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structure to capture the historic moment of breaking ground on the future Lab/CollegeServices Building on the afternoon of Oct. 21. GCC President David Viar, Board of Trustees’ President Ann Ransford and student trustee and Student Body President Davit Avagyan congratulated and thanked all the people who helped to make the project a reality.

Love Ride 30 Raises over $400,000 for USO

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he Love Ride roared out of Glendale Sunday morning after more than 4,000 people assembled between 6 and 10 a.m. for the ride up to Castaic Lake.

Attendees gathered at the Glendale Harley-Davidson dealership on San Fernando Road at Brand Boulevard.

Bikers, musicians and celebrities kicked off the celebration. Some arrived as early as 2 a.m.

Late night talk show host and gearhead Jay Leno was the grand marshal of the event.

Leno was joined by other celebrities including Robert Patrick of “Gangster Squad,

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Loveless headlined the morning celebration.

“Sons of Anarchy” star, Katey Sagal, sang with band the Forest Rangers at the afternoon event in Castaic.

Other bands included, Chevy Metal and Jackson Browne.

The Love Ride takes a large amount of preparation and time to put together. Many were on hand to see that the ride went smoothly.

“I’m crazy enough to be Photo by Abbas Ezzeddine out here at 2 o’clock in the RIDERS FOR CHARITY: The 30th Annual Love Ride motors out of morning,” volunteer Larry Glendale on.Oct. 20. This years’ recepiant is the USO. Dunn said.

The ride has hundreds of 2013.” Williams G. Davidson, and kickstart the festivities. volunteers who close the street, grandson of Harley co-founder In honor of the 30th and staff the registration booth.

William Davidson, was on anniversary, “Americas Got [See Love Ride, page 12] hand to join Leno and Patrick Talent” finalist American

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Intersession Fees to Increase 50% at Some Campuses

By Agnessa Kasumyan

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he war for classes in community colleges rages on as California lawmakers seek to raise intersession tuition costs at six campuses, in an experimental pilot program.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on Assembly Bill 955 on Oct. 10, aiming to provide more in-demand extension classes during intersessions by charging students more for units. The bill will launch the pilot program, potentially raising intersession tuition by 400 percent in six community colleges: Pasadena City College, College of the Canyons, Long Beach City College, Solano Community College, Crafton Hills Community College, and Oxnard College.

However, participating in the pilot program is optional.

The bill states that since budget cuts took effect in 2008, community colleges have offered nearly 100,000 fewer courses, which has created a “loss of access for 600,000 students.” Due to lack of course availability during summer and winter sessions, many students have had to prolong their attendance at community colleges.

Despite having faced millions of dollars in budget cuts since 2008, California Community Colleges received $210 million in the 2012-2013 school year as a result of Proposition 30. This year, GCC was able to reinstate 220 classes, with an estimated 180 classes during intersession, according

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Trustees Examine GCC Marketing

By Aidan Rutten

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presentation by Alen Andriassian opened the October board of trustees meeting, which explained new marketing strategies to help boost enrollment and make the process of applying to GCC easier, less stressful and more accommodating.

Incoming students now have the opportunity to receive priority registration by applying early in January. They must then go through an online orientation by February and take assessment tests for math and English by April. After the students meet with a counselor and create a student education plan, they will be able to enroll for the fall semester by June 30. All of this

is to create a positive enrollment experience.

This change in the process came about because of the Student Success Act, a revamping of the No Child Left Behind Act. GCC not only wants to make the enrollment process for incoming students easier, but also to have more students with priority registration who can get the classes they need to transfer within two years.

A common stigma concerning community colleges is that because of a lack of availability of classes, people have had to spend three or four years to complete their transfer courses. Incoming students will have completed a student education plan to map out the track they wish to take and the classes they need to do so by the

time they enroll. They will now have a better chance to get those necessary classes and transfer out within two years.

Not all students are forced to do this, however, as many may wish to opt for a different pace.

Many students work or have other activities and commitments and may wish to take fewer classes per semester.

Another feature is an online, virtual tour of the campus, which will familiarize incoming students with GCC. There will also be a mobile app which people can use more conveniently, which will have features such as push notifications, little messages which remind kids of important dates or deadlines through their mobile devices, to alert people to keep up with their schedule.

Andriassian said that this enrollment process also allows students to be more productive, as they will have put themselves in positions to succeed. Success of the outreach here must be backed up with clear and concise instructions.

According to Andriassian, GCC reaches out to many high schools. They offer application and enrollment seminars, and even allow high school students to take their assessment tests there on their own campus.

Shadow days, in which a high schooler follows around a college student through a typical day, are also offered.

Aidan Rutten can be reached at aidanrutten@gmail.com

Alumni Council: Welcome Back Mixer

By Jane Pojawa

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he inaugural event in a series designed to reintegrate former students into campus life, a Welcome Back Mixer will be hosted by the new Glendale College Alumni Council on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the J. Walter Smith Student Center.

“I loved my time as a student at GCC,” said Nalini Lasiewicz, one of the volunteer coordinators of the council.

Lasiewicz participated in many extracurricular activities at GCC, from helping launch the Music Club and coordinating the regional ChoirFest, to producing Earth Day and EcoFest celebrations.

Lasiewicz also spent several semesters working at the Science Center, teaching local elementary students about renewable and nonrenewable energy.

She continues to volunteer as webmaster for the GCC Kid’s Page website.

