El Vaquero Feb. 2, 2015

Glendale College

Campus Hosts Burglars Who Exposed FBI Secrets See page 3

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Volume 105, Number 1

News

Reviews

Sports

Construction of the Lab/College Services building is right on schedule.

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Marilyn Manson is back with his ninth studio album.

The Lady Vaqueros are back in swing at the annual Hawk Wilder Tournament.

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EDITORIAL

El Vaquero EditOR in cHiEf Agnessa Kasumyan PHOtO EditOR Sal Polcino stAff WRitERs Jane Pojawa Sal Polcino Eric Bourse Anahit Kardzyhian Richard Kontas

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

By Sal Polcino

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ocial media has become a microcosm of societal

what’s supposedly wrong with the world in a glance. This meanderings at the Republican Freedom Summit in Iowa.

stAff PHOtOgRAPHERs

Sal Polcino Richard Kontas Jane Pojawa

of the French satirical magazine, storm.

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men by police here in the U.S. and reprisals of murdered police

Sal Polcino

lasting coverage and importance

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of cartoonists and editors. The question is easily answered.

The primary sources of Internet information are journalists and this was a blatant

Charles Eastman fAcULty AdVisER Michael Moreau mmoreau@glendale.edu (818) 240-1000 ext.5214 AdVERtising Jeff Smith jsmith@glendale.edu (818) 240-1000, ext.5493 Send Letters to the Editor El Vaquero accepts story ideas in entertainment from the public. To submit an idea or an article, e-mail the editor at elvaquero.editor@gmail.com or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5349.

Last year was a terrible one for journalists worldwide, with job — bringing the truth to their readers. In Syria alone, 17 reporters were slain last year.

In the western world, we see freedom of speech as a right, but it is also the bread and butter of all serious journalists.

Fundamentalists, terrorists and the voice of the people.This has always been true, but as these factions grow, we see it more and more.

Photo by Valentina Cala

in Paris, home-grown extremists sought to those who supposedly their God with cartoon

Muslim punish insulted images.

Racism, ageism, sexism, homophobia and hate crimes are rampant in the 21st century. The

terribly when social media and

need to step up and preach peace and understanding to their congregations. Too many of their followers misinterpret the teachings of the Bible, the Talmud and the Quran.

Fundamentalists often

Millions of people who may never have heard of Charlie Hebdo now saw the offending images. the words “Je suis Charlie” in solidarity. These terrorists who insolently believed they were the lives of innocents and lost their own in a pointless act of violence.

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in their minds, justify violence.

Politicians espouse hate and misinterpret the constitution as well. What they all have in

of self-promotion or eternal reward in the after-life and focus on the here and now. We’re all in this world together and it is meanwhile — stop shooting the messenger.

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personal reasons for all crimes against humanity — whether it’s to further one’s career, become famous or to reap rewards after death in some form of paradise.

VOTE FOR ANDRA: Instructor Andra Verstraete Hoffman is running for LA Community College District Board of Trustees. El Vaquero strongly endorses this candidate who has an excellent track record on education issues.

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NEWS

Anti-War Activists Recall 1971 FBI Break-in

By Agnessa Kasumyan EL VAQUERO EDITOR IN CHIEF

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our decades before Edward

National Security Agency documents that exposed massive government spying, a group of eight activists called the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI Pa. Although lacking experience at burglary, they managed to loot more than a thousand documents revealing illegal surveillance and intimidation of American citizens.

“We had learned our burglary skills in the Draft Resistance Movement from priests and nuns,” said Bonnie Raines, who joined the commission alongside her husband John.

Prior to the break-in, the Raines were active protestors of the Vietnam War, having participated in various forms of civil disobedience, including rallies, marches, and petitions.

The country had been in turmoil over the war, with opponents actively challenging the government and the draft. The Raines even broke into draft boards in the middle of the night to “disrupt the war machine.”

