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Volume 108 | Number 5

US Elects Celebrity to Oval Office Trump Wins By Melody Shasavarani

fter a tumultuous election cycle, Donald J. Trump has become the 45th president of the United States of America. Shocking millions of liberal voters, he pulled to an early lead and maintained it. How this reality television star, who gained his support through fallacies and unethical rhetoric managed to capture the heart of the American voter is unclear, but what is certain is that America has regressed to the point where racism and sexism are values that are not only tolerated, but celebrated. Trump’s campaign had been built on free media coverage of his misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist comments. His slogan “Make America Great Again,” is an ironic statement from the first candidate to fail to win the support of every current living president. He started off the race with his idea of building a wall along the Mexico/U.S. border and having the Mexican government pay the costs. We’ll see how well that works out. Here are some of the repercussions of this historic night. With a majority in the Senate, Republicans will dismantle the Affordable Care Act, appoint a Supreme Court Justice which will take away women’s reproductive rights, defund agencies such as the EPA and the Department of Education and give tax breaks to billionaires. Refugees and immigrants are at risk. LGBT rights may be a thing of the past. As of this writing, the economy is imploding. Hillary Clinton seemed poised to win but with a week away from the election, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress saying the FBI had discovered emails in a separate investigation that could be connected to the nowclosed investigation of whether Clinton mishandled classified information. After two investigations were completed, Comey declared that Clinton would not face any charges. Whether this unwarranted allegation caused incalculable damage to Clinton’s chances will be debated over the next few days and perhaps for years to come. Clinton started her second bid for the presidency with a strong social media presence, and the help of fellow of celebrities. She drew from vast experience, having spent nearly her entire adult life in public office. But that was not what America wanted. Trump and Clinton were the two least popular presidential nominees in modern history. He has constantly attacked his opponents, hopping onto Twitter in the middle of the night to share, to start and settle feuds, and drive the news media in his field. He has gained over $2 billion in free media according to The New York Times. His support among evangelical Christians has been nothing short of astonishing. Trump owns casinos, has been married three times, and his current wife,

Meliana, is a former nude model who worked illegally in the United States. Prior to this election, he has shown no interest in religion. However, his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, will bring his own conservative ideology to the White House. Pence has a track record of opposing minimum wage increases, prochoice and anti-Planned Parenthood. In 2015, Pence quietly signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that effectively made it legal for business or religious institutions to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals by asserting their “religious freedom.” Early voting reported Trump with a lead, but after his victory in the key states of Ohio, Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania, his way forward was secured. He had continued to have a significant lead all the way to the end, with a 25 percent support of the Latino vote, according to CNN. When elected, every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has outlined their set of goals to accomplish in the first 100 days in office. The plans include the economy, immigration, and healthcare. Trump has emphasized on wanting to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants. His first hour in office, he has vowed to get rid of “those people.” He has also promised to abolish Obamacare as soon as he enters office. America has elected a C-list celebrity, not a Prsident. Trump s known for his pageants, controversies and money, not for having talent. The people decided they wated a man from the outside to get their voices to be heard. They casted their ballot to “Make America Great Again.” We are rewriting history, by going backwards not forward. Melody Shahsavarani can be reached at melody.shah1@gmail.com

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California Ballots Proposition Results Trickling In By Morgan Stephens

alifornia voters await polling results for statewide propositions, which took place on Tuesday during the presidential election. GCC Professors Roger Bowerman, John Queen, Sandy Somo, and Andra Verstraete spoke to students regarding statewide propositions on Thursday. Passed – Promoted by Jerry Brown, Proposition 57, Parole for Nonviolent Crimes and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements Initiative, would increase parole and good behavior opportunities for criminals convicted of nonviolent crimes. This proposition would also allow judges, not prosecutors, to decide on whether a child should be tried as an adult on trial. “This tries to give points to nonviolent offenders for good behavior in prison so that they could actually get out much sooner,” Verstraete said. Those in favor of the bill argue that approval of Proposition 57 would reduce California’s overcrowded prisons while rehabilitating adult and juvenile inmates. It would also keep dangerous offenders still in prison. Those opposed to Prop 57 claim the bill was poorly drafted and would allow criminals convicted of rape, lewd acts against a child and human trafficking to be released early from prison. It would also allow career criminals to be treated as first time offenders.

Awaiting Results – Proposition 59, Overturn of Citizens United Act Advisory Question, would overturn the supreme court case involving Citizens United and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. “Decided in 2010, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited, because doing so would violate the First Amendment,” said According to Ballotpedia. Critics of the Citizens United argued that the ruling allowed unlimited amounts of money from special interest groups in political campaigns. A vote yes on Prop 59 would overturn that Supreme Court decision. Awaiting Results – Proposition 61, Drug Price Standards Initiative, would regulate drug prices by requiring state agencies to pay no more than the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for prescription drugs. This measure has the most funding behind it, totaling to $128.89 million in both support and opposition. Bernie Sanders came out publicly in support of Prop 61. Financial support comes from the AIDS Foundation, with over $16 million in contributions and the California Nurses Association, with $55,000. “It’s unacceptable that the exact drugs that we buy in our country are sold in [See Propositions, page 3]

