cheerleader ofthe year by the State ofWashington,” she recalled.“After high school, I performeda with all-star teams, then hadthe opportunity to cheer at thecollegiate level.”

However, cheer leading wasnot originally her intended career.She fell into it by doing choreog-raphy to earn money for her col-lege education.

“ It [coaching cheerlead teams]was something that just happened.I found out I was pretty good

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when my material began winningcompetitions and winning morejob offers,” the coach said.

The song and cheer teamsare part of the GCC pep squad,and are campus clubs.

By ELIZABETH LINARES EL VAQUERO PHOTO EDITOR

Pep squad coach Jessie La Bohn-Moorehead explains the proper grip used in lifting. Students on the cheer teamneed some experiance in gymnastics and tumbling. Below, the coach puts students through their paces.

According to Melanie Brown,administrative assistant to thedean of student affairs, the stu-dent government (ASGCC)funds this club by paying thecoach’s salary. The players paytheir own expenses.

GCC cheer leading and songteams are composed of 18women and two men. They willperform during the soccer, foot-ball and basketball games dur-ing fall semester.

To be part of the cheer squad,students must be skilled indance, gymnastics and tum-bling. For song team, “the stu-dent must have dancing experi-ence at a level of at least level 1of jazz,” the coach explained.

Although the teams are fullfor this semester, there will beopportunities to tryout forspring semester. Interested stu-dents may observe practice inthe Sierra Nevada Gymwomen’s dance room onMonday and Wednesday from 8to 10 p.m.

Looking forward to thegrowth of the program, coachLa-Bohn Moorehead said, “Iwake up every morning excitedby the opportunity to work withthese talented students.”

Photos by Elizabeth Linares

Elizabeth Linares can be reached [email protected]


Collective Debuts With Exhibit at Brand Library

The city of Glendale is not typ-ically known for its art scene;

in fact, there really is no art scenein Glendale. Local connoisseursof art from all walks of life flockto the neighboring cities ofSilverlake and Pasadena, amongothers, in order to nourish theirappetite for new, modern andsplashy art.

But, in an effort to establish anart scene here in Glendale, threeGCC students: Gary Freeman,Greg Griffin, and Arlene Vidor,have formed the Tropico ArtistsCollective (T.A.C.).

The T.A.C. is a group of seri-ous, local artists who look tostrengthen and increase commu-nication amongst each other andtheir peers. Their main goal as agroup is to not only establish anart scene in Glendale, but also tochallenge the status quo andmainstream art.

The beginnings of the groupdate back to last fall whenFreeman and Griffin produced anoff-campus exhibition for GCCstudents. The exhibit was held ata gallery in Pasadena. Vidor, whoattended the exhibition, realizedthat there was a need for exhibi-tion space in Glendale for seriousartists.

“We wanted to have theopportunity for regular discus-sion and critique of our workamong peers outside of the aca-demic setting,” said Vidor.

The collective is composed oflocal, emerging and establishedartists alike who produce worksin the areas of visual and literary

arts. Among them is Elena DelRio, owner of Koplin Del RioGallery in West Hollywood.Although Del Rio herself is not avisual artist, she was drawn to thegroup’s diverse interests in thearts.

“Part of my interest to thegroup was hearing that there wasthis core of serious professionalartists that were in Glendale,”said Del Rio. “Artists that werebeyond the hotel art or the com-mercial art scene and had interestin social commentary, political commentary and seriousfine art.”

Del Rio played a key role inhelping put together the groupsfirst exhibition, titled “TropicoREDUX,” which is currentlybeing held at the Brand Libraryand is being sponsored by TheAssociates of Brand Library, anon-profit group that supports theBrand Library and Art CenterEvents.

As a professional, Del Rio wasa great deal of help when it camedown to the layout of the exhibi-tion, which according to Griffin,is really important as to why allthe chosen pieces work welltogether.

This first exhibition featuresart pieces by nine of the 10 mem-bers of the group. The instillationof work includes photography,courtesy of Freeman, Griffin, andVidor, as well as paintings, draw-ings, sculptures, and mixed mediaworks.

Choosing which works wouldbe showcased in the exhibition

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was a task all on its own. Leadingup to the show, the group wouldmeet every week for about twomonths in order to prepare for theupcoming, inaugural exhibition.

“We would meet and talkabout things like how much weall hate Bush and whether he is asociopath or only appears to be asociopath, and then we wouldlook at the artwork and decide onwhich pieces would be in or outof the show,” said Griffin.

For being their first exhibitionas a newly formed group, the col-lective have gotten a positive,overwhelming response by thevarious attendants that passthrough the exhibition.

“I think it has been going real-ly well. We had a wonderfulturnout at the opening receptionand people have responded verypositively to it,” said Vidor.“They like the work because theyfeel it’s really diverse and inter-esting. I haven’t heard anythingnegative.”