“It was a very distressing time for me and other activists,” Bonnie said. “We were very frustrated because nothing that we were doing to have our voices be heard was having any impact whatsoever. That felt very much as if the government was not only not listening to us, that we as the people had no voice that was being listened to, but in fact that our efforts were being opposed.”

On Jan. 28, the Raines visited the campus as part of the Lessons in Courage and Resistance tour. Joining them was Betty Medsger, the journalist

and author of “The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI.” Medsger’s book takes an in-depth look at the necessity of the activists’ actions and how they pertain to society today, particularly since Snowden’s leaks in 2013 revealed a widespread pervasive government assault on privacy not unlike the FBI’s action in the 1960s and 1970s.

“Lessons in Courage and

Resistance tour — that’s what this is about, and how fortunate that we at Glendale Community College got to be apart of that tour so that our students, educators, and staff have an opportunity to think about what that means — lessons in courage and resistance,” said college President David Viar.

Crowds of students, professors, and staff gathered in the auditorium at 11 a.m. to watch a pre-release screening of “1971,” a documentary by Johanna Hamilton that was based largely on Medsger’s book. The break and book signing at 12:30, after which Viar moderated a panel featuring Bonnie and Medsger. John Raines was not present during the panel portion back to Philadelphia soon after the movie screening began.

Organized by history professor Marguerite Renner at Glendale College in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the group also spoke at Caltech, Loyola Marymount University, and Occidental College.

As Bonnie walked up the auditorium steps, the boldness of her actions 44 years ago fell into perspective. Despite having three children under the age of 10 at the time of the burglary, she was prepared to risk prison time for the sake of civil dissent and she said she would do it again today in similar circumstances.

She and the other activists were convinced that the FBI was actively trying to break the peace movement and suppress their right to protest the war.

“The FBI was everywhere,” Raines said. “They were taking our photos, they were placing informants in our groups when we would meet, [and] they were intimidating in many, many different ways. We all knew that was going on and we were all very worried about what impact that might have on our ability to dissent.” director of the FBI at the time the burglary took place. A harsh and agency for almost 50 years.

“You have to understand that at that time, the FBI was J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI,” Bonnie said. “He shaped that organization in a way

could characterize pretty much anyone whose opinions differed from his own as subversive, and he did that.”

Despite Hoover’s autocratic reign, the public revered him; however, politicians feared him. of Congress, using their personal secrets as leverage that could damage their careers. Ultra conservative and racist, Hoover resented students, hippies, blacks, Jews, and pretty much anybody whose beliefs did not align with this own.

“The American public idolized him without knowing anything about what was truly going on in the FBI, so his authority was never questioned and that had to way outside of the government,” Bonnie said.

The Raines and a number of others were approached

by William “Bill” Davidon, a respected peace activist and physics professor, and asked if they would consider breaking documentary evidence of the FBI’s actions.

“I learned later, when I was working on the book, that Bill Davidon had come to the point by late 1970 where he felt that there were two wars going on — there was the war at home against dissent and there was the war in Vietnam, and that it was equally important to oppose both of those wars.”

Because the Raines believed none of their representatives in government were doing their jobs and overseeing the FBI, they — as ordinary citizens — shouldered the responsibility of taking direct action.

“John and I took our responsibilities as citizens very seriously and we had done that throughout the civil rights movement and during the opposition to the war,” Bonnie said. “We had three children under the age of 10, but we felt that you don’t stop being a citizen when you become a parent, and in fact it’s even more important to be vigilant as a parent. We thought that to not act when we saw something so very, very wrong, and to not act in concert with others who were resisters would be a copout.”

Davidon’s proposal soon became a reality, and the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI was formed. Despite a massive manhunt that ensued, the activists were never caught and stayed true to their promise to keep quiet and never associate with each other. Other members who helped orchestrate the break-in were Keith Forsyth, who picked the lock of the and Judi Feingold. Two other members have not gone public.

It was not until the release of Medsger’s book last year that the identities of the burglars were On the night of the historic burglary, Bonnie waited in a car on a side street next to the building while John waited in a parking lot at Swarthmore College. Once the them to John’s station wagon.