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By Sal Polcino

his is not my America. The world’s greatest conman has just pulled the wool over the eyes of an entire nation. The greatest country in the world has become the laughing stock of the planet. It’s hard to believe that more than half of participating voters in the US cast their ballots for a man who has absolutely no qualifications to serve as Commander in Chief. A man who has failed in almost every business venture he has ever begun. A supposed selfmade billionaire who actually started with a so-called loan from his rich father that he quickly squandered and had to borrow more. That was back when a million dollars was worth 10 times more than it is now. When his father died, he inherited millions more. He is the epitome of white privilege and part of the hated one percent - a cheater, a scam artist and misogynist, racist pig. So how did this orange shark appeal to the masses from lower to upper class? From the uneducated to college graduates? Why does the religious right support a man who has two divorces and has cheated on all three of his wives? How do conservatives accept an alleged high-priced call girl who has posed nude when they hated Michelle Obama for wearing a sleeveless dress? I blame the media. Fox News, owned by conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal began pandering to right wing Republicans years ago. Unfortunately, this led to one-sided stories. Its claim of “fair and balanced news” was, quite frankly, anything but. Fox News ratings hit the ceiling, causing more respectable cable news networks like CNN and MSNBC to compete with similar programming with more of a liberal slant. Sensationalism became the path to ratings and Donald Trump was fodder for the networks. Conservative or liberal, it didn’t matter. In the last year and a half, Trump received an estimated $3 billion in free advertising. His campaign began with a plan to increase his brand recognition. NBC was disappointed in the ratings of Celebrity Apprentice, Trump’s one successful business enterprise, and was about to cancel the show. In his bombastic, belligerent and braggadocios style, he began to spew contentious remarks off the top of his head, which always seemed to offend some and resonate with others. Like any snake oil salesman, Trump knows how to work a

crowd. As the campaign moved across the land, he became bolder, adjusting to his audience. In the Bible Belt, professing to be a Christian and a fervent pro-life supporter. In the Southwest he was anti-immigration, insulting Latinos, calling them rapists and criminals. In big cities, he disparaged crimes in the “ghettoes,” and in the Deep South he brought out the racist hate in the uneducated bigots. His disgusting antics at rallies were beyond the pale. Hissy fits when protesters appeared. “Get him out of here.” Making fun of a disabled journalist’s handicap with a ridiculous face and twisting his hands – a gesture I remember from grade school when bullies picked on the mentally disabled. Then he hit social media. A Tweet can reach 10 million followers on Twitter in minutes. Trump stepped up his game – mostly with lies. According to Trump climate change is a myth created by the Chinese, Hillary Clinton is a crook. Conservative blogs and fake news sites reposted his rants, sometimes rewriting or misquoting to serve their own agendas. Tens of millions of right wing crazies began to believe Trump and his “Make America Great Again” slogan was their personal savior Algorithms were created on Facebook and Twitter that assess your political interests and deluge your page with blogs, websites and news outlets that cater to your predilections. This election season has seen some of the most biased information ever presented to the public. Even once-trusted news sources like CNN jumped on the bandwagon, opting for ratings over reality, giving Mr. Trump millions of dollars in free advertising and only mentioning Clinton when the information was negative. Benghazi and emails were mentioned over and over again. Her popularity dropped drastically since she announced her candidacy. According to Politifact.com, Clinton’s approval rating went from 66 percent in 2012 down to 41 percent in 2015. RealClearPolitics gave Trump an average approval rating of 38.4 as of Monday, compiled from 100 recent polls, yet he still managed to pull off this giant scam. Trump is only out for himself. Why so many people couldn’t see that is an enigma. The Great America he wants to return to is the late Reagan era when billionaires and corporations paid little taxes and his companies were at their best earning levels. He doesn’t care about the little guy. He doesn’t care about you and if you voted for this swindler, I don’t either.

Sal Polcino can be reached at elvaqed@gmail.com

MEDIA FAVORITE: Donald Trump’s rhetoric fomented hate and distorted the truth during campaign rallies and in his venomous Twitter rages. Conservative blogs deluged the internet with anti-Hillary fake news.

GCC Wins at Conference

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WINNING TEAM: From left, Elena Jacobson, Diane Roxas, Sal Polcino, El Vaquero advisor Michael Moreau, Melody Shahsavarani and Tess Horowitz show off the numerous awards earned at the JACC conference.

epresentatives from Southern California’s community college journalism programs met last weekend for an annual conference dedicated to reporting workshops and intercollegiate competition. Glendale’s El Vaquero and Insider staffs performed very well, winning 9 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges regional conference held at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

— JACC Winners —

SoCal Conference at Cerritos College in Norwalk 10/29

On-the-Spot Competitions:

Melody Shahsavarani – 1st place Copy Editing Diane Roxas – 3rd place News Writing

Mail-in Competition:

Sal Polcino – 1st place Student Designed Ad Tina Fernestam – 4th place Column Writing Aida Ohadi - 4th place Political Cartoon Staff – 4th place Student Designed Ad Anashen Navasartian, Shaira Arias and Sal Polcino – Honorable Mention Webcast News

Insider Magazine:

Staff – 2nd place Magazine Design/Layout Vicky Deger – 4th place Magazine Opinion Story

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NEWS

College Enrollment is the Lowest Since 2012 By Diane Roxas

hallenged by years of declining enrollment, the college is reaching out to the community to find ways to improve services to current and prospective students. Preliminary ideas from the community were gathered by the Enrollment Management Committee for consideration and they will sift through what will be most relevant to the college. By the end of November, the committee is looking to arrange open forums with the campus community to discuss the proposals. In 2009, the college’s annual student headcount was 36,714 students enrolled in classes, but in 2015 it dropped to 29,287— that is a deficit of almost 7,500 students. “Nationwide community college enrollment is diminishing,” said Michael Ritterbrown, vice president of instructional services. “And that always happens when the economy gets better.” The state only counts FTES or Full-Time Equivalent Students towards funding. It measures the contact hours that students have per semester and 525 contact hours count as 1 FTES. It also makes a distinction between residents and non-residents. Only resident students are funded by the state. Tuition paid by resident students goes directly to the state and comes back to the school on apportionment based on FTES. Meanwhile, non-residents who pay more in tuition goes straight to the college. “The community college system in California bases its apportionment, which is funding, on growth,” Ritterbrown said. “Each college is expected to maintain a certain level of enrollment and additional funding comes from growing from that base. If enrollment does not pick up to the level that it was before or greater, then you will see a reduction in your base [funds].” In 2014, GCC had a total of 16,331 FTES – funded and unfunded – but in 2015, it has dropped to 15,000 FTES, which is below the enrollment base. The issue with enrollment