“I wanted to give something back to the campus and I think a lot of other alumni do too,” she said. “ I saw a Facebook post about joining the new council, which definitely drew my attention. I think there are untapped opportunities for our alumni, many of whom treasure their time here, as I did.”

The Alumni Council has adopted a new looser governance format, operating under the Glendale College Foundation.

Volunteers will focus on events and programs that offer opportunities for alumni to engage with one another, s u p p o r t innovations on campus, promote the college and help current students.

“One of the most important contributions of a community college is to engage and be an active part of the community,” said Lasiewicz. “Alumni are indispensable to achieving that connection.”

Alumni are encouraged to join the Alumni Association for a nominal fee, but the November Mixer is open to all. “Our entire goal here is to provide a fun environment for alumni, friends, and community members to network and re-connect to the campus community” said Lasiewicz.

The culinary arts department will provide hors d’oeuvres, and there will be a cash bar for those over 21. David Viar, GCC’s Superintendent/President will be giving the welcoming speech.

Various departments will set up tables and present current student’s

work including journalism, dance, athletics, media arts and nursing.

Emelyn Judge, Associate Dean of the Health Sciences Division, is planning a mini-reunion of nursing alumni.

“We have so many graduates who have gone on to have great careers,” said Judge. “It’s inspiring for our current students to see how their hard work can pay off.” Many of the department’s instructors are graduates of Glendale’s nursing program.

SPARK, a peer-mentoring

program, and the ASGCC will also be representing the current student body. During the mixer, alumni who are interested in becoming mentors to GCC students will be provided with information on upcoming opportunities. Recent graduates may look forward to adding other alumni to their professional networks, and older alumni to see the campus, often for the first time in years, and to reconnect with classmates.

Admission is free and the event is open to the public. RSVP is required; (818) 551-5200 or email alumni@glendale.edu.

Jane Pojawa can be reached at JPOJAWA857@student.glendale.edu

College Fair at Civic Auditorium

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RUSHING TO RECRUIT: The annual college fair, held on Oct. 23 at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, was host to more than 100 college representatives including many GCC programs. Representatives from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UCLA, CAL, USC and West Point were also in attendance.

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Emmy-Award Winning Producer to Speak at GCC

By Agnessa Kasumyan

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he art of storytelling has captivated audiences for centuries.

Cole Kazdin, a three-time Emmy-award winning television news producer, writer and director, will speak on Nov. 7 in Kreider Hall.

Currently a producer for ABC News, Kazdin has worked on news and feature stories for “20/20,” “Nightline,” and “World News with Diane Sawyer.” Her work on “Good Morning America” earned her three consecutive Emmyawards between 2006 and 2008.

“I think there is definitely an energy to news that I love,” Kazdin said. “Once news breaks, you are in motion. You’re chasing everything down and trying to find out what happened. That’s really exciting.”

An alumna of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Kazdin has worked for other high-profile networks, including HBO, A&E, for which she produced and directed a documentary on Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, and the Discovery Health Channel.

In 2005, just prior to working for GMA, Kazdin had decided to take a break from the television

industry after spending a year and half on a porn documentary for HBO. Though she enjoyed the creative atmosphere of the network, spending so much time in the porn industry was overwhelming.

“If anyone has seen any pornography, imagine being in that for a year and a half,” Kazdin said. “It’s just a lot to take.”

However, being uncomfortable is just part of the job, particularly in the news world.

For Kazdin, disaster stories, like tornadoes and hurricanes, are particularly difficult to cover due to the extent of the tragedy involved.

Walking through the broken bits and pieces of peoples’ belongings makes the experience all the more “heartwrenching.”

During the 9/11 attacks, Kazdin’s first disaster story, she volunteered during her time-off, but she and other volunteers were told by Red Cross officials to write their names and emergency contacts on a piece of paper. In case they were killed,

television in 2005, she also wrote and starred in “My Year of Porn,” a one-woman comedy based on her experiences making the porn documentary. The play was highly praised in the New York Times by writer Anita Gates, but her work has also been recognized

by The Moth, a non-profit storytelling organization.

A three-time recipient of the Moth GrandSLAM Champion award, threetime Moth Story Slam winner, and a regular on the Moth Radio Hour, Kazdin has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. As a little girl, her father had nicknamed her Scheherazade, a character in “One Thousand and One Nights,” who was able to put off her execution night after night by captivating her king with a story. However, rather than execution, Photo courtesy of Cole Kazdin Kazdin was sentenced to sleep.

Kazdin has also been featured in Though her writing outside of the New York Times. Her piece, ABC News is based on her own “Chubby, Skinny, Accepting,” personal experiences, producing explores her experience with news and feature segments also extreme dieting and how finding requires having the ability to tell a love helped her get through it. story.

When working on segments During her time off from their bodies could be identified.

“You felt like you were part of the story and not in a good way,” she said.

An avid storyteller and writer,

for ABC, Kazdin says she does not think about what will attract an audience. Rather, she focuses on information that moves her emotionally and likes to think that there is “a universal human sense” of what works for a story.

For Kazdin, getting personal comes naturally, as she likes sharing experiences with other people; however, not in a selfabsorbed way. She compares it to the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” a narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that her father used to read to her about a sailor who corners a wedding guest and captures his attention with a story about his adventures.

“We’re all ancient mariners, and unless you feel something is important enough to grab a wedding guest, don’t tell them,” Kazdin said.“I’ve had experiences where I feel like I need to grab a wedding guest and tell them something.”