That night, the burglars travelled to a farmhouse an hour outside of town, spending the next few weeks sorting out the documents before sending them to select journalists.

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NEWS

New College/Lab Services Building...

Rendering by NTD

Only 10 Months to Completion “Project is on schedule for December 2015 completion and open for class spring 2016.”

— Vice President of Administrative Services Ron Nakasone.

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FEATURE

Culture on the Cheap: Venues Offer Free Days

By Jane Pojawa

EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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housands of Los Angeles County residents turned out for Museums Free for All Day last Saturday, taking advantage of free admission to 20 museums in the area. This well-publicized event is an incentive for locals to take advantage of Southern California’s bountiful cultural sites and activities, but what is less well known is that most of these museums offer free admission at least one day per month.

It has been said that Los Angeles is a cultural desert, but this is absolutely not the case. LA offers world-class art, exhibits, antiquities, fossils and gardens — even a starving student can enjoy all of these amenities without breaking the budget.

For example, the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is the only site of its kind in the world.

Exhibits and research laboratories are open to the public and cost $9 for students with ID.

clude “Man-Made: Contemporary Male Quilters,” and “Focus Iran: Contemporary Photography and Video.”

The California Science Center is always free (excluding special ticketed events) and is home to the space shuttle Endeavor and a kelp forest contained in an 188,000-gallon saltwater aquarium.

Next door to the Science Center, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, charges $9 for student admission, but is month. The newly remodeled dinosaur hall is breathtaking and classic exhibits such as the hall of African mammals and the gem vault never fail to impress. “Becoming Los Angeles” is a great exhibit to take out-of-towners to and showcases many facets of LA’s history including one of Scarlett O’Hara’s gowns from “Gone with the Wind.”

The Museum of Contemporary Art has three locations in LA; The Geffen Contemporary is closed for remodeling, but the

of every month, visitors can marvel at a Columbian mammoth or is free and the main campus on a saber-toothed South Grand cat for free Avenue is and ponder the free every TIPS FOR VISITORS wonders of life Thursday 20,000 years from 5 to 8 Wear comfortable shoes. ago on what p.m. would eventualFor those are subject to change. ly become “the who would miracle mile.”

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American West, including Native The Craft and Folk Art Mu- American art. The Southwest seum is $5 for students and free Museum campus is open on Saton Sundays. Current exhibits in- urdays and is free to the public.

Pasadena Art Night is a great way to experience a variety of local museums and galleries. Shuttle busses whisk visitors between locations and some venues offer wine and cheese or other snacks.

Save the date: March 13 from 6 to 10 p.m.

On The Museums of the Arroyo Day, six museums: The Autry’s Historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus, the Gamble House, Heritage Square Museum, the Los Angeles Police Museum, the Lummis Home and Garden and the Pasadena Museum of History open their doors to the public for free. Visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle service and public transportation for this popular event. This year’s MOTA Day is Sunday, May 17 from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. One exciting feature is getting a mugshot snapped at the Los Angeles Police Museum.

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THE FLINTSTONES DREAM HOME: Lummis House, also known as

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El Alisal, is a Rustic American Craftsman stone house built by Charles Fletcher Lummis in the late 19th century.

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Magic &

Rose Floats’

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he 126th annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses’ theme was “inspiring stories,” and paid tribute to the people of the community who “loved unconditionally, persevered courageously, endured patiently, and accomplished much on behalf of others.”

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part of the Singpoli Group’s entry, uses a sophisticated hydrolics sys-

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Reviews

Marilyn Manson Is the Pale Emperor

By Eric Bourse

EL VAQUERO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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fter a series of inconsistent albums over the last decade, gothic rock band Marilyn Manson takes a new direction into the blues genre to deliver their best album since 2000’s Holy Wood.

“The Pale Emperor” is Marilyn Manson’s ninth studio album.