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growth will have a great effect on to offer needs to be increased. The college is hoping that the school in the long run because “We do extensive outreach to by making the website easier it will affect the state funds our feeder high schools but it is to maneuver, students will be coming in. possible that we might expand encouraged to apply and enroll. The improvement of the that to some of the other areas,” They are also working to make economy is one of the factors that Stathis said. “We do a lot of that the site more responsive and useraffect enrollment, with students already and we have to continue friendly. choosing to join “ T h e the workforce importance of rather than enroll the site working “Retention is one of the biggest challenges seamlessly on in college. The limited phones, tablets population in the that we face and we work very hard to under- and all devices district as well was a big focus stand what challenges the students face. as the decreasing of it,” Drescher number of high said. “The layout school graduates and structure of also influence the number of doing that but maybe we’ll do the content will be much easier students that enroll in the college. even more if possible.” to navigate and use recognizing “The community college Another challenge is the that students primarily use mobile student population is declining in application and enrollment devices.” Glendale,” said Peter Stathis, co- process. The school is looking A makeover is also something chair of enrollment management to make it easier and faster for to look forward to in this new site. committee. “We need to attract students to apply and enroll. “It has a refreshing look— more students from outside of the In an effort to support student new feel, new look—but it will district.” success, the college website is incorporate some of the current In 2015, President David Viar being redesigned and is scheduled site’s features,” web coordinator introduced “Touchpoints for to launch on February 2017. Patricia Chamroonrat said. “The Growth” to address this problem. “The new website is solely left navigation and main menu It is an ongoing strategic plan that going to be student-focused,” said will be there but overall it looks the school has adopted to increase Marc Drescher, chief information different.” enrollment. He raised key systems officer. “All the internal A week after the new website’s areas that need to be addressed and business stuff is being moved launch, students will still be able regarding this issue. to a campus intranet site. So it to access the current site for First is public awareness, will hopefully structure the site in information while they learn how dissemination of information such a way that will be a lot easier to use the new website. about the college and what it has for students to navigate.” Programs and course offerings

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California Voters Await Propositions Results [From Propositions, page 1] fraction of the price.” The Campaign for Yes to Prop 61 said. “My urgent message is to vote yes on Proposition 61 to make medicine more affordable in California and send a signal to Washington that the whole nation’s prescription drug policies need an overhaul.” Financial opposition to the bill comes from pharmaceutical drug companies, with over $109 million spent. Merk & Co., Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson top the

list with each donated more than $9 million. They argue that if passed, Prop 61 would harm veterans and reduce patient access to medicines. Awaiting Results – On Proposition 57, the Repeal of the Death Penalty, Bower spoke about his opposition to the sociological effects the death penalty can have. “The death penalty has never been proven to be a deterrent to crime,” said Bowerman, history and ethnic studies professor, when discussing Proposition 62

and Proposition 66. “There’s even a lot of research saying that the person that committed the violent crime that resulted in death, when that person that executed, it limits the healing process of the families that suffered loss. The death penalty in and of itself is detrimental to the victims.” Proposition results should be available by Friday.

Morgan Stephens can be reached at morganstephens6@gmail.com

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as well as schedules is also a challenge that the school faces. A long-term plan being considered is adding and expanding programs according to student demand. In terms of scheduling, the school has been conducting surveys on problems that students encounter. The top two problems are full class schedules and classes not being at the time students want. These issues have been addressed over the years but the school is continuing to look for ways to improve in this area. Student turnover is also a factor in the rate of enrollment. A lot of students who enroll in the fall often choose not to return for the spring semester. “Retention is one of the biggest challenges that we face and we work very hard to understand what challenges the students face,” Ritterbrown said. “The biggest problems that influence students’ persistence are work and family, followed by financial difficulties. We do our best to address those as we can.”

Diane Roxas can be reached at droxas817@student.glendale.edu

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Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story of Auschwitz By Morgan Stephens

he loud shrieks of bombs and airplanes were heard from inside the barracks throughout the night and come morning, the women weren’t called outside for the usual roll call. They gathered around the window, talking among themselves. There were no Nazis in sight. By 11 a.m., a prisoner opened the door and ran out into camp. Through the window the women watched her turn around, raise both hands in the air and run back toward them, yelling, “Germans Kaput!” The Red Army had occupied Germany. World War II was coming to an end and after 13 months in a concentration camp, liberation had come for Renee Firestone. In a brief moment, her identity shifted from prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau to survivor. Firestone will be speaking about her life today at 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium at GCC. She was two weeks past her 20th birthday when she was hurled into the confined train to Auschwitz in April 1944. Along with her, her father, a textile businessman, her mother, a housewife and her younger sister had been taken from their home in Czechoslovakia. Her brother had already been separated from her family and placed in Hungarian labor camps. Forced over the Polish border then escorted by Germans on train, it was uncertain as to what their future held. “This old woman who was sitting at the edge of the cattle car ripped open her coat lining, reached in and removed a gold locket and started to cry, bitterly,” Firestone said in interview with Si Frumkin. “I thought maybe that was her wedding picture in the locket, her family or grandchildren whom she left behind. . . I thought to myself, how cruel that they wouldn’t let her keep this little memoir and then she closed the locket and through the cracks of the cattle car handed it to the Nazis.” The trip lasted three days without food or water with only a bucket for hundreds to share for bodily waste. Nazis banged on the walls during the night, yelling at us to give up any valuables we possessed or we would be shot, Firestone recalls. This was followed by screaming and gunshots outside the train. After arriving at camp, she was immediately separated from her parents but managed to keep her sister by her side. The Nazis, described as young, handsome and smiling, led the women into an underground dressing rooms where they were forced to undress and stand naked from mid-afternoon to midnight. The officers shaved the women’s heads, sprayed them with pesticide, and painted a yellow-stripe from their heads to their back to identify Jewish prisoners.

Photos courtesy of the Firestone family SURVIVOR: Renee Firestone holds a photo of her younger sister, Klara, who was killed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.