To hear more from Kazdin, she will be speaking to students and staff on Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. in Kreider Hall.

Agnessa Kasumyan can be reached at agnessakas@gmail.com

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Select Colleges Face 400 Percent Intersession Increases [Winter, from page 1] vice president of administrative services Ron Nakasone.

Approximately $1 million from Proposition 30 was used towards reinsating classes on campus.

With Proposition 30 having provided funds to add more courses to the community colleges, Nakasone said AB 955 made more sense before Proposition 30, when community colleges were required to cut classes due to lack of funds.

“With the funding coming back, it makes less sense,” he said.

The bill states that it seeks to cut community college attendance to four years or less by offering high-demand courses during winter and summer sessions at a higher cost, while potentially reducing the number of wait-listed students. Per unit costs would rise from $46 to $200,

meaning California students would face paying the same as out-of-state residents; however, students only have to pay if they choose to take the classes.

The legislation requires at least one of the participating campuses to implement the program by January 2014. The other participating campuses must follow suit by July 1.

Because PCC will not have a winter session, the campus will not be the first to adopt the program.

It has yet to be announced which of the six campuses will be the first to test out the plan.

When the bill was first introduced, PCC superintendentpresident Mark Rocha said that the college would not implement “two-tier” tuition fees “under any circumstances.”

GCC’s president, David Viar, is opposed to the concept of the bill and does not think that it

is good state policy. He said it encourages the legislature and the governor to increase state funds for community colleges by having the campuses raise their own tuition fees.

“That is a mistake,” Viar said.

“I think we should maintain our fees as low as possible with strong financial aid so we can continue to serve as many people that need our education as we can.”

Viar said a better alternative is to raise awareness among the public about the importance of an educated society so that they can be prepared to support tax revenue, calling it “a good investment.”

The bill also address the value of educated workers, warning that the state’s need for an educated workforce is not met by the current number of graduates.

According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state

will need one million workers with a bachelor’s degree by 2025.

Viar said that, rather than increasing tuition, the state should make funding community colleges a priority with the amount of revenue that they have available.

The pilot program will be carried out in the aforementioned

six community colleges until January 2018. By January 2017 the Legislative Analyst’s Office is required to submit a written report on the program’s effectiveness.

Agnessa Kasumyan can be reached at agnessakas@gmail.com Alexandra Duncan can be reached at alexandran.duncan@gmail.com

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Iraq Vet Returns and Completes Fire Academy

By Alexander Davis EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

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ong hours spent pulling ladders and handling high pressure hoses became manning a heavy duty machine gun atop an armored vehicle. Running laps through campus with fellow cadets was replaced with patrols through hostile territory.

Halfway through his training at the Verdugo Fire Academy on campus, cadet Carlos Saldana got the news. He was to drop everything, leave behind his 2 -year-old son and join his Marine reserve company for deployment to Iraq.

For Saldana, the rapid turnaround from Glendale to Iraq was something he had anticipated and prepared for.

“I was in the same mindset the whole time,” said Saldana. “In the academy and in the military

it was all about following orders and getting things done the right way.”

Saldana, 28, joined the marine reserves in 2005 after graduating from John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. He signed up for the fire academy in 2008 after a fellow marine inspired him to pursue a career in firefighting.

He quickly saw success in the academy, earning the right to carry the flag during marches and drills. Instructors described him as quiet and polite, but motivated to do whatever it took to learn and train hard.

His plan was to complete the year-long Verdugo Fire Academy training and join his unit after graduation in 2009. When his unit was needed earlier than expected, his military obligation took precedence over his pursuit of a career in firefighting.

“It was very tough,” he said.

“I knew it would be at least two finish what he started.” more years before I was ready to In Iraq, Saldana was assigned return to work on my fire career.” to a personal security detail for a Academy Battalion Chief battalion commander. A 4-vehicle Tony Bagan, however, gave convoy armed with mounted S a l d a n a m a c h i n e a unique guns would opportunity. escort the He extended commander an invitation to meetings for Saldana with local to return and Sikhs. Saldana complete his was the training where gunner for the he left off. commander’s Such an offer vehicle. was the first War is ever given to a something fire cadet. that Saldana “I was does not want proud of to talk about; Photo courtesy of Carlos Saldana however, him,” Bagan he said. “He was answering credits the military for helping the call and protecting our him pursue his firefighting career. freedom.” he said. “He deserved “The military definitely a chance to come back and prepared me to return to the academy,” he said.

Nearly 8,000 miles away from his home, Saldana’s thoughts were never far from the fire academy. The medic in his unit, Michael Campbell, worked for the Pasadena Fire Department and was good friends with Chief Bagan. Saldana spent his free time in the gym keeping in shape and often discussed firefighting with Campbell.

“Having Campbell around kept me motivated to finish what I started.” Saldana said.

Saldana’s strong connections with instructors at the fire academy, particularly instructor Robert Sepulveda, kept his passion alive. Growing up without a father, Saldana found that Sepulveda and other instructors were filling the place that had been missing for most of his life, even far from home.

“He didn’t have many opportunities to contact us, but he did whenever he got the chance,” Sepulveda said. “He called me on Father’s Day. That really meant a lot to me.”

After returning from Iraq, the hard work was just getting started. Although he was able to begin where he left off, he was expected to be up to speed

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and ready to take his next exam within two weeks.

“You can imagine trying to cram six months’ worth of training in only two weeks,” he said.