Although the band previously recorded to a 1995 cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ the genre has taken center stage in the band’s nine-album catalog.

It opens strong with “Killing Strangers.” The drums are on a slow march, the bass line is thick, and the guitar riff dances with a funky groove. Manson’s trademark absinthe-singed vocals are a perfect match with the wailing guitar during the chorus.

The next song, “Deep Six,” initially begins in familiar Marilyn Manson territo-

ry—fast perLong-time lead composer and basscussion and a ist Jeordie White takes a backseat to heavy guitar Bates this outing; however his bass riff. Manson work is noticeably present and adds initially whisa much fuller overall sound, unlike pers lyrics 2007’s album Eat Me, Drink Me in with familiar which he was absent. themes such Next on the album is “The Third as Greek Day of a Seven Day Binge,” which mythology sounds like a gothic Iggy Pop when he asks meets The Birthday Party and is the listener, one of the album’s highlights. The “You want to hot streak continues with “Mephisknow what topheles of Los Angeles,” which Zeus said to contains the most introspective Narcissus?/ lyrics on the album such as “I don’t You’d better know if I can open up/I’ve been watch youropened enough.” self” before The Pale eMPeROR: Manson is back with a new blues-oriented album. belting out a My Wreck,” is over, the album’s classic scream. However, the song takes a The latest addition to the band is acturn during the chorus with a fun glam rock Most songs on The Pale Emperor have reguitar riff that has been mostly absent since who composed The Pale Emperor with petitive lyrics.

1998’s Mechanical Animals.

Manson and takes over as lead guitarist.

[See Manson, page 9]

Ensemble Cast Delivers Laughs in ‘Lend Me a Tenor’

By Sal Polcino

EL VAQUERO NEWSROOM MANAGER

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he Glendale Centre Theatre Group’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor,” directed by James Castle Stevens, is a rollicking romp set in a Cleveland luxury hotel suite in 1934 on the opening night of an operatic presentation of “Othello.”

The original production opened in London and on Broadway in 1989 and garnered two Tony awards.

This farcical exploration of the behind-the-scenes exploits of a production company rolls through trepidation, jealousy, mistaken identity and a hilarious acts of two scenes each, never allowing the audience to come up for air between sight gags, pratfalls and rapid dialogue.

In Act I, the producer’s assistant, Max (Michael Perl), awaits the arrival of worldrenowned tenor named Tito Morelli (John McCool Bowers).

Morelli is late and Max, a shy and nervous fellow who has the responsibility of taking care of the opera star, paces nervously.

When Max’s boss, the producer Saunders (Richard Large) enters, the interaction between the two characters channels the performance of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in the original production of Mel Brooks’ “The Producers.” The impeccable comic timing, physical comedy and snappy dialogue set the stage for the next two hours of laughter.

When Morelli arrives tired and sick, Max, following orders from Saunders, slips some sleeping pills into his champagne, hoping that Morelli will get some rest before the sold-out performance wake him in time for the show.

Saunders then convinces Max to dress in the costume of Othello, black face and all, and take the place of the famous tenor.

“Lend Me a Tenor” is not an intellectual play. The script employs jokes that are sometimes bawdy and sometimes downright silly, sometimes punctuated by overstated Italian accents, but the performance of this tight and well-rehearsed ensemble cast is a crowd-pleaser. In Act II, there are two long conversations that are based entirely on double entendres. By this time Morelli

has awakened, donned his costume and, arriving late to the who believe he is an imposter.

Back in the hotel room, Morelli’s co-star Diana (Teena Pugliese) arrives thinking that she has just performed with him, when she had actually sung with Max. When Diana asks if she was good, Morelli, who is totally confused, thinks she is talking about sex. On the other hand when the producer’s starstruck daughter Maggie (Thandy Tolmay) enters, Morelli thinks she is just a fan, but Julia, who had a sexual encounter with the costumed Max earlier, is actually talking about sex.