Firestone and her sister were eventually separated six months later. Her sister was killed briefly after their separation. She found out decades after she left Auschwitz that the Nazis had used her for medical experimentation. Firestone recalls more than one run-in with the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele – “The Angel of Death.” Mengele was a member of

“When I came to him he tapped me on the shoulder and told me to open my mouth, he looked into my throat and said, ‘If you survive this war, have your tonsils removed,’ and of course at that time, I had no idea what was happening, so I thought, ‘Yeah, after I die I’ll have my tonsils removed,’” Firestone chuckled as she recalls the memory. After Soviet forces moved

let’s see let’s find a restaurant and maybe we can get some food,’” Firestone said. “So sure enough, we found one and I speak Czech so I went in and the owner immediately recognized where I came from, he walked over and said to me, ‘Are you coming from camp?’ I said yes, then he told me to go in the kitchen and tell the cook to give me anything I want and as much

REVISITING THE PAST: Renee Firestone, holocaust survivor, on her first return to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1996.

the team of doctors responsible for the selection of victims to be killed by gas chambers or through medical experimentation. “Four days before liberation he shows up at our camp,” Firestone said in a phone interview. “We were told that Mengele was coming to check out our medical conditions, but to get undressed and stand in line and he’ll look at each of us.”

over Germany, Mengele allegedly fled to South America, where he hid for the rest of his life. When she left camp, Firestone marched to the Czechoslovakian border with eight former prisoners. They were penniless, their heads still shaven, and clothed in rags. “We came to a little town where the girls said, ‘What are we going to do now?’ I said ‘Well

as I want. I said, ‘Well I’m sorry but I have eight other girls that are waiting for me.’ He came out with me and took all of us through the back into the kitchen and fed us. He asked us where we were going to sleep that night. We had no idea. He said ‘Well, come back after 5 o’clock and you can sleep here safely.’ That was our first night of freedom,” Firestone said.

She spent three months homeless and eventually reunited with her brother in Budapest, where he had been a freedom fighter during the war after escaping a labor camp. Firestone moved to the United States in 1948 with her husband, Bernard Firestone, also a holocaust survivor, and had a successful career as a fashion designer. Today, 92, she lives in Beverly Hills with her daughter, Klara, named after her late sister. Firestone said that the world today isn’t better off than it was when she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. That terrorism is the new face of genocide. “Most people don’t realize that [history] is repeating itself,” Firestone said. “The world is in worse shape than it was during the holocaust.” She now travels the world to speak to people about her story in Auschwitz. “I learned one very important lesson from the Holocaust and that was I will never judge people collectively,” Firestone said. “Each individual human being has to be judged by his own merit, who he is, what he does, how he acts.” She has seen more atrocities than one could imagine. She has known firsthand the consequences of unchecked power, seen the darkest corners of humanity the evil, bottomless depths man can sink to. But she’s also seen the unwavering resilience of the human spirit and experienced the kindness and compassion of strangers. She has borne witness to it all and come out the other side. Morgan Stephens can be reached at morganstephens6@gmail.com

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‘Trials of the Century’ Examines Obsession with Crime By Diane Roxas

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mericans are fascinated with crime. They like to read about it, watch it, talk about it and revel in it.” said Mark J. Phillips, one of the authors of the nonfiction book, “Trials of the Century,” about America’s fixation on crime. A group of 25 people gathered around the main room of Casa Verdugo Library to listen Phillips discuss his book at an event organized by Friends of the Glendale Public Library on Oct. 26. “Trials of the Century” delves into 10 high-profile murder cases of the 20th century, one for each decade, and how media shaped people’s perception of the trials. The Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the Manson Family trial and O.J. Simpson trial were just some of the crimes outlined in the book. “Take a look at every other hour of TV – ‘NCIS,’ ‘Bones’ and ‘Law and Order’ – there are so many of these shows,” Phillips said. “This concept of fascination with crime and with the media feeding it to us has been going on for hundreds of years.” He talked about the “Newgate Calendar,” a collection of stories accompanied with drawings published in the 1700s that told the stories of people executed in London’s Newgate prison. He also discussed dime novels and pulp magazines or “the pulps,” fictitious literature published in the late 19th century to the early 20th century that fed people’s thirst for detective and crime stories. “As these publications left the telling of non-fiction – of the truth – and became full fiction, the newspapers in America

picked up the reporting of true crime,” he said. He continued to give a summary of some of the trials reviewed in the book. One of which is the first crime in the book, involving Harry Thaw, Everlyn Nesbit and Stanford White. In 1906 at the Roof Garden Theater of Madison Garden, Harry Thaw shot Stanford White three times on the head while watching a musical. Thaw claimed that White “deserved it for ruining his wife.” Evelyn Nesbit, Thaw’s wife, was a young actress who had an affair with White, a renowned architect. When White moved on to other women, Nesbit started to entertain Thaw as a suitor and later on married him. After a while, Nesbit would share with her husband what transcribed between her and White, which resulted in the killing. “The trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White played out like a perfectly crafted piece of drama, scripted by newspaper coverage, with the world’s audience watching in fascination,” Phillips said in his book. “Trials of the Century” explores the significance of media in these crimes and how they affected the trials that ensued. It burrows into how the media magnified and sensationalized these trials, focusing on every detail for the entire country to pick on. Phillips also talked about the process of writing the book. He and his daughter and co-author, Aryn Phillips was fascinated at how the media seems to come up with a “trial of the century” every decade. So they started to dig through cases and trials. Divvying up de-

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BOOK TOUR: Author Mark Phillips signs a book for a fan at the Casa Verdugo Library.

cades between themselves and carefully choosing which trials should be in it based on their significance and impact on the era in which they were popular. One of the questions raised is whether America’s appetite for criminal drama has been there even before the media focused on it, or if media was the main reason why Americans crave these kind of news. “For me, clearly it is that

Americans are fascinated and the media is just feeding us,” Phillips answered. “There is something about true crime that makes it more fascinating. The characters in the stories are real – victims and perpetrators – and we become the audience. Knowing that all is true and really happened makes it more interesting.” Mark Phillips has been a lawyer for more than 30 years specializing in estate planning, trust

and probate law. He is also a professor at the University of West Los Angeles- School of Law. Aryn Phillips has a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a master’s from Harvard. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at UC Berkeley.

