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G L E N D A L E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R May 4, 2016
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Volume 107 | Number 4
Photo by Anna Olsson
DIVISION CHAMPION VAQUEROS: The Vaqueros baseball team rushes the field for a dog
pile to celebrate clinching the division on Friday at Stengel Field. The Vaqs defeated the West Los Angeles Wildcats 11-5 in the final game of the regular season, assuring a home field advantage in the
first round of regional playoff series. Glendale has won the division two years in a row and five times in the last six years. The first playoff game will be played Friday at 2 p.m. with a double header scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., if necessary.
Sierra Vista Construction Update:
10K on the Brand Trail:
Temporary Halt Causes Delay in Occupancy
Glendale Runners Face the Challenge
By Melody Shahsavarani and Nancy Villalobos
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lendale College terminated its contract with Mallcraft Inc. April 20 for failure to meet deadlines, thereby temporarily halting construction on the Sierra Vista building. The Board of Trustees declared the immediate suspension of work at the construction site, using its right to call for default termination of the contractor for the project, Nelson Oliveira, director of facilities and construction, wrote in an email.
The decision came after the board was presented with the termination proposal compiled by Oliveira, Ron Nakasone, executive vice president of administrative services, and construction manager Karl Aldridge, who represents Cumming Construction Management, the college’s oversight contractor for the project. Mallcraft was asked to leave the project. “It got to the point where it didn’t look like we were going to make fall semester,” Nakasone said. “We talked to the board and
said we aren’t making a whole lot of progress; if we take it over and start doing the project on our own we have a better chance of making fall.” Mallcraft began working on the $49-million building in 2014, and had an original completion date of December 2015. The college and Mallcraft committted to an agreement, which established a penalty of from $2,500 to per day to $6,500 per day for additional days after March 31. Last September, the comple[See Construction, page 2]
By Jessica Jas
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n Sunday, a record-breaking 950 people participated in the 6th Annual Verdugo Mountains 10k Trail, Run and Hike event held at Brand Park. A 6-mile race began at 8 a.m. 10:15 a.m. while the event was scheduled until noon. A diverse group of people of all ages and backgrounds arrived to participate in this event. Several volunteers came out to support the participants by providing free beverages, pancakes, bagels and bananas. They also had booths where runners and hikers could stop for a 10-minute after the race. The runners were each awarded with a bag, T-shirt win sporting goods, as well as medals for those who came in An award ceremony was held after everyone came back from the Brand Park trail. Age groups and gender determined the awards. As they walked on stage, the crowd demonstrated great support.
Photo by Anna Olsson
NEARING THE FINISH MARK: A dispute with the contractor has led to suspension of construction at Sierra Vista.
men’s group was Lucas Madison from Altadena, who shattered an record of 40 minutes and 51 seconds set in 2013 by Quin Kider. Madison ran the course in 38 minutes and 38 seconds.
From the women’s group, ing the record course of 48 minutes and 52 seconds that was set in 2011 by Lilian Hernandez. An enthusiastic and friendly crowd cheered on the winners, which made the event even more meaningful. “We tell people it’s a Sunday they’ll never forget,” Shant Sahakian, president of Open Parks Foundation, said. “It’s a beautiful event, where Glendale residents and even people who aren’t from Glendale come back and see the beautiful parks such as brand that they are supporting.” Sahakian also assisted in handing out the medals. Appreciation was expressed toward Davita Healthcare Center for sponsoring countless events over the last 90 years. All prothe Glendale parks, Open Space Foundation, community services and department of City of Glendale. The funds will keep several parks opened and perhaps create new ones for the community. “From this event I desire people to appreciate the open space Glendale has to offer,” said Kate Eberle, vice president of the Open Parks Foundation. She elaborated on how while running, people are able to see the beautiful environment that they are helping pre[See Run, page 2]