“Lend Me a Tenor” is not a musical. The two short operatic pieces, sung by Perl and Bowers, are there to enhance character development.

The Glendale Centre Theatre, established in 1947, is an unassuming building on Orange Street A theater in the round surrounds the set which includes a sparsely furnished suite with a bedroom behind a partial wall and door, so theater-goers can see both rooms simultaneously.

However, much of the fun comes

of the stage. The entire cast employs these doors in series of masterfully timed entrances and exits. The doors are an important part of the choreography.

The curtain call was designed to bring the audience to their feet as the actors ran through the stage re-enacting every scene at breakneck speed.

“Lend Me a Tenor” is fun, fast witty and clever. The play

continues Thursday through Saturday with performances at 8 p.m. and a matinee on Saturday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $28 and $23 for seniors over 62. Glendale Centre Theater is located at 324 N. Orange St. For tickets visit www. glendalecentretheatre.com or call (818) 244-8481.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Movie Review

Venture ‘Into the Woods’ Before It’s Too Late

By Anahit Kardzhyan EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

and Agnessa Kasumyan EL VAQUERO EDITOR IN CHIEF

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scar-nominated musical “Into the Woods” rewards viewers who abhor passive princesses and happily everafter fairytales. For those who childlike appeal, give it a shot before it leaves theaters.

The Academy nominated the design, production design and best supporting actress for Meryl Streep’s role as the Witch. Awards will be announced March 2.

Equally humorous and even Disney skeptics.

It tastefully skewers classic fairy tale stereotypes while reeling in younger viewers with its character mash-ups. of “Cinderella” (Ann Kendrick), “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and “Little Red Riding Hood” with an original story about a baker (James Cordon) and his wife (Emily Blunt). The happenings in the woods challenge the characters to break out of their comfort zones.

The Witch had cursed the baker and his wife, preventing them from having children. The Witch promises to lift the curse if the Baker can retrieve “the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as

blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold” within three days.

The Witch needs these ingredients in order to restore her beauty. Unbeknownst to the Baker, who heads straight into the woods, Rapunzel, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella hold the keys to his mission’s success. Through the movie, they’ll discover their problems don’t magically disappear. performance. She fell into the role body and soul, bringing the character to life physically and emotionally. With every movement, every screech, every bellowed spell, and every raised eyebrow, she communicated her character’s frustration and audience.

Kendrick, an unconventional but perfect choice for Cinderella, can captivate anyone with her sharp, pitch-perfect voice. In Cinderella was whiny and shallow, making her unlikeable and annoying. By the end, Kendrick wins over the audience.

The standout moment of the musical was the song “Agony” performed by Chris Pine (Cinderella’s Prince) and Billy Magnusson (Rapunzel’s Prince).

They hilariously dramatized the woes of being a fairytale prince and trying to win the heart of a princess. As their perfectly

highlighted hair glistened in the sunlight, the two princes ripped open their shirts to show off their chests and listed what made them the perfect catch.

Pine’s meticulous performance as a vain and playboy prince is perhaps the strongest comedic

over-articulated speech. The audience roared with laughter and applause.

Whether or not one is a fan of musicals and retellings of fairy tales, “Into the Woods” provides a refreshing perspective that audiences of all ages can enjoy.

he sings “Agony.” His wholehearted presentation is infectious, as Magnussen responds in tune to Pine’s body language and

can be thrilling with its multiple goal-oriented adventure points, frightening villains, and magical scenery.

Older audiences,

whether forced to attend as chaperones or not, will certainly get a good laugh and leave the have a different perspective on gender and class stereotypes.

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Marilyn Manson is Back and as Moody as Ever [Manson, from page 8] “Warship My Wreck” stays the tremendous buildup, which wouldn’t seem out of place in the If there is one song on this album that remains “true” to the Marilyn Manson of old, it would be “Slave Only Dreams to be King.” It contains some of the band’s classic tropes, such as a voice-over sample, a thick distorted bass, a creepy guitar riff, a marching drumbeat, and a droning synth instead of a guitar solo.