For the two weeks leading up to the exam, Saldana worked tirelessly to catch up with the curriculum. Sepulveda went out of his way to stay extra hours and get Saldana up to speed on drills, tactics, and many other things needed for the exam.

“Sepulveda is a full timefirefighter.” Saldana said. “He has a family. I am so thankful for the extra work he put into helping me.”

To complicate things even further, Saldana was involved in a motorcycle accident that badly bruised his tailbone. But the injury didn’t slow him down.

“Even if I wanted to quit, Sepulveda would never let me,” Saldana said. “He would never try to get me hurt, but he knew I could overcome it.”

Other cadets took notice of Saldana, particularly cadet Jesus Juarez, Saldana’s best friend.

“I was very thankful,” Juarez said. “He is a hero. He definitely left an impression on me.”

With the help of Sepulveda and encouragement from his peers, Saldana passed his exam, and went on to complete the academy.

“He was a sharp student,” said Chief Bagan. “I never had a doubt that he could get up to speed and do what he needed to do.”

Instructors at Verdugo Fire Academy are in the process of trying to get Saldana work for the academy. He does not qualify to be an instructor because he has not yet had a job in a fire department yet. However he can still participate in training activities and is seen as a valuable asset to the academy.

For now Saldana’s main goal in life is to be a father and help out at the academy any chance he can get.

Alexander Davis can be reached at davis.alex60@yahoo.com

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Undressing for Halloween

By Agnessa Kasumyan

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here is nothing like the anticipation of dressing up on Halloween to scare friends and family with Justin Bieber masks or Pennywise (IT) the Clown costumes.

At the end of the day, we all know that the scares are all in good fun and our characters fictional; however, in recent years, the spookiest of all holidays has given trick-or-treaters real reason to be scared stiff. Rather than live up to the holiday’s tradition of instigating frights and screams, many have used Halloween as an excuse to dress up in provocative, so-called costumes that most would not otherwise dare be found in any other day of the year.

Whether it is dressing up as a trashy nurse, a naughty school girl, a hot to trot French maid, or a pirate whose bust area is cut specifically to reveal their booty, more often than not, Halloween costumes of late seem as if they have been specifically designed to impress and attract rather than to scare. Sorry ladies, but dressing up in short skirts and tight shirts is not going to land a girl a conveniently dressed Prince Charming.

These past few months, singer Miley Cyrus has broken headlines about her nude appearances in music videos and foam-finger abusing performances on stage, but her actions are really not all that different from those who use Halloween as an excuse to dress like harlots. It all amounts to one thing: the sexual objectification

of women…by women.

Wearing trashy costumes for a day may not really be all that big of a deal, but it is appalling that women willingly play a part in their sexual objectification by freely purchasing costumes that display them as toys to be gawked at rather than actual human beings to be admired.

Although men have played a role in the repression and objectification of women both in the past and present, women who participate and encourage their own gender plight shoulder part of the responsibility as well.

The fact that women continue to promote their sexual exploitation nowadays, when the women’s rights movement has given them the tools to break out of that mold, is really quite pitiful.

If people want to dress up — or down — in costumes that more closely resemble prostitute apparel than they do traditional Halloween clothing (like a bloodsucking vampire — the scary kind, not the sparkly), then they have every right to do so. But what does it say about our culture today that people look forward to Halloween not for the screams but for the sexy costumes?

Unfortunately, Halloween is the one day of the year when men and women know that anyone can get away with provocative outfits. Girls who dress up in high-heeled, short-skirted referee costumes or tight, stripperlike Cinderella outfits are not really promiscuous — they are just dressing in the spirit of Halloween.

The “spirit of Halloween” does

not rest on half-naked, often underage girls. According to history.com, Halloween derived from ancient Celtic traditions, more specifically the festival of Samhain, during which people would dress up in eerie costumes and light fires to ward off spirits. It was later adapted into Christian holidays in what became known as All Hallow’s Eve or All Saints’ Day, gradually evolving into the Halloween we celebrate today.

No doubt, those very saints would roll around in their graves at the sight of the oversexed costumes that are currently so sought after — whether in horror or lust, who’s to say?

When most of us were kids, Halloween was about dressing up as a favorite Disney character, a butt-kicking Power-Ranger, or a Grim Reaper to scare the easily frightened next-door neighbor.

Creative and scary used to be the trend, but now it is sexy and sleazy.

In this case, a little tradition definitely wouldn’t hurt.

Feeling “sexy” or confident is great, but women in particular should not feel the need to achieve that through overly revealing outfits.

Nobody is suggesting that women start dressing up like nuns, but sexy is not synonymous with nudity.

Agnessa Kasumyan can be reached at agnessakas@gmail.com

Attention Slobs: Your Mother Doesn’t Work Here

By Sal Polcino

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kay I admit it. I’m still a smoker. One of the last hold-outs, but the campus ban on smoking hasn’t affected me much.

Walking out to the sidewalk to feed my disgusting habit doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, I never felt right about smoking in public anyway. I don’t smoke indoors or in my car. I am embarrassed when my clothes absorb the stench. I immediately pop an Altoid into my mouth after a puff.

When I’m through with my cancer stick, I extinguish it and put the butt in the nearest trash receptacle. Unfortunately, I may be the only one who does this.

Since the ban took effect last summer, more and more trash is discarded daily on the steps by the Math Discovery Center, in front of an apartment building at Verdugo and Towne, and around the corner from the auditorium near the bus stop.