Vidor worked very closelywith the Brand Library in order tosecure the exhibition space.Down time in September made itpossible for the collective toreserve the library gallery inorder to showcase their first exhi-bition.The group already has a showscheduled for February 2006 atthe Nickelodeon Studios inBurbank. By this time, grouphopes to have recruited moremembers and to have createdsome sort of following here inGlendale.

“There is no reason thatGlendale shouldn’t be showingart,” said Freeman. “That is oneof the reasons why we chose thename Tropico, even though it is a

mythical place, it is here.”There are historic ties to the

name Tropico. In the early 1900sthe remarkable town of Tropicocomprised a large portion ofGlendale. During the existence ofthis city, an artist by the name ofEdward Weston set up a studio inTropico. After his departure fromGlendale, he became worldfamous with photography whichdepicted nudes, landscapes andthe natural form.

The name is not only an hom-age to the city itself, but also tothe memory of one of its first res-idents.

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The group dreams of having apermanent space locally in orderto host art exhibitions and salons.

“I would like to see a moreviable art movement in Glendaleand a more noted artist colony,”said Freeman.

The “Tropico REDUX” exhi-bition runs through Oct. 7, at theBrand Library. Gallery hours areTuesdays and Thursdays from 1p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday from 1p.m. to 6 p.m., and Fridays andSaturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Olga Ramaz can be reached [email protected]


Posing for the camera, Artist Nick Macierz, member of the Tropico ArtistCollective and former vice president of the photo club at GCC, Piper Mavis

Top: One of the founders of the T.A.C., Gary Freeman displays his work atthe “Tropico REDUX” exhibition. Top right: Arlene Vidor stands before oneof her many photographs on display

Photo by Oliver Tan

Photo by Oliver Tan

EXHIBITIONS

Alicia Beach — The GCC artgallery presents the work ofAlicia Beach in an exhibitiontitled “Labor of Love,” nowthrough Oct. 8. Gallery hours areMonday through Thursday from10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays are byappointment only. For moreinformation, call Roger Dickes at(818) 240-1000, ext. 5663 orvisit www.glendale.edu/art-gallery.

PERFORMANCES

“Phanatics” — The GlendaleCollege dance department pres-ents “Phanatics” on Nov. 5 at 8p.m. in the Sierra Nevada DanceRoom. Admission is free. Formore information, call (818)240-1000, ext. 5556.

Faculty/Alumni DanceProduction — The GlendaleCollege dance department pres-ents its faculty/alumni dance pro-duction Dec. 9 to 11 in the audi-torium mainstage theater.Showtimes are 8 p.m. Dec. 9 and10, and 2 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11.Admission is free. Call (818)

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MontroseHolmes — Whites Art Store &Gallery presents the work ofNASCAR artist Tracy Holmes,during gallery hours at WhitesGallery, 241 Honolulu Ave.Gallery hours are Tuesday 1 to 7p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday 9a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 8p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5p.m. For more information, callthe gallery at 957-4071 or visitwww.whitesgallery.com.

GlendaleArtists’ Market — The Artists’Market on Brand Boulevard isfrom noon to dusk on the thirdFriday of very month, 101 N.Brand Blvd. Local artists display their photography, jewelry,

paintings and more. The marketis an event sponsored byGlendale’s Arts and CultureCommission, the Parks,Recreation and CommunityService Division, and TishmanSpeyer Properties. For moreinformation, call 548-2780.A

PERFORMANCES

La CrescentaVerdugo Hills Women’sChorus — The Verdugo HillsWomen’s Chorus welcomes newmembers who share a love forsinging. The women meet forrehearsals at 9:30 a.m. Mondaysat La Crescenta PresbyterianChurch, 2902 Montrose Ave.The chorus has been active formore than 50 years and performs

at service clubs, retirementhomes, churches and other ven-ues. For more information, call626-403-5622.

Pasadena“Tea at Five” — The PasadenaPlayhouse presents “Tea atFive,” starring Kate Mulgrew asKatharine Hepburn. Mulgrewbecomes the legendary actressfrom Hepburn’s turbulent child-hood to her 27-year love affairwith Spencer Tracy. FollowHepburn’s personal and profes-sional journey in this poignantand often funny tour de force.“Tea at Five” runs through Oct. 2at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S.El Molino Ave. For tickets andinformation, call 626-356-PLAY(7529) or visit www.pasadenaplayhouse.org.

Swingin’ Sunday — ThePasadena Playhouse Districtpresents a series of 13 jazz per-formances on the Vroman'sStage, located behind Vroman'sBookstore, 695 E. ColoradoBlvd. Produced by the PasadenaJazz Institute, performances runthrough Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m.For more information, call 626-398-3444.A

VOLUNTEER

Glendale Crime Stoppers —Glendale Crime Stoppers, a com-munity organization helping thecity's police department solvecrime, needs volunteers. Formore information, call GlendaleCrime Stoppers at 244-5656 orvisit Crime Stoppers at

http://police.ci.glendale.ca.us/crime_stoppers.asp.

Glendale Memorial Hospital— Volunteers are needed atGlendale Memorial Hospital.For more information, call thevolunteer office at 502-2373.