Diane Roxas can be reached at droxas817@student.glendale.edu

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It Ain’t Swede: Music from Scandanvia By Tina Fernestam

hen you hear “Sweden” and “music,” I’m 90 percent sure that you think of ABBA, and I don’t blame you. But since I have your attention, this week’s column will be a lesson in Swedish musicians who made it big here in the States and some small differences between the two countries. First of all, Spotify, the biggest app for music streaming is from Sweden. We don’t just sit and eat meatballs all day. We sometimes create things too. But yes, while eating meatballs. Like I mentioned, you probably think of ABBA and that’s not wrong because they had 20 singles on the Billboard Top 100: four of them reached the top 10. Their album “ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits” collection was number one on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. Another band you might know of is Ace of Base thanks to hits like “All That She Wants” and “The Sign.” The latter spent six weeks as number one at Billboard Hot 100 and became the number one song in 1994, according to Billboard Magazine. And of course Roxette who had four number one hits here in the states (“The Look,” “Listen to Your Heart,” “It Must Have Been Love,” and “Joyride”). I’ve been to a few concerts in my life, well more than a few, but since I moved to the states almost two years ago, the whole concept of “going to all the concerts I want and can” has taken a new turn. The number of concerts and festivals I’ve been to during my two years here is more than I’ve ever gone to before. So let’s talk

Photo by Bengt Nyman ABBA: Possibly the most famous band from Sweden, has multiple number one hits in the U.S. including Mamma Mia, which was also developed as a film.

about differences. When you go to a concert in Sweden, you will get there early and stand in line, sometimes even if you have a seat (because that’s the way Swedes are, early for everything). Around 95 percent of all the concerts I’ve been to have been general admission standing areas. Of course you can buy seats, but only on the sides or all the way back. When I moved here and went to my first concert at Staples Center, everything was seating only. I thought it was a onetime thing, until I realized that it’s going to be like this at every concert. It took me all the way to April of this year to have standing area. What is up with that? People are standing up anyway, so why not have standing areas instead? And to continue with differences, we need to talk about censorship. I understand that some words need to be censored on the radio (or changed to another word), but not every other word in a song. If we take

Pitbull’s song, “Time Of Our Lives,” the lyric is “I work my ass off,” but the radio here changes it to “I work my tail off”.” T A I L? I know that he calls himself Pitbull, but come on. But I don’t know what’s worse: beeping out a word, changing it or just muting it. In Sweden, there are some stations that censor most curse words, like family stations or the ones that mostly older people listen too, but the most popular stations keep the offending words in the song. There’s so much censoring in the states that makes me wonder if you really have freedom of speech. Okay, now it’s time to show you some songs that you probably singalong to but you didn’t know they were Swedish and of course some new Swedish artists. “Final Countdown” by Europe is a classic song that every human being heard once or 128 times during their lifetime, and “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex is also a real classic. A song I didn’t know

was Swedish is “Save Tonight” by Eagle Eye Cherry, so even I learned something here. And of course we have our fair share of disc jockeys in Sweden too, the most famous are Avicii (ranked 11 on DJ Magazine “Top 100 DJs”) and Swedish House Mafia. Alesso is a name you may recognize. Alesso had Sebastian Ingrosso (former Swedish House Mafia member) as a mentor and they created one of my favorite house tracks, “Calling,”He also made hits like “Under Control” (collaboration with Calvin Harris) and “Heroes (We Could Be)” which was a collaboration with another Swede, Tove Lo. And speaking of Tove Lo and also of Zara Larsson. Tove Lo is nominated for a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual

Media with the song “Love Me Like You Do,” and Larsson was featured on the official song of UEFA Euro 2016 and yes, she was the girl who turned down the chance to open for Justin Bieber. Let’s put all the artists and bands aside and talk about our producers/songwriters. Last years Grammy Winner for “Producer of the year” went to Sweden’s own Max Martin, who also won the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award for the sixth consecutive year and for the ninth time in his career. Maybe you know his name, maybe you don’t. But the amount of songs he produced is just out of this world. Martin has cowritten 22 number one Billboard Hot 100 hits and there [See Music, page 7]

Photo by Codorado POP STARS: Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg from Ace of Base pose at a concert in Finland in 2008. The band had a hit in the US with “The Sign” which spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard charts.

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are only two people who’ve done better and that is John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Some of the number one songs you may recognize is “...Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears, “I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry and also The Weekends “Can’t Feel My Face.” He has also written so many songs to Taylor Swift, Backstreet Boys and of course both Spears and Perry. It seems like Spears and Backstreet Boys loves Sweden because Andreas Carlsson is also a producer/songwriter who did a lot of songs for just those two and to more boy bands such as Westlife and NSYNC. Another producer/songwriter is RedOne, who’s name you hear in many songs, such as Akon, Pitbull and in Nicki Minaj to name a few.

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MUSIKEXPORTPRIS: Max Martin wins the Swedish Music Export Award and becomes the only one who won it twice. That it’s just one of numerous awards he has received during his years as a producer and songwriter.

RedOne has done a lot of songs for Lady Gaga, Akon, Usher, Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez. As you can see, there’s more to Sweden than just ABBA. There was a research done that said that 15 percent of American citizens have never been to a concert. If you happen to be in those 15 percent, I only have one thing to tell you, you are missing out on life. Trust me. Go see that band you love or go see a local band, you won’t regret it. Maybe it will even be a Swedish band now that you know who they are? If you’ve never heard any of the songs I’ve been telling you about, you should probably get out from that rock now (you’re safe, the election is over). Tina Fernestam be reached at mfernes239@student.glendale.edu