Not just cigarette butts, but coffee cups, cans, empty MacDonalds’ bags and assorted garbage. Students don’t want to move the 2 or 3 feet to drop their trash in the conveniently placed bins. Ashtrays have been set up on the sites and even on some city light poles as well, but once they are full, the butts get thrown on the ground. The refuse piles up on the lawn and in the

bushes, despite the possible $250 fine if one is caught in the act of littering.

Frankly, I’m embarrassed by my fellow smokers. They create extra work for the already over-taxed maintenance people and leave our gorgeous campus looking like a sty. This is a combination of bad manners and sheer laziness. It makes me wonder what their homes look like.

Although smokers may be the worst offenders, they aren’t the only ones.

Whatever happened to school spirit? Students should take pride in their school as much as they do in their own homes and cars.

I have witnessed people getting out of their bright and shiny BMWs and Mercedes Benzes, emptying their coffee cups, then throwing them on the ground of the parking lot. When using the campus restrooms, I have seen paper towels thrown in the urinals and slimy green hockers on the porcelain. Male students urinate on the toilet seats. Graffiti abounds on the walls.

It’s a shame that conscientious students have to suffer because so many young people were raised with such nonchalance toward their environment.

Come on folks — let’s clean it up.

Sal Polcino can be reached at apolcin587@student.glendale.edu

Campus Comments Do you think promiscuous costumes are debasing to women?

Timothy Cazden 18

Chrystal Stout 19

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“People can wear whatever the hell they want. What they wear is what defines them. They aren’t forced to wear it.”

“No. People s h o u l d have respect for themselves.

Halloween is about creativity.

It’s not an excuse to dress like a slut.””

Jackie Zelaya 19 Sociology/ Psychology “Every girl does it. It’s that one day and I feel like we’re just used to it. But if a girl’s ass or boobs are hanging out—that’s just too much.”

Todd Shaverdian 21 Bus/Econ “I think Halloween is just an excuse for girls to dress up more skanky. But as a guy, I don’t mind.”

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Hallowee Horror Nights A GHASTLY AFFAIR: One might say that Universal Studios invented the horror film genre. Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula, the Mummy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon were all spawned by the twisted minds of Universal’s writers and directors.

Now the studio continues the tradition with Halloween Horror Nights through Saturday at their location in Hollywood.

The theme park has been changed into a land of chain-saw wielding serial killers, psycho nurses, scary clowns (the worst!) and lots and lots of zombies. This year even the back lots have been converted to scenes from the Walking Dead, where “walkers” have taken over the city and mazes where corpses come alive.

Universal is offering substantial discounts to college students on the final Bloody Thirsty Thursday. Tickets can be purchased with student I.D. for $69, about $30 less than the regular price. The Hard Rock Cafe at City Walk is also offering student discounts on food and drinks tomorrow night.

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Motörhead Still Shocking in 21st Century

By Alexander Davis EL VAQUERO STAFF WRITER

W

ith the release of their 21st studio album, “Aftershock,” the British metal band Motörhead continues to deliver high quality, headbanging rock.

With many hits under their belts, the band continues to defy father time as they release one of their best albums.

The 67-year-old lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister brings as much or even more energy to the microphone as he did 38 years ago when the band was formed. Speculation about Kilmister’s health concerns has not slowed him or his band mates who released the 14-song album on Oct. 21.

Motörhead will be remembered for albums such as “Overkill,” ”Bomber,” and particularly the hugely popular “Ace of Spades.”

The accomplishment of “Aftershock” is that it can be put in the same category.

If Kilmister’s place as a rock

legend was not set in stone before this album, it is now.

The recording opens with “Heartbreaker,” which is sure to ignite mosh pits, chair throwing, and fist fights when the band goes on tour later this fall. For the genre this would be a typical reaction. The ending lyrics for “Heartbreaker” leave the listener with a sense of impending doom, preceded by intense violence.

“Foul things reach out for blood / Never does a bit of good/ All we find is black despair.”

The song “Going to Mexico” gives a sense of rebellion and adventure into the listener.

For hardcore fans, this is the song to blast while speeding down the highway on a Harley Davidson, or binge drinking in Tijuana and starting trouble.

Motörhead has stuck with a consistent formula for a long time. They have made very few changes to their style over the years. However, “Aftershock” delivers a taste of slower instrumentals and vocals. The songs, “Dust and Glass” and

“Lost Woman Blues,” reveal a side of Motörhead that has been rarely seen or heard.

“Dust and Glass” is the albums true gem. It is the song that makes the album great. It reveals the band’s more solemn side by focusing on the pain surrounding the violence they touch on so frequently.

“Fall in love/ Kill a man/ No one left to cry. Dust and Glass.

Your life slides past.”

The passion of the band’s fans is largely ignited by Kilmister’s iconic, deep, intense voice. The voice that has become a symbol of rebellion and destruction is as AFTERSHOCK: Motörhead returns with yet another hit album, this is their 21st release. intense and ominous as ever. to touch on the same subjects over have been on for 38 years. It is The band has the unique ability and over again without becoming not evident in the vocals or the boring. Gambling, violence, solos that they are anywhere drug use, sex, and everything close to done. else synonymous with the name They may be immortal after all.

Motörhead is on full display in the new album.