Glendale Public Library —Friends of the Glendale PublicLibrary is seeking volunteers forthe new book store at 222 E.Harvard St. Training is provided.Call 546-2538

Glen-Park RetirementCommunities — Four of theGlen-Park retirement communi-ties are looking for volunteers towork in an atmosphere of loveand understanding. For moreinformation, call 246-9000.

240-1000, ext. 5556.

GCC Jazz Band — TheGlendale College jazz band willbe in concert Nov. 20 at 4 p.m.in the auditorium mainstage the-ater. Instumental arrangementsof jazz and popular tunes will beperformed. Raymond Burkhartdirects. Admission is $7, and $5for students and seniors. Formore information, call (818)240-1000, ext. 5621, or visitwww.glendale.edu/music.

Applied Music Recital — TheGlendale College music depart-ment presents an applied musicrecital on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. inthe auditorium mainstage the-ater. Instrumentalists and vocal-ists from the applied music pro-gram will perform. BethPflueger directs. Admission isfree. For more information, call(818) 240-1000, ext. 5621, orvisit www.glendale.edu/music.

Holiday Choral Concert —The Glendale College musicdepartment presents its annualholiday choral concert on Dec. 3at 7:30 p.m. in the auditoiummainstage theater. Peter Greendirects. Admission is $7, and $5for students and seniors. Formore information, call (818)

240-1000, ext. 5621.

GCC Orchestra — TheGlendale College orchestra willbe in concert on Dec. 4 at 4 p.m.in the auditorium mainstage the-ater. Admission is $7, and $5 forstudents and seniors. For moreinformation, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5621, or visitwww.glendale.edu/music.

GCC Concert Singers — TheGlendale College concert singerswill be in concert at St. Mark’sEpiscopal Church, 1020 N.Brand Blvd. in Glendale. Thesingers will perform choralmusic from throughout the ages.Peter Green directs. Admissionis $10, and $7 for students andseniors. For more information,call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5621.

Student Piano Recital — TheGlendale College music depart-ment presents a student painorecital on Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. inthe Auditorium Room 211.Students from the advancedpiano classes and Peter Green’sprivate studio will perform.Admission is free. For moreinformation, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5621.

Chamber Music Recital — The

Glendale College music depart-ment presents a chamber musicrecital on Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. inAuditorium Room 211. Studentsfrom the chamber music classwill perform their final recital.Admission is free. For moreinformation, call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5829.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Science Lecture Series —Glendale College’s ScienceLecture series begins Tuesdaywith “How to Add InfinitelyMany More Things” by GCCmathematics professor AshotDjrbashian. The lecture will beheld in Santa Barbara Room 243from noon to 1 p.m. Admission isfree. For more informaion, callcoordinator Sid Kolpas at (818)240-1000, ext. 5378.

• Kaiser Permanente DirectorDr. James Lau presents “TheDiagnosis and Treatment ofProstate Cancer” on Oct. 27 inSanta Barbara Room 243.

• JPL senior systems engineerTrina L. Ray presents “TheCassini Mission” on Nov. 22 inSanta Barabara Room 243.

Cultural Diversity Film Series— Glendale College’s Cultural

Diversity Program presents“Cultures in Conflict,” a filmseries. “Tibet — Cry of theSnow Lion” will be screenedSept. 29 in Student Center Room212 beginning at 1 p.m.Admission is free. For moreinformation, e-mail Tom Hogueat [email protected]

Swap Meet/Flea Market —Glendale Community College’smonthly Swap Meet/Flea Marketis held the third Sunday of everymonth on the college’s upperparking lot, on the corner ofMountain Street and theGlendale (2) Freeway. Admission is free.Dealer spaces are available for$35. For more information, call(818) 240-1000, ext. 5805 orvisit www.glendale.edu.

Board of Trustees — TheGlendale Community CollegeBoard of Trustees meets on thethird Monday of the month at 5p.m. in Kreider Hall. The board’snext meeting is on Oct. 17 inKreider Hall.

SUBMISSIONS

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Elizabeth Linares can be reachedat [email protected]

EL VAQUERO PHOTO GALLERY

Cheerleaders MakeBig Comeback

Above: GO GCC! � Pep squad members Antoinette Picatto, 20, left, and Carolyn Lopez, 19,warm up the crowd at the opening of Sartoris Field, Sept. 3.

Below: An Anxious Moment � Silvina Montes, 18, left, and ArielSands, 23, react to the tense action during the tight game in whichthe Vaqueros met defeat.

Photos byElizabeth LinaresEL VAQUERO PHOTO EDITOR

Mojo Action � Pep squad uses music and motion to conjure good luck for the Vaqueros.

D-fence! � Props get the message across as BriannaLesh, 18, holds up a D.

Above: Standing High � Amy Vetayases, 18, left, and Alisa Cosentino, 18, topthe tower in one of the squad�s athletic routines. Their appearance at theseason opening football game marks the return of cheerleaders to GCC after asix year absence.See related story on page 13

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