The Student Newspaper of Glendale Community College
Angel Silva, El Vaquero News Editor
May 23, 2012
Lectures, skepticism, aerospace and more — all are just another part of aerospace and computer engineer David Naiditch’s day-to-day life. A graduate of UCLA, Naiditch received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics there and received a master’s in philosophy from UC Santa Barbara. Naiditch got... Read more »
Kristine Tuzon, El Vaquero Staff Writer
May 23, 2012
As students prepare their transfer educational plans, many choose to obtain an associate’s degree as part of their goals. One way students are fulfilling their associate and transfer units is by taking the associate transfer degree requirements. Glendale offers associate transfer degrees in communications... Read more »
Agnes Constante, El Vaquero Copyeditor
May 23, 2012
Since he was 12, Jason Holmes was obsessed with computers. In high school, the son of Mathematics Division Chair Kathy Holmes decided he wanted to pursue his studies in a math-science-related field. When he began attending Glendale College in 2007, he figured out he wanted to be an engineer. Now, he... Read more »
Eric Bourse and Agnes Constante, El Vaquero Staff Writers
May 23, 2012
Ongoing state budget cuts have continually hit California’s public higher education system, and the effects have taken a toll on Glendale’s ability to maintain a campus as clean as it used to be. “Classrooms are cleaned less often than they used to be, at least it certainly appears that way. The... Read more »
Agnes Constante, El Vaquero Copyeditor
May 23, 2012
Since he was 12, Jason Holmes was obsessed with computers. In high school, the son of Mathematics Division Chair Kathy Holmes decided he wanted to pursue his studies in a math-science-related field. When he began attending Glendale College in 2007, he figured out he wanted to be an engineer. Now, he... Read more »
Tatevik Manucharyan, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012
Back in Bologna, Italy, Flavio Frontini went to college to become a veterinarian. He ended up becoming a professor of Italian language at a different college — in Glendale. “I didn’t finish the university,” said Frontini. “When I discovered that chemistry was not my friend, I went... Read more »
Kristine Tuzon, El Vaquero Staff Writer
May 8, 2012
After closing down in December and undergoing renovations in March, the Bean Cafe, the campus’ coffee stand, opened for business on Monday. The Bean Cafe will offer similar products with reasonable prices. The stand will provide sandwiches and Peet’s Coffee in hopes to increase revenue for the school. “The... Read more »
Jonathan Caballeros, El Vaquero Staff Writer
May 8, 2012
According to the Policy Analysis for California Education, more than half of all new students enrolling into a community college will drop out by the first semester, many with complex reasons, but GCC has a program to keep new students enrolled and thriving in classes, and current Vaqueros can help. Students... Read more »
Tatevik Manucharyan, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
In his lecture, “Three Questions About Climate Change,” GCC Professor Poorna Pal tackled one of the hottest topics of the century – is the planet undergoing global warming, and if so, who is to be blamed and what can be done? The lecture took place at noon on March 27, as part of the GCC Science... Read more »
Tex Wells, El Vaquero Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Two of Southern California’s big guns, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, have spoken out in favor of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. “My personal belief is that they should be able to” have licenses, Beck said in a Los Angeles... Read more »