The biggest question mark for fans is how long the band, especially Kilmister, can possibly Alexander Daviscan be reached at keep up the ferocious pace they davis.alex60@yahoo.com

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SPORTS

Lady Vaqueros Shoot Down the Corsairs 3-1

By Jonathan Williams EL VAQUERO SPORTS EDITOR

T

he Lady Vaqs moved to 3-3 in the conference as they shot down the Santa Monica Corsairs 3-1 Friday night.

Head coach Yvette Ybarra and her team cruised to an early one set 1-0 lead over Santa Monica.

Middle blocker Ashlie Valmonte went down with an ankle injury in game two.

“It was a shock, I didn’t know what was going on,” she said.

Valmonte had to be carried off the court by the GCC training staff. She was in tears when she was carried to the table.

It was a huge loss for the Lady Vaqs since that was the only game in the match that they lost.

Valmonte was sidelined for part of game three. Her tears turned into fuel for Glendale’s engine.

She returned and led the team with 10 kills and hopes to play against Bakersfield.

“If I go through treatment, I’ll be ready to play,” Valmonte said.

GCC went on to win the next

two games handily 25-19, and finally 25-17 to notch their third win in four tries. The Lady Vaqs defense spurred them to etch another tally in the win column.

“Our bread and butter is our serve/receive,” Ybarra said.

(The “serve/receive” in volleyball is when the defending team looks to pass the ball when the attackers serve. It’s like pitching in baseball.)

“We have some of the best defenders and passers,” she said.

“Our digs outweigh our attacks.”

Defensive specialist Briana Mosqueda racked up 22 digs to lead the team. (A dig is a defensive play followin opponents attack.) Brooke Forrester followed behind her with 10. Glendale 74 digs in the match, nearly double the amount of kills.

Outside hitter Aisiah Tuiasosopo earned eight kills on 28 swings to tie with outside hitter Kristin Arkosy for the Lady Vaqs to win in four. The Lady Vaqs look to beat Bakersfield tonight at 6 p.m.

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Mens Soccer Cliped By Eagles

Photo by Jonathan Williams

RUSH HOUR: Freshman defenders Abraham Orozco, 4, left, and Marvin Moran, 22, right, rush to the ball as Eagles player heads a pass.

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SMACK DOWN: Sophmore outside hitter Kristin Arkosy, 7, rises up to crush the ball in ta 3-1 Glendale victory over the Santa Monica Corsairs. Arkosy notches one of her eight kills to propel the Lady Vaqs to their fourth win.

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SPORTS

Cougars Trounced by Tenacious D

By Jonathan Williams EL VAQUERO SPORTS EDITOR

The Vaqueros pummeled L.A. Southwest by 45 points, their biggest win this season. Glendale extended its winning streak to two games in a 54-9 rout of the Cougars and to 4-3 overall Saturday afternoon.

“When our offense can run and throw and dimensional, then we’ve got a chance for victory,” said head coach John Rome.

The Vaqueros gained 570 yards of offense. The conference’s second best scored 13 in the first and a massive 28 in the second for a combined 31 points at halftime.

Quarterback Sean Murphy netted nearly 280 yards and more than 50 percent of his passes.

The Vaqs running game capped 300 yards, led by running back Marquise McGuire.

Special teams allowed key yards to put the Cougars in position to score their only points, something the defense would not allow.

“We played a great tenacious defense,” Rome said.

GCC allowed only 180 yards and forced a fumble. Glendale ranks fifth among defensive statistics in the conference.

Defense leader and linebacker Noche Nwofer had three sacks and four tackles, costing the Cougars 81 yards.

“It’s just blind luck that I got hurt,” said Nwofer.

Nwofer did receive some treatment on his sore right knee

from the Vaq training staff. It would have been a key loss for the Vaquero defense if Nwofer went down. Nwofer ranks seventh in the conference among defensive players.

“We wanted to make sure we leave a legacy here,” Nwofer said.

“To do that it takes one game at a time, your best effort every play that’s our motto.

Nwofer also said he would be ready for the next game and he “might even go and workout tonight [after the game].”

As a team, around 15 Vaqueros registered a tackle for a loss. At one point, Angel Landeros of the Cougars netted a punt of three total yards and stuck Glendale right in Cougar territory.

Toward the end of the second quarter, Vaquero wide receiver William Fennessy leaped up to grab the ball out of the air on a pass and was hit so hard his helmet flew off. You could hear the sound of the collision in the stands as the crowd gasped.

L.A. Southwest linebacker Raiji Gaines dislocated his left thumb in the fourth. Gaines was helped by Vaquero trainer Clair Condray. It was a highlight of the sportsmanship shown all afternoon. Some of the Vaqueros would even help the Cougar players up.

Right alongside the GCC bench both schools started to push and shove in the closing minutes. The dust settled and the clock eventually hit zero.

Coach Rome received the

famous Gatorade bath seen so many times in football.

“I’m gonna get even with them,” Rome said.

The Vaqs caged the L.A. Southwest Cougars to push them over the .500 mark.

Last week, Glendale edged by West L.A. last week 24-21. The Vaqs were up 17 to nothing and lost the lead in the third quarter.

Glendale scored in the last minute to spoil any hopes of a West LA comeback.

Southwest looked to bounce back after a four game losing streak. The Cougars have registered a combined total of 11 points in two outings.

GCC will move the chains at home against L.A. Valley Saturday at 1 p.m.

Jonathan Williams can be reached at haxial.jonathan@gmail.com

Photo by Raul Martinez

GREAT HANDS: Freshman runningback Marquise McGuire, 22, makes

a leaping grab in the second quarter for the Vaqs in Fridays home win 54-9.

