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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 June 1, 2016
Volume 107 | Number 6
Glendale College Dance Students Put on a Show By Anahit Kardzhyan
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ucked away in the Sierra Nevada building is a quaint venue where Glendale College students showcase their dance moves. The Dance Theatre has been home to countless performances and is the ideal setting for last week’s intimate hour-long variety show. With direction from Dance Professor Dora Krannig and Emeritus Professor Lynn McMurrey, the group of 11 dancers and a dozen guest performers and choreographers put on an entertaining show. All participants are students in dance production classes offered on campus. The Company is composed of: Amber Amrhein, Alexandra Evankovich, Holly Groom, Alan Martinez, Hannah Pierce, Sarah Queen, Tatevik Sahakyan, Tina Sinlapasai, Sylvia Touris, Robin Ward and Yvonne Younger. Some dancers were young and others older, but there was no contrast in skills or abilities. While props played a key role in Photo by Anahit Kardzhyan
[See Performance, page 11]
DANCE PERFORMANCE: Students in the Glendale College dance department perform “Non Sequitur,” choreographed by Patt Paczynski, on May 25.
Battle of the Democrats: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton face off By Melody Shahsavarani
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ith California’s primary less than a week away, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are going head-to-head for the 475 delegates that are on the table. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has racked up a total of 2,310 delegates, which includes 541 superdelegates. Her opponent, Vermont Sen. Sanders, has 1,542 with only 43 superdelegates. He was considered the underdog when he April 2015, but he has raised $207
million in supporter donations, $3 million more than Clinton (according to OpenSecrets.org), and beat all odds in climbing the polls. To become the Democratic presidential nominee, the candidate needs 2,383 delegates and approval of the Democratic National Convention in July. As the math stands right now it would be nearly impossible for Sanders to overtake Clinton to take the nomination. She leads in the pledged delegate count, but Sanders is winning primaries and drawing huge crowds. Both would like to win the
California primary, of course, but Clinton needs only about 73 of the 475 to clinch the nomination. A Sanders victory June 7 would probably mean that he would proceed to Philadelphia. Both candidates have spent the past week attending rallies and fundraisers to spark the momentum prior to June 7. Sanders has effortlessly gained the support of younger voters, but this isn’t something new to Clinton. During her run in 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama, dominated the youth votes. The 74-year-old’s political ideology, embraced by the young, creates
a perception that a political revolution is overdue. Sanders has concerned himself with middle class issues, including the the nation’s longlagging minimum wage. By Brooklyn voice, he advocates a federal minimum wage of $15. “Nobody who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty,” he tells sympathetic crowds. a $12 minimum wage, but as she has now begun to absorb many of Sanders’ proposals, said she supports the “Fight for 15,” a campaign that pushes for higher
minimum wages in individual states and cities. She notes that rural areas may not be able to There are continuous selling points from both, but Sanders’ College for All Act has raised eyebrows as it would make public colleges and universities tuition-free. His plan would cost “about $75 billion a year,” according to his campaign site. He introduced this to the Senate in 2015, which would eliminate undergraduate tuition at four-year public [See Democrats, page 3]
Changing How Students Learn By Nancy Villalobos
wants students to know that the classes fully satisfy their transfer requirements.
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tudents at Glendale Community College have a unique opportunity to enroll in English 101 classes that have an emphasis on certain majors and areas of interest. Contextualized Teaching and Learning (CTL) is an interactive way for students to earning general education credit while getting valuable information that can be used in their chosen careers. Currently, CTL classes are being offered
File photo by Kathy Bakowicz
CAP AND GOWN: Students from the graduating class of 2014 wait for their turn to cross the stage. See the special pull-out section on pages 7 through 10 for a complete list of this year’s graduates.
police, EMT) business/entrepreneurship, healthcare, political science, the literature of warfare, and even “The Hunger Games” novels. CTL coordinator David Fulton said
Furthermore, students will have the ability to develop skills that will easily transfer into the working world, which may make help students engage in the classroom. GCC English Instructor Julie Gamberg and administration of justice. She hopes the program will continue as it helps enrich students’ experience on their career pathways. “Although I teach my students the English 101 skill set of critically reading and analyzing texts, engaging in academic research, and expressing themselves [See CTL, page 3]