While it may not be the most

unique track out of the bands stands out on The Pale Emperor.

The seventh track, “The Devil Beneath My Feet,” is glam rock with an infectious groove and a catchy fast-paced chorus. “Birds of Hell Awaiting” is the purest blues song on the record however, despite its psychedelic and hellish desert sound scape with a wailing stretched out, it’s the least memorable song on the album.

The second to last track, “Cupid Carries a Gun,” is not only the record’s crowning moment, but is simply one of the best

songs the band has released. The lyrics invoke witchcraft imagery and biblical references alongside a pounding drum beat, Manson’s eerie howling in the background, church bells, a tambourine, acoustic guitars and piano. It’s all capped off with one driving guitar riff in its climax. The song is grim yet triumphant.

Even,” ends the album on a bleak and somber note. It features some of Manson’s strongest vocal moments as well as the darkest chorus on the record when he sings “This is the house of death/Where

even angels die in arms of demons.”

The Pale Emperor is Marilyn Manson’s best album in 15 years and the most accessible record to non-fans since Mechanical Animals.

Manson may not be a crusader against guns, God, and the government as he was in his

glory days, but he still can prove that he can deliver an album worth paying attention to.

4 out of 5 stars.

Eric Bourse can be reached at EBourse741@glendale.edu

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SPORTS

Scoreboard

Lady Vaqs Split Two in Tournament Opener

R E S U LT S Basketball: Jan. 28: LA Valley - 83-80 (OT) W Baseball: Jan. 27: Cerritos 6-5 L Jan. 29: Mt. SAC 9-2 L Jan. 31: Rio Hondo TBA Men’s Tennis: Jan. 27: Cypress 8-1 W Jan 29: Cerritos 9-0 L Women’s Tennis: Jan. 29: Mt. SAC 3-5 L Softball: Jan. 27: Cerritos 2-1 L Jan. 30: Palomar 6-0 L Jan. 30: San Diego Mesa 4-2 W Men’s Golf: April 7: Citrus WSC — Eighth April 14: Glendale WSC — Second April 28: WSC Finals — Third

UPCOMING Men’s Basketball: Feb. 4: vs. Citrus - 5 p.m.

Feb. 7: at Santa Monica- 3 p.m.

Feb. 11: vs. Canyons - 5 p.m.

Feb. 14: Bakersfield - 3 p.m.

Feb. 4: vs. Citrus - 5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball: Feb. 4: vs. Citrus -7 p.m.

Feb. 7: at Santa Monica - 5 p.m.

Feb. 11: vs. Canyons - 7 p.m.Feb. 14: vs. Bakersfield - 5 p.m.

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HAWK WILDER TOURNAMENT:

Chemistry and Talent Spur Coach’s Optimism

By Sal Polcino

Baseball: Feb. 3: vs. L.A. Pierce - 2 p.m.

Feb. 6: vs. Santa Barbara - 2 p.m.

Feb. 10: at Oxnard - 2 p.m.

Feb. 11: vs. Saddleback - 2 p.m.

Feb. 12: at L.A. Pierce - 2 p.m.

EL VAQUERO NEWSROOM MANAGER

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aqueros men’s tennis opened the season with an 8-1 win at home over Cypress College on Tuesday.

With the return of eight players from last season including Dro Dermegerdichian and Hosep Orojian and some talented new players, coach Bob MacKay is excited about the new season.

“There’s a lot of talent here,” said MacKay. “They’re ready to compete.”

MacKay feels the new players

Men’s Tennis: Feb. 3: vs. Saddleback - 2 p.m.

Feb. 5: at College of the Desert - 2 p.m.

Feb. 10 : at Fullerton - 2 p.m.

Feb. 12: at Riverside - 2 p.m.

Women’s Tennis: Feb. 3: at Cerritos - 2 p.m.

Feb. 5: vs. Riverside - 2 p.m.