Parent/Student Education Progam Holds Harvest Hoedown Fun for Kids at the Child Development Center By Sheron Page On top of the hill near the student campus parking, the Parent/Student Education program held their annual Harvest Hoedown Saturday. Activities and vendors were sprawled all over, including a petting zoo for the children. Local policemen and firefighters entertained the children with access to their fire trucks and cars, having each child play with the sirens to feel the excitement. The Glendale College Parent/ Student Education program was created 65 years ago, in order to teach parents and children how to learn and grow from one another through activities and parent education. “We have so many fundraisers throughout the year, but this event is specifically give back to the students and the community,” said Barbara Flynn, director of the program. Two of the biggest attractions were a white school bus and a pump and splash. A white school bus was brought to expand the creative minds of the children. It was created as a canvas with painted flowers, little scribbles and finger paintings. The inside of the bus was surrounded by

chalkboards instead of the usual seats. “As a parent we can’t do everything right but we can create the atmosphere on how to be the best parents possible to our children.” said Bertha Garcia, a mother of two, and participant of the program. This event was a six-month process, parents came together and coordinated every step of the way from decorations to the games. “We are so happy that parents and children came together to have good time at the Hoedown,” Flynn said. “The turnout was greater than we expected.” To get involved with The Parent Education Program register online for winter or spring semester. To volunteer for upcoming events contact the office at (818) 243-5196. Sheron Page be reached at Sheronepage@gmail.com

COOLING OFF: Elijah Sowers, 3, enjoys the water splash at the Parent/Student Association’s Harvest Hoedown in the upper campus parking lot on Saturday.

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‘Dr. Strange’ Opens New Universes for Marvel By Elena Jacobson

he long awaited 14th Marvel movie “Doctor Strange” finally opened on Friday, and it lives up to the hype. The newest hero to the Marvel Cinematic Universe came in with a bang, showcasing, eye-popping special effects and surprisingly excellent sound design. The main character is Doctor Stephen Strange, a brilliant neurosurgeon, played by Benedict Cumberbatch (“Black Mass” 2015), gets into a life altering car accident setting him on an marvelous journey. He survives the crash but his hands are severely nerve damaged, making him unable to continue as a surgeon. After months of searching for a cure, he ends up in Nepal where he meets the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), who enlightens him into the mysteries of the world. Throughout the movie there are stunning special effects including buildings morphing into each other, in another dimension and realistic astral projection. Once the Ancient One opens his mind a strange sequence follows and the sound jumping from speaker to speaker around the theater creating an extremely immersive environment. This unique experience along with the brilliant optical effects have set a new standard for movies. Are you sure about this?

Photo by Steven Montoya STRANGE MAGIC: A heavy prescription dose of philosophy and a surgical slice of surreal visual effects make “Dr Strange” one of Marvel’s best.

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Strange continues his adventure learning about new things in the mystic arts and goes onto help fight in a magic war. Despite being in a war Strange resiliently refuses This is not your average, action movie, it provokes deep thinking and explores a lot of heavy philosophic ideas, by not killing the enemy and not leaving any carnage in the wake of a battle. “I think ‘Doctor Strange’ is going to be the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse. It’s really serving the same function that the comic did,” said director Scott Derrickson, (“Sinister 2” 2015) back in July at San Diego Comic Con. “Even though it was a weird aberration as a comic book, I think it was a real linchpin in the comics. It ended up being decades of new stories and I think this movie will do the same thing.” The people who have read the comics understand that this opens the door to a variety of new movies for the future by creating new universes. The movie itself also followed the comics fairly closely, especially in costume and back story while still bringing in new and different aspects. As in every Marvel film there are two extra after scenes, so don’t forget to wait until the end. Elena Jacobsoncan be reached at laneyjacobson520@gmail.com

The (Un)Dead Haunt the Plaza de la Raza

TO DIE FOR: Saturday’s Day of the Dead event is Sandra Chaidez’s seventh year attending - the biggest ever. Story and Photos By Tina Fernestam

ia de los Muertos was celebrated last Saturday at Plaza de la Raza, the biggest celebration of its kind in Southern California. The first thing you see when walking through the doors to El Velorio, a Day of the Dead dance

party with a mariachi theme, is an ocean full of people dressed in costume, their faces painted as stylized skulls. Hanging lights illuminated the entire room. Different booths allowed patrons to buy everything from shirts with skull prints, jewelry, and basically any kind of merchandise, including one-of-a-

kind arts and crafts with a skull theme. The roof tile paintings were especially charming. The 21-and-over event offered food and drinks for sale, and “designated drivers” were offered a free Shasta Zazz. Want to know your future? Consult Linda, who has done tarot card readings since Velorio’s first event. Two stages kept the entertinment going for hours with musicians, disc jockeys and folkloico dancers. Next to one of the booths the event coordinators set up a public altar to celebrate and remember the dead, with a smaller, personal altar on the other side. Trouble achieving the calavera look? Not a problem. 15 body art technicians were available to paint your face or body in a lighted room before returning you to the party. One of the visitors, Sandra Chaidez, has been on all seven El Velorio events and she also goes to everything happening around it. She said that this year’s event is much bigger than the years before. For celebrity watchers, Mike Flores (known as the actor from Let’s Be Cops) attended and posed for pictures with some lucky visitors. Tina Fernestam be reached at mfernes239@student.glendale.edu

IT’S A DEAD MAN’S PARTY: Peewee, top right, joined the other celebrants for food and drink, shopping and music - it was bound to be a great night!

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S P O R TS Women’s Golf Nov. 7/8 SoCal Finals Alisal River 8:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Nov. 11 Victor Valley 7 p.m.

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Santa Monica 5 p.m.

Football Nov. 12 @ East L.A. 6 p.m.