McGuire scored six of the 54 points put up by Glendale.

Vaquero Sports Summaries Results Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Thursday — WSC Finals

women — finished first

men — finished second

Women’s Soccer: Oct. 18 — lost to Santa Monica 2-1 Oct. 22 — lost to Bakersfield 2-0 Friday — lost to Citrus 3-2 Photo by Seneyda Rodriguez

Football: Oct. 19 — beat West L.A. 24-21 Friday — beat L.A. Southwest 54-9

Men’s Soccer: Oct. 18 — lost to Santa Monica 2-1 Oct. 22 — lost to Bakersfield 2-0 Friday — lost to Citrus 2-1

Women’s Volleyball: Oct. 18 — lost to Canyons 3-0 Friday — beat Santa Monica 3-1

Women’s Golf: not available at press time

Upcoming Events Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: Nov. 8 — Socal Championships at Santa Clarita 11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball: Friday — vs. Antelope Valley 7 p.m.

Wednesday — at West L.A. 7 p.m.

Photo by Raul Martinez

STIFF ARM: Freshman runningback Markel Keys, 33, stiff arms a Cougar defensive player in the 45-point home victory Friday over L.A. Southwest.

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Women’s Soccer: Friday — vs. Antelope Valley 5 p.m.

Tuesday — at Canyons 3 p.m.

Nov. 8 — at L.A. Valley 3 p.m.

Women’s Golf: Kristine Tuzon can be reached at Sunday-Monday — ktuzon342@student.glendale.edu WSC Finals at Santa Barbara TBA Football: Saturday vs. L.A. Valley 1 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Santa Barbara 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer: Friday — at Santa Monica 1 p.m.

Tuesday — at Moorpark 3 p.m.

Nov. 8 — vs. Oxnard 7 p.m.

For more information see: http://www.glendale.edu/athletics/ For more information visit: www.glendale.edu/athletic

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Calendar Campus Events ASGCC Election Petitions — Students interested in joining ASGCC must file a petition with 100 signatures by Nov. 8. Petitions are available in SC201. Minimum qualifications include being currently enrolled in 6 units with a GPA of 2.0, and officers must enroll in 9 units while in office.

For more qualification information, visit www.glendale.edu/AS or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 3033.

Fall-O-Ween Event — Celebrate the holiday and season with music, food and more, sponsored by ASGCC. Oct. 31 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero.

EVENTS Bowling Night Fundraiser — The GCC Travelers Club will host a bowling night at All Star Lanes tonight from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at 4459 Eagle Rock Blvd.

Los Angeles. The fundraiser is for a club event on Nov. 26 Pumpkin Pie Sale — Pumpkin pies will be sold by the slice.

Sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Studies Club. Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero.

Fashion Show — Fashion show and luncheon fundraiser for

scholarship funds at The Castaway. Friday at 11:30 a.m. at 1250 E. Harvard Road, Burbank.

For information call (818) 2401000, ext. 5592.

Barbecue Fundraiser — The Veterans Association will host a barbecue fundraiser in the Veterans Center. Nov. 7 from noon to 2 p.m. in AA1.

Armenian Cultural Day — Displays of informative and educational information and BBQ. Nov. 7 at Plaza Vaquero from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Music and dancing from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m.

Astrology Talk— Astrologer and psychotherapist Judith Harte will be discussing astrology and horoscopes with the Astrology Club. All welcome. Nov. 7th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m in CR 226.

T-Shirts and Tacos — T-shirts and tacos will be sold on Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero. Sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Studies Club.

Food Drive — ASGCC and clubs will collect canned food for charity on Nov. 12 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero.

International Students Festival — Celebrate Education Week with music and dances on Nov. 14 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Plaza Vaquero. Sponsored by Interna-

tional Students Association.

Alumni Welcome Back Mixer — Food, entertainment, and a cash bar will be provided. Free and open to the public. Hosted by GCC Alumni Council and Superintendent/President David Viar.

Nov. 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Student Center. RSVP at www.glendale/edu/Alumni.

LECTURE Science Lecture Series — “Collective Action and Stationary Bandits: Mathematical Models in Honor of Mancur Olson.”

Speaker is math professor Mike Allen. Free. Thursday from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. in CS 177.

Media Lecture — Award winning ABC news producer Cole Kazdin will be share tales from her experience in the news industry. Sponsored by the Journalism Club. Nov. 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Krieder Hall.

seating. Reservations strongly recommended. No late seating.

Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors. For more information visit www.glendale.edu/theaterarts or call (818) 240-1000, ext.

5612.

Auditions — Auditions for the Theatre Arts Department’s spring production of Georges Feydeau’s “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” will be held on Nov. 12 in the Auditorium Lobby from 7 to 10 p.m. Auditions will also be held on Nov. 20. The musical will open April 3, 2014. Visit www.glendale.edu/ theatre for more information.

Call (818)240-1000, ext. 5618 to schedule an appointment.

HEALTH

THEATER

Flu Shots — Flu shots are available for credit students and staff.

Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Health Center $15 cash.

“A Flea in her Ear” — A new version of Georges Feydeau’s farce written by David Ives presented by the Theater Arts Department. Contains subject matter not suitable for children. Auditorium Mainstage Theatre. Nov 7 to 9 and Nov 14 to 15 at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 and Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Limited

Nicotine Anonymous — Nicotine Anonymous Group meetings sponsored by the GCC Alcohol/ Drug Studies Program are held every Monday through Dec. 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in CR 231. For more information contact Jessica Gillooly at (818) 2401000, ext. 5471.