Feb. 10: at Fullerton - 2 p.m.

Feb. 12: vs. Irvine Valley - 2 p.m.

Feb. 13: vs. Cypress - 2 p.m.

that watching these young men mature as players and students is part of the joy of coaching. Milosz Kubizna, left, is an international student from Poland and one of the standout new additions.

“Milosz is one of those guys that has to get an A in everything

Softball: Feb. 4: vs. Oxnard - 1 p.m.

Feb. 9: at Santa Ana - 2:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 : at El Camino - 2 p.m.

Men’s Golf: Feb. 9: at Valencia - 10 a.m.

Feb 16: at Santa Barbara - 10 a.m.

Men and Women’s Track & Field: Feb. 20: WSC Relays at Ventura.

Feb. 20-21: at Mt. SAC

and he brings that attitude to the court,” said MacKay. For MacKay, the highlight of Tuesday’s match was gettin to use all of his 11 players. He said for most matches he uses only 6-8 players.

At Cerritos on Thursday, the Vaqueros lost all nine matches.

Before the match MacKay knew it would be a tough one.

“Cerritos is one of the best teams in the conference,” said MacKay. MacKay, in his 12th year as head coach and a 4-time Western State Conference Coach of the Year, remains enthusiastic. Win or lose, MacKay is in it for the love of the game.

The Vaqueros Men’s Tennis team will host Saddleback College tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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VAQUEROS

STEP UP TO THE PLATE

FOR SPRING SEASON

By Sal Polcino

EL VAQUERO NEWSROOM MANAGER

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he Vaqueros said goodbye to 16 sophomores last season, but Head Coach Chris Cicuto does not consider this a rebuilding season.

“Rebuilding is a parachute in case the team doesn’t do well,” said Cicuto.

“Our goal is never to rebuild. We want to keep the ball rolling, while using returners as tools to help in the learning curve for the new players.”

Cicuto said the team is looking good.

“The preseason will be a chance for us to find the right chemistry and for our players to find their identity as a group,” he said. “We should be successful in the conference [play] this season.”

Pitching coach Ivan “Woody” Lopez said his team is ready to compete.

Lopez, a former Vaquero pitcher, is in his sixth year with the team. He said that all of his pitchers can play multiple roles, from starter to closer.

“Our staff is pretty deep,” said Lopez.

“We’ve never really had that here.”

Lopez said they have a lot of maturity, not only from the returning players but from transferring players as well.

“We have been lucky enough to get some sophomore transfers from fouryear schools that provide maturity and good role models for the new freshmen,” said Cicuto.

As a coach, Cicuto takes pride in the academic success of his players.

“Our success rate of moving players to four-year institutions has been our strongest recruiting tool,” said Cicuto. “ “Fifteen players from last year’s team

have earned scholarships, six of those to Division 1 [top rated NCAA] schools.”

Pitcher Andy Frakes and infielder Brent Sakurai will be transferring to New Mexico State College with 50 percent athletic scholarships and an additional 25 percent in academic scholarships. Cicuto said coach Alex Cocol has been extremely instrumental in helping players receive scholarships.

Meanwhile, the future of Stengel Field is still uncertain. Marked for demolition in 2013, the condemned stadium structure remains.

“The latest postponement was from January to June,” said Cicuto. “I anticipate the stadium coming down then.”

The team will still have access to the field for practices during the demolition. The short term solution will be to get portable bleachers for approximately 600 fans until the Glendale Unified School District and the community raise a seven figure amount to build a new stadium with classrooms, locker rooms, bathrooms and showers for Vaquero and Crescenta Valley High School players to use.

The best part for Cicuto is being able to coach a talented, eager and hardworking group of men and watch them mature in the Glendale College athletics program.

“We are trying to win each pitch, “he said. “The rest takes care of itself.”

The Vaqueros baseball team will face Los Angeles Pierce College at Stengel Field tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Photo by Sal Polcino

Sal Polcino can be reached at elvaqed@gmail.com

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