Vaqueros Cage the Owls By Tina Fernestam

he Vaqueros Men’s soccer team went up against the Citrus College Owls at Sartoris Field on Friday. The game started with a boring first half, where there wasn’t much happening on either side of the field. The teams walked out with 0-0 at halftime and when they came back, it was like seeing a whole new game on the field. There was pressure on the opponents and with that, Taiki Nakahiro stepped up and scored an amazing goal five minutes into the second half. Coach Matsumoto said that Nakahiro definitely stood out with that goal. “The whole team working as a collective unit is ultimately the key to our success,” Matsumoto said. After the goal and the celebrations, the Vaqueros held the lead for the rest of the game. Every player was on their feet and helped the team with the win, especially goalkeeper Armando

Aragonez who had a few great saves during the game. “We have had a couple of games where we were tied or up by a goal, but lost concentration in the last few minutes and let the other team score to beat us or tie,” Matsumoto said. But this game was different. “This was a critical win for us and the team stepped up to the task. I’m very proud of the guys for showing the discipline to hold the win for 40 minutes,” he said. This was an important win for Vaqueros because they are in second place in the Western State Conference, only four points behind the team in first place, Victor Valley. Out of the eight games the Vaqs have played in the WSC this year, they won four, lost one and have tied three. The Vaqueros have one more game left after defeating Bakersfield last night 4 to 2. They face Victor Valley on Friday, which will be a very important game that the Vaqueros have to win to have a shot in making it to

the playoffs. Matsumoto said, after the won against Citrus College, that the team’s main goal is to “finish the regular season strong by winning these last two games and if it is meant to be, then the cards will fall in our favor to get to playoffs.” She continued to say that either they will pass Victor Valley and take the first place or their power point record will let them go into playoffs as a wild card. But she has faith in the team. “I know that we have the capacity to beat both Bakersfield and Victor Valley,” Matsumoto said. “It will all depend on us effectively applying focus, intensity, and determination one game at a time.” Win or lose, the coach finished by saying, “No matter what the outcome over the next two games, I am very proud of the team and all that they have accomplished this season.” Tina Fernestam be reached at mfernes239@student.glendale.edu

HIGH JUMPING Goalkeeper Armando Aragonez makes a leaping save, helping the Vaqueros defense by keeping a clean sheet throughout the game at home on Friday.

Photos by Tina Fernestam

GAME SAVER: Armando Aragonez forms a wall at the goal during a game against Citrus College at Sartoris Field on Nov. 4. The Vaqueros will face #1 Victor Valley on Friday in the last regular season game,

CELEBRATION: Midfielder Taiki Nakahiro celebrates his goal with his teammates five minutes into the second half, making the score 1-0.

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Vaqueros Conquer El CaminoWarriors By Steven Montoya

Photo by Chandler Cadet

BREAKING TACKLES: Vaqueros running back Ioane Nuipulusu crushes a Warrior in the last home game of the season at Sartoris Field.

he Vaqueros dominated the El Camino Warriors in stunning fashion in their last home game of the season as they racked up 500 total yards in a 61-6 win. For the first time this season Glendale rushed for over 325 yards and gained 175 yards through the air. The Warriors allowed four GCC players to rush for over 60 yards and five scores. Glendale forced El Camino to be a one-dimensional team as they stopped their running game allowing a mere 44 yards on 17 attempts. Vaqs quarterback David Arriaga completed 10 of his 15 attempts and threw for two touchdowns, which came toward the beginning and endof the first and second half. He also carried the ball for 66 yard on nine rushes. Running backs, Darius Jones and Torrence Brumfield, both carried the ball for two scores on 16 attempts each. Brumfield averaged over four yards a carry as he gained 76 yards on the ground. Jones averaged 5.1 yards per car-

ry for a total of 81 yards. GCC had its fourth consecutive game where they have averaged at least four yards per carry and their blowout win last Saturday against LA Southwest was their third straight game where the Vaqs have rushed for over 200 yards. Arriaga is ranked fourth and fifth in the American Metro conference in yards per game with 102.5 and number of touchdowns thrown, eight. Brumfield is ranked third in rushing yards per game with an average of 69.6 yards and he is ranked fourth in rushing touchdowns with six. The defense has allowed an average of 21.2 points per game, which is ranked number one in the conference. The Vaqueros have allowed the fewest points in nine games, 191 and they have gathered the most interceptions in their conference. Glendale’s final game is Saturday at East Los Angeles College.

Steven Montoya be reached at s.montoya.sm62@gmail.com

Lady Vaqs Win First Two Games By El Vaquero Staff

asketball season is underway and the Lady Vaqs are off to a strong start with two in the win column. Glendale overwhelmed MiraCosta on Thursday 72-45, then went on to defeat Chaffey on Saturday 61-44. In Thursday’s game, forward Chloe Takeuchi led the pack with 13 points, five rebounds and nailed two from behind the 3-point line. Center Kristina Sahakian scored 12 points with three rebounds. Glendale hit 28 out of 62 for a 45.4 percent field goal average, but turnovers were the story in this game. The Vaqs took advantage of MiraCosta’s 20 flubs for a total of 25 points. The Lady Vaqs will compete Friday through Sunday in the Riverside Tournament.

EASY TWO: Forward Brooke Radcliff runs for a lay-up between two MiraCosta players in the second game of the season.

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Lady Vaqs forward Chloe Takeuchi fights through the defense at Verdugo Gym on Thursday.

Photo by Chandler Cadet

HUGE WIN: Running back Alton Phillips breaks through defenders on Oct 29 in a game hom against the El Camino Warriors..

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SPOTLIGHT MUSIC Chamber Jazz Concert — Christian Coulter will be directing the GCC Chamber Jazz Concert which begins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the GCC Auditorium. General admission is $10. Students and seniors need only pay $7. Recital — The GCC Applied Music Recital, coordinated by Beth Pflueger, will take place 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at the GCC Audiorium. General admission is $10. Students and seniors will be admitted for $7. Ensembles — GCC Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Vocal Workshop, and Jazz Guitar Ensembles will be directed by Byron Delto an Clare Delto. It will begin at 7:30

p.m. on Saturday Nov. 19 at the GCC Audiotrium. General admission is $10. Students and seniors will be admitted for only $7. Jazz Big Band — The GCC Jazz Big Band, directed by Byron Delto, will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 20 at the GCC Audiorium. General admission is $10. Students and seniors are admitted for $7. Talent Show — The Music Club will be hosting a talent show from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. tomorrow in the auditorium. Don’t miss it!