PLANETARIUM Afternoon with the Stars — Students and staff can attend a free lunchtime program highlighting the planetarium’s features. “The Earth, from Space” will be presented on Monday from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in CS 257. For more information visit www.glendale.edu/ planetarium or call (818) 2401000, ext. 5275.

ORIENTATION Fire Academy Orientation — Learn more about GCC’s Fire Academy classes and application process during this orientation.

Applicants are encouraged to attend. Nov. 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. in AA 108. For more information visit www.glendale.edu/fire or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5906.

MOVIES Friday Flix: — A screening of “Time Bandits” this Friday. A 1981 fantasy-adventure directed

by Terry Gilliam and starring John Cleese. On Nov. 8 “The Big Trail,” a 1930 John Wayne western directed by Raoul Walsh and Louis R. Loeffler will be shown.

Mike Petros will facilitate a discussion after the films. Snacks and drinks are encouraged.

Free at 12:30 p.m. in SG 334.

Around Town HALLOWEEN “Old Town Haunt” — Union Savings Bank Building. A new version of this eighth annual event. Tickets from $17 general admission. Tonight through Friday only. 20 N. Raymond Ave. (at Colorado), Pasadena. For more information visit www.oldtownhaunt.com or call (626) 248-7652.

“L.A. Haunted Hayride 2013: The In Between” — Griffith Park. Tickets $30, includes admission to Haunted Hayride and the Purgatory Side Show area.

Tonight and Thursday only. Old

Zoo, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles. For more information and tickets visit www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com.

“Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor” — Queen Mary. Featuring five mazes, 160 monsters and 20-foot tall flames. Ticket prices start at $20. Thursday through Sunday.

1126 Queens Highway., Long Beach. For more information and tickets visit www.queenmary.com or call (562) 435-3511.

“Halloween Horror Nights” — Universal Studios Hollywood presents the annual installment of the event. Open tonight through

Saturday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m..

Tickets from $69. 100 Universal City Plaza, Hollywood. For more information and discounted tickets visit, www.halloweenhorrornights.com or call (800) UNIVERSAL. “Freaks & Fantasy Halloween Extravaganza” — First annual costume party with DJs, costume contests, and a raffle. Costumes are encouraged, but not a must.

Event is 21 and over only. RSVP as space is limited. Located at Beyond The Stars Palace on 417 N. Brand Blvd. For tickets and more information, go to www.freaksandfantasy.eventbrite.com.

EXHIBITIONS “David Hockney: Seven Yorkshire Landscape Videos” — LACMA. This project features a film created with 18 cameras The film is displayed in a multiscreen grid. Runs Sunday to January 2014. Ticket prices and hours vary. North Piazza, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For information, visit www.lacma.org or call (323) 857-6000.

Art Exhibitions — PMCA. Exhibitions include “Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism,” “Ignite! The Art of Sustainability,” and

“Somewhere in Between: Los Angeles.” 490 East Union Street, Pasadena. Runs through January 2014. Visit www.pmcaonline.org or call (626) 568-3665.

COMEDY “Fritz Coleman Comedy Night” — Glendale Centre Theatre. Featuring four comedians.

Proceeds to benefit the GlendaleLa Crescenta Red Cross. Tickets from $15 for residents. Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.. 324 N. Orange St. For tickets or information call (818) 243-3121.

Compiled by Eric Bourse

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LIFESTYLE

Bikers Raise Funds for USO

Photo by Sal Polcino

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE: Thousands of bikers turned out for the 30th annual Love Ride on Oct. 20 to ride from Glendale to Castaic Lake to raise money for the USO.

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Registration began at 6 a.m. An early start was essential so it could end at 4 p.m. Dunn said it was worth the work.

Dunn said that he would be lucky to get out of Glendale by noon and catch a couple of minutes of the last band at the other end of the ride. The ride heads up to Castaic Lake about 40 miles north of Glendale up the I-5.

Oliver Shokouh, owner of Glendale Harley Davidson and chairman of the Love Ride, has been there since the first event in November of 1984. It has grown since then with more and more riders itching to enjoy the fun. In 2011, an accident involving a Love Ride participant and a semi-truck on the I-5 freeway made the Love Ride more about injury and less about charity.

Two riders ended up dead.

“It really had nothing to do with the Love Ride,” said Shokouh, “we are sorry for their family and friends.”

Shokouh said that the rider and his passenger were “white lining” and the wide handlebars caused the wreck.

White-lining is when a motorcyclist rides the white lines in between two lanes of traffic. The driver became a

little to jumpy with excitement.

“He was getting a little anxious,” he said.

The Love Ride has taken many precautions to try and prevent more deaths. Shokouh said that alcohol is cut off at 2 p.m. the same day and urges every rider to be safe on the ride up. As part of the safety precautions, the local police send out additional officers to oversee the Love Ride.

“A lot of the stragglers try to jump in,” said Sgt. Mike Glassick of the Glendale Police Department.

Police block off a lane on the I-5 for motorcyclists so the riders can drive freely up to the lake. Other riders who do not participate in the Glendale events will try to sneak into the blocked off lane.

“We’ve had some serious accidents in the past,” Glassick said. “Rider safety is important.”

The 30th Love Ride raised about $400,000 for the USO with no incidents reported. The Love Ride Foundation has raised nearly $24.5 million since its inception.

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