THEATER Auditions — Tryouts for the Theater Arts Dept. spring production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” will be held tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. Visit www.glen

on campus dale.edu/theatre for details. Crew members for the production are also needed.

WORKSHOPS Learning Center — “Parts of Speech” will be offered from 11 a.m. to noon today and “MLA Documentation” will follow from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in AD 232.

ART GALLERY Paintings — “Re-entanglement” by Sandeep Mukherjee and “Phantasmagoria” by Stas Orlovski art exhibition in the GCC Art Gallery through Nov. 17. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Free admission. The gallery is located in the Library Building. For more information, see: www.glendale.edu/artgallery.

Library — “Research Process will begin at 12:30 p.m. and “Evaluating Sources” will follow at 2 p.m. in LB 313. Learning Center — Workshop on “Avoiding Vague Language” will run from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and “Proofreading” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in AD 232.

PLANETARIUM Afternoon with the Stars — The planetarium will have a free showing called “The Big Bang: Neither Big nor Loud” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Thursday.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD: The Theater Arts Dept. will be holding auditions for Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.”

Library — “Library Online Catalogs” will be offered at 11:15 a.m. and “Research Process” at 5:30 p.m tomorrow in LB 313.

MISCELLANEOUS Guest Speaker — Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone will give a presentation sponsored by Student Services, Faculty Development and Title V. The lecture will begin 12:30 today in the Auditorium. The GCC Food Pantry — now open in SR 133. Hours are noon to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday; and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday. The Food Pantry is open to any currently enrolled GCC student who completes a short Food Pantry application. Donations are welcome. More info at www.glendale.edu/foodpantry.

THE AUTRY: Native American arts fair and marketplace featuring art, performace, film, and storytelling representing mor than 40 tribes.

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Glendale Concerts — The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents “Mozart and Mendelssohn” at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Alex Theater. The thrilling symphonies by Mozart, Schoenberg and Mendelssohn will be conducted by Alexander Bloch. Tickets range from $27 to $124. Pre-Concert Preludes will begin at 7 p.m.

Comedy — Enjoy some laughs with Tony Baker featuring Brad Carpenter at 8 p.m. tonight at the Pierre Garden Restaurant. The event will be hosted by Richy Leis from TMZ Live with guests Jackie Nash and Juan Cias. Tickets are $10 online in advance and $15 at the door. Guests must be 18+ to attend. The event benefits local non profit organizations. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.

Staged Concert — The Musical Theater Guild Presents “The Spitfire Grill,” a play based on 1996 film written and directed by Lee David Zlotoff, The winner of the Richard Rodgers Production Award. The story follows Percy Talbot who has just been released after five years in prison and is trying to find a place for a fresh start. The play starts at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Alex Theater. Tickets are $45 per person.

Book Art Club — The Brand Book to Art Club combines reading, discussion, and art-making. It includes light refreshments, book discussion, and an art project based on themes from the book Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. Art supplies will be provided. The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday

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a rapidly changing world. The event will be free and runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday

Comedy — Join Jonathan Kite featuring Amanda Smith, Katie Kusciel, Stephanie Brindis, and Kelly Shanley for a night of laughs hosted by Richy Leis from TMZ Live. The event begins 8 p.m on Wednesday Nov. 16 at Pierre Garden Restaurant. Tickets are $10 online in advance and $15 at the door.

The Autry — The Autry will be holding the largest Native American arts fair in Souther California, a high-end marketplace featuring 200 artists representing more than 40 tribes. Browse and puchase a variety of sculptures, pottery, basketry, mixed - media and enjoy additional dance performances, film, theatre, and storytelling from Indian Country. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m on Saturday.

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The Autry — The Autry presents a selection of captivating short documenaries made by Sundance alumni. The works explore diverse tribal nations, Native identity and cultural evolution in

Armenian Lecture — Dr. Seta Dadoyan, first woman to obtain a doctorate in Philosophy, will present a discourse on the Armenian Condition. The introduction

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will be in English, and the rest of the presentation will be in Armenian. The lecture will start at 7:30 p.m on Friday at Abril Bookstore on Broadway. Admission is free, and a wine and cheese reception will follow. For more information, call (818) 243 - 4112. Children’s Concert — ARTN and ARPI present famous child singer Lidushik in a concert for children which will feature their favorite songs. Barekamutiun and Varduhi’s Dance Group will perform. The event begins at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Alex Theater.

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‘It Can Wait’ Eyes on the Road, Not on Your Phone

Photo by Melody Shahsavarani

REALITY BITES: Glendale College student Andrew Petersen, yells out in surprise during the virtual reality experience provided by a partnership with AT&T on Nov. 1 in Plaza Vaquero.

By Diane Roxas

T&T made a stop at Glendale College with its “It Can Wait” campaign that promotes “eyes on the road, not on your phone.” Camped out at Plaza Vaquero on Nov. 1 was a virtual reality system that simulates what happens when you text and drive. Students were seated in a cardboard car with their hands on the steering wheel while wearing headphones and the virtual reality headset. This allowed them to virtually experience a car accident caused by texting behind the wheel. “We want to save lives through education and awareness,” said Christopher Johnson, AT&T’s tour spokesperson. The campaign started back in 2010 and they have been touring nationwide – offices, schools, and public areas – since 2013. The goal of the campaign is to inform

people of the dangers of using their phone while driving. Some students tried out the system while it was on campus. “It was good,” 19-year-old student Luis Segovia said. “I don’t text and drive but I think it [the campaign] would be helpful because I see a lot of people do it.” “Intense,” 20-year-old student Eve Zuiliani said. “I don’t think I would use my phone while driving anymore.” People are asked to sign a pledge to never drive distracted after they go on the virtual reality experience. The company has gathered more than 11 million pledges nationwide. Anyone can download AT&T’s DriveMode application on their phones. This application silences incoming alerts and automatically sends a preset message when a person is driving. Diane Roxas be reached at dmroxas7@gmail.com

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IT CAN’T WAIT: Student Eve Ziliani gets instructions for the“It Can Wait” virtual reality simulator by volunteer and coordinator Masfique Khan.